Boston, MA, September 12, 2017 – The Brown Rudnick Charitable Foundation Corp., a non-profit, tax-exempt entity established by Brown Rudnick LLP, announces the recipients of its 2017-18 Relationship Grants program. In all, the Foundation awarded 14 grants totaling approximately $200,000 dollars to tax-exempt organizations in Boston, Harford, Orange County (CA), Providence, London (UK), New York City, and Washington, D.C. These grants support inner-city education programs and commence with the 2017-8 academic year.
The Foundation Grants Committee, chaired by Brown Rudnick Orange County Partner Catherine Castaldi, received more than 75 letters of interest from qualified organizations interested in applying for this year’s grants. Two dozen of them were invited to submit full proposals, and final selections were made by the Foundation’s Board of Directors in June 2017.
In addition to a number of long-time grantees, there are two new grant recipients: Horizons for Homeless Children (Boston) and Generation Citizen (New York City).
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Grantee |
Location |
Purpose |
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Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center |
Boston |
Long-time grant recipient will use grant to support Connections education program for Boston public school students. |
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East Boston High School Science Enrichment Program |
Boston |
Five-time grant recipient will use grant to increase scientific literacy at East Boston High School through curriculum enhancements and inter-school programing. |
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Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston/Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts |
Boston |
Long-time grant recipient will use grant to continue Brown Rudnick Holiday Art Contest & Teen Art Law program in Boston public schools and to continue the Corporate Art Lending Program where public-school student art is loaned to businesses. |
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College Bound Dorchester |
Boston |
Long-time grantee will use grant to support Maritime Apprentice Program (serving older, high-risk population through work & education program). Program previously operated by Hull Lifesaving Museum. |
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Horizons for Homeless Children |
Boston |
New, first-time grantee will use funds to support reading programs for homeless children. |
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Hartford Public Library |
Hartford |
Three-time Relationship Grantee will use grant to support the Leap Into Learning Child Care Program, which provides early literacy training and resources to home daycare centers. |
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The Mark Twain House |
Hartford |
Long-time grantee will use grant to continue summer reading and writing program at the museum for 10th graders as part of Capital Prep’s six-week summer academy. |
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LIFEbeat |
London |
Fifth-year grant recipient provides transformational learning experiences for teenagers. The grant will provide this by supporting group mentoring and summer camps. |
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Mousetrap Theatre Projects |
London |
Four-time grant recipient will use funds for educating and connecting disadvantaged youth to and through the arts. |
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New York City Urban Debate League |
New York City |
Long-time grantee will use grant to support award-winning debate program expansion of staff. |
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Generation Citizen |
New York City |
New, first-time grantee will use funds to promote civic education in public schools. |
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UC Irvine School of Law |
Orange County, CA |
Four-time grantee will use funds to support a portion of the Saturday Academy of Law, a program offered to disadvantaged, high-achieving 9th grade students from Santa Ana, CA school district. |
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Century High School |
Orange County, CA |
Three-time grantee will use grant funds to support college visits for economically disadvantaged children. Grant will also support college placement test preparations. |
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U.S. Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) |
Washington |
Long-time grant recipient will use funds to support We, the People Constitutional program educating D.C. public school students through historical tours and classroom lessons, underscored by the Constitutional Challenge essay contest the Foundation created through this relationship. |
For over 15 years, the Foundation has been awarding annual Relationship Grants to tax-exempt organizations for programs designed to improve inner-city education in a city where Brown Rudnick has offices. These annual grants seek to improve inner-city education by forming a relationship with a tax-exempt organization. While financial support is the gateway to the relationship, the Foundation is also interested in ways in which the mission and work of the organizations may capture the interest and energy of the Foundation Board and of the Brown Rudnick lawyers and staff.
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