Mabel Louise Riley Foundation



Mabel Louise Riley FoundationReport on Grants Made2020ARTS & CULTUREArtists for Humanity, Inc.50,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of a new Community Arts Fund; a teen-driven venture that provides funds for the teen artists and designers to visually enhance and activate spaces and organizations in their communities.ArtsEmerson50,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Play Reading Book Club. Multicultural participants of all ages are facilitated in groups led by teaching artists as they read, discuss, and analyze plans in ArtsEmerson’s season prior to seeing them on stage.Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion (IBA)50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of its Arts Program that provides access to Latino arts and culture.Institute for Contemporary Art50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Teen Programs that are open to all teens, bringing together youth from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods.Raw Art Works, Inc. (RAW) ?60,00006/20Lynn, MAOne-year grant in support of RAW’s programming for high school youth. In addition to the arts-based programs, RAW also offers Talent and Purpose (TAP) and Project Launch.The Record Co. ?50,00004/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in capital support to renovate a 12,500 sq. ft. space in Boston’s Newmarket Industrial District. The Record Co. (TRC) was established in 2010 as an affordable music workspace.? 1st GrantSubtotal – Arts and Culture310,000COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & HOUSINGCoalition for a Better Acre ?50,00010/20Lowell, MAOne-year grant in capital support for the Dracut Centre School Project which will reuse the former schoolhouse into nine units of affordable housing.FamilyAid Boston, Inc. ?75,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the expansion of the Early Homelessness Intervention and Prevention partnership with the Boston Public Schools. The model is designed to reach families before they become homeless and to provide comprehensive interventions that families need to get and keep stable housing.King Boston ?50,00010/20Fiscal Agent: The Boston FoundationBoston, MAOne-year grant in support for the King Center for Economic Justice at the newly renovated Roxbury branch library in Nubian Square.Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. ?50,00012/20Lynn, MAOne-year grant in support of a partnership with the Lynn Community Health Center and the Casa Project. The project is a housing stability initiative that will assist 450 families and their children to remain stably housed.Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Inc.50,00004/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in unrestricted support.? 1st GrantSubtotal – Community Development and Housing275,000EDUCATION & TRAININGThe Baseball, Inc.100,00006/20d/b/a The BASEBoston, MAOne-year grant in operating support to continue to build organizational capacity and work to better serve BASE student-athletes.? 1st GrantEDUCATION & TRAINING (continued)Boston After School & Beyond ?50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in the 5th Quarter of Learning to help sustain its network of high-quality summer learning programs in summer 2020 that reaches more than 13,000 Boston youth.Boston Debate League75,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the After-School Debate program that works with Boston’s middle and high school students who dedicate thousands of hours each year to debating a complex, real-world, policy question. This schoolyear will focus on Race, Equity, and Policy.Boston Public Library Fund, Inc.75,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of its systemwide Homework Help program, a free after-school teen tutoring program offered at 16 library branches during the school year.Breaktime Cafe ?50,00006/20Wellesley, MAOne-year grant in capital support to build-out 170 Portland Street in Boston in partnership with Community Work Services. Breaktime Café is Boston’s first transitional employment program specifically tailored to young adults experiencing homelessness.Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc.50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of Technology at CCC, which will provide Chromebooks for each student served by Cardinal Cushing Centers.Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc.50,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support to continue its partnership with Horizons for Homeless Children and provide scholarships to existing students and increase the number of new students in the neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury, Brockton, East Boston, Chelsea, Revere, Somerville, South Boston, and Brighton.EdVestors Incorporated50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of Zeroing in on Math, to improve student math proficiency, strengthening teacher math knowledge and build a citywide community of math advocates.? 