$1,900,000 in Collective Giving to our Community since 2015 

2023/24 $100,000 Grant Recipient

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American Association of Caregiving Youth champions, supports and celebrates youth who provide care for chronically ill, injured, elderly, and/or disabled family members. Founded in 1998 in Boca Raton, FL, what evolved to become the American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY) by 2010 has been at the forefront of addressing the needs and challenges faced by this huge, hidden population for over 16 years. The organization offers direct services to middle and high school students in Palm Beach County and is a leading national authority on matters related to Caregiving Youth. 

2023/24 $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County’s (HMHB) mission is to nurture healthy births and families by meeting the physical, emotional, economic, and social challenges of pregnancy and infant wellness. HMHB was established in 1986, when Palm Beach County experienced a tragic increase in poor birth outcomes from a lack of available prenatal care, especially for low-income women. Begun as a volunteer-driven agency, HMHB grew through the decades and now boasts 67 professionals on staff serving more than 10,000 expectant women each year. The organization’s 38-year history is packed with leading edge initiatives to prevent and eliminate health disparities for diverse pregnant women, infants, and families in Palm Beach County. 

2023/24 $100,000 Grant Recipient

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The Lord’s Place is dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness by providing innovative, compassionate and effective services to men, women and children in our community. The agency has served vulnerable households in Palm Beach County for more than 40 years, starting as a soup kitchen in 1980 and then creating the first shelter for homeless families in Palm Beach County a few years later. Today, the agency provides street outreach, housing, job training, health care support, and other essential services for the homeless community. Altogether, The Lord’s Place houses 175 households a day and serves more than 1,800 people a year. 

2023/24 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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For 40 years, Busch Wildlife Sanctuary has been dedicated to the conservation of Florida’s wildlife and natural resources through its mission of wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education. Each year, the agency treats 6,000 injured, sick and orphaned wildlife, and over 50% are avian species. The Sanctuary also provides over 500 free educational classes to more than 220,000 visitors. In October 2023, the agency opened a new 19.4-acre site in Jupiter Farms. The facility is free and open to the public.

2023/24 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Founded in 1995, Take Stock in Children is the only college attainment-focused mentoring program of its kind in Florida. No other mentoring program in Florida includes a guaranteed 2-year college scholarship and wraparound college access support services that spans 8+ years of direct service (beginning as early as the 6th grade.) Take Stock’s mission is to promote self-worth and academic success for disadvantaged youth by providing evidence-based wraparound services: one-on-one mentoring, college readiness coaching, post-secondary retention and a guaranteed college scholarship. Since its founding, Take Stock has impacted over 2,000 students in Palm Beach County and awarded over $20M in full-tuition scholarships to underserved youth, 100% of whom live at/below the federal poverty guideline.

2022/23 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Since 1996, Alzheimer's Community Care has been dedicated to providing community-based, family-centered care for patients and their caregivers living with neurocognitive disorders through the belief that where there is help, there is hope.

2022/23 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Since 1999, the Center for Child Counseling has been dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families in Palm Beach County. Their services focus on promoting positive mental health for children, families, and the community. They support thousands of children each year, preventing and healing the effects of adverse childhood experiences and trauma, while promoting resiliency and healthy relationships.

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2022/23 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Wounded Veterans Relief Fund is an organization led by veterans, for veterans.  The organization exists to provide emergency financial assistance and critical dental support to qualified disabled veterans.

2022/23 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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For over three decades, Families First has been providing a hand up to families so they can find their way back to self-sufficiency and provide safe, loving homes for children. Their services are directed toward family strengthening, health, behavioral health, and housing. Many of the 51,000 children and family members served through their prevention and early intervention services have returned to being contributing, self-sustaining members of the community – saving taxpayers millions of dollars in dependency and criminal justice services, special education, homeless services, and financial aid.

