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Bill Stanley and Zorro the Money Dog present a William Stanley Foundation grant check to Julie Ramirez for a Point of Sales system at the Stompin’ Groundz Coffee shop.  The Social Impact Business will open on July 6. 2050 Jet Wing Drive, Colorado Springs, CO.  Stop by for a cup of coffee.

Zorro and Bill delivered a check to William Stanley Foundation grantee Becky Treece of The Place, a nonprofit which helps homeless children in Colorado Springs. The grant will be used to fund 60 self-assessment tests for employees so the work force can be more efficient.

Bill Stanley of the William Stanley Foundation and Zorro the Money Dog presenting a check to Sara Petrie of @Ellie Mental Health. The Foundation is assisting teens in Monument CO participate in a much-needed psychoeducational group. 

Bill and Zorro the Money Dog present a William Stanley Foundation check to Jean Jie of Junior Achievement to cover 6 JSEP (Joint Science Education Project) classes for the Spring of 2024. Students learn key business and entrepreneurship skills, design a product, create a prototype, and develop a business plan. The Foundation provides funds to create the prototype. Students learn a lot from this experience.

Bill Stanley of the William Stanley Foundation presenting a check to Diane Stine of the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum.  The Foundation is assisting in curriculum development for the CSPM’s newest exhibit, Until Forever Comes: This is Ute Homeland.

Bill and Zorro present a William Stanley Foundation check to Jean Jie of Junior Achievement to support four classes in the Fall of 2023.

Bill and Zorro presenting a William Stanley Foundation check to Randee Van Ness, Executive Director of the Skills Academy, which was founded to bring vocational training to the Special Needs community in Colorado Springs. The grant will be used to purchase the final piece of equipment for the Skills Café and Training Center. It will allow students to learn how to work in a restaurant kitchen and is one of the first steps towards a culinary career. The Training Center will assist in training 100+ students a year.

The William Stanley Foundation recently provided a grant to the Community Relief and Development Action nonprofit in Cameroon, Africa to help them provide textbooks for a school library.  The school helps orphans and vulnerable and internally displaced children in the city of Tiko.  The photo shows excited kids holding new books.