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Organization
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Project Summary
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Committed
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American Committee for Tel Aviv FDN, Inc.
Municipality Home Environment Center for Children Ages 3-6
New York, NY
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To support Home Environment Centers for children
of low-income families in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area. These Centers provide
daycare, afterschool facilities, enrichment programs, hot meals and social
services for families. |
$62,500
1 Year
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American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
Ethiopian Medical Assistance Program
New York, NY
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To support the provision of humanitarian medical
assistance to thousands of Felas Mora who moved from their villages to Addis
Ababa and Gondar City to await the processing of their requests to go to
Israel. |
$5,500
1 Year
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American Jewish World Service
Adain Lo "Yahad" Camp for Children with Special Needs
New York , NY
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To support the Adain Lo "Yahad" Camp, a system of Jewish family
education programs located outside St. Petersburg , Russia . The camps
are held five times per year and allow parents and children to learn together
in a stress-free environment.
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$5,000
1 Year
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American Pardes Foundation,
Inc.
Scholarship Fund
New York, NY
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To support two scholarship funds for Pardes Institute
students, in memory of Ben Blutstein and Marla Bennett, two Pardes students
who were killed in the bombing at Hebrew University in July 2002. |
$5,000
1 Year
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American Pardes Foundation
Advanced Fellows Program
New York , NY
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To support the Advanced Fellows program, allowing graduates of the first-year
program to attend a second year of intense study of Jewish tradition and
heritage.
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$15,000
1 Year
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American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
ASPCA Government Affairs and Public Policy
New York, NY
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To support the ASPCA's Government Affairs and Public
Policy Department in its mission to promote humane principles, prevent cruelty,
and alleviate fear, pain and suffering in animals. |
$5,000
1 Year
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The American Visionary Art Museum,
Inc.
High on Life: Transcending Addiction
Baltimore, MD
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"High on Life: Transcending Addiction" will illustrate
in the vivid genre of visionary art humankind's long history of addiction,
self medication and attempts at spiritual ecstasy, communicating to viewers
the roots of the problem as a legal, historic and very human one that must
be treated with compassion and vision, i.e. treatment not punishment. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Anshe Emet Synagogue
Soviet Jewry Education and Integration Program
Chicago, IL
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To support this program which aims to assist and
orient Soviet Jews to Synogogue life by offering a full complement of Sunday
morning programming. The three components/class sessions include English
for Russians, Introduction to Judaism and Hebrew language study. |
$8,000
1 Year
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Arbour Health Systems Foundation,
Inc.
Clergy Trauma Training and Support
Jamaica Plain, MA
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To support a network of interdenominational clergy
and mental health professionals in the development of a training initiative
for clergy in recognizing and responding to traumatic experiences in their
congregations and parishes. |
$20,000
1 Year
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Archeworks
General Support
Chicago , IL
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To support Archeworks, an alternative design school whose mission is
to address social needs by developing and providing alternative design
education solutions through a multidisciplinary process.
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$2,000
1 Year
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Arizona's Children
Association
Life Books Program
Tucson, AZ
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To support a program that pairs trained community
volunteers with children who have 'lost' personal histories through years
in the foster care system in order to create memory books, which organize
the past events of a child's life, chronicle milestones and collect photos,
communications and personal details. |
$5,390
1 Year
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Ataxia Telangiectasia Children's Project
Biomedical Research and Scientific Conferences
Deerfield Beach, FL
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To support the Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) Children's
Project biomedical research and scientific conference that raises funds
to support and coordinate biomedical research projects and scientific conferences
aimed at finding a cure for ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare, fatal genetic
disease that attacks children, causing progressive loss of muscle control,
cancer and immune system problems. |
$10,000
1 Year
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Boca Raton
Museum of Art, Inc.
General Support
Boca Raton, FL
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The mission of the Boca Raton Museum of Art is
to enhance the appreciation and understanding of the visual arts through
the acquisition and maintenance of a permanent collection and the presentation
of high quality and diverse exhibitions with related educational programs,
including hands-on instruction at its Art School, which offers fine art,
crafts and interdisciplinary classes, workshops and associated studio programming. |
$8,000
1 Year
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Canal Community Alliance, Inc.
