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2006 Grants

Education
 
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
 
Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust  $45,000 over three years
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a middle school summer enrichment program for new BEST students
 
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
 
Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University   $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
 
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
 
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
 
Middle Grades Partnership at the Baltimore Community Foundation   $750,000 over three years
Baltimore, MD
general support for the Middle Grades Partnership, a public school/private school summer learning initiative
 
Prep for Prep   $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
 
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
 
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Metropolitan Baltimore   $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)
 
Baltimore Crisis Response   $100,000 over two years
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for the Baltimore Emergency Services Team (BEST), a mental health/police initiative
 
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
 
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law   $44,000
Washington, DC
support for the development and dissemination of Know Your Rights: Campus Mental Health guidebook and online document
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
Foundation for Aid to the Philippines   $5,000
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a mission that provides medical and surgical care to rural, indigent patients in the Philippines
 
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
 
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
 
House of Ruth Baltimore   $60,000 over two years
Baltimore, MD
general support for temporary housing and support services for abused women and their children
 
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
 
Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund   $50,000 over two years
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a campaign to provide all Marylanders with health insurance
 
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA   $100,000
New York, NY
renewed general support and project support for AIDS prevention and treatment programs in Africa
 
Mental Health Association of Maryland   $105,000 over three years
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for state advocacy work on behalf of people and families affected by mental illness
 
The Earth Institute at Columbia University   $790,000 over three years
New York, NY
support for the Earth Institute's Malaria Control Program - Ethiopia
 
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
 
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
 
The Advocacy Project   $35,000
Washington, DC
general support for community-based human rights advocacy work in over 30 countries
 
American Jewish World Service   $75,000
New York, NY
renewed support for AJWS' grantmaking program for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care in Africa
 
Brandeis University  $40,000 over two years
Waltham, MA
support towards the establishment of the Institute for Investigative Journalism
 
The Center for Public Integrity   $50,000
Washington, DC
renewed general support for the Center’s timely investigative journalism on significant public issues
 
The Center for Victims of Torture   $30,000
Minneapolis, MN
renewed support for a mental health paraprofessional training program for refugees in West Africa
 
Committee to Protect Journalists   $40,000
New York, NY
renewed support to expand the International Program Network in Asia
 
The Fund for New Citizens at the New York Community Trust   $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)
 
Humanitarian Law Center   $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
 
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
 
New Israel Fund  $50,000 over two years
Washington, DC
renewed support to promote equality and human rights for Arab citizens of Israel
 
Physicians for Human Rights   $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
 
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
 
Refugee and Immigrant Fund  $25,000
Queens, NY
renewed support for RIF's psychosocial services for refugees applying for asylum
 
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press   $10,000
Washington, DC
renewed general support providing free legal assistance to journalists
 
The Sentencing Project   $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
 
Tahirih Justice Center   $40,000
Washington, DC
renewed general support for legal advocacy on behalf of refugee women and girls fleeing gender-based violence
 
WITNESS   $30,000
Brooklyn, NY
renewed general support for video technical assistance and training to human rights advocacy groups
 
Women Make Movies   $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
 
Yale University   $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
 
Art with a Heart  $10,000
Baltimore, MD
renewed support for a visual arts program for low-income youth in Baltimore
 
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore  $500,000 over five years
Baltimore, MD
support for the Capital Campaign
 
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore  $250,000
Baltimore, MD
support for the 2007 Annual Campaign
 
Bread for the City   $50,000 over one year
Washington, DC
general support for the organization’s comprehensive service centers for low-income DC residents
 
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
 
National Aquarium in Baltimore  $50,000 over five years
Baltimore, MD
capital support for the Aquarium's expansion
 
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