1st GrantEDUCATION & TRAINING (continued)Found in Translation, Inc. ?50,00010/20Dorchester, MAOne-year grant in support of the Language Access Medical Interpreter Certificate Training and Job Placement Program.Friends of the Children – Boston, Inc.100,00006/20Roxbury, MAOne-year grant in support of the strategic growth plan to serve 30% additional children from Dorchester and Roxbury; continue to enhance the services for the Alumni Program; build new partnerships, enhance data capacity and evaluation efforts.Health Resources in Action, Inc. ?50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Leaders through Education, Action and Hope (LEAH) Project that cultivates an interest in STEM and makes it accessible to disadvantaged students.Innovators for Purpose ?50,00006/20Acton, MAOne-year grant to support expanding, evaluating and planning STE(A)M project-based learning experiences, mentorships, and career preparation services targeting underserved students of color, girls, and low-income students.Institute for Nonprofit Practice50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support for the Nonprofit Resilience Fund. INP is launching a campaign to fully waive tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year and ensure all program offerings are free. This will help students and the broader nonprofit sector to rebuild and repair following the COVID-19’s devastating effect on Boston’s nonprofits.Kids in Tech, Inc. ?50,00012/20Lowell, MAOne-year grant in support of the After School Tech Club program that introduces STEM education to low-income and disadvantaged students in grades K-8 at three partner sites.Massachusetts Project 351, Inc. ?50,00010/20Boston, MAone-year grant in support of Project 351 Theory of Change and Evaluation Strategies.? 1st GrantEDUCATION & TRAINING (continued)Nativity Preparatory School of Boston50,00006/20Jamaica Plain, MAOne-year grant in support of the “Forming the Whole Child” Afterschool Initiative and the Academic Support Center that provides one-on-one, targeted tutoring and academic assistance.Phoenix Charter Academy Network50,00006/20Chelsea, MAOne-year grant in support to strengthen and expand Phoenix Forward: College and Career Pathways in the Healthcare Field, a multi-pronged approach to high school success, career readiness, and college access.Reach Out and Read50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the expansion of early literacy intervention Suffolk County Rx for Success program, which is provided during routine pediatric well-child visits across 43 partner clinics for more than 11,000 of the county’s highest-need children and families.Regional Environmental Council, Inc. ?50,00012/20Worcester, MAOne-year grant in support of YouthGROW, which will employ 45 at-risk, low-income teens, ages 14-18. The youth will earn an hourly wage while they plan, plant, tend and harvest organic produce on two urban farms, while learning crucial work habits, gaining job and life skills, and increase their self-confidence.Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center50,00006/20Dorchester, MAOne-year grant in support of The Learning Center (TLC), which is a comprehensive program of out-of-school time educational and social enrichment programs for 200 students that works to close the performance gap.Springfield Museums Corporation ?50,00010/20Springfield, MAOne-year grant in support of Increasing Participation in STEM Learning. Steppingstone Foundation, Inc.50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of expanding the Steppingstone Scholars Programs, which create one program that is less focused on specific school pathways and more flexible to supporting the needs and priorities of Scholars and their families as they work to identify, apply to and enroll at a right-fit school.? 1st GrantEDUCATION & TRAINING (continued)Teach for America - Massachusetts50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support to continue to growing the number of corps and alumni and grow to 75 partner schools state-wide.Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in supporting BPS Students and Schools in Recovery from the Impacts of COVID-19.uAspire, Inc.75,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the college advising work in Boston, Fall River, Malden, Cambridge, and Somerville, which is free to all students and their families through partnerships with high schools and community-based organizations.UTEC, Inc.50,00010/20Lowell, MAOne-year grant in support of the Culinary Training and Food Assistance programs and capital equipment which would include an upgrade to the HVAC system in the building where the training will take place.? 