IN PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, CFB HELPS DONORS REALIZE PHILANTHROPIC GOALS THROUGH GRANT-MAKING CFB DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 70 GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN 2009
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BREVARD PROVIDED SUPPORT TO DONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY DISTRIBUTE CHARITABLE DOLLARS CFB MANAGES MORE THAN 40 CHARITABLE FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY DONORS PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES INCLUDE PROGRAM CONSULTING AND RELATED COSTS
INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO DONORS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO FIND AND INVEST IN COMMUNITY CAUSES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING 29 GRANTS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN 2013, INCLUDED RACING FOR RESEARCH; SEA TURTLE RESEARCH AND RESCUE; GET SOCIAL BREVARD; K.I.D.S. PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABLE ELIMINATION OF FOOD INSECURITY; AND THE WEB-BASED RESOURCE CONNECTBREVARD.ORG.
THE FOUNDATION STIMULATES PHILANTHROPY BY HOSTING AND MANAGING CHARITABLE FUNDS FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM ADDRESS THE SOCIAL ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM IN BREVARD COUNTY AND BEYOND. THIS PROGRAM HELPS CONNECT DONORS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY, EQUIPS THEM WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO INVEST IN CHARITABLE CAUSES STRATEGICALLY, BOTH DURING AND AFTER THEIR LIFETIMES.
TO ENHANCE BREVARD'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY, THE FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS THROUGH COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE GRANT- MAKING, GUIDED BY DONOR INTENT. THE GRANTS HELP TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF AREAS, FROM ASSISTING THE OPERATING NEEDS OF NONPROFITS TO ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATING TO EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE,HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CONSERVATION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL WELFARE. THE GRANT-MAKING PROGRAM INCORPORATES GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, ANNUAL APPLICATION PROCESSES, NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTEER TRAININGS, COMMUNITY-LED GRANT REVIEW, FEEDBACK AND REPORTING. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SERVES AS A CIVIC LEADER, USING ITS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, NETWORKS, AND EXPERTISE TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT WILL FOREVER IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.