ENID, OK – Park Avenue Thrift is awarding a total of $195,841.53 across 23 different nonprofit organizations in Enid, OK this fall.
The 2023 fall grant recipients are 4RKids Foundation, Bennie’s Barn Horse Therapy Ranch, Blue Star Mothers of America, Chautauqua Council of Enid, Chisholm Elementary, Chisholm High School, Cimarron Council, Inc. Boy Scouts, Enid Street Outreach Services, Enid Symphony Orchestra, Gaslight Theatre, Hedges Regional Speech and Hearing, Leonardo’s Children’s Museum, Lincoln Academy, Loaves and Fishes, Main Street Enid, McKinley Elementary, Old Paws Rescue Ranch, PFLAG Enid OK, Public Library of Enid and Garfield County, RSVP Enid, Waller Middle School, Woodring Wall of Honor, and Youth and Family Services.
“We are so grateful and happy to be able to fund great Enid organizations and projects this fall, including pottery wheels for Chisholm High School, trees for the Downtown Tree Project for Main Street Enid, and funds for the new Immersive Physics Exhibit at Leonardo’s Children’s Museum” said Stela Jantzen, Park Avenue Thrift Executive Director. “This is all thanks to our amazing shoppers, donors, employees, board members, and everyone who talks about Park Avenue Thrift and what we do. We are all working together for Enid.”
This April, Park Avenue Thrift awarded $277,348.26 in grants to 24 different Enid nonprofits and schools and has currently given $19,093.84 to 62 different Enid classroom projects. Park Avenue has also sponsored several events so far this year such as, Enid Symphony Sagebrush fundraiser, Outreach to Teach at Coolidge, Youth and Family Gala, Hedges Speech and Hearing Silent Nite on the Town, Leonardo’s Spring Break, Michael Hedges Documentary, Gaslight Theatre’s Once, CDSA Wine Tour, Gaslight Theatre’s Kids Camp, Atelier Spring concert, and Gaslight Theatre’s A Christmas Story.
Between community grants, school funding, and sponsorships this brings their total giving so far in 2023 to $520,895.88 and their total since 2007 to $4,287,862.47. Park Avenue reached a milestone of $4 million dollars given back to the Enid community this spring.
For more information about Park Avenue Thrift, its donation program, and community giving, please visit their website at www.parkavenuethrift.org or follow them on the official Facebook or Instagram page for Park Avenue Thrift at www.facebook.com/ParkAvenueThriftEnid or www.instagram.com/ParkAvenueThriftEnid.
About Park Avenue Thrift
Park Avenue Thrift is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that exists to strengthen the Enid community and serve others by collecting donations and giving the proceeds to Enid nonprofits that invest in quality-of-life initiatives.
