Grants

Year 2014

Early Childhood Development $164,975

Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids (BRICK)

Contact Name
Dominique Lee, Executive Director
Amount
$40,000
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

BRICK Newark’s founders have taken on the challenge of transforming two of Newark’s worst performing schools into safe, nurturing academically challenging environments for students. Our grant supports the development of high quality early childhood programs at the schools.

Montclair Early Childhood Corporation, Montclair Community Pre-K

Contact Name
Stephanie Fitzgerald, Executive Director
Amount
$24,975
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2014
Location
Montclair, NJ

Schumann support enables the Montclair Community Pre-K to contract with the National Institute for Early Education Research to comparing student outcomes for those who attended the Pre-K with those who did not.

Programs for Parents

Amount
$100,000
Category
Early Childhood Development
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

As part of a collective impact place-based strategy, the Schumann Fund joined four other foundations to improve early childhood services for children aged birth to 3 in Newark. Our grant to Programs for Parents, Essex County’s resource and referral agency, will enable the agency to provide training and certification for Early Head Start teachers, encouraging them to earn New Jersey’s Infant/Toddler Credential.

Environmental Protection $70,000

Camden City Garden Club – Camden Children’s Garden

Contact Name
Michael Devlin, Executive Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2014
Location
Camden, NJ

The Camden City Garden Club responds to the needs of Camden children and families by providing environmental education, recreation, job training, and healthy food to Camden residents. Schumann provides support for the Camden Children’s Garden, a four-acre education and recreation oasis on the Camden waterfront.

Greater Newark Conservancy

Contact Name
Robin Dougherty, Executive Director
Amount
$20,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Since 1987, the Greater Newark Conservancy has worked to improve the quality of life in Newark and surrounding Essex County towns by promoting environmental stewardship of and by the community. The Schumann grant supports the Conservancy’s education programs.

New Jersey Work Environment Council

Contact Name
Rick Engler, Executive Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Environmental Protection
Year
2014
Location
Trenton, NJ

The New Jersey Work Environment Council is an alliance of community, environmental, and worker organizations whose goal is to improve the environment and ensure that workplaces are safe for the people who work in them and for families who live nearby. Our grant supports NJWEC’s Healthy Schools Now initiative, providing technical assistance and training to parents, teachers, and other school staff on a range of health and safety concerns at their schools.

Essex County $215,000

Building Responsible Intelligent Creative Kids (BRICK) South Ward Children’s Alliance

Amount
$25,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Schumann’s grant supports B.R.I.C.K’s efforts to establish the South Ward Children’s Alliance, providing start-up funding for this coalition of community organizations, charter and district schools. The Alliance will be a hub of high-quality social services for children and families in Newark’s South Ward.

Kids Corporation

Contact Name
Michaela Murray-Nolan, Executive Director
Amount
$20,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Kids Corporation’s Educational Service provides academic and material resources to afterschool and summer programs in community-based programs in Newark. The Schumann grant supports these efforts.

Rutgers University – School of Criminal Justice

Amount
$25,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Schumann Fund grant to the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice funds social support services for high-risk individuals who agree to participate in the Newark Violence Reduction Initiative – an innovative strategy designed to address drug markets and street violence in the city.

The North Ward Center

Contact Name
Adrienne Davis, Executive Director
Amount
$40,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

This long-standing institution offers high-quality educational, recreation, and social services to the Newark community. Our grant provides operating support.

The Salvation Army – Newark Area Services

Amount
$20,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Schumann support goes to The Salvation Army’s Grand Family Success Center in Newark that offers social services and support to grandparents raising their grandchildren.

Unified Vailsburg Services Organization

Contact Name
Robert M. Farley, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Unified Vailsburg Services Organization’s programs serve more than 1,000 Newark citizens from infants to senior citizens every day. Preschool, afterschool programs, senior services, housing development, and community organizing are among the myriad programs offered by this agency. The Schumann Fund provides operating support

Youth Development Clinic

Contact Name
Dr. Patricia Connors, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Youth Development Clinic offers high-quality behavioral health services to Essex County’s families and children. Using a skilled, diverse cadre of behavioral health specialists, YDC brings their services to neighborhoods where families live and where children attend school. The Schumann Fund provides operating support.