General Support
San Rafael, CA
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To support the work of the Alliance, founded in
1981 as a cooperative response between the City of San Rafael, community
residents and the Beryl S. Buck Trust to address the needs, concerns and
issues of the burgeoning immigrant and refugee populations. |
$20,000
1 Year
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Center
for Jewish Culture and Creativity
The Dybbuk Project
Los Angeles, CA
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To support the establishment of relationships between
the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity and the theater department
and artists of UCLA and Tel Aviv University for future collaborations on
Jewish themes. The collaborations will be launched with an unique version
of the classic play The Dybbuk with original music, including a performance
of the music to be presented in Los Angeles in December 2002. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Center for
Public Integrity
General Support
Washington, DC
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To support the Center for Public Integrity's efforts
to provide the general public an honest, objective broker of information
about governmental and corporate accountability by dissecting vital public
policy issues or systemic, institutional problems in our democracy, naming
names and disseminating its findings in responsible but accessible ways. |
$30,000
1 Year
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Centerforce
Prison Meditation Project
San Rafael, CA
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To support the development, implementation and
evaluation of their meditation project for inmates and correctional officers
in California prisons and jails, in order to transition from a pilot program.
Centerforce provides services to inmates and their families at various correctional
facilities in California, including prevention case management, literacy,
family support services, health education, parenting, health and wellness
services, meditation, policy, research and educational material development. |
$20,000
1 Year
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
Chicago Youth Prep Strings
Chicago, IL
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The Chicago Youth Prep Strings is a beginning-level
string program of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO), with weekly
rehearsals and concerts in both December and May. Conducted by CYSO Associate
Conductor Terrance Gray, the program is open to musicians who have played
their instruments for two years and have basic reading skills. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Childhelp, Inc.
Merv Griffin Childhelp USA Village of Arizona
Scottsdale , AZ
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To support the Merv Griffin--Childhelp USA Village of Arizona, which
addresses Arizona 's insufficient resources for out-of-home care for children
by providing residential care for 61-97 children suffering effects of
abuse and neglect.
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$25,000
1 Year
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Children's Museum of Manhattan Growth
Through Art & Museum Experience, Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
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This grant will support the Museum's exhibitions
and education programs that reach over 350,000 children and families each
year. Renewed support will foster the Museum's efforts to create and deliver
new exhibitions and educational programs that serve to both educate and
inspire all children and families. |
$15,000
1 Year
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CLAL- The National Jewish Center for
Learning And Leadership, Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
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To support CLAL, a national pluralist organization
which links Jewish texts and heritage with contemporary issues and concerns
to help people connect to their Jewishness and re-imagine Jewish life in
America. |
$9,000
1 Year
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Columbus and Central
Ohio Children's Chorus Foundation
Children's Choral Festival of African American Composers: All That Jazz
Columbus , OH
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To support the 2003 Children's Choral Festival, which focuses on Jazz
music; including the performance of a new work by Moses Hogan, commissioned
by the Choir.
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$16,000
1Year
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Community Foundation For Jewish Education
of Metropolitan Chicago
Florence Melton Adult Mini School
Chicago, IL)
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To support a two-year course of study in the Lakeview
Consortium program, created in partnership with Anshe Emet Synagogue, utilizing
the Florence Melton Adult Mini School program and materials, thereby providing
high-quality Jewish education for adult learners from different backgrounds.
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$29,000
1 Year
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Drisha
Institute for Jewish Education
Dissemination of CDs on Jewish Festivals
New York , NY
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To support the dissemination of CDs on the Joseph narrative from the
Book of Genesis.
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$5,000
1 Year
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Each One Reach One, Inc.
General Support
Pacific, CA
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To support Each One Reach One, a theater arts program that provides
a forum for at-risk youth to be heard and to experience success through
the writing of plays under the individual mentorship of professional artists.
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$5,000
1 Year
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The Ear Foundation of Arizona
General Support
Phoenix, AZ
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To support the Ear Foundation of Arizona in work
dedicated to the prevention, detection and intervention of hearing loss
and balance disorders for persons of all ages. |
$34,960
1 Year
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Earth Ways Foundation, Inc.
World Festival of Sacred Music-LA
Malibu, CA
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To support the 2002 World Festival of Sacred Music-Los
Angeles, a nonprofit, grassroots citywide project that relies on the participation
and partnership of individuals, artists and organizations across the city
of Los Angeles. Over the course of 16 days, through 55 events of traditional
to contemporary music, the Festival provides a powerful means for the public
to cross boundaries of race, class and religion to promote a collective
definition of Los Angeles that embraces and values the diverse voices of
the multicultural city. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Edah, Inc.
