The Irene W. and Guy L Anderson Children's Foundation made grant money available to non-profit groups and organizations in the Coachella Valley whose purpose is meeting the unmet needs of the youth of the Coachella Valley.

Grant applications were reviewed and chosen by a 5 member non-partisan committee representing, as best as possible, the geographic areas and ethnic diversities of the Coachella Valley. Project originality and diversity was considered for a maximum of $25,000.00 and grants for lesser amounts. Emphasis was placed on programming which focused on the unmet needs of Coachella Youths.

There were a total of 78 applicants requesting grants from the Anderson Children's Foundation this year.  A total amount  of funding requested through the process was $1,056,671.45.  Out of these 22 were selected.

We are proud to announce that 22 organizations were selected to receive grants for the 2002-2203 funding year - totaling $242,089.00 to be distributed.

Recipients of Anderson Foundation Grants:

1. Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council $5001
Serve girls at juvenile hall
2. John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation $9935
"Reach Out & Read"
3. Angel Light Academy $11,925
Youth leadership program
4. Palm View School $12,137.45
Expand music program
5. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic $12,697
"Learning Through Listening"
6. Cathedral City High School $13,788
Health classes video library
7. Father's Heart Ranch for Children $15,000
Start-up Needs and equipment
8. PSUSD Early Childhood Ed. Program $13,256
Literacy & math program
9. United Cerebral Palsy "Little Builders"  $15,000
Specialized play equipment
10. James Workman Middle School, Multi. Dance Team $6200
Multicultural dance team
11. Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley $5000
Education center library
12. Building Horizons $10,215
Tools for job training youths
13. St. Andrew Community Presbyterian Church $14,500
Performing arts needs
14. Indio Middle School $6521
"Welcome" program
15. Fish of the Lower Coachella Valley $2975
Refrigerator to store food
16. Desert Academy of the Arts $15,000
Performing arts PSUSD
17. Valley View Elementary $15,000
Parent teacher communication
18. DSUSD Early Childhood Ed. Program $14,926
Take home library
19. On Stage Theatre Company $10,000
Scholarship for disadvantaged
20. Catch A Dream Program $8013
College awareness and support
21. Anti-Defamation League $15,000
Peer training program
22. Santa Rosa del Valle, Inc. $10,000
Bicycles for low income youths

Funding distribution by geographics:
Palm Springs: 2 projects total $28,256
Cathedral City: 3 projects total $34,988
Indio: 3 projects total $23,996
Coachella: 4 projects total $42,137
La Quinta: 1 projects total $14,137
Thermal: 1 projects total $8,013
Desert Valley: 8 projects total $89,773

We would like to congratulate those people and organizations who received the grants and we are looking forward to working with you this coming year. Just as important, we would like to thank all those people who submitted grants. We truly struggle and agonize during the selection process and we are in sincere admiration of those who write and submit the proposals. More to the point, we appreciate your dedication to the children of' the Coachella Valley and applaud your work with them.