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Clowes Fund Grants $2 Million in 2009
The Clowes Fund awarded approximately $2 million to 53 nonprofit organizations in 7 states. New grants approved include $935,000 in New England (primarily greater Boston), $546,500 to Indianapolis area organizations, and $565,000 in greater Seattle. A comprehensive list of grant partners in each geographic area follows.
New England
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Arts |
| Artists for Humanity (MA) |
Youth-run Micro-enterprise |
$15,000 |
| Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston (MA) |
Artists Professional Toolbox Fellows Program |
$20,000 |
| Sandglass Theater (VT) |
Puppets in the Green Mountain and Burning Soup |
$20,000 |
| Education |
| ACCESS (MA) |
High School Advising |
$10,000 |
| Bay Path College (MA) |
Bridge to Success - College Orientation for Academically At-Risk Women |
$38,000 |
| Breakthrough Manchester at the Derryfield School (NH) |
Paving the Path to College from Middle School through High School Initiative |
$20,000 |
| EdVestors, Inc. (MA) |
The Collaborative Fund |
$100,000 |
| Friends of Young Achievers (MA) |
Experiential Environmental Education |
$40,000 |
| The Grammar School (VT) |
Visiting Artists Program |
$20,000 |
| Social Services: Immigrants and Refugee |
| Community Legal Services and Counseling Center (MA) |
Immigration Program |
$60,000 |
| English for New Bostonians (MA) |
ESL Initiatives |
$100,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (MN) |
Direct Legal Services Program |
$25,000 |
| MassCOSH (MA) |
Immigrants' Legal Representation and Advocacy Initiative |
$20,000 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center (MA) |
Community Outreach and Educational Counseling |
$40,000 |
| Social Services: Workforce Development |
| Hannah Grimes Center (NH) |
Industry Cluster Focus |
$25,000 |
| Jamaica Plan Neighborhood Development Corporation (MA) |
Jobs: Under Construction |
$20,000 |
| Operation Able of Greater Boston (MA) |
Creating Development Capacity |
$30,000 |
| Social Services: Youth |
| Associated Grant Makers, Inc. (MA) |
Summer Youth Program Fund |
$50,000 |
| Bottom Line, Inc. (MA) |
Capacity building efforts |
$50,000 |
| Franklin Park Coalition (MA) |
Youth Conservation Crew |
$20,000 |
| Generation Excel (MA) |
Do the Write Thing (High Risk Girls Initiative) |
$25,000 |
| MY TURN, Inc. (MA) |
Workforce Development Program for Out-of-School Youth |
$20,000 |
| ROCA (MA) |
Alumni Project |
$99,000 |
| Somerville Community Access Television (MA) |
Youth Media Program |
$8,000 |
| United Teen Equality Center (MA) |
Pathways/ADP Curriculum Development |
$20,000 |
| Windham County Reads (VT) |
Windham County Reads Bookmobile |
$10,000 |
| Woods Hole Public Library (MA) |
Window Renovation Project |
$30,000 |
| New England Total |
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$935,000 |
Indianapolis, Indiana
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Education |
| Indianapolis Public Schools Education Foundation |
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program |
$94,000 |
| Providence Cristo Rey High School |
Corporate Work Study Program |
$10,000 |
| School on Wheels |
Educational Services |
$20,000 |
| Social Services: Immigrants and Refugee |
| The African Center |
Service for African Immigrants |
$20,000 |
| Connect2Help |
Hispanic Outreach |
$40,000 |
| Exodus Refugee Immigration |
Language, Cultural Orientation and Readiness for Employment (LCORE) Program |
$20,000 |
| Indiana Latino Institute |
Career for the Future |
$15,000 |
| Metro Ministries/Centro Familiar |
Centro Familiar Vida Nueva Services |
$20,000 |
| Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic |
Immigrants in Crisis Program |
$45,000 |
| Social Services: Workforce Development |
| Christamore House |
Accepting Responsibility for Image and Self-Esteem (ARISE) Program |
$30,000 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
Centers for Working Families |
$20,000 |
| Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center |
Employment Training and Coaching Program |
$30,000 |
| Second Helpings |
Workforce Training Services |
$30,000 |
| Shepherd Community |
Adult Employment Program |
$10,000 |
| Southeast Community Services |
Employment Program |
$30,000 |
| Social Services: Youth |
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| Assistance League of Indianapolis |
Operation School Bell |
$20,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana |
Alumni Association Initiative |
$30,000 |
| The Indianapolis Foundation |
Summer Youth Program Fund |
$52,500 |
| Net Literacy |
Net Literacy Initiative |
$10,000 |
| Indiana Total |
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$546,500 |
Seattle, Washington
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Arts |
| Arts Corps |
Arts Education Program for Youth |
$15,000 |
| The Nature Consortium |
Youth Art Program |
$30,000 |
| Seattle Opera |
Education Programs Endowment |
$500,000 |
| Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra |
Jazz Scholars |
$20,000 |
| Washington Total |
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$565,000 |
Other
| Organization |
Purpose |
Grant |
| Prescott College (AZ) |
Prescott College Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse |
$20,000 |
| Other Total |
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$20,000 |
| All grants awarded in 2009 |
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$2,066,500 |
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