Education Environment

Health Philanthropy

Family Grants

EDUCATION

Boston College f/b/o Watertown Public Schools Office for Sponsored Programs Service Building, 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617/552-3344 Susan Hoban, BC Coordinator, Project OPEN	$40,000
Project OPEN, a school university partnership in Watertown to redesign teacher education and model a professional development district using data driven assessment of intern and novice teachers and lifelong professional development. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $80,000 provisionally committed.
Boston Plan for Excellence f/b/o Fund for Nonprofit Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools 6 Beacon Street, #615 Boston, MA 02108 617/227-8055 Ellen Guiney, Executive Director	$50,000
Fund for Nonprofit Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools, the second phase of the funder collaborative promoting Boston Public School community partnerships. Final total: $175,000
Center for Collaborative Education 1135 Tremont Street, Suite 490 Boston, MA 02120 617/421-0134 Dan French, Executive Director	$40,000
To build community support and advocacy campaigns for the establishment of small, highly autonomous schools in Worcester and either Lawrence or Providence, and to promote effective models of parent/community engagement there. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $80,000 provisionally committed.
Child Care Fund of Vermont P.O. Box 64737 Burlington, VT 05406 802/863-4188 Julie Cadwallader-Staub, Executive Director	$40,000
Collaboration with the Kids Are Priority One Campaign and the University of Vermont's Research Partnership for Pre-K-3 Education, to develop a single campaign to support a comprehensive early care and education system in Vermont. Final total: $40,000.
Children's Alliance of New Hampshire f/b/o Citizens Voice Project 2 Greenwood Street Concord, NH 03301 603/228-8682 Susan Auerbach, Project Director, Citizens Voice Project	$40,000
The Citizens Voice Project, a collaborative effort with New Hampshire Public Radio to increase the opportunities of New Hampshire citizens to engage in a dialogue about the future of public schools in New Hampshire. Final total: $40,000.
Commonwealth Corporation The Schrafft Center 529 Main Street, Suite 110 Boston, MA 02129-1125 617/727-8158 Jonathan Raymond, President	$35,000
Another Route to College, regional senior year programs to help Massachusetts students who have failed the MCAS exam proceed to college level work while preparing for and passing the MCAS exam. Final total: $70,000.
Connecticut Center for School Change 151 New Park Avenue, Suite 203 Hartford, CT 06106 860/586-2340 Andrew Lachman, Executive Director	$45,000
Scaling up leadership development programs and technical assistance to school districts, to create a culture of effective school leadership in Connecticut schools. Grant total to date: $45,000 of $135,000 provisionally committed.
Education Connection P.O. Box 909 Litchfield, CT 06759-0909 860/567-0863 Danuta Thibodeau, Executive Director	$35,000
Implementation of a strategic planning process in four districts to form the core of a rural schools collaborative to improve district capacity to meet Connecticut standards for teacher evaluation. Final total: $70,000.
Educators for Social Responsibility, Inc. 23 Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617/492-1764 Larry Dieringer, Executive Director	$35,000
Pilot program to create middle school environments that are safer and more conducive to learning by addressing critical problems of bullying and harassment. Final total: $35,000.
EdVestors c/o The Boston Foundation 75 Arlington Street, 10th floor Boston, MA 02116 617/338-1700 Laura Perille, Executive Director, EdVestors	$23,500
Evaluation and planning to build a sustainable base for the newly-merged EdVestors and Fund for Nonprofit Partnerships. Grant total to date: $23,500 of $48,500 provisionally committed.
Fitchburg Art Museum 185 Elm Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 978/345-4207 Peter Timms, Director	$50,000
To plan, develop and implement a new public arts-magnet high school to complement the operating middle school on its campus. Grant total to date: $100,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed.
Foundation for Excellent Schools 1634 Route 30 Cornwall, VT 05753-9264 802/462-3170 Karen Judge, Director of Development	$40,000
Western Massachusetts Excellent Schools Program, to enhance educational opportunities and student achievement in ten schools in western Massachusetts, especially those in low income or underserved communities. Final total: $120,000.
Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. 207 North Main Street Concord, NH 03301-5003 603/228-8910 Jon Greenberg, Senior Editor/Director of New Media	$5,000
The Citizens Voice Project, a collaborative effort to increase the opportunities of New Hampshire citizens to engage in a dialogue about the future of public schools in New Hampshire. Final total: $5,000.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment Larch Hill Conservation Area 525 South Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01002 413/256-6006 Julie Johnson, Executive Director	$50,000
Development and implementation of a comprehensive place-based education program using the Connecticut River watershed as main theme for study in grades K-8 at seven elementary schools in Holyoke. Grant total to date: $50,000 of $130,000 provisionally committed.
Indian Hill Music Center 36 King Street, P.O. Box 1484 Littleton, MA 01460 978/486-9524 Carol Antak, Director of Development	$40,000
Collaboration with Lesley University and the Lowell Public Schools to support the AIDE (Arts Integration Designed to Enhance) the Curriculum project. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $75,000 provisionally committed.
Institute for Responsive Education Northeastern University 21 Lake Hall Boston, MA 02115 617/373-2595 Karen L. Mapp, President	$45,000
Parent Leadership Exchange project in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, a network of parent volunteers trained as leaders to help other parents support their children's learning and to share practices with others. Final total: $95,000.
Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance P.O. Box 5359 Augusta, ME 04332-5359 207/287-5881 Francis Q. Eberle, Executive Director	$60,000
The Super Ed Network, an informal alliance of Maine educational nonprofits, and its School Learning Laboratory project, to develop a collaborative model for delivering external services to schools that produce high quality instruction for all students. Grant total to date: $60,000 of $180,000 provisionally committed.
Shelburne Farms 1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, VT 05482 802/985-8686 Alec Webb, President	$25,000
Replication in a second Vermont school of the Sustainable Schools Project, the successful place-based learning model using principles of community and environmental sustainability as an integrating context for all academic programs. Final total: $70,000.
Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Inc. 31 Elmwood Avenue Burlington, VT 05401 802/864-7423 Mark Redmond, Executive Director	$30,000
Implemention of an alternative high school program, to assist underserved youth to complete high school and pursue post-secondary training opportunities. Final total: $73,000.
Tides Family Services, Inc. 215 Washington Street West Warwick, RI 02893 401/456-8378 Mark Motte, Program Evaluation Consultant	$40,000
Development of educational and training opportunities that will engage high-risk and court-involved Rhode Island youth in blended academic and small business enterprises that encourage connections to higher education and meaningful careers. Final total: $165,000
University of Massachusetts Lowell f/b/o Tsongas Industrial History Center University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Foundation 600 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor South Lowell, MA 01854 978/970-5080 Peter S. O'Connell, Director, Tsongas Industrial History Center	$45,000
Development of a regional environmental education alliance and to help extend a successful water quality education program to urban schools in the Merrimack River Valley. Final total: $45,000.
Vermont Historical Society 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0901 802/223-4884 Cynthia B. Tokos, Project Director	$45,000
Community History project to establish pilot teams of teachers and historical societies in 12 local communities to develop curriculum based on community history and original source materials and place the curriculum online. Final total: $90,000.
ENVIRONMENT
* Alternatives for Community and Environment, Inc. f/b/o On the Move Coalition 2343 Washington Street, 2nd Floor Roxbury, MA 02119 617/442-3343 Penn S. Loh, Executive Director	$27,500
Support for collaborative of transportation, environmental justice, community development, and environmental organizations working to improve transportation and public health in greater Boston. Grant total to date: $27,500 of $52,500 provisionally committed.
Association to Preserve Cape Cod, Inc. P.O. Box 398 Barnstable, MA 02630-0398 508/362-4226 Margaret A. Geist, Executive Director	$25,000
Implemention of a growth management action plan on Cape Cod, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Business Roundtable, to promote local bylaw changes, reform local zoning and evaluate wastewater infrastructure options. Grant total to date: $25,000 of $45,000 provisionally committed.
