The Paul and Edith Babson Foundation 2011 Grants Awarded
- Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
- Culture, Education and Leadership Development
- Outdoor Learning and Leadership Development
- Long Term Family Interests
- The Susan A. Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists
- Memberships
- Discretionary Grants
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
| ACCION USA | Brazilian Business Initiative | $10,000 |
| Artists for Humanity | Micro-Enterprise Program | $7,000 |
| BUILD | Youth Entrepreneaurship In Boston Public Schools | $10,000 |
| Center For Women & Enterprise | Scholarships to Workshops & Courses | $10,000
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Crittenton Women's Union |
Economic Mobility Institute | $10,000
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| More Than Words | Social Enterprise Training | $7,500 |
| Sociedad Latina | Health Careers for Youth |
$5,000 |
TOTAL |
$59,500 |
Culture, Education and Leadership Development
| Associated Grants Makers |
Summer Fund | $20,000 |
| Babson College | The Posse Program | $10,000 |
| BELL(Building Educated Leaders for Life) | BELL Summer Program in Boston | $12,000 |
| Black Ministerial Alliance | Victory Generation Boston | $5,000 |
| Boston Partners in Education, Inc. | Math Rules! Program | $10,000 |
| Bottom Line | Operating cost for the Boston Office | $6,000 |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | Education and Vocational Program | $5,000 |
| F.U.E.L. | Operating Support | $7,500 |
| Generations Inc. | Reading Coaches & Classroom Literacy | $10,000 |
| Josiah Quincy School Music Program | Noren String Institute Teacher Payments | $8,000 |
| Let's Get Ready | Operating Support | $7,000 |
| Playworks Metro Boston | General Operating Support | $10,000 |
| Summer Search |
Tuition & Travel support for students | $7,000 |
| The Franklin Institute | Early Access to College Program | $17,000 |
| UNCF | Campaign for Emergency Student Aid | $6,000 |
| Upham's Corner Community Center | Glassblowing Program | $10,000 |
| Wellesley Community Center | Refurbishment of Babson Hall | $5,000 |
| Wellesley at Home | Operating Support | $2,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston Police Campership Program | $10,000 |
TOTAL |
$167,500 |
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Outdoor Learning and Leadership Development
| Boston Natural Areas Network Boston, MA |
Youth Conservations Corps | $10,000 |
| Boston Schoolyard Funders Collaborative | Education program, Boston Schoolyards | $10,000 |
| Franklin Park Coalition Boston, MA |
Support for a Full-time Youth Coordinator | $15,000 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center | Connections Program |
$7,500 |
| Victory Programs, Inc | Farm supplies, transportation, and staff salaries | $10,000 |
| YouthBuild Boston | Vacant Lots to Garden Plots Initiative | $7,500 |
TOTALl |
$60,000 |
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Long-term Family Interest
| American Indian College Fund Boston, MA |
Scholarships for American Indian Students | $10,000 |
TOTAL |
$10,000 |
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The Susan A. Babson Opera Fund for Emerging Artists (recipients mandated by donor)
| Boston Lyric Opera Boston, MA |
Co-sponsorship of a particularly promising young opera artist | $10,656 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association New York, NY |
Lindemann Young Artist Development Program | $10,916 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association New York, NY |
Northeastern Regional Auditions | $4,418 |
TOTAL |
$25,990 |
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Memberships
| Associated Grant Makers Boston, MA |
2011 Membership | $3,200 |
| Council on Foundations Washington, DC |
2011 Membership | $1,440 |
TOTAL |
$4,640 |
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Discretionary Grants
| Alzheimer's Association | Research | $1,000 |
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| American Cancer Society | Operating Support | $1,000 |
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Operating support | $5,000 |
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| American Friends Service Committee | Operating Support | $1,000 |
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| American Red Cross | Alabama Tornado Relief Effort | $1,000 |
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| American Red Cross | Joplin Tornado Relief Effort | $1,000 |
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| American Red Cross | Springfield Tornado Relief Effort | $1,000 |
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| Arlington Street Church | Repair and Rennovation | $5,000 |
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| Artists for Humanity | Youth Scholarship Fund | $1,000 |
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| Babson College | Building Maintenance | $5,000 |
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| Babson College | Graduate and Undergraduate LGBT, Operating Support | $5,000 |
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| Babson College (archives) | Operating Support | $1,000 |
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| Bay State Performing Arts | Operating Support | $5,000 |
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| Bay State Performing Arts | General Operating | $10,000 |
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| Blue Ocean Institute | BOI work on Ocean Climate Change | $1,000 |
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| Boston Arts Academy | Youth of Scholarship Fund | $1,000 |
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| Boston Healthcare for the Homeless | Essential Resources for Homeless Families | $3,000 |
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| Boston Public Library Foundation | Homework programs at Branch Libraries | $1,000 |
