2011 Grant Awards

2011 Grant Awards


ENVIRONMENT

Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Sugar Hill, NH
General support. $20,000
Associated Scientists of Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA
For support for Right Whale News. $2,000
Climate Central
Princeton, NJ
Support for completion and promotion of a sea level rise risk map. $25,000
The Coalition for Buzzards Bay
New Bedford, MA
Nitrogen pollution reduction efforts. $25,000
Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts
Barnstable, MA
General support. $20,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME
Marine Resource Economist position ongoing support.
Year 2 of 2.
$25,000
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
For research expedition to Cape Verde Islands. $15,000
LightHawk
Upper Jay, NY
General support for Eastern Region Program. $15,000
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
Manomet, MA
Social Challenge of Wind Energy project. $35,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
Bioneers by the Bay. $25,000
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Lincoln, MA
General support, $5,000 plus 1-time transition grant, $5,000. $10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Cummaquid, MA
General support for the Coastal Waterbird Program. Year 5 of 5. $25,000
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, MA DFW
Westborough, MA
Buzzards Bay Tern Restoration Project. $7,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
General support for toxics, restoring Maine’s waterways, and north woods conservation. $30,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Hunt for Knowledge Exhibit. $20,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
General support for the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium.
Year 3 of 3.
$13,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
For the Right Whale Project. $50,000
Penobscot East Resource Center
Stonington, ME
Support for Downeast Groundfish Initiative. $20,000
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
Continued Technical Assistance to the Cape Cod Commission’s Ocean Management Regional Planning Initiative. $30,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation
Ipswich, MA
Leadership Program, Rivers Conservation, and Culture and Heritage. $50,000
Red Tomato
Canton, MA
General support. $20,000
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Rhode Island Oyster Gardening for Restoration & Enhancement Project.
Year 2 of 2.
$20,000
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
General support. $30,000
Sippican Lands Trust
Marion, MA
General support. Year 4 of 5. $25,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
East Wareham, MA
General support for Buy Fresh Buy Local campaign. $30,000
Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI
Support for the Community Gardens Network. $25,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Westport, MA
South Coast Youth Corps. $20,000
Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts
Duxbury, MA
General support. $20,000
The Wilson Museum/The CALVIN Project
Castine, ME
The CALVIN Project. $5,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Southeastern Massachusetts Neighborhood Assistance Program. $10,000
Trust for Public Land / Community Preservation Coalition
Boston, MA
CPA in Southeastern Massachusetts: Generating Funding for Land Conservation. $23,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
General support for the Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability. $15,000
Watershed Action Alliance
Norwell, MA
General support. $10,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
Southern Right Whale Heatlh Monitoring Program at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. $10,000




NEW BEDFORD

AHA!
New Bedford, MA
General support. Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. $20,000
Artworks!
New Bedford, MA
General support. $35,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Brick-by-Brick
New Bedford, MA
Creative Careers Program. $7,000
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA
General support. Fiscal Sponsor: Catholic Social Services. $5,000
Coalition Against Poverty
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
General support in memory of Hoyt Watson. $10,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Sailor’s Snug Harbor/Fishing Family Tax Assistance. $5,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. Year 2 of 3. $35,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Small Autonomous Schools Working Group. $3,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Public Schools Parent Teacher Home Visit Program. $5,000
Dennison Memorial Center
New Bedford, MA
General support for teen program. $20,000
Gallery X
New Bedford, MA
General support. $17,500
GreenFleet
New Bedford, MA
General support. Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. $5,000
Immigrants Assistance Center
New Bedford, MA
For support given to immigrant families. 20,000
Leadership SouthCoast
South Dartmouth, MA
Professional Training Day on Leadership Development. Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts. $7,000
New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Through the Lens—A Walk Through History Photography Exhibition. $5,000
New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
New Bedford, MA
General support for Young People’s Concerts. $10,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Youth Apprenticeship Program. 30,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
2011 Field trips/enrichment activities. $5,000
HOPE Collaborative
New Bedford, MA
Transportation for Youth. Fiscal Sponsor: PACE. $2,500
Third Eye
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
Trips for Kids New Bedford, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts
Fall River, MA
General support. $25,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Mini-Grants general support. Year 3 of 3. $50,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Hunger Commission general support. $50,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Summer Fund 2011. $45,000
Waterfront Historic Area League
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
Working Waterfront Festival
New Bedford, MA
Working Waterfront Festival. Fiscal sponsor: Community Economic Development Center. $25,000
YMCA - Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
Sharing the Harvest, Dartmouth YMCA. $10,000
YMCA - Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
Sharing the Harvest, Dartmouth YMCA- Farmall Tractor purchase. $3,000
Your Theater
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
YouthBuild
New Bedford, MA
General support. Fiscal sponsor: PACE. $25,000
YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Racial justice program. $30,000
Zeiterion Theatre
New Bedford, MA
ArtsPower educational programs. $20,000




EDUCATION

Community Foundation of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA
New Americans Integration Program. $5,000
Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program. $5,000
Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Paul Cuffee School
Providence, RI
General support. $20,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/New Center for Legal Advocacy
Fall River, MA
Education Advocacy Project. $20,000
Teach for America - Greater Boston
Boston, MA
Expansion to Southeastern Massachusetts. $25,000
The Landing School
Kennebunkport, ME
General Support. $30,000
UMass Dartmouth Foundation
North Dartmouth, MA
Upward Bound program. $10,000




SPECIAL PROJECTS

Save the Bay
Providence, RI
General support. $75,000
YMCA Southcoast - Gleason Family Wareham
Wareham, MA
Gleason YMCA’s “Fulfill the Promise” Campaign. $75,000




MISCELLANEOUS

Alley Cat Allies
Bethesda, MD
General support. $1,000
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Smithfield, RI
General support. $2,500
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
West Boothbay Harbor, ME
General support. $5,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless
Boston, MA
General support. $5,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Wareham Boys and Girls Club MLK Day Celebration. $500
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity
Mattapoisett, MA
General support. $4,500
Federated Church of Marlborough
Marlborough, NH
For the Community House. $3,000
Foundation for West Africa
Barrington, RI
General support. $1,000
Fund for Community Progress
Warwick, RI
General support. $2,500
Maine Medical Center/Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
Portland, ME
General support. $2,500
Marl-Harris Ambulance Squad
Marlborough, NH
General support. $1,000
The Nature Conservancy
Providence, RI
For the Rhode Island Program. $1,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Lindy Johnson Fellowship Fund. $5,000
Penikese Island School
Woods Hole, MA
General support. $5,000
PKD Foundation
Kansas City, MO
General support. Year 2 of 3. $50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
New York, NY
General support for international programs ($12,500) & Planned Parenthood of the Heartland ($12,500) $25,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT
General support. $5,000
Preserve Rhode Island
Providence, RI
General support. $2,500
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association
Providence, RI
General support. $4,500
Roger Williams University
Bristol, RI
Rhode Island Oyster Gardening for Restoration & Enhancement Project. $1,000
Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine
Brunswick, ME
General support. $2,500
The Landing School
Kennebunkport, ME
General support. $5,000
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General support. $5,000
YMCA Southcoast - Gleason Family Wareham
Wareham, MA
Gleason YMCA Family Center. $10,000




Total 2011 Grants: $1,800,000


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