Round 3 (2009 – 2010)
BU-GATA
$22,000/1 year
BU-GATA promotes the common interests of the residents of multi-family apartment buildings while also improving the quality of life and sustaining healthy neighborhoods in the Buckingham community of Arlington, VA.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s planning and fundraising capacity.
Community Bridges
$32,500/1 year
http://www.communitybridges-md.org/
Community Bridges provides multicultural empowerment and leadership programs for young, at-risk girls in the Silver Spring, Maryland community. Community Bridges' services are free to all participants.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s communications and fundraising capacity.
Coral Cantigas
$15,000/1 year
http://cantigas.org/
Coral Cantigas is the only chorus in the Washington, D.C. area with the mission of increasing awareness and appreciation of the many rich styles of Latino (Latin American, Spanish and Caribbean) choral music, and promoting diversity by uniting communities through the joyful and transformative power of music.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s planning capacity.
Vida Senior Centers (formerly EOFULA)
$30,000/1 year
http://vidaseniorcenters.org
The mission of Vida Senior Centers (formerly EOFULA) is to improve and maintain the quality of life of Latino seniors living in isolation or within a family context in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Vida Senior Centers aims at improving the wellness, self-sufficiency and independence of seniors by effectively providing culturally and linguistically competent programs and services.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s fundraising and communication capacity.
GALA Hispanic Theatre
$30,000/ 1 year
www.galatheatre.org
GALA Hispanic Theatre preserves and promotes Latino arts and culture, sharing the rich Hispanic heritage with a wide audience through professional theater productions and a diverse range of performing arts programs.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising and communications capacity.
Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN)
$20,000/1 year
www.hacan.org
HACAN strengthens families, empowers youth, and prevents child abuse and neglect through culturally competent education, intervention, and community advocacy with a focus on the Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s board, fundraising and marketing capacity.
Hispanic Institute for Blindness Prevention
$25,000/ 1 year
The Institute’s mission is to contribute to the reduction of blindness among low income families and those with limited access to health care within the Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s technology and evaluation capacity.
The In Series
$20,000/ 1 year
www.inseries.org
The In Series offers a unique and eclectic blend of theater, opera, cabaret, poetry, performance art, chamber music, and Latino arts programming at affordable prices.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Nueva Vida
$25,000/1 year
www.nueva-vida.org
Nueva Vida informs, supports and empowers Latinas whose lives are affected by cancer, and to advocate for and facilitate the timely access to state of the art cancer care, including screening, diagnosis, treatment and care for all Latinas.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Tenants and Workers United
$30,000/ 1 year
www.tenantsworkers.org
Tenants and Workers United is a democratically-controlled, grassroots organization committed to winning social and economic justice and building the power of low-income people of Northern Virginia.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s planning capacity.
Round 2 (2008 – 2009)
ASTRACOR
$30,000/1 year
www.astracor.org
Astracor advances the interests of workers in the residential construction industry through vocational training, certification, organization and advocacy.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s membership and fundraising capacity.
CARECEN
$30,000/1 year
www.carecendc.org
CARECEN offers legal, educational, housing, citizenship and civic participation programs to the Central American/Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s membership capacity.
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, Inc. (CHLI)
http://www.chli.org/
$25,000/1 year The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) promotes the positive advancement of the diverse U.S. Hispanic community in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as in the international community.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s communication capacity.
Educational Organization for United Latin Americans (EOFULA)
www.eofula.org
$30,000/1 year
EOFULA provides services to maintain and improve the quality of life of Latino/Hispanic seniors living in isolation or within a family context.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s fundraising and communication capacity.
Escuela Bolivia
$30,000/ 1 year
http://www.escuelabolivia.org/
Escuela Bolivia provides academic, linguistic, and cultural education to improve the lives of children and their families in the Latino community.
Funds were granted to build planning capacity.
Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GWHCC)
$30,000/ 1 year
www.gwhcc.org
The GWHCC promotes and facilitates the success of Hispanic and other minority-owned businesses and the communities they serve through networking, outreach, advocacy, and education.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s financial and technology capacity.
Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN)
$15,000/1 year
ww.hacan.org
HACAN strengthens families, empowers youth, and prevents child abuse and neglect through culturally competent education, intervention, and community advocacy with a focus on the Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s board development and planning capacity.
International Migrants' Development Fund (FIDMi)
$35,000/1 year
http://www.fidmi-mitierra.org/
FIDMi contributes to wealth creation in Latino immigrant communities and their communities of origin by increasing economic development through facilitating their engagement into the formal financial system, financial literacy, community promotion, advocacy, organizing, and reinvestment.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s development and financial capacity.
