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Jewish after-school teen clubs in five
Denver public schools: $236,000 over
four years to Jewish Student Union
(New York, N. Y.).
—For the Denver Moishe House, providing Jews in their 20s with Jewish programs in a residential setting: $48,250
over two years to Moishe House (
Oakland, Calif.).
—To improve and expand communications, donor and alumni relations, and
Jewish educational programs for the
community: $76,474 over three years
to U. of Colorado at Boulder, Program
in Jewish Studies (Boulder, Colo.).
Teacher education. For teacher training and professional development in
metro Denver schools: $40,000 to Public Education and Business Coalition
(Denver, Colo.).
—For efforts to improve teacher effectiveness: $40,000 to Stand for Children Colorado (Denver, Colo.).
Volunteerism. For its efforts to connect
volunteers to service opportunities in
nonprofit organizations: $25,000 to
Metro Volunteers (Denver, Colo.).
Trust for Historic Preservation (
Washington, D.C.).
GOOGLE NEW YORK
New York, N. Y.
http://www.google.com
Parks and recreation. For its construction and endowment: $1,000,000 to
Friends of the High Line (New York,
N.Y.).
eracy programs: $200,000 to Florida
International U. (Miami, Fla.).
AMGEN FOUNDATION
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
http://www.amgen.com/citizenship/
foundation.html
Education. To prepare children in a
South Los Angeles community for college: $4,500,000 over three years to
MLA Partner Schools (Los Angeles,
Calif.).
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE
ROASTERS FOUNDATION
Waterbury, Vt.
http://www.greenmountaincoffee
foundation.org
Business. For entrepreneurial training and counseling services and to
sponsor the 2011 Entrepreneurial
Woman’s Conference: $50,000 to the
Women’s Business Development Center (Chicago, Ill.).
—To renovate and upgrade educational
facilities: $25,000 to the Natural Science Center of Greensboro (
Greensboro, N.C.).
—To help high-school students and
adults apply for college: $20,000 to the
Philadelphia Education Fund (
Philadelphia, Pa.).
—For educational programs: $45,000 to
Science Central (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
—For a summer-enrichment academic
program: $30,000 to the Steppingstone Foundation (Philadelphia, Pa.).
—For a youth-development program
for children ages 10 to 18: $20,000 to
the YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
(Philadelphia, Pa.).
Financial education. For the Elementary Economics and Lincoln Financial
Park programs: $100,000 to Junior
Achievement of Northern Indiana
(Fort Wayne, Ind.).
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Portland, Me.
http://www.tdbanknorth.com/
community/ our_community.html
Housing. For affordable-housing programs: approximately $2,000,000 to
be divided among 48 nonprofit organizations from Maine to Florida.
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION
Charlotte, N.C.
http://www.bankofamerica.com/
foundation
Conservation and the environment. For
land management and conservation in
China and forest conservation in Brazil and Indonesia: $2,000,000 to the
Nature Conservancy (Arlington, Va.).
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
Palo Alto, Calif.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us
Health. To improve health care and
health systems around the world using mobile technology: $1,000,000
over two years to the mHealth Alliance (Washington, D.C.).
UNITEDHEALTHCARE
Minnetonka, Minn.
http://www.uhc.com
Health. To improve its Walking Paths
Web site, which offers information and
resources to walkers, and to create
new walking paths across the country:
$1,950,000 over three years to the
American Heart Association (Dallas,
Tex.).
LOWE’S CHARITABLE AND
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Mooresville, N.C.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?
action=pg&p=AboutLowes/Community
Higher education. To provide aid to
needy students: $500,000 to the
United Negro College Fund (Fairfax,
Va.).
UPS FOUNDATION
Atlanta, Ga.
http://pressroom.ups.com/Media+Kits/
The+UPS+Foundation
Conservation and the environment. For
an education program focusing on
sustainable transportation: $200,000
to Earth Day Network (Washington,
D.C.).
SHIPLEY FOUNDATION
Boston, Mass.
Animals and wildlife. For a chair in comparative oncology, to support translational research between animal and
human cancer treatments and prevention: $3,000,000 to Colorado State U.,
Animal Cancer Center (Fort Collins,
Colo.).
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
CORPORATION
New York, N. Y.
http://bnymellon.com/
Young adults. For programs that help
young people who are aging out of
foster care: $1,250,000 to be divided
over five years among the Children’s
Aid Society, Next Generation Center
(New York, N. Y.) and Good Shepherd
Services (New York, N. Y.).
METLIFE FOUNDATION
New York, N. Y.
http://www.metlife.org
Child health. For programs in India and
Mexico that help children develop
healthy habits early in life such as
exercise and hygiene: $500,000 to
Sesame Workshop (New York, N. Y.).
