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2016 PHILANTHROPY
Letter from CEO David Long
Content 2016 Overview 02 Accessibility 4 Security 12 Opportunity 26 Give with Liberty 44 Serve with Liberty 48 2016 Grants 52
At Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, we put our philanthropic resources to work for those who need us most. Last year, we worked with an extraordinary array of nonprofit partners to impact neighborhoods and change the lives of individuals experiencing great vulnerability. By making more than 380 grants and connecting with leaders across the country, Liberty has been the catalyst for work that has advanced accessibility for people with disabilities; security for men, women and children who are homeless; and educational opportunity for children living in poverty. Along the way, we remained a top corporate donor, giving a total of $51 million in 2016. We spent time listening to our community, and we’re using what we learned to engage with issues in a deeper way. One such example involves our work to help end youth homelessness. Along with making direct grants, we convened providers from federal, state and local governments; nonprofit agencies; other funders; and young people themselves to facilitate collaborative problem-solving. It is a privilege to be part of such a concerted effort on behalf of the critical work of ending youth homelessness. It was also our first year of making contributions in Texas as we prepare for the opening of our Plano campus. This strategy of deep giving in Boston, Seattle and Dallas while also matching employee contributions nationwide has given us an unprecedented chance to make a positive difference for millions of people. Our employee giving program, Give with Liberty, marked its 10th anniversary, and an extraordinary 72 percent of employees pledged an astounding $12.2 million to 8,317 charitable organizations. Combined with our corporate match, donations exceeded $18 million. Similarly impressive was our employee service program, Serve with Liberty, in which a record 28,576 employees served alongside 888 domestic and international charities. We look back on our philanthropy in 2016 with tremendous pride, and as you read through the descriptions of our philanthropic partners in the pages that follow, you’ll understand why. Sincerely,
David H. Long Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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OUR PHILANTHROPY Through our philanthropic efforts, we fund nonprofits that are changing the lives of some of our most vulnerable neighbors. To that end, we invest in accessibility for individuals of all abilities; we increase security for homeless men, women and children; and we promote academic opportunity for underprivileged youth.
GRANTS BY FUNDING STRATEGY Security
Opportunity
Accessibility
GRANTS BY FUNDING PRINCIPLE Education
Health & Human Services
Civic/ Community
Arts
Security
Corporate Philanthropy
2016 TOTAL GIVING Liberty Mutual Foundation
$20,200,000
Other Corporate Contributions and Sponsorships
$19,021,018
Total Corporate Giving
$39,221,018
Employee Giving Through Payroll Deductions* $11,749,548 Employee Giving
Employee Service
Total Corporate + Employee Giving
$50,970,566
*Fulfillment of 2015 Give with Liberty pledges in 2016
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2,537 children and families benefiting from therapeutic early intervention services 424 people with disabilities benefiting from job training and coaching 7,187 children benefiting from access to educational, outdoor and enrichment services 12,200 people with vision and hearing impairments enjoying access to outdoor performing arts 1,907 teens benefiting from indoor and outdoor enrichment programs 1,432 adults with disabilities participating in physical activities
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FCSN For children with disabilities, the path to a hopeful, productive life begins with overcoming stereotypes. This philosophy inspires the mission of the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN), an organization that believes in the power of parents helping parents. The Liberty Mutual Foundation grant will support the Community Outreach and Empowerment Project, which helps multilingual parents in underserved communities navigate, understand and embrace the services available to them — and to achieve the best educational and life outcomes for their children. 8
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Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) provides skills to individuals with disabilities to help them obtain jobs and move up the career and wage ladder. Through funding from Liberty Mutual Foundation, JVS has improved the reach and impact of Transitions to Work, a proven employment model for 18-to-22-year-old students with disabilities. Through on-site job training, internships, job placement and coaching, the program prepares young adults to make the transition from school to the workforce — and launch their careers.
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406,067 meals provided 20,563 bed-nights of emergency shelter provided 6,004 articles of clothing provided 76 clients with positive gains in health outcomes 325 campership slots provided for homeless youth 816 individuals gaining stable housing 4,142 people accessing health care 178 young adults making gains in employment 14
SECURITY PEACE FOR THE STREETS BY KIDS FROM THE STREETS
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WOMEN’S LUNCH PLACE
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Women’s Lunch Place serves as both a critical respite and a welcome haven for Boston’s most vulnerable women. The organization is focused on creating a community that restores a woman’s sense of dignity, health and well-being. The Liberty Mutual Foundation’s grant helps women enjoy a nutritious breakfast and lunch six days per week, served to them by a waitstaff, in an environment that makes them feel respected, relaxed and right at home. Our support also helps Women’s Lunch Place provide job training, supportive counseling and other human services that empower women for the long term.
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Y2Y The AIDS Action Committee (AAC), working with Phillips Brooks House, plays a critical role in housing, guiding and empowering homeless and at-risk youth in the Boston area. The Liberty Mutual Foundation’s grant helps fund the AAC’s staffing of Youth On Fire at Y2Y Harvard Square, the nation’s first student-run nighttime shelter dedicated to serving homeless youth. Working together, volunteers help the most vulnerable and at-risk young adults get back on their feet, by providing a safe, supportive and age-appropriate environment.
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For homeless and low-income Native Americans, the Chief Seattle Club serves as both a sacred space and daily source of shelter, support and spiritual renewal. Located in downtown Seattle, the Club provides food, medical support, housing assistance, computer training, and access to community and arts-related activities. A grant from Liberty Mutual Foundation directly supports the Chief Seattle Club’s Day Center, which serves the basic needs of more than 100 members every day. Liberty Mutual also champions the Club’s ultimate goal of decreasing homelessness and improving the self-sufficiency of Native Americans.
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PSKS Through Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS), homeless youth in the Seattle area find the shelter and resources they need to get back on their feet, as well as the educational and job support they need to lead self-sufficient lives. Through Liberty Mutual Foundation’s support, PSKS continues to increase the impact, reach and offering of its HYPE Community Center. As the first point of access for over 500 young people every year, the Center provides access to a hot meal, fresh clothing, laundry service, a hot shower and a new technology center, where visitors can build their resumes and search for jobs. 26
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293 young children increasing kindergarten readiness 269 teens and young adults obtaining employment 5,652 students engaged in arts-driven learning 63 youth obtaining GED 368 youth re-engaging in education 4,290 youth in positive mentoring relationships 231 youth achieving English language proficiency 111 college graduates 471 college enrollments 28
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BROOKVIEW HOUSE Founded in 1990, the Brookview House is recognized for its innovative approach to housing and serving the basic needs of homeless women and children. In addition to providing a safe place to live, the organization helps families build the self-esteem and skills they need to become active, integral members of the community. A grant from Liberty Mutual Foundation helps Brookview House strengthen its youth development and education programs. Funds support the organization’s work in helping kids stay in or re-enter school and equipping them with the skills needed to achieve longterm academic success.
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BIG THOUGHT As a citywide, public-private partnership, Dallas City of Learning allows students to enrich their minds, build skills and explore interests throughout the summer. The initiative is convened by the City of Dallas and Dallas Independent School District and is managed by Big Thought — an organization dedicated to bringing the right learning opportunities to the kids who need them most. Imagine if the entire city of Dallas were transformed into a classroom. The Liberty Mutual Foundation is proud to help Big Thought bring this ambitious idea to life by supporting a citywide collaboration that allows all students to access a breadth of summer educational opportunities. 32
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JULIE’S FAMILY LEARNING PROGRAM Julie’s Family Learning Program was founded by two educators who worked closely with impoverished, head-of-household mothers — and witnessed their daily struggles firsthand. Today, the organization helps at-risk mothers and their children transform their lives and become healthy, successful members of their communities. The Liberty Mutual Foundation’s grant supports the organization’s licensed childcare facility and Montessori instruction. As mothers work on furthering their education or building job skills, their children thrive and grow in a hands-on learning environment that builds cognitive, gross motor, language and math skills, and more. 34
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MORE THAN WORDS Through More Than Words, youth who are in foster care, court-involved, homeless or out of school find a second chance. The organization puts teenagers in a business setting where they are given responsibilities, learn how to become accountable and gain the support they need to overcome personal challenges. The Liberty Mutual Foundation’s multiyear grant reinforces More Than Words’ mission to help disconnected Boston youth take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. More Than Words empowers teens to reach higher and build a concrete plan for achieving their educational and employment goals. 38
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For 30 years, Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre has inspired young children to raise up their chins, stand on their toes and reach for new dreams. Open to all, the organization’s inner-city dance school brings the far-reaching benefits of a dance education to underserved children ages 3 and up. The Liberty Mutual Foundation shares The Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s belief that dance education can help transform young lives. Our grant helps support four initiatives at the Theatre’s dance school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, including a Community Ticket Access Program, sponsorship of a child’s participation in The Nutcracker, and youth concerts and dance scholarships.
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JUMPSTART
Since 1993, Jumpstart has trained over 45,000 adult volunteers who have helped transform the lives of nearly 100,000 preschool children worldwide. The Liberty Mutual Foundation supports Jumpstart’s mission to set young children on a more successful academic path for the future. Our grant will help the organization provide comprehensive training to Jumpstart Corps members — adult volunteers who work closely with children to build the language, literacy and socio-emotional skills they need in order to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. 44
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10th anniversary $94.8M 10-year employee pledge total 72% employee participation 8,317 charities receiving pledges $428 average employee gift 100% admin costs covered by Liberty Mutual 50% match with no upper limit
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Accessibility ORGANIZATION AADD, Inc.
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CHIEF SEATTLE
CLUB
$5,000
Bay Cove Human Services, Inc.
