BLUEROCK Charitable Giving Program 2024!
26th Feb 2025
In 2024, BLUEROCK Tools continued its tradition of community support through its employee-driven charitable giving program. This initiative empowers our team members to select and support various 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, with BLUEROCK providing the funding. This approach ensures that our contributions resonate personally with our employees and address diverse community needs.
This program builds upon our previous efforts and we are proud of our team's commitment to making a positive impact and look forward to continuing this tradition of giving in the years to come.
Our campaign mission is simple; to spread joy, make a difference, and contribute to the world around us. Through this campaign, we aim to address critical issues, support local and international organizations, and inspire positive change.
Campaign Highlights:
- 100% Funded Campaign: Our employees are at the heart of this core campaign. This is a 100% company funded program that gives all of our employees the absolute choice to give to any 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Our employees get to choose who and how much of their allotted funds to give to.
- Matching Donations Campaign: To amplify the impact of our giving, this year BLUEROCK has also implemented a donation matching program outside of the normal 100% company funded program. For every dollar donated by our employees, BLUEROCK will contribute an equal amount, doubling the overall contribution.
Focus Areas:
This year, our Charitable Giving Campaign will focus on the following areas:
- Education: We believe in the transformative power of education. Our campaign will support initiatives that provide educational resources, scholarships, and opportunities for underprivileged students.
- Health and Wellness: A healthy community is a thriving community. We will contribute to projects that enhance access to healthcare, promote wellness, and support those facing health challenges.
- Environmental Sustainability: As stewards of the planet, we are committed to environmental sustainability. Our campaign will fund projects that promote conservation, sustainability, and eco-friendly practices.
How You Can Get Involved:
We invite everyone – employees, customers, and community members – to join us in making a difference. Here are ways you can get involved:
- Donate to a Cause You Care About: Every contribution, big or small, makes a significant impact. Give what you can, when you can.
- Volunteer: Participate in volunteer opportunities in your community. Your time and skills can create positive change.
- Spread the Word: Help us raise awareness about our Charitable Giving Campaign. We like to think that all businesses can give back when possible, even small businesses. Share our posts on social media, use our campaign hashtag #bluerockgiving, and inspire other business and individuals to join a cause.
Thank you to all our employees for being a part of our journey toward positive change and for picking great non-profits to make donations to.
Listed below are a few of the charities that BLUEROCK employees chose to support this year in both campaigns:
"The Water Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that's bringing relief to communities around the world who suffer needlessly from a lack of access to clean water. We help raise both awareness and the funds needed to provide the most basic and life- sustaining need of people...water.
We believe that providing clean water restores hope by enabling our partners to make a life- changing impact through their broader development activity. We work closely with partners around the world who identify, implement, report on and follow up on each project. We share this information with our supporters through innovative tools online that inspire confidence in the work being done and the impact it has."
“Pasado's mission: In addition to investigating animal cruelty crimes and providing sanctuary and rehabilitation to animals who have suffered from abuse and neglect, we also advocate for better laws to protect animals and work to educate the public about how they can help end animal suffering. Through our uniquely comprehensive programs, we are able to help thousands of animals every year and spread a message of compassion to countless people.”
"We envision–and strive to create–a world where every child who has experienced foster care has the opportunities and support they need to pursue their dreams and launch successfully into adulthood."
"The Bertschi Fund makes an important impact on our annual budget by providing critical funding to our school. Donors can choose to direct their donation to one of three areas:
- Financial Aid: Help us continue to build an inclusive community. Your gift will directly underwrite financial aid awards that cover all areas of a Bertschi education including tuition, extended day, learning services, and summer camps.
- Faculty Professional Development: Ensure ongoing excellence in teaching and curriculum based on best practices, culturally-responsive teaching, and more. Your donation will support funding for our faculty to pursue continued training as lifelong learners. Opportunities include the annual NAIS People of Color Conference and SXSW EDU Conference.
- Area of Greatest Need: Allow Bertschi to direct gifts where they are most needed. Your donation will provide unrestricted operating funds that Bertschi uses to close the gap between tuition and the actual cost of a Bertschi education for all students."
Friends of Hawthorne PTA is a group of parents, caregivers, teachers, and community members who work together to support and bring resources to the Hawthorne Elementary Community in Seattle. We focus on increasing volunteerism, fostering participation in community-building events, and raising funds for the school.
Our values
- Supporting our children, our school, and working for a great education for all students through teamwork, strong leadership and action
- Building an inclusive community
- Celebrating our diversity
"The Trevor Project is an American non-profit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors. The stated goals of the project are to provide crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for youth (defined by the organization as people under 25), as well as to offer guidance and resources to parents and educators in order to foster safe, accepting, and inclusive environments for all youth, at home, schools and colleges."
"Old Dog Haven is a small nonprofit group using a large network of foster homes to provide a loving safe home for abandoned senior dogs in western Washington. When we have room and the means, we take these dogs into our homes. We adopt out those dogs with a reasonable life-expectancy. We care for the rest as members of the family in permanent foster homes (what we call “Final Refuge”) for as long as they have good quality of life. In addition, we try to assist owners in finding new homes for their senior dogs through our website and referrals.”
"Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation (KHF) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2003 by Kim and Jack Johnson, that supports environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaiʻi.
We provide opportunities that enhance appreciation for and understanding of the environment to inspire lifelong stewards of the earth."
"Seattle United is a nonprofit player development club, chartered in 2009, by Seattle Youth Soccer Association (SYSA) as part of the Washington Youth Soccer (WYS) fabric to serve the youth soccer community of Seattle. We provide soccer training and competitive play options at the Elite, Premier, and Select levels, with Elite teams competing in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL), Premier teams competing in WYS Regional Club League (RCL) and Select teams playing in the WYS North Puget Sound League (NPSL). Seattle United also provides assistance to SYSA with community outreach, recreational coach development, and player training options. Our teams participate in tournaments locally, and at the state, regional and national levels. We are one of the largest youth soccer clubs on the West Coast."
Wenatchee Valley Humane Society
"Wenatchee Valley Humane Society supports the growth of a healthy, humane community empowered by respect and compassion for every person and every animal while ensuring animals receive the right care, delivered in the right place and at the right time, to the right outcome."
"To address the urgent crisis facing our coral reefs, it is imperative that we work together, simultaneously at multiple scales. To accomplish this, the Coral Restoration Consortium was established - a high-level community of practice that comprises scientists, managers, coral restoration practitioners, and educators dedicated to enabling coral reef ecosystems to adapt and survive the 21st century and beyond."