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First Round of Grants for
2007 Announced
The Trustees and staff of the Nina
Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust recently hosted congratulatory receptions
at the Indianapolis Urban League and the Great Arizona Puppet Theater
in Phoenix to award $4,482,500 in grants to 49 Arizona and Indiana nonprofit
organizations. Fifteen organizations are first-time recipients of a Trust
grant. The grants included support for capital (building, equipment, endowment),
programs and operating purposes.
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| The break down by
program category is: |
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- Helping People
in Need - 35 organizations - $2,830,500 |
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- Protecting Animals
and Nature - 9 organizations - $1,374,000 |
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- Enriching Community
Life - 5 organizations - $278,000 |
Please join us in congratulating the
following organizations that are working to create better communities
for all of us. This is Nina Mason Pulliam's legacy for her home states
of Arizona and Indiana.
| Arizona |
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Indiana |
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About Care |
$40,000 |
|
100
Black Men of Indianapolis, Inc. |
$90,000 |
| American
Red Cross, Grand Canyon Chapter |
$45,000 |
|
Citizens
Action Coalition Education Fund, Inc. |
$100,000 |
| Arizona-Sonora
Desert Museum |
$200,000 |
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Coalition
for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention of Greater Indianapolis,
Inc. |
$50,000 |
| Asian
Pacific Community in Action |
$30,000 |
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John
P. Craine House, Inc. |
$50,000 |
| Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona |
$36,000 |
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Damar
Services, Inc. |
$250,000 |
| Center
for Biological Diversity |
$80,000 |
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*Emergent
Leadership Institute, Inc. |
$50,000 |
| Central
Arizona Shelter Services, Inc. |
$50,000 |
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*Exodus
Refugee Immigration, Inc. |
$60,000 |
| Child
Abuse Prevention Fund |
$150,000 |
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Fresh
Start of Indianapolis, Inc. |
$47,500 |
| Desert
Botanical Garden |
$500,000 |
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Gleaners
Food Bank of Indiana, Inc. |
$85,000 |
| Desert
Mission, Inc. |
$23,000 |
|
Hoosier
Environmental Council Foundation, Inc. |
$60,000 |
| *Eve's
Place, Inc. |
$50,000 |
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Indiana
Canine Assistant and Adolescent Network, Inc. |
$65,000 |
| Friendly
House, Inc. |
$150,000 |
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Indiana
Mothers' Milk Bank, Inc. |
$100,000 |
| *Helping
Hands Housing Services |
$28,000 |
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Indiana
Wildlife Federation, Inc. |
$75,000 |
| Horses
Help Foundation |
$65,000 |
|
*IU
School of Informatics at IUPUI |
$115,000 |
| Junior
Achievement of Arizona, Inc. |
$42,000 |
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*Local
Initiatives Support Corporation |
$75,000 |
| Native
Seeds/SEARCH |
$150,000 |
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*Metropolitan
School District of Warren Township |
$90,000 |
| *New
Dawn Livestock Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc. |
$9,000 |
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Oasis
Christian Community Development Corporation |
$135,000 |
| New
Life Center |
$150,000 |
|
Philharmonic
Orchestra of Indianapolis |
$60,000 |
| Power
Paws Assistance Dogs, Inc. |
$25,000 |
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*St.
Vincent Hospital Foundation |
$100,000 |
| Rosie's
House: A Music Academy for Children |
$43,000 |
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Save
the Youth, Inc. |
$50,000 |
| Southwest
Autism Research and Resource Center |
$50,000 |
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*Step-Up,
Inc. |
$55,000 |
| Stepping
Stones of Hope |
$30,000 |
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United
Negro College Fund, Inc. |
$65,000 |
| *Sun
Valley Animal Shelter |
$200,000 |
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United
Way of Central Indiana |
$50,000 |
| *TCH-The
Centers for Habilitation |
$250,000 |
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| Tumbleweed
Center for Youth Development |
$109,000 |
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Whispering Hope Ranch Foundation |
$100,000 |
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Total Arizona |
$2,605,000 |
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Total
Indiana |
$1,877,500 |
*Denotes first-time grant recipient
Third
Round Preliminary Applications are Due May 4
Copyright
2007, The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
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