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)
$40,000/1 year
www.ledcdc.org
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) improves the wealth-building capacity of low- and moderate-income Latino communities by strengthening small businesses, supporting homeownership, advocating for affordable housing, and revitalizing neighborhoods.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s planning capacity.
Mi Casa
$30,000/1 year
www.micasa-inc.org
Mi Casa provides affordable housing in the Washington D.C. area to foster healthy and thriving communities.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising and communication capacity.
Nueva Vida
$30,000/1 year
www.nueva-vida.org
Nueva Vida informs, supports and empowers Latinas whose lives are affected by cancer, and to advocate for and facilitate the timely access to state of the art cancer care, including screening, diagnosis, treatment and care for all Latinas.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Prospera Inititiaves
$15,000/ 1 year
Prospera Initiatives creates and supports after school programs that enable Latino youth to reach their full potential.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Latino Student Fund (LSF)
$20,000/ 1 year
www.latinostudentfund.org
Latino Student Fund (LSF) provides financial aid, academic support, and informational outreach to ensure equal access to the best educational resources of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for students of Hispanic descent.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s planning and board capacity.
Round 1 (2007 – 2008)
Ayuda
$50,000/2 years
www.ayudainc.org
Ayuda protects the legal rights of low-income Latinos and foreign-born individuals in the Washington, DC area.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s fundraising capacity.
CARECEN
$50,000/1 year
www.carecendc.org
CARECEN offers legal, educational, housing, citizenship and civic participation programs to the Central American/Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s membership capacity.
Community Bridges
$50,000/2 years
www.communitybridges-md.org
Community Bridges provides multicultural empowerment and leadership programs for young, at-risk girls in the Silver Spring, Maryland, community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s planning, communication and fundraising capacity.
Escuela Bolivia
$25,000/ 1 year
http://www.escuelabolivia.org/
Escuela Bolivia provides academic, linguistic, and cultural education to improve the lives of children and their families in the Latino community.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s staff and fundraising capacity.
GALA Hispanic Theatre
$30,000/ 1 year
www.galatheatre.org
GALA Hispanic Theatre preserves and promotes Latino arts and culture, sharing the rich Hispanic heritage with a wide audience through professional theater productions and a diverse range of performing arts programs.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising, marketing, and human resources capacity.
Grace Ministries
$15,000/ 1 year
Grace Ministries provides job training and emergency funding, food, and supplies to improve the quality of life of low-income immigrants in Northern Virginia.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s programmatic capacity.
The In Series
$20,000/ 1 year
www.inseries.org
The In Series offers a unique and eclectic blend of theater, opera, cabaret, poetry, performance art, chamber music, and Latino arts programming at affordable prices.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s marketing capacity.
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)
$40,000/ 1 year
www.ledcdc.org
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) improves the wealth-building capacity of low- and moderate-income Latino communities by strengthening small businesses, supporting homeownership, advocating for affordable housing, and revitalizing neighborhoods.
Funds were granted to develop the organization’s fundraising and programmatic capacity.
Latino Federation of Greater Washington
$30,000/ 1 year
www.latinofederation.org
Latino Federation of Greater Washington is a federation of Latino nonprofit agencies that promotes understanding of and action on important issues facing Latinos in the Washington metropolitan region.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity and board development capacity.
Latino Student Fund (LSF)
$25,000/ 1 year
www.latinostudentfund.org
Latino Student Fund (LSF) provides financial aid, academic support, and informational outreach to ensure equal access to the best educational resources of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for students of Hispanic descent.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s programmatic capacity.
Mi Casa
$30,000/ 1 year
www.micasa-inc.org
Mi Casa provides quality affordable homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income people to foster healthy and thriving communities.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s fundraising capacity.
Tenants and Workers United
$20,000/ 1 year
www.tenantsworkers.org
Tenants and Workers United is a democratically-controlled, grassroots organization committed to winning social and economic justice and building the power of low-income people of Northern Virginia.
Funds were granted to strengthen the organization’s facilities and technology capacity.
Young Playwrights' Theater
$25,000/ 1 year
www.youngplaywrightstheater.org
Young Playwrights' Theater provides interactive in-school and after-school programs and collaborative projects to empower students to creatively express themselves and engage the world around them through the art of playwriting.
Funds were granted to build the organization’s evaluation and technology capacity.