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2016-2017 Annual Report

Fiscal Year Ending: September 30, 2017

The foundation’s fiscal year is October 1 through September 30. The following grants were paid in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2017.

Chicago
Michigan City
New York
Other
Chicago

Chicago

Academy for Urban School Leadership $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Adler Planetarium $12,500.00
For first payment one pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for Adler Teen Leaders Advancing STEM (ATLAS).

 

Alternatives, Inc.$12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Art Institute of Chicago $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000payable over 2 years for Museum Education: Student and Teacher Programs.

 

B.U.I.L.D., Inc.$12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Intervention Program.

 

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Chicago Child Care Society $20,000.00
for final payment pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for the Next Step Program.

 

Chicago Commons Association $25,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for educational programs in West Humboldt Park.

 

Chicago Historical Society $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over two years for General Operating Support.

 

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired $75,000.00
For first payment of $40,000 and prepayment of the second and final payment of $35,000 on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for the Beatrice C. Mayer Senior Center.

 

Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are  Blind or Visually Impaired $12,500.00
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Chicago Public Library Foundation $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for Teachers in the Library Pool.

 

Chicago Symphony Orchestra $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for the Negaunee Music Institute.

 

Chicago Youth Centers $22,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $45,000 payable over 2 years for the Early Childhood Education Program.

 

Classroom Inc. (Chicago) $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support of the Chicago Schools Program

 

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Child Advocacy Program.

 

Field Museum of Natural History $50,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $150,000 payable over 3 yrs for the Native American Journey Exhibit.

 

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for GirlSpace. For Chicago program only.

 

Greater Chicago Food Depository $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Housing Opportunities & Maintenance for the Elderly, Inc. (H.O.M.E.) $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

La Rabida Children’s Hospital & Research Center $25,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for the Outpatient Clinic.

 

Lyric Opera of Chicago $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Lyric Opera’s Unlimited Education and Community Engagement Programs.

 

Lyric Opera of Chicago (B) $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for Stage Improvements.

 

Noble Network of Charter Schools $15,000.00 
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Planned Parenthood Illinois $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for Implementing Sexual Health Education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

 

Shedd Aquarium Society $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Teen Lab.

 

Thresholds $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Homeless Families Program.

 

Trust for Public Land (Chicago) $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the development of the 5th and 6th Access parks to the 606.

 

YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago $15,000.00

For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for YWCA RISE Children’s Sexual Violence and Support Services

Michigan City

Michigan City

Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support of  Grace Learning Center, Keys for Hope and the Sand Castle Shelter.

 

Dunebrook, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $27,500 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Friends of Barker Civic Center, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Youth and Family Programs (not in the basement).

 

Harmony House/CASA Program of  LaPorte County, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Humane Society of Michigan City, Inc. $10,000.00
For 3 dog runs & covers.

 

International Friendship Gardens Music  Festival, Inc. $20,000.00
For two people movers.

 

Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Inc. $20,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $40,000 over 2 years for the Academic Achievement Through Art Initiative

 

Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana (Michigan City) $7,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for the Elementary Economics K-12th grade in all Michigan City Schools.

 

LaPorte County Meals on Wheels, Inc. $12,500.00
For MORE than a Meal-Healthier Seniors at HOME.

 

Open Door Community Alliance, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the Adolescent Health Center.

 

Open Door Community Alliance, Inc. $5,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for the Medication Assistance Program.

 

Samaritan Counseling Centers, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Unmet Children’s Mental Health Needs in the MC public schools.

 

Social and Learning Institute for the Disadvantaged, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

YMCA of LaPorte Indiana $25,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for the Elston Branch.

 

Youth Service Bureau-Big Brothers Big Sisters of LaPorte County, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support

New York

New York

Adaptive Design Association, Inc. $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

American Museum of Natural History $17,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for the Education Programs at the American Museum of Natural History.

