THE GEO GROUP FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
THE GEO GROUP FOUNDATION The GEO Group is committed to making a difference in the communities in which it operates. Every year, through its charitable foundation, The GEO Group Foundation, GEO supports charities, schools, community organizations, and higher education scholarships for students across the country.
Every year, through its charitable foundation, The GEO Group Foundation, GEO
The GEO Group Foundation pursues this goal by making charitable grants to local nonprofit organizations, schools, and public entities to help them meet their philanthropic goals and public purposes. One of The GEO Group Foundation’s main goals is to help deserving students achieve their education and career goals through higher education scholarships.
supports charities, schools, community organizations, and higher education scholarships for students across the country.
$1.9 Million IN CHARITABLE DONATIONS DURING 2018
2018 Highlights • Approximately $1.9 million in charitable donations • Increased college and university scholarship donations to more than $700,000 • Donated approximately $1.2 million to a diverse group of organizations focused on health, disabilities, at-risk children and youth, and education
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2018 YEAR IN REVIEW
$1.9 Million
$75,000 DONATED TO BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL
THE GEO GROUP FOUNDATION MADE OVER $1.9 MILLION IN CHARITABLE DONATIONS DURING 2018
~$450,000 DONATED TO HEALTH & DISABILITIES ORGANIZATIONS
$700,000+ OR 37% OF THE TOTAL CHARITABLE DONATIONS WERE ALLOCATED TO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
100+ Schools MORE THAN 100 LOCAL SCHOOLS RECEIVED GEO FOUNDATION DONATIONS
$100,000 DONATED TO THE ARC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
The GEO Group Foundation Donations (As of December 31, 2018)
Total:
$1,906,642
37% or $709,000 to Scholarships
23% or $444,620 to Health & Disabilities Organizations
9% or $175,002 to Children’s Organizations 6% or $107,720 to Local Schools & Education 11% or $203,050 to Public Government Entities 14% or $267,250 to Various Other Organizations
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2018 HIGHLIGHTS Aurora Supports Special Olympics Polar Plunge On February 10, 2018, Aurora ICE Processing Center took the plunge at the Aurora Reservoir to support and help raise funds for the Special Olympics Colorado. Team GEO won its fourth consecutive first place fundraising award by raising $15,300 in volunteered contributions, and an additional $5,000 from The GEO Group Foundation.
Bay Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility Presents Scholarships to Bay Education Foundation At the June 2018 meeting for the Bay County School Board, the Bay Education Foundation presented $10,000 in scholarship checks donated from GEO’s Bay Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility on behalf of The GEO Group Foundation to recipients Victoria White and Jasmyn Coleman.
The GEO Group Foundation Supports The U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund On October 1, 2018, The GEO Group Foundation donated $25,000 to the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund (USMSBF). The USMSBF was founded in 2012 in response to the devastating loss of ten Deputy and Special Deputy U.S. Marshals in line of duty in 2011.
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2018 SCHOLARSHIP TOTAL:
$709,000 Western Region $162,000
Central Region $227,000
Eastern Region $246,000
Tacoma IPC $15,000
Moshannon Valley $18,000 Central Valley MCCF
$7,000 Golden State MCCF
$7,000
McFarland FCRF $3,000
New Castle CF $32,000 Aurora IPC $5,000
Great Plains CF $19,000
Mesa Verde DF Guadalupe NEMDF $4,000 ASP Kingman $6,000 $10,000 $34,000
Heritage Trails CF $8,000
Queens $2,000
Lawrenceville CC $16,000 Rivers CI $13,000
Lawton CF $25,000
Robert Deyton $10,000 Adelanto Riverbend CF Fannin County $15,000 $15,000 ASP Florence West $10,000 LaSalle DF $8,000 $12,000 D. Ray James CF Flightline Lea CF $25,000 $18,000 Graceville CF Central Arizona $13,000 Joe Corley $18,000 Desert View $13,000 Ector County $15,000 South Bay CF MCCF $3,000 $20,000 Alexandria $7,000 $4,000 Central Texas ASP Phoenix West Blackwater WRDF San Diego Bay CF $6,000 $5,000 River CF $10,000 Reeves County $10,000 *includes GEO $20,000 $12,000 Karnes Co. Pine Prairie Val Verde CF $4,000 South Texas DC $8,000 $13,000 Broward TC Karnes Res. $17,000 $7,000 Kinney County $9,000 Rio Grande $10,000 Coastal Bend DC $25,000 Moore Haven CF $7,000 $8,000 East Hidalgo DC Brooks County DC $11,000 $6,000 Big Spring $17,000
Corporate $74,000
Central Arizona Correctional Facility Supports Student Scholarships Central Arizona Correctional Facility, located in Florence, Arizona, is proud to support local students with achieving their higher education goals by presenting several $1,000 scholarships, on behalf of The GEO Group Foundation, to six deserving individuals.
Care
GEO Care GEO Foundation Donations (As of December 31, 2018)
Total: $62,345 23% or $14,175 to Children’s Organizations
15% or $9,620 to Local Schools & Education
11% or $ $6,700 to Public Government Entities
30% or $18,650 to Health & Disabilities Organizations
21% or $13,200 to Various Others
Eastern Region GEO Foundation Donations (As of December 31, 2018)
Total: $362,102 12% or $42,700 to Health & Disabilities Organizations
68%
68% or $246,000 to Scholarships
68% or $246,000 of the donations made by Eastern Region facilities was allocated to Scholarships
5% or $19,002 to Children’s Organizations 2% or $6,100 to Local Schools & Education
3% or $12,700 to Public Government Entities
10% or $35,600 to Various Others
Central Region GEO Foundation Donations (As of December 31, 2018)
Total: $359,100 14% or $50,200 to Various Others
5% or $18,000 to Children’s Organizations
63% 63% or $227,000 of the donations made by Central Region facilities was allocated to Scholarships
2% or $6,500 to Local Schools & Education
3% or $11,900 to Public Government Entities
63% or $227,000 to Scholarships
13% or $45,500 to Health & Disabilities Organizations
Western Region GEO Foundation Donations (As of December 31, 2018)
Total: $303,150 53% or $162,000 to Scholarships
20% or $61,800 to Children’s Organizations
53% 8% or $24,700 to Various Others
53% or $162,00 of the donations made by Central Region facilities was allocated to Scholarships
3% or $7,500 to Local Schools & Education 5% or $14,000 to Public Government Entities
11% or $33,150 to Health & Disabilities Organizations
THE GEO GROUP FOUNDATION
2018 ANNUAL REPORT