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| Boston College f/b/o Watertown Public Schools Office for Sponsored Programs Service Building, 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617/552-3344 Susan Hoban, BC Coordinator, Project OPEN |
$40,000 |
| Project OPEN, a school university partnership in Watertown to redesign teacher education and model a professional development district using data driven assessment of intern and novice teachers and lifelong professional development. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $80,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Boston Plan for Excellence f/b/o Fund for Nonprofit Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools 6 Beacon Street, #615 Boston, MA 02108 617/227-8055 Ellen Guiney, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Fund for Nonprofit Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools, the second phase of the funder collaborative promoting Boston Public School community partnerships. Final total: $175,000 | |
| Commonwealth Corporation The Schrafft Center 529 Main Street, Suite 110 Boston, MA 02129-1125 617/727-8158 Jonathan Raymond, President |
$35,000 |
| Another Route to College, regional senior year programs to help Massachusetts students who have failed the MCAS exam proceed to college level work while preparing for and passing the MCAS exam. Final total: $70,000. | |
| Education Connection P.O. Box 909 Litchfield, CT 06759-0909 860/567-0863 Danuta Thibodeau, Executive Director |
$35,000 |
| Implementation of a strategic planning process in four districts to form the core of a rural schools collaborative to improve district capacity to meet Connecticut standards for teacher evaluation. Final total: $70,000. | |
| Educators for Social Responsibility, Inc. 23 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617/492-1764 Larry Dieringer, Executive Director |
$35,000 |
| Pilot program to create middle school environments that are safer and more conducive to learning by addressing critical problems of bullying and harassment. Final total: $35,000. | |
| Foundation for Excellent Schools 1634 Route 30 Cornwall, VT 05753-9264 802/462-3170 Karen Judge, Director of Development |
$40,000 |
| Western Massachusetts Excellent Schools Program, to enhance educational opportunities and student achievement in ten schools in western Massachusetts, especially those in low income or underserved communities. Final total: $120,000. | |
| Hitchcock Center for the Environment Larch Hill Conservation Area 525 South Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01002 413/256-6006 Julie Johnson, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Development and implementation of a comprehensive place-based education program using the Connecticut River watershed as main theme for study in grades K-8 at seven elementary schools in Holyoke. Grant total to date: $50,000 of $130,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Indian Hill Music Center 36 King Street, P.O. Box 1484 Littleton, MA 01460 978/486-9524 Carol Antak, Director of Development |
$40,000 |
| Collaboration with Lesley University and the Lowell Public Schools to support the AIDE (Arts Integration Designed to Enhance) the Curriculum project. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $75,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Institute for Responsive Education Northeastern University 21 Lake Hall Boston, MA 02115 617/373-2595 Karen L. Mapp, President |
$45,000 |
| Parent Leadership Exchange project in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a network of parent volunteers trained as leaders to help other parents support their children's learning and to share practices with others. Final total: $95,000. | |
| Tides Family Services, Inc. 215 Washington Street West Warwick, RI 02893 401/456-8378 Mark Motte, Program Evaluation Consultant |
$40,000 |
| Development of educational and training opportunities that will engage high-risk and court-involved Rhode Island youth in blended academic and small business enterprises that encourage connections to higher education and meaningful careers. Final total: $165,000 | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell f/b/o Tsongas Industrial History Center University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Foundation 600 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor South Lowell, MA 01854 978/970-5080 Peter S. O'Connell, Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center |
$45,000 |
| Development of a regional environmental education alliance and to help extend a successful water quality education program to urban schools in the Merrimack River Valley. Final total: $45,000. | |
| Vermont Historical Society 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0901 802/223-4884 Cynthia B. Tokos, Project Director |
$45,000 |
