The charitable group sets a record for aid in 2017. Now, its year-end appeal for donations seeks to raise funds from personal and corporate contributions.
Broadcasters Foundation Gives Out $1M+
Grants from The Broadcasters Foundation of America will hit a milestone this year, as more than $1 million in aid is disbursed to broadcasters in acute need across the country. The record-setting figure is the most ever awarded in a single year by the charity, which this week launches its year-end appeal for personal donations to its Guardian Fund and corporate contributions to its Angel Initiative.
“What’s even more striking is that there are still broadcasters across our industry who need our help,” stated Dan Mason, chairman of the foundation. “It is incumbent on everyone in our industry to help ensure that the Broadcasters Foundation can continue to provide this much-needed financial assistance to our colleagues.”
Grants from the Broadcasters Foundation have risen from $61,000 in 2000 to this year’s unprecedented level. Included in the 2017 figure is more than $200,000 in emergency aid, which was distributed to broadcasters whose lives were affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the California wildfires or other disaster. $1,000 emergency grants are awarded via an accelerated application and approval process. Monthly grants require intense annual vetting.
“Requests for aid have multiplied over the past several years, and we have been able to help every qualifying broadcaster who sought assistance from us,” noted Jim Thompson, the group’s president. “As we enter the season of giving, I ask every broadcaster to review any good fortune that our business has bestowed upon them and consider donating to help our colleagues in need.”
For more than 70 years, the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to thousands of needy broadcasters and their families. Individual donations can be made to the Guardian Fund, corporate contributions are accepted through the Angel Initiative, and bequests can be arranged through the Legacy Society.
To learn more or to donate, contact the Broadcasters Foundation at 212-373-8250 or [email protected] or visit www.broadcastersfoundation.org.
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Wagner Pereira says:
November 29, 2017 at 8:40 pm
So will this year result’s show them even getting close to 50 cents if every dollar brought in going to Broadcaster’s needing aid? Hasn’t happened in past years. And to think the Red Cross was under fire by Broadcasters for only paying out a lousy 85 cents on every dollar raised while sitting on the board of the BF of A which returns less than 50 cents in the Dollar.