State Street Global Philanthropy Reports Second Quarter Grants Totaling over $1.8 Million; 141 Grants Awarded to Non-Profit Service Organizations in Five Countries.Business Editors State Street Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : STT), the world's leading specialist in meeting the needs of sophisticated global investors, announced today that its Global Philanthropy Program awarded 141 grants totaling over $1.8 million during the second quarter of 2002. The program makes contributions to nonprofit organizations that provide targeted community service initiatives, primarily in communities where State Street offices are located. Each year, State Street directs at least 1.5% of the company's pre-tax profits to the State Street Foundation in order to help address its communities' needs. Global Philanthropy is one of the programs that the Foundation funds. State Street's grants were awarded to nonprofit organizations in five countries that provide services in the areas of education and job skills training, neighborhood revitalization, youth programs, health and human needs, civic improvement, and arts and culture. The Global Philanthropy Program has made 208 grants totaling over $4.1 million, year to date. Since the State Street Foundation was launched 25 years ago, over 4500 grants have been awarded worldwide totaling over $66.3 million. State Street's Global Philanthropy Program has established 28 individual contribution committees in 13 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly ), Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. The U.S. contribution committees are located in Alameda, CA; Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Hartford, CT; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Manchester, NH; Naples, FL; Newport Beach, CA; New York, NY; Osterville, MA; Princeton, NJ; St. Louis, MO; and Winston-Salem, NC. Among the programs awarded funding by various contribution committees in the second quarter were: In Canada: Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto - to support the teaming of volunteer adults with children on the waiting list and to help develop a new strategic plan In the People's Republic of China: Oxfam Hong Kong A member of the international non-government organization Oxfam, Oxfam Hong Kong started in 1987 to support first projects in China (Guangdong). It began development work in Hong Kong in 1996 and starting from 2000, It has advocated fair wage for out-sourced workers in Hong Kong. (Hong Kong SAR) - to sponsor Trailwalker, a multi-day walking event (Nov. 8-10) that is Oxfam Hong Kong's primary fundraiser In Singapore: City Harvest Community Services Association The City Harvest Community Services Association (CHCSA) was started in March 1996. Championing the merits of active social care within society, the CHCSA strives to express an ethos of faith and hope in the human spirit through practical demonstrations of love to the community at - to support CHCSA's Education Centre, which prepares low-income secondary school students for the country's "O" level exam - mandatory for admittance to higher educational opportunities in Singapore In the United States (office location in parentheses): Oakland Police-Community Activities League (Alameda, California) - to support the summer camp and summer programs of the PCAL Hands On Atlanta This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (Atlanta, Ga.) - to support the ongoing development and management of the organization's volunteer service provision American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) is a non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health". (Boston, Mass.) - to sponsor 60 disadvantaged children from Boston who have asthma to Camp Chest Nut in Becket, Mass. Father Flanagan's Boys Home (Chicago, Ill.) - to support the efforts of the Girls and Boys Home National Hotline Hole in the Wall Gang Hole-in-the-Wall Gang, was the name given to a gang in the American Wild West, which took its name from the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming, where several outlaw gangs had their hideouts. Fund (Hartford, Conn.) - to support the HITWG HITWG Hole In The Wall Gang Summer Camp for children and their families who are coping with various diseases The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.) - to support the Neighborhood Self Help Fund, which promotes small projects to build stronger, safer communities Florence Crittenton Center (Los Angeles, California) - to outfit the Center's Cougar Gym with new exercise equipment for the young residents Concord Community Music School (Manchester, NH) - to expand the school's service to underserved children in Manchester between the ages of 2-18 I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless (Naples, Fla.) - to support the Center's Culinary Arts and Employment Training Program Hoag Hospital Foundation (Newport Beach, Calif.) - to provide programs and services to the underinsured/uninsured, homeless, at-risk children and seniors New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. (New York, NY) - to support the Library's Page Program, which assists urban young adults by giving them part-time work experience Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation (Osterville, Mass.) - to support the organization's Affordable Housing Initiative Project Linus (Princeton, NJ) - to sponsor the program's "Kids Helping Kids" Quilt Mural project to help children suffering serious illness and trauma Wyman Center (St. Louis, Mo.) - to support the Center's community-based youth services in the Near Southside neighborhood of St. Louis. Hall-Woodward Elementary School (Winston-Salem, NC) - to cover tuition fees for 10 Hispanic students to participate in the MusArt After School Enrichment Program Following is the complete list of organizations that received grants from the Global Philanthropy Program in the second quarter of 2002, by location: Canada: Big Brothers Big Sisters Toronto; Serve Canada People's Republic of China (Hong Kong SAR): Hong Kong PHAB