VERIZON FOUNDATION
Basking Ridge, N.J.
http://foundation.verizon.com
Disaster relief. For relief efforts in
Haiti: $50,000 each to Food for the
Poor (Coconut Creek, Fla.) and World
Vision (Federal Way, Wash.).
ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
New York, N. Y.
http://www.sloan.org
Work and family issues. To enable the
Work and Family Researchers Network to transition from a foundation-supported project to a sustainable
organization: $990,000 to U. of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pa.).
BLUE BELL CREAMERIES
Brenham, Tex.
http://www.bluebell.com
Higher education. To renovate and
expand a baseball field: $7,000,000 to
Texas A&M U. (College Station, Tex.).
VISA
San Francisco, Calif.
http://corporate.visa.com
Social entrepreneurship. To expand
its small-loan making in the United
States: $1,000,000 to Kiva.org (San
Francisco, Calif.).
W. W. SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST
West Conshohocken, Pa.
http://www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.
org
Medical research. For cancer research:
$100,000 to Jefferson Medical College
of Thomas Jefferson U., to support the
work of Jonathan Brody and Gregory
E. Goney (Philadelphia, Pa.).
S. MARK TAPER FOUNDATION
Los Angeles, Calif.
http://www.smtfoundation.org
Legal services. For an atrium that will
serve as a meeting place for nonprofit
organizations and community groups:
$200,000 to the Legal Aid Foundation
of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION
West Conshohocken, Pa.
http://www.templeton.org
Religion. To develop techniques for the
philosophical investigation of the
Hebrew Bible, Talmud, and Midrash:
$1,100,000 to the Shalem Center (
Jerusalem, Israel).
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB
FOUNDATION
New York, N. Y.
http://www.bms.com/foundation
Health. To incorporate patient self-man-agement education, peer support, and
community outreach for low-income
Hispanics and African-Americans
with type 2 diabetes into the medical
home model: $5,234,876 to be divided
over three years among the American
Academy of Family Physicians Foundation (Leawood, Kan.), the National
Council of La Raza (Washington,
D.C.), and the U. of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global
Public Health (Chapel Hill, N.C.).
—To conduct a year-long pilot study of
the effectiveness and sustainability of
a flexible diabetes education and support team that serves minorities and
that uses professional and lay health
workers: $400,000 to the American
Association of Diabetes Educators
(Chicago, Ill.).
—To adapt and expand diabetes education and medication management
to patients covered by public and
private health insurance in 25 communities heavily affected by diabetes:
$4,384,210 over four years to the
American Pharmacists Association
Foundation (Washington, D.C.).
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO.
New York, N. Y.
http://www.jpmorgan.com
Children and youths. To build and operate orphanages in Haiti: $30,000 to
Lespwa Worldwide (Ponte Vedra, Fla.).
—To help churches create and sustain
successful mentor programs that
serve boys without fathers: $30,000
to the Mentoring Project (Portland,
Ore.).
Education. To teach creative-writing
workshops in Chicago Public Schools
that are turned into performances for
students: $30,000 to Barrel of Monkeys Production (Chicago, Ill.).
Health. To build wells in rural African
schools to improve community health
conditions and promote education:
$30,000 to A Spring of Hope (Coconut
Creek, Fla.).
—To provide access to health care and
education to needy people in Manila:
$30,000 to Worlds Apart One Heart
(Greensboro, N.C.).
Sexual assault. To provide shelter and
rehabilitation to victims of commercial sexual exploitation and to raise
awareness among young women about
domestic sex trafficking: $30,000 to
Gracehaven Home (Dublin, Ohio).
Volunteerism. To enable young people
to develop leadership skills through
community service in Latin America.:
$30,000 to the Foundation for Amigos
de las Américas (Houston, Tex.).
—To enable youths to provide educational opportunities for children in
Malawi: $30,000 to Taking Back Lives
(Bradenton, Fla.).
Water. To provide access to clean drinking water for communities in Africa
and India: $30,000 to the Water Project (Charlotte, N.C.).
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Redmond, Wash.
http://www.microsoft.com/giving
Military and veterans affairs. For efforts
to give veterans and their spouses
the support they need to successfully
transition to civilian careers: approximately $6,000,000 in cash, software,
and training to be distributed among
Able-Disabled Advocacy (San Diego,
Calif.), Bellevue College (Bellevue,
Wash.), Goodwill Industries of Southern Piedmont (Charlote, N.C.), Gulf
Coast Workforce Board (Panama
City, Fla.), Per Scholas (New York,
N. Y.), and Veterans Inc. (Worcester,
Mass.).
NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION
New York, N. Y.
http://www.newyorklifefoundation.org
Employment and training. For expansion in Chicago and Seattle: $350,000
over two years to Year Up (Boston,
Mass.).
WAL-MART FOUNDATION
Bentonville, Ark.
http://www.walmartfoundation.org
Business. For entrepreneurial training
and counseling: $50,000 to the Women’s Business Development Center
(Chicago, Ill.).
