FYE 2008 GRANT LIST
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
Black History Committee of Orange
County, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of the Sixth Annual Black History Month Gala and Celebration. For more information about Black History Committee of Orange County, please visit www.bhcoc.com
GRANT AMOUNT $2,500.00
Central Florida Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center membership and training. For more information about Central Florida Women’s Resource Center, please visit www.wrc-online.org
GRANT AMOUNT $625.00
Council on Foundations
Washington, DC
In support of the Council on Foundations’ 2008 programs. For more information about Council on Foundations, please visit www.cof.org
GRANT AMOUNT $8,910.00
Donors Forum of South Florida
Miami, Florida
In support of the Donors Forum of South Florida’s 2008 programs. For more information about the Donors Forum, please visit www.donorsforumsf.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
FOCUS
Orlando, Florida
To develop citizen leaders in grassroots, congregation-based community organizations in Orange County to act on community and policy issues impacting low-income families.
GRANT AMOUNT $180,000.00
Florida Community Loan Fund, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of Florida Community Loan Fund’s representation on the Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business Leadership Center Advisory Committee. For more information about Florida Community Loan Fund, please visit www.fclf.org
GRANT AMOUNT $2,500.00
The Foundation Center
Atlanta, Georgia
To support "Key Facts on Florida Foundations." For more information about The Foundation Center, please visit www.fdncenter.org
GRANT AMOUNT $2,000.00
The Foundation Center
Atlanta, Georgia
In support of The Foundation Center’s Programs for 2008. For more information about The Foundation Center, please visit www.fdncenter.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,500.00
Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Coral Gables, Florida
In support of Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities’ 2008 programs. For more information about the Funders’ Network, please visit www.fundersnetwork.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
Washington, DC
In support of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ 2008 programs. For more information about Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, please visit www.geofunders.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Grants Managers Network
Metairie, LA
In support of Grants Managers Network’s 2008 programs. For more information about Grants Managers Network, please visit www.gmnetwork.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center
Winter Park, FL
In support of 2008 programs of the Donors Forum of Central Florida. For more information about the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center, please visit www.pnlc.rollins.edu
GRANT AMOUNT $10,000.00
The Philanthropy Roundtable
Washington, DC
In support of The Philanthropy Roundtable’s 2008 programs. For more information about The Philanthropy Roundtable, please visit www.philanthropyroundtable.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Winter Park Chamber of Commerce
Winter Park, Florida
A fundraising challenge to encourage small business giving to a UCF Medical School Scholarship. For more information about Winter Park Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.winterpark.org/about_us.asp
GRANT AMOUNT $45,000.00
Youth Development Commission
Detroit, Michigan
In support of the "Show Me the Funders" Conference, bringing 400 community leaders, volunteers, foundation officers, educators, and coalition members to learn information on capacity and youth development. For more information about Youth Development Commission, please visit www.ydcdetroit.org
GRANT AMOUNT $2,000.00
CULTURAL
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Winter Park, Florida
To support the leadership of Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the League of Florida Orchestras organizing conference in Orlando Florida. For more information about The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, please visit www.fsyo.org and for the Orlando Philharmonic, visit www.orlandophil.org
GRANT AMOUNT $3,000.00
United Arts of Central Florida
Maitland, Florida
In support of the 2009 Florida Association of Public Art Administrators Conference. For more information about United Arts of Central Florida, please visit www.UnitedArts.cc
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
EDUCATION
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Orlando, Florida
In support of the After School Outreach Ministry. For more information about First Presbyterian Church of Orlando, please visit www.fpco.org
GRANT AMOUNT $3,000.00
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center
Winter Park, Florida
In supportof the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center's programs and services. For more information about PNLC, please visit www.pnlc.rollins.edu
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000,000.00
Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
Lead gift for student housing for the Crummer Graduate School of Business. For more information about the Crummer Graduate School of Business, please visit www.crummer.rollins.edu
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000,000.00
United Arts of Central Florida
Maitland, Florida
Designated for support of 2008 Orlando Science Center programs. For more information about United Arts of Central Florida, please visit www.UnitedArts.cc
GRANT AMOUNT $5,000.00
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, Florida
To establish the Dr. Russell W. Ramsey/Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, Inc. Medical School Scholarship. For more information about University of Central Florida College of Medicine, please visit www.med.ucf.edu
GRANT AMOUNT $160,000.00
HEALTH CARE
Community Health Centers, Inc.
