BJC Give Back Initiative Partners with STLCF for Second Year
The St. Louis Community Foundation (STLCF) and BJC Healthcare came together again for the BJC Gives Back, a program in which BJC invites their employees to nominate nonprofit organizations to receive a grant to support grassroots, local organizations with a shared mission of improving health, education, child/youth development, senior/disabled support or community-building.
Through this partnership, BJC works with the Foundation to administer the grant process. The Foundation’s grants management team reviews applications, evaluates and makes recommendations on how to allocate funds.
With more than 100 nominations from their team members, BJC turned to the St. Louis Community Foundation to review, evaluate and make recommendations on how to allocate funds. This year a total of $35,000 was distributed to 16 nonprofits. on distribution of the $35,000 charitable donation.
The selected organizations, along with the nominating team members, were recognized at a celebration event on March 2.
The nonprofits recognized were:
- Annie’s Hope
- Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture
- Disabled Athletes Sports Association
- Give Kids a Smile
- Health Literacy Ministry
- Jamaa Birth Village
- LifeArts
- Life House Youth Center
- Little Patriots Embraced
- Lydia’s House
- Moms on a Mission
- Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness
- Stop the Bleed
- The Covering House
- The Darrell Thomas Foundation
- The December 5th Fund
With more than 20 years of grants management experience, administrative and corporate services, the St. Louis Community Foundation has helped businesses and foundations of all sizes discover how they can effectively extend their generosity and conversations in the community, as well as how to engage their employees through philanthropy.
Interested in taking your corporation’s giving to another level? Contact Christine Burghoff, Giving Strategist, at the St. Louis Community Foundation at 314-880-4967.