| Education |
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| Advocates for Children of New York |
| $110,000 over two years |
New York, NY
support for the expansion of pro bono education legal services for low-income public school students |
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| Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust |
| $45,000 over three years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a middle school summer enrichment program for new BEST students |
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| The Bronx Charter School for Children |
| $80,000 over two years |
Bronx, NY
renewed general support for this new charter school in the South Bronx focusing on the needs of low-income families |
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| Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University |
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$200,000 over two years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed general support for The Center for Summer Learning, a national organization which promotes the use of summer as a time for innovative and proactive approaches to advancing student achievement and supporting youth development |
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| CITY PREP |
| $80,000 over two years |
Bronx, NY
renewed general support for the organization's work in assisting low-income public school students in the South Bronx to prepare for and gain acceptance to competitive private and public high schools |
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| Comprehensive Development |
| $50,000 over two years |
New York, NY
renewed support for student services at the Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day School, a public high school serving older students and immigrants |
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| Middle Grades Partnership at the Baltimore Community Foundation |
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$750,000 over three years |
Baltimore, MD
general support for the Middle Grades Partnership, a public school/private school summer learning initiative |
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| Prep for Prep |
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$30,000 over two years |
New York, NY
renewed general support for the organization's work in identifying talented minority students and building their leadership skills through acceptance into and success at highly competitive private schools |
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| St. Paul's School |
| $45,000 over three years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for Bridges, a summer learning program for Baltimore public school students grades 5-8
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| Health and Mental Health |
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| Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Metropolitan Baltimore |
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$25,000 |
Baltimore, MD
renewed general support for the organizations' work in educating and supporting families and individuals coping with serious mental illness ($15,000) and one-time support for site renovation ($10,000) |
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| Baltimore Crisis Response |
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$100,000 over two years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for the Baltimore Emergency Services Team (BEST), a mental health/police initiative |
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| Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law |
| $150,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for this organization which works towards better treatment and policies for those with mental illness |
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| Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law |
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$44,000 |
Washington, DC
support for the development and dissemination of Know Your Rights: Campus Mental Health guidebook and online document |
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| Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services |
| $80,000 over two years |
New York, NY
renewed support for the continuation of a pilot mental health program for emotionally-disturbed youth involved in the juvenile justice system |
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| The Children's Village |
| $30,000 |
Dobbs Ferry, NY
renewed support for the Books for Boys literature program at this residential facility serving low-income NYC youth |
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| The City University of New York at City College |
| $118,000 over three years |
New York, NY
renewed support for activities within the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology |
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| Foundation for Aid to the Philippines |
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$5,000 |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a mission that provides medical and surgical care to rural, indigent patients in the Philippines |
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| Gay Men's Health Crisis |
| $60,000 over three years |
New York, NY
renewed general support for the organization’s community-based and national work in the fight against AIDS |
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| Global AIDS Alliance |
| $60,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for the Global AIDS Alliance’s advocacy for adequate resources to combat the global AIDS crisis, especially in poor countries hardest hit |
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| House of Ruth Baltimore |
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$60,000 over two years |
Baltimore, MD
general support for temporary housing and support services for abused women and their children |
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| The Johns Hopkins University, Phoebe Berman Bioethics Institute |
| $500,000 over five years |
Baltimore, MD
support for the Institute to design and establish a medical school curriculum about ethics in clinical practice |
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| Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund |
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$50,000 over two years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a campaign to provide all Marylanders with health insurance |
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| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA |
| $100,000 |
New York, NY
renewed general support and project support for AIDS prevention and treatment programs in Africa |
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| Mental Health Association of Maryland |
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$105,000 over three years |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for state advocacy work on behalf of people and families affected by mental illness |
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| The Earth Institute at Columbia University |
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$790,000 over three years |
New York, NY
support for the Earth Institute's Malaria Control Program - Ethiopia |
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| The Earth Institute at Columbia University |
| $100,000 |
New York, NY
support for the Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia to assess malaria control initiatives |
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| University of New England |
| $50,000 over five years |
Biddeford, ME
capital support for laboratories and classrooms for nursing students here and in Israel |
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| Human Rights |
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| The Advocacy Project |
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$35,000 |
Washington, DC
general support for community-based human rights advocacy work in over 30 countries |
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| American Jewish World Service |
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$75,000 |
New York, NY
renewed support for AJWS' grantmaking program for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in Africa |
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| Brandeis University |
| $40,000 over two years |
Waltham, MA
support towards the establishment of the Institute for Investigative Journalism |
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| The Center for Public Integrity |
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$50,000 |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for the Center’s timely investigative journalism on significant public issues |
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| The Center for Victims of Torture |
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$30,000 |
Minneapolis, MN
renewed support for a mental health paraprofessional training program for refugees in West Africa |
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| Committee to Protect Journalists |
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$40,000 |
New York, NY
renewed support to expand the International Program Network in Asia |
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| The Fund for New Citizens at the New York Community Trust |
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$150,000 over two years |
New York, NY
renewed support for the Immigration Representation Project ($100,000) and support for the Fund for New Citizens' grantmaking in advocacy and capacity building for immigrant organizations ($50,000) |
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| Humanitarian Law Center |
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$20,000 |
Belgrad, Serbia
general support for the Center’s work to document human rights violations committed during the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia |
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| Mental Disability Rights International |
| $120,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for the group’s work to promote human rights and full participation in society of people with mental disabilities worldwide |
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| New Israel Fund |
| $50,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed support to promote equality and human rights for Arab citizens of Israel |
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| Physicians for Human Rights |
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$150,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for PHR’s work in mobilizing health professionals to promote the right to health by using their special skills and training to investigate and stop human rights abuses |
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| Poverty & Race Research Action Council |
| $30,000 |
Washington, DC
renewed support for PRRAC's role in the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, providing housing mobility and opportunities for low-income residents |
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| Refugee and Immigrant Fund |
| $25,000 |
Queens, NY
renewed support for RIF's psychosocial services for refugees applying for asylum |
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| The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
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$10,000 |
Washington, DC
renewed general support providing free legal assistance to journalists |
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| The Sentencing Project |
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$100,000 over two years |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for the organization's work in reforming criminal justice policies and practice in the United States |
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| Tahirih Justice Center |
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$40,000 |
Washington, DC
renewed general support for legal advocacy on behalf of refugee women and girls fleeing gender-based violence |
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| WITNESS |
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$30,000 |
Brooklyn, NY
renewed general support for video technical assistance and training to human rights advocacy groups |
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| Women Make Movies |
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$35,000 |
New York, NY
support to produce a documentary on a refugee woman seeking to gain political asylum for her daughter based on the threat of female genital mutilation |
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| Yale University |
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$100,000 over two years |
New Haven, CT
support for Yale’s Video Archive to transfer video recordings of Holocaust survivor and witness testimony onto digital formatting |
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| Special Projects |
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| Art with a Heart |
| $10,000 |
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a visual arts program for low-income youth in Baltimore |
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| The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore |
| $500,000 over five years |
Baltimore, MD
support for the Capital Campaign |
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| The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore |
| $250,000 |
Baltimore, MD
support for the 2007 Annual Campaign
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| Bread for the City |
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$50,000 over one year |
Washington, DC
general support for the organization’s comprehensive service centers for low-income DC residents |
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| The Johns Hopkins University, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| $1,800,000 over six years |
Baltimore, MD
support to endow the Blaustein Scholars Fund for outstanding visiting faculty and postdoctoral fellows at the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
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| National Aquarium in Baltimore |
| $50,000 over five years |
Baltimore, MD
capital support for the Aquarium's expansion |
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