2008 Annual Report
for the Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation
Children & Youth - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.
To help support the expansion of TE's capacity to empower youth and adults as positive change agents through neighborhood-based youth-driven efforts
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Center for Youth Services, Inc.
To help support the Alternative to Suspension Program at Elementary Schools No. 45, No. 2, No. 12, and wrap-around Preventive Education Services at schools No. 2, No. 12
  $250,000   $250,000   $0
Children's Institute, Inc.
To support the Early Childhood Education Quality Council's Child Care Technician Training Program.
  $12,650   $12,650   $0
City of Rochester, Pathways to Peace
To recruit and train "Slater's Raiders for Peace," a group of adult and at-risk young adult black men to become more engaged and involved in community development and safety
  $60,000   $60,000   $0
Community Place of Greater Rochester, Inc.
To help support a project which will provide information about levels and types of risk factors and protective factors for youth living and going to school in the City of Rochester
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Equicenter Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Genesee Country Museum
To help support The History Bus, Focused Field Studies, Museum Education , and Summer Sampler & Earth Camp Scholarships for economically disadvantaged RCSD students
  $151,125   $151,125   $0
Genesee Country Museum
To support the Youth for Focused Field Studies Program at the museum for Case Middle School students
  $996   $996   $0
Harvard Law School
To the current use financial aid fund for a scholarship in honor of the memory of Sydney R. Rubin, class of 1942
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Hope for Kids
To provide therapeutic interventions for juveniles who are respondents in the Juvenile Drug Treatment Court of Monroe County Family Court
  $98,607   $98,607   $0
Landmark Society of Western New York
To support the Walk the Walk: Encounters with Rochester's African-American Ancestors program for elementary and secondary school students to learn about Rochester's African-American history
  $11,000   $11,000   $0
Mary Cariola Children's Center
To support a new respite home, which will provide support and a break for families that are caring for children with significant behavioral disorders at home
  $100,000   $0   $100,000
Monroe Community College Foundation
Payment of a 2007 commitment
To help support the construction of the PAC Center at MCC
  $0   $175,000   $0
Monroe Community College Foundation
To support the Greater Rochester Early Educators' Network (G.R.E.E.N.), which will promote professional development and be a resource for all early childhood educators in the ECE community
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
North East Area Development, Inc.
To support the Servant Leader Training and Development project for the Freedom School After-School Program
  $30,300   $30,300   $0
Penn Yan Area Council of Churches Community Action Program, Inc.
To support the Back Pack Program, which will provide needy children with nutritious food to reduce hunger over the weekend
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Pirate Toy Fund
To help support "Meeting the Needs of Adolescents," a project to provide age-appropriate toys for adolescents and to support the School #45 holiday program
  $7,000   $7,000   $0
Planned Parenthood of the Rochester Syracuse Region, Inc.
To support the "In Control" program, a program preparing kids for college, access to reproductive healthcare and family planning services
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Rochester Community TV Inc.
To help support the "Songs of Freedom" project, an educational project to introduce young people to the history, meaning, significance, and legacy of the Underground Railroad
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Seneca Park Zoo Society
To support the Butterfly Beltway Program and the Butterfly Experience Exhibit located at the Zoo
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
South Jefferson Central School District
To the annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $2,000   $2,000   $0
South Jefferson Central School District
Annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $3,000   $3,000   $0
Susan B. Anthony House, Inc.
To support "Inspiration Express" and expand it with the development of "Inspiration Express--Neighborhood Connections"
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Watertown City School District
To the annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $2,000   $2,000   $0
Watertown City School District
Annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $3,000   $3,000   $0
Children & Youth Totals:   $967,678   $1,042,678   $100,000
Community Development - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
To help support the Rochester Community Development Collaborative (RCDC)
  $85,000   $85,000   $0
Keuka Housing Council, Inc.
To match a grant from the NYS Affordable Housing Corporation to assist low-income homeowners with repairs they cannot afford
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Lifetime Assistance, Inc.
To help LAICO Industries & Services expand Classified Shredding Services, a program which provides employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities
  $75,000   $75,000   $0
Partners in Community Development Inc.
To help provide better services to eight low-income housing complexes
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program, Inc.