2021/22 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Since 1987 Feed the Hungry has been feeding people throughout Palm Beach County.  Feed the Hungry gives nutritious groceries to 10,000+ families every week of all races and religions, including 1,100+ hungry seniors and people with disabilities who receive in-home deliveries 

2021/22 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Vita Nova, founded in 1998, assists homeless youth aged 18-25. Their mission and vision is to provide former foster care, LGBTQ and other homeless youth comprehensive support including housing, education, employment, and life skills training

2021/22 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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In 1989, the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County was started by community leaders. Its mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy, with the vision of every resident becoming a reader. 

2021/22 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Project LIFT’s innovative delivery of mental health services provides therapy through the unique platform of vocational training. At no cost, at risk 14–21-year-old young men and women engage in hands-on training in a variety of fields mentioned below, while licensed therapists work with them to address issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, abuse and anger management.

2020 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Clinics Can Help is an agency that accepts the donation of durable medical equipment and supplies then redistributes those items to people who need them but may not be able to afford them. 

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Since receiving an Impact the Palm Beaches $100,000 grant in 2021, Clinics Can Help has expanded its mission of providing medical equipment and supplies to children and adults who would not have had easy access to this assistance. Thanks to the Impact Mobile Unit, they have increased the number of children and adults they have been able to assist in the western communities of Belle Glade, Pahokee, Canal Pointe, and South Bay, by over 400%!

2020 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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The Edna W. Runner Tutorial Center is a wonderful community resource providing support to underserved neighborhoods from Riviera Beach to Western Jupiter, the Limestone Creek area in particular. 

2020 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a 12,000 square foot certified “green” facility that provides education and ocean conservation. The facility houses a variety of exhibits, live sea turtles and other marine life. 

2020 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Inaugurated in 2016, the FAU Brain Institute was created to launch a new era of neuroscience discovery and education in Palm Beach county, including programs to expose youth to the frontiers of brain science and its lessons for brain health.

2019 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Center for Trauma Counseling serves 

residents of Palm Beach County who

suffer from trauma-related events and 

experiences. Providing mental health services for children, adolescents, adults, elderly, families, and groups. 

2019 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Habitat for Humanity partners with people in your community, and all over the world, to help them build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.  

2019 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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The Lord’s Place transforms lives by providing solutions that break the cycle of homelessness for the most vulnerable and neglected in Palm Beach County.

Changing the lives of families and individuals experiencing homelessness.  

2018 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Using an evidence-based, targeted approach built on best practices and informed by 33 years of experience working with children and families, we are changing generations.

2018 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Nine million seniors face the threat of

hunger, and millions more live alone in isolation. Meals on Wheels is helping to address these rapidly growing issues.

2018 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Changing the odds for children and families facing adversity and creates lasting social change by providing comprehensive services and solutions that target three primary areas:

Behavioral/Mental Health, Housing, and Community. 

2017 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Used to purchase a new facility that allowed the program to expanded vocational training, educational, and therapeutic communities programs.

2017 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Giving free, family-centered support to children with cancer and their families living in six counties in Southeast Florida (Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Hendry counties)  

2016 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional not-for-profit theatre company that engages and entertains audiences with provocative and timeless productions that personally impact each individual.  

2016 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Using urban farms as hubs to engage communities. The creation of holistic solutions to the complex problem of poverty, and it's symptoms, like hunger and food insecurity.  

2016 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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The Lord’s Place transforms lives by providing solutions that break the cycle of homelessness for the most vulnerable and neglected in Palm Beach County.

Changing the lives of families and individuals experiencing homelessness.  

2015 Impact $100,000 Grant Recipient

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Mobile shower facilities for community members whom without this program would not have the opportunity

to bathe.

2015 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Offering our students college scholarships, caring volunteer mentors and hope for a better life. Our comprehensive services start in middle school, continue through high school and include their transition into college.  

2015 Impact Merit Grant Recipient

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Providing the highest quality legal help to our clients, especially children, who are among the most vulnerable in our community.

We help children get access to healthcare and other treatment, overcome educational barriers, and gain foster care and adult caregiving representation.