Grant Will Expand Food Access for Students on Local Campus
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation awarded a $25,000 Impact Grant to the California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus to strengthen food access for students experiencing food insecurity. The funds will expand support for the DEN Food Pantry and add a grab-and-go food refrigerator near the campus student center. “Food insecurity can […]
Funds to Help Restore Site-Based Mentoring Programs
Funds will help big brothers big sisters restore site-based mentoring programs The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation awarded a $25,000 Impact Grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Desert to support the restoration of its site-based mentoring programs at Boys & Girls Clubs in Indio and Coachella. “We are grateful to the Berger […]
Reaching Underserved in Desert Hot Springs and Mecca
Funding Expands Outreach to Underserved Families in Desert Hot Springs and Mecca The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation awarded a $40,000 Impact Grant to Variety Children’s Charity of the Desert to expand outreach and early childhood development services in Mecca and Desert Hot Springs. The funding will help bring critical support directly to families […]
Berger Foundation Announces Leadership Changes
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation announced leadership changes that reinforce continuity, long-term stewardship, and its commitment to philanthropy across the Coachella Valley and beyond. Through the process of a thoughtful succession plan, Michael B. Rover is now President and CEO of the Berger Foundation. Christopher M. McGuire remains Chairman of the Board. The […]
S.C.R.A.P. Gallery Receives Grant to Create “Kids Green Teams”
Small groups of elementary and high school students are expected to tackle big environmental issues next school year, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. The Student Creative Recycle Art Program (S.C.R.A.P.) Gallery plans to use the Coachella Valley Spotlight grant to develop “Kids Green Teams” at local schools, […]
Foundation Commits $250,000 Matching Grant after Tragedy
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation is offering aid after the tragic mass shooting in Orlando through a commitment of a $250,000 matching grant to the Orlando Health Foundation. The nonprofit raises financial support and awareness for the Level One Trauma Center at Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), which cared for victims of the […]
Grant will Purchase Technology at Thousand Palms Library
For its 10th Anniversary, the Art Samson Community Library received a very special gift – a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Friends of the Desert Libraries, Thousand Palms Chapter was the latest recipient of the grant awarded each month through a partnership between the Foundation and CBS […]
Coachella Valley Girls to Benefit from Berger Foundation Grant
A $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant will make it easier for youth to join Girl Scouts in the Coachella Valley. The grant, presented to Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council by the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, will open the doors of Girl Scouting to more girls, ages 5-17, by paying for program fees, […]
Berger Foundation Grant Helps Expand Mobile Art Program
A $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation will purchase a van for Old Town Artisan Studio, Inc., which is the latest recipient of a Coachella Valley Spotlight award. “This transport van will expand our Mobile Art Program and primarily help us deliver finished pottery projects to our participants all over the […]
Children Benefit from Grant to Loma Linda Children’s Hospital
A $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation will make it safer for seriously ill children to be transported by ambulance from a Coachella Valley hospital to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH). The grant was awarded to Big Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild in Support of Loma […]