Community Foundation of Collier County Distributes $2,406,069 Million in Grants January 1 through March 31, 2015

Naples, FL (PRWEB) April 10, 2015

The Community Foundation of Collier County President/CEO, Eileen Connolly-Keesler, has announced that $2,406,069 million in grants was distributed by the Foundation to 209 organizations for the period from January 1 through March 31, 2015. Recipients were Jewish Family & Community Services of Southwest Florida (JFCS); Legal Aid Service of Collier County; The Shelter for Abused Women & Children; Boys & Girls Club of Collier County; Regional Resource Center on Human Trafficking; NCH Foundation; and, Our Mothers Home of Southwest Florida.

About the Community Foundation of Collier County – The Community Foundation of Collier County is a tax-exempt, public, charitable fund, established in 1985 to increase and focus private philanthropy in the area. Today, the Community Foundation of Collier County manages more than 510 funds, collaborates with more than 400 nonprofits, holds nearly $100 million in assets – a fifty-three percent increase in just 18 months – and has distributed more than $79 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and community programs.