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Clowes Fund Grants $2.5 Million in 2006
The Clowes Fund awarded more than $2.5 million to 74 non-profit organizations in five states. New grants approved include $1,331,750 in northern New England (primarily greater Boston), $626,050 to Indianapolis area organizations, and $545,000 in greater Seattle. A list of grant partners for each area follows.
Massachusetts and Northern New England
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Action for Boston Community Development (Boston, MA) |
ESOL program |
$10,000 |
| Adolescent Consultation Services, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Grant monies to support direct services |
$60,000 |
| Associated Grant Makers, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
2006 Summer Fund |
$25,000 |
| Berklee College of Music, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Challenge grant to endow college scholarships |
$150,000 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Visual Artist-in-Residence Program |
$10,000 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
New Skills Project |
$25,000 |
| Boston Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
EdVestors |
$30,000 |
| Boston Living Center, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Capacity-building initiative |
$36,000 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation (Boston, MA) |
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights |
$37,750 |
| Bottom Line, Inc. (Jamaica Plain, MA) |
Grant monies to support programming |
$30,000 |
| Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Inc. (Brattleboro, VT) |
Art & Literacy Connection |
$16,000 |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation (Hyannis, MA) |
Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod |
$50,000 |
| Centro Latino De Chelsea, Inc. (Chelsea, MA) |
Immigration & Citizenship Services Program |
$10,000 |
| Community Legal Services And Counseling (Cambridge, MA) |
Immigration Program |
$60,000 |
| Generations Incorporated (Boston, MA) |
Classroom literacy program |
$20,000 |
| Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Grant monies to purchase of 35 string instruments |
$20,000 |
| HGM Development, Inc. (Keene, NH) |
Coaching of entrepreneurs |
$16,000 |
| Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion (Boston, MA) |
Pathways Technology Campus |
$18,000 |
| International Institute of Boston, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Somali Case Manager position |
$50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Project North Star |
$20,000 |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Teen Education Program |
$40,000 |
| Kieve Affective Education, Inc. (Nobleboro, ME) |
Recruiting of new Aspirations client schools |
$75,000 |
Lena Park Community Development Corporation
(Dorchester, MA) |
Training, Education, and Job Advancement Center |
$25,000 |
| Madison Park Development Corporation (Roxbury, MA) |
14-week educational program |
$10,000 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Foundation
(Buzzards Bay, MA) |
Grant monies to purchase scientific equipment |
$55,000 |
| Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Career Focus Program |
$25,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas En Accion-Women United in Action (Dorchester, MA) |
ESOL II/Bridge to College or Work Class |
$10,000 |
| Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Program Development Director |
$15,000 |
| Parents Helping Parents (Watertown, MA) |
Long-range fundraising and marketing plan |
$45,000 |
| Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Building Bridges outreach program |
$25,000 |
| Rape Crisis Services of Greater Lowell, Inc. (Lowell, MA) |
Creation of a Development Program |
$50,000 |
| Roca, Inc. (Chelsea, MA) |
Project SOL |
$25,000 |
| Rediscovery, Inc. (Waltham, MA) |
Teen LEEP |
$20,000 |
| Samaritans, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Expand capacity and improve infrastructure |
$45,000 |
| Simmons College (Boston, MA) |
International Learning Center (ILC) |
$36,000 |
| Somali Development Center, Inc. (Jamaica Plain, MA) |
Satellite site in Manchester, NH |
$10,000 |
| United Teen Equality Center (Lowell, MA) |
Seed money for The Open School |
$45,000 |
| US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Inc. (Colchester, VT) |
Workforce English Language Training Program |
$17,000 |
| West End House, Inc. (Allston, MA) |
Boys & Girls Club |
$45,000 |
| Yellow Barn, Inc. (Putney, VT) |
Transition funding |
$20,000 |
| Total for MA & Northern NE 2006 Awards |
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$1,331,750 |
Indianapolis, Indiana
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Asian Services of Indiana, Inc. |
Seed money |
$5,000 |
| Assistance League of Indianapolis, Inc. |
Operation School Bell |
$37,500 |
| Children's Bureau of Indianapolis, Inc. |
Vivian Smith Teen Parenting Program |
$20,000 |
| The Damien Center, Inc. |
Renovation of Client Drop-In Center |
$50,000 |
| Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis |
Domestic Violence Navigation Hub |
$10,000 |
| Dress for Success Indianapolis, Inc. |
Professional Women's Group |
$8,550 |
| Dyslexia Institute of Indiana, Inc. |
Expansion of services to urban students |
$20,000 |
| East Tenth United Methodist Children and Youth Center |
Challenge grant |
$20,000 |
| Family Service of Central Indiana, Inc. |
Operational funding |
$60,000 |
| Fletcher Place Community Center, Inc. |
Workforce development |
$20,000 |
| Forest Manor Multi-Service Center, Inc. |
Workforce development |
$15,000 |
| Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee |
Immigrant Welcome Center |
$20,000 |
| Horizon House, Inc. |
Graduate assistant internship |
$30,000 |
| The Indianapolis Foundation |
Summer Youth Program Fund |
$50,000 |
| Indianapolis Urban League Inc. |
Diversity and inclusion education |
$15,000 |
| Marion County Commission On Youth, Inc. |
Workforce development |
$5,000 |
| Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center |
Workforce development |
$15,000 |
| Metro Ministries |
Centro Familiar Vida Nueva |
$10,000 |
| Meals on Wheels, Inc. |
Serving "at-risk" population with nutritional meals |
$45,000 |
| Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Inc. |
NCLC Immigrants in Crisis Program |
$30,000 |
| Pathway to the Future Learning Center, Inc. |
Pathway to Future Learning Center |
$30,000 |
| Sheltering Wings Center for Women, Inc. (Danville, IN) |
Implement a plan for capacity building |
$60,000 |
| Shepherd Community, Inc. |
Adult Employment Program |
$10,000 |
| Southeast Community Services, Inc. |
Bilingual staff person |
$10,000 |
| Workforce, Inc. |
Transitional Jobs Program |
$30,000 |
| Total for Indiana 2006 Awards |
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$626,050 |
Washington
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| A Contemporary Theatre, Inc. (Seattle, WA) |
Young Playwrights Program |
$10,000 |
| Arts Corps (Seattle, WA) |
Grant monies to support teaching artists' fees and trainings |
$10,000 |
| Arts West (Seattle, WA) |
2006 Summer Musical Theater Program |
$5,000 |
| Music Works Northwest (Bellevue, WA) |
Grant monies to hire a part-time marketing professional |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Arts and Lectures, Inc. (Seattle, WA) |
Literary education program |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Children's Theatre Association (Seattle, WA) |
Education programs |
$20,000 |
| Seattle Opera (Seattle, WA) |
Capacity building |
$150,000 |
| Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (Seattle, WA) |
Grant monies to support intensive, two-week program |
$30,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation (Seattle, WA) |
Medical Scientist Training Program Fellowship for Minority Students |
$300,000 |
| Total for Washington 2006 Awards |
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$545,000 |
| GRAND TOTAL 2006 AWARDS |
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$2,502,800 |
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