FALL 2005 GRANTS

Agricultural Resources Center- Raleigh , NC 5,000.00

ARC advocates for alternatives to toxic pesticides in NC by empowering people to make sound decisions about their health and environment.

Atlanta WAND- Atlanta, GA 5,000.00

To empower women to act politically, to reduce militarism and violence and to redirect excessive military spending towards unmet human and environmental needs.

Georgia Innocence Project- Atlanta , GA 5,000.00

To free the wrongly accused through DNA testing, to advance practices that minimize the chances of repeat cases and to educate the public that wrongful convictions are not rate events.

Georgia Stand Up- Atlanta , GA 5,000.00

To promote economic justice, worker rights and sustainable development strategies through cutting-edge investigative research, policy education and grassroots advocacy.

N.C Poultry Growers Association- Cameron , NC 3,500.00

To improve the lives and well being of North Carolina contract poultry farmers by advocating for fair contracts and just treatments as well as explore opportunities for benefits that help improve the farmers bottom line.

No. Georgia Gay Straight Alliance- Dahlonega , GA 3,500.00

To create a campus culture that is free from harassment and discrimination for all students, faculty and staff regardless of sexual orientation and to educate the campus community to recognize the value of LGBTQ cultures.

Safe Schools NC- Chapel Hill , NC 4,500.00

To organize LGBTQ youth and fight harassment in schools and community institutions.

SE Regional Chapter of TDU- Woodstock, GA 3,000.00

To give Teamster members in Georgia and the Carolinas the tools needed to fight for justice on the job and for democracy in their local unions through leadership development, education and organizing programs and legal actions.

S.C. Equality Foundation- Columbia , SC 2,500.00

To secure civil and human rights for LGBTQ South Carolinians .

SPRING 2005 GRANTS

Common Sense Foundation- Raleigh , NC $2490

Project support to assist in implementing an annual one-day seminar on legislative and media strategies designed especially for grassroots leaders and concerned citizens. The Common Sense Foundation is a NC non partisan public policy organization.

Economic Justice Coalition- Athens , GA $4000

General support for community education program, advancing fundraising capabilities, and increasing efficiency of office management and record keeping. Economic Justice Coalition advocates for living wages, health benefits, fair working conditions, and the rights of workers to organize and participate in government decision making.

Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee- Dahlonega , GA $5000

General support to efficiently operate the office, to support Tribal members as well as mission to respond to the BIA pertaining to Federal recognition project. Goals include publishing of newsletters, improve maintenance of Tribal records, and to make necessary travel to support efforts.

Grassroots Empowerment Alliance of Rome- Rome , GA $4000

Partial general, partial project support to support an economic empowerment initiative in South Rome , which will seek to increase residents' access to employment services and resources, create self-help initiatives and home based businesses, and gain employment.

Health Students Taking Action Together- Atlanta , GA $3500

General support for operating expenses for July 05-June 06 to help expand HealthSTAT's leadership development through the Summer Internship program. HealthSTAT creates a statewide community of health professional students and engages them in education, activism and service.

Housing for New Hope Alumni- Durham , NC $1800

Start up costs for project that allows alumni of organization to help themselves and reach out to those who are homeless and those seeking recovery. Project geared towards building a strong base for organization to be more active in the community, to legalize status and to raise money to support outreach.

In The Life- Atlanta , GA $2000

General support to assist with expansion of program offerings for 2005, to provide training for board and staff and to cover basic operating expenses. ITLA serves the needs of LGBT people of African decent. Through education, advocacy and coalition building programs, ITLA fosters unity, pride, empowerment and positive visibility resulting in a strong community voice.

NC Latino Coalition- Durham , NC $3500

General support in order to continue putting together the building blocks if a participatory statewide coalition of grassroots Latino organizations that can give a voice and an organizing outlet to grassroots Latinos.

Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation - Mebane , NC $2500

General support to enable Tribe to continue to prepare the tribal property in order to effectively utilize the property for its economic development project. The organizations council works to improve the economic, social, educational and cultural well being of tribal members.

