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2019-2020 Annual Report

Fiscal Year Ending: September 30, 2020

The foundation’s fiscal year is October 1 through September 30. The following grants were paid in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2020.

Chicago
Michigan City
New York
Other
Chicago

Chicago

Academy for Urban School Leadership $25,000
For final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Alternatives, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Art Institute of Chicago $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for Ryan Learning Center accessibility improvements.
B.U.I.L.D., Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Chicago Commons Association
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Chicago Historical Society $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $75,000.00 payable over 3 years for the ala Cart Learning Stations.
Chicago Lighthousefor People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Chicago Public Library Foundation $30,000
for second payment on a pledge of $100,000.00 payable over 3 years to create 10 Early Learning Labs at 10 high-needs library branches.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Chicago Youth Centers $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cook County $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
Erie Neighborhood House $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Gads Hill Center $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $75,000.00 payable over 3 years for the Brighton Park Early Childhood Education Center Capital Campaign.
Girls Incorporated of Chicago $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Greater Chicago Food Depository $25,000
for final payment on a $50,000.00 pledge payable over 2 years. Final payment is for the Nourish Campaign.
Greater Chicago Food Depository $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $75,000.00 payable over 3 years for the Nourish Campaign.
Housing Opportunities & Maintenance $15,000
for the Elderly, Inc. for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Lyric Opera of Chicago $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Museum of Science and Industry $15,000
for payment on a pledge of $90,000.00 payable over 3 year for the Air Conditioning Modernization Project for the Collections Department.
Noble Network of Charter Schools $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
North Lawndale Employment Network $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $75,000.00 payable over 3 years for The Campaign That Works.
Planned Parenthood Illinois $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Chicago Health Adolescent and Teens (CHAT) Program.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Pediatric Charity Care Program.
Thresholds $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $75,000.00 payable over 3 years for the Home and Health Hospital Campaign.
Youth Guidance $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

Michigan City

Michigan City

Citizens Concerned $10,000
for the Homeless, Inc. toward the purchase of a refrigerated truck.
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support of Grace Learning Center, Keys for Hope, Community PAD Emergency Shelter and the Sand Castle Shelter.
Dunebrook, Inc. $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Family Advocates, Inc. (formerly Harmony House/CASA Program of LaPorte County, Inc.) $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Friends of Barker Civic Center, Inc. $94,000
for Youth & Family Programs, Exhibits & Professional Development ($20,000), For the new Curatorial Fellow ($18,000) ,For the Electrical Restoration Project ($56,000)
Humane Society of Michigan City, Inc. $10,000
for General Operating Support.
Interfaith Community Pads, Inc. $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000.00. $25,000.00 paid 11/19 and $25,000 to be paid 6/20 for the Sacred Heart Shelter Renovation.
Interfaith Community Pads, Inc. $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 for the Sacred Heart Shelter Renovation.
International Friendship Gardens Music Festival Inc. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over 2 years for The Friendship Botanical Gardens 2020 Capital Improvement Initiative (final payment may be changed to GOS).
International Friendship Gardens Music Festival, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for The Friendship Botanical Gardens 2019 Capital Improvement Initiative.
Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Inc. $25,000
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
LaPorte County Meals on Wheels, Inc. $14,000
for final payment on a pledge of $28,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Together we CAN Deliver Program.
Open Door Community Alliance, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Adolescent Health Center.
Reins of Life, Inc. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Service League of Michigan City, Indiana, Inc. $12,000
for New Bathroom Facility.
Social and Learning Institute for the Disadvantaged, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Women’s Care Center, Inc. $10,000
for relocation in Michigan City.
Youth Service Bureau of LaPorte Cty, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

