ARTS AND CULTURE
Capitol Center for the Arts
Concord, NH
Jane Berwick, Interim Executive Director
Operating support in the amount of $175,000 payable over two years to support the programs and operations of the education department as it implements a comprehensive strategic plan.
Handel & Haydn Society
Boston, MA
Mary Deissler, CEO
Project support in the amount of $125,000 payable over two years for education and outreach programs serving urban youth and community members.
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Inc.
Boston, MA
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado, Chief Executive Officer
Project support in the amount of $200,000 payable over two years to support youth arts programming and implement a strategic business plan for the Center for Latino Arts.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Vergennes, VT
Arthus Cohn, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $25,000 payable over one year for the Lake Champlain Sloop Project.
Massachusetts College of Art
Boston, MA
Katherine Sloan, President
Project and endowment support in the amount of $250,000 payable over three years for operating and endowment support for the Center for Art and Community Partnerships.
Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts (MIFA)
Holyoke, MA
Donald Sanders, Executive Director
Capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to complete a theatre study for the renovation of the historic Victory Theatre in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Monadnock Institute of Nature, Place and Culture
Rindge, NH
John Harris, Ph.D., Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $150,000 payable over three years to research, collect and publish stories about regional heritage and community cultural life focused on New Hampshire's North Country.
New England Youth Theatre
Brattleboro, VT
Stephen Stearns, Artistic Director
Trustee discretionary grant for capital and operating support in the amount of $150,000 payable over three years for capital support in 2006 and operating support in 2007 and 2008.
The Public Theatre
Lewiston, ME
Christopher Schario, Artistic Director
Capital support in the amount of $250,000 payable over two years to renovate its historic theatre in downtown Lewiston, Maine.
Tides Institute & Museum of Art
Eastport, ME
Hugh French, Director
Capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year for renovations to a historic building to create a regional fine arts facility in downeast Maine.
The Vermont Folklife Center
Middlebury, VT
Jane Beck, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for operating support in the amount of $25,000 payable over one year for education, outreach and digitization of its archives.
ZUMIX
East Boston, MA
Madeleine Steczybski, Executive Director
Capital support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to renovate a firehouse to create a new facility for expanded youth and community music programming.
EDUCATION
ACCESS- Action Center for Educational Services and Scholarships
Boston, MA
Bob Giannino- Racine, Executive Director
Challenge grant in the amount of $100,000 payable over two years to expand its individual donor base to ensure that financial aid services are readily accessible to every Boston Public School student.
Center for Collaborative Education
Boston, MA
Dan French, Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $450,000 payable over three years for the Principal Residency Network, to provide training to small school leaders.
Citizen Schools
Boston, MA
Eric Schwartz, President
Operating support in the amount of $175,000 payable over two years to improve and expand its after-school program to six low-income cities throughout Massachusetts.
The Efficacy Institute
Waltham, MA
Tim Allen, Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $200,000 payable over two years for the Boston Campaign for Proficiency, a plan to use student achievement data to shape the activities of youth-serving organizations.
Florida Immigrant Coalition
Miami, FL
Maria Rodriguez, Director
Project support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to increase college access for immigrant youth by informing students, counselors and communities about existing resources and advocating for potential opportunities.
Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc.
Lawrence, MA
William Traynor, Executive Director
Expansion and capacity building support in the amount of $100,000 payable over two years for Movement City's expanded program.
Montshire Museum of Science
Norwich, VT
David, Goudy, Director
Trustee discretionary grant for capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to support two new educational exhibits.
New Hampshire College and University Council
Concord, NH
Thomas Horgan, President/CEO
Project support in the amount of $280,000 payable over three years for Access NH, a statewide college transition program for underrepresented student populations.
The Posse Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
Deborah Bial, President
Trustee discretionary grant for operating support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to support the expansion of the Posse Boston office.
Rural School and Community Trust
Arlington, VA
Rachel Tompkins, President
Project support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year for the Learning with Public Purpose program in rural Maine and Vermont.
