Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation Awards $60,000

Whether they find suitable homes for animals, offer educational opportunities for children or host entertaining events, nonprofit organizations rely on financial donations to fulfill their worthy missions.

At the Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation’s semiannual awards reception on January 23, the organization continued its tradition of supporting community causes with the distribution of $60,000 in grants to 21 area charities, including:

• Alcove Center for Grieving Children
• ARC of Atlantic County
• Atlantic City Rescue Mission
• Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City
• Every Breath Counts
• First Night Ocean City
• Gilda’s Club South Jersey
• Greater Ocean City Theatre Company
• Humane Society of Ocean City
• Jewish Family Service
• Marie Adelaide Center
• The Masterworks Choir
• Ocean City Arts Center
• Ocean City Education Foundation
• Ocean City Tabernacle
• The Salvation Army
• South Jersey Wind Ensemble
• South Jersey Cancer Fund
• South Jersey Field of Dreams
• The Sunshine Foundation

“Over the past few years, many nonprofit organizations have been forced to do more with less as the need for their services has increased, while funding from government grants, individual donations and corporate donations has decreased,” explained Jean Jacobson, president of the Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation.

“Now, more than ever, it is important for corporations to support the organizations that serve their communities.  The Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation is pleased to offer grants to area charities for the eighth consecutive year.”

Since the Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation awarded its first grants in 2005, the organization has donated over $800,000 to charitable organizations throughout Atlantic and Cape May counties.

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About Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation:

The Ocean City Home Charitable Foundation was formed during Ocean Shore Holding Company's Initial Public Offering in December of 2004.  A combination of cash and Ocean Shore Holding Company stock totaling 2 million dollars was contributed to the foundation to provide it with an endowment to provide funding to support charitable causes within the Bank's market areas and neighboring communities. This support includes grants for community development, housing assistance, scholarships, local education, not-for-profit medical facilities, not-for-profit community groups, cultural organizations and similar types of organizations or projects designed to improve the quality of life within the Bank's local community. 

— News release from Ocean City Home Bank