* Audubon Society of New Hampshire Collaborative f/b/o New England Science Center 3 Silk Farm Road Concord, NH 03301 603/444-0949 Mary Lou Krambeer, Project Coordinator	$55,000
New England Science Center Collaborative, that aims to educate the public about the potential consequences of climate change in New England by linking research institutions, science centers and environment and health organizations in the region. Grant total to date: $105,000 of $145,000 provisionally committed.
Boston GreenSpace Alliance f/b/o Boston Parks 2004 36 Bromfield Street, #201 Boston, MA 02108 617/426-7980 Patrice Todisco, Executive Director	$24,208
Boston Parks 2004, to strengthen the city's parks and open space constituency and improve and promote Boston's parks and open spaces. Grant total to date: $24,208 of $44,208 provisionally committed.
*Boston Medical Center f/b/o Boston Urban Asthma Coalition Boston Urban Asthma Coalition, c/o Massachusetts Prevention Center 622 Washington Street, 2nd flr Boston, MA 02124 617/279-2277 Jean Zotter, Director, Boston Urban Asthma Coalition	$40,000
Capacity for the Asthma Environmental Initiative that aims to improve the prevention and treatment of asthma for Boston's children by strengthening health and environmental advocacy efforts focused on healthy homes and schools. Final total: $83,000.
Charles River Watershed Association 2391 Commonwealth Avenue Auburndale, MA 02166-1773 617/965-5975 Robert L. Zimmerman, Executive Director	$40,000
A collaboration with the Environmental League of Massachusetts and the National Wildlife Federation to assess the effectiveness of local, state and regional water law, policy, and practice in promoting water quality, quantity and habitat protection. Final total: $74,208.
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc. f/b/o Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance 18 Tremont Street, Suite 401 Boston, MA 02108 617/742-0820 Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director, CHAPA	$60,000
The Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, a partnership of six housing, conservation, and planning organizations working to advance smart growth policy in Massachusetts. Grant total to date: $60,000 of $110,000 provisionally committed.
Cobscook Bay Resource Center f/b/o Turning the Tides Project 4 Favor Street Eastport, ME 04631 207/853-6607 Will Hopkins, Executive Director	$600
Support for the culminating reception of the Turning the Tides Tour, to visit to six Gulf of Maine communities engaged in community-based fisheries management and marine conservation. Final total: $600. D.F.
Cobscook Bay Resource Center 4 Favor Street Eastport, ME 04631 207/853-6607 Will Hopkins, Executive Director	$45,000
Strengthening community-based marine conservation and management in the Gulf of Maine region. Grant total to date: $45,000 of $90,000 provisionally committed.
Collins Center for Public Policy, Inc. f/b/o Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities 150 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 709 Miami, FL 33131 305/377-4484 L. Benjamin Starrett, Executive Director, Funders' Network	$1,000
Membership in a network of foundations working to promote the field of smart growth, livable communities and regional equity on a national and regional basis. D.F. Final total: $1,000.
*Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice One Congress Street, P.O. Box 2022 Hartford, CT 06145-2022 860/548-1133 Mark A. Mitchell, M.D., President	$40,000
Education, outreach and organizing in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport focused on public health and environmental justice impacts of diesel emissions, air pollution, and asthma. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $60,000 provisionally committed.
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, Inc. Presidio Building 1016, P.O. Box 29361 San Francisco, CA 94129-0361 415/561-6575 Lynn Lohr, Executive Director	$3,500
Partnership to promote grantmaking in biodiversity. D.F. Final total: $7,000.
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation 6 Sargent Place Hanover, NH 03755 603/653-0390 Kathy Fallon Lambert, Executive Director	$40,000
Expansion of staff and communications of the Science Links program, which enhances the exchange of information and understanding among scientists and policymakers through research and public education. Final total: $80,000.
Grow Smart Rhode Island 345 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 401/273-5711 Scott Wolf, Executive Director	$50,000
Policy reform activities, focused on promoting local and state growth management, economic development, and innovative land use, affordable housing, and brownfields redevelopment policies at the state and local level. Grant total to date: $50,000 of $100,000 provisionally committed.