$30,000
Bay State Performing Arts, Inc. dba Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
$5,000
DESCRIPTION To provide operating support for the Association of Adults With Developmental Disabilities programs and services. To support the Small Wonders Early Intervention program, which ensures that children under age 3 from low-income families achieve optimal assessment and development. To support the efforts of the Gay Men’s Chorus to make performances available to the LGBTQ deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
Best Buddies Massachusetts
$50,000
To support the Jobs program, which assists young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in finding competitive, integrated employment.
Boston Arts Academy Foundation
$15,000
To support the Response to Intervention program, which uses data to identify patterns of student achievement and struggle, leading to more effective instructional practices and classroom interventions.
Boston Center for the Arts, Inc.
$25,000
To support the purchase of assistive listening devices for use at Boston Center for the Arts’ venues in order to improve the theater experience for hearing-impaired visitors.
Boston Children’s Museum
2016 GRANTS
GRANT
$150,000
To expand and improve access for children with special needs through custom visits, enhanced public programs, increased staff training and structural changes to the Boston Children’s Museum. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Educational Development Foundation, Inc.
$45,000
To enable inclusive field trips to the Liberty Mutual Insurance universally designed playground at Menino Park for Boston Public School students of varying physical abilities to learn, play and interact alongside each other.
Boston Landmarks Orchestra
$30,000
To increase access to music and inclusion through the Breaking Down Barriers program, which provides American Sign Language interpretation and other accommodations to people with disabilities.
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Inc.
$15,000
To provide weekly string instrument lessons to kindergartners and first-graders with a range of abilities and disabilities.
Boyer Children’s Clinic
$21,000
To fund a pilot initiative to develop, implement and evaluate inclusive community-based programs and activities for children of all abilities.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Inc.
$25,000
To support Project B.I.N.D. (Boston Inclusion Network for Disabilities), which is designed to connect youth with disabilities to their peers through educational and social activities.
Canine Companions for Independence®
$5,000
To place free-of-charge, specially trained assistance dogs with people who have a disability, thereby allowing them to be independent.
Cincinnati Museum Association
$5,000
To support the development of accessibility programs for museum visitors with memory loss, sight impairment, hearing impairment and developmental disabilities.
Citizens Schools, Inc.
$15,000
To expand the learning day for middle school students of all abilities in low-income communities in order to help them develop the skills, attitudes and aspirations to succeed.
Community Rowing, Inc.
$20,000
To support the expansion of the Military and Para Rowing program, which improves the quality of life for military veterans and people with disabilities.
Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities, Inc.
$20,000
To support Project HOPE, which provides accessible, culturally appropriate health support services and education in American Sign Language to improve self-management skills for chronic health conditions in deaf adults.
Emerson College
$20,000
To expand accessibility at ArtsEmerson for patrons with visual and hearing impairments, including audio description, open captioning and American Sign Language performances.
Federation for Children with Special Needs
$15,000
To support the Community Outreach and Empowerment Project, which provides assistance to the multilingual families of children with special needs.
Franciscan Hospital for Children
$15,000
To provide adaptive sports programming for children ages 3 – 22 living with a disability, engaging them in physical activities in a fun and supportive environment.
Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
$15,000
To provide holistic, developmentally appropriate early education and intervention services to children with communication challenges and their families.
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled, Inc.
$35,000
To provide no-cost, in-home assistance and companionship by trained capuchin monkeys to adults living with spinal cord injuries and other mobility impairments as a result of injury or illness.
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ORGANIZATION
DESCRIPTION
HopeSparks
$25,000
To support Children’s Developmental Services, providing early intervention, parent education and early learning to children with developmental delays ages 0 – 3.
Huntington Theatre Company, Inc.
$50,000
To expand access for theater patrons with vision, hearing and mobility impairments through audio description, American Sign Language interpretation, assistive listening devices and improved facility accommodations.
Imagine Children’s Museum
$20,000
To fund the planning, development and first-year execution of programming that allows sensory-sensitive patrons to experience Imagine Children’s Museum in a more friendly setting.
Security ORGANIZATION
GRANT
DESCRIPTION
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
$50,000
To support the FRESH Food program, addressing food insecurity and nutrition needs for homeless families through a mobile food pantry and cooking workshops. (Multiyear Grant)
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
$25,000
To support AIDS Action Committee’s staffing by Youth On Fire at Y2Y, a drop-in center serving homeless and at-risk youth in Greater Boston.
Jewish Vocational Service
$40,000
To support Transitions to Work, a program designed to serve 18-to-22-year-old students with disabilities who lack opportunities to enter competitive employment.
Alternatives to Hunger
$40,000
Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Inc.
To provide fresh, local food to hungry families through the Bellingham Food Bank’s Healthy Foods Program. (Multiyear Grant)
$20,000
To collaborate with the Boston Public School Department of Special Education to provide workforce-readiness programs to diploma-track students with mild to moderate disabilities that increase their understanding of vocational opportunities and expectations for success.
American Red Cross
$50,000
To support the Red Cross’s relief and disaster recovery efforts in Texas in the aftermath of multiple severe weather events in the spring of 2016.
Kindering
$25,000
To ensure that the developmental, social and emotional needs of children in out-of-home care are accurately identified and effectively addressed through culturally competent, proven interventions.
American Red Cross of Cincinnati
$25,000
To support the Home Fire Campaign, a nationwide initiative that aims to reduce home fire injuries and deaths by 25 percent by 2020 through home fire disaster relief, community canvassing, youth engagement and public relations outreach.
Little Red School House, dba ChildStrive
$25,000
To help children ages 0 – 3 with disabilities reach optimal development through supportive services for the whole family.
American Red Cross of Massachusetts
$50,000
To provide Boston’s most vulnerable residents with immediate and long-term assistance through the Red Cross Food & Nutrition Program. (Multiyear Grant)
MAB Community Services, Inc.
$12,000
To provide core wraparound services for blind or visually impaired Boston seniors, including access to eye exams, home visits and volunteer assistance.
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County
$30,000
To help high-barrier, chronically homeless families secure housing and receive wraparound services that address other identified needs. (Multiyear Grant)
Machine Science, Inc.
$10,000
To collaborate with Parts and Crafts to increase the participation of and improve accessibility for deaf students in summer programs with an emphasis on natural and technological sciences.
Bellevue LifeSpring
$15,000
To provide more than 118,000 nutritious meals to Bellevue students enrolled in the free and reduced-price lunch program during school breaks.
Morningside
$15,000
To help high school seniors learn workplace skills through the High School Transition Program for Students with Disabilities.
Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches dba Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry
$20,000
To support Renewal House, which provides emergency shelter and services to individuals and families fleeing domestic violence. (Multiyear Grant)
Pacific Science Center
$75,000
To support the Exploration for All: Autism Early Open program, which provides families of children on the autism spectrum a chance to experience the science center.
Birthday Wishes
Partners for Youth with Disabilities, Inc.
$75,000
To support Pathways to Inclusion (P2I), a web-based technical assistance program for groups engaging youth with disabilities; and to support the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP), an inclusive career-development experience addressing barriers to employment for low-income youth with disabilities.
Provail
$30,000
To support the School-to-Work Transition Program, helping high school students with disabilities who are preparing to leave their school program find a secure, paying job.
Special Olympics Massachusetts
$50,000
To support Boston children and adults with disabilities as they enjoy the physical, psychological and social benefits of inclusive sports programs.
Stepping Stones, Inc.
$5,000
To support the Adult Day Services program, which helps more than 185 adults with disabilities develop healthy, active lifestyles and increase independence and confidence.
The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Inc.
$15,000
To improve access for all at Shakespeare on the Common performances by providing open captioning, audio description, American Sign Language interpretation, and Braille and large-print programs.
The Friendship Circle of Washington
$15,000
To provide friendship, social inclusion and life-skills instruction for young adults with disabilities through the Teen Scene program.
University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc.
$40,000
To support Camp Shriver’s year-round programming for children with and without disabilities.
VSA Massachusetts
$65,000
To promote access to learning in and through art-integrated experiences, and to create opportunities for students of all abilities through the COOL Schools program. To provide comprehensive artist residencies at Charlestown High School that will significantly increase arts instruction for students with disabilities, as well as support academic learning and life skills development through arts integration.
YMCA of Snohomish County
Youth Challenge
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GRANT
$35,000
$5,000
$5,000
To provide on-site birthday parties for children living at emergency homeless shelters throughout Boston.
Boston Foundation, Inc.
$10,000
To help the work of the Civic Leadership Fund, which undertakes research, publications, forums, grantmaking and policy work, and hosts gatherings for nonprofits, grantmakers and the general public.
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
$115,000
To provide individuals experiencing homelessness with basic, essential items that they need in order to survive and be healthy. (Multiyear Grant) To provide accessible health care services and basic resources to homeless youth through street outreach and clinic-based care in collaboration with Bridge Over Troubled Waters.
Boston Medical Center Corporation
$750,000
To close the gaps in social safety nets for low-income patients and their families. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Rescue Mission
$50,000
To provide daily and overnight shelter 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as well as meals, community referrals and recovery services to homeless individuals. (Multiyear Grant)
Bread of Life Mission
$30,000
To provide basic shelter services, including food, clothing and supportive relationships, to chronically homeless individuals. (Multiyear Grant)
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
$45,000
To support emergency services for homeless youth, including a transitional day program drop-in center, an emergency residence transitional living shelter and a warming center for winter nights. (Multiyear Grant) To foster Bridge’s collaboration with other agencies within a Continuum of Care model using positive youth development, intervention and trauma-informed counseling approaches to prevent long-term youth homelessness.
Bridge Steps dba The Bridge
$25,000
To provide shelter, meals, personal hygiene products, laundry, a library, phone access, mail and storage services each month to thousands of adults experiencing homelessness.
To support the YMCA’s adaptive programs, providing opportunities for youth and young adults with disabilities to participate in Y activities including sports, social gatherings and life skills development training.
Brookview House, Inc.