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| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Youth programs | $1,000 |
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| British Schools | The Uppingham School | $1,000 |
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| Centennial Fund c/o Wellesley Free Library | Endowment Fund | $5,000 |
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| Charles River Watershed Association | Clean-up of the river | $1,000 |
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| Corporate Angel Network | Transportation to Treatment Facilities for Children with Cancer | $1,000 |
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| Crittenton Women's Union | Horizon's Transitional Housing Program | $1,000 |
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| Dana Hall School | Annual Fund | $5,000 |
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| Dartmouth College | Richard M. and Ruth K. Nichols Scholarship Fund | $5,000 |
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| Elizabeth Stone House | Family Empowerment Program | $1,000 |
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| Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK | Operating Support, in honor of Lord Wilson | $3,500 |
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| Enviromental Defense Fund | Climate and Air Program, Catalyst Level | $5,000 |
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| Esplanade Association | Planning and support | $1,000 |
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| Five College Program on Peace and World Studies | Operating support | $2,500 |
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| Fonkoze USA | Relief for Haiti | $2,000 |
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| Friends of Copley Square | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| From the Top | Radio Program | $1,000 |
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| Haymarket People's Fund | Grant fund pool | $5,000 |
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| La Pinata | Operating Support | $1,500 |
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| Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness | Youth Enrichment and Empowerment Program "2020" Focus | $5,000 |
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| Massachusetts General Hospital | Alan D. Hilgenberg Lecturer | $1,000 |
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| Mt. Toby Meeting Religious Society of Friends | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| Museum of Fine Arts | Youth programs | $1,000 |
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| Museum of Science | Camp-in program | $1,000 |
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| New England Buddhist Vihara & Meditation Center | Operating Support | $1,500 |
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| New England Disabled Sports | N.E. General Operation | $2,000 |
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| New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity | Construction of houses in New Orleans | $1,000 |
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| Nipponzan Myohoji USA | Operating Support | $2,000 |
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| Nipponzan Myohoji USA | Peace Padoga | $2,000 |
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| Nipponzan Myohoji USA | Temple Repairs in Sendai and Kumukuri, Japan | $2,000 |
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| Partners Homecare and Hospice | In-Home Hospice Program | $1,000 |
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| Peace Action Education Fund | Support of the student network S.P.A.N. | $2,000 |
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| Perkins School for the Blind | Operating Support | $1,000 |
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| Phillips Academy | Richard Babson '76 Fund | $5,000 |
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| Phillips Academy | Richard Babson '76 Fund in Honor of the 35th Reunion | $5,000 |
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| Red Tomato | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| Rosie's Place | Shelter and job-training | $1,000 |
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| Sarvodaya USA | Flood relief in Sri Lanka | $2,000 |
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| Sarvodaya USA | Relief Aid for the Flood Victims of Sri Lanka | $1,500 |
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| Sarvodaya USA | Sarvodaya Orphanage | $1,000 |
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| School Year Abroad | Class of France 75 | $5,000 |
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| Sri Lanka Association of New England | Preserving Traditions | $1,000 |
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| Stanford University | The Stanford Fund, Leadership Circle | $17,500 |
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| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| Veteran's Education Project | Operating support | $5,000 |
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| Wellesley Scholarship Foundation | Endowment support for scholarships in the names of Paul and Edith Babson, Susan A. and Donald P. Babson and Michael Harding. | $3,000 |
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| Wellesley Scholarship Foundations for the J. Michael Harding Fund | The John Wilkins Fund | $5,000 |
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| WGBH | Children's programs | $1,000 |
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| Zing Foundation | Operating support | $2,000 |
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TOTAL |
$170,000 |
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