Step Up Springfield
Springfield, MA
Joel Weiss, President
Operating support in the amount of $250,000 payable over two years to help teachers and parents use data on student achievement for academic improvement.
Summer Search Foundation
Jamaica Plain, MA
Emily Edwards, Executive Director
Expansion and capacity building support in the amount of $100,000 payable over two years to expand its Boston program which provides summer experiential education programs.
United Teen Equality Center
Lowell, MA
Gregg Croteau, Executive Director
Capital support in the amount of $267,000 payable over one year for the Building Our Dream capital campaign, to renovate St. Paul's Methodist Church for use as a new youth center.
ENVIRONMENT
1000 Friends of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
Charles Pattison, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year focused on transportation planning to promote smart growth and environmental protection in Florida.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, ME
Maureen Heffernan, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for capital support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to furnish the new Visitor and Children's Center and to complete plantings and create labels in the Kitchen Garden, Cooking Court, Rose Garden, Great Lawn and Event Lawn.
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
South Deerfield, MA
Annie Cheatham, Executive Director
Operating support in the amount of $125,000 payable over two years to increase markets for local agricultural products in urban centers in western Massachusetts.
Conservation Law Foundation
Boston, MA
Philip Warburg, President
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to support the acid rain campaign and the Lake Champlain Lakekeeper program.
Downeast Lakes Land Trust
Grand Lake Stream, ME
Stephen Keith, Executive Director
Operating support in the amount of $175,000 payable over two years to support operations, staff and programming as it develops forest management, programming and land ownership capacity.
Eagle Eye Institute
Somerville, MA
Rita-Renee Toll-Dubois, Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $150,000 payable over three years to expand its green industry career program for underserved urban youth in Massachusetts, in collaboration with YouthBuild and the Trustees of Reservations.
Green Mountain Club
Waterbury Center, VT
Ben Rose, Executive Director
Endowment support in the amount of $150,000 payable over two years to support the trail and shelter maintenance endowment for the 445-mile Long Trail in Vermont, including a challenge grant to stimulate new donors to the campaign.
Intervale Center
Burlington, VT
Kit Perkins, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to support capital improvements for the farms program.
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota, FL
Kumar Mahadevan, President
Project support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to support red tide research programs.
The Nature Conservancy, Massachusetts Chapter
Boston, MA
Wayne Klockner, Director, Massachusetts Chapter
Project support in the amount of $175,000 payable over two years for a collaborative land protection project in the Westfield River Highlands in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts.
New England Forestry Foundation, Inc.
Littleton, MA
Timothy Ingraham, Board President
Operating support in the amount of $250,000 payable over three years to support operations as the organization expands its donor base and programs.
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
Alec Webb, President
Trustee discretionary grant for capital support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year for the design, development and planning for the proposed residential learning center.
The Trustees of Reservations
Sharon, MA
Andrew Kendall, President
Endowment support in the amount of $300,000 payable over two years to support the merger of the Trustees and the Boston Natural Areas Network.
Vermont Land Trust
Montpelier, VT
Darby Bradley, President
Trustee discretionary grant for operating support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year for land conservation, stewardship, community engagement and policy activities.
Vermont Public Interest Research and Education Fund
Montpelier, VT
Paul Burns, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year for the Vermont Clean Energy Future Campaign, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a clean, safe and affordable energy future for Vermont.
WildLaw
Tallahassee, FL
Jeanne Zokovitch, Project Coordinator
Operating support in the amount of $100,000 payable over two years to support work with low-income communities fighting pollution in Florida and for work on the protection of Florida's National Forests.
HEALTH AND WELFARE
Androscoggin Valley Partnership Project
Gorham, NH
Catherine McDowell, Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $80,000 payable over one year for JOBPro, a pilot workforce development program for low income young adults that links health and social services to job and life skills training through a collaboration of businesses and nonprofits in Coos County, New Hampshire.
Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation, Inc.
