NEBF 2003 Foundation Awards

2003 Foundation Awards

ART

Ipswich Dance Foundation, Ipswich, MA

$5,000 – To support this aerial dance company.

Music at Eden’s Edge, Essex, MA

$3,000 – For the Youth Chamber Concert Series.

Percibiendo la Tierra, Quatemala

$10,000 – To develop ecological awareness in middle school children through theatre.

EDUCATION

Jifunze Project, Tanzania

$7,000 – For the Jifunze Educational Center.

Diagnostic Women’s Movement for Science Development, Ghana

$9,000 – Math and science Education for girls

Program for Educational Training of Bilingual Teachers of the Peruvian Amazon

$10,000 – teacher training to preserve cultural and biological diversity in Peru.

ENVIRONMENT

The Associated Scientists at Woods Hole

$1,500 – Collection of field data on nesting birds in Ipswich.

African Blackwood Conservation Project, Tanzania

$2,300 – To support the Mpingo Women’s Group conservation of the mpingo tree.

ARCAS, Guatemala

$5,000 – An environmental education program in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve.

CELCOR, PNG

$10,000 – To provide legal support for environmental issue.

EarthWorks Projects, Boston, MA

$ 5,000 – For environmental education programs.

E-Law, Nicaragua

$6,000 – To empower the Jamaica Environmental Trust to draft and enforce an effective Fisheries Act.

El Porvenir, Nicaragua

$5,000 – Reforestation of micro watersheds in Nicaragua.

FIMA, Chile

$8,000 – Community Education on Environmental Impact Assessment relative to aluminum plant and dams in province of Aysen.

The Food Project – North Shore

$7,000 – Replicate the Boston Food Project on the North Shore.

Forests.org – PNG

$10,000 – Rainforest conservation through the Internet outreach.

Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza, Guatemala

$5,000 – Conservation education for teachers.

Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center

$2,000 – Teacher training workshop for environmental education.

Greenwood, Honduras

$5,000 – Support for forest management.

International Marinelife Alliance, Vietnam

$7,500 – Marine education in schools.

International Marinelife Alliance, Vanuatu

$15,000 – To help protect manatees and dugongs and their coastal, estuarine, marine seagrass habitats.

Jakana, Bolivia

$5,000 – Development of an environmental curriculum.

Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania

$ 8,500 – To raise awareness of sustainable coastal management & environmental management.

Juan Fernandez Islands Conservancy

$9,000 – For environmental education.

The Lobster Conservancy, North Shore

$5,000 – a volunteer-based Juvenile Lobster Monitoring Program

Mana Foundation, Ecuador

$10,000 – Environmental education in the Western Andes

Mangrove Action Project, Virgin Islands & Guatemala

$8,000 – For environmental education.

Ocean Alliance – Papua New Guinea

$1,800 – Scientific analyses of biopsy samples collected from marine mammals in PNG.

Ogageh Mountains Restoration & Conservation Women Project, Ghana

$5,000 – Conservation, protection and restoration of Ogageh Mountains.

Prolansate, Honduras

$10,000 – To implement a community-led watershed conservation model.

Project Link, Essex, MA

$3,000 – For an environmental education project.

Rainforest Conservation Fund, Peru

$10,000 – Sustainable agriculture and sustainable forestry.

Reef Relief, Bahamas

$5,000 – Educational preservation of coral reefs.

Sustainable Sciences Institute, Latin America

$5,000 – Workshops for researchers and health officials.

UNAHI – Mindañao, Philippines

$11,000 – Reforestation and cultural survival project.

Salem Sound Coastwatch

$5,000 – To support the Clean Beaches & Streams Program.

SIRDEP, Cameroon

$10,000 –Sustainable forestry management.

Sustainable Harvest International, Nicaragua

$5,000 – To support a field extensionist in Nicaragua.

Trees, Water & People, Honduras

$5,000 – Training of the benefits of fuel efficient stoves

United With Africa, Ghana

$5,000 – A tree planting project in Dawhenya.

U.S. El Salvador Sister Cities, El Salvador

$8,000 – Environmental education program in the Cinquera Forest Region.

Water Partners International, Honduras

$5,000 – To provide clean water and sanitation for the community of Guacal.

Wildlife Conservation Society, PNG

$10,000 – Ecological monitoring.

Wildlife Trust, Guatemala

$5,000 – To promote biodiversity and Conservation activities.

SCIENCE

Sustainable Sciences Institute – Latin America

$5,000 – Laboratory methods for disease diagnosis.

SOCIAL

Action for Community Transformation, Honduras

$5,000 – Youth education and leadership project.

MADRE, Peru

$8,000 – To improve socio-economic conditions through Human Rights Radio programming.

