| Sector |
Recipient |
Amount |
Purpose of Grant |
| Discretionary: |
HRDA Incorporated |
1,000
|
$500 for Photovoice project camera purchase for Taos youth project. $500 to support fundraising efforts for local drug court program. |
|
LAOSAI |
1,500
|
Educational and community development programs in Laos |
|
Steven Shames Foundation |
2,500
|
Scholarship assistance for Ugandan student to attend university |
|
Safe Passage |
3,000
|
Empowering at-risk children of families working in the community of the Guatemala City garbage dump |
|
Yellowstone Public Radio |
1,000
|
Increasing radio outreach to Native and rural communities in Montana |
|
Helpline House |
2,500
|
Providing services including housing, counseling, and food to families in need
|
|
Kateri Education Fund |
1,000
|
Providing education and vocational training opportunities for Guatemalan women and girls |
|
San Antonio Food Bank |
1,000
|
Support for food bank program in San Antonio |
|
International Friendship Center |
500
|
Support for IFC's "Food Pantry" program in Highlands, NC |
|
Mercy Corps |
2,500
|
Muhktar Mai Fund: Supports projects in Pakistan such as a women's shelter/hotline, legal aid, an ambulance, and schools. |
|
Mennonite Central Committee |
2,500
|
School supplies for children in Laos |
|
Friends of the Casa Materna |
2,000
|
Assistance for Follow-up Program of Casa Materna in Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
|
Localogy |
500
|
Sangre de Cristo Youth Ranch camp |
|
Anne Kent Taylor Fund |
1,500
|
Helping individuals, communities and corporations to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity through sound economic activities that are ecologically sustainable. |
|
Community Against Violence--MAIS Project |
750
|
Community outreach & abuse prevention to Spanish-speaking immigrant community through the Promotor/a's of the MAIS Project. |
|
Pennies for Peace |
250
|
Support for Rivers and Birds' youth-service project of promoting peace by fundraising for the building of schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan |
|
Spirit Wind Horse Rescue |
1,000
|
Horse rescue, rehabilitation and adoptions in Colorado |
|
Community with a Heart |
1,000
|
Assistance to Marion County families, primarily during the holidays, that are struggling financially or are in need. |
|
H.U.G.S. Charities |
1,500
|
Heartfelt Unconditional Giving to benefit cancer patients through prevention, detection and treatment. |
| Education: |
Adopt-A-Classroom |
3,000
|
Supporting classrooms in need |
|
Hispanas Unidas |
3,000
|
Furthering the education, empowerment, and advancement of young women in San Antonio |
|
Institute for Peace Studies |
8,000
|
Educational programs promoting peace |
|
Kateri Education Fund |
3,000
|
Providing education and vocational training opportunities for Guatemalan women and girls |
|
Northwest Harvest |
3,500
|
Support for Three Squares food program for at-risk children in Seattle elementary schools |
|
San Antonio Food Bank |
3,000
|
Support for Kids Café Program in San Antonio |
|
Black Stallion Literacy Foundation |
1,500
|
Support for children's reading program in Marion County, Florida, through the Black Stallion Literacy Project |
| Health: |
Kailakuri Health Centre |
5,000
|
Support for the Kailakuri Health Centre in Bangladesh |
|
National College of Midwifery |
5,000
|
Increasing state networking and advocacy |
|
Northern New Mexico Midwifery Center |
5,000
|
Financial assistance to clients in need |
|
Prosthetics Outreach Foundation |
5,000
|
Restoring mobility to the disabled |
|
Nguyen Nga Rehabilitation Center |
3,000
|
Providing opportunities and support for mentally and physically challenged individuals in Vietnam |
|
Burma Humanitarian Mission |
2,000
|
Providing trauma care and long-term health care to Karen and other ethnic groups in Burma. |
| Justice: |
American Friends Service Committee |
5,000
|
