Berger Foundation Grant Benefits Cabot’s Pueblo Museum
A $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation will allow Cabot’s Pueblo Museum in Desert Hot Springs to expand its unique educational programs, cultural events, and exhibitions of artifacts. The endowment is part of the monthly Coachella Valley Spotlight, a partnership between the Berger Foundation and CBS Local 2, to benefit local […]
$25,000 Grant will Support Palm Springs Unified School District
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented a $25,000 check to a group of excited students, teachers and administrators at Nellie Coffman Middle School in Cathedral City on Sept. 27, a grant award that will benefit the non-profit fundraising arm of the Palm Springs Unified School District. The Coachella Valley Spotlight grant was awarded […]
Grant to Dogs For Our Brave Will Provide a Service Dog to a Veteran
With Veteran’s Day in mind, the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight check to Dogs For Our Brave, a non-profit charity founded by a Rancho Mirage couple that is changing the lives of former service members who suffered catastrophic injuries. Dogs For Our Brave provides service/companion dogs for vets […]
Grant Helps Thousands of East Valley Students with Reading
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation presented a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant to Read With Me Volunteer Programs to continue the bus program that transports volunteers to east valley classrooms. The organization will use the majority of the grant proceeds to expand the bus program to at least three more east valley elementary […]
Grant will Expand Programs at Coachella Valley Horse Rescue
Coachella Valley Horse Rescue will use a large portion of a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant to install an exterior lighting system, which will allow the organization to hold evening programs, and therefore expand its services and help more people. Coachella Valley Horse Rescue was founded in 1966 as the Indio Mounted Posse. Over the […]
Coachella Valley Spotlight Grants Reach $3 Million Milestone
The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation and CBS Local 2 celebrated a 10-year partnership that culminated in $3 million in charitable grants and more than $1 million worth of broadcast airtime. As members of the Berger Foundation board presented a $25,000 grant check to the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (CVRM) on a live television […]
Habitat for Humanity is Improving Homes with Foundation Grant
A $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation to Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley (HFHCV) is already helping local families by supporting the nonprofit organization’s “A Brush with Kindness” program. This volunteer-based assistance restores and repairs damaged or blighted properties throughout the Coachella Valley. “Volunteers are crucial […]
Grieving Mothers Receive Support from Berger Foundation
A support network of mothers who have lost children has received a Coachella Valley Spotlight grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation and News Channel 3. Umbrella Ministries will use the $25,000 grant to underwrite its annual Journey of the Heart Conference and other year-round outreach activities that support grieving mothers in the […]
Berger Foundation Grant Helping Boo2Bullying Expand Programming
Boo2Bullying (B2B) not only gives bullying a thumbs down – the symbol the organizations uses in its logo – but it also aims to eradicate intolerance and discrimination through education and positive influences. The nonprofit organization’s mission received a big thumbs up with a $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. “This […]
Grant will Renovate Kitchen at Joseph L. Stone, VFW Post 1534
The only remaining Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post in the Coachella Valley will receive a kitchen renovation, thanks to a $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. The Joseph L. Stone, VFW Post 1534, located in Desert Hot Springs has a membership of about 315 and at various […]