$60,000
To address the basic needs of homeless families including food, shelter and safety, and ensuring that parents are equipped to proceed to the next level of family transformation. (Multiyear Grant)
To support adaptive sports and recreational programs for children with physical disabilities, promoting self-discovery, new skills and self-esteem.
Cambridge Family and Children’s Service
$25,000
To equip state-involved adolescents in residential programs with the life skills necessary to live on their own.
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DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATION
GRANT
DESCRIPTION
Casa Esperanza, Inc.
$10,000
To provide both outreach and basic health care items to meet the immediate needs of homeless Latinos, helping them to find housing and sustain recovery. (Multiyear Grant)
Family Service of Greater Boston, Inc.
$20,000
To support the Family Independence Teen Living Program, a residential program for homeless teen mothers.
Casa Nueva Vida, Inc.
$20,000
To provide shelter, food, warmth and other services to low-income homeless families in Boston. (Multiyear Grant)
FamilyAid Boston
$60,000
To support and enhance programs that provide emergency shelter, transitional housing and affordable permanent housing to homeless families. (Multiyear Grant)
Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc.
$50,000
To support the Nazareth Residence, providing emergency shelter and supportive services to homeless families and individuals in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. (Multiyear Grant)
Feed More, Inc.
$5,000
To provide operating support for the organization’s programs and services to combat hunger.
$10,000
To support the Voices of Youth Count project in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in partnership with Bridge Over Troubled Waters.
Fenway Community Health Center, Inc.
$5,000
Chapin Hall
To deliver safe, nonjudgmental primary and behavioral health care as well as HIV testing and counseling for LGBTQ, homeless and otherwise underserved youth.
Chief Seattle Club
$30,000
To offer basic needs such as hot meals, showers and laundry services in a space that nurtures, affirms and renews the spirit of urban Native peoples. (Multiyear Grant)
Child Protective Services Community Partners dba Community Partners of Dallas
$10,000
To support the Kids in Crisis Program, which provides for critical needs such as clothing, transportation, enrichment activities, housing, medical expenses and therapy for children in need.
Christmas in the City, Inc.
$25,000
To aid in the distribution of clothes, toys and needed resources for Boston’s homeless families.
Friday Night Supper Program, Inc.
City Mission Society of Boston, Inc.
$30,000
To provide both immediate and long-term support to over 200 low-income families, helping them to remain housed and out of the shelter system. (Multiyear Grant)
Friends of Boston’s Homeless
$40,000
To provide funding for transportation, emergency clothing and identification documents for guests staying at two emergency shelter locations. (Multiyear Grant)
CitySquare
$70,000
To provide temporary rental assistance and transitional and permanent supportive housing, along with wraparound services, to at-risk young adults ages 16 – 24.
Friends of Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly, Inc.
$20,000
To support the Falls Prevention Initiative, which enables a diverse group of low-income older adults to avoid hospitalizations, costly nursing home care and serious disabilities.
Cocoon House
$20,000
To provide runaway or homeless youth in Snohomish County, Washington, with access to safe, secure shelter and case management services. (Multiyear Grant)
Friends of Youth
$30,000
To support The Landing, the only emergency overnight shelter in east King County, Washington, serving homeless youth.
To support the major expansion of facilities and programs through the construction of a 35,000-square-foot Food Campus, tripling the number of meals served annually from 500,000 to 1.5 million. (Multiyear Grant)
FriendshipWorks
$40,000
To enhance the dignity, quality of life and social networks of isolated elders and senior citizens with disabilities by providing friendship, assistance and emotional support.
Heading Home, Inc.
$20,000
To support the Dorchester/Roxbury Family Programs in their efforts to help 129 formerly homeless families each year obtain and maintain a home. (Multiyear Grant)
Health Care Without Walls, Inc.
$20,000
To support the delivery of urgent, personalized care to homeless adult women at shelter-based clinics in Boston.
Hearth, Inc.
$20,000
To offer short-term assistance for rent or relocation costs, helping clients avoid eviction and maintain housing stability. (Multiyear Grant)
Community Servings
$500,000
Compass Housing Alliance
$60,000
To deliver shelter, access to health care, mail services and meals to 1,000 homeless men and women daily. (Multiyear Grant)
Congregations for the Homeless
$50,000
To help men experiencing homelessness make the transition from life on the street to stable, independent living through street outreach, shelter and intensive case management. (Multiyear Grant)
Food for Free Committee
$30,000
To improve access to healthy foods for more than 25,000 people by rescuing fresh food that might otherwise be discarded and distributing it to those in need through a network of over 100 shelters, meal programs and food pantries. (Multiyear Grant)
Food Lifeline
$50,000
To distribute 41 million pounds of food to hundreds of local food banks and meal programs serving over 90,000 meals a day to hungry people throughout western Washington state. (Multiyear Grant)
$6,000
To provide over 100 pairs of waterproof winter boots to guests of the Friday Night Supper Program. (Multiyear Grant)
Cradles to Crayons
$15,000
To support Gear Up for Baby, providing infants and toddlers with clothing, diapers, hygiene kits, baby gear and other essentials to help them thrive in every season.
Hopelink
$40,000
To provide safe housing and wraparound services to 55 families experiencing homelessness in north and east King County, Washington. (Multiyear Grant)
Crossroads Community Services
$20,000
To address the lack of access to nutritious food and nutrition education in low-income communities by distributing healthy groceries at a downtown food pantry and through a network of 80 distribution partners around Dallas County.
Horizons for Homeless Children
$60,000
To support the Community Children’s Centers, which provide early education and important nurturing for more than 300 homeless children ages 2 months to 5 years..
Dallas Furniture Bank
$25,000
To provide families exiting homelessness with furniture and other household items necessary for their transition into housing.
Housing Hope
$40,000
To support the Emergency Family Shelter program, bringing homeless families with children off the streets, into housing and onto the path to self-sufficiency. (Multiyear Grant)
Dallas Metrocare Services
$20,000
To provide homeless-prevention funding and support to children, youth and families in the Dallas area.
Human Solutions
$15,000
To support the Human Solutions Family Center, which provides emergency shelter and support services year-round to over 300 families in Multnomah County.
Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities, Inc.
$15,000
To offer culturally sensitive, American Sign Language-based information and advocacy to address basic housing and other needs for Boston’s at-risk deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing community. (Multiyear Grant)
Impact NW
$15,000
To reach 1,500 families with the resources necessary to secure financial independence by providing housing and case management services through Impact NW’s Homeless Families Services program.
Downtown Emergency Service Center
$60,000
To provide basic needs services, including food, shelter, clothing and medical care, to those who are homeless and struggling to survive on the streets. (Multiyear Grant)
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
$50,000
To empower residents of the Villa Victoria affordable housing community through the provision of basic needs and health and wellness services. (Multiyear Grant)
Economic Mobility Pathways
$50,000
To make emergency, transitional and supportive housing possible for more than 420 families who are seeking self-sufficiency each year. (Multiyear Grant)
Irish International Immigrant Center, Inc.
$40,000
To provide legal services for homeless immigrant students, including work authorization, access to college and greater stability in their lives.
Ecumenical Social Action Committee
$30,000
To expand and improve homelessness prevention and intervention services for 30 youth experiencing housing instability by providing additional staff training and direct financial assistance to clients.
Jubilee Women’s Center
$30,000
To support women experiencing poverty and homelessness by providing safe, affordable community housing and wraparound support services.
Justice Resource Institute Inc., dba Strive Boston
$10,000
To provide access to higher education and professional certification programs for ex-offenders, empowering clients to find their pathway to self-sufficiency.
Justice Resource Institute, Inc.
$60,000
To support YouthHarbors, which helps homeless high school students by providing the support system, work experience and life skills necessary for graduation and adult success; and to support the Youth Housing Solutions Program, which provides rental stipends and support for young homeless individuals.
Emergency Food Network of Tacoma-Pierce County Family Promise of Lorain County, Inc.
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$30,000 $1,000
To support the Co-op Food Purchase program, which provides hunger and nutrition assistance to low-income families in Pierce County, Washington. (Multiyear Grant) To help address the needs of homeless families in Lorain County, providing shelter, meals and additional support services.
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ORGANIZATION
GRANT
DESCRIPTION
KeySteps, Inc.
$20,000
To support the work of staff dedicated to ameliorating the root causes of long-term homelessness for young adults and young parents.
Olive Crest
Lawyers Clearinghouse
$20,000
To support the Massachusetts Legal Clinic for the Homeless, which provides free legal service to homeless and near-homeless individuals at six local agencies.
One Way Farm of Fairfield, Inc.
Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services of Massachusetts, Inc., dba Project Hope
$40,000
To support the Family Shelter, providing a high-quality and nurturing environment for homeless women and their children as they work to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency. (Multiyear Grant)
OneOrlando Fund
$175,105
To match employee contributions in response to the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
$40,000
To provide emergency housing and a continuum of support services for low-income survivors of domestic violence and their children. (Multiyear Grant)
Open Arms, Inc.
$20,000
LifeWire (formerly Eastside Domestic Violence Program)
To provide support services focused on families of children with special health needs, including specialized childcare, rental assistance, transitional housing, case management and financial coaching.
Low Income Housing Institute
$60,000
To provide hygiene, health, information and referral services to over 10,000 homeless men, women and children annually at three Urban Rest Stop locations. (Multiyear Grant)
Operation ABLE of Greater Boston
$30,000
To conduct outreach activities throughout Boston in order to identify those individuals, especially those over the age of 45, who might be eligible for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. (Multiyear Grant)
Operation Nightwatch
$30,000
To provide basic shelter, food, support and safety to homeless adults. (Multiyear Grant)
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
$13,500
To support a system of food pantries in Ohio that provides 2.2 million meals to 80,000 individuals in 14 counties annually.
Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services
$30,000
To deliver nearly 1 million pounds of food and other emergency services to low-income residents in Maple Valley, Washington. (Multiyear Grant)
Our Daily Bread
Mary’s Place Seattle
$50,000
To empower homeless women and children to reclaim their lives, by providing shelter, nourishment, resources, healing and hope in a safe community. (Multiyear Grant)
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
$25,000
To support the Teen Closet Initiative as it partners with area high schools to distribute warm clothes and toiletries to homeless students and those from low-income families.
PARACHUTE: Special Advocates for Children of Butler County dba PARACHUTE: Butler County CASA
Massachusetts General Hospital
$250,000
To enhance the Center for Global Health Disaster Response Program’s ability to immediately respond to humanitarian emergencies worldwide. (Multiyear Grant)
Mercy Neighborhood Ministries, Inc.
$10,000
To provide home care aides and a nurse supervisor to 70 low-income, vulnerable seniors, offering help with personal hygiene, home care, nutrition, laundry and health assessments.
Metrocrest Services
$20,000
To provide low-income families and seniors with rent or utility assistance, alleviating their immediate crisis and giving clients time to work on long-term solutions for stability.
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Inc.
$15,000
To provide wraparound services to people with physical, psychological and developmental disabilities, addiction, and histories of chronic homelessness.
Millionair Club, Inc.
$30,000
To provide meals, access to hygiene services and daily job placements to over 400 homeless adults in King County, Washington. (Multiyear Grant)
Mosaic Family Services
$25,000
To provide shelter and case management services that meet the unique needs of refugee and immigrant survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking.
Multi-Service Center
$50,000
To support the MSC Family Shelter, providing homeless families with a safe place to live while they stabilize their lives and access community resources. (Multiyear Grant)
Neighborcare Health
$60,000
Neighborhood House
$60,000 $40,000
$20,000
To provide over 4,000 foster youth and families in Washington state with customized, holistic services and support.
$5,000
To provide shelter, food and clothing to children and youth ages 6 – 18 who have been abused, abandoned or neglected or who are victims of human trafficking.
$18,500 $5,000
To provide warm lunchtime meals, an afterschool program and social services in a welcoming community space to the homeless and poor in Cincinnati. To support the recruitment and training of community volunteers as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) who speak up for abused children, keep them safe from further harm, and get them to permanent and loving homes.
Parenting Journey
$10,000
To help underserved parents develop the understanding and know-how needed to confidently step into their role as their child’s first teacher.
Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets
$50,000
To support the HYPE Community Center, providing a first point of access to basic services for over 500 homeless youth and young adults annually. (Multiyear Grant)
Phillips Brooks House Association
$40,000
To support the operation of Y2Y and its student-run shelter, which employs a youth-toyouth model to provide a short-term safe living environment for young adults ages 18 – 24 experiencing homelessness.
Pike Market Senior Center & Food Bank
$40,000
To provide meals, case management and healthy activities to low-income and homeless older adults. (Multiyear Grant)
$100,000
To support four emergency shelter locations across Boston, providing food, shelter and case management services to 670 men and women each night. (Multiyear Grant)
Pine Street Inn Plymouth Housing Group
$20,000
To deliver critical, supportive housing services to over 1,000 formerly homeless residents of Plymouth Housing Group. (Multiyear Grant)
Project Bread
$20,000
To improve access to healthy food for Boston school children, provide nutrition education for kids at Dimock’s Head Start, and increase cooking skills for parents and school food service staff.
To provide Seattle’s homeless with easier access to primary medical, dental and mental health services through the Homeless Healthcare program. (Multiyear Grant)
Roca, Inc.
$30,000
To support case management and supportive services for high-risk young men ages 17 – 24 who face homelessness or housing instability.
To support the Youth Tutoring Program, which serves diverse, low-income K – 12 students in South King County public housing communities. (Multiyear Grant) To help homeless and at-risk clients obtain and retain safe, permanent housing through the Housing Stability program. (Multiyear Grant)
Rosie’s Place
$80,000
To provide a safe and secure environment for poor and homeless women to maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives. (Multiyear Grant)
Rotary First Harvest
$30,000
To connect a statewide network of food producers, distributors and food banks to distribute millions of pounds of produce throughout Washington state. (Multiyear Grant)
New Phoebe House Association
$30,000
To provide 40 Pierce County families experiencing homelessness, trauma, addictions and health issues with comprehensive services and support. (Multiyear Grant)
Samaritans, Inc.
$10,000
North Helpline
$30,000
To provide multiple basic-needs services to those in need in north Seattle communities. (Multiyear Grant)
To support Greater Boston Youth Suicide Prevention Services, including a crisis text line, youth community education and workshops, and online emotional support.
SeaShare
$40,000
Northwest Harvest EMM
$40,000
To distribute more than 34 million pounds of nutritious food each year to over 380 food banks, meal programs and high-need schools. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide 400,000 pounds of seafood — over 1.5 million servings — annually through distribution partners across Washington state. (Multiyear Grant)
Second Harvest Inland Northwest
$50,000
North Texas Food Bank
$160,000
To provide 2,000 backpacks of food — 5,822 meals — to hungry children across Plano through the Food 4 Kids program. To supply 624 Dallas school children and their families with food boxes throughout the 2016 – 2017 school year, ultimately providing over 140,000 healthy meals to hungry youth.
To provide 27 million pounds of free food, including 12 million pounds of fresh produce, to fill nutritional gaps for low-income families and seniors across 21 eastern Washington counties. (Multiyear Grant)
Senior Services of Snohomish County
$30,000
To help provide nearly 270,000 meals to low-income seniors and homebound adults with disabilities in Snohomish County through the Meals on Wheels program.
To address basic needs, housing stability and life skills for homeless youth in Whatcom County through the agency’s Transitional Living program. (Multiyear Grant)
Shalom Zone Nonprofit Association dba ROOTS Young Adult Shelter
$40,000
To provide shelter and other essential services to homeless young adults in Seattle’s University District through the ROOTS Young Adult Shelter. (Multiyear Grant)
Northwest Youth Services
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$40,000
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ORGANIZATION
GRANT
DESCRIPTION
Shared Housing Center, Inc.
$25,000
To enhance case management for transitional and permanent supportive housing clients in order to better serve homeless older women raising their grandchildren and veteran moms returning from active duty.
Victory Programs, Inc.
$60,000
To provide meals and nutrition services tailored to meet the needs of low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS, as well as basic education and training programs to further clients’ progress toward self-sufficiency. (Multiyear Grant)
Shelter Ministries of Dallas dba Genesis Women’s Shelter
$25,000
To provide 24/7 shelter, counseling, case management, food, clothing and other empowerment services for women and children fleeing domestic violence.
$50,000
To provide recovery-focused support to veterans who have recently been released from a higher level of care, or who are in need of structure to maintain sobriety.
Shelterhouse Volunteer Group dba Shelterhouse
$5,000
Vietnam Veterans Workshop, Inc. dba New England Center and Home for Veterans Vine Maple Place
$40,000
To provide rapid rehousing for homeless single adults in Thurston County, Washington, through coordinated assessment and placement in services that best match their needs. (Multiyear Grant)
To help families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by providing housing assistance and other services to help stabilize parents and their children.
Volunteers of America Inc.
$30,000
To purchase and distribute 2.4 million pounds of food each year through the Everett Food Bank and Snohomish County Distribution Centers. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide shelter, food, clothing, recovery, counseling and housing to over 2,000 homeless adults.
SideWalk
$40,000
Sound Generations
$25,000
To support Meals on Wheels in providing over 420,000 meals to homebound seniors in King County.
Wediko Children’s Services
$15,000
To support the implementation of Flexibly Sequential Play Therapy at McKinley Elementary School, providing play-based therapy services to 90 trauma-impacted youth.
St. Francis House
$70,000
To expand services provided to homeless adults by offering meals, clothing, access to medical care, counseling, vocational rehabilitation and housing. (Multiyear Grant)
Wellspring Family Services
$25,000
St. Mary’s Center for Women and Children
$60,000
To support Bridge Home, which provides nurturing, care and assessment for children ages 0 – 12 who have been removed from their homes due to trauma, abuse or neglect. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide immediate emergency shelter for homeless families through motel vouchers, so they can then work with a Wellspring Housing stability specialist to find and secure permanent housing.
West Seattle Helpline
$12,000
St. Vincent de Paul Council of Seattle/King County
$35,000
To provide financial support to families facing an immediate threat of eviction or utility shutoff, which if not addressed may lead to homelessness or a cycle of poverty that low-income residents are not able to escape.
WestSide Baby
$15,000
Street Youth Ministries
$20,000
To provide essential children’s safety equipment, including over 1,000 cribs and car seats, free of charge to the region’s most vulnerable families.
$30,000
Teen Feed
$25,000
To support the Meal Program, which provides homeless youth ages 13 – 25 with nutritious food and connections to support services at two locations in King County.
Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen
To help hungry women and children by providing nutritious, homemade meals in a welcoming restaurant setting at multiple partner sites across Spokane, Washington. (Multiyear Grant)
Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation, Inc.
$30,000
To support Peace in the Home, providing culturally sensitive, trauma-informed domestic violence aid including emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, basic needs, counseling and legal support.
Women’s Lunch Place
$60,000
To provide nearly 1,300 women in need with nutritious, hearty breakfasts and lunches six days a week through the Meals Program. (Multiyear Grant)
YMCA of Greater Boston
The Elizabeth Stone House, Inc.
$30,000
To provide food, clothing, medication and other basics to homeless and at-risk individuals and families, especially survivors of domestic violence and related trauma. (Multiyear Grant)
YouthCare
$50,000
To provide Seattle’s homeless youth with over 34,000 meals annually at the James W. Ray Orion Center. (Multiyear Grant)
YWCA of Seattle — King County — Snohomish County
$30,000
To deliver emergency and transitional housing to families in King County and Snohomish County. (Multiyear Grant)
YWCA of Spokane
$30,000
To provide emergency shelter, transitional housing and basic needs services to over 500 domestic violence survivors and their children annually. (Multiyear Grant)
The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc.