 

Art Therapy Outreach Project Corporation $6,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Arts Connection $17,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Asphalt Green, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Recess Enhancement Program (REP)

 

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of  New York City, Inc. $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Long Island, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Breakthrough New York, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Bronx Children’s Museum $50,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $150,000 payable over 3 years for the Capital Campaign for the New Museum.

 

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment of a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for BAM Education Programs.

 

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Children’s Education Programs.

 

Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Choral Music Education and Performance Program.

 

Carnegie Hall Corporation $40,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for the Studio Towers Renovation Project.

 

Carnegie Hall Corporation $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for Link Up in New York City

 

Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support

 

Central Park Conservancy $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Youth Education & Service Programs.

 

City Harvest, Inc. $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

City Parks Foundation $9,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $18,000 payable over 2 years to support the expanding pipeline of experiential learning and workforce readiness opportunities for low-income students throughout New York City.

 

Classroom, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the First Step Job Training Program.

 

Door – A Center for Alternatives, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Dorot, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the Homelessness Prevention Program and Aftercare Services.

 

DreamYard Drama Project, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Bronx Arts Learning Community (BALC).

 

East Harlem Employment Services, Inc. $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Exalt Youth $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Getting Out and Staying Out, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, Inc. $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club at Lincoln House, Inc. $50,000.00
For first payment of $10,000 & prepayment of the final payment of $40,000 on a 2 years pledge of $50,000 for Capital Project to upgrade the four bathrooms, lobby and security system.

 

Go Project, Inc. $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Goddard-Riverside Community Center $35,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $70,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Good Shepherd Services $25,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years toward upgrades to IT infrastructure, specifically, the following three main components: Help Desk and Asset Management Software; IT Security Enhancements; and Smartboards at program sites.

 

Green Guerillas, Inc. $6,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. $7,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Harlem School of the Arts, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Health Advocates for Older People, Inc. $5,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for the Healthy Aging Program.

 

Henry Street Settlement $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Henry Street Settlement $33,334.00
For final payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for the Firehouse Renovation.

 

Hope Program, Inc. $17,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Hour Children, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Housing Plus Solutions, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Hudson Guild $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the Intrepid Museum Access Initiative.

 

Island Harvest Ltd. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Jericho Project $10,000.00
For the Workforce Opportunities Program.

 

King Manor Association of Long Island, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

KIPP New York $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Lawyers Alliance for New York $5,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for Legal and Educational Assistance Supporting Nonprofits that serve Children, Youth, Seniors, and Families.

 

LEAP, Inc. (dba Brooklyn Workforce Innovations) $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the New York Drives Program.

 

Learning Through an Extended Arts Program, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for Active Learning Leads to Literacy Program.

 

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. $20,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for Older Adult Services program.

 

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Lincoln Center Institute: Focus Schools Program.

 

Little Orchestra Society/Orpheon, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for Musical Connections: The School Partnership Program.

 

Long Island Crisis Center, Inc. $10,000.00 
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Mercy Center, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for general operating support.

 

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. $60,000.00
For second payment on a pledge of $180,000 payable over 3 years for The Met: HD Live in NYC Schools only.

 

Momma’s, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Museum of the City of New York $25,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for conservation of the Alexander Hamilton and DeWitt Clinton Statues and the Restoration of the Statues’ Marble Niches.

 

National Dance Institute, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Nazareth Housing, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc. $15,000.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Neighbors Together Corp. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

New Destiny Housing Corporation $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

New York Botanical Garden $22,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of 45,000 payable over 2 years for the Children’s Education Program.

 

New York Common Pantry $17,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

New York Council on Adoptable Children, Inc. $20,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for Family Recruitment & Preparation Program.

 

New York Hall of Science $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Science Career Ladder (SCL)

 

New York Historical Society $5,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for New York Historical Society Education Programs.

 

New York Historical Society $30,000.00
For second payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 2 years for the N-YHS Luce Center Renovation and the Center for the Study of Women’s History.