New York

New York

Adaptive Design Association, Inc. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
American Museum of Natural History $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 year for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Art Therapy Outreach Project Corporation $8,000
for first payment on a pledge of $16,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Arts Connection $17,500
for final payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Asphalt Green, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Recess Enhancement Program (REP).
Association to Benefit Children $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable June 19 ($12,500.00) & November 2019 ($12,500.00) for two new therapy rooms: 115th Street Clinic in the East Harlem Health Action Center and the South Bronx Clinic – Early Childhood Therapeutic Center.
Avenues for Justice $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Battery Conservancy, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Playground.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City, Inc. $20,000
for first payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. $17,500
for final payment of a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for Children’s Education Programs
Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy, Inc. $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Carnegie Hall Corporation $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for Link Up in New York City
Central Park Conservancy $37,500
for payment on a pledge of $125,000.00 payable over 3 years for the Playground Initiative.
Chess-in-the-School, Inc. $5,000
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
Church of the Holy Apostles $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
City Harvest, Inc. $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
City Meals on Wheels $25,000
Completed a match of $25,000.00 when $50,000.00 is raised for the Emergency Food Program.
City Meals on Wheels $25,000
Completed a match of $25,000.00 when $50,000.00 is raised for the Emergency Meal Distribution Center
City Parks Foundation $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for City Parks Learn.
Classroom, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for the First Step Job Training Program.
Council on the Environment, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable over 2 years for Grow NYC.
Door – A Center for Alternatives, Inc. $12,000
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Dorot, Inc. $12,000
for first payment on a pledge of $24,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Homelessness Prevention Program and Aftercare Services.
Exalt Youth $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Getting Out and Staying Out, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Girls Incorporated of New York City, Inc. (Girls Clubs of America, Inc.) $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Glen Cove Boys & Girls Club at Lincoln House, Inc. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Goddard-Riverside Community Center $30,000
for final payment on a pledge of $60,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Good Shepherd Services $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for the installation of a fire alarm and fire suppression system at Green House residential program in the Central Bronx.
Grand Street Settlement, Inc. $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $100,000.00 payable over 3 years to support construction of the early childhood and youth program spaces.
Green Guerillas, Inc. $6,500
for final payment on a pledge of $13,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Harlem Educational Activities Fund, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Harlem School of the Arts $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Health Advocates for Older People, Inc. $5,000
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over 2 years for the Healthy Aging Program.
Henry Street Settlement $22,500
for first payment on a pledge of $45,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Hope Program, Inc. $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Hot Bread Kitchen Ltd.* $7,500
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Culinary Training Program.
Hour Children, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Housing Plus Solutions, Inc. $10,000
for General Operating Support.
Intrepid Museum Foundation, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Island Harvest Ltd. $17,500
for final payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Jericho Project $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Jericho Veterans Employment Program.
King Manor Association of Long Island, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
KIPP New York $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Lawyers Alliance for New York $7,500
for final payment on a pledge of $15,000.00 payable over 2 years for Legal and Educational Assistance supporting Nonprofits that serve Children, Youth, Seniors, and Families.
LEAP, Inc. (dba Brooklyn Workforce Innovations) $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. $25,000
for fourth floor renovation and 125th Anniversary.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, Inc. $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for Older Adult Services program.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Lincoln Center Institute: Focus Schools Program.
Little Orchestra Society/Orpheon, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Little Orchestra Society/Orpheon, Inc. $10,000
for a match of $10,000 when $20,000 is raised for General Operating Support. Completed 1/15/20.
Long Island Children’s Museum $7,500
for final payment on a pledge of $15,000.00 payable over 2 years for LICM4all program for visitors with physical and developmental disabilities.
Long Island Crisis Center, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Mercy Center, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. $120,000
for second and prepay of final payment on a 3 yr pledge of $180,000.00: $60,000.00 for The Met: HD Live in NYC Schools only & $60,000.00 for Voices Must Be Heard Emergency Fund.
Mind Builders Creative Arts Co. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Minds Matter of NYC $5,000