Edah Online Educational Network
New York, NY
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To support an online educational network which
will provide webcasts (live and archived) of classes of outstanding teachers
who speak from within the framework of both Orthodoxy and Western high culture
and thought. |
$9,500
1 Year
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Fairfax-San Anselmo Children's
Center
General Support
Fairfax, CA
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To support Fairfax-San Anselmo Children's Center,
a private, nonprofit childcare program that consists of four autonomous
yet interrelated programs: the Infant Center, the Children's Center, the
After School and the After After School. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Field Museum of Natural History
General Support
Chicago , IL
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To support the Field Museum , whose mission is to utilize its collections
and research to increase public understanding and scientific knowledge
of the world's biological and cultural diversity.
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$6,000
1 Year
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Film Society of Lincoln Center,
Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
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To support efforts to promote film as art; to recognize
and support new filmmakers; and to encourage the growth of a more discerning
film-going audience. |
$2,500
1 Year
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FJC
Alliance for Educational Programs in Israel
New York, NY
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To support the Alliance for Educational Programs
in Israel that brings together six Israeli experience providers, ideologically
pluralistic and unique in their work. The primary objectives of the Alliance
are to work on behalf of the organizations to help retain the educational
assets of each at a time when registration for programs in Israel is at
an all-time low. The Alliance also aims to assist the organizations in sharing
resources and collaborating on programming; and to redesign programs that
will help achieve self-support. |
$2,000
1 Year
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Friends of Ilan Sports Center for the Disabled, Inc.
General Support
Philadelphia , PA
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To support sports activity programming in Israel for disabled children
ages 5 through 18, with different programs for different disabilities.
|
$15,000
1 Year
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Hazon, Inc.
Jewish Environmental Bike Ride and Adam Y'Adamah
New York, NY
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To support the 2002 New York Jewish Environmental
Bike Ride, and Adam Y'Adamah, a 26-week beit midrash/learning community. |
$5,000
1 Year
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Heffter Research Institute, Inc.
General Support
Santa Fe , NM
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To support the Heffter Research Institute's work in medical research.
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$12,000
1 Year
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Huckleberry
Youth Programs, Inc.
Hucckleberry Teen Health Program Case Management
San Francisco, CA
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To support the case management services at the
Huckleberry Teen Health Program, which provides comprehensive health promotion
and youth development programs serving at-risk Marin county youth ages 12-21,
including free health education, counseling and support services. |
$20,000
1 Year
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Illinois Institute of Technology
General Support
Chicago , IL
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To support the Illinois Institute of Technology, a private Ph.D.-granting
research and teaching university with programs in engineering, science,
psychology, architecture, business, design and law.
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$6,000
1 Year
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Inside Out Community Arts, Inc.
Facility Improvement
Los Angeles , CA
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To support the buildout of Inside Out Community Arts's new office/studio
space in Venice , CA ; and to prepare the space to accommodate staff and
ongoing after-school arts programming.
|
$5,000
1 Year
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International Rescue Committee,
Inc.
General Support
New York , NY
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To support the IRC in providing emergency relief, health, education
and social services to war-affected populations around the world.
|
$10,000
1 Year
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Jewish Community Foundation of
the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Jews in Crisis-Argentina
Los Angeles, CA
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To support a project which provides funds to address
the emergency needs of the growing number of Argentinean Jews living in
poverty as a result of rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in their
country, where over one-half of the population is below the poverty level.
Funds are needed to subsidize basic needs and services in areas such as
food, housing, clothing, health, counseling, legal advice and employment
assistance. |
$10,000
1 Year
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Jewish Congregation of Pacific Palisades A Corp.
Nishmat Tzedek (Righteous Soul)
Pacific Palisades, CA
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To support "Nishmat Tzedek" (Righteous Soul), a
Jewish Requiem, created by renowned composer Cantor Meir Finkelstein and
performed by a full symphony orchestra, professional chorus, and soloists.
A musical tribute to honor Jews killed by bombers in Israel and to September
11th victims, the project has two components: a compact disc recording of
the work; and a commemorative book containing a musical reduction of the
score, photographs of Israel by Eric Lawton, and inspirational writings
by contemporary Jewish clergy and other notable Jewish figures. |
$10,000
1 Year
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Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
The Meaning of Prayer and Liturgy in Judaism
Chicago, IL
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To support a series of classes called "The Meaning
of Prayer and Liturgy in Judaism" taught by Professor Reuven Kimelman of
Brandeis University during November and December 2002 at Anshe Emet Synagogue. |
$34,900
1 Year
|
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Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
The Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism
Chicago, IL
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To support the series of classes called The Emergence
of Rabbinic Judaism, to be taught by Professor Shaye Cohen of Harvard University
during February and March of 2003 at Anshe Emet Synagogue. |
$41,700
1 Year
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Schecter Institute of Jewish Studies, Ma'aseh Hoshev
New York , NY
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To support Ma'aseh Hoshev (Informed Creations), which includes creative
initiatives in contemporary Jewish art; an MA program in Judaism and the
Arts; and a project for teaching Jewish studies via the arts in Israeli
schools.
|
$25,000
1 Year
|
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The KCRW Foundation, Inc.
