Recent Grants

At the June 27, 2023 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Services

Increases in the number of residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

K Wood Foundation:  $35,000 – K Woods summer camp program for Park Hill residents

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness: $75,000 – Funding will support communication strategy for backbone organization

Candid: $5,000 – To strengthen under-resourced Staten Island nonprofits and advance knowledge about philanthropy

Increases in availability of social services to stabilize lives of at-risk individuals and families

New York Foundling: $50,000 – To increase healthy early childhood development with the “Healthy Families” program

Partnership With Children: $50,000 – Support for PwC’s school-based Social Work Director at IS 49

Education

Increases in the number of parents that are actively involved in supporting their child’s educational success

Literacy Partners: $40,000 -To implement literacy and science workshops for low-income, Spanish-speaking caregivers of young children

Maintaining or increasing the number of K-12 students that improve academic achievement to at or above grade level

Integration Charter Schools: $40,000 – Summer professional development for teachers to improve literacy practices at Lavelle and Richmond Preparatory Charter schools

Bridge Preparatory Charter School: $25,000 – To create a Teacher Training Center focused on addressing dyslexia challenges

Increase number of youth that obtain a high school diploma, HSE, or vocational credential

African Refuge: $70,000 – Staff and program support for “Youth Opportunity” and “Young Entrepreneur” programs

Arts & Culture

Improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability   

SI Institute of Arts and Sciences DBA Staten Island Museum: $80,000 – Continue to strengthen staff structure to increase sustainability and prepare for expansion

Increases in the numbers of individuals participating in Staten Island art and culture offerings  

Staten Island Community Alliance Corp: $5,000 – Planning and organizing the annual Juneteenth Festival 2023

Roc-A-Natural Cultural Foundation: $5,000 – Funds will support Juneteenth 2023 education events

Increase in the number of youth who participate in the arts in and out of school through multiple experiences     

Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York: $30,000 – Funds will support 19-week music program at PS 26

Friends of Alice Austen House: $25,000 – Photographic Storytelling program

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At the April 25, 2023 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Service

Increases in the number of Staten Islanders getting and keeping jobs to meet their employment goals

Jewish Community Center of SI: $75,000 – Funding will be used for a social worker for the JCC workforce program to assist clients to overcome barriers to employment

Increases in the number of residents that volunteer their time and experience to better the community

NYC H2O: $10,000 – Funding for staff and transportation to facilitate environmental education and stewardship events at Mariners Marsh Park

Increase in residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty: $10,000 – To help with purchasing Kosher and Halal bulk food items and transportation to distribution sites

Brothers Care, Inc.: $5,000 – For food, supplies, and clothing to be distributed at monthly events in 2023

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

Lifestyles for the Disabled: $100,000 – To expand “TeeStyles” program at Building 15 in the Willowbrook Campus

Lawyers Alliance of New York: $15,000 – For personnel and administration costs to provide legal services to local nonprofits

Education

Increase the number of adult ELLs develop English proficiency to meet educational/career needs

IS 34, Totten Intermediate School on behalf of the collaboration of IS 34, IS 72, and IS 61: $39,500 – To train teaching staff in Orton Gillingham to improve outcomes for students with dyslexia

Arts & Culture

Improvements in arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability

Staten Island Historical Society: $80,000 – Funding will support the salary of the Building Restoration and Preservation Manager in order to move forward on essential repairs and facilities preservation

Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Co.: $15,000 – Support rehearsal and performance rent costs in order to enhance sustainability of organization

Increases in the number of youth that participate in the arts in or out of school through multiple experiences  

NYC Arts Cypher: $5,000 – Funding will be used for materials needed for a youth arts program in Stapleton that will result in a mural

Staten Island Hebrew Public School: $10,000 – To partner with IlluminArt to carry out a music and puppetry program in the school

Health

Increases in the number of residents that increase their exercise and/or improve their diet

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church: $5,500 – Funding to purchase a commercial refrigerator to increase the pantry’s storage capacity

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At the February 28, 2023 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

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At the October 25, 2022 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Services

Increase in residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

Hunger Free America NYC: $40,000 – Partial salary for WIC Specialist to increase the number of eligible Staten Islanders to access WIC benefits

Increases in availability of social services to stabilize lives of at-risk individuals and families

Safe Horizon: $50,000 – To support 4th year of “Safe Way Forward,” a domestic violence program’s learning, program consultation, and evaluation activities not funded through ACS

Out Of The Storm Senior Services: $15,000 – Funding will be used to pay a Case Manager for 8-10 residents                          

Central Family Life Center: $105,000 – To achieve staff capacity and secure necessary resources for various Youth and Senior Services programs

Improvements in community service organizations’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

Fam First Foundation: $25,000 – for staff support, supplies, consultants, Warrior Circles, training, accountant, technology, and miscellaneous expenses.            