$100,000
To support Centro Rendu, providing culturally responsive education and human services to over 600 Hispanic and Latino individuals in south King County, Washington. To provide resources and a safe environment where homeless youth can experience healing and hope for the future. (Multiyear Grant)
To support the End Hunger Here campaign by providing 150,000 meals to those in need across eastern Massachusetts. (Multiyear Grant)
The Home for Little Wanderers
$40,000
To support and enhance two programs that address the needs of youth ages 18 – 22 who have aged out of, or are about to age out of, the foster care system: YARN and Roxbury Village.
The John F. Kennedy Family Service Center, Inc.
$20,000
To expand basic needs services offered to low-income residents of Charlestown through the Community Resource Center. (Multiyear Grant)
The Opportunity Alliance
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$1,000
$1,000,000
To support the capital campaign of the Huntington Avenue YMCA, the oldest Y in America, ensuring a high-quality, accessible building for individuals and families. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide advocacy, leadership and support to help individuals, families and communities identify goals and address their needs.
The Rescue Mission
$60,000
To provide an average of 800 meals every day to people who are homeless, under-resourced and hungry through the Good Neighbor Café. (Multiyear Grant)
The Salvation Army
$50,000
To support the William Booth Center shelter and transitional housing facility, providing 175 homeless men with access to meals, showers and case management services every night. (Multiyear Grant)
The Stewpot of First Presbyterian Church
$25,000
To support the homeless through case management services including needs assessments; counseling; referrals for shelter; health care; and basic care including food, blankets and coats.
Transitional Programs for Women dba Transitions
$22,000
To support the Women’s Hearth day center, providing women experiencing poverty and homelessness with safety, basic needs services, and support for attaining stability and well-being.
Union Gospel Mission Association of Spokane
$40,000
To expand Crisis Shelter services, providing over 1,600 women and children experiencing homelessness with shelter, food, access to health consultations and other basic needs. (Multiyear Grant)
University District Service League
$100,000
To support the Fight Hunger, Build Hope capital campaign, which will provide a new food bank location to respond to the needs of low-income households in Northeast Seattle. (Multiyear Grant)
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GRANT $65,000
DESCRIPTION To replicate the Writers’ Room project in a new partner school and expand academic opportunities for 1,200 low-income students. (Multiyear Grant) To sustain and enhance 826’s After-School Writing and Tutoring Program, helping improve academic outcomes for students and providing much-needed afterschool programming in Roxbury and Dorchester.
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.
$25,000
Actors’ Shakespeare Project
$10,000
To provide vulnerable youth with a continuum of theater programs that support their development of artistic, literacy, social and preprofessional skills.
African Community Education Development of New England
$25,000
To support year-round afterschool and summer enrichment programming that provides 80 East African youth ages 6 – 19 with intensive academic tutoring, recreational and service-learning opportunities.
America SCORES New England, Inc. dba America SCORES Boston
$10,000
Art Resource Collaborative for Kids
$5,000
Artists For Humanity, Inc.
$1,500,000
To support the Career Explorations program, providing 19 homeless youth with stabilization services, case management, credentialed job-skills training and paid work experience.
To support in-school arts programming at Gardner Pilot Academy, providing art instruction that is fully integrated with academic classroom activities. To establish the Liberty Mutual Career Center at Artists For Humanity, which will provide a new pre-apprenticeship training program to prepare young adults who have been marginalized for success in specific sectors by combining trades and the arts. Beginning in 2017 with the new facility, youth will also have the ability to pursue certification in certain fields. (Multiyear Grant)
Arts/Boston, Inc.
$30,000
To inform families facing economic or physical barriers of programs and services that provide affordable access to the arts and cultural events.
Asian American Civic Association
$30,000
To support the Next Step Transitional English Program, which addresses English language barriers and helps immigrant young adults pursue college, job training and employment. (Multiyear Grant) To support the Summer Academy, which offers academic summer instruction and social skill-building activities to 100 pre-K through fifth-grade low-income students. (Multiyear Grant)
AVANCE-Dallas
$50,000
To engage pre-K children in the excitement of learning about science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the Science Super Stars afterschool program.
BELL Foundation, Inc.
$75,000
To support BELL’s high-quality, data-driven summer learning program for 1,000 scholars, grades three to eight, from Boston’s underserved communities. (Multiyear Grant)
BalletRox, Inc.
$10,000
To promote dance education as an integrated part of the school day in under-resourced public schools.
Beacon Academy
$40,000
To support the Alumni program, which provides support for ongoing success in high school and college. (Multiyear Grant)
Beacon Communities Charitable Fund, Inc.
$20,000
To expand science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics afterschool programming for low-income students in grades K – 12. (Multiyear Grant)
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
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$60,000
$140,000
GRANT
To support the Dual Enrollment Program, designed to support development of collegelevel study skills and paths to automotive and electrical jobs, and to provide life skills crucial to academic success. (Multiyear Grant)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
$35,000
To support coaching and enrichment for children and youth living in housing developments to help place them on a path to college.
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, Inc.
$50,000
To support the one-to-one mentoring program that matches young girls with trained women mentors for guidance; crisis intervention; and to create lasting, impactful relationships.
DESCRIPTION
Big Thought
$50,000
To convert the city of Dallas into a classroom through a citywide collaboration that connects all students with access to summer educational opportunities.
Black Philanthropy Fund
$15,000
To support the Boston Basics Campaign, a citywide coalition working to ensure every parent knows how to use five fun, simple and powerful tools to give every child a great start in life.
Blessed Stephen Bellesini, OSA Academy, Inc.
$20,000
To enhance the Alumni Support program, which provides assistance with the high school admission process, developing plans for college and life beyond school. (Multiyear Grant)
Book-It Repertory Theatre
$15,000
To support a new classroom residency at Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School, bringing arts-infused, literacy-focused learning to up to 125 students.
Boston After School & Beyond
$50,000
To support citywide programming to prevent summer learning loss among high-need students and to improve skills associated with success in school, college and careers. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Algebra in Middle Schools Project, dba MathPOWER
$60,000
To provide urban youth in grades 6 – 10 with five weeks of summer math instruction and STEM activities. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Arts Academy Foundation
$30,000
To support the Building Reading Bridges program, which supports high school students reading below grade level due to learning disabilities, language barriers or social issues. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Astros Baseball Club, dba The BASE
$30,000
To strengthen and grow the Academic and Career Institute to serve more students, enhance college and career readiness support, and deepen relationships with schools, all of which will further position urban youth to achieve their full potential.
Boston Ballet
$75,000
To enhance public school access and neighborhood outreach through several programs in the Education and Community Initiatives department. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Center for the Arts, Inc.
$25,000
To support the recently established Performing Arts Residency program, which offers long-term support and organizational structure to Boston’s emerging dance and theater companies.
$250,000
To promote the cultural identity and history of Chinatown through the construction of the One Chinatown Arts Center, which supports community-based artists, provides access for low-income families to cultural resources and enriches Boston’s arts sector.
$60,000
To support the Chinese Immigrant Student Leadership program, which equips Chinese immigrant youth with the skills to achieve postsecondary success. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Collegiate Charter School Foundation, Inc.
$40,000
To support Project PEAR, which improves the social and emotional wellness of fifthand sixth-graders experiencing behavioral challenges, resulting in stronger academic performance. (Multiyear Grant)
Boston Educational Development Foundation, Inc.
$120,000
To support the Reading Recovery program, which helps increase the reading proficiency of at-risk first-graders in two elementary schools. (Multiyear Grant)
$217,500
To support Liberty Mutual Insurance’s 43-year partnership with Charlestown High School and its more than 900 students. Funds will help leverage in-school and afterschool activities, nonprofit resources and other offerings to promote student achievement.
$60,000
To support the Re-Engagement Center, which seeks to provide the resources and counseling needed to get students who have dropped out or who are behind in credits back on track to graduate. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide general operating support for service learning activities.
To support expansion of innovation by creating “maker studios” and developing technology/vocational training programs for youth, assuring them a future with next-generation skills.
Atlantic Street Center
ORGANIZATION
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc.
Boston Private Industry Council
Boston Youth Sanctuary, Inc.
$15,000
To provide therapeutic, skill-building afterschool programs for youth ages 6 – 11 who have experienced trauma including homelessness, neglect or abuse.
Boston Youth Service Network
$45,000
To increase youth engagement and academic success through enhanced social-emotional development strategies.
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, Inc.
$30,000
To support the Intensive Community Program (ICP), a nationally recognized string instrument training program for young people who are traditionally underrepresented in orchestral music. (Multiyear Grant)
Bottom Line, Inc.
$110,000
To support the Boston Growth Initiative, which provides low-income and first-generation students with guidance to help them get into and graduate from college. (Multiyear Grant)
$5,000
To provide general operating support for activities at the Boys & Girls Club Family Center.
$40,000
To improve academic success through Be Great: Graduate, a dropout prevention program that connects at-risk youth with educational mentors and resources. (Multiyear Grant)
Boys & Girls Club Family Center, Inc. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue
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GRANT
DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATION
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
$250,000
To support the Mattapan Teen Center, offering programs in performing arts, leadership, wellness and education to approximately 250 club members from underserved neighborhoods. (Multiyear Grant)
City on a Hill Charter Public School Circuit Street
$20,000
To expand academic and student-centered services that reduce high school attrition.
City Year Boston
$60,000
To help fund participation of Corps Members at the Acceleration Academies, which provide opportunities for school children to continue learning during vacation weeks. (Multiyear Grant)
City Year Dallas
$100,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of King County
Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County
$40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester, Inc.