Which Way, LA?
Santa Monica, CA
|
To support KCRW's signature public affairs program,
which provides the opportunity for a wide variety of voices with opposing
viewpoints to hear each other in a daily half-hour moderated public affairs
forum, allowing listeners to hear the spectrum of opinion and analysis.
Through thoughtful discussion, "Which Way, LA?" seeks to promote understanding
in a city divided by dramatic disparities in income, race and geography
and create an environment where fruitful coexistence is possible. A national
program, "To the Point", was recently spun off from "WWLA". |
$15,000
1 Year
|
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Kenyon College
Architectural Service Campus Wide ADA Study
Gamier, OH
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To support a survey of the Kenyon campus by Gaede
Serne Architects, who will analyze specific public buildings and residence
halls and offer proposed solutions to access issues in written dialogue
form, photographic documentation, and graphic schematic drawings. The architects
will also address overall issues such as designated parking zones, accessible
routes, signage, and general improvements to increase access on a campus-wide
basis. |
$28,000
1 Year
|
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Kovno Communications
Everyday Heroes
Berkeley , CA
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To support outreach and distribution in connection with broadcasts of
the documentary film Everyday Heroes on public television stations nationwide.
|
$5,000
1 Year
|
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La Rabida Children's Hospital and
Research Center
General Support
Chicago, IL
|
To support the programs and medical services provided
to children living with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or children that
have been abused and/or neglected. These programs are offered to Chicago
area children regardless of ability to pay. |
$2,500
1 Year
|
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Landmarks Preservation Council
Soldier Field Project
Chicago , IL
|
To support continued advocacy and litigation, including a direct appeal
to the Illinois Supreme Court, on the Soldier Field Project.
|
$15,000
1 Year
|
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Latin School of Chicago
Committee on Teaching and Learning
Chicago, IL
|
To support The Latin School's Committee on Teaching
and Learning, which will build on its accomplishements to create a professional
development model of national significance, with the goal of positively
impacting classroom teaching and improving interaction between teachers
and students. |
$50,000
1 Year
|
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Los Angeles Unified School District
Garfield Academic Decathalon
Los Angeles, CA
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To support study materials, school supplies, fees
for museums and concerts; meals and snacks during study sessions and possibly
team jackets for this leading Academic Decathalon team from a low-income
and minority school. |
$2,000
1 Year
|
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Lubavitch Chabad of
the Loop and Lincoln Park
General Support
Chicago, IL
|
To support this outreach organization committed
to serve the Chabad Jewish Community, including religious, spiritual and
social needs, regardless of affiliation. |
$4,178
1 Year
|
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Menomonee Club
Performing Arts Program
Chicago, IL
|
To support the Menomonee Club in expanding their
performing arts programming with a one-year project in partnership with
Child's Play Touring Theater, which will allow the Club to build the program
with the help of an established organization with years of experience running
children's theater classes and will involve children in Child's Play's unique
"Page-to-Stage" technique. The "Page-to-Stage" technique includes children
writing, staging and acting in performances of their own creation. |
$25,000
1 Year
|
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Metropolitan Opera Association,
Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
|
To support the Metropolitan Opera Association's
mission, with the goal of presenting the highest-quality performances of
operatic master pieces each season featuring the world's leading artists,
conductors, directors and designers. |
$5,000
1 Year
|
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Mirman School for
Gifted Children
Computer Technology & Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Los Angeles, CA
|
The Mirman School is an independent co-educational
school designed to meet the needs of academically gifted children ages 5
to 14. This grant is in support of the School's program to develop critical
thinking skills through the application of computer animation and graphics
technologies. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
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More Than Money, Inc.
