Grants Made to Support Emergency Needs: a Sampling
August 20, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute
APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION For its efforts to provide housing, food, education, and employment assistance to needy people: $100,000 to Caritas of Austin (Tex.).
ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION To provide financial assistance to families in crisis: $25,000 to Jewish Family and Career Services (Atlanta).
BLUE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY FLORIDA To provide health care to people who cannot afford it: $770,992 to be divided among nine nonprofit organizations.
ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION To help students affected by the economic recession graduate: $500,000 partial challenge grant to the United Negro College Fund (Fairfax, Va.).
NORTHLAND FOUNDATION For foreclosure counseling for individuals and families: $20,000 to Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (St. Paul)
JOHN R. OISHEI FOUNDATION To build a meal preparation and distribution site: $1,200,000 to Meals on Wheels for Western New York (Buffalo)
ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION For its efforts to end homelessness: $470,000 to the Jericho Project (New York).
WASHINGTON AREA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION To help low-income women and girls in the Washington area: $400,000 to be divided among 15 nonprofit organizations.
— Compiled by Eugene McCormack
