PLYMOUTH MEETING — For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation is the recipient of a $6,000 grant from the American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation, a charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry.
Kris Burns at First American Title Insurance Company in Berwyn nominated the nonprofit to receive the grant.
For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation is one of 21 nonprofit organizations across the United States that received a grant this month from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation. The Foundation announced the recipients of this year’s first round of biannual grants during ALTA Springboard, held March 19-21 in Oklahoma City.
“Having raised more than $1.3 million and awarded a total of $976,000 in grants to small, local organizations in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the foundation has done incredibly meaningful work for communities across the United States since 2020,” said Foundation Board Chair Mary O’Donnell, president and CEO of Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. and past president of ALTA. “By providing grants to community nonprofits, title insurance professionals and the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation are able to make a huge impact.”
“We are honored to be the recipient of this grant from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation,” said Marci B. Schankweiler, founder and CEO at For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation. “Our organization will use this grant to support cancer patients and their loved ones through their diagnosis by addressing their emotional, psychological, spiritual, mental, and physical health needs.”
The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation was launched in 2020 to bolster the charitable efforts of ALTA members. Land title insurance professionals can apply for grants on behalf of recognized 501(c)(3) organizations that they assist financially or through volunteer efforts; preference is given to housing-related charities. The inaugural round of grants was announced in March 2021.
