The Paul and Edith Babson Foundation 2009 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 | Realizing the American Dream small loan program | $5,000 |
| Bird Street Community Center | Boy's Glass Arts Entrepreneurship Program | $15,000 |
| Crittenton Women's Union | Focus on the Future program, Education | $8,000
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Project Hope, Roxbury, MA |
Family Childcare Business Enterprise Program | $10,000
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TOTAL |
$38,000 |
Culture, Education and Leadership Development
| ACCESS Boston, MA |
Expansion of the Senior Advising Program | $10,000 |
| America SCORES New England | After-school youth development program | $7,500 |
| Babson College | The Posse Scholarship program | $10,000 |
| BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) Dorchester, MA |
BELL Summer Program in Boston | $15,000 |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Boston, MA | Early Access to College program | $15,000 |
| Black Ministerial Alliance | Victory Generation after-school program | $5,000 |
| Boston Learning Center, Inc | Develop the BIFF alumni program and alumni support | $10,000 |
| Boston Partners in Education | Math Rules training program | $8,000 |
| Boston Schoolyard Funders | Boston Schoolyard Initiative | $8,000 |
| Bottom Line | Operating support for college counseling | $5,000 |
| Bridge of Troubled Waters | Building bridges for homeless youth, Education | $8,000 |
| Generation Excel | Do the Write Thing expansion at Dorchester Academy | $5,000 |
| Generations Inc. | Reading coaches, classroom literacy and mentoring | $8,000 |
| Julie's Family Learning Program South Boston, MA |
The Free Early Education Program | $5,000 |
| North Cambridge Catholic High School, Inc. |
Sponsorship of two work-study students working at Nonprofit agencies | $10,000 |
| Playworks | Coaches stipends | $10,000 |
| Sociedad Latina | Health careers for youth | $5,000 |
| South End Technology Center @ Tent City Boston, MA |
Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn program | $15,000 |
| Summer Search Boston Jamaica Plain, MA |
Expansion of the program | $20,000 |
| United Negro College Fund | STEM scholarship program | $5,000 |
| Vietnamese American Initiative for Development Dorchester, MA |
Rebuilding outdoor classroom and playspace | $10,000 |
TOTAL |
$194,500 |
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Outdoor Learning and Leadership Development
| Boston Natural Areas Network Boston, MA |
Youth Conservation Corps | $10,000 |
| Franklin Park Coalition Boston, MA |
Youth Conservation Crew | $10,000 |
| Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center | Youth Empowerment Initiative |
$7,500 |
TOTALl |
$27,500 |
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Long-term Family Interest
| American Indian College Fund Boston, MA |
Scholarships | $10,000 |
| United Way | Healthy Child Development Program | $10,000 |
TOTAL |
$20,000 |
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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 | $11,718 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association New York, NY |
Lindemann Young Artist Development Program | $12,004 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association New York, NY |
Northeastern Regional Auditions | $4,859 |
TOTAL |
$28,581 |
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Memberships
| Associated Grant Makers Boston, MA |
2009 Membership | $6,300 |
| Council on Foundations Washington, DC |
2009 Membership | $1,500 |
TOTAL |
$7,800 |
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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 | $1,000 |
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| Babson College | "Open for Business" and "Glee" programs, Building Maintenance Fund and College Archives | $11,000 |
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| Bay State Performing Arts | Boston Gay Men's Chorus | $10,000 |
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| Boston Public Library Foundation | Homework programs | $1,000 |
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| British Schools and University Foundation Inc. | Uppingham School | $1,000 |
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| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Youth programs | $1,000 |
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| Charles River Watershed Association | Clean-up of the river | $1,000 |
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| City at Peace | Leadership and Outreach programs | $1,000 |
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| Crittenton Women's Union | Horizon's transitional program | $2,000 |
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| Dana Hall School | Annual Fund | $5,000 |
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| Dartmouth College | Scholarship programs | $5,000 |
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| Elizabeth Stone House | Family empowerment project | $1,000 |
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| Emmanuel College, Cambridge, UK | The American Fund for Emmanuel College | $4,000 |
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| Esplanade Association | Planning and support | $1,000 |
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| Five College Program on Peace and World Security Studies | Operating support | $2,500 |
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| Friends of Copley Square | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| Haymarket People's Fund | Grant fund pool | $5,000 |
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| La Cuna | Foster family program | $1,000 |
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| Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness | The Youth Enrichment and Empowerment Program | $2,500 |
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| MassEquality Education Fund | Operating fund | $5,000 |
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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 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 Pagoda | $2,000 |
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| Nonviolent Peace Force | Peace Work in Sri Lanka | $1,000 |
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| Partners Homecare and Hospice | Family support | $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 | Seeing-eye dogs | $1,000 |
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| Red Tomato | Operating support | $2,000 |
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| Rosie's Place | Shelter and job-training | $1,000 |
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| Sarvodaya USA | Permanent housing, Psycho Spiritual Healings, "Sponsor a Child", and playgrounds | $2,000 |
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| Stanford University | The Stanford Fund | $20,000 |
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| The American Friends of Christ Church | Operating support | $5,000 |
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| The University of St. Andrews | Wardlaw Scholarship program | $1,000 |
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| The Women's Commission | Ongoing work | $1,000 |
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| University of Virginia Law School Foundation | Operating support | $1,000 |
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| U.S. Fund for UNICEF | Relief aid for the refugees in Sri Lanka | $3,000 |
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| Veteran's Education Project | Operating support | $5,000 |
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| WGBH | Children's programs | $1,000 |
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| Wellesley Free Library Centennial Fund | The John Wilkins Fund | $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. | $8,000 |
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| Zing Foundation | Operating support | $2,000 |
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TOTAL |
$134,000 |
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