Dyson Foundation Board Approves New Grants - June 2010
At its most recent meeting in June, 2010, the Foundation’s Board of Directors approved over $1,400,000 in new grants to 21 different organizations. Major grants included:
AIDS Council of Northeastern New York
Albany, NY
Grant Amount: $60,000
Project Term: September 2010 – August 2012
Toward outreach to help establish intensive case management services for Columbia and Greene Counties.
Center for Governmental Research
Rochester, NY
Grant Amount: $170,000
Project Term: July 2010 – June 2015
Towards the research and development of a set of community indicators and a community profile website for Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties.
Newburgh Performing Arts Academy
Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $75,000
Project Term: September 2010 – June 2011
Towards The After-school Project (TAP) for Newburgh youth.
Child Care Council of Dutchess
Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $75,000
Project Term: July 2010 – June 2011
Towards the development of a Child Care Tuition Scholarship Program for families in Dutchess County.
Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows
Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $225,000
Project Term: July 2010 – June 2013
Towards the cost of a staff position that will be shared between GET and three other nonprofit organizations, as part of the Foundation's Strategic Restructuring Initiative.
Gateway to Entrepreneurial Tomorrows
Newburgh, NY
Grant Amount: $100,000
Project Term: July 2010 – June 2011
For general operating support.
Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley
Poughkeepsie, NY
Grant Amount: $338,000
Project Term: July 2010 – December 2011
Towards an information technology infrastructure project, to include implementing electronic health records.
