Coachella Valley Spotlight

March Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Cancer Foundation

March 3, 2023 7:24 PM Marian Bouchot

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March Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Cancer Foundation

March 1, 2023 8:37 AM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Desert Cancer Foundation is dedicated to helping pay for cancer care for residents who need financial assistance. DCF is the only…

The Drone Flyers Academy discusses their mission and how the Spotlight Grant will help teach drone flying in the valley

February 28, 2023 1:00 PM KESQ News Team

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Nonprofit Drone Flyers Academy teaches local students the world of drones

February 18, 2023 3:54 PM Marian Bouchot

February’s Coachella Valley Spotlight grant of $ 25,000 from the H.N & Frances C. Berger Foundation goes to the local nonprofit Drone Flyers…

February Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Drone Flyers Academy

February 1, 2023 7:51 PM Marian Bouchot

This month’s Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is the local nonprofit Drone Flyers Academy. The organization’s mission is to help underserved…

Check in with the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert to see what they have planned with the Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant

January 31, 2023 9:17 AM KESQ News Team

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January Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert

January 4, 2023 11:35 AM Marian Bouchot

The Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient for January 2023 is the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert. The museum is a resource for children…

The Desert Best Friends Closet is this month’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant Recipient

December 20, 2022 9:55 AM KESQ News Team

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December Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Desert Best Friend’s Closet

December 7, 2022 2:22 PM Marian Bouchot

December’s Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is the local nonprofit Desert Best Friend’s Closet. The organization helps clients be successful…

Shay’s Warriors discuss how they are using the Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant to help cancer survivors

November 28, 2022 10:15 AM KESQ News Team

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November Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Shay’s Warriors – Life After Cancer

November 1, 2022 11:14 PM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Shay’s Warriors’ mission is to inspire, inform, empower and help heal cancer survivors and their families through health, fitness,…

The Girlfriend Factor is gearing up for their GoGirl! Luncheon taking place on November 9th

October 28, 2022 10:58 AM KESQ News Team

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October Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Girlfriend Factor

October 1, 2022 5:04 PM Marian Bouchot

October’s Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient is a local nonprofit the Girlfriend Factor. The Girlfriend Factor firmly believes that education is…

September Coachella Valley Spotlight recipient: Coachella Animal Network

September 1, 2022 1:45 PM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Coachella Animal Network’s mission is to promote the well-being of animals and responsible pet ownership in the Coachella Valley,…

Coachella Valley Spotlight 2023

August 4, 2022 5:51 PM KESQ-Newsroom

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Local nonprofit Ronnie’s House For Hope surprised with $10,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant

September 22, 2022 5:25 PM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Ronnie’s House For Hope was surprised with a $10,000 grant. It’s all made possible by the Coachella Valley Spotlight grant:…

Local nonprofit Desert X surprised with $10,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant

September 21, 2022 9:07 PM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Desert X was surprised with a $10,000 grant. It’s all made possible by the Coachella Valley Spotlight grant: a partnership…

The Coachella Animal Network is September’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Grant Recipient

September 14, 2022 11:49 AM KESQ News Team

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Local nonprofit Children’s Playtime Productions surprised with $10,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant

September 7, 2022 6:20 PM Marian Bouchot

Local nonprofit Children’s Playtime Productions was surprised with $10,000. It’s all made possible by the Coachella Valley Spotlight grant:…

Desert Theatre Ensemble uses Coachella Valley Spotlight grant to improve theatre

August 24, 2022 12:21 PM Marian Bouchot

Local non-profit Desert Ensemble Theatre has used the $25,000 Coachella Valley Spotlight grant to improve their productions. The grant making it…

The Coachella Valley Spotlight is a partnership between Gulf California Broadcast Company (owners of KESQ News Channel 3 and five other broadcast properties) and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Each month we recognize an organization making a difference in our community.

Nonprofit organizations are selected from a pool of applicants each year by the News Channel 3 Advisory Board, which includes members of the community and representatives from Gulf California Broadcast Company and the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. Each 501(c)3 organization selected receives media coverage during a designated month about its mission and goals across a variety of News Channel 3’s platforms including “Eye on the Desert,” in public service announcements and on the station’s website. Each featured organization also receives a $25,000 grant from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation. More than $4 million has been presented in Coachella Valley Spotlight grants since the partnership began in December 2008.

The Coachella Valley Spotlight has benefited children, seniors, military troops, the homeless, animals, people in drug and alcohol recovery, people with special needs and many other social services in the area. A call for applications typically goes out each summer with applications due in early September. All applicants are notified about the selection in December, and the first honoree is announced in January.

The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation is a private foundation that generously supports educational and other charitable projects. For more information about the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation visit www.hnberger.org.

Gulf California Broadcast Company owns and operates five TV stations, including the local ABC affiliate (KESQ) and CBS affiliate (KPSP), which area all committed to providing the community with local news and information along with the connectivity that brings people and organizations together.