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for the College Acceptance + Success Program.
National Dance Institute, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $27,500 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc. $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Neighbors Together Corp. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
New Destiny Housing Corporation $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
New York Botanical Garden $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
New York Common Pantry $20,000
for first payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
New York Hall of Science $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Science Career Ladder (SCL) Program
New York Historical Society $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
New York Landmarks Conservancy, Inc. $17,500
for final payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Sacred Sites Program.
New York Opportunity Network, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox & Tilden Foundations $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Summer Reading Program.
Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
Part of the Solution, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Partnership for After School Education, Inc. $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Partnership with Children, Inc. $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
Peer Health Exchange, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support. In NYC only.
Per Scholas, Inc. $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for Per Scholas New York Tech Training Program.
Planned Parenthood of Nassau County, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for Department of Training and Education
Planned Parenthood of New York City, Inc.
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Knowledge of New York City Youth.
Prep for Prep $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Project Hospitality, Inc. $15,000
for relocation of soup kitchen.
Publicolor, Inc. $8,000
for first payment on a pledge of $16,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc. $5,000
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Queens Community House, Inc. $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $32,500.00 payable over 2 years for the General Operating Support.
Queens Museum of Art $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Reaching Out Community Services, Inc. $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 for Seniors & Family Social Service Program.
Read Alliance, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Reading Team $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Red Hook Initiative, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (Include NYC) $11,000
for first payment on a pledge of $22,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Rocking the Boat, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 yrs. For General Operating Support.
ROW New York $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
ROW New York $15,000
for second payment on a pledge of $100,000.00 payable over 3 years for the Community Boathouse & Learning Center Capital Campaign.
Safe Horizon, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years Safe Horizon’s Five Fully Co-located Child Advocacy Centers (CAC).
Safe Horizon, Inc. $5,000
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for the StreetWork Program.
SCAN-Harbor Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
Search and Care, Inc. $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
Service Program for Older People, Inc. $13,000
for final payment on a pledge of $26,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Services for the Underserved, Inc. $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support for the Veteran’s Services Division.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
South Bronx Educational Foundation, Inc. $5,000
for purchase of five laptops ($2,500) and toward new glass panel doors ($2,500).
Southampton Fresh Air Home $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Adaptive Bike Program to purchase five adaptive bikes (three adult and two children).
St. John’s Bread and Life Program, Inc. $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, Inc. $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Inc. $30,000
$30K /$30K match is raise for the purchase of VOCSN by 9/15/19 – Paid 11/25/19
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for Title 1 Education Program.
StreetWise Partners, Inc. $12,500
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Strive International, Inc. (East Harlem Employment Services, Inc.) $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Student Leadership Network (Young Women’s Leadership Network, Inc.) $12,500
for first payment on a $25,000.00 pledge payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Trust for Public Land (NYC) $17,500
for final payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for Capital for the Playground Program.
Union Settlement Association of New York $20,000
for final payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support
United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc. $20,000
for first payments on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
University Settlement Society of New York $25,000
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Urban Dove, Inc. $14,000
for final payment on a pledge of $28,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Urban Pathways, Inc. $15,000
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Wave Hill, Inc. $15,000
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000.00 payable over 2 years for Wave Hill Education Programs.
Whitney Museum of American Art $12,500
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating support of the Education Department.
Wildlife Conservation Society $17,500
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support this payment only due to COVID-19 Virus.
You Gotta Believe! The Older Child Adoption & Permanency Movement $10,000
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Young Peoples Chorus of New York City, Inc. $20,000
for first payment on a pledge of $40,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Technology Infrastructure Upgrade Project.

