Mission
The Pine Rest Foundation exists to provide Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services with financial resources and community support so its ministry of love and healing in Christ's name can be enhanced and continued.
Overview
The Pine Rest Foundation was established to help Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services advance the healing ministry of Jesus Christ through its provision of behavioral health care services. Since its inception, the Pine Rest Foundation has made grants of over $5.1 million to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. The Pine Rest Foundation oversees a general endowment generated through annual membership gifts, proceeds from special events, bequests, and other outright or deferred gifts.
The Foundation started the general endowment by initiating annual membership drives, and membership gifts continue to fuel growth in the endowment. In addition, the Foundation hosts a number of special events, including the Golf Classic and the Pine Rest Foundation Dinner, presenting the Jay Van Den Berg Leadership Award to individuals who have made significant contributions to Pine Rest and the Foundation through their leadership in giving of their time, talents, and resources. The Pine Rest Foundation is also the beneficiary of bequests and planned gifts (such as charitable remainder trusts or charitable gift annuities), and receives gifts of securities, real estate, memorial gifts, proceeds from individual trusts, and insurance policies.
For more information about the Pine Rest Foundation or to inquire about how you can support the work of the Foundation, please contact Randall Johnson, MA, Executive Director of the Foundation, at 616/281-6367 or pinerestfoundation@pinerest.org.
Pine Rest Foundation Board of Governors:
- John Lichtenberg, President
- Kirk Lambers, Treasurer
- Cindy Varney, Secretary
- Peter Baldwin
- Mark Eastburg, CEO
- Randall Johnson, Executive Director
- Carri Kendall
- Suzanne Keep
- Niko Leonardos
- Thomas Nobel
- Jim Schipper
- John Van Fossen
- Steve Wert
- Jan Winters
- Jeff Yonker
Underwriting Support
For fiscal year 2011-2012, the Foundation has underwritten the funding of 13 programs and services with gifts totaling $364,565. In addition the Foundation provided $391,000 for the Patient Assistance Fund, which enables Pine Rest to provide behavioral health care to individuals and families with limited financial resources. The Foundation's support makes it possible for Pine Rest to have an impact in the community through programs and services such as:
- Grant Management Team
Seeks, submits and manages a variety of grants for a wide range of programs.
- Faith Community Outreach
Connecting area churches, ministries, and Christian organizations to services available at Pine Rest as well as develop new services designed to benefit the faith community.
- Pine Rest Christian Homes Supported Independent Living Job Support and Career Exploration
Program teaching job skills and how to maintain employment, building a strong sense of independence and confidence while building relationships in the community, dispelling stereotypes, and promoting diversity.
Pine Rest is grateful for the vision of the individuals who established the Foundation 50 years ago, and to all those past and present who have so generously supported the work of the Foundation that make these gifts possible.
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