Engineering is Elementary,
Museum of Science

Grant Recipients

American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation
$15,000

To advance the safety, health and environmental professions through education, and ultimately bring educated safety professionals into the field.

B.E.L.L. Foundation
$150,000 over two years
(first-year installment)
To support the BOYS of BELL program, which features academic support, mentoring and cultural enrichment to build reading, writing and math skills as well as self-esteem, social skills and leadership abilities.

Bay Cove Human Services
$50,000 over two years
(first-year installment)
To support Bay Cove Academy, a special-education high school that provides education, therapy and career development resources for metro-Boston students with emotional/learning disabilities.

Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston
$25,000

To sustain the Victory Generation After-School Program sites, which work to improve academic performance, enhance self-discipline and maximize their potential by providing after-school services for children ages 5–14 living in Boston’s low-income neighborhoods.

Boston Chapter of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
$7,500

To serve students with visual, learning and other disabilities by providing audio books, digital playback equipment and training at five public schools in Boston.

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
$15,000

To support the mission of The Oak Street Youth Center, which is to build young people’s social, academic and emotional skills through leadership, mentoring, enrichment, academics and recreation.

Brockton Educational Foundation
$7,500

To expand the Girls Mentoring Club, which matches seventh grade girls with mentors from Massasoit Community College.

Carroll Center for the Blind
$5,000

To serve the needs of blind and visually impaired persons by providing rehabilitation, skills training and educational opportunities.

Labouré Center
$9,145

To support Youth Tutoring Youth, which provides free, quality after-school services and intensive academic support for low-income and low-opportunity South Boston families.

Children’s Museum of Portsmouth
$100,000 over two years
(second-year installment)
To offer 19 hands-on exhibits that explore music, art, math and science, and to present school and community outreach programs.

City on a Hill Charter Public School
$15,000

To graduate responsible, resourceful and respectful citizens prepared to advance
community, culture and commerce and compete in the 21st century.

Clarke School for the Deaf
$5,000

To support Clarke School East Early Childhood and Early Intervention Services, which teaches deaf children to listen and speak so they may thrive among their hearing peers. One-on-one therapy combined with a vibrant preschool classroom experience and the latest in hearing technology such as hearing aids or cochlear implants help children learn how to listen and speak for themselves.

Developmental Evaluation and Adjustment Facilities
$15,000

To help Project HOPE continue to expand health outreach, prevention and education, case management, and peer support services for a range of public health issues.

English for New Bostonians
$20,000 over two years
(first-year installment)
To increase access to English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services through financial and technical support for established and emerging community-, labor- and faith-based ESOL program providers.

Family Service Association of Greater Fall River
$12,500

To support Big Friends Little Friends, a community mentoring program whose mission is to positively impact the lives of children by matching children with adult mentors to build literacy, increase confidence and improve familial relationships.

Generation Excel
$20,000

To provide a safe haven for at-risk youth to learn and develop into successful contributors to the community through participation in academic, artistic and recreational activities.

Greenwood Shalom Outreach Community
$10,000

To support Greenwood’s after-school program that works with children, parents and young adults to guide them in achieving their potential.

John Andrew Mazie Memorial Foundation
$3,000

To support the Foundation’s Mentoring Program, which helps Framingham High School students identified as needing an adult guide to achieve their full potential in school and beyond.

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
$25,000

To sustain the Kennedy Library’s free bus program to increase the participation of disadvantaged youth in the library’s education programs.

Julie’s Family Learning Program
$10,000

To provide family support and an educational program committed to developing strong, healthy families.

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin
$7,000

To provide economic education programs for over 9,550 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts
$35,000

To develop 70 Junior Achievement (JA) elementary-level programs in Greater Boston, enabling JA to serve over 9,500 students.

Junior Achievement of New Hampshire
$14,500

To provide students in kindergarten through 12th grade with programs that integrate quality economic education materials with real-life experiences of volunteers to make education and economics relevant.

Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts
$5,000

To support the Workforce Development Campaign, which provides students with the necessary skills to enter the local workforce.

Lawrence Partners in Education
$10,000

To provide one-on-one mentoring to help students in Lawrence pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests.

Museum of African American History
$500,000 over five years
(fourth-year installment)
To preserve the African Meeting House and support the museum’s mission to preserve, conserve and accurately interpret the contributions of African Americans in New England from the colonial period through the 19th century.

Museum of Science—Boston
$1,000,000 over five years
(second-year installment)
To create resources that help teachers make connections between science, engineering and mathematics in their classrooms and in the museum.

National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
$7,500

To provide entrepreneurship education programs for young people from low-income communities so that every young person may find a pathway to prosperity.

New England Aquarium
$150,000 over three years
(third-year installment)
To serve visitors in the areas of marine education, research and conservation while expanding and enhancing the aquarium visitor experience.

Northeastern University
$200,000 over five years
(third-year installment)
To provide research support for faculty in the College of Business Administration and the
College of Computer and Information Science.

Notre Dame Education Center
$10,000

To underwrite the High School Diploma Program, which serves young people ages 16–21 who have dropped out of high school.

SouthCoast Mentoring Initiative for Learning, Education and Service
$12,500

To help at-risk children reach their personal and educational potential through a large-scale one-on-one mentoring program.

Stonehill College
$100,000 over three years
(third-year installment)
To support the development of Stonehill’s new Science Center, which will become the largest academic building on campus and will play an important role in the life of the college and surrounding communities.

Tenacity
$25,000

To support literacy activities that benefit at-risk youth in Boston during the school year (After School Excellence Program) and in the summer (Summer Tennis & Reading Program).

The Children’s Museum
$500,000 over five years
(fifth-year installment)
To sustain the expansion project of the Fort Point Channel: Campaign for Children’s Wharf and support the museum’s mission to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live.

The Home for Little Wanderers
$7,500

To enhance students’ ability to transition successfully to college and adulthood by providing young women with the opportunity to live on the Pine Manor College campus for one year while receiving a college preparatory education and wraparound support.

The Parent-Child Home Program
$7,500

For early childhood literacy and school readiness, the program successfully strengthens families and prepares children for academic success through intensive home visits.

The Posse Foundation
$10,000

To identify, recruit, train and support student leaders from public high schools who attend top-tier universities nationwide as a group, i.e. posse.

Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges
$10,000

To promote independent higher education in Wisconsin through innovative partnerships with educational, business, philanthropic and civic organizations.