General Support
Arlington, MA
|
To support the organization's work with wealthy
individuals and families to explore the impact of wealth on their lives,
promoting the intelligent, intentional and compassionate use of personal
wealth. More Than Money also works to promote the field and practice of
philanthropy, and works with other nonprofit organizations to make them
more effective in their interactions with existing and potential wealthy
donors, helping philanthropists and potential philanthropists to integrate
their giving, investing, community involvement and legacy into a coherent
expression of their personal values. |
$5,500
1 Year
|
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Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
General Support
Sherman Oaks, CA
|
To support the provision of musical instruments to struggling school
and community music programs across the country.
|
$7,500
1 Year
|
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Musicians' Assistance
Program
General Support
Hollywood , CA
|
To support the Musicians' Assistance Program's efforts to address the
recovery needs of professional musicians and members of the music industry
suffering from drug and alcohol addiction; and to break the mythical connection
between drugs and the music profession.
|
$15,000
1 Year
|
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National Trust for Historic
Preservation in the United States
Public Policy Transportation Initiative
Washington, DC
|
To support the National Trust's work on transportation
issues, including preparations for the re-authorization of surface transportation
law that will take place in 2002-2003, and to build on the expertise and
field relationships, both in preservation and among the leadership of the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and other
transportation professionals, developed by the Transportation Program Officer. |
$35,000
1 Year
|
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National Organization on Disability
SOS Start on Success Program
Washington DC
|
To support the SOS Model--Start on Success, which consists of a partnership
between an inner-city high school and a nearby university, providing early
training and paid work experience for young people with physical, mental
or sensory disabilities.
|
$15,000
1 Year
|
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New Insights, Inc.
General Support
Los Angeles, CA
|
To support New Insights' efforts to foster a greater
appreciation of the great mystical cultures, with emphasis on Jewish mysticism.
The organization holds regular classes, particularly on Friday evenings
for Sabbath; and will provide free high holy day services. |
$9,500
1 Year
|
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New Israel Fund
Re'ut School
Washington DC
|
To support the development of the Pluralism through Social Activism
and a Commitment to the "Other" curriculum.
|
$12,500
1 Year
|
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New Israel Fund
People to People: Israel and Environmentalists
Washington, DC
|
To support this project that plans to build a people-to-people
network between environmentalists in Israel and the Diaspora, focusing at
the first stage on the greater Los Angeles and San Francisco communities.
|
$25,000
1 Year
|
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New School University
General Support
New York, NY
|
To support the New School University's growing
undergraduate Liberal Arts program centered at Eugene Lang College, with
assistance to President Bob Kerrey's efforts to recruit 5 new full-time
faculty members to teach such core subjects as: history, economics, philosophy
and environmental sciences. |
$20,000
1 Year
|
|
New Seed Found
Tzel Koratainu New Start Hostel
Passaic, NJ
|
To support a program that works with unwed, pregnant
young women who have come from dysfunctional backgrounds and are determined
to keep their unborn children. These women are at risk of repeating the
patterns they learned in their home. The New Start Hostel provides a stable
family environment supervised by "teaching parents," and a preventative
counseling and educational program. |
$13,350
1 Year
|
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The New York Academy of Medicine
Doctors Against Handgun Injury
New York, NY
|
Doctor's Against Handgun Injury (DAHI) is a coalition
of clinical and professional medical societies dedicated to mobilizing the
influence, authority, and clinical expertise of physicians to reduce handgun
injury. This grant supports DAHI's efforts to educate doctors-and their
patients-about the relationship between guns and suicide, unintentional
firearm injuries, and safe storage practices. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival
Trembling Before G-d
New York, NY
|
To support the establishment of an
international Orthodox community education and media outreach project that
uses the feature documentary, Trembling Before G-d, as its primary organizing
tool. To be launched in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Jerusalem, and Boston,
the education project aims to forge an alliance of Orthodox rabbis, families,
mental health professionals, teachers and lay people-gay, straight and lesbian-to
develop programs that will address the needs of communities in crisis around
gay and lesbian issues. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
New York
City Ballet, Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
|
To support the New York City Ballet's mission to
promote and sustain the highest standards of classical dance. |
$5,000
1 Year
|
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Ojai Foundation
Israel Council Program
Ojai , CA
|
To support the Israel Council Program, which aims to develop a core
group of Israeli council leaders who will offer an ongoing sequence of
trainings for council facilitators; and specifically to support the use
of council in coexistence organizations.
|
$15,000
1 Year
|
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Operation Respect,
Inc.