Other

Other

Aiken Land Trust Conservancy $2,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
American College of the Building Arts $2,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens $15,000
for capital needs at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
Association to Benefit Children $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Astor Services for Children & Families $10,068
for Healing Expressive Arts Program.
Boca Helping Hands $2,500
for General Operating Support
Boys & Girls Club Ridgefield $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Chicago Commons Association $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Church of the Holy Apostles $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless $4,500
for the Food Delivery Truck.
Citizen’s Concerned for the Homeless $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
City Harvest $12,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
City Meals on Wheels $12,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Communities in Schools of New Mexico $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Cornerstones Community Partnerships $5,000
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Plaza del Cerro Project.
Door – A Center for Alternatives, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Dorot, Inc. $6,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
East Cooper Community Outreach $2,500
for General Operating Support.
Erie Neighborhood House $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Esperanza Project for Battered Families $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Family Advocates, Inc. $2,500
for General Operating Support.
Food Depot $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Founders Hall Foundation, Inc. $5,000
for first payment & prepayment of final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Foxcroft School $2,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
Gads Hill Center $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Girls Incorporated Santa Fe, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Goddard-Riverside Community Center $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Good Shepherd Services $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Grand Street Settlement, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Greater Chicago Food Depository $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Health Advocates for Older People, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Henry Street Settlement $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Hitchcock Woods Foundation $2,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
Hope Program, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Hospital Albert Schweitzer Deschapelles, Haiti $5,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
Hot Bread Kitchen Ltd. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Hour Children, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Housing Plus Solutions, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Hudson Guild $6,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Humane Society of Michigan City, Inc. $2,500
for General Operating Support.
Interfaith Community PADS, Inc. $15,000
for the Sacred Heart Shelter Renovation.
Interfaith Community Pads, Inc. $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Island Harvest Ltd. $13,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Inc. $2,500
for General Operating Support.
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Jericho Project $2,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Kids Empower by Youth Support, Inc. $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Kids Empower Youth Support, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Kids in Crisis $5,000
for first payment & prepayment of final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Kitchen Angels, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
La Familia Medical Center $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
LaPorte County Meals on Wheels, Inc. $10,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood Center $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Manhattan School of Music $5,000
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 for MSM Outreach Program.
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation $10,000
for the Campaign for Building the Future of Health Care.
Museum of New Mexico Foundation $15,000
for the Museum Campaigns: “Here and Now Campaign $5,000; Prepayement of MOIFA Girard Campaign $10,000.
National Audubon (Audubon South Carolina) $2,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker – for the Silver Buff Sanctuary.
National Audubon Society (NM) $10,000
for first & pre-payment of final payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Nature Discovery Area.
National Audubon Society Inc (Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary) $10,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary & Audubon Center Renovation.
National Dance New Mexico, Inc $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Neighbors Together Corp. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
New Destiny Housing Corporation $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
New York Common Pantry $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Open Door Shelter, Inc. $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Open Door Shelter, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Part of the Solution, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding, Inc. $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Philanthropy New York $4,850
for General Operating Support.
Project Hospitality, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Queens Community House, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Reaching Out Community Services $8,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia $2,500
for general operating support.
Reins of Life, Inc. $2,500
for General Operating Support.
Ridgefield Playhousefor Movies and The Performing Arts, Inc. $3,500
for first payment on a pledge of $6,000.00 payable over 2 years General Operating Support.
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Association, Inc. $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for the Senior Lunch Program.
Riverside Park Conservancy, Inc. $5,000
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000.00 payable over 2 years for the North Park Initiative.
Safe Horizon, Inc. $5,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Saint Elizabeth Shelter Corporation $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Search and Care, Inc. $8,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Service Program for Older People, Inc. $8,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Services for the Underserved, Inc. $6,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Social and Learning Institute for the Disadvantaged, Inc. $2,500
for General Operating Support.
St. John’s Bread and Life, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Inc. $40,000
for the purchase of one VOCSN Ventilator.
Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Sunnyside Community Services, Inc. $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Think New Mexico $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Union Settlement Association of New York $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
United States Equestrian Foundation $5,000
In Memory of Katrina H. Becker
University Settlement of New York $11,000
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Urban Pathways, Inc. $7,500
to help defray the costs incurred helping those who were affected by the COVID -19 Virus.
Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, Inc. $5,000
for first payment & prepayment of final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
West Side Campaign Against Hunger $5,000
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, Inc. $2,500
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Youth Shelters and Family Services $2,500
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000.00 payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.

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