GlobalFoundries /Town of Malta Foundation Awards 2020 Grants
Foundation presents $142,964 in new funding to 26 local organizations supporting a wide variety of community programs
The GlobalFoundries / Town of Malta Foundation today presented its 2020 slate of 31 grants totaling $142,964 benefiting local organizations and community projects. These grants are in addition to the $50,000 grant provided in March of this year to the Town of Malta to provide local individuals and families with grocery store gift cards. With this additional round of grants, the Foundation formed by GlobalFoundries and the Town of Malta has placed more than $1.4 million into service in the Malta community since 2011.
The 2020 Malta grant awards were presented today during a virtual program. The Foundation Board and organization representatives were present to celebrate funding the following projects and programs:
AIM Services, Inc.: $5,000 for an accessible swing set in Malta
Association to Preserve, Protect, Plan Round Lake (AP3): $750 for musicians of Malta concert series
Association to Preserve, Protect, Plan Round Lake (AP3): $833 for a story time concert at the Round Lake Auditorium
Ballston Spa High School – Outdoor Club: $5,000 for “Burn Fat not Oil! – Bicycling Campaign and Equipment” – Mountain bikes and associated equipment for Outdoor Club activities
Ballston Spa Jr. Baseball League: $5,000 for safety nets for the baseball field
Beyond My Battle: $1,000 for virtual stress management workshop for local caregivers
Chango Elementary School: $10,000 for interactive whiteboards for virtual learning on-site and remote learning
Cornell Cooperative Extension Saratoga County: $2,500 for pollinator and butterfly at the Malta Ecological Park
Girls on The Run Capital Region: $1,620 for a Girls on the Run (GOTR) team site at the Malta YMCA
Gordon Creek Elementary School PTA: $2,500 for a visiting author pick a reading partner program
Habitat for Humanity of Northern Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties: $3,000 for a project to update the flooring for Captain’s Youth Shelter
Malta Avenue Elementary School PTA: $2,000 for children’s automaton vehicle engineering crates from Kiwi Kit
Malta Avenue Elementary School PTA: $2,956 for books for “Pick a Reading Partner” (PARP) Program
Malta Senior Citizens Inc.: $5,500 for cultural outings & luncheon events
Malta Sunrise Rotary Club: $1,000 for Masks for Malta “stop the virus program”
Malta Stillwater EMS: $16,500 for the purchase of airway management – ventilator
Miss Scotties Softball: $5,000 for new field 1 dugout roofs
Pitney Meadows Community Farm: $5,000 for farmers markets in Malta
Rebuilding Together Saratoga County: $10,000 for critical home repairs for low-income homeowners in the Town of Malta
Round Lake/Malta Youth Baseball Inc.: $5,000 for replacement of backstop & fence on old baseball field
Roundabout Runners Club: $7,500 for Luther Forest Tech Campus 100 acre wood trail updates and maintenance
Rugrunners Robotics Inc.: $5,000 for robotic kits for the FIRST Robotics, Team 20, Shenendehowa High School Robotics Team
Rugrunners Inc.: $4,766 for equipment and supplies to compete in FIRST®️ LEGO®️ League (FLL) competition
Saratoga Bridges: $11,852 for roof replacement project in the Malta Avenue home
Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership: $5,000 for Malta works winter small business support
Shenendehowa High School East: $2,187 for Epson SureColor P900 17” Photo Printer
St. Peter Lutheran Church: $5,000 for the Malta food pantry
Town of Malta: $1,500 for winter care package
Town of Malta Parks, Recreation & Human Services: $2,500 for the Explore the Outdoors events
Town of Malta Safety Advisory Committee: $2,500 for LED lights for bicycle/pedestrian safety program
United Way of the Greater Capital Region: $5,000 for summer meals in Malta