American Academy of Pediatrics Pilot Outreach Project
New York, NY
|
This grant supports Operation Respect's American
Academy of Pediatrics Pilot Outreach Project. This pilot project is designed
to provide the necessary data to encourage the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) leadership to forge an alliance with Operation Respect. The ultimate
goal of this grant is to bring bullying and its effects to a top priority
position for the national AAP leadership and membership. |
$50,000
1 Year
|
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P.E.F. Israel
Endowment Funds, Inc.
Vertigo Dance Company/Haamula Lidud Hamachol Biyerushalim
New York, NY
|
To support the Vertigo Dance Company, based in
Jerusalem, which performs internationally a range of contemporary dance
and dance theater influenced by contact improvisation, ballet and martial
arts. The Company conducts regular master classes and workshops for students. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
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Project AVARY, Inc.
General Support
San Rafael, CA
|
To provide support for this year-round support
and enrichment program for Bay Area children, ages 8 to 15, who share the
difficulties presented by a parent's incarceration or ongoing involvement
with the criminal justice system. |
$20,000
1 Year
|
|
Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago
Center for Pain Studies
Chicago, IL
|
This grant supports the Institution's Center for
Pain Studies work and the completion of ongoing and new pain research and
teaching projects under the direction of Dr. Norman Harden. The Center will
train physicians in pain management and seek improvement of diagnostic and
treatment methods in pain management. This grant is also in support of the
Robert G. Addison, MD Chair in Pain Studies. |
$8,000
1 Year
|
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Roycemore School
Library Project
Evanston, IL
|
This grant will support the Roycemore School in
automating their library so that students will have greater access to on-line
research and the library will be more accessible and efficient. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
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Rutgers Preparatory School
Heinlein Classrooms
Somerset , NJ
|
To support Rutgers in building science and other classrooms in their
new Heinlein middle school building.
|
$20,000
1 Year
|
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San Diego Youth & Community Services, Inc.
Access to Better Health
San Diego, CA
|
To support Access to Better Health, in providing
Chiropractic Kinesiology, Clinical Nutrition Assessment and Treatment and
health education to women and children who would not otherwise be able to
have access to such care. The goal is to promote better health to disadvantaged
individuals through education and treatment. Access to Better Health's objectives
include bimonthly activities which would involve hands-on treatment and
the disbursement of pertinent health-related educational materials. A lecture
series will also be implemented dealing with issues pertinent to the health
of the individuals. |
$5,000
1 Year
|
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San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
General Support San Francisco , CA
|
To support the Jewish Film Festival and its program of independent films
about contemporary Jewish identity, history and culture; including the
world premiere of Not Another Jewish Movie, the first film by Bay Area
teenagers in the New Jewish Film project.
|
$5,000
1 Year
|
|
Seniors Helping Seniors,
Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
|
To support Seniors Helping Seniors' work, which
consists of volunteers who provide friendly visiting and escort assistance
for the elderly (to medical appointments, grocery stores, etc.), and which
manages three principal programs: 1) the Elderly Entitlement Project, which
provides professional services; 2) the Eighty-Plus Project, which provides
enhanced services to clients over 80; and 3) expanded Bilingual Case Assistance
to the Low-Income Elderly of Northern Manhattan, which provides the Spanish-speaking
elderly of Washington Heights and Inwood with access to entitlements. |
$8,000
1 Year
|
|
Smithsonian Institution
Asian Pacific Islander Project
Washington, DC
|
To support the Asian Pacific Islander Project,
which seeks to promote Asian Pacific Islander American issues in museums
and communities and to inspire a broader understanding of the nation and
its many cultures by tracing and interpreting the experiecnes of Asian Pacific
Americans. The grant will also support the Website Project, which will expand
information and educational activities offered. |
$15,000
1 Year
|
|
Streetwise
10th Anniversary Gala
Chicago, IL
|
Streetwise works to empower people who are homeless
to become self-sufficient through gainful employment. They publish a general-interest
newspaper that employs homeless people as independent contractors, or vendors.
