The Carmel Hill Fund community sends its healing love to the family of Lili Ruane. Lili has been a trustee since 2019 and will be remembered for her warmth, positivity, curiosity, and compassion. In lieu of flowers, Lili’s family asks that you perform an act of kindness today. https://lnkd.in/eD_JPzDP
Carmel Hill Fund
Non-profit Organizations
Cultivating literacy, a lifelong love of reading, and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
About us
Founded in 1986 by William J. Ruane, The Carmel Hill Fund (CHF) is focused on helping young people, especially those growing up in vulnerable circumstances, become voracious readers who also have the skills, relationships, nurturing environments, and supports to become emotionally thriving adults. The Fund is both a grantmaker and operates an education program in three cities across the United States.
- Website
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www.carmelhill.net
External link for Carmel Hill Fund
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1986
- Specialties
- mental health, literacy, and philanthropy
Employees at Carmel Hill Fund
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Kimberlee Huelsman
Dedicated Learning & Development Professional | Passionate about Cultivating Growth & Excellence
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Gretchen Rech
Empowering individuals through education to create positive change within themselves and their communities.
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Grace McIntyre
Student at University of Louisiana Monroe
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Nena Grace Williams
Undergraduate Speech-Language Pathology Student at the University of Louisiana Monroe, seeking job opportunities in the field of Speech Therapy…
Updates
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We are excited to announce that Kate Garroway recently joined our team as Chief Operating Officer. In this new position, Kate plays a key leadership role in reimagining how The Carmel Hill Fund can become an innovative, state-of-the-art operation that maximizes its financial, talent, and other resources, in alignment with the organization’s mission and goals, to help develop voracious readers and support adolescent mental health. Kate brings over 20 years of experience building and leading strategic operations functions within mission-driven environments. Most recently, she was a Managing Director in BDO USA's Nonprofit and Grantmaker Advisory Services practice (previously BDO FMA) where she worked with 150 nonprofits and foundations over 11 years helping leaders develop finance and operations infrastructure to support their current needs and future aspirations. Gratitude to Bridge Partners - Executive Search for leading this successful search with a talented candidate pool.
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The Carmel Hill Fund mourns the passing of our long-time partner and grantee Dr. David Shaffer, the former head of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Shaffer worked closely with our founder and benefactor Bill Ruane to better understand the #MentalHealth of young people and to establish new protocols to support those who are suffering. https://lnkd.in/e_WAEhqt
David Shaffer, Medical ‘Detective’ in Suicide of Youths, Dies at 87
https://www.nytimes.com