Named Scholarship Funds
Caron continues to grow and develop thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends. Caron’s Endowment creates a solid foundation for the future of recovery. Studies have shown that addiction is a family disease that can be passed from one generation to the next. Caron’s Endowment will ensure that Caron's lifesaving treatment will be available for our children and grandchildren should they need it.
Caron’s endowment is a perpetual fund which generates a predictable, reliable income stream that guarantees our long-term financial health and provides financial assistance for individuals and families in need. The endowment also helps to grow and nurture the organization and ensure that projects can be funded regardless of what future economies hold.
As part of our endowment program, Caron provides the opportunity for individuals and groups to create named endowed scholarship funds in honor or memory of an individual or family. Caron staff works closely with the families to determine the program and/or region that the endowed fund will support. It has been a wonderful opportunity for families to honor and recognize a family member's recovery and is also a way to memorialize an individual who lost their struggle to this chronic disease. For more information or to create an a named endowed scholarship fund, please contact Susan Borelli at sborelli@caron.org or 610-568-4768.
The following endowed scholarship funds are legacies that are impacting lives today and will continue to do so in the future. Donations can be made to a specific fund by accessing our online donation form and selecting "named scholarship fund" where it asks which type of donation you'd like to make. You will be able to choose to have your donation go to one of our existing funds. Your gift will help to increase the number of scholarships these funds generate each year. Families will be notified of your thoughtfulness.
Caron Treatment Scholarships
James Billerbeck Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 1997 in loving memory of James Billerbeck by his family and friends. This endowment provides general scholarship support each year to individuals in need of treatment.
John J. Flannery Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of John Flannery by the Caron Board of Directors, his family and friends. This endowment provides general scholarship support each year to individuals in need of treatment.
Bethany R. Granata Endowed Scholarship Fund
In loving memory of Bethany R. Granata, this scholarship was established in 2011. This endowed scholarship fund will provide scholarship aid for treatment to adolescents and young adults from Western Pennsylvania.
Gregg R. Grossman Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in loving memory of Gregg R. Grossman, this scholarship is currently being funded through gifts from family and friends as a symbol of Gregg's wish to help others in need of recovery.
Mr. Ed Gurtsky Endowed Scholarship Fund
In 2010, Caron lost a very special counselor in the young men's extended care program. "Mr. Ed" was known to many as a tough but loving counselor. Staff and alumni of the program are seeking to raise funds to establish an endowed scholarship in Mr. Ed's memory. This scholarship will support extended care services for adolescent boys and young men.
Justin Boyd Howard Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2010 in loving memory of Justin Boyd Howard, this endowed scholarship fund will support scholarship aid to families seeking treatment in the Young Adult Male Program.
Rev. William J. “Father Bill” Hultberg Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2001 to commemorate Father Bill’s 70th birthday by the Caron Board of Directors, his family, and friends, this scholarship provides scholarship aid to individuals who are seeking treatment. Additional gifts are made to the scholarship each year to celebrate Father Bill's birthday.
Nicholas Klarsfeld Endowed Scholarship Fund
This scholarship established in 2010 in memory of Nicholas Klarsfeld supports scholarship aid to young adults needing treatment at Caron's Young Adult Program and Caron Renaissance.
Ann Marie and McKay Kelly Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2008 by Michael Kelly in memory of his sister, Ann Marie, and as a tribute to his daughter, McKay, this fund provides scholarship aid for adolescent females.
Charles A. Leeds, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
Funded in 2002 by Susan Bridges, her children and friends and family in memory of her husband, Charles A. Leeds, Jr., this endowment provides general scholarship aid each year to individuals in need of treatment.
Leibowitz Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2005, this endowment provides general scholarship support each year to families in need of treatment.
Martin E. Mulhern Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in December 2006 by Martin Mulhern’s parents to honor his memory, this endowment provides general scholarship aid each year to individuals in need of treatment.
Vivian E. Nicely Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in the fall of 2007 by her husband and daughters in memory of Vivian E. Nicely, this fund provides scholarship aid to women seeking relapse treatment.
Patrick Rogers Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in loving memory of Patrick Rogers by his family and friends in 2001, this scholarship provides financial assistance to adolescent families seeking treatment.
Miller - Skibbie Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established with an initial gift in 2008, this scholarship fund will support scholarship aid for individuals from the Greater Washington D.C. and Hartford, CT Regions.
Subak Family Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in January 2008 by the Subak Family, this endowment provides general scholarship aid each year to individuals in need of treatment.
John and Sandra Taylor Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2007, this endowed scholarship fund provides scholarship aid to individuals in need of treatment from selected counties in New York.
Family Treatment Scholarships through Breakthrough at Caron
Breakthrough Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2011 with an initial gift of $50,000 from the Harvey Goodstein Foundation, this scholarship aid for the Breakthrough at Caron program is currently being funded with additional gifts from alumni and friends. We hope to reach $100,000 by June 30, 2012.
Richard D. Kelley Endowed Scholarship Fund
This fund was established in memory of Richard Kelley by Caron’s Board of Directors, his family and friends. Funds from the Annual Richard Kelley Golf Tournament help to grow this scholarship each year.
Ivan Small Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 2001 in loving memory of Ivan Small by his family and friends, this named endowed fund provides scholarship aid for residents of Maine to attend Breakthrough at Caron program.
Frederick Allen Smith Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in December 1999 by the Andryc family in loving memory of their uncle, Frederick Allen Smith. This endowment provides general scholarship aid each year to individuals seeking to attend the Breakthrough at Caron program.
Suzanne Voisin Endowed Scholarship Fund
Established in 1989 by Suzanne Voisin-Wickham this endowed scholarship fund is to be used for individuals from Titusville and western Pennsylvania who are seeking to attend Breakthrough at Caron program.
Caron Endowment Funds in Support of Programs or Positions
Geof McKernan Endowed Fund
This endowed fund, established in 2009 by Geof McKernan supports the Recovery Care Services. The goal of Recovery Care Services is to provide support and guidance to patients and their family for one year post discharge from Caron. Each month, a Recovery Care Specialist takes a snapshot of where recent alumni are in their recovery and takes a look at their daily program with the goal of identifying relapse warning signs. There are currently almost 2,500 families enrolled in this service and staff have completed 11,796 surveys on patients and families during this past year. A total of 77 patients were either referred back to Caron, another program, or the Breakthrough at Caron program.
Rabbinical Endowment Fund
This endowed fund is being established to support Caron's Rabbinical position on campus and to insure continued outreach to our families of the Jewish faith.
Ramonas Family Spirituality Endowed Fund
This endowment was established with an initial gift in 2010 to support Caron's spirituality outreach programs and retreats. It currently provides support for the Ramonas Spirituality Retreat which takes place during the spring at the Breakthrough mansion.
Ziff Family Endowment Scholarship Fund
Established in January 2008 by the Ziff family, the income from this endowment is designated for operational expenses for the Breakthrough at Caron program.
