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Mandel Foundation Awards $5 Million Grant
The Grant will transform the West Palm Beach Public Library into a world-class institution and encourage support for public libraries.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (February 21, 2012) – Driven by its commitment to “invest in the people with the values, ability and passion to change the world,” the Mandel Foundation, has awarded a $5 million grant to the West Palm Beach Library Foundation (WPBLF).
“A public library is a vital resource for every person - students, parents, job seekers, budding authors and entrepreneurs alike. It often serves as the center point of a community,” said Morton L. Mandel, chairman of the Mandel Foundation. “We believe that the West Palm Beach Public Library is a world-class institution and a model for the modern public library. We are extremely pleased to be able to support this effort."
Established by Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel of Cleveland, Ohio, the Mandel Foundation’s primary mission is to provide outstanding leadership for the nonprofit world. It supports leadership education programs in its own institutions and at selected universities and organizations worldwide. The Foundation’s priority funding areas include - leadership, management of nonprofits, higher education, Jewish education and continuity, and urban neighborhood renewal.
The gift to the WPBLF will be awarded in the form of a grant, pending approval by the City of West Palm Beach, and has three major components. First, it will be used to fund the endowment of the WPBLF, whose mission is to help expand programs, enhance services and strengthen the collections of the West Palm Beach Public Library. Second, the grant funds will help develop the WPBLF organization and lastly, the grant will fund innovative library programs geared toward making the library more user-friendly, and attracting a wider variety of constituents.
With this significant and notable gift, the West Palm Beach Library will be renamed in perpetuity, as the “Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.” In addition, representatives of the Mandel Foundation will serve on several committees of the WPBLF.
To read an article about the donation which appeared in the Palm Beach Daily News on February 21, 2012 click here.
To read an article about the donation which appeared in the Library Journal click here.
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