Public Policy $388,450

Abbott Leadership Institute – Rutgers University

Contact Name
Junius Williams, Executive Director
Amount
$45,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Abbott Leadership Institute was created in 2002 to train parents and community activists to be effective advocates for school improvement in Newark. The Schumann grant provides general support for the Institute’s parent training, youth organizing and community engagement efforts.

Center for Popular Democracy – New Jersey Communities United

Amount
$25,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Schumann grant to the Center for Popular Democracy supports New Jersey Communities United’s efforts to improve the quality of family child care by organizing family child care workers with the goal of improving training and compensation.

Child Advocacy Center – Rutgers University School of Law

Contact Name
Randi Mandelbaum, Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Rutgers Child Advocacy Center has a twofold mission: 1) to serve the needs of children who are at risk and living in poverty in Newark and surrounding areas; and 2) to educate law students to be thoughtful, highly-skilled practitioners in the area of family law. The Schumann Fund supports the Center’s work with youth transitioning out of foster care.

Council of New Jersey Grantmakers

Contact Name
Nina Stack, Executive Director
Amount
$1,950
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Trenton, NJ

The Schumann grant to the Council of New Jersey Grantmakers provides general support to enable the Council to expand its program offerings and extend its capacity to strengthen philanthropy in New Jersey.

Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children of Essex

Contact Name
Karen Burns, Executive Director
Amount
$30,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

CASA for Children of Essex is the project manager for the Essex County Model Court’s Disproportionality Reduction Initiative, an effort to reduce the disproportionate representation of children of color in Essex County’s child welfare system. Our grant supports Undoing Racism immersion training for model court participants and follow up technical assistance for the effort.

Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families

Contact Name
Ronald White, Executive Director
Amount
$500
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Silver Spring, MD

Our grant supports this network of grantmakers who share the Schumann Fund’s interest in children, youth, and families.

Grantmakers for Education

Contact Name
Ana Tilton, Executive Director
Amount
$500
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Portland, OR

The Schumann grant to Grantmakers for Education supports this network of grantmakers who share our commitment to improving educational outcomes for all students.

New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund

Amount
$30,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

This year New Jersey earned the dubious distinction of having the highest foreclosure rate in the nation – an indication of the economic distress of thousands of New Jerseyans. Our grant to the New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund supports their comprehensive financial empowerment and asset preservation programs for low- and moderate-income families residing in Essex County.

New Jersey Public Radio

Amount
$30,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
New York, NY

Coverage of New Jersey state and local issues has diminished as the state’s print media have shrunk their staff, eliminated beats, and come to rely more heavily on news services. The Schumann grant to New Jersey Public Radio supports their expanded coverage of New Jersey issues.

Newark Public Radio (WBGO)

Contact Name
Amy Niles, Acting President and CEO
Amount
$30,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Schumann Fund supports this public radio station’s investigative news coverage of New Jersey issues.

Newark Trust for Education

Contact Name
Ross Danis, Executive Director
Amount
$25,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

The Newark Trust for Education was created by local foundations and community leaders to develop, coordinate, and sustain efforts to improve public education and student outcomes in Newark. Our grant provides operating support.

Newark Trust for Education

Contact Name
Ross Danis, Executive Director
Amount
$50,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Newark, NJ

Funders investing in Newark Public Schools agreed to create a pooled fund to help the Newark school district and its partners start new district secondary schools to address the needs and interests of urban students and prepare them for college, citizenship, and careers. Our grant supports the pooled fund and the resultant 11 new or redesigned secondary schools in Newark.

Paterson Education Fund

Contact Name
Rosie Grant, Executive Director
Amount
$50,000
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Paterson, NJ

The Paterson Education Fund works to improve student outcomes in Paterson by engaging parents and community leaders in efforts to improve Paterson Public Schools. Our grant supports the Fund’s Graduating Every Paterson Child initiative.

YMCA of Montclair

Amount
$15,500
Category
Public Policy
Year
2014
Location
Montclair, NJ

The Schumann Fund grant to the Montclair YMCA enables them to work in concert with the Anti-Racist Alliance of North Jersey to convene an “Undoing Racism” workshop for community leaders and educators in Montclair.

Total: $838,425