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust P.O. Box 7162 Lowell, MA 01852 978/934-0030 Jane L. Calvin, Executive Director	$20,000
Concord River Ecological Neighborhood Restoration Project, to expand programs, promote awareness and engage a diverse urban and suburban constituency in protection of and access to the Concord River. Grant total to date: $20,000 of $40,000 provisionally committed.
*New Ecology, Inc. The Greenworks Building, 160 Second Street Cambridge, MA 02142 617/354-4099 William Shutkin, President	$34,938
The Green CDCs Initiative, to engage and support community development corporations to integrate environmentally responsible development with economic development and affordable housing. Grant total to date: $34,938 of $64,938 provisionally committed.
New England Climate Action Project c/o MASSPIRG Education Fund 29 Temple Place Boston, MA 02111-1305 617/292-4805 Frank Gorke, Energy Advocate	$75,000
Supporting a coalition of state and regional partners providing advocacy, public education and technical assistance to secure measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from New England sources. Final total: $150,000.
New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF) P.O. Box 1057 Montpelier, VT 05601 802-223-4622 Cheryl Fischer, Executive Director	$50,000
Strengthening grassroots environmental activity in New England, with grants, training, and technical assistance. Final total: $150,000.
New England Grassroots Environment Fund P.O. Box 1057 Montpelier, VT 05601 802-223-4622 Cheryl King Fischer, Executive Director	$1,000
To convene a Vermont environmental summit, bringing together the state's environmental leadership to map statewide environmental issues and promote collaboration on significant environmental policy and advocacy opportunities at the state and local level. D.F. Final total: $1,000.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation 37 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301-4005 (603) 225-6641 Racheal L. Stuart, Vice President of Programs	$37,500
The Livable New Hampshire Initiative, to promote smart growth in New Hampshire, focused on public policy and grassroots activity in public health, affordable housing, conservation and business sectors. Grant total to date: $37,500 of $75,000 provisionally committed.
Nuestras Raices, Inc. 329 Main Street Holyoke, MA 01040 413/535-1789 Daniel Ross, Executive Director	$20,000
Environmental Justice Organizing Project, to build environmental awareness among residents and policy makers in Holyoke. Final total: $45,000.
Penobscot River Restoration Project c/o Natural Resources Council of Maine 3 Wade Street Augusta, ME 04330-6351 207/622-3101 Laura Day, Project Director	$23,500
Supporting the restoration migratory fisheries on the Penobscot River and conducting ecological, social, tribal and economic restoration. Grant total to date: $23,500 of $48,500 provisionally committed.
Vermont Forum on Sprawl f/b/o Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative 110 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401-8451 802/864-6310 Elizabeth Humstone, Executive Director	$50,000
Vermont Smart Growth Collaborative, to coordinate smart growth education, advocacy and policy activities in Vermont. Final total: $100,000.
HEALTH
The Abortion Access Project 552 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 215 Cambridge, MA 02139 617/661-1161 Susan Yanow, Project Director	$40,000
The Reproductive Options Education Center for Nursing, a partnership with the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, to train nursing faculty and disseminate curriculum integrating reproductive health and choice. Final total: $80,000.
American Cancer Society, New England Division, Inc. f/b/o Alliance for a Healthy New England 30 Speen Street, P.O. Box 9376 Framingham, MA 01701-9376 508/270-4600 Donald J. Gudaitis, Chief Executive Officer, ACS	$50,000
Regional health campaign that aims to decrease tobacco use and increase health care access. Final total: $115,000.
Center for Public Representation 22 Green Street Northampton, MA 01060 413/586-6024 Steven J. Schwartz, Executive Director	$50,000
The Children's Mental Health Service System Design Initiative, to study and design a coherent remedy of home- and community-based supports for children with behaviorial, psychiatric or emotional disabilities. Final total: $50,000.
Community Catalyst 30 Winter Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02108 617/338-6035 Robert Restuccia, Executive Director	$55,000
The Small Business and Non-Group Health Insurance Access Project, to develop and promote new policy options for addressing access and affordability issues and to build new, and strengthen existing consumer advocacy networks. Final total: $55,000.
