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Helping today grantmaking…Education
Your Erie Community Foundation recently recognized 31 local education organizations, who received over $250,000 in grant money.
Like quality of life, human service and health grants, education grants are made from The Foundation’s unrestricted grant making. That is, when a donor establishes an endowment with no restriction other than that The Foundation’s board of trustees make informed and tough choices when awarding grants through The Foundation’s competitive grant process. Grants normally range from $5,000 to $15,000, with flexibility to make exceptions for larger projects and community approved capital campaigns.
EDUCATION GRANTS 2008
1. Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System (ACES) - PA Business Week in Corry & Ft. LeBoeuf High Schools - $5,000 award
2. ArtsErie - Union City Community Art Project Collaborative - $10,000 award
3. Awareness Ministries/Safe-Haven - Youth & Childcare Center Renovations - $5,000 award
4. Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies - Simulator Project - $10,000 award
5. Books for Kids - Wayne School Reading Project Collaborative - $10,000 award
6. Camp Notre Dame - Summer Camp Scholarships - $5,000 award
7. Caring for Children - Preschool Room Expansion - $7,000 award
8. C.H.A.M.P.S. - Community Partners - $10,000 award
9. Community Country Day School - Weekend Retreat & Cafeteria Flooring - $8,500 award
10. Early Connections Inc. - Rural Family Economic Success - $15,000 award
11. Educational Advocacy for the Inclusion of Youth - Equipment & Supplies for Disability Education - $4,400 award
12. Erie Homes for Children & Adults - Project First Step - Doula Services - $10,000 award
13. ErieKids Inc. - High Definition Video/Audio Equipment - $10,000 award
14. ExpERIEnce Children's Museum - Interactive Science Classes - $8,000 award
15. Foundation for Free Enterprise Education - PA Free Enterprise Week 2009 - $5,000 award
16. Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra - Arts in Education for Erie School Children - $8,000 award
17. Hispanic American Council - Classroom Furniture – $12,730 award
18. Hooked on Books - Hooked on Families Project - $950 award
19. Junior Achievement of Western PA Inc. - Financial Literacy for Erie & Wattsburg Students
20. National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. - Afterschool Programs - $5,000 award
21. & 22. Ophelia Project - Cyberbulling Project (Phase II) - $2,000 award; Relationships are Pathways to Success - $2,500 award
23. PA Council on Economic Education - Stock Market Game in Erie County Schools - $5,000 award
24. Perseus House - Vehicle Purchase for Residential Programs - $9,000 award
25. & 26. Regional Science Consortium at TREC - Presque Isle Coyote Documentary Film & Education - $5,000 award; Storage for Natural History Museum - $3,000 award
27. Rice Avenue Community Public Library - Storage Expansion - $2,000 award
28. Royal Family Kids Camp - Camp Scholarship for Foster Youths - $8,500 award
29. Union City Family Center - Faility Renovations - $8,918 award
30. Urban Erie Community Development Corp. - Walking in Black History Project - $7,500 award
31. YMCA (Glenwood Branch) - Early Learning Center - $10,000 award
EMERGENCY GRANTS
1. Erie Center on Health & Aging - HVAC Repair - $17,031 award
2. Erie County Historical Society & Museums - Fire Fighters Museum Collection Documenting - $15,000 award
3. JFK Center - Telephone System Replacement - $9,166
Total Grants Awarded - $259,145
NEIGHBORHOOD MINI GRANTS:
A selection committee of individuals experienced with education initiatives was assembled. The members were:
The Erie Community Foundation
Link to Learning Mini-grant Final Report
Final December 2008
A selection committee of individuals experienced with education was put together. Committee members were:
Molly T. Bean
Cheryl Dix
Michelee Curtze
Michael Simmons
Michael Batchelor
Shiloh Turner
David González
A total of 120 education mini-grants were received from 27 schools. A total of 77 did not meet the funding criteria. Criteria for mini-grants is as follows:
• Proposal is well written, organized and understandable.
• Proposal includes a “hands-on”, creative learning project in a subject area.
• Proposal is directly related to existing curriculum.
• Project provides a way to measure academic improvement (i.e., outcomes).
• Project budget is realistic and the funding requested is appropriate.
| Barber National Institute/Elizabeth Lee Black School | 1 | $468.00 |
| Corry Elementary | 1 | $400.00 |
| Edison Elementary School | 1 | $500.00 |
| Erie Family Center | 1 | $422.00 |
| Flagship Transition School | 1 | $500.00 |
| Fort LeBoeuf Middle School | 2 | $745.25 |
| Glenwood Elementary | 2 | $850.00 |
| Irving Elementary School | 1 | $500.00 |
| J.W. Parker Middle School | 2 | $716.50 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 3 | $1,422.23 |
| Leadership Christian Academy | 4 | $1,945.32 |
| McDowell Intermediate High School | 1 | $455.40 |
| McKean Elementary School | 1 | $236.50 |
| Mill Village Elementary School | 1 | $442.54 |
| North East Preschool | 1 | $480.00 |
| Penn State Behrend Early Learning Center | 1 | $500.00 |
| Pfeiffer Burleigh Elementary | 1 | $500.00 |
| Ridgefield Elementary School | 1 | $500.00 |
| South Hills Child Development Center | 4 | $2,000.00 |
| St. Gregory's Catholic School | 2 | $1,000.00 |
| St. Luke School | 1 | $500.00 |
| St. Paul's Child Development Center | 1 | $496.87 |
| St. Stephen's Nursery School | 1 | $500.00 |
| Villa Maria Academy | 1 | $500.00 |
| Waterford Elementary | 2 | $827.30 |
| Wattsburg Area Elementary Center | 2 | $997.66 |
| Wayne School | 3 | $1,450.00 |
TOTAL AWARDED - 43 - $19,855.57