The Luminer Foundation

Charities and Organizations we support:
• “A Brush With Kindness” program for the Northern Ocean County Habitat for Humanity
     Habitat for Humanity’s A Brush with Kindness is a locally-operated program serving low-income homeowners who struggle to maintain the exterior of their homes. The program is a holistic approach to providing affordable housing and assisting communities as well as families.
     NEWS: • Habitat for Humanity's A Brush with Kindness Program assists a local veteran with a yard makeover!

• Boy Scouts of America
     The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

• Diabetes Foundation
     The Diabetes Foundation, Inc., established on August 17, 1990, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the needs of the diabetic community in the New Jersey/New York Metropolitan area. Through the efforts of volunteers, the Diabetes Foundation, Inc. focuses its efforts on providing public and professional education, diabetic children's camp scholarships, and indigent assistance with diabetic medications and supplies in an effort to improve the quality of life for people with diabetes.

• Monsignor Donovan High School
      The Catholic community of Monsignor Donovan High School educates its students to live their faith, respect and serve others, and pursue academic excellence in a college preparatory environment.

• Muscular Dystrophy Association
     MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education.

• North Naples United Methodist Church
     Donations made to support relief efforts following the 2010 Haitia earthquake.

• Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
     St. Jude is unlike any other pediatric treatment and research facility. Discoveries made here have completely changed how the world treats children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. With research and patient care under one roof, St. Jude is where some of today's most gifted researchers are able to do science more quickly.

• Simons Soup Kitchen
     Simon’s Soup Kitchen operates in Seaside Heights, NJ. The kitchen serves meals Tuesday and Friday nights during the months of October through April to anyone in need of a meal and a friendly smile. Simon's Soup Kitchen is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 8415. Since the start of Simon’s Soup Kitchen over 23,000 meals have been served. Many of our clientele live in Seaside Heights and the surrounding area throughout the year and work in our community during the summer months, and sometimes need a little extra support during the winter.

• Special Olympics
     Dignity, acceptance, and a chance to reach one’s potential – these are human rights worth promoting for everyone. For more than four decades, Special Olympics has been bringing one message to the world: people with intellectual disabilities can and will succeed if given the opportunity.

• The American Cancer Society
     The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has 13 chartered Divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.

• United Way of Ocean County
     United Way of Ocean County provides the leadership and resources it takes to help people in the county become independent. We work with community leaders and experts to understand the issues in each of the communities we serve. Then we fund the network of programs that can best address those issues. Or we launch new initiatives that will. We hold ourselves and all of our partner programs accountable for delivering measurable, lasting results.