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Clowes Fund Grants $3 Million in 2007
The Clowes Fund awarded approximately $3 million to 87 non-profit organizations in five states. New grants approved include $1,552,500 in northern New England (primarily greater Boston), $983,600 to Indianapolis area organizations and $457,500 in greater Seattle. A comprehensive list of grant partners for each area follows.
Massachusetts and Northern New England
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Alternatives for Community & Environment (Roxbury, MA) |
Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project |
$15,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee, Inc. (Concord, NH) |
Achieving Economic Justice through Civic Engagement |
$25,000 |
| Associated Grant Makers, Inc. (AGM) (Boston, MA) |
Summer Fund |
$25,000 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (Boston, MA) |
Artists Professional Toolbox |
$20,000 |
| Bay Path College (Longmeadow, MA) |
Academic Resource Center and outreach |
$60,000 |
| Boston Area Youth Organizing Project (Boston, MA) |
Leadership Innovation Program |
$10,000 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Latin American Artists in Residence |
$20,000 |
| Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition (Boston, MA) |
The Ambassador Program |
$20,000 |
| The Boston Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
EdVestors |
$65,000 |
| The Boston Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
English for New Bostonians |
$40,000 |
| The Boston Foundation, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
SkillWorks |
$75,000 |
| Boston Medical Center (Boston, MA) |
Providing holistic care to torture survivors and refugees |
$35,000 |
| Brazilian Immigrant Center (Allston, MA) |
Workers’ Rights Project |
$12,000 |
| Cape Cod Free Clinic and Community Health Center(Mashpee, MA) |
Capital campaign |
$50,000 |
| Caribbean Foundation of Boston, Inc. (Dorchester, MA) |
Training Apartment Program |
$20,000 |
| Centro Latino de Chelsea, Inc. (Chelsea, MA) |
Immigration and Citizenship Services |
$10,000 |
| Chelsea Neighborhood Housing Services (Chelsea, MA) |
Financial Empowerment Project |
$30,000 |
| Child Care Resource Center, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) |
Latino After School Initiative (LASI)- Youth Development Project |
$40,000 |
| The Children’s School of Science (Woods Hole, MA) |
Capital campaign |
$50,000 |
| The Community Family, Inc. (Everett, MA) |
Scholarship program |
$20,000 |
| Earthwatch Institute (Maynard, MA) |
Educator Fellowship Program Evaluation |
$96,000 |
| The Epiphany School, Inc. (Dorchester, MA) |
Graduate Support Program |
$50,000 |
| Executive Service Corps of New England (Boston, MA) |
Project P.R.I.M.E. |
$10,000 |
| Families First Parenting Programs (Cambridge, MA) |
Enhancing Parent Engagement at Boston Centers for Youth and Families |
$40,000 |
| Generations Incorporated (Boston, MA) |
Classroom literacy |
$45,000 |
| Great River Arts Institute (Bellows Falls, VT) |
Capacity building |
$45,000 |
| International Rescue Committee-Boston (Boston, MA) |
North Star Program for Women and Children |
$20,000 |
Lena Park Community Development Corporation
(Dorchester, MA) |
Training, Education, and Job Advancement Center |
$20,000
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| The Literacy Connection (Brighton, MA) |
Expansion of reading program |
$10,000 |
| More Than Words (Waltham, MA) |
Workforce development |
$40,000 |
| MY TURN, Inc. (Brockton, MA) |
Workforce development for out-of-school youth |
$20,000 |
| NeighborWorks Greater Manchester (Manchester, NH) |
Home Ownership Education and Lending Program |
$15,000 |
| New England SCORES (Dorchester, MA) |
Poetry in Motion |
$10,000 |
| Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (Cambridge, MA) |
Building Bridges |
$60,000 |
| The Public Policy Institute (Boston, MA) |
Civic Education for New Americans |
$15,000 |
| Raw Art Works (Lynn, MA) |
RARE Artists |
$20,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (Jamaica Plain, MA) |
Community outreach and educational counseling initiative |
$20,000 |
| Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (Boston, MA) |
Greenway Conservancy Director of Park Operations |
$242,000 |
| Somerville Community Access Television (Somerville, MA) |
SAYMedia! (Somerville Access Youth Media) |
$12,500 |
| Somerville Community Corporation, Inc. (Somerville, MA) |
Somerville Against Financial Exclusion (SAFE) |