Support for relief efforts in Gaza, in Memory of Besson Abuelaish |
|
Creativity for Peace |
10,000
|
Sponsorship for both an Israeli and Palestinian girl to Peace Camp, in memory of Besson Abuelaish |
|
Mennonite Central Committee |
5,000
|
Support for refugee relief in Sudan: Coming Home project |
|
Rabbis for Human Rights |
5,000
|
Support for relief efforts in Gaza, in Memory of Besson Abuelaish |
| All Creatures: |
Eagle Nest School's Barn Project |
2,000
|
Support for Horse program at Eagle Nest School |
|
Equine Spirit Sanctuary |
4,000
|
Horse rescue and rehabilitation program offering theraputic & educational equine experiences |
|
Horse Protection Association of Florida |
2,000
|
Equine rescue, rehabilitation, education and adoption |
|
Kindred Spirits Sanctuary |
2,000
|
Abandoned farm animal care and rehabilitation |
|
SNAP--Spay Neuter Assistance Program |
1,000
|
Preventing the eventual suffering and/or death of canine and feline animals by inhibiting their overpopulation in San Antonio |
|
Stirrups 'n Strides |
4,000
|
Therapeutic riding center for physically handicapped riders |
|
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation |
4,000
|
Saving former racing Thoroughbred horses from possible neglect, abuse and slaughter |
|
Windhorse Sanctuary |
4,000
|
Horse, dog and cat sanctuary |
|
Another Chance Equine Rescue |
1,000
|
Horse rescue and rehabilitation in Ohio |
|
The Wildlife Center |
1,000
|
Conservation and restoration of native wildlife and their habitats through education, strategic partnerships and responsible rehabilitation |
| Sustainability: |
Conservation Trust for Florida |
6,000
|
"Protecting Horse Country" Program for Conservation Easement promotion |
|
New Mexico Solar Energy Association |
6,000
|
Upgrades for SunChaser Education Program's displays |
|
Tierra Lucero |
4,000
|
Taos Pueblo Education & Training Division's Sustainable Agriculture Initiative |
|
American Friends Service Committee |
3,000
|
AFSC's New Mexico Economic Justice: The People and the Land |
|
Northern Plains Resource Council |
3,000
|
Support for Clean Energy Campaign's effort to Reduce, Replace, Renew and Reform Montana's rural electrics |
|
Western Lands Project |
3,000
|
Research, outreach and advocacy to keep public lands public |
| Home Community: |
Amigos Bravos |
1,000
|
Legislative initiative to amend NM constitution to include right to clean and healthy environment |
|
Bridges Project for Education |
4,500
|
Comprehensive college counseling focusing on first generation students and their families. |
|
DreamTree Project |
1,000
|
Community-based organization for homeless, abused, and neglected youth |
|
Men Engaging in Non-Violence (MEN) |
1,000
|
Mentorship programs for young men in Taos County |
|
Oo-Oonah Art Center/Taos Day School |
2,000
|
Heritage Project: Tiwa Culture and Language Summer Camp |
|
Rivers and Birds |
4,000
|
Nine day Watershed Project for 5th graders in Taos |
|
Shared Table |
4,000
|
Feeding the hungry in Taos County |
|
Taos Coalition to End Homelessness |
4,000
|
Creation of a men's shelter in Taos |
|
Youth HeartLine |
2,500
|
Counseling and legal services for abused children |
|
Four Corners Animal League-Questa |
1,000
|
Support for Northern New Mexico Friends of Animals |
| Emergency |
American Refugee Committee |
15,000
|
$10,000 Emergency relief for refugees in Pakistan & $5000 relief aid in Darfur |
|
Nguyen Nga Center |
2,500
|
Providing opportunities and support for mentally and physically challenged individuals in Vietnam |
|
Mennonite Central Committee |
6,000
|
Disaster relief in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia |
|
Horse Protection Association of Florida |
1,500
|
Abandoned farm animal care and rehabilitation. |
| Administrative: |
Carbon Fund |
500
|
Carbon Offset Program: Reforestation and Avoided Deforestation Projects.
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