William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation
The Gross Family Foundation donated more than $18 million to 67 non-profits and charities in 2023, the most recipients ever in a single year for the Gross Family Foundation! “Jennifer, Jeff and I are pleased to continue our tradition of giving to organizations that provide immeasurable benefits to the communities they serve,” said Mr. Gross, a philanthropist, author and the co-founder of Newport Beach-based, fixed income asset manager PIMCO.”
Many of you may remember my post from last year sharing how much of a struggle it had become for me to keep Ear Community going as a small grassroots nonprofit. Many small nonprofits do not make it past five years. Ear Community will proudly turn 14 years old this May! However, the journey has not been easy and I was beginning to feel defeated no matter how successful my work was for our community. Especially when you have very little funding and no staff to help. Thanks to the incredible gift of support received from the William, Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation, one of the new programs Ear Community launched last year for the Microtia and Atresia community was Pax’s Ear Fund, which allows for audiologists to be reimbursed for the fitting/programming fee to help their patients still receive the gift of hearing when insurance denies this service. Ear Community plans to also launch another new program called Pax’s Eyewear to help children with eye and sunglasses when they have no ears to hold them up. Our Ear Community Organization is incredibly grateful for the continued support and generosity from the William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation!
As the Founder of Ear Community and as Ally’s Mom, I am incredibly honored and so very grateful to have found this support through the Gross Family Foundation for our community! Ear Community has been a game changer for the Microita and Atresia community since 2010, helping hundreds of thousands of children and adults and their families all over the world! Thank you for helping our organization to continue it’s work, passion and dedication when serving the Microtia and Aural Atresia community! No words can explain how incredibly grateful our organization is for your Family’s support!
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Melissa Tumblin