$50,000
BPE
$100,000
To improve academic outcomes and reduce the high-school dropout rate among low-income students through an afterschool tutoring and mentoring program, Be Great: Graduate. (Multiyear Grant) To increase academic success for sixth- to ninth-graders through a graduation promotion initiative, Be Great: Prep, that provides year-round support for students at the highest risk of dropping out. (Multiyear Grant) To support the education program that provides a variety of activities to help youth in grades K – 12 reach educational milestones. (Multiyear Grant)
$35,000
To support the expansion of a program that provides year-round academic services to highly motivated and traditionally underserved middle- and high school students.
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc
$60,000
To support a career pathways continuum that assists homeless youth in developing skills necessary to obtain a living wage. (Multiyear Grant)
Brookview House, Inc.
$30,000
To help homeless and at-risk youth develop the skills and attitude necessary to attain academic success by addressing cognitive, behavioral, attitudinal and social factors.
Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development
$90,000
To support the Business Pathways dual enrollment program at Charlestown High School in partnership with Bunker Hill Community College, through which students will earn up to 30 college credits and have internship opportunities. To support the Youth Entrepreneurship program, which seeks to motivate ninth-grade students at dropout-prone high schools to pursue graduation and college. (Multiyear Grant)
Caribbean Youth Club
$30,000
To support the Haitian Girls Initiative, which provides academic support and social development training for immigrant girls ages 15 – 18. (Multiyear Grant)
Cathedral High School, Inc.
$40,000
To support the Extended Learning Time program, which provides learning and instruction for seventh- to ninth-grade students requiring additional academic support. (Multiyear Grant)
Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Inc.
$25,000
To support the Teen Center, providing over 500 youth annually with tutoring and college prep services, English language education, employment, and community service opportunities.
Catholic Community Services of King County
$80,000
To support the Youth Tutoring program, which provides tutors who inspire students living in public housing communities to achieve success in school. (Multiyear Grant)
Catholic Schools Foundation
$140,000
To support the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, which offers partial academic scholarships to thousands of urban children. (Multiyear Grant)
Catholic Schools Foundation dba Inner-City Scholarship Fund
$20,000
To support eight inner-city Catholic elementary schools where children in need receive an excellent and affordable education.
Celebrity Series of Boston, Inc.
$10,000 $100,000
To support partnerships with community organizations and local artists to expand opportunities for underserved residents to attend live performing arts events. To support the Diplomas Plus program, which helps struggling students graduate by building a supportive community and allowing them to study in small classes and at their own pace.
Children’s Home Society of Washington
$20,000
To strengthen parent-child interactions and promote school readiness for low-income 2- and 3-year-old children through the Parent-Child Home Program.
Children’s Museum of Tacoma
$10,000
To provide education, resources and support to parents and caregivers along with carefully designed, play-based experiences to help children develop school readiness skills.
Children’s Services of Roxbury
$15,000
To provide center-based early education and childcare services to infants, toddlers and preschool-age children from low-income families.
Cincinnati Ballet Citizens Schools, Inc.
$8,000 $100,000
To support CincyDance!, which brings arts education to over 30 third-grade classrooms in the form of in-school residencies. To provide hands-on, project-based learning, targeted academic support, and college and career preparation for middle school students. (Multiyear Grant)
DESCRIPTION
To help fund City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child program’s expansion at Thomas Jefferson High School for the 2016 – 2017 school year.
City Year Seattle/King County
$80,000
To engage young adults in service, leadership and civic engagement by serving as tutors and mentors in high-poverty urban schools through the Whole School, Whole Child program. (Multiyear Grant)
Codman Academy Foundation
$30,000
To provide small-group academic support, English language learner services, advanced coursework, mental health counseling, and college and career advising beyond the typical school day. (Multiyear Grant)
To engage students and families of the Dearborn STEM Academy through home visits, individual learning plans and involvement on the Student Leadership Council. (Multiyear Grant)
Breakthrough Greater Boston
Charlestown High School
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$30,000
GRANT
College Access Now
$100,000
To empower students from low-income families to access, enroll in and graduate from college. (Multiyear Grant)
College Bound Dorchester
$45,000
To support the College Connections program, which provides proven-risk youth with academic and social-emotional support to get to and through college.
College Success Foundation
$25,000
To support the College Navigators Program, which pairs first-generation college students with upperclassmen to achieve first-year milestones correlated with college retention and graduation.
Commit2Dallas
$50,000
To engage and empower 4,500 in-need Dallas families to serve as their children’s first teacher and ensure they are kindergarten-ready using workshops and VROOM online.
Communities In Schools of Auburn
$30,000
To provide integrated support and tutoring programs to help at-risk students at four elementary schools in Auburn succeed in school and achieve in life. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of Lakewood
$30,000
To empower 690 at-risk students in grades 2 – 12 to thrive in school through afterschool math and reading programs, mentoring and field trips to colleges. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of Peninsula
$20,000
To connect at-risk elementary students in the Peninsula School District with critical educational and community resources and academic mentoring. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of Puyallup
$30,000
To prevent at-risk elementary students from dropping out by providing integrated services that focus on academic and nonacademic interventions as well as tutoring services. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of Renton
$15,000
To bring Communities in Schools’ proven, integrated student support program to a high-needs elementary school in the Tukwila, removing barriers for struggling students and providing the support they need to be ready to learn.
Communities In Schools of Seattle
$20,000
To place case managers inside Seattle schools to assess students’ needs and provide academic support and resources to youth at the highest risk of dropping out. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of Tacoma
$30,000
To prevent at-risk high school students in Tacoma from dropping out by providing the resources they need to graduate and reach their full potential. (Multiyear Grant)
Communities In Schools of the Dallas Region, Inc.
$50,000
To provide school-based support services to at-risk students in Dallas to address the socioeconomic disparities that prevent successful performance in school.
Community Boat Building
$15,000
To support an experiential learning program for underserved fourth- and fifth-graders focused on boat building and other maritime learning activities.
Community Day Care, Inc.
$20,000
To support the Expanded Learning Opportunities Project, which prepares low-income students in grades six through eight to be academically successful in high school. (Multiyear Grant)
Community Music Center of Boston, Inc.
$15,000
To provide K – 12 students from Boston Public Schools with scholarships for private and group music instruction at the Music Center.
Company One Theatre
$10,000
To support the production of the play Peerless in collaboration with the Boston Public Library as part of the library’s All the City’s a Stage: A Season of Shakespeare, in 2017.
$140,000
To expand the Passport to College program, making educational tutoring and counseling services available to as many as 1,100 first-generation students by fall 2017. (Multiyear Grant)
Congregacion Leon de Juda — Boston HERC
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ORGANIZATION
GRANT
DESCRIPTION
Conservatory Lab Charter School
$30,000
To help integrate more than 275 new students and teachers into the school with a focus on project-based collaborative learning. (Multiyear Grant)
Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas
$30,000
To improve educational achievement for low-income, minority children of immigrants with limited English proficiency who are one step behind their peers. (Multiyear Grant)
Crista Ministries dba Seattle Urban Academy
$30,000
To support the college and career readiness of high-risk students at an urban, alternative high school in Seattle. (Multiyear Grant)
Greenwood Shalom Outreach Community, Inc.
$10,000
To connect educators and families with professional development opportunities connected to a strong afterschool curriculum with social and emotional impact for low-income communities.
Crossroads for Kids, Inc.
$40,000
To support the Grow-Build-Lead youth development program, helping youth in grades 3 – 12 access executive strengths and instill positive critical-thinking skills.
Health Resources in Action, Inc.
$20,000
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
$50,000
To strengthen afterschool robotics and academic STEM programs for 60 English language learners and 60 non-English language learners in grades 4 – 8. (Multiyear Grant)
To support the Leaders Through Education, Action and Hope (LEAH) project, which employs low-income high school students as teachers and mentors in elementary afterschool programs with STEM projects.
Hull Lifesaving Museum
$20,000
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council
$15,000
To assist Latino students in overcoming the barriers to their education so they can graduate and go on to college or employment.
To support Home Waters, a harbor-based experiential learning program serving low-income youth ages 16 – 24. (Multiyear Grant)
Humanities Washington
$30,000
To engage low-income and low-literacy families in exploration of the humanities using a curriculum of high-quality children’s literature and facilitated discussions.
Hyde Square Task Force, Inc.
Edvestors, Inc.
$60,000
To support Zeroing in on Math (ZioM), a multiyear, citywide initiative to increase middle-grades math proficiency in 16 Boston schools.
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
$25,000
To support learning through role play in the Senate Immersion Module, which provides middle- and high school students an opportunity to take on the work of a U.S. senator while being educated about civics and debate.
El Centro de la Raza
$20,000
To provide in-home education on child development, health and education to 35 low-income Latino families with 2- and 3-year-old children.
Ellis Memorial
$255,000
To provide general operating support for the organization’s programs and services. To support the 66 Berkeley St. renovation and to create a safe, accessible, attractive and cost-effective program serving up to 100 children with early education and afterschool programs. (Multiyear Grant)
Epiphany School, Inc.
$25,000
To support the graduates of Epiphany School as they navigate through high school and college and move into the workforce.
Esperanza Academy, Inc.
$20,000
To support the Extended Day program, which provides two additional hours of in-school time consisting of guided study hall, tutoring, choir, art workshops and athletics. (Multiyear Grant)
Executive Service Corps of New England
$10,000
To provide Liberty Mutual Insurance grantees with substantive learning opportunities to help them reach their professional and organizational goals through workshop and webinar offerings.
FareStart Fenway High School
Freedom House, Inc.
