For Jazzy’s Place, food banks who are members of the Feeding America® program, can apply online for this grant by completing an application at www.CaplanBensley.org.
They will receive online from the CBF a Pantry Application form personalized for their food bank, with instructions on how to apply for this initial grant and annual renewals.
All responses are handled and processed by email and totally online. Annual grant awards are based on the quantity of dog food distributed to their participating food pantries.
For renewal, Food Banks participating in the Jazzy’s Place program receive a year-end reminder to complete and submit a summary listing the quantity of dog food distributed to the participating pantries during the year.
For CRiSP, interested rescue organizations can apply for this grant by completing an
application form and submitting it online at www.CaplanBensley.org.
For renewal, rescue facilities will receive a reminder to complete and submit the CRiSP Year-End Report listing rehoming successes for all dog owner beneficiaries.
For both programs, this information is used to determine the following year grants.
The Caplan Bensley Foundation (CBF) is headed by founder David Reid Caplan, Chairman and CEO. Going forward, the CBF may recruit an Executive Director with experience in humanitarian relief and animal welfare causes to administer and expand the current charitable grant programs.
This will occur when the CRiSP grant initiative has expanded to a level where it becomes necessary to have a dedicated professional responsible for substantially growing and promoting this program. This individual will also be responsible for administering the existing Jazzy’s Place grant program.
CRiSP Executive Director responsibilities will include program development and fundraising along with maintaining relationships with estate attorneys and financial planners as sources of dog owners as well as potential future grateful contributors for rescue facilities.
The Executive Director would also oversee the maintenance and operation of the Millbrook-Estate®. This exquisite property is available for fundraising and special events for the Caplan Bensley Foundation or other humanitarian relief and animal welfare organizations.
This exquisite estate is secluded on 14 private acres and provides easy access to New York City. It creates a most favorable impression for guests and visitors making it ideally suited for special events, fundraising, and marketing purposes.
The CBF is exploring opportunities that will enable Millbrook-Estate® to be promoted and used for humanitarian and animal welfare causes. This is intended to support the foundation’s strategic objective of “Saving both ends of the Leash”.
Millbrook-Estate® is also available to host fundraising and special events for other charitable organizations dedicated to humanitarian relief and animal welfare causes.
For more information and availability, interested parties are invited to contact the Caplan Bensley Foundation at: info@Millbrook-Estate.com.
ADMINISTRATION and MANAGEMENT
The Caplan Bensley Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2007 with the overall mission of providing individuals and families facing difficulties, along with their canine companions, a well-nourished, safe and comfortable life.
To achieve this strategic objective, CBF sponsors two complementary charitable grant programs: Jazzy’s Place and Canine Residences in Supporting People (CRiSP).
The Jazzy’s Place grant initiative, established in 2013, helps those in need feed their beloved pet dog, keeping them at home so they are never abandoned or placed in an animal shelter. This grant is provided through a network of fully vetted food banks and pantries across the country that are part of the Feeding America® program.
The CBF is looking to establish additional grant initiatives to greatly expand dog food distribution through similar fully vetted organizations.
No family or individual should ever have to make the difficult choice between feeding their pet dog or themselves. Providing proper nourishment for themselves and their dogs is essential for human-dogs bonding relationships.
To preserve and maintain this human pet-dog bond forever, CBF established a new complementary grant program, Canine Residences in Supporting People (CRiSP).
This initiative awards grants to canine rescue and animal welfare organizations who identify qualified households and facilitate the rehoming of dogs for those physically or otherwise unable to keep their pet dog for non-financial reasons.
CRiSP grants provide pet dogs with a permanent loving home including regular visits to the owner, rather than being abandoned or forced to live in an animal shelter.
Keeping dogs out of shelters not only saves the life of the dog but also brings huge relief to the owners who can still visit with their beloved canine companions during their lifetimes.
This grant program gives dog owners total comfort knowing that their beloved pet and lifelong friend will be well provided through the remainder of its life.
Jazzy’s Place and CRiSP grants allow dog owners to continue maintaining a close bond relationship with their lifelong pet dog, rather than placing their pet dogs in an animal shelter or abandoning them.
Together, these two programs preserve the relationship between owners and their beloved pet dogs during their entire lives.
CBF is well aware of the fraud, waste and abuse that exists in many humanitarian relief and animal welfare organizations.
Unfortunately, this makes it necessary for charitable programs to substantially increase their due diligence in identifying, selecting and helping those truly in need.
CBF has chosen the critically important path that requires significantly greater emphasis on a thorough vetting process for the entire hierarchical chain of both the Jazzy’s Place and CRiSP charitable grant programs.
Both initiatives concurrently strive to provide owners and their loving pet dogs with a well-fed, secure and comfortable life at home; and together fulfill the CBF’s strategic mission of “Saving Both Ends of the Leash®”.
The Caplan-Bensley Foundation is establishing a grant initiative for a prototype CRiSP program with Providing Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) in Jackson Hole, WY.
This will serve as an example for other canine rescue organizations to follow by encouraging families to rehome these lovable pet dogs, while providing the incapacitated dog owner continuity in their lifelong relationship.
Founders David Reid and Maria Bensley Caplan have continuously funded the Jazzy’s Place grant program and will additionally subsidize the fundraising expenses for CRiSP.
Furthermore, they will make Millbrook-Estate® available for special events and for use as the operational headquarters. As a result, all future contributions will be dedicated entirely to fulfilling the charitable benefits of the new CRiSP initiative.
Both the Jazzy’s Place and CRiSP grant programs concurrently strive to provide owners and their loving pet dogs with a well-fed, secure and comfortable life at home; and together fulfill the CBF’s strategic mission of “Saving Both Ends of the Leash”®.