Criminal Justice Organization of Hampden County, Inc. 627 Randall Road Ludlow, MA 01056 413/547-8000 J. Ashe, President	$50,000
Creating a new public health model for community corrections, and a partnership with the Springfield Department of Public Health. Grant total to date: $50,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed.
Demos 220 Fifth Avenue, Fifth floor New York, NY 10001 212/633-1405 Donna Parson, Project Coordinator	$30,000
Implementing the Alternative Measurements Project, a strategic communications initiative to advance new measurements of basic economic needs and family health and economic security into public policy debates in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Final total: $30,000.
*Harvard University, Harvard School of Public Health f/b/o Health Public Housing Initiative Environmental Science and Engineering Program P.O. Box 15677 Landmark Center, Rm 406 WEST 401 Park Drive Boston, MA 02215 617/432-1170 John D. Spengler, Principal Investigator, Healthy Public Housing Project	$50,000
Healthy Public Housing Initiative, a Boston-based, community-centered project designed to engage residents in a collaborative process to improve the health, quality of life, and building conditions of residents in public housing. Final total: $210,736.
Health Care For All 30 Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 617/350-7279 John McDonough, Executive Director	$40,000
The Community Capacity, Technical Assistance and Linkage Project, to transfer proven, successful organizing methodologies and provide technical assistance to community health coalitions working to improve and expand health access. Final total: $130,000.
Health Law Advocates, Inc. 30 Winter Street, Suite 940 Boston, MA 02108 617/338-5241 Laurie A. Martinelli, Executive Director	$50,000
Improvement of health care justice for Massachusetts health care consumers by strengthening the capacity, operational efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal Network program. Grant total to date: $125,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed.
Healthy Community Coalition 20 Church Street Wilton, ME 04294 207/645-3136 Leah Binder, Executive Director	$24,614
Implementing an asset-based community building project to engage mentally challenged people more fully in the mainstream of the community. Final total: $24,614.
Latin-American Health Institute f/b/o New England Coalition for Health Equity (NECHE) 95 Berkeley Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02116 603/627-7703 Audrey Chan, Program Manager, NECHE	$35,000
The New England Coalition for Health Equity, to improve the collection, analysis, and utilization of data to accurately reflect the demographics of New England and more effectively inform policy to address health needs and disparities. Final total: $70,000.
Maine Collaborative on Health c/o Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation P.O. Box 2490 Augusta, ME 04338-2490 207/622-7083 Joseph Ditre, Executive Director	$45,000
Supporting outreach, a collaboration to conduct education and advocacy focused on Maine's new Dirigo Health Plan that aims to provide health care for all Maine residents who are currently unisured or underinsured. Grant total to date: $45,000 of $90,000 provisionally committed.
Mass NARAL Foundation f/b/o Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network 41 Winter Street, Suite 65 Boston, MA 02108-4722 617/556-8800 Melissa Kogut, Executive Director, Mass NARAL	$45,000
Supporting the Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network, in collaboration with Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, to increase access to emergency contraception in Massachusetts. Grant total to date: $45,000 of $90,000 provisionally committed.
Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance f/b/o Massachusetts Emergency Contraception Network Five Park Street Boston, MA 02108 617/367-6447 Joe Finn, Executive Director	$30,000
Supporting the Ending Homelessness: New Paradigms for Health and Housing initiative, that aims to provide research, technical assistance, capacity building and advocacy to improve policy and practice in Massachusetts, and nationally. Final total: $72,806.
Massachusetts Public Health Association 434 Jamaicaway Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617/524-6696 Geoffrey W. Wilkinson, Executive Director	$50,000
Public Health Response Project, including work on correctional health and childhood obesity prevention campaigns. Final total: $50,000.
Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc. 565 Warren Street Boston, MA 02121 617/442-3330 John M. Boesen, Executive Director	$35,000
Senior Empowerment and Organizing Project that aims to increase the civic involvement of seniors throughout the Commonwealth on health issues, including advocating for the state's prescription drug program. Grant total to date: $35,000 of $70,000 provisionally committed.
