Arts Organizations
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
To plan and implement a program to provide assistance to Chicago artists in strategically planning their career and enhancing their professional development. $90,000
Creative Capital, New York, NY
For year 3 and 4 of their Professional Development Workshop program to provide strategic planning skills to artists throughout the nation. $160,000
New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
To plan and implement a program to provide assistance to New York artists in strategically planning their career and enhancing their professional development. $90,000
Urban Institute, Washington DC
To continue phase 2 of their work to assess the EHTF MEA program as well as set up evaluation measures that can be used during and after the pilot phase of the program. $80,000
2002
Artist Trust, Seattle, WA
To support the curriculum development and program implementation of a set of skills-building workshops/courses. $90,000
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
To support the curriculum development and program implementation of a set of skills-building workshops/courses. $90,000
Bronx Museum of Arts, Bronx, NY
For general support of the Artist in the Marketplace program. $15,000
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
A planning grant to support the curriculum development and program implementation of a set of skills-building workshops/courses. $20,000
Creative Capital, New York, NY
To support the Professional Development Program which includes the creation and conduction of several “strategic planning” workshops across the country by artists who are trained to help other artists understand how to implement strategic planning skills to help better manage their creative careers. $200,000
DiverseWorks, Houston, TX
To support the curriculum development and program implementation of a set of skills-building workshops/courses. $90,000
New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
To support the development of a template course for Masters of Fine Arts students that focuses on strategic planning skills for visual artists. $30,000
Urban Institute, Washington DC
To work with the Foundation to design evaluation measures for facets of the contemporary arts program. $28,000
Exhibition Award Recipients
(For more information about the exhibits, please visit the Foundation’s News Center for the February press release about the recipients. For more information about the museum, please double-click on the museum name.)
2002
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Skin Tight: The Sensibility of the Flesh
Sylvia Chivaratanond, Curatorial Assistant
Award: $100,000
Exhibition Date: June 26 – September 5, 2004
Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
Down the Garden Path: Artists Gardens Since 1960
Valerie Smith, Director of Exhibitions
Award: $100,000
Exhibition Date: Spring 2005
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
The Past in Reverse: Contemporary Art of East Asia
Betti-Sue Hertz, Curator of Contemporary Art
Award: $100,000
Exhibition Date: November 6, 2004 – March 6, 2005
ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS
Climate Change: Connecticut
2003
Clean Air – Cool Planet, Portsmouth, NH
To plan a regional funders meeting on global warming issues in the Northeast as well as a follow-up meeting to the May Conference on Climate Solutions for New England. $20,000
Clean Energy Group, Montpelier, VT
To continue the development of the Public Fuel Cell Alliance. $30,000
Climate Solutions, Olympia, WA
To support their project with the US Regional Climate Action Network to build state and regional campaigns and global warming action plans in key areas in the U.S. The grant will support 3-4 regional strategy meetings for Region-Based Campaign Roadmaps. $20,000
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, Rocky Hill, CT
For their continued work facilitating the development of a Connecticut Climate Action Plan designed by various stakeholders in Connecticut including, businesses, community leaders, non-profit organizations and state agencies. $50,000
Connecticut Fund for the Environment, New Haven, CT
To continue their work on the Smart Cars-Clean Air initiative to enhance public and consumer knowledge of clean cars in Connecticut and to encourage the state adoption of a clean car initiative that would make clean cars a greater share of the vehicle fleet in Connecticut. $80,000
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, Hartford, CT
To increase public awareness in Connecticut related to global warming, and solutions to the problem to help strengthen the current development and implementation of the state action plan. $79,000
Environment Northeast, Hartford, CT
To continue their work to further understanding about state-based and regional solutions to global warming and to build constituencies in support of those solutions. $100,000
Smartpower Connecticut, Hartford, CT
To continue their work to realize 20% of Connecticut’s energy needs to be generated from clean, renewable, energy sources by the year 2010. $100,000
2002
Clean Air – Cool Planet, Portsmouth, NH
To plan Climate Solutions for New England, a high profile public forum to discuss effective strategies for reaching the goals of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Action Plan. $40,000
Clean Energy Group, Montpelier, VT
For fuel cell strategy work to use Connecticut as a model and take steps toward the creation of a new multi-state fuel cell organization to accelerate use and adoption of the fuel cell technology nationally. $30,000
Connecticut Fund for the Environment, New Haven, CT
To support Smart Cars – Clean Air initiative to enhance public and consumer knowledge of clean cars in Connecticut and to encourage the state adoption of a clean car initiative that would make clean cars a greater share of the vehicle fleet in Connecticut. $40,000
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, Hartford, CT
To assess attitudes among Connecticut citizens with regard to climate-related environmental issues, share results with leading climate protection experts and organizations, and utilize results in terms of educating the media on climate related issues. $10,000
Environment Northeast, Rockport, ME
To support Clean Engines project, an initiative to increase awareness and design policy options that lead to state initiatives that reduce the impact of heavy duty diesel engines on public health and as contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. $80,000
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Berkeley, CA
To support Cities for Climate Protection program which works with local municipalities to develop and implement climate protection strategies. $200,000
SmartPower: Connecticut, Rocky Hill, CT
To support Year 2 of strategy development and implementation for this initiative which seeks to increase consumer demand for renewable energy. $150,000
World Resources Institute, Washington, DC
To support Safe Climate-Sound Business initiative which will work to spur corporate action on climate change in the Northeast region. $200,000
Protecting Open Space
Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz, NY
To support the Shawangunk Biodiversity Consortium a multi-organization group that is engaged in a variety of strategic planning efforts with the communities adjacent to the Shawangunk Ridge. $180,000 over two years.
Trust for Public Land, Washington, D.C.
To Support TPL's Greenprinting for Growth program, which addresses regional open space planning challenges for communities that are just beginning their visioning and planning efforts. $200,000
LEARNING DISABILITIES GRANTS
Advertising Council of America, New York, NY
For continued support for public service advertisements as part of the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. $182,000
All Kinds of Minds, Chapel Hill, NC
To design an evaluation of the All Kinds of Minds’ Schools Attuned Program. $150,000
For outreach related to the WGBH documentary on learning disabilities entitled, “Misunderstood Minds." $110,000
Center for Applied Special Technology, Peabody, MA
To support strategic planning, marketing, and business development efforts of the CAST Universal Learning Center, Phase II. $150,000
Final payment of multi-year grant to support developing of Thinking Reader, a software-based approach to helping those with learning disabilities related to reading. $250,000
Communications Consortium Media Center, Washington D.C.
To fund the operation and activities of the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities. $200,000
To operate a targeted campaign oriented to the needs of African-American children who have learning disabilities. $100,000
To support the Harvard Family Research Project’s survey of the learning disabilities field. $30,000
LD Access, New York, NY
To support high priority projects related to LD advocacy. $20,000
Learning Disabilities Association of America, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
To support implementation of LDA’s strategic restructuring plan, “Project XXI”. $150,000
National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities, Columbus, OH
To support a Joint Meeting of their Board of Trustees, Advisory Council, and Parent Leadership Institute. $20,000
National Center for Learning Disabilities, New York, NY
To support the LD Roundtable: an initiative to promote discussion, consensus-building, and collaborative action to improve federal policy and practice. $50,000
To support the distribution and utilization of Get Ready to Read. $100,000
TCC Group (formerly The Conservation Company), New York, NY
To assist the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in developing a new focus area for its Learning Disabilities grantmaking. $45,000
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