$10,000 |
| Underground Railway Theater (Arlington, MA) |
Community and Education Program |
$20,000 |
| Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Allied Health Training and Job Placement Program |
$20,000 |
WCAI and WNAN (WGBH Educational Foundation)
(Woods Hole, MA) |
WATER |
$50,000 |
| Total for MA & Northern NE 2007 Awards |
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$1,552,500 |
Indianapolis, Indiana
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Center for Leadership Development, Inc. |
Operating support |
$75,000 |
| Christamore House, Inc. |
Accepting Responsibility for Image and Self-Esteem (ARISE) Program (Job readiness) |
$20,000 |
| Chrysalis Academy of Life and Learning |
Operating support (Job readiness) |
$15,000 |
| Coburn Place Safe Haven II, Inc. |
Economic Education Curriculum |
$20,000 |
| Concord Center Association, Inc. |
Development capacity building |
$60,000 |
| Damien Center, Inc. |
Operating support |
$60,000 |
| Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis |
Domestic Violence Navigation Hub |
$10,000 |
| Dyslexia Institute of Indiana |
Ready, Set, READ - English as a Second Language (ESL) programming in partnership with IPS |
$30,000 |
| Fathers and Families Resource/Research Center |
Fathers Employment and Education Program |
$40,000 |
| Fletcher Place Community Center, Inc. |
Knowledge is Power (Job readiness) |
$60,000 |
| Fresh Start of Indiana |
Employment program |
$10,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of Indianapolis |
Corporate and Community Connections |
$100,000 |
| Indiana Center for Family, School & Community Partnerships |
Latino parent gatherings |
$18,600 |
| Indiana Latino Institute |
Careers for the Future - Carreras para el Futuro |
$10,000 |
| Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center |
Blast off to the Future |
$12,000 |
| Indianapolis Public School #11 |
Music education |
$3,000 |
| Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition |
Saving Kids from Incarceration and Probation |
$5,000 |
| International Center of Indianapolis |
New Faces at the Crossroads: The World in Central Indiana |
$20,000 |
| John H. Boner Community Center |
Community school support for Washington Irving Elementary IPS #14 |
$15,000 |
| The Julian Center, Inc. |
Operating support |
$50,000 |
| Latino Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (LCADSV) |
Start up support |
$15,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) |
Great Indy Neighborhoods Initiative (GINI) |
$15,000 |
| Noble of Indiana |
Employment service for workers with disabilities |
$75,000 |
| Peace Learning Center, Inc. |
Peace Schools |
$60,000 |
| Save the Youth |
Choices and Consequences |
$5,000 |
| Second Helpings, Inc. |
Operating support |
$30,000 |
| Shepherd Community, Inc |
Shepherd Community Adult Employment Program |
$10,000 |
| Summer Youth Program Fund Collaboration |
Various youth programs |
$50,000 |
| Teachers’ Treasures, Inc. |
Relocation and Executive Director search |
$25,000 |
| Turning Point (Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence) |
Johnson County Outreach Program Services |
$20,000 |
| Y-Press, Inc. |
Matching grant |
$45,000 |
| Total for Indiana 2007 Awards |
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$983,600 |
Seattle, Washington
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| A Contemporary Theatre, Inc. |
Young Playwrights Program, 2007-2008 |
$11,000 |
| The American String Project |
Artist fees for 3 concerts, outreach & education programs |
$20,000 |
| Arts Corps |
Building capacity for youth arts programs |
$30,000 |
| Arts West |
Summer Musical Theater Program |
$14,000 |
| ArtsFund |
ArtsFund's Cultural Education Enhancement Fund for 2008 |
$25,000 |
| The Nature Consortium |
Youth Art Program |
$10,000 |
| Pacific Northwest Ballet Association |
REACH! Student Dance Group |
$7,500 |
| Pratt Fine Arts Center |
Kids and Youth Art Works |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Art Museum |
Art Goes to School |
$100,000 |
| Seattle Arts & Lectures, Inc. |
Writers in the Schools |
$10,000 |
| Seattle Chamber Music Society |
Major donor cultivation program |
$70,000 |
| Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
Operating support |
$150,000 |
| Total for Washington 2007 Awards |
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$457,500 |
| GRAND TOTAL 2007 AWARDS |
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$2,993,600 |
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