Recent Grants: 2007 Grants
Private Higher Education
BEREA COLLEGE, Berea, KY
$200,000
Renovation of residential building
CARLETON COLLEGE, Northfield, MN
$200,000
Design and planning budget for the Center for the Arts
DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville, OH
$200,000
Renovation of academic building
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY, Greencastle, IN
$200,000
Scholarship endowment
EMORY UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, GA
$200,000
Model for teaching introductory biology to undergraduates
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, Gettysburg, PA
$200,000
Construction/renovation of the Center for Athletics, Recreation and Fitness
GRINNELL COLLEGE, Grinnell, IA
$200,000
Construction of and equipment for a biology teaching laboratory
HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton, NY
$200,000
Renovation of the student leadership center
HOPE COLLEGE, Holland, MI
$125,000
Renovation and dedication of the Chapel organ
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Appleton, WI
$200,000
Construction of a new campus center
MARLBORO COLLEGE, Brattleboro, VT
$200,000
Faculty development initiatives
MARS HILL COLLEGE, Mars Hill, NC
$200,000
Renovation of the math and science center
MILLS COLLEGE, Oakland, CA
$200,000
Construction of the natural science facility
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, South Hadley, MA
$200,000
Construction of residence hall
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE, Allentown, PA
$200,000
Construction of a new life sciences complex
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX
$200,000
Center for Civic Engagement
ROANOKE COLLEGE, Salem, VA
$200,000
Classroom technology
SALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE, Pablo, MT
$200,000
Construction of a new health and physical education facility
SMITH COLLEGE, Northampton, MA
$200,000
Construction of the science and engineering building
SPELMAN COLLEGE, Atlanta, GA
$200,000
Endowment for faculty positions
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY, Selinsgrove, PA
$200,000
Construction of a science facility
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE, Swarthmore, PA
$200,000
Endowment for the Arabic Program
WHEATON COLLEGE, Norton, MA
$200,000
Endowment for the Associate Dean of Service, Spirituality, and Social Responsibility
WOFFORD COLLEGE, Spartanburg, SC
$200,000
Construction of a new research greenhouse and associated curriculum development
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Secondary Education
BARD COLLEGE, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
$150,000
Professional development for high school teachers
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Waltham, MA
$150,000
Induction program for new high school teachers
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA
$141,850
Professional development for high school teachers in robotics
CAST, INC., Wakefield, MA
$150,000
Development of Universal Design for Learning modules for teacher education methods courses
CLARK UNIVERSITY, Worcester, MA
$150,000
Professional development through secondary school collaborative
ELON UNIVERSITY, Elon, NC
$150,000
Academy of Teaching and Learning for high school teachers
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE, Porland, OR
$145,100
Professional development in reading comprehension strategies
MAINE LAKES CONSERVANCY INSTITUTE, Nobleboro, ME
$75,000
High School Science Teachers Academy
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, TX
$142,538
Academies for AP and IB teachers
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, Berkeley, CA
$150,000
Urban high school teacher induction program
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, OR
$150,000
Professional development for rural foreign language teachers
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville, VA
$150,000
High School Teaching Fellows in the Center for the Liberal Arts
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Religion
ANDOVER NEWTON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Newton Centre, MA
$200,000
Technology infrastructure and video conferencing capability
AUBURN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, New York, NY
$200,000
Endowment for Center for the Study of Theological Education
CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION, Chicago, IL
$200,000
Award for Excellence
COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Decatur, GA
$200,000
Information technology infrastructure
INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER, Atlanta, GA
$200,000
Implementation of strategic plan
JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA
$200,000
Construction and equipping of instructional spaces
LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AT GETTYSBURG, Gettysburg, PA
$200,000
Strengthening development office infrastructure
PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Princeton, NJ
$200,000
Library special collections
WAKE FOREST DIVINITY SCHOOL, Winston-Salem, NC
$198,969
Develop and implement cross-disciplinary programs
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Health Care
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, Boston, MA
$200,000
"Other Lives" Project for pediatric residents
DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, Durham, NC
$200,000
Integrative Self-Care for Physicians
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Washington, DC
$200,000
Spirituality and Health Program
HASTINGS CENTER, Garrison, NY
$100,000
Improving quality in Pastoral Care
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER, New York, NY
$200,000
Communication skills training and research initiative
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY, Rochester, NY
$200,000
A curriculum to promote caring attitudes through mindful practice
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Public Television
JAMES AGEE FILM PROJECT, University Park, MD - "APPALACHIA: A HISTORY OF MOUNTAINS AND PEOPLE"
$250,000
Production of a documentary program on the human and natural history of Appalachia
KCET, Los Anges, CA - "STALIN, ROOSEVELT & CHURCHILL: Pact with the Devil "
$350,000
Completion funding for a documentary film about Joseph Stalin and his relationship with the allies
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, Washington, DC - "CHESAPEAKE "
$200,000
Production of an educational program about the first English settlement to have survived on American shores
WAYS OF KNOWING, INC., New York, NY - "THE WRITING CODE"
$50,000
Completion funding for Program Three
WETA, Alexandria, VA - "PROJECTS FOR THE NEW CENTURY"
$400,000
For Ken Burns' documentary film projects for the first decade of the new century.
WGBH, Boston, MA - "POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER"
$250,000
Completion funding for Season Three of this children's literacy program
WGBH, Boston, MA - "ROBERT E. LEE "
$200,000
Completion funding for a documentary program on the life and reputation of the Confederacy's pre-eminent general.
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Other Grants
MYSTIC SEAPORT, Mystic, CT
$150,000
Heritage Digital Library
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, Washington, DC
$150,000
Intern Endowment Program
WARREN WILSON COLLEGE, Asheville, NC
$193,265
Innovative environmental studies curriculum
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