Neotrope Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients from Prior Years
2018/19 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients
(1) Prancing Ponies Foundation – California – https://prancingponies.org/
(2) C Diff Foundation – Florida – https://cdifffoundation.org/
(3) Food Finders – California – http://www.foodfinders.org/
(4) Byte Back – Washington DC – https://byteback.org/
(5) Brainy Camps Association – Washington DC – https://www.brainycamps.com/
(6) Move For Hunger – New Jersey – https://www.moveforhunger.org/
(7) Hearts and Homes for Youth, Inc. – Maryland – http://heartsandhomes.org/
(8) Hands-On Science Center – Tennessee – http://www.hosc.org/
(9) Center Stage Studios, DBA Arts Detroit – Michigan – https://www.artsdetroit.org/
2017/18 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients
The following charities were selected to receive a nonprofit PR Grant. Charities were notified last week of July, 2017 and also announced on our Facebook page.
• Geek Club Books (CA)
• CHERUBS/CDH international (NC)
• Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc. (FL)
• Move For Hunger (NJ)
• Cat Depot, Inc. (FL)
• Loaves, Fishes & Computers, Inc. (CA)
• Genesis JOY House Homeless Shelter Inc. (GA)
• Wise Wonders Children’s Museum (MT)
• Utahns Against Hunger (UT)
• The Bob Moog Foundation (NC)
2016 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients:
• The Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO) (D.C./Va.)
• C Diff Foundation (Florida)
• Geek Club Books (Calif.)
• Meals On Wheels West (Calif.)
• Move For Hunger (N.J.)
• Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center (Calif.)
• Sunshine Foundation (Pennsylvania)
2014/2015 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients:
(for the 2015 Calendar Year)
• Art-In-Relation (Calif.)
• California Safe Schools Coalition (Calif.)
• Families Empowering Families at Community Connections (D.C.)
• Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project (DV LEAP) (D.C.)
• Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (Fla.)
• Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc. (Fla.)
• Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) (D.C.)
• Team AMVETS California Charities Inc. – Welcome Home Program (Calif.)
• The Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc. (Md.)
View 2014/15 Recipients Press Release
2013/2014 J.L. Simmons Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients:
(for the 2014 Calendar Year)
• Catalysts Powering Educational Performance (CPEP) (Connecticut)
• Center for Student Opportunity (“I’m First”) (Maryland)
• National Inclusion Project (North Carolina)
• Food Finders (California)
• DesignWise Medical (Minnesota)
In addition to the 5 grant winners noted above, Neotrope for 2013 also “re-adopted” several grant winners from prior years, including The Bob Moog Foundation ( www.moogfoundation.org ) in North Carolina, and the Pacific Pinball Museum ( http://pacificpinball.org/ ) in California and Move for Hunger in New Jersey ( http://moveforhunger.org/ ).
View 2013/14 Recipients Press Release
2012/13 Non-Profit PR Grant Recipients:
(for the 2013 Calendar Year)
• The Story Project (CA)
• Pacific Pinball Museum (CA)
• Camp Blue Skies (NC)
• Move for Hunger (NJ)
• Fresh Start Surgical Gifts (CA)
• CITYarts, Inc. (NJ)
• WEST: Advancing Women in Science and Technology (MA)
• Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. (NY)
• Canine Assisted Therapy (FL)
• Center for Student Opportunity (MD)
View 2012/13 Recipients Press Release
Additional Past Grant Recipients (alphabetical)
Barnabas International, Inc. (FL)
Camp Blue Skies (NC)
Canine Assisted Therapy (FL)
Cave Canem Foundation, Inc. (NY)
Center for Student Opportunity (MD)
Children Awaiting Parents (NY)
CITYarts, Inc. (NJ)
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts (CA)
Girls Write Now, Inc. (NY)
Move for Hunger (NJ)
Museum of Photographic Arts (CA)
Newhouse (MO)
Pacific Pinball Museum (CA)
Paws of Life Foundation (IA)
Project SEED, Inc. (CA)
Special Equestrians (PA)
The Bob Moog Foundation (NC)
The Story Project (CA)
The Starlight Children’s Foundation (CA)
The Native Voices Foundation (CO)
VOICES Foundation (CO)
WEST: Advancing Women in Science and Technology (MA)
World Savvy, Inc. (CA)
*Notes: Not a complete list. Also, not all recipients chosen follow through to use their grant, and it may be given to another worthy cause if un-used during the 12-month grant service period.
Free services have also been donated to numerous charitable organizations such as:
• 12th Annual Inspired Art Auction, organized by Inspiration Corporation
• Global Resource Alliance
• Necessity Housing
Testimonials from PR Grant Recipients
