Disney Donates $500,000 to Surprise Seven Florida Nonprofits. Letโs raise the roof inside theย Hoop-Dee-Doo! Itโs time to celebrate our seven 2024 Disney Grants recipients who were just surprised with the news of a $500,000 donation at a special performance of the iconic show atย Disneyโs Fort Wilderness Resort.ย
What is a Disney Grant?
Each year at Disney World, we set out to recognize nonprofit organizations that are bringing joy, happiness and magic to families through monetary donations that we call Disney Grants.
Since weโve been operating in Florida for more than 50 years, and with the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, there was no better place for the surprise to take place than inside Pioneer Hall.
It was a rootinโ tootinโ good time recognizing the great work taking place in our community. And donโt worry, strawberry shortcake was definitely involved!
Get to Know the 2024 Disney Grants Recipients
This yearโs Disney Grant recipients have big plans to make positive changes for Florida students and families. Weโre honored to be part of their stories as they continue to do good in our community and hope youโll join us in learning more about them.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Floridaย
- Camp Boggy Creekย
- Childrenโs Home Society of Floridaย
- Girl Scouts of Citrus Councilย
- Lift Orlandoย
- Marine Discovery Centerย
- Orlando Science Centerย
โThese organizations enrich Central Florida in unique and vital ways. We are grateful for the positive change they inspire and want to help them do more of that,โ said Rena Langley, Senior Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs at Walt Disney World.
What will the Disney Grants fund?
Each granted nonprofit will use the funding in unique ways to strengthen Floridaโs workforce, provide access to education, pioneer youth development programs and more.
- Camp Boggy Creekย is a place where children with serious illnesses can step away from the โreal worldโ and focus on having fun at no cost. With the grant, they plan to launch an โArts for Allโ camp, where high school students with disabilities or serious illnesses can have a chance to learn and perform in a safe environment.ย
- Marine Discovery Centerย aims to make nature accessible to all through first-hand experiences. They will use the extra funding to offer students from land-locked counties in Central Florida opportunities to visit, learn and explore an ecosystem they may not have encountered before.ย
- Childrenโs Home Society of Floridaย not only helps students prepare for standardized tests like SATs and ACTs, they also help high school students who may not be able to visit college campuses take tours of their dream schools. They will continue to help make secondary education more attainable for local students through financial aid paperwork support and STEM summer programs.ย
These are just three examples, and the impact is clear. Over the coming months during ourย Summer of Sharingย at Disney World, weโll continue to amplify the voices and work of our 2024 Disney Grants recipients.ย