$300,000 in Grants Available to Coachella Valley Nonprofits

From CBS Local 2: The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation will award $300,000 in grants to twelve Coachella Valley area nonprofit organizations. Applications are available through September 10, 2018 for the 2019 Coachella Valley Spotlight awards. Nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations and tax-exempt schools that serve people in the Coachella Valley are eligible to apply. Organizations that received the award between 2009-2017 are also eligible to reapply. Since the program began ten years ago, nearly $3 million in grants have been awarded to more than 100 local nonprofit organizations.

Recipients are selected by the CBS Local 2 Community Advisory Board, which includes representatives from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation and members of the community. Twelve organizations are chosen from applications received by the deadline. Throughout 2019, each recipient is recognized in stories and interviews on CBS Local 2’s Eye on the Desert, as well as in public service announcements, social media and on the station’s website, www.cbslocal2.com.

“I still get excited to review all the applications and learn about the many great programs serving the needs of the Coachella Valley,” said Catharine Reed, Program Director for the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. “Selecting only twelve recipients is tough, but it is also rewarding when we visit the organizations and see how they are putting the funds to use.”

Past recipients of the Coachella Valley Spotlight include organizations that support children, seniors, veterans, the homeless, uninsured and underinsured residents, people living with debilitating medical conditions, animals, education, the arts, and more.

“We are proud of the 10-year partnership with the Berger Foundation,” said Jerry Upham, General Manager of Gulf California Broadcast Company, which owns and operates CBS Local 2. “The combination of funding and media exposure is a unique gift that seems to really give the selected organizations a shot in the arm.”

Coachella Valley Spotlight applications are available at www.cbslocal2.com; click on the Coachella Valley Spotlight logo near the bottom of the home page.Applications must be postmarked by Monday, September 10, 2018. Recipients will be notified by December For more information call 760-773-0342.

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