People of Hope- Athens , GA $2000

General support for project that provides a resident controlled and secure mobile home neighborhood for 40 multicultural families. Park will have a community center to facilitate the continuation of leadership, credit counseling, computer and language classes. This park will help to improve our economic situation and will continue to provide a different affordable housing solution for generations to come.

SURGE- Chapel Hill , NC $3500

Project support for NC Progressive Documentary Project, a Progressive Music Tour and a Bike Tour along with other outreach projects including, summits, trainings and conferences. SURGE is a student led, non violent network working to achieve political, social, economic and environmental justice through collective education and action.

West End Revitalization Association- Mebane , NC $3500

General support to foster the design and implementation of two national community-based grassroots models: “Collaborative Problem-Solving Project” and “Leadership and Enhanced Assistance Program”. WERA improves the quality of life of low income minority homeowners and residents who are denied basic amenities by providing grassroots leadership training, economic, social, legislative and legal action and empowering residents to address discrimination issues.

Within Reach - Greenville , SC $3000

Project support for project designed to build upon a recent increase in community development by youth, by engaging their parents/caregivers to not only support the youth, but also to participate themselves in community development.

2004-2005 DONOR ADVISED GRANTS LISTING

Alternate ROOTS $5000

Atlanta Jobs With Justice, Atlanta , GA $3000

Capital View Garden Club, Atlanta , GA $2000

Carolina Center for Public Service, Chapel Hill , NC $1500

CEDEPCA, Tucker, GA $400

Center for Constitutional Rights, NY , NY $5000

Center for Community Action, Lumberton , NC $2000

Community Alliance of Metropolitan Parkway , Atlanta GA $2500

Dispute Settlement Center of Orange County , Chapel Hill , NC $7000

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Chicago, IL $3000

Friends Committee on National Legislation, Washington , DC $1000

Fun For A Day, Atlanta , GA $2500

Fund for Southern Communities, Decatur , GA (Hurricane Relief) $6000

Georgia Citizens Coalition on Hunger, Atlanta , GA $1000

Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Greensboro , NC $6000

International Labor Rights Fund, Washington , DC $2000

Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, NY NY $2000

Latinos for Education and Justice Organizing, Calhoun , GA $2500

Latinos United of Carroll County , Carrollton , GA $3000

Maryknoll Mission Association for the Faithful, Maryknoll , NY $1000

National Farm Worker Ministry, St. Louis , MO $2000

NC Anti Racist Organizers Network, Greensboro , NC $5000

The Open Door Community, Atlanta , GA $2000

Perkerson Neighborhood Association, Atlanta , GA $2500

SHARE Foundation, SF, CA $5000

Southern Neighborhood Network, DBA IDEAS Decatur , GA $46,000

Southside Industrial Park Jobs Project, Atlanta , GA $2500

Thomasville Senior Citizens Club, Atlanta , GA $2500

United for a Fair Economy, Boston , MA $2000

US Labor Education in the Americas Project, Chicago , IL $3000

WRFG Radio, Atlanta , GA $1000

Women's Action for New Direction, Arlington , MA $4000

Youth Creating Change, Durham , NC $1000

SOUTHERN FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE

Thanks to the extension of the Ford Foundation grant to the Southern Funders Collaborative (Appalachian Community Fund, The Fund for Southern Communities and The Southern Partners Fund), ten organizations were awarded its fourth year of capacity building grants. Ten organizations received grants ranging from $15,000 to $25,000.

Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment, Greenville , SC $23,000

Center for Community Action, Lumberton , NC $25,000

Citizens for Quality Education, Lexington , MS $25,000

Community Farm Alliance , Frankfort , KY $23,000

Concerned Citizens for a Better Tunica County , Tunica, MS $22,000

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center , San Antonio , TX $20,000

LaMujer Obrera, El Paso, TX $25,000

Solutions to Issues of Concern to Knoxvillians, Knoxville , TN $20,000

Southerners On New Ground, Durham , NC $22,000

Tennesseans for Fair Taxation, Knoxville , TN $15,000