Grants

Year 2010

Early Childhood Development $125,000

Association for Children of New Jersey

Contact Name
Cecilia Zalkind, Executive Director
Amount
$50,000
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

Reading at grade level by grade 3 is a clear marker for later academic success. Children who participate in high quality preschool programs are more likely to read at grade level by grade 3 when there is alignment between the pedagogy, curriculum and parent engagement practices in preschool and the early elementary years. Our grant supports ACNJ’s work with three New Jersey school districts to align these key components

Center for Children and Childhood Studies – Rutgers University

Contact Name
Angela Connor, Program Coordinator
Amount
$70,000
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2010
Location
Camden, NJ

The Center for Children and Childhood Studies at Rutgers University’s Camden Campus works to connect the academic resources of the university to the real-life needs of the city’s children and parents. Our grant supports the Center’s professional development programs for early childhood teachers.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families for the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative

Contact Name
Stephanie McGencey, Executive Director
Amount
$5,000
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2010
Location
Washington, DC

The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative is an affiliation of foundations and corporate giving programs that have substantial grantmaking interest in early childhood care and education. The organization provides opportunities for information sharing, networking and strategic grantmaking. Our grant provides operating support.

Environmental Protection $40,000

Branch Brook Park Alliance

Contact Name
James Lecky, Executive Director
Amount
$20,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

Since 1999 the Branch Brook Park Alliance has worked to restore this Olmstead designed park and make it more accessible to Newark residents. Schumann support will help the organization establish an urban farm at the southern end of the park to grow fresh produce that will be marketed to area residents, restaurants and schools.

Greater Newark Conservancy

Contact Name
Robin Dougherty, Executive Director
Amount
$20,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

The Greater Newark Conservancy works with Newark schools,community organizations and neighborhood beautification groups to improve Newark’s environment and engage students in environmental education. Our grant supports GNC’s education programs.

Essex County $170,000

Community Food Bank of New Jersey

Contact Name
Kathleen DiChiara,Executive Director
Amount
$35,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2010
Location
Hillside, NJ

The Schumann Fund’s grant to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey supports the Kids Division which provides food, clothing, school supplies and books to children from low-income families.

Link Community School

Contact Name
Maria Pilar Paradiso, Head of School
Amount
$20,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

Our grant provides operating support to Link Community School, an independent high-performing middle school for 130 Newark seventh and eighth graders. Almost every Link student increases his or her standardized test scores by an average of two grade levels each year.

Newark Emergency Services for Families

Contact Name
Damyn Kelly, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

Newark Emergency Services for Families is one of Essex County’s most comprehensive social services agencies. Its cooperative arrangements with more than 60 local service providers make it the ?go to? place when it appears there is no other place to go. Schumann provides operating support.

Unified Vailsburg Services Organization

Contact Name
Robert M. Farley, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

Unified Vailsburg Services Organization offers social services, preschool and after-school programs, senior citizens services and housing rehabilitation and development services to area residents in Newark’s West Ward. Our grant provides operating support.

Youth Development Clinic

Contact Name
Dr. Patricia Connors, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

The Youth Development Clinic’s cadre of diverse behavioral health practitioners offer wide-ranging mental health supports to children, adolescents, and the professionals who work with them. Our grant provides operating support.

Public Policy $243,000

Abbott Leadership Institute – Rutgers University

Contact Name
Junius Williams, Executive Director
Amount
$35,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

The Abbott Leadership Institute trains parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school change in New Jersey’s urban communities. Our grant provides operating support.

Child Advocacy Center – Rutgers University School of Law

Contact Name
Randi Mandelbaum, Clinical Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

The Rutgers Child Advocacy Center, a clinical program of Rutgers Law School, offers legal representation, advice, and technical assistance to children, families, and professionals involved in New Jersey’s child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Our grant provides operating support.

Council of New Jersey Grantmakers

Contact Name
Nina Stack, Executive Director
Amount
$20,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Trenton, NJ

The Schumann Fund for New Jersey is supporting The Council of New Jersey Grantmakers’ Philanthropic Liaison for the City of Newark to coordinate national and local philanthropic efforts on behalf of the City.

Council of New Jersey Grantmakers

Contact Name
Nina Stack, Executive Director
Amount
$1,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Trenton, NJ

The Council of New Jersey grantmakers provides member foundations with information about effective grantmaking and facilitates collaboration on philanthropic initiatives. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families

Contact Name
Stephanie McGencey, Executive Director
Amount
$1,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Washington, DC

Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families is a network of private, corporate and family foundations that are committed to improving the lives of children and their families. The organization provides a forum for new ideas and strategies as well as opportunities for grantmakers to learn from one another. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Grantmakers for Education

Contact Name
Chris Tebben,Executive Director
Amount
$1,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Portland, OR

Grantmakers for Education is a network of private, corporate, and family foundations that share the Schumann Fund’s commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students. Our grant provides operating support.

Newark Public Schools Foundation

Amount
$25,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Newark, NJ

The Newark Public Schools Foundation is working to transform itself into a Local Education Fund for Newark that will create a shared vision of desired outcomes for children and work to implement key elements of that vision. Our grant supports that effort.

Paterson Education Fund

Contact Name
Irene Sterling, Executive Director
Amount
$35,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
Paterson, NJ

The Paterson Education Fund has worked for more than 25 years to engage the community in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools and ensure that all Paterson children achieve at high levels. The Schumann grant supports PEF’s Graduating Every Paterson Child campaign.

Public Interest Projects

Contact Name
Michelle Lord, Executive Director
Amount
$100,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2010
Location
New York, NY

Our two year grant supports Public Interest Projects’ New Jersey Communities for Public Education Reform campaign, a coordinated community organizing effort to engage parents and other community members in advocating for school change in New Jersey.

over two years
Total: $578,000