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$100,000 $30,000
$90,000
To support the expansion of FareStart’s Youth Programs, providing workforce training and wraparound support to 170 Opportunity Youth ages 16 – 24. To support the Extended Learning program, which provides high school students with exposure to varied professional and creative opportunities to help them prepare for college and careers. (Multiyear Grant) To support Preparing Urban Students for Higher Education (PUSH) with a focus on the Jeremiah Burke High School, which provides coaching for ninth- through 12th-graders that connects college completion to economic competitiveness. (Multiyear Grant)
Friends of the Children — Boston
$20,000
To help high-risk youth excel in school, graduate from high school, and avoid the juvenile justice system and early parenthood through a professional mentoring program.
Friends of the Children — Portland
$20,000
To promote the resilience of at-risk youth through social and emotional learning instruction and by increasing advocacy for them within the school system.
Friends of the Children — Seattle
$30,000
To empower youth to achieve their greatest potential through long-term mentoring relationships from kindergarten through high school. (Multiyear Grant)
Generations Incorporated
$70,000
To support the Reading Coaches program, which builds vocabulary and provides support for more than 400 children of color in grades one to three. (Multiyear Grant)
Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region
$40,000
To support the Goodwill Education Access Program, which helps 16-to-21-year-olds obtain GEDs and transition to a solid employment or postsecondary educational path. (Multiyear Grant)
Great Miami Valley YMCA
$10,000
To support underserved communities in Hamilton through afterschool activities, leadership classes and summer programs.
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc.
$40,000
To develop a path for youth to become bilingual and bicultural health care workers and increase nursing opportunities for Latinos. (Multiyear Grant)
$290,000
To support the Youth Community Development Center’s capital campaign doubling access for Latino teens. To support Jóvenes en Acción Youth Leadership & College Success Initiative, which engages high school students in a range of college and career exploration activities. (Multiyear Grant)
Imagine Children’s Museum
$35,000
To support the Discovery Club 2016 program, which provides a reading skills and intensive early intervention reading program for low-income students entering first and second grades.
InnerCity Weightlifting, Inc.
$25,000
To support youth at highest risk of experiencing violence through the Student Apprenticeship program, offering paid work opportunities and a supportive environment as students develop skills to become personal fitness trainers.
Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion
$60,000
To support the Afterschool and Summer Learning Program, which provides programming for English language learners using research-based practices to increase English proficiency. (Multiyear Grant)
JFYNetWorks
$20,000
To use blended-learning opportunities to prepare Boston Public School students to enter college or technical training at the credit-earning level and avoid costly remedial courses.
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
$25,000
To enhance the Kennedy Library’s outreach to Boston Public Schools, teaching students about modern democracy, civil rights and public service.
Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre
$20,000
To support engagement initiatives in Dorchester’s Uphams Corner, including ticket access programs, shows for young audiences and ballet school scholarships.
$5,000
To support this youth development program using an ensemble-based music curriculum to help Boston Public School students develop necessary executive functions and socialemotional skills to succeed at school and in life.
Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program, Limited Joy Outdoor Education Center Foundation, Inc. dba Camp Joy Foundation
$10,000
To help youth from foster care agencies in southwest Ohio participate in outdoor learning experiences that teach life skills.
Julie’s Family Learning Program
$30,000
To provide intergenerational early learning skills and Montessori instruction for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years and their families from low-income neighborhoods. (Multiyear Grant)
Juma Ventures
$30,000
To empower Seattle’s low-income youth to become the first in their families to complete a four-year college education by providing employment, financial capability and academic support. (Multiyear Grant)
Jumpstart
$60,000
To recruit and train adult volunteers to be paired with low-income preschool children, helping them develop early learning skills to succeed in kindergarten. (Multiyear Grant)
Junior Achievement of Northern New England, Inc.
$10,000
To provide age-appropriate financial literacy and workforce readiness education programs to 250 Boston Public School students in grades K – 12.
Kent Youth and Family Services
$30,000
To support the afterschool program, which helps low-income youth in South King County by providing resources and services that increase education and positive youth development. (Multiyear Grant)
KIPP Massachusetts
$30,000
To increase the college matriculation and graduation rates of students in first through eighth grades by adding individualized learning time with students, focused academic tutoring, and an emphasis on outcomes and resilience. (Multiyear Grant)
Latino STEM Alliance
$17,000
To prepare students for tomorrow’s workforce by providing hands-on STEM opportunities including robotics programming and competitions, mentorship, field trips, and family events.
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Lawrence CommunityWorks, Inc.
$30,000
To support the Movement City Youth Network, which engages youth ages 10 – 18 with creative activities, homework assistance and college prep programming. (Multiyear Grant)
Nurtury, Inc.
$80,000
To provide early education in a Montessori-like atmosphere for low-income infants and toddlers at the Nurtury Learning Lab. (Multiyear Grant)
Lena Park Community Development Corporation
$15,000
To support the Kids Connect Afterschool Program, which provides 30 children ages 5 – 13 from a diverse urban neighborhood with activities that develop academic learning and social and emotional skills.
NW School for Hearing-Impaired Children dba Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
$60,000
To help deaf and hard-of-hearing students develop academic competence and prepare for the same higher education and employment choices as their hearing peers. (Multiyear Grant)
Let’s Get Ready
$50,000
To provide low-income high school students with free SAT preparation, admissions counseling and other support services. (Multiyear Grant)
Project RIGHT, Inc.
$20,000
Machine Science, Inc.
$10,000
To foster critical thinking and technological competency through hands-on robotics, science and data exploration.
To provide experiential learning modules to young people in Boston’s Grove Hall neighborhood, introducing them to a broad spectrum of potential career choices and facilitating access to higher education and career training.
Rainier Scholars
Madison Park Development Corporation
$15,000
To enable out-of-school, unemployed and court-involved youth to gain a high school diploma or equivalency while receiving job training and a paid internship at a local business or nonprofit.
Read to a Child
$10,000
Marilyn Rodman Theatre for Kids
$20,000
To provide low-income, at-risk Boston youth with access to eye-opening performing arts experiences.
To support the Lunchtime Reading Program, pairing adult reading mentors with at-risk children for weekly one-on-one read-aloud sessions.
Reading Results
$20,000
To support the KELLY Awards, which provide educational support to youth who have overcome adversity. (Multiyear Grant)
To expand a reading tutoring program for low-income students of color in six new Portland schools.
Refugee Women’s Alliance
$60,000
To support the College Planning Team, which helps students living in public housing navigate the process of applying to, paying for and successfully completing higher education.
To support the Out of School Youth Program, which provides tutoring and educational support to 550 low-income immigrant and refugee students in grades 1 – 12. (Multiyear Grant)
Roca, Inc.
$60,000
To support the Alternative Education and Pre-vocational Training for Young Mothers Program, which serves low-income single mothers ages 14 – 24. (Multiyear Grant)
Scholar Athletes
$30,000
To support the Zone at Charlestown High School, offering academic and college readiness support — along with access to books, supplies and technology — to over 250 students.
Science from Scientists, Inc.
$30,000
To support the in-school, hands-on STEM Enrichment Program, which places high-level volunteer scientists in selected lessons in grades 5 – 7. (Multiyear Grant)
Seattle Education Access
$40,000
To provide higher education navigation and support services to low-income young people through the College Success program. (Multiyear Grant)
Seattle Jobs Initiative
$30,000
To provide low-income individuals with comprehensive support services, along with college education and skills training opportunities, that open doors to living-wage careers.
Seattle Shakespeare Company
$10,000
To provide over 22,000 students with high-quality, interactive, arts-based learning that increases their understanding of Shakespeare’s work through residencies and a comprehensive touring program.
Silver Lining Mentoring
$31,000
To empower youth in foster care to flourish through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills.
Mass Mentoring Partnership
$15,000
Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corporation: American Student Assistance
$25,000
Mercy Housing Northwest
$20,000
To help the children of vulnerable families have the best possible start through quality out-of-school programming focused on building their reading skills.
Merrimack Valley YMCA
$30,000
To help low-income students apply to selective high schools and colleges through help with financial aid, exam preparation and academic enrichment. (Multiyear Grant)
Metropolitan Development Council
$40,000
To help low-income high school students graduate and become the first generation in their families to attend college. (Multiyear Grant)
More Than Words
$1,135,000
To support planning and feasibility studies in preparation for capital and program expansions. To provide initial support of More Than Words’ expansion into ground-level retail enterprises, empowering 400 system-involved youth with work experiences and the opportunity to transform their lives. (Multiyear Grant) To empower disconnected youth with business tools that result in concrete plans for education, success with personal goals and employment. (Multiyear Grant)
Mother Caroline Academy and Education Center
$40,000
To support the Mentor Program, which helps students and graduates as they adapt to high school, undertake college selection and complete the application process. (Multiyear Grant)
Nativity Boston, Inc.
$40,000
To support the Start-to-Finish Graduate Support Program, which provides academic support to improve college readiness. (Multiyear Grant)
New England Aquarium
$10,000
To provide low-income Boston students with access to the Aquarium; exhibits; and hands-on, interactive science learning experiences that align to school curriculum.
North Bennet Street School
$40,000
To support economically disadvantaged youth through the Workforce Development Initiative by recruiting and graduating students, and placing them in training-related employment within six months of graduation.
North End Music and Performing Arts Center
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$5,000
$100,000
To provide a comprehensive educational program for low-income students from sixth grade through college graduation to help create college graduates and career professionals. (Multiyear Grant)
To support the Learn & Earn program, which prevents homelessness by offering young people aging out of foster care life-skills training, intensive case management and asset-building opportunities. Sociedad Latina, Inc.
$135,000
To support the Education Pathway program, which provides academic support for Latino and English language learner youth from middle school through college. (Multiyear Grant) To support Achievers Boston, which supports off-track Latino and English language learner students at Madison Park High School by addressing external barriers to success in the classroom, including homelessness.
To support music education during extended-day hours for grades 3 – 8 at the Eliot Boston Public School Innovation School.