This grant is in support of Streetwise's 10th Anniversary Gala and Fundraising
event. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
United
Jewish Appeal--Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York
Jordan River Village Foundation, Care with a Smile
New York , NY
|
To support a program to bring laughter to seriously ill children in
hospitals, with carefully trained "Clown-Doctors."
|
$4,000
1 Year
|
|
United
Jewish Appeal--Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York
Standing with Israel Emergency Fund
New York , NY
|
To support supervised after-school and summertime programming for youngsters,
as well as trauma relief counseling for children and families suffering
anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
|
$8,000
1 Year
|
|
University of Chicago
PedilBD: A National Multi-Center Registry for Data Collection, Analysis
and Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Chicago, IL
|
To support development of a multi-institutional
database into a national database for studies relating to risk factors,
natural history, complications and therapies, as well as performing prospective
studies of new interventions for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, chronic
intestinal disorders being diagnosed worldwide with increasing frequency. |
$25,000
1 Year
|
|
University of Chicago
Childhood Obesity: Variation and Management
Chicago, IL
|
To support a national survey of pediatricians to
assess common strategies for identification and management of childhood
obesity, to determine pediatricians' attitude and beliefs about it, thereby
assessing the degree to which recommended practice guidelines are being
implemented, identifying beliefs and attitudes that serve as barriers to
optimal care, and suggesting areas for continuing medical education. |
$25,000
1 Year
|
|
University of Chicago
Smart Museum of Art/Dawoud Bey: the Chicago Project
Chicago, IL
|
The lives of a diverse group of teenagers from
Chicago's South Side will be the focus of this extended educational program,
artist residency and exhibition, led by Dawoud Bey, the renowned photographer
and recent Guggenheim fellowship recipient, working in collaboration with
Dan Collison, an award-winning producer of radio and film documentaries,
Smart Museum education and curatorial staff, and University of Chicago faculty
members. The project will begin in fall 2002, and will include weekly seminar
meetings and workshops. It will continue with an exhibition in spring 2003
of Bey's photographs of the young participants, accompanied by Collision's
"audio portraits"; and documentation of this model project through a publication
to be distributed by the University of Chicago Press in summer 2003. |
$5,000
1 Year
|
|
University of Judaism
Synagogue 2000/Hallelu: A Celebration of the Jewish Spirit
Los Angeles, CA
|
To support Hallelu, a weekend of events celebrating
the synagogue in order to heighten awareness of Synagogue 2000 in the LA
area. The centerpiece is a staged event at the Universal Amphitheatre (capacity
6,000), which through music, video, dance, and singing, celebrates the emerging
synagogue of the future. Workshops/discussions on the following day will
begin the community conversation to launch a Synagogue 2000 initiative for
southern California. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
The Ackland Art Museum
Chapel Hill, NC
|
To support the development of the Ackland's technology
infrastructure. Long-range objectives include: 1) Establishing accessibility
to images of all works of art in their collection through computer kiosks
in their galleries, on-site access to printed images through the Registrar's
Office, and online access to a catalog of the collection through their website;
2) Establishing an educational resource center in the museum; and 3) Developing
the website to enable presentation of an online catalog of their collection,
dissemination of information about their programs, and online distribution
of K-12 lesson plans to teachers, students, and parents. |
$6,000
1 Year
|
|
University of Washington
Foundation
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
Seattle , WA
|
To support the conference, "September 11th and Afghanistan : Next
Steps for the NGO Community," which will allow the Presidents of
major international relief and development organizations to focus on the
implications of September 11th and to assess next steps.
|
$5,000
1 Year
|
|
Vector Theater Company
Conservatory At the Schools Theater (CAST)
San Rafael, CA
|
This grant is in support of their efforts to promote
self-esteem through dedication to an artistic discipline. Through the CAST
program, Vector enhances language arts and personal skills in underserved
school children through drama education. |
$15,000
1 Year
|
|
Vivian Beaumont Theater, Inc.
General Support
New York, NY
|
To support efforts to engage a diverse audience
by offering affordable tickets to shows of artistic distinction. |
$2,500
1 Year
|
|
Wheelchair Foundation
General Support
Danville , CA
|
To support the Wheelchair Foundation's efforts to provide well-built
metal wheelchairs at modest cost to those who are physically handicapped.
|
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
Window To The World Communications, Inc.
General Support
Chicago , IL
|
To support WTTW's mission of producing and broadcasting quality programming.
|
$6,000
1 Year
|
|
World Institute of Holistic
Therapies
Indigenous Peoples Project
Ashland , OR
|
To support a program of the Indigenous Peoples Project (IPP), to provide
impoverished Native American people with cost-free holistic health treatment
and education, quality health products, and to conduct natural foods cooking
classes at the Little Big Medicine Sundance.
|
$3,000
1 Year
|
|
Yale University
Medical Student Research Fellowships at Yale
New Haven, CT
|
To support a fellowship fund for M.D., M.D./Ph.D,
or M.P.H. degree student researchers in one of the following areas: health
services, clinical epidemiology, environmental health, urban health, and
disparities in access to health care. |
$10,000
1 Year
|
|
American Friends
of the Israel Museum
New York , NY
|
To support the exhibition Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?
