2010 Annual Report
for the Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation
Children & Youth - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired Goodwill Industries of Greater Rochester, Inc.
To help support the Early Vision Screening Program, which will screen children between six months and five years of age at ABC Head Start programs and child care centers
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Bivona Child Advocacy Center
To help sponsor the Annual Bivona Summit on Child Abuse
  $12,000   $12,000   $0
Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.
To help support the Southwest/Sector 4 Community-based Youth Organizing for Peace Initiative
  $30,000   $30,000   $0
Center for Youth Services, Inc.
To help support the Alternative to Suspension Program at Rochester City Elementary Schools #2 , #8, #12, #28, and #45
  $160,000   $160,000   $0
Children's Agenda Inc.
To help support the Children's Agenda to continue its efforts to bring evidenced-based programs and policy change to the community for the benefit of children
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Do The Right Thing of Rochester Inc.
To help support the Do The Right Thing Program, a public recognition program for Rochester city youth
  $5,000   $5,000   $0
Genesee Country Museum
To help support the RCSD Scholarship and Subsidy Programs, History Bus, Focused Field Studies, Summer Sampler and Earth Camp, and Interactive Interpretive programming in the Village
  $150,200   $150,200   $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
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Literacy Volunteers of Wayne County Inc.
To support an early literacy intervention study on the Books at Birth Program, with a satellite proposal for Yates County
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Milly's Pantry Inc.
To support the Weekend Back Pack Program and provide school supplies for Yates County children in need
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
Monroe Community College Foundation
To help support the Summer Youth Sports Program for at risk inner-city youth and local reservists' children
  $31,608   $31,608   $0
Nativity Preparatory Academy Associates of Rochester
To help support the educational and developmental needs of low-income urban youth who are at high risk for school failure
  $20,000   $20,000   $0
Pirate Toy Fund
To help support the "Meeting the Needs of Disadvantaged Children" program and to support the School #45 holiday party
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Rochester Area Community Foundation Initiatives Inc.
To help support Quad A for Kids Neighborhood After-school Program at schools #34, #4 and #16
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Rochester School for the Deaf
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Seneca Park Zoo Society
To support the Butterfly Beltway Program
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
South Jefferson Central School District
Annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $5,000   $5,000   $0
Susan B. Anthony House, Inc.
To support the Neighborhood Connections program to empower children to succeed
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Watertown City School District
Annual college scholarship fund in honor of the memory of Helen G. Whitney and Donald W. Whitney
  $5,000   $5,000   $0
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Ready to Learn - to continue to combine children's television with community outreach efforts to help build young children's learning skills
  $50,000   $50,000   $0
Children & Youth Totals:   $665,808   $665,808   $0
Community Development - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
City of Rochester, Department of Recreation and Youth Services
To help support the North Street Community Center Kitchen Renovation project
  $150,000   $150,000   $0
Flower City Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
To fund the cost of refurbishing three Habitat houses
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Hearing and Speech Center of Rochester
To help update a 25-year-old telephone system with a new, digital telephone system
  $10,000   $10,000   $0
Heritage Christian Services, Inc.
To help support the construction of an overnight respite home for children and adults with developmental disabilities
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Himrod Fire Department
To purchase a used Pumper Tanker Truck
  $125,000   $125,000   $0
NeighborWorks Rochester
To help support the Healthy Blocks: Targeting Neighborhood Revitalization program
  $35,000   $35,000   $0
North East Area Development, Inc.
To support a revolving loan fund to enable NEAD to purchase and rehabilitate homes surrounding the Freedom School
  $35,000   $35,000   $0
Penn Yan Public Library
To help support the replacement of the roof on the 1906 portion of the library
  $35,000   $35,000   $0
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
To help the Eastern Service Workers Association expand services to low-income workers and families in Rochester
  $20,000   $20,000   $0
Community Development Totals:   $460,000   $460,000   $0
Health - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
AIDS Care
To support the merger of AIDS Rochester and Community Health Network to help with renovations to their shared location
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Huther-Doyle Memorial Institute
To conduct Tuberculosis screening, testing, and referral for treatment for substance abuse patients and staff
  $5,000   $5,000   $0
Isaiah House Inc.