| Community History project to establish pilot teams of teachers and historical societies in 12 local communities to develop curriculum based on community history and original source materials and place the curriculum online. Final total: $90,000. | |
ENVIRONMENT |
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| * Alternatives for Community and Environment, Inc. f/b/o On the Move Coalition 2343 Washington Street, 2nd Floor Roxbury, MA 02119 617/442-3343 Penn S. Loh, Executive Director |
$27,500 |
| Support for collaborative of transportation, environmental justice, community development, and environmental organizations working to improve transportation and public health in greater Boston. Grant total to date: $27,500 of $52,500 provisionally committed. | |
| Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Inc. P.O. Box 398 Barnstable, MA 02630-0398 508/362-4226 Margaret A. Geist, Executive Director |
$25,000 |
| Implemention of a growth management action plan on Cape Cod, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Business Roundtable, to promote local bylaw changes, reform local zoning and evaluate wastewater infrastructure options. Grant total to date: $25,000 of $45,000 provisionally committed. | |
| * Audubon Society of New Hampshire Collaborative f/b/o New England Science Center 3 Silk Farm Road Concord, NH 03301 603/444-0949 Mary Lou Krambeer, Project Coordinator |
$55,000 |
| New England Science Center Collaborative, that aims to educate the public about the potential consequences of climate change in New England by linking research institutions, science centers and environment and health organizations in the region. Grant total to date: $105,000 of $145,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. f/b/o Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities 150 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 709 Miami, FL 33131 305/377-4484 L. Benjamin Starrett, Executive Director, Funders' Network |
$1,000 |
| Membership in a network of foundations working to promote the field of smart growth, livable communities and regional equity on a national and regional basis. D.F. Final total: $1,000. | |
| *Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice One Congress Street, P.O. Box 2022 Hartford, CT 06145-2022 860/548-1133 Mark A. Mitchell, M.D., President |
$40,000 |
| Education, outreach and organizing in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport focused on public health and environmental justice impacts of diesel emissions, air pollution, and asthma. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $60,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, Inc. Presidio Building 1016, P.O. Box 29361 San Francisco, CA 94129-0361 415/561-6575 Lynn Lohr, Executive Director |
$3,500 |
| Partnership to promote grantmaking in biodiversity. D.F. Final total: $7,000. | |
| Hubbard Brook Research Foundation 6 Sargent Place Hanover, NH 03755 603/653-0390 Kathy Fallon Lambert, Executive Director |
$40,000 |
| Expansion of staff and communications of the Science Links program, which enhances the exchange of information and understanding among scientists and policymakers through research and public education. Final total: $80,000. | |
| Grow Smart Rhode Island 345 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 401/273-5711 Scott Wolf, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Policy reform activities, focused on promoting local and state growth management, economic development, and innovative land use, affordable housing, and brownfields redevelopment policies at the state and local level. Grant total to date: $50,000 of $100,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust P.O. Box 7162 Lowell, MA 01852 978/934-0030 Jane L. Calvin, Executive Director |
$20,000 |
| Concord River Ecological Neighborhood Restoration Project, to expand programs, promote awareness and engage a diverse urban and suburban constituency in protection of and access to the Concord River. Grant total to date: $20,000 of $40,000 provisionally committed. | |
| *New Ecology, Inc. The Greenworks Building, 160 Second Street Cambridge, MA 02142 617/354-4099 William Shutkin, President |
$34,938 |
| The Green CDCs Initiative, to engage and support community development corporations to integrate environmentally responsible development with economic development and affordable housing. Grant total to date: $34,938 of $64,938 provisionally committed. | |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund P.O. Box 1057 Montpelier, VT 05601 802-223-4622 Cheryl King Fischer, Executive Director |
$1,000 |
| To convene a Vermont environmental summit, bringing together the state's environmental leadership to map statewide environmental issues and promote collaboration on significant environmental policy and advocacy opportunities at the state and local level. D.F. Final total: $1,000. | |
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation 37 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-4005 (603) 225-6641 Racheal L. Stuart, Vice President of Programs |
$37,500 |