Winter Garden, Florida
To provide matching funds for a Neighborhood Wellness Challenge Grant from the National Association of Community Health Centers and Covidien, to purchase four ultrasound machines. For more information about Community Health Centers, Inc., please visit www.chcfl.com
GRANT AMOUNT $25,000.00
Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center
Orlando, Florida
In support of the Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center, a national center for the education and training for emergency care professionals. For more information about Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center, please visit www.emlrc.org
GRANT AMOUNT $250,000.00
Health Care Center for the Homeless
Orlando, Florida
In recognition of Universal Orlando's commitment to Health Care Center for the Homeless. For more information on Health Care Center for the Homeless, please visit www.hcch.org/home1.htm
GRANT AMOUNT $10,000.00
Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare
Orlando, Florida
To provide items on the Holiday Wish List 2007 for residents in the Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare residential community. For more information about Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare, please visit www.lakesidecares.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,485.00
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
In support of the Comprehensive Cancer Center's Helping Hands Fund, established specifically to provide needed financial assistance to cancer patients undergoing treatment and their immediate families.
GRANT AMOUNT $200,000.00
HUMAN SERVICES
Anthony House Inc.
Zellwood, Florida
To provide emergency utility assistance and operating costs for Orange County’s only homeless shelter serving the rural homeless.
GRANT AMOUNT $40,000.00
Anthony House Inc.
Zellwood, Florida
To support Orange County’s only homeless shelter serving the rural homeless and to provide a community fundraising challenge.
GRANT AMOUNT $150,000.00
BETA Center
Orlando, Florida
In support of the Hearts & Dreams 6th Annual Breakfast. For more information about BETA, please visit www.betacenter.org
GRANT AMOUNT $2,250.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of the 3rd Annual Shop With the Sheriff program sponsored by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office to take 300 low income Seminole County Boys and Girls Club members shopping for back to school clothes & supplies. For more information about Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, please visit www.bgccf.org
GRANT AMOUNT $10,000.00
Bread Of Life Fellowship, Inc.
Winter Garden, Florida
To purchase a refrigeration truck and hire part-time assistant for a food bank serving the needs of rural Central Florida. For more information about Bread of Life Fellowship, please visit www.breadoflifefellowship.com
GRANT AMOUNT $50,000.00
Christian HELP Foundation, Inc.
Casselberry, Florida
In support of Harvest of Hope Event. For more information about Christian HELP Foundation, please visit www.christianhelp.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Christian Sharing Center
Longwood, Florida
Merger/Acquisition with the Sanford Christian Sharing Center. For more information about Christian Sharing Center, please visit www.thesharingcenter.org
GRANT AMOUNT $110,868.00
City of Life Foundation, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
For technical assistance to further develop the foster youth program, “Connected By 25”, an Eckerd Family Foundation initiative, and to conduct an environmental scan of aging-out foster youth services in Central Florida.
GRANT AMOUNT $75,000.00
Coalition for the Homeless of Central
Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
To support the Technology Enhancement Project. For more information about the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, please visit www.centralfloridahomeless.org
GRANT AMOUNT $128,891.00
Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
A matching donation to the Collaboration Fund in recognition of The Father's Table Foundation commitment to the homeless. For more information about Community Foundation of Central Florida, please visit www.cfcflorida.org
GRANT AMOUNT $5,000.00
Dress for Success Greater Orlando
Winter Park, Florida
To hire the agency's first permanent employee, expanding its capacity to help disadvantaged women. For more information about Dress for Success Greater Orlando, please visit www.dressforsuccess.org/orlando
GRANT AMOUNT $50,440.00
Florida's Vision Quest, Inc.