MassCOSH 12 Southern Avenue Dorchester, MA 02124-2012 617/825-7233 Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Executive Director	$30,000
Grassroots organizing, advocacy, policy development and research to achieve workplace environmental justice for immigrants and low wage workers. Grant total to date: $30,000 of $60,000 provisionally committed.
The Medical Foundation 95 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 617/451-0049 Laura Haas, Director of Grants	$50,000
The New Investigator Awards program for post-doctoral medical researchers in Massachusetts conducting basic and innovative medical research. Final total: $100,000.
The Medical Foundation f/b/o Asthma Regional Council 95 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 617/451-0049 Laurie Stillman, Executive Director, Asthma Regional Council	$70,000
To hire a project director to implement three projects focused on health-related environmental investments, asthma surveillance and healthy schools. Grant total to date: $70,000 of $160,000 provisionally committed.
National Family Caregivers Association 10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500 Kensington, MD 20895-3944 301/942-6430 Andrew T. Zovko, Development Director	$1,500
Support to mobilize family care givers in New England and to educate policy makers, health and business leaders and the public about the needs of care-giving families and direct care recipients. D.F. Final total: $1,500.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute 349 East 149th Street, 10th floor Bronx, NY 10451 617/338-8478 Barbara Frank, Director of State Health Policy	$40,000
Support of Phase II of the Direct Care Workers Initiative, to forge concrete policies and practices to improve quality care by improving the quality of direct-care jobs. Final total: $74,000.
REACH Community Health Foundation Inc. 71 Hospital Avenue North Adams, MA 01247 413/664-5143 Pamela Nathanson, Project Coordinator	$30,000
The North Star Project, improve health outcomes for children in Northern Berkshire County by creating a mechanism that links providers of services to children with parents, health leaders and the business community. Final total: $98,808.
The Urban Medical Group, Inc. 545A Centre Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617/522-5464 Madeleine Biondolillo, Executive Director	$40,000
To expand the House Calls program health access model by adding capacity and financial sustainability to the program in order to enable frail elderly residents to obtain health care and maintain their independence at home. Grant total to date: $40,000 of $80,000 provisionally committed.
The Women's Union 356 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 617/536-5651 Mary M. Lassen, President and Chief Executive Officer	$50,000
The Health Economic Sufficiency Standard (HESS) for Massachusetts, a model designed to measure the economic burden of health costs on typical Massachusetts families. Final total: $50,000.
DEVELOPMENT OF PHILANTHROPY
Associated Grant Makers 55 Court Street, Suite 520 Boston, MA 02108 617/426-2606 Ron Ancrum, President	$10,500
Membership support in Associated Grant Makers at the Plus level. D.F. Final total: $10,500.
Associated Grant Makers f/b/o Boston Education Funders Group 55 Court Street, Suite 520 Boston, MA 02108 617/426-2606 Ron Ancrum, President	$1,500
Boston Education Funders Group, a group of corporate and foundation trustees and staff interested in the Boston Public Schools, who meet regularly to learn more about education issues and needs in the schools. D.F. Grant total to date: $1,500 of $1,500 provisionally committed.
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation 271 Main Street, Suite 3 Great Barrington, MA 01230 860/435-2483 Jennifer Dowley, President	$54,000
Building educational endowments in 12 public school districts in Berkshire County, which will result in local private support for educational enrichment community by community. Grant total to date: $74,000 of $200,000 provisionally committed.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy 221 Main Street Hartford, CT 06106 860/525-5585 Nancy P. Roberts, President	$1,200
Membership support for professional association of grantmakers, providing programs to promote informed and effective philanthropy. Final total: $1,200.
Council on Foundations 1828 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5168 202/466-6512 Dorothy S. Ridings, President and CEO	$3,120
Membership to improve philanthropy at the national level. An additional $400 was paid in 2003 as an administrative expense for total yearly dues of $3,520. D.F. Final total: $3,120.
