all-years Grant Recipients

Circle Program

Plymouth, NH

Amount granted: $7,200

Grant year: 1999

Grant categories: Rural Human Services, Women and Girls

 

Scholarship Program for Girls Summer Camp and Year Round Follow-Up

Citizen Schools

New York, NY

Amount granted: $20,000

Grant year: 2017

Grant category: Education

 

To support the pilot year of the 8th Grade Coding Academy.

Citizen Schools was founded in Boston in 1995 to help close the achievement and opportunity gap between children growing up in poverty and children from middle class households.  Specifically, to address the increasing gap in science and technology instruction, the capstone for 8th graders includes a new “coding academy” where students are matched with real world mentors in the technology sector who work with them throughout the year on a project that integrates several different coding techniques (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) with career exposure and mentorship.  The students and mentors will work on creating a website, and the program will involve in class instruction as well as partnerships with volunteers from Google.

Citizens Unlimited

Norwich, NY

Amount granted: $1,000

Grant year: 1975

Grant category: Human Services

 

Community Involvement Program in Norwich, Ny

Clarkson College

Potsdam, NY

Amount granted: $2,500

Grant year: 1977

Grant category: Education

 

For Students in Engineering, Management, Science

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Amount granted: $10,000

Grant year: 1992

Grant category: Education

 

To Augment Permanent Art Collection

Classics on the Hudson

Hudson, NY

Amount granted: $6,500

Grant year: 2018

Grant category: Education

 

To support the presentation of two concerts in 2018, The Iva Bittova concert, titled The Lively Artist, and Seraph Brass, dynamic brass quintet comprised of America’s top female brass players.

Classics on Hudson’s mission is to enrich the cultural life of the greater Hudson community by presenting concerts that span from the classics to contemporary music, performed by internationally celebrated artists. Its goal is to promote understanding and enjoyment of music through educational and concert experiences for audiences of all ages. 

Co-Counsel, NYC

New York, NY

Amount granted: $50,000

Grant year: 2025

Grant category: Human Services

 

$50,000 to support the pilot program to provide pro se assistance for young people eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Co-Counsel partners with community members, nonprofits, law firms, and companies to meet the urgent and evolving legal needs of immigrant communities. Their major project, the Community Pro Se SIJS (CPSS) Pilot, addresses the lack of legal help for young people eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and their guardians. The pilot breaks down the complex SIJS process into phases, offering community education, pro se workshops, and volunteer training to help participants file necessary family court and USCIS documents.

Co-Counsel, NYC

Cocoon Theatre

Rhinebeck, NY

Amount granted: $10,000

Grant year: 2014

Grant category: Visual Arts and Music

 

To support its scholarship programs.

Cocoon Theatre

Rhinebeck, NY

Amount granted: $4,000

Grant year: 2009

Grant category: Visual Arts and Music

 

To Support Scholarship Program