To purchase and install a mechanical lift to transition terminally ill patients into this comfort care home
  $23,819   $23,819   $0
New Faith Community, Inc.
To help the Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center to provide mental health services to the uninsured and underinsured
  $7,000   $7,000   $0
Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester, Inc.
To help support two, full time, Americorps/Notre Dame Volunteer positions
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Health Totals:   $65,819   $65,819   $0
Justice - 2010
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
  $3,500   $3,500   $0
Justice Totals:   $3,500   $3,500   $0
Public Affairs - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Association of Fundraising Professionals
To support National Philanthropy Day 2010
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Community Food Cupboard of Rochester, Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $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
Genesee Country Museum
To help support the renovation of the John L. Wehle Art Gallery/Entrance Addition for Special Exhibits and Collectables project
  $150,000   $150,000   $0
Genesee Country Museum
To help support the Museum's Annual Antique Show
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations
To promote organizational effectiveness in the nonprofit sector
  $1,150   $1,150   $0
Henderson Historical Society
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Historical Association of South Jefferson
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates, Inc.
To support Pathway to Success, a program to tutor adults seeking literacy and GED assistance
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Pittsford Carriage Association, Inc.
To help support the Walnut Hill Farm Driving Competition
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
Rochester Museum & Science Center
To help fund the Community Partner Pass Program, a program which provides free admission to the museum for low income and the underserved
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
Thompson Park Conservancy
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
United Way of Greater Rochester
To help support the African-American Leadership Development Program
  $19,200   $19,200   $0
Visiting Nurse Service of Rochester & Monroe County, Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $1,000   $1,000   $0
WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
To provide support for the WXXI Auction
  $4,000   $4,000   $0
Public Affairs Totals:   $213,100   $213,100   $0
Senior Citizens - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
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
George Eastman House
To support the Senior Citizens Matinee Series at the Dryden Theatre
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester, Inc.
To support the planning phase of a project to increase consumer knowledge of culture change/person-centered care in nursing homes
  $35,000   $35,000   $0
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester, Inc.
To support a 2-to-1 match grant up to $50,000 matching donations made at the "Celebration of Aging" luncheon
  $44,650   $44,650   $0
National Council of Jewish Women
To optimize the web-based Guide to Elder Services in Monroe County and produce 10,000 hard copies of the guide that will be distributed by Lifespan
  $12,600   $12,600   $0
Rochester Presbyterian Home
To help support the Growing the Eden Alternative Program
  $15,000   $15,000   $0
St. Ann's Home Foundation Inc.
Fourth installment
Fourth 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
  $0   $50,000   $0
St. Ann's Home Foundation Inc.
Fifth installment (payment delayed to 2011)
Fifth 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
  $0   $0   $12,500
St. John's Home Foundation, Inc.
Trustee Special Discretionary Grant
  $2,640   $2,640   $0
Senior Citizens Totals:   $134,890   $184,890   $12,500
Women - 2010
Grantee and Purpose   Commitments   Paid
1/1 - 12/31
  Payable in
following year
Catholic Family Center
To help support the Healthy Sisters Soup and Bean Works, a program which provides employment training, experience and supportive services to women in recovery to help them on the path to self-sufficiency
  $25,000   $25,000   $0
Sojourner House at PathStone, Inc.
To support a 2-to-1 match grant up to $50,000 in support of services and programs for women and children
  $50,000   $50,000   $0
YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
To help the Program Support Initiative to provide volunteer coordination through a Program Support Specialist
  $40,000   $40,000   $0
YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
To support a matching 2-to-1 grant up to $50,000 at the 2009 "Empowering Women" Luncheon
  $50,000   $50,000   $0
YWCA of Rochester & Monroe County
To support a matching 2 to 1 grant up to $50,000 at the 2010 Annual "Empowering Women" Luncheon
  $50,000   $50,000   $0
Women Totals:   $215,000   $215,000   $0
Report Totals:   $1,758,117   $1,808,117   $12,500

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