|
$25,000
|
|
Artists for a New South Africa
Culver City , CA
|
To support South African artists to work with architects, designers
and engineers on design and decor of the new Constitutional Court building.
|
$5,000
|
|
Better Government Association
Chicago , IL
|
To support campaign finance reform efforts.
|
$32,000
|
|
Center for Ecosystem Survival
San Francisco , CA
|
To create the Insect Discovery Lab, a science education collaborative
with public schools in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
|
$25,000
|
|
Chicago Abortion Fund
Chicago , IL
|
To provide low-income women with reduced-fee referrals, direct financial
assistance and general information about safe, legal abortion services.
|
$5,000
|
|
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda , MD
|
To support development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis;
and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
|
$7,500
|
|
Education Fund of Family
Planning Advocates of New York State, Inc.
Albany , NY
|
To support Merger Watch, a national initiative that uses public education,
community organizing and regulatory intervention strategies pioneered
in New York State .
|
$10,000
|
|
Hebrew Union College-JIR
New York , NY
|
To provide a flexible masters degree for lay Jewish leaders with a long
distance learning capability.
|
$67,500
|
|
Institute of World Affairs
Washington DC
|
To support the Youth Olympic Festival, bringing together children of
different cultures from war-ravaged areas on mixed teams to encourage
shared cooperation rather than competition.
|
$20,000
|
|
Jewish Funders Network
New York , NY
|
To support increased arts programming at the Jewish Funders Network
Conference.
|
$4,000
|
|
KOCE-TV Foundation
Huntington Beach , CA
|
To support the documentary film Before Their Eyes, about parents
and children who live with autism on a day-to-day basis.
|
$5,000
|
|
Major League Baseball
Players Alumni Association
Colorado Springs , CO
|
To support the San Diego Chapter in teaching and training parents and
youth in the fundamentals of playing and coaching baseball.
|
$10,000
|
|
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Tucson , AZ
|
To support efforts to combat neuromuscular diseases through worldwide
research, a nationwide network of clinics and professional and public
health education.
|
$15,000
|
|
Museum of Jurassic Technology
Culver City , CA
|
To support installations which employ the concepts and techniques of
twenty-first century art while reflecting the diverse collections of natural
artifacts and human achievements that marked the early development of
museums.
|
$10,000
|
|
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Solana Beach , CA
|
To support productions of comedies, dramas, new plays and musicals;
a theatre school; and education and outreach program.
|
$5,000
|
|
Oakwood School
North Hollywood , CA
|
To support partnerships with Valley Shelter, a part of the Los Angeles
Family Housing Corporation; and Lankershim Elementary School .
|
$7,500
|
|
Pro Kids Golf Academy, Inc.
San Diego , CA
|
To provide positive recreational activities, physical educational classes
for school credit, and support for local high school golf teams.
|
$10,000
|
|
Riding Emphasizing Individual Needs
Bonsall , CA
|
To support a therapeutic horseback riding program in San Diego and South
Riverside counties.
|
$5,000
|
|
Roundabout
Theatre Company
New York , NY
|
To support development of a capital campaign to purchase theater space
and create a reserve fund.
|
$20,000
|
|
Scottsdale
Healthcare Foundation
Scottsdale , AZ
|
To support construction of a connecting bridge between the medical center's
treatment and research pavilions.
|
$14,650
|
|
Scottsdale
Healthcare Foundation
Scottsdale , AZ
|
To support construction of a connecting bridge between the medical center's
treatment and research pavilions.
|
$40,000
|
|
Scottsdale
Healthcare Foundation
Scottsdale , AZ
|
To support construction of a connecting bridge between the medical center's
treatment and research pavilions.
|
$14,650
|
|
Trisha Brown Dance Company
New York , NY
|
To provide program support and support for the construction of a new
company facility.
|
$40,000
|
|
United Jewish Communities
New York , NY
|
To support the National Young Leadership Cabinet, young leaders who
travel to Poland and Israel .
|
$3,000
|
|
We Are Coaches
Cardiff , CA
|
To support "Raising Respectful Families," a program that provides parent
education on child development, family team building, discipline skills
and nurturing skills.
|
$5,000
|
|
Wildwood Elementary School, Inc.
Los Angeles , CA
|
To support the expansion of the school from serving only elementary
age students to a K-12 program.
|
$10,000
|