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Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 755-0980

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Recent Grants
Mini-grant Program

Greater Worcester Community Foundation sets aside $50,000 in Mini Grants, awarded in amounts up to $3,000 for low cost projects or ones that help organizations improve their ability to do their work.

2010

 

Dismas House of Central MA $3,000
Craft Center

 

Fruitlands Museum $2,000
Native American Longhouse

 

Health Education and Advocacy for Latinos $2,000
Outreach for Families with Infant Children at Health Education and Advocacy for Latinos


Higgins Armory Museum $3,000
Academy of the Sword

 

Third Sector New England $3,000
Compensation Survey

 

WICN Public Radio $1,500
Membership Database Training

 

Worcester Center for Crafts $2,000
Silver Recycling

 

Worcester Public Library Foundation $1,500
Strategic Planning

 

2010 Total $18,000

 

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2009

 

All Saints Episcopal Church $1,000
Afternoon Tunes

Apple Tree Arts
$965
Summer Musik Garten Teacher Training

Capen Hill Nature Santuary $850
Technology Purchase

Center for Nonviolent Solutions $2,000
Center for Nonviolent Solutions Purchase Office

City of Worcester
$2,500.00
City Council Retreat

Colonel Timothy Bigelow Ch. Daughters of the American Revolution $1,000.00
Colonel Timothy Bigelow Marker at Lincoln Square

Edward Street Child Services $3,000.00
Worcester Community Strategic Plan for Early Education

Fruitlands Museum $2,00
Software Upgrade

Girls Incorporated of Worcester
$2,200.00
Technology and Communication Upgrade

Higher Education Resource Center $2,500.00
SAT Preparation Class

Legal Assistance Corporation of Central MA $3,000
Reconfiguration Exploration

North Quabbin Community Coalition
$1,000
Harlem Children's Zone Conference

Old Sturbridge Village
$1,500.00
4-H Internship Pilot

Organization for the Assabet River $2,500.00
Water Wise

Preservation Worcester
$1,300
Worcester Bus Tour Pilot

Rainbow Child Development Center
$3,000.00
Dining Room Renovations

Regional Environmental Council $1,000
Executive Director Transition

Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services
$2,000.00
Technology and Equipment Upgrade 2009

Southbridge Interfaith Hospitality Network $1,500
Organizational Development Initiative

The Pew Charitable Trusts
$3,000.00
Massachusetts Cultural Data Project

United Way of Central Massachusetts $3,000.00
Strategic Planning

Worcester Area Association for the Education $1,500.00
The Reggio Emilia Approach

Worcester Center for the Performing Arts $3,000
Strategic Planning Initiative

Worcester Historical Museum
$2,500
"Remaking Historic House Museum in the 21st Century”

Worcester Housing Authority
$1,000
Valley Residents for Improvement: Invent, Inspire, Imagine

 

 

2009 Total $49,145

 

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2008

All Out Adventures, Inc. $2,500
Adaptive Kayaking Demonstration Day

Arboretum Community Garden $2,500
Water Line and Faucet Installation

Associated Grant Makers $1,000
New England Blacks in Philanthropy Conference

Clinton Council on Aging $2,500
Senior Center Software and Hardware Database

Elm Park Center for Early Childhood Education $2,500
Kid-Fit and SKIP

House of Peace and Education $2,500
Database Conversion

Leicester Middle School Council $990
Poetry Alive!

Leicester Middle School Council $150
Family Writing

Listening: The Barre Integrated Health Center $1,850
Stress Reduction Program

Lutheran Community Services of Massachusetts $2,142
National Training Conference

Main South Trash Action $1,000
Main Street Litter Awareness and Trash Barrel Installation

Massachusetts Audubon Society $2,500
Creating a Water Garden for Everyone at Broad Meadow Brook

Massachusetts Nonprofit Network $1,500
Central Regional Meeting

Old Sturbridge Village $2,500
Accessibility Services

Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center $1,500
SaOri Weaving Studio

Preservation Worcester $2,500
Website update and enhancements

Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services $2,200
3 Year Strategic Planning Process

West Boylston Schools Trust $1,500
Major Edwards Celebrates Our Town

Worcester Academy $2,160
Our Voice, Our Community

Worcester Community Cable Access, Inc. $2,420
Video Journalism

2008 Total $37,492

 

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2007

Audio Journal $2,500
Board of Directors Assessment

Charlton Historical Society $2,500
Enter and Sign in, Please

Children's Friend $2,500
Clinical Training and Consultation for Autism Spectrum Disorders

College of the Holy Cross $2,500
Student Program for Urban Development

East Highland Neighborhood Association $1,000
John Street Community Garden

Elm Park Children's Fund $1,060
Mini-workshop Series

First Night Worcester $2,500
Community Building through Puppetry

Greater Worcester Land Trust $1,500
Cascades Conservation Observation Outpost

Harvard PTA $2,500
Educational Seismology Project

John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum $2,500
New England Museum Association Participants

Leadership Collaborative $1,800
Staff Participation in the Leadership Collaborative

Major Taylor Association, Inc. $1,000
Brill book event

Massachusetts Audubon Society $2,500
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary Barn Design

Pakachoag Community Music School $800
Board Development & Expansion

Rutland Historical Society $1,200
Restoration and Preservation

Sturbridge Council on Aging $1,500
The Medical Transportation Program

Venerini Academy $2,500
Tapestry of Tales

Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. $2,500
Summer Youth Employment Initiative

Worcester Comprehensive Child Care Services $2,142
Main South Center

YWCA of Central Massachusetts $2,500
Building Bridges of Understanding

 

2007 Total $39,502

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