“25 years of bridging culture, empowering people, and providing hope.”
About Us
Over the past 2 decades, Vision 57 Foundation in concert with Black Hawk Imports, has brought forth the fruit of the vine from around the globe to support educational programs. We are agents of change and believe in our corporate and civic responsibility to the communities that we engage. Our collaborative efforts with our farmers, vineyard owners and educational institutions add value to the educational and social experiences of the global learners that we support. Our philanthropic commitment bolsters our culture statement that succeeding as a company intrinsically means helping others. The ultimate measure of our initiatives being the number of young people that matriculate to higher education and positively impact their communities. We thank you for taking the time to learn about Vision 57 Foundation and appreciate your support to continue “the mission”.
Empower people and provide hope to humanity.
The Vision 57 Foundation’s mission is to utilize the Fruit of the Vine- Vitis Vinifera, to support global and domestic initiatives that bridge culture, empower people, and provide hope to humanity.
For over 25 years Black Hawk Imports has donated a portion of proceeds from ”The Fruit of The Vine” via the Vision 57 Foundation. Peter Morales remains committed to global humanitarian support via unique agri-business initiatives
Heritage: Deep Rooted Tradition
Vision 57 Foundation has supported global education, culture, and the arts for almost 2 decades. Some initiatives included grape farm school development, featuring global educational exchange programs between Rutgers University, Lehigh University, peer institutions, and educators in post-apartheid South Africa.
A notable program was the heralded Wine-for-Literacy program, which involved the utilization of empty import wine containers returned to the Cape Winelands filled with books, computers, furniture and other educational materials.
Peter Morales
Founder & Chairman
25 years ago, agribusiness entrepreneur and wine trader, Peter Morales, founded the Vision 57 Foundation to repatriate a portion of wine proceeds to educational outreach programs in global wine-producing areas.
Social Responsibility: Making A Difference
Chairman of V57 foundation Peter Morales accepts the Rutgers University Vision of Excellence award from US Consulate General , Valli Moosa
According to Foundation Chairman Peter Morales, “I firmly believe that it is our corporate responsibility to reinvest in the global communities with which we trade, while simultaneously supporting our local communities.”
ABOUT THE VISION 57 FOUNDATION
The Vision 57 Foundation is a New York-registered 501 (c) 3, and the charitable arm of New York-based Black Hawk Imports. The organization's mission for over 15 years, is to utilize the “Fruit of the Vine” to support domestic and global educational and cultural initiatives in communities where the company trades. V57 collaborated in the past, with Rutgers University of NJ and Lehigh University of PA to support teacher-student exchange programs at the Cape of Good Hope. Initiatives included sustainability and seed planting initiatives and providing school supplies and financial support to beneficiary farm schools in post-apartheid South Africa. One of its most noted initiatives was the Wine-for-Literacy program, where shipping containers used to import South African wines into the U.S. were returned to South Africa’s Cape Winelands filled with books furniture, and other educational materials.
