WHO WE HELP

Funds raised by Cabaret for Life beyond the basic operational costs of productions and the administrative expenses are donated directly to its chosen beneficiaries.   The Board of Trustees carefully investigates potential beneficiaries, visits the facilities and meets the directors and staff to determine the need, viability and efficiency of each beneficiary.

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The main focus of our first decade was HIV/AIDS organizations, but in subsequent years we have reached out to groups helping people with cancer, sickle cell anemia, lupus, crones and colitis, and other life-threatening illnesses.

 Since 1996, Cabaret for Life has donated nearly $500,000 to the following local and national charities (please click on link for more information about each group):

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• AIDS Resource Foundation for Children (ARFC/St. Clare’s Homes) (Newark, NJ)

• American Cancer Society

• The Ashley Lauren Foundation (Colts Neck, NJ)

• The Bone Marrow Foundation

• Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (New York, NY)

• Broadway House (Newark, NJ)

• Center House (Asbury Park, NJ)

• The Center in Asbury Park, Inc. (Asbury Park, NJ)

• Children’s Tumor Foundation

• Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, New Jersey Chapter

• The Frances Foundation For Kids Fighting Cancer

• Lupus Foundation of America

• K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital/Jersey Shore University Medical Center Family HIV Program (Neptune, NJ)

• Kick Cancer Overboard (Long Branch, NJ)

• Mary’s Place by the Sea, Inc. (Ocean Grove, NJ)

• Michael’s Feat (Matawan, NJ)

• Nicholas Leather Heart2Heart Foundation (Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ)

• Operation Homefront Tri-State (New York, NY)

• Ronald McDonald House (Long Branch, NJ)

• Seas It (Allenhurst, NJ)

• Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey

• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis, TN)

• A Time For Me (Brielle, NJ)

• The Valerie Fund Children’s Center at Monmouth Medical Center

• Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey Community Health Center (Asbury Park, NJ)

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Organizations interested in being considered for donations should submit a

Beneficiary Application Form (please click on link to download).