To help support RLTP's New Beginnings program for unemployed and under-employed young adults
  $43,585   $43,585   $0
St. Mary's Church
To help support the Eastern Service Workers Association's Winter Survival Campaign for low-income working families
  $750   $750   $0
Community Development Totals:   $269,335   $269,335   $0
Health - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Hearing and Speech Center of Rochester
To help relocate the RHSC's Greece location
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Lakeside Foundation, Inc.
To support the Diabetes Self Management Education Program at the Daisy Marquis Jones Family Wellness Center
  $7,500   $7,500   $0
Oak Orchard Community Health Center
To help purchase smoke-free signs for the health center's five sites
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Rochester General Hospital Foundation
To help support the Diabetes Care and Resource Center
  $125,000   $125,000   $0
Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester, Inc.
To help support the expansion program at St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center
  $70,000   $70,000   $0
Health Totals:   $243,500   $243,500   $0
Justice - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Church Women United
To help support Task Force on Courts, a program that promotes a user-friendly court system
  $3,200   $3,200   $0
Justice Totals:   $3,200   $3,200   $0
Public Affairs - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Action for a Better Community, Inc.
To help support Micrecycle: Computers for Education project
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Al Sigl Center for Rehabilitation Agencies
To relocate Medical Motor Service of Rochester's headquarters and fleet maintenance operations to one facility
  $175,000   $175,000   $0
Association of Fundraising Professionals
To support National Philanthropy Day 2008
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Association of Fundraising Professionals
To help support the Great Lakes Regional Conference
  $2,500   $2,500   $0
Community Food Cupboard of Rochester, Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Dimitri House Inc.
To help support the homeless & poor of Rochester
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Foundation Center
To contribute to the improvement of both the grantseeking process and the public's understanding of the purpose of private grantmaking
  $750   $750   $0
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
To promote organizational effectiveness in the nonprofit sector
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Historical Association of South Jefferson
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Jefferson County Historical Society
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $500   $500   $0
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester, Inc.
To support LIFESPAN's "Celebration of Aging" Luncheon featuring Olympia Dukakis
  $500   $500   $0
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
One City Fund (The)/RACF
To help support the City of Rochester's Literacy Initiative at the Maplewood Community Library
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Pittsford Carriage Association, Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $3,000   $3,000   $0
Thompson Park Conservancy
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Public Affairs Totals:   $215,250   $215,250   $0
Senior Citizens - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Aurora House of Western Monroe County Inc.
To construct a new Comfort Care Home for hospice services in western Monroe County
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, Inc.
To help fund an emergency home repair grant program for very low-income senior citizens
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Fairport Baptist Home
To help support the "Framing the Future" project to offer assisted living options to moderate-income elderly citizens
  $50,000   $50,000   $0
Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County PCA, Inc.
To help support Lollypop Farm's Golisano Pet Assisted Therapy Pilot Project, a project to recruit and train 72 volunteers to make visits to adults and children with developmental disabilities
  $12,907   $12,907   $0
South Jefferson Housing Development Fund Co. Inc.
For bus transportation for the County View Apartments senior's trip
  $700   $700   $0
South Jefferson Housing Development Fund Co. Inc.
To support a senior citizen's tour of the 1,000 Islands for County View Apartment residents
  $1,311   $1,311   $0
St. Ann's Home Foundation Inc.
To support the Senior Health Alliance of Greater Rochester with a matching grant from the Robert Wood Johnson's "Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Program"
  $125,000   $125,000   $0
St. Ann's Home Foundation Inc.
First installment
First installment on the "Nurses as Leaders in Long-Term Care: Building Competencies and Commitment" project grant from the Northwest Health Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  $250,000   $62,500   $187,500
Sweden, Town of
To help fund the purchase of a generator for the Sweden Senior Center Red Cross Emergency Shelter Site
  $6,000   $6,000   $0
Unity Health System Foundation
To help replace the Park Ridge Living Center with a new cottage-style senior skilled nursing facility
  $100,000   $100,000   $0
Senior Citizens Totals:   $565,918   $378,418   $187,500
Women - 2008
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Ausangate Creations
To help support the Women's Coffee Connection's W. O. W. Program, a program to provide job training and life skills training for women in drug and alcohol recovery
  $8,670   $8,670   $0
Sojourner Hall for Women, Inc.
To help support the Transitional Housing Program
  $100,000   $100,000   $0
YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
To help support the YWCA on its 125th Anniversary of service to women and children
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Women Totals:   $148,670   $148,670   $0
Report Totals:   $2,413,551   $2,301,051   $287,500

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