PHAB Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit PHAB Physical Handicapped and Able Bodied PHAB Parole and Humanitarian Assistance Branch ; Oxfam Hong Kong Singapore: City Harvest Community Services Association United Kingdom: Scottish Community Foundation United States: Alameda, California: Alameda County Health Care Foundation; Community Children's Center; East Bay Community Foundation; Friends of Alameda County CASA Ca´sa n. 1. A house or mansion. I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its lawless native luxuriance. - Bret Harte. ; Hospice of Contra Costa; Lincoln Child Center; Oakland Police-Community Activities League; St. Mary's Center Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Residential Child Care Association Foundation; Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta; Hands On Atlanta; Prevention Child Abuse Georgia Boston, Massachusetts: Adolescent Consultation Services; All Dorchester Sports League; American Lung Association of Massachusetts; Arts In Progress; Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston; Boston Homeowner Services Collaborative; Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a non-profit 581-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital (BCH) and Boston University Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH). ; Boston Urban Youth Foundation; Chelsea Human Services Collaborative; Child Care Resource Center; Children's Museum; City Year Boston; Community Education Center; Dorchester House Multi-Service Center; East Boston Ecumenical Community Council; Ellis Memorial & Eldredge House; Family Service of Greater Boston; Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses; Fenway Community Health Center; Generations Incorporated; Horizon Initiative; Institute of Contemporary Art; Interseminarian Project Place; Junior Achievement; Latin American Health Institute; Lawyers' Clearinghouse on Affordable Housing and Homelessness; Lesson One Foundation; Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations; McCormack Center for the Arts at the Strand Theatre; Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries; Museum of Afro-American History; National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, also referred to as NFTE (pronounced Nifty) or Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship ; Nativity Preparatory School; Rogerson Communities; Saint Francis House; Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute; Urban Outreach; Wellesley College; WGBH Educational Foundation; YouthBuild Boston Chicago, Illinois: Center for Nonprofit Management; Father Flanagan's Boys Home Hartford, Connecticut: Camp Courant; Corporation for Independent Living; Equistrides Therapeutic Riding Center; Hole In The Wall Gang Fund; Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership; Make-A-Wish Foundation; Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. : American Humanics; Big Brothers and Sisters of Kansas City; Children's Center for the Visually Impaired; Greater Kansas City Community Foundation; Kansas City Neighborhood Alliance; Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Los Angeles, California: Florence Crittenton Center; LA Works Manchester, New Hampshire This article is about the city in New Hampshire. For other uses, see Manchester (disambiguation). Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. : Boy Scouts of America/Daniel Webster Council; Concord Community Music School; Court Appointed Special Advocates of NH; Greater Manchester Family YMCA; New Hampshire Council for the Humanities Naples, Florida: Eden Institute Foundation; Immokalee Child Care Center Foundation; Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless Newport Beach, California Newport Harbor redirects here. For the MTV reality series, see . Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana. : Academy of Business Leadership; HFH of Orange County; Hoag Hospital Foundation New York, New York: Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC; Boys & Girls Club of America; City Meals-on-Wheels; Mission of Mercy; NY Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations; St. Aloysius; St. Francis of Assisi Friary Osterville, Massachusetts (Cape Cod): American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, ; Cape & Islands Chamber Music Festival; Chatham Historical Society; Community Connections; Community Foundation of Cape Cod; Friends of Children's Cove; Healthcare Foundation of Cape Cod; Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation; Orleans Historical Society Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Princeton University has been sited in the town since 1756. : McCarter Theatre Company; NJ Council of Organizations and Schools for Autistic Children; Prevention Education Incorporated; Project Linus NJ; Seeing Eye; Women Aware St. Louis, Missouri: Kidzlink; St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. Community Fund; St. Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association; Wyman Center; YMCA of Greater St. Louis Greater St. Louis is the informal name of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 18th largest in the United States. Its population of 2,801,033 (as of 2007 according to the US Census Bureau) includes the independent City of St. Louis, St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 185,776; in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17,483 raising the population to 203,259. : Hall-Woodward Elementary School; Winston-Salem Children's Chorus; YWCA of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is the world's leading specialist in providing sophisticated global investors with investment servicing, investment management, investment research and trading services. With $6.3 trillion in assets under custody and $808 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. , State Street is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates in 22 countries and 100 markets worldwide. For more information, visit State Street's web site at www.statestreet.com. |
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