2012 Grant Awards

ENVIRONMENT

Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
Bethlehem, NH
Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust operations. $5,000
Associated Scientists of Woods Hole
Woods Hole, MA
Right Whale News: Cost-share support for 2012 publication, and Indexing Project. $4,000
Buzzards Bay Coalition
New Bedford, MA
Nitrogen pollution reduction efforts. $25,000
Climate Central
Princeton, NJ
Physical and Social Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise:  Analysis and Tools for Adapting. $25,000
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Portland, ME
Providing Objective Socio-Economic Advice to Advance Fishery Management in New England. $25,000
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
Cape Verde Humpback Whale Project. $17,000
Island Institute
Rockland, ME
Island Institute Weatherization Project. $10,000
Jones River Watershed Association
Kingston, MA
Cape Cod Bay Watch. $10,000
LightHawk
Cumberland Foreside, ME
Flying for Conservation in the Northeast. $15,000
Marion Institute
Marion, MA
Connecting for Change: A Bioneers by the Bay Conference Presented by the Marion Institute. $15,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
Coastal Waterbird Program. $30,000
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Lincoln, MA
General Support. $10,000
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Augusta, ME
Protecting the Nature of Maine. $30,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
General support for the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. $13,000
New England Aquarium
Boston, MA
Right Whale Research, Monitoring and Conservation in the Bay of Fundy: 2012 $50,000
New England Farmers Union Education Foundation
Shelburne Falls, MA
Buy Local Carbon. $25,000
Penobscot East Resource Center
Stonington, ME
Community Fisheries Action Roundtable (C-FAR): Finding a New Way. $20,000
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
Technical Support to the Cape Cod Commission for Implementation of the Cape Cod Ocean Management Plan 2012. $30,000
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Provincetown, MA
Marine Animal Entanglement Response. $20,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation
Ipswich, MA
Strategic Programs in Eastern Canada. $50,000
Red Tomato
Plainville, MA
General support. $20,000
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
General support. $30,000
Sippican Lands Trust
Marion, MA
General support. Year 5 of 5. $25,000
Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEAL)
New Bedford, MA
SouthCoast Energy Challenge (Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts). $25,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP)
East Wareham, MA
SEMAP’s Buy Fresh Buy Local Community Education. $30,000
Southside Community Land Trust
Providence, RI
City Farm Internships and Apprenticeships: Growing the Next Generation of Urban Farmers. $25,000
The Carrot Project
Boston, MA
Small Farm Loan Program for Massachusetts (Fiscal Sponsor: Third Sector New England). $15,000
The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc.
Barnstable, MA
General support. $20,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Sharon, MA
South Coast Youth Corps. $20,000
Toxics Action Center
Boston, MA
Southeastern Massachusetts Neighborhood Assistance Program. $10,000
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, MA
Mapping and Documenting Regional Community Gardens Needs and Best Practices. $10,000
University of Pretoria / Mammal Research Institute
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Continuation of Whale Research in South Africa (Year 2 of 3). $60,000
Watershed Action Alliance
Norwell, MA
Outreach Project (Fiscal Sponsor: North and South Rivers Watershed Association). $12,500
Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts
Duxbury, MA
Wildlands Trust Operating Support. $20,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
The Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program. $3,500

 

Environment Subtotal: $755,000

 

 


 

NEW BEDFORD

3rd EyE Youth Empowerment, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $10,000
AHA!
New Bedford, MA
General Support (Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts). $20,000
ArtWorks! Partners for the Arts & Community, Inc
New Bedford, MA
General support. $35,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
General support. $20,000
Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity
Mattapoisett, MA
New Bedford Land Acquisition Campaign. $10,000
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
Child & Family Services
New Bedford, MA
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Child & Family Services. $10,000
Coalition Against Poverty
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Grassroots Anti-Poverty Organizing Project. $10,000
Community Boating Center
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. $25,000
Community Economic Development Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
2012 CEDC Fishing Family Tax Assistance Program / Sailors’ Snug Harbor. $5,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Capacity-Building Program, 2012-2013. $5,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
General support. Year 3 of 3. $25,000
Dennison Memorial Center
New Bedford, MA
Teen Nights Program. $20,000
Dream Out Loud Center, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Creative Careers Program. $5,000
Gallery X
New Bedford, MA
General support. $12,000
Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
Mayor’s Summer Youth Enrichment Program. $5,000
Immigrants Assistance Center
New Bedford, MA
General Support Grant for Immigrant Families. $20,000
Immigrants Assistance Center
New Bedford, MA
AmeriCorps New American Integration Program at Immigrants’ Assistance Center, Inc. $5,500
Leadership SouthCoast
South Dartmouth, MA
Professional Training Day on Leadership Development (Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts). $5,000
New Bedford Community Rowing
New Bedford, MA
General Support. $10,000
New Bedford Historical Society
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
New Bedford, MA
General support for Young People’s Concerts. $10,000
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford, MA
Apprentice Program and Education Programs. $50,000
NorthStar Learning Centers
New Bedford, MA
Youth Enrichment Activities. $5,000
Southeastern Massachusetts Food Security Network
New Bedford, MA
General Support (Fiscal Sponsor: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts). $10,000
The HOPE Collaborative
New Bedford, MA
General Support (Fiscal Sponsor: People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.). $2,500
The Trustees of Reservations
Sharon, MA
Allen C. Haskell Property. $10,000
Trips for Kids New Bedford, Inc.
New Bedford, MA
General support. $10,000
United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts
Fall River, MA
Parent Engagement - Education Organizing Project. $25,000
United Way of Greater Attleboro/Taunton
Attleboro, MA
South Coast Regional Network to End Homelessness. $10,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Summer Fund 2012. $45,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Hunger Commission general support. $45,000
United Way of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford, MA
Community Building Mini-Grants Program General Support. $40,000
Waterfront Historic Area League
New Bedford, MA
WHALE: The Next Half-Century. $10,000
Working Waterfront Festival
New Bedford, MA
General Support (Fiscal Sponsor: Community Economic Development Center). $15,000
YMCA - Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
Sharing the Harvest Community Farm. $15,000
Your Theater
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
YouthBuild
New Bedford, MA
General Support (Fiscal Sponsor: People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) Inc.). $25,000
YWCA of Southeastern Massachusetts
New Bedford, MA
Racial Justice Outreach and Education Program. $30,000
Zeiterion Theatre
New Bedford, MA
ArtsPower educational programs. $25,000
New Bedford Subtotal: $675,000