Health

Increases in the number of residents that increase their exercise and/or improve their diet

St. Ann’s Parish Food Pantry: $5,000 – To purchase food including items needing refrigeration to supplement parishioner donations

Special Olympics New York: $10,000 – Resources like sports equipment, facility space, transportation, and personnel to engage 275 new local athletes

Staten Island Giving Circle: $10,000 – To purchase groceries and essential items for active and retired military families that utilize the “Nourish the Service” pantry at Fort Wadsworth

Increases of those at risk for health problems to connect to needed health services

Friends Who Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness: $5,000 – To increase outreach to the community by bringing awareness and resources regarding cancer

Education

Increases in the number of parents who are actively involved in supporting their child’s educational success                

Literacy, Inc. – $50,000 – Support for personnel costs, consultant, and supplies for early literacy programming on Staten Island

Increase number of K-12 students that improve their academic achievement to at or above grade level

Literacy Trust – $37,500 – Funding will cover salary and associated costs for “Sound Partners,” a literacy intervention program, at 3 North Shore schools

NY Center for Interpersonal Development – $75,000 – Support for personnel expenses for “The Delta Academy” to provide support for struggling students

Increase number of least-advantaged students that enter and succeed in college

St. John’s University – $15,000 – Support for professor stipends for “Difference Makers,” a college readiness program for about 80 public high school students

Increase number of youth who demonstrate leadership and improve academic performance

Police Athletic League – $75,000 – Funds will expand the after-school program for fifty PS 13 students in Rosebank by adding 5 Group Leaders

Increases in the number of adult English language learners becoming proficient in English at a level that meets their educational or career needs

Make the Road New York – $70,000 – Salaries for staff in adult education program and related costs

Arts & Culture

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The Noble Maritime Collection: $50,000 – Building Capacity by Engaging an Institutional Giving Consultant

Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden: $100,000 – Funding will support consultants’ fees for Phases 2 and 3 of a Brand Strategy & Architecture Project

Increases in the number of youth that participate in the arts in or out of school through multiple experiences

IlluminArt Productions: $30,000  – Support will assist with personnel costs for the “Write-A-Play” Program at 5 schools

Increases in the number of schools and community organizations that offer strong arts education

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation: $60,000 – Funding will be used to host AileyDance Kids residencies in 4 Title 1 schools

Increases in the number of individuals participating in Staten Island art and culture offerings

Maker Park Radio: $10,000 – To support a radio and performing arts project with artist and curator stipends, engineering support and administrative costs

Emergency Funding

Pakistani Civic Association of Staten Island: $5,000 –- For Pakistani Flood Relief

At the June 21, 2022 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Services

Increase in residents, particularly youth, that demonstrate leadership in the community

NYU Silver School of Social Work: $75,000 – Adaptive Leadership Lab to strengthen the capacity of Staten Island’s Social Work community to tackle challenges in their work

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

The GRACE Foundation of NY: $50,000 – To create another studio in their building for expanded programming to serve more participants

Candid: $5,000 – To strengthen under-resourced Staten Island nonprofits and advance knowledge about philanthropy

Increases in availability of social services to stabilize lives of at-risk individuals and families

The New York Foundling: $50,000 – To help retain and train qualified staff while contributing to the sustainability of Healthy Families services

Education

Increases in the number of youth that obtain a high school diploma, HSE, or vocational credential

Jewish Community Center of SI: $40,000- NYC Digital Media Center fees for instructors and other project costs to provide training in digital media for 13 High School students

African Refuge: $70,000 – Staffing and administrative support for Youth Opportunity and Young Entrepreneur programs

Increases in the number of youth that demonstrate leadership and improve their academic performance

NYC Department of Education District 31: $85,000 – To provide administrators and students from local high schools and intermediate schools with a foundation in Systems Thinking concepts in order to understand and respond to the interconnected systemic challenges in the local education system

Health

Increases in number of residents that increase their level of daily physical activity and/or improve their diet with nutritious foods

Moore Catholic High School: $10,000 – Equipment to outfit an exercise and wellness center

