| Abyssinian Development Corporation | |
New York, NY
For outcome measurement and impact assessment. First and second payments of this grant were paid in 2005. | |
| Avenue Community Development Corporation | $25,000 |
Houston, TX
General support for home ownership and commercial real estate development in the Near Northside neighborhood of Houston. Second payment of a two-year $50,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Bethel New Life, Inc. | $50,000 |
Chicago, IL
General support for strategies to build wealth for residents in the west Garfield Park and Austin communities of Chicago. | |
| Brandeis University | $50,000 |
Waltham, MA
General support for the Institute on Assets and Social Policy. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| The Brookings Institution | $75,000 |
Washington, DC
To support the "Revitalizing America's Weak Market Cities" project of the Metropolitan Policy Program. | |
| California Community Economic Development Association | $40,000 |
Los Angeles, CA
General support for its members' home ownership, enterprise development, and access to capital efforts. | |
| Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Inc. | $150,000 |
Bethesda, MD
To support the National Rural Funders' Collaborative that seeks to expand resources available to low-income rural areas and improve the practice of rural grantmaking. First payment of a two-year $300,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. | $50,000 |
Chicago, IL
To support the Community Economic Development Law Project that provides and coordinates pro bono legal assistance to community groups seeking to strengthen Chicago's neighborhoods. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. | $100,000 |
Phoenix, AZ
General support for community-building efforts in Arizona, including small business lending, home ownership development, migrant Head Start, and a credit union. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| CHWC INC | $50,000 |
Kansas City, KS
For home ownership and commercial real estate development in low-income Kansas City, Kansas neighborhoods. | |
| City Futures, Inc. | $40,000 |
New York, NY
General support to provide information and analysis to practitoners and policy makers concerned with the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. | |
| City Vision Ministries | $50,000 |
Kansas City, KS
General support for home ownership, commercial real estate development and housing counseling in low-income Kansas City, Kansas neighborhoods. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Coastal Enterprises, Inc. | |
Wiscasset, ME
General support for comprehensive community development through home ownership, enterprise development, and access to capital throughout Maine and New England. First and second payments of this grant were paid in 2005. | |
| Community Development Corporation of Long Island | $50,000 |
Centereach, NY
General support for home ownership and small business assistance programs. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Covenant Community Capital Corporation | $25,000 |
Houston, TX
General support to enhance the stability and economic vitality of low income-communities by increasing their capacity to develop affordable housing, business enterprises, and family and community assets. | |
| Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, Inc. | $50,000 |
Brooklyn, NY
General support to revitalize the Cypress Hills community of Brooklyn through commercial development and home ownership. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance | $45,000 |
Detroit, MI
General support for comprehensive community development including home ownership. First payment of a two-year $90,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| The Development Training Institute | $50,000 |
Ellicott City, MD
General support for programs to strengthen the capacity and leadership of community development organizations. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation | $75,000 |
Oakland, CA
General support for comprehensive neighborhood planning and improvement, including home ownership and economic development, to enhance the quality of life for low-income East Bay residents. | |
| El Centro, Inc. | |
Kansas City, KS
General support for asset-development efforts, including home ownership, Individual Development Accounts, enterprise development and nationally accredited child care. First and second payments of this grant were paid in 2005. | |
| Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation | $60,000 |
Houston, TX
General support for home ownership and commercial development in Houston's Fifth Ward. | |
| Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation | $25,000 |
Houston, TX
General support for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. | |
| The Greater Southwest Development Corporation | $50,000 |
Chicago, IL
General support for the residential, commercial, and industrial revitalization of southwest side Chicago communities. | |
| Guadalupe Center, Inc. | $75,000 |
Kansas City, MO
To develop a home ownership program and expand a credit union. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey | $75,000 |
Trenton, NJ
General support to provide technical assistance and training in organizational development, management, community planning, and policy evaluation to community development practitioners. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Interfaith Education Fund, Inc. | $125,000 |
Austin, TX
General support for research, training, and organizing efforts through a network of congregation-based organizations in the Southwest. Second payment of a two-year $250,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Isles Inc. | $75,000 |
Trenton, NJ
General support for programs that develop housing for low-income people, counsel first-time homebuyers, encourage savings through Individual Development Accounts, and promote regional sustainable development. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance | $100,000 |
Kansas City, MO
General support for community-building strategies, focusing on home ownership and block organizing, in a central Kansas City neighborhood. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| La Casa de Don Pedro | $40,000 |
Newark, NJ
General support for comprehensive community development, primarily in Newark's North Ward. Second payment of a two-year $80,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Lawndale Christian Development Corporation | $20,000 |
Chicago, IL