1st GrantSubtotal – Education and Training1,475,000HUMAN SERVICESAccion East, Inc.50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Greater Boston Childcare Provider Small Business Lending and Education Program.Boston Casa50,00004/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Transition Age Youth Advocacy Program that helps older youth involved in the child welfare system (14 and up) by providing volunteer advocates for support.Boston Community Pediatrics, Inc. ?75,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in in support of BCP’s Mobile Medical Unit that will make care more accessible for low-income Black and Latinx families in Boston.? 1st GrantHUMAN SERVICES (continued)Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of its LIFT Program (Lifting Individuals and Families Together) that was launched to combat multi-generational poverty and strengthen Dorchester’s families.Citizens Inn, Inc. ?75,00012/20Peabody, MAOne-year grant in support for the food pantry and community meals program, Haven from Hunger. These programs have seen thousands of new households relying on food services since the start of the pandemic.Codman Square Health Center50,00010/20Dorchester, MAOne-year grant in support of Promoting COVID-19 Testing and School Vaccines at Epiphany School and Early Learning Center.Crossroads for Kids, Inc.50,00010/20Duxbury, MAOne-year grant in support of the Crossroads C5 Leaders program, which provides over 400 students in grades 8-12 with a five-year intensive learning experience.Doc Wayne Youth Services, Inc.50,00004/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in unrestricted support.GMA Funder Community50,00004/20Boston, MA One-year grant in support of the GMA Funder Community: Opioid Response Fund.Good Sports, Inc.50,00010/20Braintree, MAOne-year grant in support of Restore Play Massachusetts initiative that will provide sporting equipment to communities most impacted by COVID-19. InnerCity Weightlifting150,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of its “Game Changer” initiative aimed at increasing service capacity, double the number of students enrolled and quadruple the number of personal training clients.(Total support to date: $900,000)? 1st GrantHUMAN SERVICES (continued)Judge Baker Children’s Center100,00012/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support to expand access to effective child mental health and behavioral health care through the new Baker Center for Children & Families in Waltham.Massachusetts Wonderfund ?100,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support for providing emergency items and enrichment opportunities to the 100,000 children who are involved with the Department of Children and Families every year.One Can Help, Inc.50,00012/20Newton, MAOne-year grant in support to provide the missing resources at-risk youth, foster children, and underserved families urgently need to remedy court concerns, improve difficult lives, and build better futures.Perkins School for the Blind ?50,00006/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Infant and Toddler Program, specifically for babies who have babies with Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI).Piers Park Sailing Center50,00012/20East Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the youth and adaptive program that will enable Piers Park to offer tuition-free programs year-round, and support longstanding mentoring and development programs for young adults transitioning from students to instructors and mentors.RIZE Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. ?50,00010/20Boston, MAOne-year grant in support of the Mobile Addiction Services Coalition. ? 1st GrantSubtotal – Human Services1,100,000URBAN ENVIRONMENTTrust for Public Land75,00012/20Fiscal Agent: Dorchester Bay Economic Development CorporationBoston, MAOne-year grant in support for the Boston Parks for People Program that will help every Boston resident have a close-to-home park or open space. TPL is partnering with communities in Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury, as well as public agencies to high-quality, climate-smart parks and greenspaces.Subtotal – Urban Environment75,000SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVEFamily Strengthening Small Grants FundBoston, MASubtotal – Special AdministrativeCOVID-19 RESPONSEBoston Resiliency Fund ?50,00004/20Boston Charitable Trust FundBoston, MACOVID-19 Family Support Fund ?50,00004/20By the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack ValleyBoston, MACOVID-19 Response Fund ?50,00004/20By The Boston FoundationBoston, MAMA COVID-19 Relief Fund ?50,00004/20Boston, MASubtotal – COVID-19 Response200,000MEMBERSHIPSBoston Education Funders5,50012/20Membership for 2020 and 2021Philanthropy Massachusetts7,00004/20Membership for 2020Subtotal – Memberships12,500TOTAL GRANTS MADE3,447,500SUMMARY OF GRANTS MADE IN 2020CategoryGrantsAmount%1st Time GrantsCapitalGrantsArts & Culture6310,0009%21Community Development & Housing5275,0008%41Education & Training261,475,00043%9Human Services171,100,00032%51Urban Environment175,0002%COVID-19 Response4200,0006%4Memberships212,5000%GRANT Totals613,447,500243Family Strengthening Small Grants Fund ................
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