Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (March 25, 2024) – The BallenIsles Charities Foundation, made up of members and residents of BallenIsles Country Club, recently announced that 58 not-for-profit and civic organizations serving the local Palm Beach Gardens community will be recipients of financial grants and two Impact Grants totaling a record $1,348,000.
The funds raised are a credit to the generosity of BallenIsles residents, local businesses and corporate sponsors, contributions from volunteers, as well as BallenIsles club management and the community association. Each of the organizations selected to receive a financial grant (full list below) were carefully vetted through the application and review process. Organizations receiving grants range from civic programs, health and human services, environmental initiatives to educational programs.
“Our goal at the BallenIsles Charities Foundation is to ‘Make a Difference’ in the local community and help our neighbors in need,” said BallenIsles Charities Foundation President Mark Freeman. “The record-setting amount of $1,348,000 brings the cumulative grants awarded to $8.3 million since the Foundation was formed in 2011. The need is so very great in Palm Beach County, therefore our work will continue.”
In addition to monetary donations, through the BallenIsles Community Service Committee, BallenIsles’ residents volunteer at local organizations – from feeding the hungry, building homes with Habitat for Humanity and donating household goods and medical supplies, to wrapping presents for children during the holiday season.
For more information on The BallenIsles Charities Foundation, visit www.BallenIslesCharitiesFoundation.org. For more information on BallenIsles Country Club, visit www.BallenIsles.org.
About BallenIsles Country Club
In 1963 legendary Florida developer John D. MacArthur and the PGA of America teamed up with golf course architects Dick Wilson and Joe Lee to design a championship-caliber golf facility. Over the next ten years, BallenIsles, then called PGA National Golf Club, hosted numerous major tournaments like the PGA Championship and PGA Seniors Championship and was home for the Professional Golfers’ Association of America. The Club was also the host site for the original PGA TOUR Qualifying School and held the inaugural PGA Merchandise Show. When the MacArthur/PGA of America agreement expired in 1973, the Club was renamed the JDM Country Club for John D. MacArthur. For the next 15 years, the prestigious local country club hosted many celebrities and professional golfers and staged many events on the three golf courses on the property. In 1988, the three golf courses and surrounding property were sold by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and renamed BallenIsles Country Club. A multi-year and multimillion dollar plan to develop a private country club community was unveiled. Since the early 2000’s, BallenIsles Country Club has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Clubs in America.
A $35 million clubhouse renovation was completed in November 2018, featuring 115,000 square feet of luxurious space; three championship courses with 54 holes of golf; a world-class 21-court tennis and 9-court pickleball complex; and a state-of-the-art Sports Complex with a full-service Cosmo & Company salon and spa, fitness center, Pilates & spin studios and resort-style swimming pool.
The recent $9.3 million golf enhancements to the East Course by Nicklaus Design, practice grounds and ‘71 Golf Learning Center follow the construction of a $1.3 million pickleball complex in 2021; and the 2020 redesign of BallenIsles’ South Course by famed golf course architect Rees Jones. The Club also recently announced a $19 million renovation and expansion project of the Club’s existing Sports Complex. Construction began in 2023 with project completion slated by the end of 2024.
For more information visit www.BallenIsles.org
Media Contact:
Becky Collison
BallenIsles Country Club
Director of Marketing & Communication
561.249.5818
bcollison@ballenisles.org
The 2024 designated beneficiaries of BallenIsles Charities Foundation and the specific programs supported include:
· 211 PALM BEACH/TREASURE COAST
· ADOPT A FAMILY OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC.
· ALZHEIMERS COMMUNITY CARE
· AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CAREGIVING YOUTH
· BACK TO BASICS
· BEST FOOT FORWARD FOUNDATION, INC.
· BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PALM BEACH & MARTIN COUNTIES
· BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
· BUSCH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
· CANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP & HOPE, INC.
· CARIDAD CENTER, INC.
· CARSON SCHOLARS FUND
· CENTER FOR CHILD COUNSELING
· CENTER FOR TRAUMA COUNSELING
· CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION
· CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA
· CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
· CLINICS CAN HELP
· CONNECTIONS EDUCATION CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES
· EL SOL, JUPITER’S NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER
· FEED THE HUNGRY
· FERD & GLADYS ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
· FIRST TEE OF THE PALM BEACHES
· FLORIDA OUTREACH CENTER FOR THE BLIND, INC.
· FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN
· GENESIS ASSISTANCE DOGS
· GRANDMA’S PLACE
· HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
· HACER MINISTRY CORP.
· HEALTHY AQUATICS MARINE INSTITUTE - THE REEF INSTITUTE HEALTHY MOTHERS
· HEALTHY BABIES COALITION OF PBC, INC.
· HOMESAFE
· LOVE SERVING AUTISM
· NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN PALM BEACH SECTION
· PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK
· PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S FOUNDATION
· PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRE RESCUE
· PALM BEACH GARDENS POLICE DEPT.
· PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
· PATH TO COLLEGE
· PAWS 4 LIBERTY
· PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM
· SEA TURTLE ADVENTURES
· SWEET DREAM MAKERS
· SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE PALM BEACHES
· TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN - WEST PALM BEACH
· THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
· THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF WEST PALM BEACH
· THE FUND FOR WEST PALM BEACH POLICE
· THE HOMELESS COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.
· THE JACOB S. ZWEIG FOUNDATION
· THE LEARNING ACADEMY AT THE ELS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
· THE LORD’S PLACE
· VITA NOVA, INC.
· WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
· WEST JUPITER COMMUNITY GROUP
· WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND
Listing of Corporate Sponsors:
Diamond Level:
Hedrick Brothers Construction, Interiors by Marsha. Legacy Contracting Solutions, Leibowitz Group/Andrew & Michael Leibowitz, Joanne Feldman, Seth Honowitz, Mercedes-Benz of North Palm Beach, Metros Wood, The Weisberg Group/Rhonda & Lee Weisberg and Jillian Benson, Troon, Visiting Angels in Palm Beach Gardens
Golden Level:
BNY Mellon Wealth Management, Brightway Insurance, Club Car, Cotleur & Hearing, Elegant landscaping & Design, Garabar, Illustrated Properties/Laura Cole & Tana Gaskill, Leo Roofing and Construction, Mathison Whittles, LLP
Silver Level:
Bonded Home Watch, Doane and Doane PA, Frank, Koenig & Neuwelt, Lotzco, Inc, Montenegro Brothers Landscaping, Stifel/Murphy Wealth Management Team