Human services. For efforts to help
needy people in Virginia: $755,000 to
be divided among 12 organizations
throughout the state.
OTHER
GRANTS
J.P. MORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION
New York, N. Y.
http://www.jpmorganchase.com/grants
ODYSSEYRE
Stamford, Conn.
Health. To deliver medicines, medical
supplies, and humanitarian aid in the
United States and around the world:
$1,800,000 to AmeriCares (Stamford,
Conn.).
COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION
Denver, Colo.
http://www.coloradohealth.org
Health. To increase understanding of
health-care issues among residents
of Colorado: $2,000,000 to be divided
among 14 organizations in Colorado.
PETSMART CHARITIES
Phoenix, Ariz.
http://www.petsmartcharities.org
Animals and wildlife. For pilot programs
in five cities that encourage responsible ownership and reduce euthanasia
of pit bulls: $240,000 to Best Friends
Animal Society (Kanab, Utah).
HOSPICE FOUNDATION
Monterey, Calif.
http://www.hospicegiving.org
Death and dying. For hospice and end-of-life care programs for adults and
children, grief support, and advocacy:
$963,000 to be divided among 12 organizations, mostly in Monterey and
San Benito Counties in California.
TERRA FOUNDATION
FOR AMERICAN ART
Chicago, Ill.
http://www.terraamericanart.org
Arts and culture. For an exhibition by
Frederic Edwin Church: $250,000 to
the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit,
Mich.).
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION
Bentonville, Ark.
http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.
org
CHEVRON CORPORATION
San Ramon, Calif.
http://www.chevron.com
Higher education. To name its Center
for Education and Research within
the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences: $1,000,000 to the U. of
Tulsa (Tulsa, Okla.).
PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION
Newark, N.J.
http://www.prudential.com/view/
page/12373
Employment and training. To provide
education and training to low-wage
workers and help employers find,
retain, and advance skilled workers:
$300,000 over three years to the Newark Alliance (Newark, N. J.).
Teacher education. To train public-school teachers of kindergarten
through third grade in the most effective literacy practices: $450,000 over
three years to the Children’s Literacy
Initiative (Philadelphia, Pa.).
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH
TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
Washington, D. C.
http://www.inhealth.org
Medical research. To study how various
prostate-cancer treatments affect a
patient’s ability to continue working
productively in a paying job: $238,000
to Hartford Hospital, Helen and
Harry Gray Cancer Center (Hartford,
Conn.).
GRANTS BY
COMPANIES
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
New York, N. Y.
http://www.americanexpress.com
CHS FOUNDATION
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
http://www.chsfoundation.org
Disaster relief. For flood-relief efforts in
Pakistan: $25,000 to CARE (Atlanta,
Ga.).
RAYTHEON COMPANY
Waltham, Mass.
http://www.raytheon.com/community
Military and veterans affairs. To train
wounded military veterans in cybersecurity: $2,500,000 over five years to
the Wounded Warrior Project (
Jacksonville, Fla.).
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX
COMMUNITY
Prior Lake, Minn.
http://www.shakopeedakota.org
American Indians. For clubs that serve
Native American youths: $375,000
matching grant to Boys & Girls Clubs
of America (Atlanta, Ga.).
—To construct a new headquarters:
$1,000,000 matching grant and
$325,000, respectively, to the National
Indian Gaming Association (
Washington, D.C.).
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Irving, Tex.
http://www.exxon.mobil.com
Health. For programs to fight malaria in
Africa: $1,425,000 to Africare (
Washington, D.C.).
LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION
Fort Wayne, Ind.
http://www.lfg.com
Children and youths. To subsidize child-care fees for families with special-needs children: $49,000 to the Turnstone Center for Children and Adults
with Disabilities (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
Education. To provide academic support and after-school programs for
children: $63,500 to City Year Greater
Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.).
—For a reading program: $35,000 to
Communities in Schools of Greater
Greensboro (Greensboro, N.C.).
—For its 2010-11 season: $30,000 to the
Connecticut Forum (Hartford, Conn.).
—For after-school programs including mentoring, the performing arts,
homework help, tutoring in reading
and math, life skills, and recreation:
$25,000 to Euell Wilson Center (Fort
Wayne, Ind.).
—To improve school readiness and success among young children: $20,000
to Family Life Education (Hartford,
Conn.).
—For a preschool: $23,000 to Lifeline
Youth and Family Services (Fort
Wayne, Ind.).
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE
INSURANCE COMPANY
Bloomington, Ill.
http://www.statefarm.com
Financial education. For financial-lit-
UNITED HOSPITAL FUND
New York, N. Y.
http://www.uhfnyc.org
Health. For its grantmaking efforts:
$20,000 to the New York City AIDS
Fund (New York, N. Y.).
