At its annual Summer Splash Customer Appreciation Party, the Jim Christman Team — Keller Williams Real Estate presented grants to three local nonprofit organizations and a student award to a Palmerton area recent graduate.

The funding was made possible through the Christman Team Cares Fund, a donor-advised fund established at the Carbon County Community Foundation by Jim and Tiffani Christman.

This year’s grant recipients were selected in part by a public poll hosted on the Jim Christman Team’s

Facebook page, where community members were invited to nominate and then vote for their favorite nonprofits. The final grants awarded were:

• Hardship Heroes — $1,000;

• Raising the House — $750;

• Dylan & Gavin’s Rainbow — $500.

In addition, Bella Catania, a 2025 Palmerton High School graduate, was presented with the ‘Keys To Your Future Award’, a $500 merit given to a student who demonstrates community involvement and pride in their hometown. The award is designed to support graduates as they take their next steps, whether that means continuing their education or entering the workforce.

This is the third year the Christman Team Cares Fund has provided charitable support to local organizations and youth.

Donor-advised funds like the Christman Team Cares Fund offer a flexible and meaningful way for individuals, families, or businesses to support the causes they care about. To learn more about establishing a donoradvised fund, visit www.cccfoundpa.org or contact the Carbon County Community Foundation.

The Carbon County Community Foundation was formed in 2016 with the mission to improve the quality of life for all Carbon County residents, now and forever. We do this by offering individuals, families, and businesses the most effective charitable giving tools available in the marketplace today, combining that with expertise in philanthropic planning, nonprofit sector issues, and community priorities.

Since 2016, the charitable funds at the Foundation have cumulatively awarded more than $1.3 million in grants and scholarships to nonprofit and community organizations, teachers, schools, and students in Carbon County.

We are honored to work with hundreds of donors, nonprofits, advisors, and civic leaders to build resources and strengthen our community, forever. Learn more about the Carbon County Community Foundation at cccfoundpa.org or by calling 1-855-545-1311