BONNELL FOUNDATION LIVING WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Bonnell Foundation helps parents with mentoring, medical assistance and college grants. We also try, when possible to resolve insurance challenges.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Lung Transplant program
A person with cystic fibrosis can apply via our website for a lung transplant grant. The person must go to "Lung Transplants" on the home page and fill out all the paper work and submit.
Marge Carmona Education scholarships
Persons with cystic fibrosis, at any point in their undergraduate college years may request up to $2,500 in tuition dollars. They have to fill out forms that can be found on our website. thebonnellfoundation.org
Portraits of cystic fibrosis calendars
We produce five thousand black and white, inspirational calendars that feature people with cystic fibrosis. This year we have 20 people and their inspirational words featured.
Where we work
Awards
Portraits of cystic fibrosis calendars 2010
Various media story radio, television and print meda
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of academic scholarships awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Each year we find that more people are aware of the Marge Carmona Scholarship grants. CF persons apply from Michigan and across the Country.
Number of lung transplant grants requested
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We need to get the word out more than we already are about our lung transplant grants. The need is out there but not everyone is hearing that we can help them financially.
Amount of medical assistance given out yearly
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We get constant requests for medical assistance and we're glad to help. People can request up to $500 twice yearly.
Number of community events or trainings held and attendance
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We either hold a family night event or a CF Task force event each year. This is to gather the CF community and discuss needs, connect and move forward with ideas.
Media coverage our Foundation receives
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
As a former news reporter I am well connected in the Detroit market. Coworkers and other TV and radio stations support The Bonnell foundation.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We are trying to help parents navigate their way through a life time with cystic fibrosis.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We give our time, experience, financial support and resources.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are well connected within the community to help others with issues related to CF.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have already given away $500,000. Laura bonnell talked to legislators years ago to let them know the importance of getting newborn screening in the state. We have raised awareness not only in the community, on radio and television but also with lawmakers.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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BONNELL FOUNDATION LIVING WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Board of directorsas of 07/19/2019
Mrs. Laura Bonnell
The Bonnell Foundation
Term: 2010 -
Mrs. Lori Tournay-Liggett
Cumulus radio
Term: 2010 -
Laura Bonnell
Journalist
Lori Tournay-Liggett
Crain's Detroit Business
Patty jaeger
board member
Tom Armstrong
financial analyst
Scott Carmona
Ford Motor Company