Call for Nominations

The Bollinger Foundation, a unique nonprofit organization created to provide financial assistance to families of economic development, community development, and public housing workers will be awarding its annual round of grants in June. Financial assistance is available for the education and support of children who have lost a parent or guardian. Attention and consideration is given only to families where the deceased or surviving parent or guardian worked in the field of public housing, community development, or economic development.

The Foundation welcomes nominations of eligible families. A nomination form is available for download (144 Kb MS Word document) or on-line via our secure server. Once completed, the form can be faxed to (202) 223-4745 attention Corie Ziegler or mailed to:

The Bollinger Foundation c/o IEDC 734 15th St. NW / Suite 900 Washington, DC 20005

The deadline for application is May 19, 2008.

The Bollinger Open

The Foundation's primary fundraising event, The Bollinger Open, will be held on Friday, June 13th, 2008 at the Andrew’s Air Force Base Golf Course. Sponsorship and participation in the tournament is open to organizations and individuals interested in the mission of the foundation. Past major sponsors have included:

Credit Suisse/First Boston Branig Capital Markets Capital Funding Group Column Financial Mr. Richard Lerner Fannie Mae The Mortgage Bankers Association The National Association of Realtors Freddie Mac Reilly Mortgage Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital Reznick Group International Economic Development Council

If you would like to have the form or any sponsorship materials mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to you, please contact Corie Ziegler at (202) 223-7800 or cziegler@iedconline.org.