Other Grants

August 2010

Citizens Budget Commission, $60,000 to research options for improving the State’s fiscal future.
Community Voices Heard, $60,000 to get low-income communities involved in charter revision and redistricting.
Fiscal Policy Institute, $75,000 to help the nonprofit sector understand City and State budgets.

Make the Road New York, $60,000 to reduce indoor environmental pollution, such as mold, and hazardous housing conditions affecting the health of poor families. Read more about Make the Road's work to make housing healthier.>>|
Natural Resources Defense Council, $50,000 to protect the City’s drinking water through advocacy to limit land development in drinking watersheds, restrict disposal of pharmaceutical drugs in the water system, and promote sustainable agriculture. Read more about the Council's protection of our drinking water.>>
New York State Gas Drilling Protection Project, $150,000 to address the public health and environmental effects of gas drilling in the City’s drinking watersheds.
Riverkeeper, $50,000 to protect the City’s drinking water by working with communities in the watersheds to promote smart growth, and by monitoring environmental review of real estate and other developments. Read more about Riverkeeper's protection of our drinking water.>>
Urban Green Council, $60,000 to advocate for the adoption and implementation of green building codes in the City.

EarthJustice, $100,000 to promote the reduction of black carbon emissions.
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development, $100,000 to reduce global warming by implementing a part of the Midwestern Governors Association energy accord that expands the capacity of the electrical grid to carry the wind power of the plains.
Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health, $50,000 for the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling disaster.
International POPS Elimination Network, $50,000 to eliminate the use of toxic chemicals through global agreements.
NESCAUM, $100,000 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through development of a low-carbon fuel standard in 11 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.
Oceana, $75,000 to promote offshore wind development and prevent offshore drilling.
Silent Sprint Institute, $75,000 to study the health risks of chemicals in the environment.
Smart Growth America, $200,000 for a national campaign to promote sustainable transportation policies that offer more alternatives, preserve open space, and invest in a greener economy.
TEDX, $75,000 to provide scientific information about endocrine disruptors to policymakers and environmentalists advocating for improved chemical policies.

American Red Cross in Greater New York, $50,000 to improve and expand an interactive volunteer database.

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

Administration for Children’s Services, $298,000 to coordinate services for children, youth, and families affected by substance abuse and mental illness.
Community Service Society of New York, $75,000 to produce and disseminate a report on the concerns and plight of poor New Yorkers in the aftermath of the recession.
Futures and Options, $25,000 to expand an internship program for high school students that includes workshops in public speaking, networking, applying to college, and personal finance.
Girl Scout Council of Greater New York, $175,000 to expand a career exploration program for girls attending low-performing Bronx middle schools. Read more about this project.>>
New York Academy of Medicine, $150,000 to expand a science and health career program for minority girls in middle school.
New York Youth at Risk, $30,000 for an academic and mentoring program for boys in Far Rockaway middle schools at risk of dropping out of school and getting in trouble with the law.
Police Athletic League, $80,000 to expand a community program for delinquent youth from the South Bronx, Harlem, and Central Brooklyn.
Queens Library Foundation, $88,000 for a program that uses high school and college students to help staff after-school programs for children in eight Queens libraries. Read more about this program.>>
Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, $60,000 for an after-school program for underachieving students in two Brooklyn middle schools.

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, $60,000 to help it merge with Dance Theater Workshop.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, $100,000 to plan for using the Fisher Building for educational programs, after-school workshops, and professional development for artists.

CUNY Center for Human Environments, $200,000 to improve college readiness and graduation rates in high schools with students from poor families, including disabled and non-English proficient students.
Educational Video Center, $50,000 to strengthen the City’s transfer high schools, which offer specialized support for former drop-outs, by starting six documentary production programs.
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, $30,000 to reduce the number of students arrested for minor offenses in City public schools.
NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, $100,000 to expand learning opportunities in high-need neighborhoods by advocating for a longer school day and year.
Shinnecock Indian Nation Fund, $46,000 for an internship and mentoring program and life-skills and college prep classes for teenage boys living on the Shinnecock Reservation.

Coalition of New York State Public Health Plans, $65,000 to test and evaluate whether the new State health insurance application is consumer friendly.
New York Legal Assistance Group, $100,000 to help people with serious health problems, especially cancer, get treatment.
New York University College of Nursing, $124,000 to study the effectiveness of combining two nursing programs to improve hospital care for elderly patients.
Prevent Blindness Tri-State, $60,000 to screen and treat preschool children for eye problems.
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, $175,000 to train youth to help visually impaired seniors.