November 25, 2019 – In the season of Thanksgiving, Quantum Foundation’s ninth annual Quantum in the Community initiative provided funds for operating support in amounts up to $25,000 to qualifying nonprofits to help meet the basic needs of the county’s most vulnerable residents. For the first time, grants to 123 Palm Beach County organizations totaled $1 million.
“It is a privilege to do what we do,” said Ethel Isaacs Williams, chair of the board of trustees of Quantum Foundation. “It is because of these organizations that Quantum staff and board members wake up excited to work, and the tireless efforts of the people running these grassroots organizations does not go unnoticed. Two words in the English language – ‘thank you’ – are small but they’re packed full of gratitude to these wonderful people for what they do each day for our community.”
The grantee organizations represent all four corners of the county, from Tequesta to Boca Raton and Belle Glade to Riviera Beach. The atmosphere at the event was spirited and filled with gratitude as the organizations receiving funds often rely on this funding to continue their good work in the community.
In 2011, Quantum Foundation board of directors made a commitment to this annual program when surveys showed local nonprofits were struggling to keep their doors open in the troubled economy. Since then, Quantum Foundation has awarded $6.5 million through this initiative, and all of that money stays in Palm Beach County.
Quantum Foundation’s mission is to fund initiatives that improve the health of Palm Beach County residents. In 1998, Quantum Foundation marked its rookie year as one of Palm Beach County’s newest and largest philanthropic organizations with an impressive $7.6 million granted to more than 40 Palm Beach County projects. Just over 20 years later, with assets of approximately $150 million, the organization’s focus remains on keeping Palm Beach County healthy. Their awards to date total more than $140 million and have impacted hundreds of local nonprofit organizations. Every dollar the foundation grants continues to stay in the county to benefit local communities.
One of the grantees, Holy Ground PBC, provides a home and hope for homeless, pregnant, and parenting young mothers and their children in Palm Beach County. “From the beginning, Quantum Foundation has believed in our mission and they provided our first grant in 2012,” said Angela Wing-Allen, Development and Vocational Director of Holy Ground PBC. “Having an organization like Quantum Foundation who gets what we do makes all the difference, and we have grown to be able to afford our own building to house more young mothers in need.”
Applications for Quantum in the Community grants open in the spring every year and funds are awarded each November. To learn more about the Quantum in the Community initiative, please visit www.quantumfnd.org/.
2019 Quantum in the Community Grantees
•Belle Glade/Pahokee/South Bay
oDot & Ruby’s Helping Hands
oFederation of Families of Florida
oLight House Café Ministries of the Glades, Inc.
oNew Beginnings Community Outreach, Inc.
oPahokee Deliverance Christian Center
oChurch of the Harvest
oBalanced Living Mentorship
oGCI Training and Empowerment Center, Inc.
oKing’s Tutoring and Mentorship Foundation, Inc.
•Boca Raton
oPropel
oThe Jacob Zweig Foundation, Inc.
oSafeSun, Inc.
oMercy and Compassion, Inc.
•Boynton Beach
oHosanna Evangelical Alliance Church, Inc.
oChurch of God of Palm Bay, Inc.
oNext Generations of Holocaust Survivors, Inc.
oEglise De Dieu Agape
oGood Samaritan Alliance Church of Boynton Beach, Inc.
oWomen’s Circle, Inc.
•Delray Beach
oAlliance Primitive Ministries, Inc.
oCityhouse Delray Beach, Inc.
oCommunity Outreach Foundation Mission
oEat Better Live Better
oEmmaus Alliance Ministries, Inc.
oFamily Promise of South Palm Beach County, Inc.
oKnights of Pythagoras Mentoring Network, Inc.
oSuits for Seniors, Inc.
oSTEM HQ
oWheels from the Heart
oWiseTribe.Us, Inc.