 

New York Landmarks Conservancy, Inc. $17,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for the Sacred Sites Program.

 

New York Opportunity Network, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox & Tilden Foundations $17,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for the Summer Reading Program.

 

North Shore Land Alliance, Inc. $50,000.00
For first payment of $25,000 and prepayment on a second payment of $25,000 on a pledge of $75,000 payable over 3 years for the acquisition of the Humes Property, Mill Neck, NY.

 

Operation Exodus Inner City, Inc. $10,000.00
For the After-School Program.

 

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Part of the Solution, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Partnership for After School Education, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Partnership with Children, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Behavioral Health Program.

 

Per Scholas, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Citywide Expansion.

 

Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the Department of Training & Education.

 

Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Knowledge of New York City Youth.

 

Power My Learning, Inc. $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Publicolor, Inc. $6,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable over 2 years for Color Club.

 

Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc. $5,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $10,000 for Environmental Education Workshops for School Groups.

 

Queens Community House, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for the General Operating Support.

 

Queens Community House, Inc. $10,000.00
For building out a new QCH Forest Hills Community Center

 

Queens Museum of Art $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the ArtAccess Program.

 

Reading Alliance $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for Reading Alliance 2017-2018 School Year and Summer Reading Programs.

 

Reading Team $7,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Red Hook Initiative, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Rocking the Boat, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over two years for General Operating Support.

 

ROW New York $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Sadie Nash Leadership Project, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the Summer Institute.

 

Safe Horizon, Inc. $17,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 for the Child Advocacy Centers and $5,000 for 1 yr for StreetWork.

 

Sanctuary for Families, Inc. $20,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

SCAN New York Volunteer Parent Aides Association, Inc. $7,000.00 
For first payment on a pledge of $14,000 payable over 2 years for the Violence Prevention Program.

 

SCO Family of Services (Center for Family Life) $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Search and Care, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Service Program for Older People, Inc. $13,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $26,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Services for the Underserved, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years to cover direct service costs for Veterans that are not funded by existing Federal (VA) grants (i.e., housing, employment, transportation, etc.) in the Veterans Division at SUS.

 

Society of the Third Street Music School Settlement, Inc. $25,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable over 2 years for the for the Third Street’s Capital Renovation Project.

 

Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for On-Site School Programs.

 

St. John’s Bread and Life Program, Inc. $20,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Inc. $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for OSL Community and Education Programs.

 

St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Inc. $17,500.00
For the Feeding Pump Expansion Project.

 

Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center $17,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Staten Island Children’s Museum at Snug Harbor $15,000.00
For the STEAM (Science. Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Project

 

Staten Island Historical Society, Inc. $6,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $13,000 payable over 2 years for the Paintings Collection Curatorial Assessment.

 

Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences $25,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $75,000 payable over 3 years for Exhibition Interpretation and technology components of the NEH Challenge grant.

 

StreetWise Partners, Inc. $12,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Trust for Public Land (NYC) $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Parks for People – New York City.

 

Union Settlement Association of New York $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc. $21,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of 42,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support. for first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Urban Pathways, Inc. $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Visions/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired $50,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for VISIONS Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Legally Blind New Yorkers

 

Wave Hill, Inc. $15,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Education Programming at Wave Hill.

 

Whitney Museum of American Art $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating support of the Education Department.

 

Wildlife Conservation Society $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for Sustaining Conservation Education in New York and Beyond.

 

Wildlife Conservation Society $25,000.00
For Transformation of the New York Aquarium – Capital Campaign.

 

Young Peoples Chorus of New York City, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for the Satellite Schools Program.

 

Young Women’s Leadership Network, Inc. $12,500.00
For final payment on a $25,000 pledge payable over 2 years for General Operating of the Young Women’s Leadership School program and the College Bound Initiative.

 

Other

Other

Academy for Urban School Leadership $6,665.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Assistance Dogs of the West $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Astor Services for Children & Families $12,500.00
Completed match of $1 for $1 up to $12,500 by 9/15/17 to replace outdated and damaged furniture (i.e., beds, chairs, etc.) in the children’s Residential Treatment Center living units.

