Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
FYE 1999 Grant List
 
Cultural
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida
  44,000.00
To underwrite guest artist fees for the 1999-2000 Annual Festival Concert Series.

 
Harry P. Leu Gardens
Orlando, Florida
  500.00
Support for Orlando's Botanical Gardens.

 
United Arts of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida
  343,333.00
"New Philanthropy for the Millennium" Program designed to stimulate the charitable impulse of new and increased donors. Payable $10,000 outright for administrative expenses and promotion of the program. Payable $333,333 on a $1 for $1 match; $111,111 for donations from Ethnically Diverse Donors; $111,111 for donations from young people under the age of 40; and $111,111 for special initiatives with target groups that have not been sought before or that may be specific to your organization.

 
 
Education
A Gift For Teaching
Orlando, Florida
  43,500.00
To purchase donorbase and financial software/training and to provide an incentive to generate increased contributions.

 
Rollins College
Crummer Graduate School of Business

Winter Park, Florida
  756,454.00
To fund the integration of Florida Nonprofit Resource Center into the Bush Executive Center at Rollins College. The Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center will promote interaction among leaders in education, philanthropy, volunteerism, business and government to strengthen the nonprofit sector in Greater Orlando and beyond.

 
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Winter Park, Florida
  59,700.00
Start up costs for a School Library Media Center including salary for a certified media specialist, equipment, computers, software, and books.

 
 
Health Care
National Society to Prevent Blindness
Prevent Blindness Florida

Tampa, Florida
  61,670.00
Over two years; for initiation and full implementation of a glaucoma screening program for Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake Counties. Payable $1 Foundation funds for every $2 raised by Prevent Blindness Florida, up to $32,670 in FYE 2000, and $29,000 in FYE 2001.

 
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
  50,000.00
To fund a .5 FTE Community Outreach Coordinator for the Women's Health Program including a health education series, health conferences, newsletter and related expenses.

 
 
Human Services
Adult Literacy League, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  60,000.00
To fund relocation costs, rent, increased salaries due to increased operating hours, training materials, computers and software.

 
The Boggy Creek Gang, A Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Inc.
Eustis, Florida
  109,334.00
To purchase a printer and computer equipment, underwrite a direct mail acquisition program, provide for a conference and travel budget for staff training, add two new development positions and one secretarial support position.

 
Christian HELP Foundation, Inc.
Longwood, Florida
  36,670.00
To establish, staff and maintain a branch office of Christian HELP in south Orlando for the purpose of aiding the unemployed through employment, counseling, testing, referral and support services.

 
Every Kid Outreach, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  130,000.00
Over two years, to fund salaries for the Executive Director, Administrative Assistant, and Program Manager; rent for new location; and ESTEEMed consulting services.

 
Florida Hospital Foundation
Orlando, Florida
  25,000.00
To provide prosthetic devices to amputees; printing and mailing costs of Survivor's Guide booklet and The Amputee Review newsletter; one year's salary of new position Secretary/Clerical; staff training and travel.

 
Heart of Florida United Way, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  343,333.00
"New Philanthropy for the Millennium" Program designed to stimulate the charitable impulse of new and increased donors. Payable $10,000 outright for administrative expenses and promotion of the program. Payable $333,333 on a $1 for $1 match; $111,111 for donations from Ethnically Diverse Donors; $111,111 for donations from young people under the age of 40; and $111,111 for special initiatives with target groups that have not been sought before or that may be specific to your organization.

 
Life Concepts, Inc. (Quest, Inc.)
Apopka, Florida
  460,896.00
To support an educational training and leadership enhancement course for direct-care workers serving severely developmentally disabled people.

 
New Hope Center, Inc.
Maitland, Florida
  31,600.00
Purchase of a new truck to daily supply five Thrift & Gift stores.

 
Orlando Regional Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  125,000.00
A match for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant for development of the Orange County Children's Advocacy Center.

 
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  61,950.00
To purchase, install and implement a new computer system and to successfully address Y2K concerns.

 
 
Other
Community Foundation of Central Florida, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
  343,333.00
"New Philanthropy for the Millennium" Program designed to stimulate the charitable impulse of new and increased donors. Payable $10,000 outright for administrative expenses and promotion of the program. Payable $333,333 on a $1 for $1 match; $111,111 for donations from Ethnically Diverse Donors; $111,111 for donations from young people under the age of 40; and $111,111 for special initiatives with target groups that have not been sought before or that may be specific to your organization.

 
Michigan Humane Society
Rochester Hills, Michigan
  25,000.00
To renovate and modify the physical plant to provide more client-friendly adoption areas and consultation rooms, as well as a new behavior testing room where animals will be professionally evaluated utilizing standard temperament testing procedures.

 
National Charities Information Bureau
New York, NY
  1,000.00
For 1998-1999 programs.

 
The National Conference for Community and Justice
Orlando, Florida
  54,643.00
To fund the CommUnity Outreach Specialist salary for 1 years - payable $36,428 in FYE 2000 on a $1 for $1 match basis; and $18,215 in FYE 2001 with $1 matched for $2 certified.

 
Southeastern Council of Foundations, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
  15,000.00
For the creation of the Florida Federation of Community Foundations. Southeastern Council of Foundation acting as fiscal agent.

 
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