| The Livable New Hampshire Initiative, to promote smart growth in New Hampshire, focused on public policy and grassroots activity in public health, affordable housing, conservation and business sectors. Grant total to date: $37,500 of $75,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Nuestras Raices, Inc. 329 Main Street Holyoke, MA 01040 413/535-1789 Daniel Ross, Executive Director |
$20,000 |
| Environmental Justice Organizing Project, to build environmental awareness among residents and policy makers in Holyoke. Final total: $45,000. | |
| Vermont Forum on Sprawl f/b/o Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative 110 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401-8451 802/864-6310 Elizabeth Humstone, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative, to coordinate smart growth education, advocacy and policy activities in Vermont. Final total: $100,000. | |
HEALTH |
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| The Abortion Access Project 552 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 215 Cambridge, MA 02139 617/661-1161 Susan Yanow, Project Director |
$40,000 |
| The Reproductive Options Education Center for Nursing, a partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, to train nursing faculty and disseminate curriculum integrating reproductive health and choice. Final total: $80,000. | |
| American Cancer Society, New England Division, Inc. f/b/o Alliance for a Healthy New England 30 Speen Street, P.O. Box 9376 Framingham, MA 01701-9376 508/270-4600 Donald J. Gudaitis, Chief Executive Officer, ACS |
$50,000 |
| Regional health campaign that aims to decrease tobacco use and increase health care access. Final total: $115,000. | |
| Center for Public Representation 22 Green Street Northampton, MA 01060 413/586-6024 Steven J. Schwartz, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| The Children's Mental Health Service System Design Initiative, to study and design a coherent remedy of home- and community-based supports for children with behaviorial, psychiatric or emotional disabilities. Final total: $50,000. | |
| *Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health f/b/o Health Public Housing Initiative Environmental Science and Engineering Program P.O. Box 15677 Landmark Center, Rm 406 WEST 401 Park Drive Boston, MA 02215 617/432-1170 John D. Spengler, Principal Investigator, Healthy Public Housing Project |
$50,000 |
| Healthy Public Housing Initiative, a Boston-based, community-centered project designed to engage residents in a collaborative process to improve the health, quality of life, and building conditions of residents in public housing. Final total: $210,736. | |
| Health Care For All 30 Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 617/350-7279 John McDonough, Executive Director |
$40,000 |
| The Community Capacity, Technical Assistance and Linkage Project, to transfer proven, successful organizing methodologies and provide technical assistance to community health coalitions working to improve and expand health access. Final total: $130,000. | |
| Health Law Advocates, Inc. 30 Winter Street, Suite 940 Boston, MA 02108 617/338-5241 Laurie A. Martinelli, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Improvement of health care justice for Massachusetts health care consumers by strengthening the capacity, operational efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal Network program. Grant total to date: $125,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Massachusetts Public Health Association 434 Jamaicaway Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617/524-6696 Geoffrey W. Wilkinson, Executive Director |
$50,000 |
| Public Health Response Project, including work on correctional health and childhood obesity prevention campaigns. Final total: $50,000. | |
| Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc. 565 Warren Street Boston, MA 02121 617/442-3330 John M. Boesen, Executive Director |
$35,000 |
| Senior Empowerment and Organizing Project that aims to increase the civic involvement of seniors throughout the Commonwealth on health issues, including advocating for the state's prescription drug program. Grant total to date: $35,000 of $70,000 provisionally committed. | |
| MassCOSH 12 Southern Avenue Dorchester, MA 02124-2012 617/825-7233 Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Executive Director |
$30,000 |
| Grassroots organizing, advocacy, policy development and research to achieve workplace environmental justice for immigrants and low wage workers. Grant total to date: $30,000 of $60,000 provisionally committed. | |
| The Medical Foundation 95 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 617/451-0049 Laura Haas, Director of Grants |
$50,000 |
| The New Investigator Awards program for post-doctoral medical researchers in Massachusetts conducting basic and innovative medical research. Final total: $100,000. | |
| National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944 301/942-6430 Andrew T. Zovko, Development Director |