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region (New Mexico) $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Breakthrough New York, Inc. $2,500.00
For General Operating Support in NYC only. Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. $2,500.00 for General Operating Support.

 

Communities in Schools of New Mexico $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Field Museum of Natural History $5,000.00
For the Native American Journey Exhibit.

 

Food Depot $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Founders Hall Foundation, Inc. $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for the Fitness Program.

 

Goddard-Riverside Community Center $14,800.00
In honor of Stephen Russo.

 

Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. $2,160.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Hope Program, Inc. $2,500.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Humane Society of Michigan City, Inc. $1,500.00
For General Operating Support.

 

International Friendship Gardens 
Music Festival, Inc. $2,000.00 for the Electrical Renovations Fund.

 

Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Inc. $1,500.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Kids in Crisis, Inc. $2,500.00
For final payment of $2,500 on a $5,000 pledge payable over 2 years for Safe Haven for Kids

 

La Familia Medical Center $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Life Link $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Long Island Crisis Center, Inc. $2,160.00
For General Operating Support.

 

McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation $30,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for Campaign for Building the Future of Health Care.

 

McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation $15,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the VitalCare Adult Day Center.

 

McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation $5,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for the Adult Patient Assistance Program.

 

Mercy Center, Inc. $4,660.00
For general operating support.

 

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. $10,000.00
For the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program.

 

Momma’s, Inc. $2,500.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Museum of New Mexico Foundation $10,000.00
For first payment of $10,000 on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 3 years for The New Mexico Museum of Art Centennial Campaign.

 

National Dance Institute of New Mexico, Inc. $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

New York Common Pantry $3,003.00
For General Operating Support.New York Opportunity Network, Inc. $2,500.00 for General Operating Support.

 

North Shore Land Alliance, Inc. $11,000.00
For the acquisition of the Humes Property, Mill Neck, NY.

 

Norton Museum of Art, Inc. $35,000.00
For the New Norton Capital Campaign.

 

Old Westbury Gardens, Inc. $8,067.00
For the Orchard Hill Discovery Center.

 

Philanthropy NY $4,850.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment, Inc. $5,000.00
For first payment & second prepayment on a pledge of $7,500 payable over 3 years for General Operating Support

 

Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and The Performing Arts, Inc. $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for Arts for Everyone and Arts in Education Community Outreach.

 

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Association, Inc. $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support

 

Saint Elizabeth Shelter Corporation $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Social and Learning Institute for the Disadvantaged, Inc. $2,500.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Solace Crisis Treatment Center, Inc. $2,500.00
For first payment on pledge of $10,000 payable over 3 years for Building Renewal Fund.

 

St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Inc. $2,500.00
For the Feeding Pump Expansion Project.

 

St. Vincent Hospital Foundation $10,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 3 years for the Capital Campaign for CHRISTUS St. Vincent New Wing and Private Rooms.

 

Think New Mexico $2,500.00
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

University Settlement Society of New York $2,160.00
For General Operating Support.

 

Visions/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired $9,300.00
For VISIONS Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Legally Blind New Yorkers

 

Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, Inc. $2,500.00 
For final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for the Well Child Clinics

 

Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, Inc. $2,500.00
For first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

 

Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, Inc. $10,000.00
For the Capital Campaign for a new facility.

 

Yale University – Art Gallery $30,000.00
For first payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable over 3 years for General Operating Supportfor the Conservation Department.

 

Young Peoples Chorus of New York City, Inc. $10,000.00
For final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for bricks and mortar expenses associated with YPC’s new home.

 

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The Barker Welfare Foundation provides grants to qualified charitable organizations whose initiatives improve the quality of life, with an emphasis on strengthening youth and families and to reflect the philosophy of Catherine B. Hickox, the Founder.

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