Boca Grande, FL
Michael Dacey, Board Chair
Trustee discretionary grant for endowment support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year for the Boca Grande Health Clinic.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Boston, MA
Robert Taube, Executive Director
Capital support in the amount of $100,000 payable over two years for the Mallory Building Project, to expand and improve the quality of healthcare for homeless men, women and children in Greater Boston.
Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
James Mandell, President
Project support in the amount of $255,000 payable over two years to partner with schools to provide mental health services to school-age children in four Boston public elementary schools with high risk, underserved students.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Nancy Formella, Acting President
Project and operating support in the amount of $225,000 payable over two years for the Child Advocacy and Protection Program to reduce maltreatment of children by strengthening clinical services and expanding training of health providers in new Hampshire and Vermont.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH
Nancy Formella, Acting President
Trustee discretionary grant for operating support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center to provide support for research, prevention, treatment and the cure of child hood cancer.
The Florida Center for Child and Family Development
Sarasota, FL
Peter Howard, President and CEO
Capital support in the amount of $150,000 payable over one year equip a new professional building in North Port, Florida which provides child and family services in southern Sarasota and Charlotte Counties.
Genesis Community Loan Fund
Damariscotta, ME
Elizabeth McPherson, Executive Director
Project support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year for the Island Challenge Fund, to assist Maine's year-round, residential island communities in creating affordable housing and health and social service facilities.
Green Mountain Horse Association
South Woodstock, VT
Joe Silva, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to renovate facilities, preserve and existing trail system and renovate a youth center for expanded education programs.
Howard Center for Human Services
Burlington, VT
Todd Centybear, Executive Director
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one ear for programs providing mental health and social services to adults and youth in Chittenden County.
The Life of Riley Foundation
Sarasota, FL
Kelly Saba, President
Trustee discretionary grant in the amount of $10,811.62 payable over one year for programs and operations.
Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center
Bangor, ME
Ruth Lockhart, Executive Director
Capital support in the amount of $50,000 payable over one year to renovate and purchase a new location for the Center, which offers women's health care and reproductive health services in northern Maine counties.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Peter Slavin, President
Project support in the amount of $225,000 payable over two years for pilot projects focusing on diabetes, colorectal cancer and mental health services to address differences in provision of health care services to people of different races and ethnicities.
New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
Concord, NH
Juliana Eades, President
Trustee discretionary grant for operating support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to support community development finance activities in New Hampshire.
Northern New England LEADS Institute
Bronx, NY
Steven Dawson, President
Project support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year to improve the retention, recruitment, and training of direct care workers in the fields of long term care and home care for elders and people living with chronic illness and disabilities.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
Williston, VT
Nancy Mosher, President/CEO
Trustee discretionary grant for project support in the amount of $100,000 payable over one year for the expansion of its call center and for a sexuality education marketing campaign aimed at parents and teens in Maine.
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc.
Sarasota, FL
Barbara Zdravecky, President/CEO
Capital and endowment support in the amount of $200,000 payable over two years to expand and improve facilities and increase services for family planning and reproductive health in four Florida counties.
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury, MA
Robert Williams, President
Project support in the amount of $410,000 payable over three years for ARISE (Access and Retention in Skilled Employment) to prepare low-skilled Boston residents for jobs in the health care industry and to diversify the health workforce to improve health access in urban neighborhoods.
MEMBERSHIPS
Associated Grant Makers
Boston MA
Ron Ancrum, President
Discretionary support in the amount of $8,400 payable over one year for general level membership in this regional association of grantmakers.
Grantmakers In Aging
Dayton OH
Carol Farquhar, Executive Director
Discretionary support in the amount of $2,000 payable over one year for membership in a national network of grantmakers working in the field of aging.
Grantmakers in the Arts
Seattle WA
Anne Focke, Executive Director
Discretionary support in the amount of $300 payable over one year for membership in a national network of arts grantmakers.
Maine Philanthropy Center
Portland ME
Janet Henry, President
Discretionary support in the amount of $3050 payable over one year for membership in a regional association of grantmakers and to support the Maine Environmental Funders Network.