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Palm
Beach Gardens, FL – March 2025 / NewsmakerAlert:
The BallenIsles
Charities Foundation, made up of members and residents of BallenIsles
Country Club, recently announced that 61 not-for-profit and civic organizations’
programs serving the local Palm Beach County community are recipients of
financial grants totaling a record $1,475,000. Since the Foundation’s
inception in 2011, more than $9.7 million has been awarded to benefit
local Palm Beach County community organizations.
The
funds raised are a credit to the generosity of BallenIsles residents, local
businesses and corporate sponsors, contributions from volunteers, as well
as BallenIsles club management and the community association management.
Each of the organizations selected to receive a financial grant (full list
below) were carefully vetted through the application and review process.
Organizations receiving grants for programs, are in the following categories:
Civic, Health and Human Services, Environmental, and Educational.
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“As
President of the BallenIsles Charities Foundation, it fills me with immense
pride and joy to announce the awarding of $1,475,000 in grants to 61 exceptional
non-profit organizations within our Palm Beach County community. This remarkable
achievement is a true testament to the generosity and spirit of our BallenIsles
members and residents. Together, we are making a meaningful difference
in the lives of those around us, and I am thrilled to see our collective
efforts uplift our local community,” said BallenIsles Charities Foundation
President Mark
Freeman.
In
addition to monetary donations, through BallenIsles Community Services,
BallenIsles’ residents volunteer at local organizations – from feeding
the hungry, building homes with Habitat for Humanity and donating household
goods and medical supplies, to wrapping presents for children during the
holiday season.
For
more information on The BallenIsles Charities Foundation, visit www.BallenIslesCharitiesFoundation.org.
For more information on BallenIsles Country Club, visit www.BallenIsles.org.
About
BallenIsles Country Club
In
1963 legendary Florida developer John D. MacArthur and the PGA of America
teamed up with golf course architects Dick Wilson and Joe Lee to design
a championship-caliber golf facility. Over the next ten years, BallenIsles,
then called PGA National Golf Club, hosted numerous major tournaments like
the PGA Championship and PGA Seniors Championship and was home for the
Professional Golfers’ Association of America. The Club was also the host
site for the original PGA TOUR Qualifying School and held the inaugural
PGA Merchandise Show. When the MacArthur/PGA of America agreement expired
in 1973, the Club was renamed the JDM Country Club for John D. MacArthur.
For the next 15 years, the prestigious local country club hosted many celebrities
and professional golfers and staged many events on the three golf courses
on the property. In 1988, the three golf courses and surrounding property
were sold by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and renamed
BallenIsles Country Club. A multi-year and multimillion dollar plan to
develop a private country club community was unveiled. Since the early
2000’s, BallenIsles Country Club has been consistently ranked as one of
the Top 100 Clubs in America.
A $35
million clubhouse renovation was completed in 2018, featuring 115,000 square
feet of luxurious space. In November 2024, a $19 million renovation and
expansion of the 71,000 square foot Sports and Lifestyle Complex include
a renovated Aquatics Center with resort-style grand swimming pool, outdoor
Cabana bar, Artisan dining venue and more. The Club amenities also include
a world-class 21-court tennis and 9-court pickleball complex, a full-service
Cosmo & Company salon and spa, health and wellness fitness center,
Pilates and spin studios.
With
three championship courses featuring 54 holes of golf, the recent $9.3
million golf enhancements to the East Course by Nicklaus Design, practice
grounds and ‘71 Golf Learning Center follow the construction of a $1.3
million pickleball complex in 2021; and the 2020 redesign of BallenIsles’
South Course by famed golf course architect Rees Jones. For more information
visit www.BallenIsles.org.
Media
Contact:
Becky
Collison
BallenIsles
Country Club
Director
of Marketing & Communication
561-249-5818
LinkedIn
The
2025 designated beneficiaries of the BallenIsles Charities Foundation include:
211
Palm Beach Treasure Coast
Adopt-A-Family
of the Palm Beaches, Inc.
Alliance
of Women Executives, Inc.
Alzheimer’s
Community Care
American
Association of Caregiving Youth
Back
to Basics Inc.
Best
Foot Forward Foundation, Inc.
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, Inc.
Boys
& Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Busch
Wildlife Sanctuary
Cancer
Alliance of Help & Hope Inc.
Caridad
Center, Inc
Carson
Scholars Fund
Center
For Child Counseling
Center
for Trauma Counseling
Chasin
A Dream Foundation
Children’s
Home Society of Florida
City
of Palm Beach Gardens
Clinics
Can Help
Connections
Education Center of the Palm Beaches
El
Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center
Feed
the Hungry Pantry of Palm Beach County
Ferd
& Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service
First
Tee – Palm Beaches
Florida
Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc.
Friends
of Foster Children
Genesis
Assistance Dogs, Inc.
Grandma’s
Place, Inc.
A.C.E.R.
Ministry Corp.
Habitat
for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County
Healthy
Aquatics Marine Institute – The Reef Institute
Healthy
Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.
HomeSafe
Live
Like Jake
Loggerhead
Marinelife Center
Love
Serving Autism
National
Council of Jewish Women, Palm Beach Section
Palm
Beach County Food Bank
Palm
Beach County Sheriffs Foundation
Palm
Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
Palm
Beach Gardens Police Department
Palm
Beach Gardens Police and Fire Rescue Foundation
Palm
Beach State College Foundation, Inc.
Paws
4 Liberty, Inc.
Pediatric
Oncology Support Team, Inc.
Roots
and Wings Inc
Sea
Turtle Adventures
Sweet
Dream Makers
Symphonic
Band of the Palm Beaches
Take
Stock in Children – West Palm Beach
The
Arc of Palm Beach County
The
Community Health Center of West Palm Beach
The
Fund for West Palm Beach Police
The
Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County, Inc.
The
Jacob S. Zweig Foundation
The
Learning Academy at the Els Center of Excellence
The
Lord’s Place
Watson
B. Duncan Middle School
West
Jupiter Community Group
Wounded
Veterans Relief Fund |