South End Technology Center @ Tent City
$25,000
To support youth education by giving children the tools, training and opportunity to teach peers and younger children about health science, engineering and technology.
North Seattle College Education Fund
$40,000
To expand high school completion opportunities for older youth, young adults and others and open the door for them to living-wage employment and postsecondary training opportunities. (Multiyear Grant)
South Seattle College Foundation
$40,000
To support over 300 first-generation college students in enrolling in and succeeding in college through the 13th Year Promise Scholarships & Readiness Academy program. (Multiyear Grant)
Northeastern University
$60,000
To support Foundation Year, which provides an alternative first-year college program for underperforming and disenfranchised students. (Multiyear Grant)
Southwest Youth and Family Services
$25,000
Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School
$20,000
To support the Center for Academic Support and Assistance, which provides an afterschool program of tutoring, homework help and study skills coaching for a largely Latino student body. (Multiyear Grant)
To provide year-round, afterschool and summer programming for South King County youth who have the greatest disparities in academic success and the highest risk of dropping out.
SquashBusters, Inc.
$40,000
To provide academic enrichment, college counseling, scholarships and support to help students successfully enroll in and complete college.
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$100,000
DESCRIPTION
ORGANIZATION
To improve college graduation rates by providing afterschool and summer academic programs for middle school students at the College Success Academy. (Multiyear Grant)
The Young People’s Project Inc.
$30,000
To train and deploy low-income or first-generation college and high school students to serve as math literacy workers, engaging K – 8 students in math after school.
$60,000
To support Culinary Pathways, a hybrid program of college and career readiness that provides training and career preparation for urban, low-income high school juniors and seniors. (Multiyear Grant)
$100,000
To provide comprehensive support for the educational needs of King County youth in grades 6 – 12 in foster care through the Graduation Success program. (Multiyear Grant)
$20,000
To support the Trinity Education for Excellence Program, which offers year-round and summer programs to low-income middle- and high school students.
Strong Women, Strong Girls, Inc.
$10,000
To help shape the next generation of female leaders by helping girls from low-income families cultivate the skills and self-esteem they need to overcome barriers and pursue greater opportunities.
Third Sector New England, Inc. dba Future Chefs
Summer Search
$50,000
To provide low-income high school students comprehensive educational support so that they develop the skills to succeed in college through the College Access and College Success programs. (Multiyear Grant)
Treehouse
Summer Search Boston
$90,000
To provide mentoring, summer experiential education and college and financial aid advising to 205 public high school students through the Impact Social Strategy program. (Multiyear Grant)
Team Read
$70,000
To train teenage students to tutor and mentor second- and third-grade students in reading and help bring struggling readers up to grade level. (Multiyear Grant)
TechMission, Inc.
Tenacity, Inc.
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$10,981
$50,000
The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc.
$25,000
The Boston Debate League Incorporated
$90,000
Trinity Boston Foundation
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DESCRIPTION
uAspire
$150,000
To support uAspire College Affordability Advising, which helps guide students in more than 30 public high schools through the college financial aid process. (Multiyear Grant)
Uncommon Schools, Inc.
$120,000
To provide college placement and college completion support to ensure that all graduates earn a college degree. (Multiyear Grant)
To support the City Vision Internship program, which trains volunteers to be tech aides at schools and community-based organizations and provides them with a free college education.
United South End Settlements
$25,000
To provide underserved youth in Boston Public Schools with opportunities for academic growth and achievement through comprehensive educational instruction, family engagement and fitness.
To provide weekly research-based art classes that promote literacy, language acquisition and STEM exploration through the arts in early childhood education classrooms.
University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc.
$50,000
To support the Urban Scholars Program, which provides afterschool classes and academic support for gifted and talented but underrepresented middle- and high school students. (Multiyear Grant)
$10,000
To support the Spanish division of the After-School Debate League at Charlestown High School and in Boston Public Schools to bring the positive impacts of debating to more public-school students, including English language learners. To support the After-School Debate League, which serves at-risk students in public middle and high schools, leading to improved grades and higher graduation rates. (Multiyear Grant)
University of New Hampshire Foundation
To enable high-achieving, low-income high school students to attend the four-week Project SMART Summer Institute designed to challenge and motivate them for careers in STEM fields.
University of Washington Foundation, on behalf of the University of Washington Women’s Center
$25,000
To encourage low-income and underrepresented high school girls to enter college and pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering or math through the Making Connections program.
To support the Victory Generation program, a multisite, out-of-school program that serves more than 500 youth ages 3 – 22 from low-income families.
The City School, Inc.
$25,000
To provide a community-based support system for homeless, court-involved and LGBTQ teens through education, employment and empowerment.
University of Washington Foundation
$50,000
To support the Dream Project Mentoring Program, which partners college students with 14,000 low-income students in grades 6 – 12. (Multiyear Grant)
The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Inc.
$10,000
To support the innovation and growth of sustainable education programs for grades 1 – 12 and college students with an emphasis on the arts and theatrical productions.
Urban College of Boston
$25,000
To provide a pathway for students in Boston Public Schools to pursue an affordable, highquality college education, teaching credentials and state certification.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Inc.
$10,000
To support the education and community engagement program, which serves youth, families and residents of Boston’s diverse neighborhoods by providing free access and opportunities to connect with art and each other.
USS Constitution Museum, Inc.
$75,000
To provide free in-school, afterschool and summer programs that educate, engage and empower Boston students. (Multiyear Grant)
The Learning Project, Inc.
$60,000
To support August Scholars, a summer academic and enrichment program for 80 children from low-income families who perform below grade level. (Multiyear Grant)
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development
$40,000
To enhance the college-readiness preparation work of the VietAID Leadership Alliance, which provides volunteer, leadership and academic support to high school students. (Multiyear Grant)
The Match Foundation, Inc.
$80,000
To provide personal coaching, study support and job placement services to high school graduates and GED recipients. (Multiyear Grant)
Vietnamese Friendship Association
$25,000
To provide immigrant and refugee youth at Seattle World School with classroom-integrated, in-school and out-of-school support in academics, leadership, employment training, and family and civic engagement.
Washington Alliance for Better Schools
$40,000
To provide afterschool and summer-school tutoring to low-income students at the Marysville School District 21st Century Community Learning Center. (Multiyear Grant)
West End House, Inc.
$380,000
To increase high school graduation and college-enrollment rates for teenage students by providing support during an out-of-school academic program. (Multiyear Grant) To support the renovation and expansion of the West End House Boys and Girls Club’s Allston facility and the naming of the Liberty Mutual Literacy Room.
Work Force Development Center
$60,000
To support the Aerospace Assembly Vocational Training and Apprenticeship program, which helps low-income and at-risk students stay in school and develop vocational and employment skills. (Multiyear Grant)
WriteBoston
$40,000
To provide trained tutors for one-on-one writing support and mentoring for English High School students, including those with limited English and special needs. (Multiyear Grant)
X-Cel, Inc.
$25,000
To support the Connection Center, which recruits youth who are disengaged from school or careers and pairs them with a success coach, forging a path to GEDs and employment.
The Museum of African American History
$200,000
To support the continued preservation of the museum’s Abiel Smith School, a National Historic Landmark.
The Posse Foundation, Inc.
$100,000
To prepare young leaders from urban high schools to succeed in top colleges and provide full-tuition merit-based scholarships. (Multiyear Grant)
The Preparatory Foundation, Inc. (c/o Boston Preparatory Charter Public School)
$40,000
To support the Persistence Project, which provides college preparation and financial aid counseling for middle- and high school students. (Multiyear Grant)
The R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation dba Palmer Scholars
$25,000
To prepare low-income students of color academically, emotionally, socially and financially for a successful transition to college, career and beyond.
The Salvation Army
$30,000
To support Kids FEAST, a free afterschool homework and tutoring drop-in program for disadvantaged youth ages 6 – 12.
The Sports Museum of New England, Inc.
$25,000
To support Boston vs. Bullies, an award-winning program leveraging the powerful platform of sports to help stop bullying in Boston schools and communities.
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Year Up — Boston
$80,000
Year Up — Dallas
$150,000
To support the launch of Year Up Dallas, the agency’s newest program site, which will connect young adults who lack a stable career or educational pathway with employers in need of talent.
Year Up — Seattle
$150,000
To provide disconnected youth with a pathway to higher education and livable wage careers through training, work experience, college credits and support services. (Multiyear Grant)
To help move young adults from poverty to professional careers through learning, internships, college credits and educational stipends. (Multiyear Grant)
YMCA of Greater Seattle
$60,000
To expand summer academic enrichment opportunities for low-income students in grades 1 – 5 through the High Point Scholars program and the YES program. (Multiyear Grant)
Young Audiences of Massachusetts, Inc.
$20,000
To inspire and empower youth through the arts, bringing performances and workshops tailored to learning goals and special needs to Boston youth in pre-K through 12th grade.
Youth Design
$35,000
To support the Youth Design Studio, a year-round lab for young designers to hone their skills, complete homework and connect in real time with professional, volunteer design mentors.
YouthBuild Boston Inc.
$55,000
To support pre-vocational and workforce training in the building trades and related industries for urban teens and young adults.
ZUMIX, Inc.
$20,000
To foster a holistic approach to music education for children and teens by offering instruction in songwriting, instruments, performances and new technologies.
OTHER INVESTMENTS Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC):
As part of our commitment to community development and homelessness relief efforts, Liberty Mutual Investments has committed approximately $610 million in equity to low-income housing tax credits over the past five years. These investments have contributed to the development of 40,760 affordable housing units in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Property Casualty Initiative Fund, LLC (PCI): Liberty Mutual is the majority participant in the Massachusetts PCI Fund, a statewide community loan fund that has created or preserved 5,534 units of affordable housing, funded 107 small businesses and 23 economic development projects, and created or retained more than 3,086 jobs.
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