•Jupiter/Tequesta
oBella’s Angels, Inc.
oBig Heart Brigade
oChasen’ Tailz KDW Fishing Tournament, Inc.
oChasin a Dream Foundation
oConnor Moran Children’s Cancer Foundation
oHanna’s Home of South Florida, Inc.
oOur Sister’s Place, Inc.
oPalm Beach County Food Project, Inc.
oSt. Vincent De Paul of St. Peter
oVital Flight, Inc.
•Lake Park
oClub 100 Charities, Inc.
oHeart of God Missions International
oJoint Mission, Inc.
oNelson’s Outreach Ministries, Inc.
oRenewed Deliverance Christian Ministry, Inc.
oShammah Baptist Worship Center, Inc.
•Lake Worth/Lantana
oArms of Hope Community, Inc.
oBrown Bag Ministry, Inc.
oChariots of Love
oCommunity Faith Outreach in collaboration with Palm Beach County Libraries
oDress for Success Palm Beaches, Inc.
oGod’s Army Raising Youth
oHaiti Cholera Research Funding Foundation
oRestoration Bridge International
oSalem Haitian Evangelical Lutheran
oSociety of St. Vincent De Paul
oSouth Florida Sanctuary, Inc.
•North Palm Beach/Palm Beach Gardens
oFFA Foundation, Inc.
oHands Together of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
oLittle Smiles, Inc.
oLive Like Jake
oMCC of the Palm Beaches
oThe Open Door Mentoring for Teen Mothers, Inc.
oPalm Beach Children’s Chorus, Inc.
oTepeyac Mission, Inc.
•Riviera Beach
oChildren and Family Charity, Inc.
oChildren’s Outreach, Inc.
oFaith Missionary Temple Corporation
oFour Corners of Faith, Inc.
oThe Giving Closet Project, Inc.
oHoly Ground Shelter for Homeless, Inc.
oLife Center of Palm Beach County, Inc.
oParianna Precious Hands, Inc.
oRiviera Beach Community Outreach, Inc.
oSt. George’s Center, Inc.
oThrive for Change of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
oThe Valley of Love Ministries, Inc.
•Wellington/Greenacres/Royal Palm Beach
oAngels for Friends Corp.
oBack to Basics, Inc.
oBi-Wi “Because I’m Worth It” International, Inc.
oFamily First Community Outreach Services
oHope 4 Mobility, Inc.
oKids Cancer Foundation
oNational Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach
oThe Talented Teen Club
oWellington Cares
oWellington Community Foundation, Inc.
oYour Bosom Buddies, II, Inc.
•West Palm Beach
oA&A Workforce, Inc.
oAHOP A Way Community Outreach
oAngel Flight Southeast
oDads Fighting Cancer, Inc.
oDeporres Place, Inc.
oDo Right Church of Jesus Christ, God & The Holy Ghost
oDonation and Charity Center, Inc.
oE-Roadmap Corporation
oEmpoweHer of the Palm Beaches
oEstella’s Brilliant Bus, A Class Act Learning Center, Inc.
oExtended Hands Community Outreach
oFamily Promise of North/Central Palm Beach County, Inc.
oFeeding the Hungry, Inc.
oFeed the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County
oHACER Ministry Corp.
oHands of Love Community Development Center, Inc.
oHeart, Health & Healing Ministries, Inc.
oLadies of Futurity, Inc.
oThe Leroy Freeman Evangelistic Association, Inc./More Than Conquerors
oLTTG Fund for the Needy, Inc.
oMy Own Home Project, Inc.
oNorthwest Community Consortium, Inc.
oPalm Beach Harvest, Inc.
oPediatric Oncology Support Team, Inc.
oRebuilding Together of the Palm Beaches
oRedemptive Life Urban Initiative Corp.
oSecond Start, Inc.
oThe Sock Drawer
oSojourners with Healing Hearts, Inc.
oThe Pink Queen Foundation
oTrue Fast Outreach Ministries, Inc.
oUrban Growers Community Economic Development Corporation
oWe Care About People, Inc.
oWest Palm Beach Rotary Club Charity Fund, Inc.
oYouth Empowered to Prosper
