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UPS | April 20, 2020

UPS announced nearly $300,000 in donations to local non-profits supporting coronavirus relief efforts. The company said $297,000 worth of regional grants went to organizations and funds like Metro Louisville's One Louisville: COVID-19 Response Fund, WaterStep and Kentucky Refugee Ministries. The full list of grant recipients and amount donated is:The company said its donation to the One Louisville: COVID-19 Response Fund was actually a $50,000 donation matched by the UPS Foundation....

Nonprofit Management

MIB Agents | June 18, 2022

MIB Agents, a leading pediatric osteosarcoma nonprofit, will award six Outsmarting Osteosarcoma grants totaling $450,000, a 350-percent increase from previous gifts, during its annual FACTOR event, June 23-25 in San Diego, CA. The research dollars will support the improvement of treatment options and outcomes for this rare cancer by investing in the researchers who are paving the way for a cure. Osteosarcoma is an aggressive, malignant, primary bone cancer affecting 800-900 people...

Care Resources PACE | April 13, 2020

A philanthropic endowment granted nearly $50,000 to Care Resources PACE to launch telehealth services for the elderly. Care Resources PACE, Kent County’s only PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) provider, said last week that it received $49,909 from The Michigan Health Endowment Fund to launch telehealth services for its vulnerable elderly program participants. Care Resources will use the funds to implement telehealth technology to ensure greater protection against COVID-1...

Nonprofit Management

Consumer Cellular | December 22, 2021

Consumer Cellular CEO Ed Evans announced that the company will make a $100,000 donation to the Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund to benefit the victims of the recent tornado that overwhelmed the area. Evans said the donation is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to serve the communities where it is located. The tornado that ripped through western Kentucky is completely devastating for the entire state and nation. Through this d...