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December 20, 2019GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation Awards 2019 Grants Today
The GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation today presents its 2019 slate of 45 grants totaling $160,437 benefiting local organizations and community projects. With this round of grants, the Foundation formed by GLOBALFOUNDRIES and the Town of Malta has placed over $1.2 million into service in the Malta community since its inception in 2011.
The 2019 Malta grant awards will be presented today at a reception hosted at the David R. Meager Community Center in Malta at 4:30pm. The Foundation Board and organization representatives will be on hand to receive checks and celebrate funding the following projects and programs:
AIM Services, Inc.: $4,000 for an after-school program
Ballston Spa High School: $750 for books for the Multicultural Literature Student Choice Reading Unit
Ballston Spa High School Parent Teacher Student Association: $4,000 for after prom activities and the Arts in Education program
Ballston Spa High School Student Book Club: $2,000 for purchase of books and snacks for student book club meetings
Ballston Spa High School Troupe: $2,500 to purchase microphones
Ballston Spa Jr. Baseball League: $6,250 towards construction of a concession stand
Chango Elementary School: $2,350 for Chromebooks in the classroom
Chango Elementary School: $2,296 for sensory pathway
Children’s Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST): $2,500 for Malta summer science crew
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region – Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund: $4,000 for the Ballston Spa First Robotics Team supporting regional competitions
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region – Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund: $3,500 for the Robot Rumble Off-Season FIRST Robotics event
East Line Union Cemetery Inc.: $3,000 to fund repair and restore fallen and tilting monuments and markers that do not meet criteria for New York State funding
Empire State Aerosciences Museum: $3,270 for Malta Project exhibit
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties: $3,000 for improvements to Captain’s Youth Shelter
Junior Achievement of Northeastern NY: $2,500 for support materials for the Junior Achievement programs in the Ballston Spa School District
Launching Pad Productions, Ballston Spa Central School District: $1,500 for Disney’s Frozen Jr.
Living Resources: $3,800 for photography training and instruction at the Malta Studio art program
Malta Avenue Elementary School PTA: $1,550 to bring to the school the “Science of Sound” presentation and the “Measure for Measuring” CMOST lesson
Malta Community Garden: $1,500 for garden improvement and soil enrichment
Malta Fire Explorers #5438: $5,000 for purchase of safety equipment
Malta League of Arts: $1,900 for Stories of Immigrant Experience
Malta Senior Citizens Inc.: $5,500 for cultural outings & luncheon events
Malta Sunrise Rotary Club: $500 for emergency gas cards
Malta Veterans Appreciation Program: $3,000 for housing repairs benefiting Town of Malta veterans
Malta Youth Commission: $3,700 for “Celebrating Youth for All Seasons”
Malta Stillwater EMS: $8,880 for the purchase of IV pumps
Rebuilding Together Saratoga County: $10,000 for critical home repairs for low-income homeowners in the Town of Malta
Round Lake Auditorium: $3,000 for outdoor seating
Round Lake/Malta Youth Baseball Inc.: $5,512 for new equipment shed
Roundabout Runners Club: $6,000 for Luther Forest Tech Campus 100 acre wood trail update
Rugrunners Robotic: $7,500 for the FIRST Team 20, Shenendehowa FIRST Robotics Team
Saratoga Bridges: $10,000 for renovations in the Alpha Building
Saratoga Lake Sailing Foundation: $3,000 for Introduction to Sailing program for residents of Malta
Shenendehowa MS: $2,500 to replace outdated musical equipment
Shenendehowa High School PTA: $2,000 to help establish a Media Broadcasting Club
Shenendehowa PTA: $3,885 for Odyssey of the Mind program
Shenendehowa-Chango: $369 for Early Literacy Pilot Project
St. Mary’s School: $1,000 for annual theater production
St. Peter Lutheran Church: $3,000 to purchase items for the Malta food pantry
The Children’s Museum at Saratoga: $1,000 for the Making Connections program
The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region/Ballston Spa Central School District: $5,000 for the Scotties Backpack Program
Town of Malta Open Space, Agriculture, and Trails Committee (OATS): $1,500 for “Get Out! 2020 Photo Contest” and “Where in Malta am I?” contest
Town of Malta Parks & Recreation: $3,500 for the Town of Malta Concert Series
Town of Malta Spotlighter’s Theatre Troupe: $3,925 for production of “Willy Wonka”
Town of Malta Veterans Committee: $5,000 for Honor Flights, Annual Parade and Veteran’s Recognition Brunch
Each year, the GLOBALFOUNDRIES-Town of Malta Foundation looks for projects that are creative, innovative, and inclusive in their scope and opportunities that will provide the maximum amount of benefit to the local Malta community. The Foundation’s history of giving includes:
- 2011: $37,500 to 13 local organizations
- 2012: $60,000 to 23 local organizations
- 2013: $164,000 to 38 local organizations
- 2014: $172,915 to 43 local organizations
- 2015: $160,853 to 39 local organizations
- 2016: $146,583 to 35 local organizations
- 2017: $159,000 to 38 local organizations
- 2018: $165,500 to 39 local organizations
Information on the 2020 grant application process will be available on the Foundation website in August 2020 – https://sites.google.com/site/gfmaltafoundationorg/home. Please continue to check this site for more information.