General support for neighborhood revitalization efforts including housing development for ownership and economic development. | |
| Lawyers Alliance for New York | $35,000 |
New York, NY
General support for legal assistance to nonprofits promoting access to capital, quality child care, and economic development. First payment of a two-year $70,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc. | $50,000 |
Baton Rouge, LA
General support for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. $50,000 General support for relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts. | |
| Metro IAF, Inc. | $75,000 |
Rego Park, NY
General support for its large-scale home ownership programs and other neighborhood development actions. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Mission Economic Development Association | $25,000 |
San Francisco, CA
To support the planning and implementation of the Mission Asset Fund. General support to promote enterprise development and home ownership opportunities in San Francisco's Mission District. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Mountain Association for Community Economic Development | $75,000 |
Berea, KY
To support enterprise development and sustainable community-based economic development in Appalachian Kentucky. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| National Academy of Sciences | $150,000 |
Washington, DC
To support the development and launch of State of the USA™, a repository of credible, current information about the nation's environment, economic and social performance. | |
| National Housing Institute | $40,000 |
Montclair, NJ
General support to provide information, analysis, and resources to community-based practitioners engaged in community development efforts. First payment of a two-year $80,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Native American Community Development Corporation | $50,000 |
Browning, MT
General support for home ownership, financial literacy, and small business development programs on Native American Reservations. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Neighborhood Funders Group, Inc. | $40,000 |
Washington, DC
General support for a national membership association of grantmakers who fund community-based development, and project support for the "PRI Makers" group's educational activities. Second payment of a two-year $85,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation | $225,000 |
Washington, DC
To support implementation of the Success Measures Data System and training program for improving and demonstrating impact in communities. First payment of a two-year $450,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| New York Regional Association of Grantmakers | $10,000 |
New York, NY
To support the activities of the Asset Funders Network in increasing philanthropic funding on asset-building activities. | |
| New York Regional Association of Grantmakers | $5,000 |
New York, NY
To provide staff and consulting resources to the Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Task Force. | |
| North Carolina Community Development Initiative, Inc. | $100,000 |
Raleigh, NC
General support to strengthen the capacity, impact, and sustainability of community development corporations in low-resource communities in North Carolina. First payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Northwest Detroit Neighborhood Development, Inc. | $50,000 |
Detroit, MI
For comprehensive community development, including affordable home ownership, in the Brightmoor community of Detroit. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency | $50,000 |
Pontiac, MI
General support for comprehensive efforts, including Head Start programs, Individual Development Accounts, and affordable home ownership in low-income communities north of Detroit. First payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Quitman County Development Organization, Inc. | $75,000 |
Marks, MS
General support for access to capital, home ownership, and enterprise development in the Mississippi Delta. First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| The Rensselaerville Institute | $30,000 |
Rensselaerville, NY
To support the Center for Outcomes' work in assisting nonprofits to set performance targets and measure and communicate their outcomes. | |
| The Resurrection Project | $100,000 |
Chicago, IL
General support for comprehensive, community development strategies including expanding home ownership opportunities and commercial development in the Pilsen community. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law | $10,000 |
Chicago, IL
To support the Community Investment Unit and its work in the Illinois Asset Building Network. First payment of a two-year $20,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Southern Financial Partners | $50,000 |
West Helena, AR
General support for lending and technical assistance to small businesses and comprehensive community development in the Delta region. Second payment of a two-year $100,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Southern Mutual Help Association, Inc. | $50,000 |
New Iberia, LA
To support relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including affordable home ownership and access to capital. | |
| Southern Mutual Help Association, Inc. | $75,000 |
New Iberia, LA
General support to help low-income people develop healthy and prosperous rural communities in Louisiana. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | $75,000 |
Manchester, NH
For an Excellence in Community Economic Development award program to highlight the achievements of community development practioners. | |
| Swope Community Builders | $100,000 |
Kansas City, MO
General support for community-building efforts including home ownership and retail development in midtown Kansas City, Missouri. Second payment of a two-year $200,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. | $35,000 |
Austin, TX
Support to bring pro bono corporate attorney resources to community development practitioners in Texas. First payment of a two-year $70,000 grant approved in 2006. | |
| Washington Interfaith Network | $75,000 |
Washington, DC
General support for comprehensive community development efforts in Washington, D.C. Second payment of a two-year $150,000 grant approved in 2005. | |
| Wheeler Creek Estates Community Development Corp. | $25,000 |
Washington, DC
General support to develop social, economic and affordable housing opportunities in the Washington metropolitan area. | |
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