Fanwood Community Foundation “For the love of Fanwood”

Fanwood Train Station

Building today for a better Fanwood tomorrow 10 Years and $100, Years and $100,000

Mission Statement The Fanwood Community Foundation gives members of the community a philanthropic opportunity to perpetuate their love of Fanwood by:  Providing philanthropic leadership  Identifying opportunities to enhance the quality of life  Working cooperatively with other local non-profits  Supporting the efforts of Scouts in achieving their personal goals

“I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.” -- George Soros

600 Community Foundations collectively manage in excess of $30 Billion of philanthropic capital

Fanwood Community Foundation Grant Recipients

1999 The Fanwood Millennium Clock Committee received the first grant of $100.

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Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library 2001

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead

Fanwood Pocket Park Committee 2001

Carriage House Park

2002 Sadly, the Center closed in 2004 due to lack of funding. The Center for Women and Families

Resolve Counseling Center 2005

Fanwood Youth Organization 2005

2007

"The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on." -- Julia Alvarez

2007 Heart For Humanity

Donald De Nitzio Fund (Food Bank) 2007

"A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.” --Mohammed

Fanwood Volunteer Fire Co. 2007

2008 YMCA Capital Campaign Buy a Brick - $1000

2008 FANWOODCERTCOMMUNITYEMERGENCYRESPONSETEAM

More than $5000 in grants awarded! We have only just begun …

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -- Winston Churchill

THANK YOU for making a difference!