The following grants have been made to date by the Foundation during 2008.

Asian Center of Merrimack Valley, Inc.,
Lawrence, MA
www.asiancentermv.org
$10,000
Support for the Family Literacy Program including pre-school and parental literacy components.

Bay Cove Human Services, Inc., Boston, MA
www.baycove.org
$25,000
Support for the Small Wonder Music Therapy program for disadvantaged children who face developmental delays. Final installment of a two year grant.

B.E.L.L. Foundation, Dorchester, MA
www.bellnational.org
$10,000
Support for the B.E.L.L summer program providing academic enrichment for disadvantaged elementary school students.

Belmont Child Care Association, Elmont, NY
www.belmontchildcare.org
$10,000
Support for the Early Childhood Education for Children of Immigrants program at the Anna House day care center at Belmont Park.

Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
www.bmc.org
$15,000
Support for the development of a therapeutic and safe space for play, learning and social engagement at the SPARK Center for children with psychosocial challenges and life-threatening illnesses.

Boston Natural Areas Network, Boston, MA
www.bostonnatural.org
$20,000
Support for the Student Learning through Urban Gardening (SLUG) program for children in elementary school.

Boys & Girls Harbor, Inc., New York, NY
www.theharbor.org
$20,000
Support for the Early Childhood Services Program which provides early interventions for preschool children.

Center for Court Innovation, New York, NY
c/o The Fund for the City of New York
www.courtinnovation.org
$38,800
Support for the Red Hook Youth Summer Photography Project at the Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, NY. Final installment of a three year grant.

Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley,
Sudbury, MA
www.bethelsudbury.org
$10,000
Support for the youth education program.

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
www.dartmouth.edu/~sead
$22,416
Support for participation of students from the Noonan Business Academy, Dorchester, MA in the Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD) program. Final installment of a three year grant.

Discaled, Inc. dba Mark Morris Dance Group,
Brooklyn, NY
www.mmdg.org
$20,000
Support for the School Partnership Program providing in-school dance education for elementary school children.

Family and Community Solutions, Inc.,
Brighton, MA
www.bamha.org
$26,125
Support for elementary school based mental health services.

Future Leaders Institute Charter School, New York, NY
www.futureleadersinstitute.org
$35,000
Support for administrative transitional expenses.

Learning Through an Expanded Arts Program, Inc.
New York, NY
www.leapnyc.org
$25,000
Support for expansion of the Active Learning Leads to Literacy (ALLL) program for children in elementary schools.

Long Island Children’s Museum, Garden City, NY
www.licm.org
$25,000
Support for the KICKstart program which provides year-round museum programming for low income elementary grade children and their families.

Notre Dame High School, Inc., Lawrence, MA
www.ndhslaw.org
$20,000
Support for the development of the Student Counseling Program.

Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY
www.nassaulibrary.org/peninsula
$5,000
Support for the Toddlers and the Arts program for pre-school children.

Piers Park Sailing Center, East Boston, MA
www.piersparksailing.org
$16,984
Support for the beginner-only youth summer sailing program for children from low to moderate income households.

Queens Botanical Garden Society, Inc.
Flushing, NY
www.queensbotanical.org
$20,000
Support for the development of an energy curriculum and to provide transportation incentives for school children. Second part of a two-year grant.

RAW Art Works, Lynn, MA
www.rawart.org
$15,000
Support for art-therapy based programs for elementary school students.

Reading Reform Foundation of New York,
New York, NY
www.readingreformny.org
$23,500
Support for in-school professional development for teachers.

Renaissance Charter School, Jackson Heights, NY
www.renaissancecharter.org
$47,500
Support for the Arts and Enrichment program.

Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
www.schechter.edu
$50,000
Support for teachers in TALI schools in Israel participating in a program leading to a Master of Arts in Jewish education. Final installment of a three year grant.

Summer Search Boston, Boston, MA
www.summersearch.org
$15,000
Support for summer experiential learning programs. Second installment of a two year grant.

Troubadour, Inc., Chestnut Hill, MA
www.troubadour.org
$10,000
Support for Troubadour’s Literacy Through the Art of Writing and Song program at the Murkland Elementary School in Lowell, MA.

Wave Hill, Inc., Bronx, NY
www.wavehill.org
$10,000
For support of the School Partnership Program, an in-school environmental education program which provides elementary school children with hands-on experience at Wave Hill

Yonkers Partners in Education
www.ypie.org
$40,896
Support for the development of the Family Story Power project, an after-school early childhood literacy program. The first installment of a two year grant.

Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
www.92Y.org
$20,000
Support for the Schools Partnership Program which provides in-class arts instruction for New York City public elementary school children.