 

 


 

EDUCATION

Alma del Mar Charter School
New Bedford, MA
Alma del Mar Charter School Teacher Leadership Development. $15,000
Community Foundation of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Public Schools Teacher Home Visiting Program. $3,000
Nativity Preparatory School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
New Bedford Oceanarium Corporation
New Bedford, MA
STEM Education: Weaving the Rainbow. $10,000
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program
Dartmouth, MA
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program. $5,000
Our Sisters’ School
New Bedford, MA
General support. $15,000
South Coastal Counties Legal Services/New Center for Legal Advocacy
Fall River, MA
Education Advocacy Project - New Bedford. $20,000
Teach for America - Greater Boston
Boston, MA
Deepening Teach For America’s Impact in the South Coast of Massachusetts. $15,000
The Greene School
West Greenwich, RI
Finding Our Place by the Sea. $10,000
The Landing School
Arundel, ME
Bermuda Scholarship Program (Year 1 of 3). $37,000
UMass Dartmouth Foundation
Dartmouth, MA
Upward Bound: Student Leadership & College Tours. $10,000
Women’s Fund at the Community Foundation of Southeastern MA
New Bedford, MA
WISE Women (Women in Successful Environments). $25,000

 

Education Subtotal: $180,000

 

 


 

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Save the Bay
Providence, RI
Breakwater System. $140,000

 

 


 

PENZANCE FUND

Friends of South Georgia Island
Carbondale, CO
South Georgia Island Habitat Restoration Project. $750,000

 

 


 

MISCELLANEOUS

Alexandria Seaport Foundation
Alexandria, VA
General support. $2,500
Alley Cat Allies
Bethesda, MD
General support. $1,000
Audubon Nebraska/Rowe Sanctuary
Gibbon, NE
General support. $5,000
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Smithfield, RI
General support. $1,000
Avian Haven
Freedom, ME
General support. $2,500
Bangor Humane Society
Bangor, ME
General support. $2,500
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
East 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
Brooktondale Community Center/ Food Pantry
Brooktondale, NY
General support. $2,500
Crossroads RI /Homeless Shelter & Services
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
East Bay Community Action Program/Coalition for the Homeless
East Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Falmouth Academy
Falmouth, MA
General support. $2,500
First African Foundation
Lexington, KY
African Americans in the Bluegrass. $20,000
Foster Parrots
Rockland, MA
General support. $1,000
Friends of South Georgia Island
Carbondale, CO
General support. $5,000
Hull Lifesaving Museum
Hull, MA
General support. $2,500
International Institute of Rhode Island
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Lahey Clinic / General Fund
Burlington, MA
General support. $1,500
Marl-Harris First Aid & Emergency Squad
Marlborough, NH
General support. $1,000
Marlborough Community House
Marlborough, NH
General support. $3,000
Mass Audubon
Lincoln, MA
Outboard and Operations. $5,000
Mass Audubon
Lincoln, MA
General support. $2,250
Memphis Area Golden Retriever Rescue
Germantown, TN
General support. $2,000
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
New York, NY
General support. $1,500
Permaculture Institute of the Northeast
Amherst, MA
General support. $2,500
PKD Foundation
Kansas City, MO
General support. (Year 3 of 3). $50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
New York, NY
General Support / Global Programs. $25,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New Haven, CT
General support. $5,000
Preserve Rhode Island
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Riverside, RI
General support. $1,000
Rhode Island Veterinary Medicine Association /Companion Animal Foundation
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
RUFF: Residents United for Furry Friends
Warren, RI
General support. $4,000
The Friends of Buttonwood Park /Basketball Court
New Bedford, MA
General support. $5,000
The Fund for Community Progress
Warwick, RI
General support. $4,000
The Providence Animal Rescue League
Providence, RI
General support. $1,000
The Robert Potter League for Animals
Middletown, RI
General support. $1,000
Tri-County Music Association
Rochester, MA
General support. $5,000
YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
General support: Sharing the Harvest Community Farm. $2,250
YMCA Southcoast
New Bedford, MA
General support / Gleason Family Center. $2,500
Miscellaneous Subtotal: $189,000

 

 


 

Total 2012 Grants: $2,689,000



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