By Jack Salisbury
Chair Conservation Association
The Ocean Reef Conservation Association is now in its 18th year of supporting Conservation and Education in the Florida Keys. Due to the generosity of the Ocean Reef Community through their support of All Charities, we were able to award grants to 19 organizations totaling $397,000 in the last year. We funded ongoing scholarships for ten students and awarded five new scholarships. 100% of all funding goes off the Reef.
Recent grant recipients have included: Audubon FL, Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, FL Keys Wild Bird Center, Mote Marine, Ocean Studies Charter School, Reef Renewal USA, National Parks Conservation Association, Coral Restoration Foundation, Biscayne and Everglades National Parks and John Pennecamp State Park.
The organization has an all-volunteer board and administrative expenses to cover accounting, audit, tax preparation and website are less than 5%. We are receiving more requests each year from new organizations as our impact in the Keys is recognized. We meet with many of our grant recipients in person to learn of their plans. All grant recipients are required to update us on the results of their programs before they can receive additional grants.
Your continued support of All Charities has enabled the Conservation Association to fulfill its mission of preserving and improving the environment and extending educational support to deserving high school graduates. Thank you for helping preserve a “Unique Way of Life”.
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Impact Fund Grant for Baptist Homestead Hospital Expansion
Ocean Reef Conservation Association Awards $397,000 in Grants This Past Year