SIMAG, Philippines

$7,000 – For a women’s reproductive project

Upper West Side Tipitapa Sister Cities, Nicaragua

$10,000 To work with the NGO, COMPALCIHT, to fund feeding centers for preschoolers

Relevant Financial Information (Fiscal year ending Nov. 2002 – IRS form 990PF)

Assets: $7,839,000

Grant Expenses: $525,760

Administrative expenses: $59,000

Revenue: $231,445

Areas of grants awarded in % of total grants (2003 figures)

Environment: 71%

Education: 6%

Social: 5%

Art: 5%

Science: 8%

ArtCorps: 5%

Geographical distribution

International: 87%

Community: 13%



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	Vision of the Foundation > Grant Amounts > Guiding Principles > Funding Priorities > Special Interests > Geographic Locations > Grant Restrictions Application Guidelines > Who Can Apply > Preliminary Inquiry > Application Deadlines > Where to Apply > Application Contents > Tips from the Director > Other Funding Information If Funded > Award Distribution > End of Project Report Previous Awards	2003 Foundation Awards ART Ipswich Dance Foundation, Ipswich, MA $5,000 – To support this aerial dance company. Music at Eden’s Edge, Essex, MA $3,000 – For the Youth Chamber Concert Series. Percibiendo la Tierra, Quatemala $10,000 – To develop ecological awareness in middle school children through theatre. EDUCATION Jifunze Project, Tanzania $7,000 – For the Jifunze Educational Center. Diagnostic Women’s Movement for Science Development, Ghana $9,000 – Math and science Education for girls Program for Educational Training of Bilingual Teachers of the Peruvian Amazon $10,000 – teacher training to preserve cultural and biological diversity in Peru. ENVIRONMENT The Associated Scientists at Woods Hole $1,500 – Collection of field data on nesting birds in Ipswich. African Blackwood Conservation Project, Tanzania $2,300 – To support the Mpingo Women’s Group conservation of the mpingo tree. ARCAS, Guatemala $5,000 – An environmental education program in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve. CELCOR, PNG $10,000 – To provide legal support for environmental issue. EarthWorks Projects, Boston, MA $ 5,000 – For environmental education programs. E-Law, Nicaragua $6,000 – To empower the Jamaica Environmental Trust to draft and enforce an effective Fisheries Act. El Porvenir, Nicaragua $5,000 – Reforestation of micro watersheds in Nicaragua. FIMA, Chile $8,000 – Community Education on Environmental Impact Assessment relative to aluminum plant and dams in province of Aysen. The Food Project – North Shore $7,000 – Replicate the Boston Food Project on the North Shore. Forests.org – PNG $10,000 – Rainforest conservation through the Internet outreach. Fundacion Defensores de la Naturaleza, Guatemala $5,000 – Conservation education for teachers. Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center $2,000 – Teacher training workshop for environmental education. Greenwood, Honduras $5,000 – Support for forest management. International Marinelife Alliance, Vietnam $7,500 – Marine education in schools. International Marinelife Alliance, Vanuatu $15,000 – To help protect manatees and dugongs and their coastal, estuarine, marine seagrass habitats. Jakana, Bolivia $5,000 – Development of an environmental curriculum. Journalists Environmental Association of Tanzania $ 8,500 – To raise awareness of sustainable coastal management & environmental management. Juan Fernandez Islands Conservancy $9,000 – For environmental education. The Lobster Conservancy, North Shore $5,000 – a volunteer-based Juvenile Lobster Monitoring Program Mana Foundation, Ecuador $10,000 – Environmental education in the Western Andes Mangrove Action Project, Virgin Islands & Guatemala $8,000 – For environmental education. Ocean Alliance – Papua New Guinea $1,800 – Scientific analyses of biopsy samples collected from marine mammals in PNG. Ogageh Mountains Restoration & Conservation Women Project, Ghana $5,000 – Conservation, protection and restoration of Ogageh Mountains. Prolansate, Honduras $10,000 – To implement a community-led watershed conservation model. Project Link, Essex, MA $3,000 – For an environmental education project. Rainforest Conservation Fund, Peru $10,000 – Sustainable agriculture and sustainable forestry. Reef Relief, Bahamas $5,000 – Educational preservation of coral reefs. Sustainable Sciences Institute, Latin America $5,000 – Workshops for researchers and health officials. UNAHI – Mindañao, Philippines $11,000 – Reforestation and cultural survival project. Salem Sound Coastwatch $5,000 – To support the Clean Beaches & Streams Program. SIRDEP, Cameroon $10,000 –Sustainable forestry management. Sustainable Harvest International, Nicaragua $5,000 – To support a field extensionist in Nicaragua. Trees, Water & People, Honduras $5,000 – Training of the benefits of fuel efficient stoves United With Africa, Ghana $5,000 – A tree planting project in Dawhenya. U.S. El Salvador Sister Cities, El Salvador $8,000 – Environmental education program in the Cinquera Forest Region. Water Partners International, Honduras $5,000 – To provide clean water and sanitation for the community of Guacal. Wildlife Conservation Society, PNG $10,000 – Ecological monitoring. Wildlife Trust, Guatemala $5,000 – To promote biodiversity and Conservation activities. SCIENCE Sustainable Sciences Institute – Latin America $5,000 – Laboratory methods for disease diagnosis. SOCIAL Action for Community Transformation, Honduras $5,000 – Youth education and leadership project. MADRE, Peru $8,000 – To improve socio-economic conditions through Human Rights Radio programming. SIMAG, Philippines $7,000 – For a women’s reproductive project Upper West Side Tipitapa Sister Cities, Nicaragua $10,000 To work with the NGO, COMPALCIHT, to fund feeding centers for preschoolers Relevant Financial Information (Fiscal year ending Nov. 2002 – IRS form 990PF) Assets: $7,839,000 Grant Expenses: $525,760 Administrative expenses: $59,000 Revenue: $231,445 Areas of grants awarded in % of total grants (2003 figures) Environment: 71% Education: 6% Social: 5% Art: 5% Science: 8% ArtCorps: 5% Geographical distribution International: 87% Community: 13%