Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management

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Grandma’s Gifts works to provide goods and services to families and schools in Appalachia and educate youth and adults on how to make a difference.

As of April 2008, -$2.5M+ in goods & services have been provided -650,000+ books (estimated value $9.5M) have been placed into the hands of the economically-disadvantaged
-10,000lbs+ of food (estimated at $12,500) have been collected & distributed -Millions of people have heard Founder & Volunteer Director, Emily Douglas, talk about volunteerism & Appalachia through speaking engagements, television, radio, & the Internet

Totaling more than $12Million in goods and services!

Why ‘Grandma’s Gifts’? This organization was founded in 1993, by eleven year old Emily Douglas, in memory of her grandmother Norma Ackison of Ironton, Ohio. Norma passed away in 1991 after losing her battle with breast cancer. She was raised in depression era, poverty stricken Appalachia and as an adult and owner of a small business, Norma and her husband gave back to the community that helped to raise her and her impoverish siblings. With her passing Emily knew that she could not let cancer be the final victor!

What makes ‘Grandma’s Gifts’ Different? The totally awesome part about Grandma’s Gifts is that this organization is run by volunteer youth & young adults, meaning that 100% of our donors donations of go to the cause! Since 2002, Grandma’s Gifts has operated as a donor advise fund through the Columbus Foundation, making monetary donations tax-deductable.