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Clowes Fund Grants $2.5 Million in 2005
The Clowes Fund awarded more than $2.5 million to 68 non-profit organizations in six states. New grants approved include $1,354,000 in northern New England (primarily greater Boston), $1,092,336 to Indianapolis area organizations, and $100,000 in greater Seattle. A list of grant partners for each area follows.
Indianapolis, Indiana
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| African Community International, Inc. |
Phase II Language Laboratory & Literacy Project |
$45,000 |
| Area Youth Ministry, Inc. |
Young Champions Program |
$10,000 |
| Centro Familiar Vida Nueva |
Program Support |
$10,000 |
| Child Advocates, Inc. |
Operating Support over three years |
$55,000 |
| Child/Family/School Enrichment Centers, Inc. |
Capacity Building |
$15,000 |
| Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis, Inc. |
Vivian Smith Teen Parenting Program |
$10,000 |
| The Chrysalis Academy of Life and Learning |
Seed money for pilot phase |
$15,000 |
| College Mentors for Kids, Inc. |
Operating Support over three years |
$30,000 |
| Fathers and Families Resource/Research Center, Inc. |
Fathers' Employment and Education Program |
$20,000 |
| Fresh Start of Indiana, Inc. |
Employment Services |
$10,000 |
| Horizon House, Inc. |
Opportunity Knocks Program |
$10,000 |
| Indiana Black Expo, Inc. |
Cultural Arts Pavilion |
$10,000 |
| Indiana Youth Institute, Inc. |
Youth Service Toolkit |
$45,000 |
| The Indianapolis Foundation |
Summer Youth Program Fund for 2006 |
$50,000 |
| Indianapolis Private Industry Council, Inc. |
Biotech Bound Program |
$50,000 |
| Indianapolis Public School #37 |
Seed money for IPS music program |
$7,336 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation |
Classroom Take-Home Libraries |
$50,000 |
| International Center of Indianapolis, Inc. |
Somali Bantu Refugees Program |
$20,000 |
| John H. Boner Community Center, Inc. |
Facility Expansion & Renovation |
$60,000 |
| The Julian Center, Inc. |
Domestic Violence Services/Treatment Program |
$30,000 |
| La Plaza, Inc. |
Operating Support over two years |
$25,000 |
| Meals on Wheels, Inc. |
Operating Support |
$15,000 |
| Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Inc. |
Expansion of service to new immigrants |
$15,000 |
| Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative, Inc. |
Fostering Immigrant Business Ownership Program |
$25,000 |
| Noble of Indiana |
Operating Support |
$25,000 |
| Peace Learning Center, Inc. |
Peace Learning Services |
$50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Inc. |
Endowment and Operating Support over three years |
$150,000 |
| School on Wheels |
Operating Support over three years; subject to 1:1 match |
$50,000 |
| Training, Inc. |
Operating Support over three years |
$60,000 |
| United Way of Central Indiana, Inc. |
Agency Capacity Building Fund |
$100,000 |
| Workforce, Inc. |
Operating Support |
$10,000 |
| Y-Press, Inc. |
Operating Support |
$15,000 |
| Total for Indiana 2005 Awards |
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$1,092,336 |
Massachusetts and Northern New England
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Berklee College of Music, Inc. |
Music Faculty Outreach Initiative |
$20,000 |
| Boston Medical Center |
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights |
$20,000 |
| Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Inc. (VT) |
Art & Literacy Connection |
$14,000 |
| Bryn Mawr College (PA) |
Endowment Challenge Grant |
$250,000 |
| Cape Cod Theatre Project, Inc. |
CONNECT |
$20,000 |
| Chelsea Neighborhood Housing Services |
Financial Fitness Program |
$20,000 |
| Child Care Resource Center, Inc. |
Latino After-School Initiative (LASI) |
$15,000 |
| Community Change, Inc. |
Civil Rights Internship Program |
$20,000 |
| Community Legal Services and Counseling Center |
Immigration Law and Social Work Support |
$20,000 |
| DotWell/Health Services Partnership of Dorchester |
First Generation College Bound Project |
$15,000 |
| Dress For Success Boston |
Capacity Building |
$15,000 |
| The Epiphany School, Inc. |
The Legacy Campaign |
$50,000 |
| Falmouth Artists Guild, Inc. |
Children's Program Development |
$20,000 |
| Families First Parenting Program |
Parenting Education and Support Programs |
$15,000 |
| Generations Incorporated |
Classroom Literacy Coaches$ |
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| The Institute of Contemporary Art |
Teen Education Program |
$15,000 |
| Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation |
Boston Health Care & Research Training Institute |
$20,000 |
| Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services |
NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center |
$10,000 |
| Marine Biological Laboratory |
Endowment Challenge Grant |
$200,000 |
| The Massachusetts Horticultural Society |
Garden Curator Position |
$25,000 |
| New Hampshire Minority Health Coalition (NH) |
Healthy Families Program |
$30,000 |
| NH Community Loan Fund/MicroCredit-NH |
Immigration & NH Entrepreneurship |
$15,000 |
| Penikese Island School |
Aftercare Program Expansion |
$75,000 |
| Sandglass Ctr. for Puppetry & Theater Research (VT) |
2005 Cambodian Project/2006 Puppet Festival |
$50,000 |
| St. Julie Asian Center |
Phase II Educating for Life Project |
$30,000 |
| Underground Railway Theater |
Acting on the Block Project |
$15,000 |
| Vermont Law School/South Royalton Legal Clinic |
Vermont Immigrant Assistance (VIA) Project |
$60,000 |
| Vermont Public Radio |
New Classical Public Radio Station |
$60,000 |
| Vermont Studio School |
Capital Challenge Grant |
$200,000 |
| Women United in Action-Mujeres Unidas en Accion |
ESOL II/Bridge to College or Work class |
$5,000 |
| Women’s Theological Center |
Spiritual Leadership Development Project |
$10,000 |
| Total for MA & northern NE 2005 Awards |
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$1,354,000 |
Washington
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| The American String Project |
The American String Project |
$10,000 |
| Arts Corps |
Arts Corps' 2005-2006 Arts Education Program |
$10,000 |
| Music Works Northwest |
Music Educator Resources Program |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum |
Restoring and Installing Italian Room |
$50,000 |
| Seattle Children’s Theatre Association |
Live Music Endowment Fund |
$20,000 |
| Total for Washington 2005 Awards |
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$100,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL 2005 AWARDS |
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$2,546,336 |
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