Orange City, Florida
To provide educational development training through the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center. For more information about Florida’s Vision Quest, please visit www.flvq.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,638.00
Forgotten Harvest
Oak Park, Michigan
To provide a fundraising challenge for the 2008 Mother's Day Appeal. For more information about Forgotten Harvest, please visit www.forgottenharvest.org
GRANT AMOUNT $30,000.00
Freedom House
Detroit, Michigan
To hire a communications coordinator/grant writer for Freedom House, a temporary home for refugees and asylum seekers. For more information about Freedom House, please visit www.freedomhousedetroit.org
GRANT AMOUNT $30,000.00
Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of Goodwill Industries of Central Florida. For more information about Goodwill Industries of Central Florida, please visit www.goodwillcfl.org
GRANT AMOUNT $500.00
HOME (Helping Others Make the Effort)
Kissimmee, Florida
To create and implement a comprehensive fundraising plan. For more information about HOME, please visit www.osceolahome.org
GRANT AMOUNT $91,864.00
House of Hope
Orlando, Florida
To provide Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center training. For more information about House of Hope, please visit www.houseofhopeorlando.com
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Justice and Peace Office, Inc.
Apopka, Florida
To fund an executive transition plan for a thirty year old organization and its Founder.
GRANT AMOUNT $134,582.00
Lighthouse Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
In support of 2007 Fall Conference of the National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCPABVI). For more information about Lighthouse Central Florida, please visit www.lighthousecentralflorida.org.
GRANT AMOUNT $5,000.00
Lutheran Counseling Services, Inc.
Winter Park, Florida
In support of the 2007-08 programs that provide quality professional care through confidential pastoral counseling and consultation. For more information about Lutheran Counseling Services, please visit www.lutherancounselingservices.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,500.00
Orlando Union Rescue Mission
Orlando, FL
To provide membership and training at the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center and membership at Association of Fundraising Professionals. For more information about Orlando Union Rescue Mission, please visit www.ourm.org
GRANT AMOUNT $2,000.00
Rescue Outreach Mission of Sanford
Sanford, Florida
To purchase a large box truck for donations pickup and to fund A Guide to Nonprofit Board Service training by the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center. For more information about Rescue Outreach Mission of Sanford, please visit www.rescueoutreachmission.org
GRANT AMOUNT $40,000.00
Threshold, Inc.
Goldenrod, Florida
To fund Phase 1 of construction, furnishing, and start-up costs of the Primary Care Clinic. For more information about Threshold, please visit www.threshold.ws.
GRANT AMOUNT $175,516.00
United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of the 6th Annual Faces Behind the Miracles Fundraising Breakfast. For more information about United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, please visit www.ucpcdc.org.
GRANT AMOUNT $2,000.00
OTHER
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Greater Orlando, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
In support of leadership training at the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center at Rollins College. For more information about HBIF of Greater Orlando, please visit www.hbiforlando.org
GRANT AMOUNT $1,500.00
Seminole North Little League, Inc.
Sanford, Florida
To provide Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Center membership and coursework. For more information about Seminole North Little League, please visit www.seminolenorthlittleleague.com
GRANT AMOUNT $1,000.00
Zoological Society of San Diego
San Diego, California
To purchase two SDI Biomed CA Chemistry Analyzers for diagnostic evaluations at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park. For more information about Zoological Society of San Diego, please visit www.sandiegozoo.com
GRANT AMOUNT $80,500.00

Edyth Bush (Mrs. Archibald G. Bush) was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Sarah and Eugene Bassler. She became a successful ballet dancer, actress, musician, composer and playwright.