Grantee Directory

Grantee
Grant Type
Amount
Year

George Mason University Foundation

Summer Dance - To provide financial assistance for 90 percent of the program cost to ten high sch ...
Summer Dance - To provide financial assistance for 90 percent of the program cost to ten high school dancers from low-income families.
Good Neighbor Grant
$20,000
2013

George Mason University Foundation, Inc.

Summer Dance Program To provide financial assistance for 90 percent of the program cost to ten hi ...
Summer Dance Program To provide financial assistance for 90 percent of the program cost to ten high school dancers from low-income families.
Good Neighbor Grant
$20,000
2013

Harmony Project

The Academy at Harmony Project - To support the Academy within Harmony Project to allow us to bet ...
The Academy at Harmony Project - To support the Academy within Harmony Project to allow us to better nurture the talents of Harmony Project students who demonstrate exceptional musical talent and drive.
Artistic Advancement
$250,000
2013

Johns Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth

Rural Connections - To deepen and expand access to enrollment in Center for Talented Youth summer ...
Rural Connections - To deepen and expand access to enrollment in Center for Talented Youth summer programs for at least 40 high-achieving, low-income students from rural areas nationwide.
Academic Achievement
$250,000
2013

Levine School of Music

Rising Stars and Honors Program - To provide scholarship support and enrichment activities for Le ...
Rising Stars and Honors Program - To provide scholarship support and enrichment activities for Levine's most promising and dedicated music students who have high financial need, and for participation in Levine's rigorous Honors Program or Rising Stars feeder program, allowing them to attain the next level of artistic excellence.
Artistic Advancement
$241,961
2013

Living Classrooms Foundation

STEM Hands-On Educational Enrichment Programs - To provide 75 middle school students from low-inc ...
STEM Hands-On Educational Enrichment Programs - To provide 75 middle school students from low-income Washington, DC, communities with unique in-class, outdoor, and on-the-water educational field experiences through a curriculum focused on teaching environmental sciences and exposing students to careers in STEM.
Good Neighbor Grant
$26,000
2013

Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students: Project Connect - To support the partic ...
Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students: Project Connect - To support the participation of high achieving, low-income students in Maryland Summer Center for Gifted and Talented Students.
Academic Achievement
$241,127
2013

Merit School of Music

Conservatory Feeder Program - To support the Conservatory Feeder Program and prepare more low-in ...
Conservatory Feeder Program - To support the Conservatory Feeder Program and prepare more low-income students for entry into the Alice S. Pfaelzer Tuition-free Conservatory.
Artistic Advancement
$250,000
2013

National Building Museum

Investigating Where We Live - To support the Museum’s four-week summer enrichment program, Invest ...
Investigating Where We Live - To support the Museum’s four-week summer enrichment program, Investigating Where We Live (IWWL), which engages 35 Washington, DC, students in grades 7-11 in the creation of an exhibit based on their observations of a District neighborhood. Participants use photography, research, interviews, original artwork, and creative writing to inform and create a professional quality exhibition at the museum, which more than 25,000 members of the general public will view.
Good Neighbor Grant
$30,000
2013

Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut

Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy - To replicate the Academy’s model in at least ...
Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy - To replicate the Academy’s model in at least three other urban school districts over the next two years.
Talent Development Award
$500,000
2013

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