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| 2009 Donations to Community Exceed $500,000 |
January, 2009 |
The Curran Family Foundation completed its sixth full year of service to the community by donating $518,175 to fourteen different health, education and faith based nonprofit organizations that positively impact the lives of children and young adults in 2009. "Many nonprofit organizations have been negatively impacted by the economy at a time when community needs have increased and we are blessed that the Foundation has been able to help support their efforts to make our community better," said Foundation President Michael Curran. 98.5% of the 2009 donations were granted to nonprofit organizations in Wake County that support the Foundation's mission to positively impact the lives of children and young adults. Total community donations over the Foundation's six year history total $3,394,404.
The largest project of the Foundation is the nonprofit Triangle Aquatic Center, a public aquatic facility in Cary, North Carolina that provided public access to over 360,000 visitors in 2009. TAC provides year-round public access to health, safety, recreation and competition aquatic programming for the citizens of Cary and Wake County. In addition, TAC hosted fifty-one aquatic competitions in 2009 that generated an economic benefit of more than $5 million in direct visitor spending in Wake County. Unfortunately, TAC receives no tax funding or support from local government for its public access mission.
Fourteen nonprofit organizations received funding in 2009 to help pursue their missions that are aligned with the Curran Foundation's mission.
Read the entire January Press Release.
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| Cary Chamber Honor a Teacher Program |
April, 2008 |
The Curran Foundation is sponsoring two, $1,000 awards to teachers in Wake County who have demonstrated leadership in the classroom as part of the Cary Chamber Honor a Teacher Program. The Cary Chamber of Commerce started the awards program in 2002 and this year marks the Foundation's third year of participation. "This is a wonderful program promoted by the Cary Chamber and is in full alignment with the Foundation's mission to positively impact the lives of children and young adults," said Michael Curran, the Foundation's President.
This year's award ceremony will be held on May 12th at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park to recognize twenty-two (22) outstanding teachers in Wake County. The Foundation will sponsor one private school award for a teacher at Cary Academy and one public school award to a teacher at Davis Drive Elementary school. Representing the Foundation at the award ceremony will be Robyn Curran and Danielle Curran.
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| 2007 was a Milestone Year |
March, 2008 |
The Curran Foundation in its third full year of service to the community made significant progress in pursuit of its mission "to positively impact the lives of children and young adults." The Foundation's President, Michael Curran described the year as a, "milestone year that included the opening of the Foundation's first large project, the Triangle Aquatic Center."
Donations to the community increased 16% from $642,675 in 2006 to $746,790 in 2007 with a milestone being reached of $2,007,395.25 in donations to the community in the three full years of operations. Seventeen different nonprofit organizations received donations from the Foundation in 2007 with the largest category being health and fitness for children organizations including:
Nonprofit organizations that support quality education and teachers were the second largest donation category and included organizations such as:
Assets in the Foundation after community donations and expenses grew 12% in 2007 from $17,462,147 to $19,522,210. "It was an unusually good investment year for the Foundation that will allow the Foundation's Board to increase its donations to the community in 2008," said Curran.
"The most rewarding event in 2007 was the October 28, 2007 opening of the first year-round public aquatic facility built in Wake County in the last fifteen years, the Triangle Aquatic Center," Curran stated. The 72,000 sf state-of-the art public aquatic facility located in Cary adjacent to the Cary Towne Center Mall, is the largest aquatic facility in North Carolina and one of the premier aquatic facilities in the entire Southeast. This facility will serve the health, safety, recreation and competition aquatic programming needs of children and adults throughout the five counties of the Triangle region.
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| Curran Foundation surpasses $1,000,000 milestone |
December, 2006 |
The Curran Foundation surpasses $1,000,000 milestone in donations to the community in just its third year of operation. Donation and grant distributions in 2006 to nonprofit organizations from the Foundation will increase 22% over 2005 distributions to $625,000. Total distributions since its inception in 2004 through the end of 2006 total $1,250,000.
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| TAC scheduled to open largest aquatic facility in NC Sept. 2007 |
December, 2006 |
The Triangle Aquatic Center is on schedule to open the largest public aquatic facility in North Carolina in September of 2007. This public facility will make a significant positive impact in the lives of children and young adults in the communities of Wake County. TAC is the Foundation's largest grant recipient and Foundation President Michael Curran serves on the Board as volunteer president.
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| April's Angels hold first annual golf outing |
December, 2006 |
April's Angels holds its first annual golf outing to raise money for fantasy bedrooms for chronically ill children in Wake and surrounding counties in North Carolina. The Foundation supports the April's Angels mission to bring new life into the homes of families with children whose activities outside the home are limited due to illnesses by providing funds for one new bedroom per year.
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| Cary Academy celebrates 10 years of excellence |
December, 2006 |
Cary Academy celebrates 10 years of Excellence. Since it opened in 1997, Cary Academy has been committed to its mission of discovery, innovation, collaboration and excellence. As an independent, college-preparatory school, Cary Academy creates a secure and nurturing environment for students in grades 6-12. Foundation President Michael Curran sits on the Cary Academy Board and also serves as volunteer President of the PTA Alliance for the 2006-07 academic year.
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