he Bolger Foundation Announces Spring 2024 Grant Recipients

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. - May 7, 2024 - PRLog -- The Bolger Foundation has announced its Spring 2024 grant recipients. Almost $1 million was awarded to 13 501(c)(3) nonprofits; approximately half as challenge grants. Five requests were funded outright.

Brownsville Ambulance Service, Inc. (Brownsville, PA) received $226,500 for a new ambulance plus a new roof on its garage. Second largest full funding was to The Phoenix Center (Nutley, NJ) at $108,363 towards a new bus for the private special needs school.

The Ridgewood Historical Society (Ridgewood, NJ) received $54,500 for improvements to the landscaping, painting, windows, doors, and security system at their Schoolhouse Museum. JoyDew Foundation (Ridgewood, NJ) which offers a government-approved program focused on job training, social life, and employment for autistic adults, was awarded $50,000 towards computers for their newest facility. Finally, Spectrum for Living (River Vale, NJ) was given $19,912 to replace the HVAC system at a residence for adults with developmental disabilities.

The largest challenge grant is a 1:1 match of $125,000 to The Boston House (Brookline, MA), which provides housing for children with cancer and their families. Construction is already underway on structural renovations.

Others challenged include:

• Dawn Treader School (Paterson, NJ), which must raise $150,000 to receive $100,000 towards their new HVAC and solar-paneled roof
• All Saints Episcopal Church (Glen Rock, NJ), which upon raising a total of $800,000 for their preschool's renovations will receive $80,000 to complete the project
• Pony Power Therapies (Mahwah, NJ), which must raise a total of $130,000 to receive $50,000 towards their new farm's pavilion, equipment storage building, and run-in sheds
• Community Hope, Inc. (Parsippany, NJ), which must raise $80,000 to receive $34,000 for renovations to their buildings housing homeless veterans and recovering mental health patients
• USA Cares (Louisville, KY), which will raise $50,000 in order to receive a matching amount for new doors and windows at their facility; they provide post-911 veterans and military families with emergency financial services and post-service job training
• Center for Hearing and Communication (New York, NY), which must raise $30,000 to receive $28,000 for new testing equipment to provide the highest quality of comprehensive services for people with hearing loss
• Family Forward (St. Louis, MO), which must raise $25,000 to receive $20,000 for adding a Sensory Path at their newly renovated building as an additional therapeutic resource for victims of early childhood trauma

Says JT Bolger, president of The Bolger Foundation, "All of us at The Bolger Foundation continue to be amazed and gratified by the excellent applications we receive from outstanding nonprofits that are growing and affecting the community around them."

To learn more or apply for a grant, go to https://TheBolgerFoundation.org.