BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield City School District Education Foundation received a $10,000 check from AERA Energy on Wednesday. The BCSD Education Foundation is a charitable, non-profit organization aimed at directly impacting the lives of children through innovative educational programs. “We’re really excited because Aera (Energy) was able to donate a check for our […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Sundt Foundation is encouraging El Paso non-profits to apply for their grants to celebrate the foundation’s 25th anniversary. The Sundt Foundation will award 12 local organizations $25,000 each, totaling $300,000 in grants, according to the news release by Sundt. The Sundt Foundation is the charitable giving arm of Sundt […]
May 20—COLUMBUS — A local high school graduate has been awarded the Loretta M. Burd Scholarship. The program awards one graduating high school senior per Centra Credit Union service center with a $2,500 scholarship each year. This year’s local recipient is Ava Wilmer, Greensburg Community High School. Centra Foundation also awards $2,500 adult scholarships for […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Volunteers in Hamburg got their spring cleaning done today during the Conor J. Long Foundation’s annual Spring Clean Up. The foundation was created in honor of 20-year-old Conor Long who died in a hiking accident in 2018. Organizers of the event told News 4 that Long had an unwavering commitment to […]
Ashland County Community Foundation’s IMPACT Youth Council, with ratification by the Board of Trustees, approved IMPACT Youth Grants for 2024. Grants totaling more than $28,200 were awarded to 21 organizations serving Ashland County youth. Receiving grants are: Members of Ashland County Community Foundation’s 2023-2024 IMPACT Youth Council pose with President/CEO Jim Cutright and IMPACT Youth […]
As we age, our skin changes — it’s a fact of life. Wrinkles and lines appear, sun spots set in, and many of us begin to struggle with issues like rosacea. We can’t turn back the hands of time, but we can help them tick a little slower with the right products, like the Laura […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Fresno community-based nonprofit organization has been awarded $9,000 from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, a grant that aims to implement or expand new literacy initiatives, officials announced. The Fresno nonprofit that was awarded the grand is the SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc., San Joaquin Valley in Fresno, which aims to provide […]
May 15—ASHLAND — The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation recently awarded $20,000 to support Build Ashland’s Repair Affair program, according to a news release. Repair Affair is set for this Saturday, May 18. It is an annual event that is dedicated to making essential repairs on houses and yards mainly for elderly people who are […]
May 14—LIMA — Rhodes State College is partnering with local entities to train the next generation in technology. On Tuesday, the school dedicated the new Ar-Hale Family Foundation Advanced Manufacturing Learning Center. According to a recent press release, the donation from the AR-Hale Family Foundation will provide students with the ability to utilize different robots […]
On Monday, Melinda French Gates announced her resignation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, officially ending one of the world’s leading philanthropic partnerships. If you ask Warren Buffett, the foundation is losing its smarter half. In a 2008 Fortune profile, the Berkshire Hathaway CEO said French Gates helped focus the foundation’s mission. “He’s smart […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation has been deemed “delinquent” by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Per an official letter from Bonta, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not paid the official registration fees for their charity since at least the beginning of this month. Since Archewell did not submit its registration fees […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations over the past 20 years. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates posted […]