$1,500 |
| Support to mobilize family care givers in New England and to educate policy makers, health and
business leaders and the public about the needs of care-giving families and direct care recipients. D.F. Final total: $1,500. |
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| The Women's Union 356 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 617/536-5651 Mary M. Lassen, President and Chief Executive Officer |
$50,000 |
| The Health Economic Sufficiency Standard (HESS) for Massachusetts, a model designed to measure the economic burden of health costs on typical Massachusetts families. Final total: $50,000. | |
DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY |
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| Associated Grant Makers 55 Court Street, Suite 520 Boston, MA 02108 617/426-2606 Ron Ancrum, President |
$10,500 |
| Membership support in Associated Grant Makers at the Plus level. D.F. Final total: $10,500. |
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| Associated Grant Makers f/b/o Boston Education Funders Group 55 Court Street, Suite 520 Boston, MA 02108 617/426-2606 Ron Ancrum, President |
$1,500 |
| Boston Education Funders Group, a group of corporate and foundation trustees and staff
interested in the Boston Public Schools, who meet regularly to learn more about education issues
and needs in the schools. D.F. Grant total to date: $1,500 of $1,500 provisionally committed. |
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| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation 271 Main Street, Suite 3 Great Barrington, MA 01230 860/435-2483 Jennifer Dowley, President |
$54,000 |
| Building educational endowments in 12 public school districts in Berkshire County, which will result in local private support for educational enrichment community by community. Grant total to date: $74,000 of $200,000 provisionally committed. | |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy 221 Main Street Hartford, CT 06106 860/525-5585 Nancy P. Roberts, President |
$1,200 |
| Membership support for professional association of grantmakers, providing programs to promote informed and effective philanthropy. Final total: $1,200. | |
| Council on Foundations 1828 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5168 202/466-6512 Dorothy S. Ridings, President and CEO |
$3,120 |
| Membership to improve philanthropy at the national level. An additional $400 was paid in 2003
as an administrative expense for total yearly dues of $3,520. D.F. Final total: $3,120. |
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| Environmental Grantmakers Association c/o Rockefeller Brothers Fund 437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor New York, NY 10022-7001 212/812-4260 Sarah Hansen, Executive Director |
$1,050 |
| Membership to support the growth and effectiveness of environmental grantmaking nationally. An additional $50 was paid as an administrative expense for total yearly dues of $1,100. D.F. Final total: $1,050 | |
| Grantmakers for Education 720 SW Washington Street, Ste 605 Portland, OR 97205 503/595-2100 William Porter, Executive Director |
$1,000 |
| Membership in this national organization for funders interested in education. D.F. Final total: $1,000. | |
| Grantmakers in Health 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 202/452-8331 Lauren LeRoy, President and CEO |
$2,500 |
| Partnership in a national organization and health affinity group of the Council on Foundations designed to facilitate communications, information-sharing, collaborative program planning, and funding among corporations/foundations. D.F. Final total: $2,500. | |
| The Maine Philanthropy Center USM Library, P.O. Box 9301 Portland, ME 04104-9301 207/780-5039 Janet Henry, President |
$1,000 |
| Membership in regional association of Maine grantmakers.
D.F. Final total: $1,000. |
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| Middlesex County Community Foundation P.O. Box 25 Middletown, CT 06457-0025 860/347-0025 Patti Anne Vassia, Executive Director |
$31,808 |
| Challenge grant to expand and promote philanthropy in Middlesex County. Grant total to date: $131,808 of $150,000 provisionally committed. | |
FAMILY |
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| Each year the Trust allocates a portion of the total grant dollars to support projects of interest to the trustees who are members of Jessie Cox's family. These grants are not subject to the Trust's guidelines, and unsolicited applications for this program are not considered. | |
| Westminster School 995 Hopmeadow Street, P.O. Box 337 Simsbury, CT 06070-0337 860/408-3052 Scott W. Stevens, Development Director |
$25,000 |
| Program Enhancement Funds to support experiences for students and faculty, including guest speakers and off-campus educational opportunities to enhance academic experiences. Final total: $25,000. Heidi Cox family grant. | |
D.F.=discretionary fund
*=environmental health