Arts & Culture

Increases in the number of schools and community organizations that offer strong arts education

NYLaughs: $5,000 – Comedy business educational series at St.George NYPL designed to promote inclusion

Increases in diversity, equity, and inclusion in our area’s existing arts & culture offerings

The College of Staten Island Foundation on behalf of the Willowbrook Legacy Project: $25,000- Support of the Willowbrook Legacy Project to add two station markers and support associated forums

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): $5,000- Support for Staten Island Juneteenth 2022

Friends Who Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Organization: $5,000 – Support for Staten Island Juneteenth 2022

Improvements in arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability

New York Landmarks Conservancy: $50,000 – To make the Olmstead-Beil House safer and more functional to allow for additional preservation work

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At the April 26, 2022 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations
seeking the following results:

Community Services

Increases in the number of residents that volunteer their time and experience to better the community

Court-Appointed Special Advocates of NYC (CASA-NYC): $75,000 – Support for a dedicated Staten Island Advocate Supervisor and to recruit local volunteers

Community Service Society: $50,000 – Part-time volunteer manager to focus on community outreach, partnerships, and volunteers from underserved communities

Improvements in human services, community-based service organizations or school’s effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

The Trust for Public Land: $60,000 – Staff, legal costs, and project hard costs needed to permanently protect Pouch Camp, Camporee Field

A Very Special Place: $30,000 – Emergency funding to replace a non-ambulatory van for a group residence

Growth Philanthropy Network: $5,000 – Support Social Impact Exchange's Learning Community

Education

To increase the number of students K-12 that are improving their academic achievement to at or above grade level

Reach Out and Read of Greater New York: $25,000 – New books for children, literacy resources for parents and training and support for pediatricians

Urban Hope: $50,000 – Staffing, training staff and literacy materials for literacy volunteer program

To increase the number of Pre-K children meeting their developmental guidelines

Seamen’s Society for Children and Families: $150,000 – Construction costs to prepare a new preschool facility in St. George

Health

Increases in number of residents that increase their level of daily physical activity and/or improve their diet with nutritious foods

Brothers Care: $5,000 – Food and supplies to be distributed at 2022 monthly events that cater to the less fortunate and needy

First United Christian Church: $10,000 – Stipends for Food Pantry volunteers who support needy people in our community

Increases of those at risk for health problems that connect to needed health services

Emma’s Place – SI Grief and Loss Center for Children and Families: $16,000 – Immediate Individual Crisis Counseling to bereaved children, including those with more complicated trauma

Arts & Culture

Increases in number of youth that participate in the arts in or out of school through multiple experiences

Friends of Alice Austen House: $25,000 – LGBTQ+ Photographic Storytelling Program, an arts education workshop for teenagers

Improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability

Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company: $15,000 – Operation Space: Rent for Snug Harbor spaces and new equipment

Staten Island Museum: $75,000 – Building Staff Capacity: Creation of Museum Fellow and Staff Advancement

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February 22, 2022 Board Meeting Results

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At the October 26, 2021 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Service
Increases in the number of Staten Island residents getting and keeping jobs at a level that meets their employment goals

• Jewish Community Center of SI: $75,000  – Funding to hire a social worker to assist clients overcome barriers to employment

Increases in the number of residents that volunteer their time and experience to better the community

• Citizens Committee for New York City: 40,000 – For All in Neighborhood Grants and capacity-building training for 2022 Staten Island grantees

Increases in residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

• Legal Services New York Staten Island: 50,000 – Build a robust practice in Surrogate’s Court to assist families of deceased homeowners to preserve the equity-based wealth that the homeowners painstakingly built

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

• Staten Island NFP Association: $50,000 – Capacity Building for Future Sustainability  
• Central Family Life Center: $75,000 – To hire and fully onboard an Assistant Director for the Central Family Life Center
• VISIONS: $15,000 – Professional Development in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility – Universal Design

Increases in the availability and use of social services to stabilize the lives of at-risk individuals and families

• Out of the Storm Senior Services: $10,000 – Funding for a Case Manager

Education
Increases in the number of parents that are actively involved in supporting their child’s educational success

• PowerMyLearning: $35,000 – To support staff in delivering professional development and family engagement services to PS 21

Increases in the number of K-12 students that are improving their academic achievement to at or above grade level