Environmental Grantmakers Association c/o Rockefeller Brothers Fund 437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor New York, NY 10022-7001 212/812-4260 Sarah Hansen, Executive Director	$1,050
Membership to support the growth and effectiveness of environmental grantmaking nationally. An additional $50 was paid as an administrative expense for total yearly dues of $1,100. D.F. Final total: $1,050
Grantmakers for Education 720 SW Washington Street, Ste 605 Portland, OR 97205 503/595-2100 William Porter, Executive Director	$1,000
Membership in this national organization for funders interested in education. D.F. Final total: $1,000.
Grantmakers in Health 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200 Washington, D.C. 20036 202/452-8331 Lauren LeRoy, President and CEO	$2,500
Partnership in a national organization and health affinity group of the Council on Foundations designed to facilitate communications, information-sharing, collaborative program planning, and funding among corporations/foundations. D.F. Final total: $2,500.
Maine Initiatives Inc. P.O. Box 2248 Augusta, ME 04338 207/622-6294 Deborah Felder, Executive Director	$25,000
Building a permanent endowment, using a challenge grant to leverage and preserve new philanthropic dollars and to grow the overall asset base of Maine's institutional philanthropic community. Grant total to date: $55,000 of $180,000 provisionally committed.
The Maine Philanthropy Center USM Library, P.O. Box 9301 Portland, ME 04104-9301 207/780-5039 Janet Henry, President	$1,000
Membership in regional association of Maine grantmakers. D.F. Final total: $1,000.
Middlesex County Community Foundation P.O. Box 25 Middletown, CT 06457-0025 860/347-0025 Patti Anne Vassia, Executive Director	$18,192
Challenge grant to expand and promote philanthropy in Middlesex County. Final total: $150,000.
FAMILY
Each year the Trust allocates a portion of the total grant dollars to support projects of interest to the trustees who are members of Jessie Cox's family. These grants are not subject to the Trust's guidelines, and unsolicited applications for this program are not considered.
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 13 Nantucket, MA 02554-0013 508/228-2884 Gage S. Dobbins, Director of Development	$50,000
The Land Fund Reserve, to acquire critical open space and to support scientific research, land management, and education. Grant total to date: $100,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed. Heidi Cox family grant
New England Aquarium Central Wharf Boston, MA 02110-3399 617/973-0296 Susan Dowds, Director of Foundation and Government Relations	$50,000
For the WOW Explorers Program, focused on hands-on science and volunteer training for young teens ages 13-15, and for the Eco Sound Project, to promote sustainable fisheries and marine conservation through sustainable purchasing in New England and beyond. Grant total to date: $100,000 of $150,000 provisionally committed. Heidi Cox family grant.
Penikese Island School Box 161 Woods Hole, MA 02543 508/548-7276 Toby Lineaweaver, Executive Director	$25,000
Expansion of the Aftercare Services Program, including home visits, crisis counseling and return visits to the school in appropriate cases. Heidi Cox family grant. Final total: $75,000.
Springside School 8000 Cherokee Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215/248-7449 Caroline L. Von Stade, Director of Major Gifts	$75,000
A capital campaign for the construction of new facilities. Grant total to date: $150,000 of $225,000 provisionally committed. Jessie Hill family grant.
University of Pennsylvania f/b/o Morris Arboretum Morris Arboretum 100 Northwestern Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 215/247-5777 Melissa von Stade, Director of Development, Morris Arboretum	$75,000
Building Children's Education Endowment, and continuing an interactive, hands-on approach to instill a sense of stewardship in children to help insure that urban forests/open spaces have a healthy future. Jessie B. Hill family grant. Final total: $225,000.
Westminster School 995 Hopmeadow Street, P.O. Box 337 Simsbury, CT 06070-0337 860/408-3052 Scott W. Stevens, Development Director	$25,000
Program Enhancement Funds to support experiences for students and faculty, including guest speakers and off-campus educational opportunities to enhance academic experiences. Final total: $25,000. Heidi Cox family grant.

D.F.=discretionary fund
*=environmental health