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GRANTS AWARDED — 2005

Achievement Centers For Children
Family Support programs

$20,000
American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter
Funding for the Foundations For Caregiving nurse assistant and home health aide training program

$35,000
Antaeus Dance
Summer programming

$1,000
Benjamin Rose Institute
Local event re: Conference on Aging

$1,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
School based mentoring programs for third to fifth graders

$7,000
Brookside Center of WSEM
Salary & benefits of outreach worker

$35,000
General operating support $1,000
Business Volunteers Unlimited
Underwrite scholarships for Needs Assessments & Board consultations/training for non-profits & executive coaching

$70,000
Center For Families & Children
Building on Hope capital campaign

$20,000
Chagrin Falls Park Community Center
Adult & Youth programming - total challenge grant of
$20,000 for any new or increased donations from individuals (excluding Trustees), churches or corporations; expires 12/31/2005

$20,000
Adult & youth programming $5,000
Youth programming with college bound exposure $2,500
Circle of Arts
General operating support

$3,000
Cleveland Foodbank
Cleveland Community Kitchen

$20,000
Cleveland Hearing & Speech
Instrumentation for the Audiology Department

$40,000
Cleveland Housing Network
Family support specialist

$25,000
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
24 hour services, including hospital & justice system advocacy

$20,000
Cleveland Scholarship Program
Adult Learner scholarships & counseling services

$30,000
Community Corner of WSEM
Salary/benefits for outreach worker

$31,000
Consortium of African American Organizations
Funding for cost of food and rent for nonprofit empowerment circle meetings

$6,000
General operating support
$1,000
Cornucopia
General operating support and the renovation of Lakewood Nature's Bin market

$30,000
Dress For Success Cleveland
General operating support challenge grant;
$30,000 to be in a 1:1 match for any new or increased funding from foundations, corporations and individuals (excluding Trustees); expires 12/31/06

$30,000
Domestic Violence Center
Justice system advocacy program

$25,000
E City
Whitney Young Middle School Entrepreneurship program

$12,000
El Barrio
General operating support

$47,000
Family Transitional Housing
General operating support

$50,000
Hard Hatted Women
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

$30,000
HELP Foundation
General operating support

$50,000
Interfaith Hospitality Network
General operating support

$30,000
Interfaith Hospitality Network,
fiscal agent for Urban Church Ministry Internship Program

Start-up funding for an Urban Church Ministry Program in collaboration with Pilgrim UCC, Archwood UCC and St. Paul's Community Church


$87,000
Jewish Family Service Association
Case management in the Family Violence Services program

$25,000
John A. Yankey Endowment Scholarship Fund
Endowment Scholarship Fund

$2,500
LEAP
Salary & benefits for new Technology Access Manager

$50,000
Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
After School Prevention program at St. Paul's Church

$10,000
May Dugan Center
Young Mothers Taking Care of Business Program

$20,000
Mental Health Services For Homeless Persons
Capital campaign for new facility; total challenge grant of $75,000 - $30,000 to be paid immediately and $45,000 to be paid when the campaign reaches the $4,500,000 level; expires 12/31/06

$75,000
NAMI Greater Cleveland
Multicultural Outreach Project

$18,500
Near West Theatre
Summer & fall programming

$15,500
New Life Community
General operating support

$64,000
New Life Community, fiscal agent
Summer retreat at Jesuit Retreat House for staff and alumni of New Life Community, Tranistional Housing & West Side Catholic Center

$6,000
North Coast Community Homes
Capital repair & replacement program

$35,000
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Match for Americorps Making Connections Program

$10,000
Old Brooklyn Montessori
School building renovations

$5,000
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Northeast Ohio
Vocational and Volunteering program

$15,000
Project Learn
Group School and one-on-one tutoring

$12,000
Recovery Resources
Bridge Program for vocational case management

$50,000
St. Martin de Porres High School
Building renovations for new private college preparatory school for low-income, economically disadvantaged youth

$80,000
General operating support $5,500
Scranton Road Ministries
Community Development Corporation

Youth Step Program challenge grant; $30,000 to be in a 1:1 match for any new or increased funding from foundations, corporations, churches and individuals (excluding Trustees); expires 12/31/06


$35,000
Senior Citizens Resources
General operating support

$30,000
Shaker Family Center
Funding for Road to Reading, a family literacy program

$15,000
Shorebank Enterprise Group
Workforce Solutions Program

$35,000
Towards Employment
Programming related to the acquisition of Cleveland Works

$30,000
Transitional Housing
General operating support

$40,000
UCC Wider Church Ministries
Hope Shall Bloom UCC Hurricane Katrina Recovery Fund

$49,000
University Settlement
Transitional Housing Program

$20,000
WECO Fund
Start-up funding for new Certified Financial Planning Program

$30,000
West Side Catholic Center
Salary/benefits for outreach worker

$30,000
West Side Community House
Second Century Capital Campaign to build a new facility

$30,000
West Side Ecumenical Ministry
General operating support

$6,500
Fundraising consultant for one year; funds to be disbursed when copy of a signed contract is provided $62,000
Youth Challenge
Funding for sponsorships of 15 children with physical disabilities in a year of sports and recreational activities

$18,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
General operating support

$30,000
TOTAL AWARDED 2005: $1,744,500


Deaconess Community Foundation
7575 Northcliff Avenue, Suite 203 • Brooklyn, OH 44144
Phone: (216) 741-4077 • Fax: (216) 741-6042  • Email: info@deacomfdn.org