• The Writing Revolution: $29,000 – TWR partnerships with PS 21 and Lavelle Preparatory Charter Elementary School in the 2021-22 school year
• Buck Institute of Educations dba PBL Works: $52,500 – To purchase teacher professional development for PS 26, PS 59, and PS 68

Increase  the number of adult ELLs develop English proficiency to meet educational/ career needs

• Make the Road New York: $70,000 – Adult Education and Occupational Health & Safety (OSH) Trainings for Immigrant Communities

Increases in the number of youth that demonstrate their leadership skills at school or in the community and improve their academic performance

• Global Kids: $45,000 – Salaries, technologies, supplies and materials for workshops, etc.
• St. Joseph Hill Academy: $10,000 – Furnishing of the Collaborative Learning Space in the Library/Learning Commons

Arts & Culture
Increases in the number of schools and community organizations that offer strong arts education

• IlluminArt: $30,000 – Staffing for Write-A-Play programs at PS 11, PS 16, PS 59, PS 74, and New Ventures Charter School
• Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation: $60,000 – AileyDance Kids residencies in four Staten Island schools
  

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At the June 22, 2021 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Service
Increases in the number of Staten Island residents getting and keeping jobs at a level that meets their employment goals

• JobsFirstNYC: $55, 670 – Youth Workforce Initiative Network of Staten Island

Increases in residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

• City Harvest: 50,000 – Staten Island Mobile Markets
• Rabbinical Alliance of America: $5,000 – Passover 2021 Food Distribution

Increases in the availability and use of social services to stabilize the lives of at-risk individuals and families

• American Red Cross: $30,000 – Home Fire Campaign on Staten Island
• Arab-American Family Support Center: $25,000 – Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Gender-based Violence  on Staten Island
• The New York Foundling: $50,000 – Healthy Families Initiative
• Safe Horizon: $50,000 – Safe Way Forward Program

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

• A Very Special Place: $60,000 –  COVID-19 Relief
• Staten Island Economic Development Corporation: $35,000 –CDFI Planning Study

Education
Increases in the number of K-12 students that are improving their academic achievement to at or above grade level

• McKee Vocational And Technical HS: $9,999 – Rigor, Opportunity and Student Agency

Increases in the number of parents that are actively involved in supporting their child’s educational success

• Literacy, Inc.: $50,000 – Reading Rescue – North Shore Reads 2021

Increases in the number of least-advantaged students that enter and succeed in college

• Better Education Foundation: $10,000 – Be Well with BEF

Increases in the number of youth that obtain a high school diploma, HSE or vocational credit

• African Refuge: $70,000 – Opportunity, Youth, and Young Entrepreneurs Program

Health
Increases in available health services for the least advantaged, including mental health services

• Staten Island University Hospital Foundation: $50,000 – School-based Adolescent Health Program

Arts & Culture
Improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability

• Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden: $25,000 – 2021 Executive Search

Increases in the number of schools and community organizations that offer strong arts education

• Education through Music: $50,000 – Bringing Sustainable Music Programs to Staten Island Schools

 

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At the April 27, 2021 Board Meeting, the Directors of The Staten Island Foundation approved grants to organizations seeking the following results:

Community Service
Increases in the number of Staten Island residents getting and keeping jobs at a level that meets their employment goals

• SI Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $75,000 – Staten Island Private Industry Council (Year 2)
• Per Scholas: $50,000 – Responsive Classroom Professional Development

Increases in residents living in poverty to receive basic services and connect to other resources

• Brothers Care: $5,000 – Community Outreach Event Series
• New Direction Services: $5,000 – Fresh Food for People Program

Improvements in human services or community-based service organizations’ or schools’ effectiveness and efficiency that lead to improved results for those they serve

• Meals on Wheels of SI: $87,965 – Healthy Nutrition for Staten Island’s Older Adults in the Face of COVID-19
• Person Centered Care Services: $10,000 – Behind the Ballot
• The GRACE Foundation of New York: $17,000 – Spelling to Communication Initiative
• Safe Horizon: $50,000 – Safe Way Forward

Arts & Culture
Improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of arts organizations that leads to their enhanced sustainability

• Noble Maritime Collection: $50,000 – Capacity Building for Museum Development and Programmatic Planning

Increases in the number of individuals participating in Staten Island art and culture offerings

• Friends of Alice Austen House: $25,000 – The LGBTQ+ Photographic Storytelling Program

Health
Increases in the number of residents that increase their exercise and/or improve their diet

• United States Wallball Association: $10,000 – Wall Games