The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust

Grants Approved at the 2003 Annual Meeting
*Denotes matching grant


Arts and Culture

CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM – ST. MICHAEL’S, MD  $  10,000
Expand educational resources on website

CHURCHILL ARTS COUNCIL – FALLON, NV     $  20,000
Purchase and install film and video equipment

COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART – COLUMBIA, SC    $    5,000
Sculpture exhibit and educational programs

LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE – NEW YORK, NY    $  15,000
Focus Schools Collaborative

MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE, INC. – AUBURN, NY    $  10,000
Renovation and expansion of theater

MUNSON WILLIAMS PROCTOR ART INSTITUTE – UTICA, NY   $  25,000
Art Odyssey – Family and children’s room

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE – MILBURN, NJ     $  25,000
Replacement of HVAC system

THE PRINCE THEATRE FOUNDATION – CHESTERTOWN, MD   $  10,500
Purchase theater equipment


Community Initiatives

CAMP SPEERS – ELJABAR-YMCA-DINGMAN’S FERRY, PA              $  20,000
Construction of dining and program facility

CANCER HOPE NETWORK – CHESTER, NJ     $   5,000
Patient to Survivor matching and support

FAMILY READING PARTNERSHIP – ITHACA, NY    $  10,000
Support for books

GREATER PULASKI COMMUNITY FUND – PULASKI, NY   $    7,500*
Grants for community projects

ITHACA CHILDREN’S GARDEN – ITHACA, NY     $  10,000
Site and program development

KNPB-TV CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING – RENO, NV   $  20,000
Conversion from analog to digital

NEVADA MUSUEM OF ART – RENO, NV     $  30,000
Expansion of community space

TRU-VISTA FOUNDATION, INC. – SPARKS, NV     $  10,000
Scholarship support

VILLAGE OF PULASKI – PULASKI, NY      $   6,000
Library and meeting rooms maintenance

WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER – ELKO, NV     $  13,000
Facility programs and exhibits


Disabilities and Universal Access

CARE CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA – RENO, NV     $  12,000
Medical Equipment Assistance Program

CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE – VERONA, NJ     $  10,000
Building expansion

NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS – RENO, NV $  20,000
Camp Buck – Summer camping program

PATHFINDER VILLAGE – EDMESTON, NY     $  25,000
Scholarship support

RECORDING FOR THE BLIND AND DYSLEXIC, INC. – PRINCETON, NJ  $  10,000
Equipment for storage of digital textbooks 

THE SEEING EYE, INC. – MORRISTOWN, NJ     $   5,200
Purchase of computer equipment

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – COLLEGE OF HUMAN & COMMUNITY SERVICE    $  20,000
RENO, NV
Dance and movement classes

VSA ARTS OF NEVADA  – RENO, NV      $  10,000
Support for disabled artists        


Education


CENTENARY COLLEGE – HACKETTSTOWN, NJ    $  15,000
Therapeutic Riding Program

COLONIAL WILIAMSBURG FOUNDATION – WILLIAMSBURG, VA  $  46,800
Teacher Institute in Early American History

COMMUNITY CHEST OF VIRGINIA CITY – VIRGINIA CITY, NV   $  15,000
Classroom on wheels

CUMBERLAND COLLEGE – WILLIAMSBURG, KY              $    5,000
Renovation of Campus Activity Center

DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE –  $  15,000
DOYLESTOWN, PA
Renovation of Equine Facility

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION – RENO, NV   $  15,000
Greenpower Program

FLEISCHMANN PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER – RENO, NV  $   9,200
Partnership support for Louis and Clark film

FOUNDATION CENTER – NEW YORK, NY     $  10,000
Expansion of information and educational services on website

HISTORIC FOURTH WARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION – VIRGINIA CITY, NV $  12,500
Educational outreach program

INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FUND OF NEW YORK – ALBANY, NY            $  25,000
Public/Private Learning Collaborations

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY – WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ    $  25,000
Wilson Hall roof renovation

NATIONAL JUDICAL COLLEGE – RENO, NV     $  35,000*
Rollan D. Melton Endowed Chair

NEVADA HUMANITIES COMMITTEE – RENO, NV    $  10,500
Support of National History Day

NEVADA OPERA COMPANY – RENO, NV     $  10,000
Viva Kids – Educational outreach and materials 

NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – COOPERSTOWN, NY  $  20,000
Fellowships in Museum Studies

PULASKI ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL – PULASKI, NY              $  50,000
Academic Achievement Awards

PULASKI ACADEMY &CENTRAL SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOC. – PULASKI, NY      $    2,000*
Scholarship support

RESCUE MISSION OF UTICA – UTICA, NY     $    5,000
Learning Center expansion

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY-SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE – SYRACUSE, NY       $  25,000
Reinventing Urban School Libraries

TAMASSEE DAR SCHOOL – TAMASSEE, SC     $  10,000
Facility renovation

TAME THE TV – GARDNERVILLE, NV      $  10,000
Educational programs

UNION COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION – CRANFORD, NJ   $  10,000
Scholarship support

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – REYNOLDS SCHOOL – RENO, NV   $  15,000
Robert Laxalt Chair

WELLS COLLEGE – AURORA, NY      $  25,000
Henry Wells Scholarship Program                 

WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY – MIDDLETOWN, CT     $  50,000
Theater restoration
 

Environment

BEAVER LAKE NATURE CENTER – BALDWINSVILLE, NY   $  25,000
Expansion of Visitor Center

CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – NAPLES, FL   $  10,000
Collaborative with public schools

HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE  – GENEVA, NY    $  20,000
Purchase auxiliary field vessel

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION – WASHINGTON, DC    $   5,000
Assessment of C&O National Historic Park

ONONDAGA AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.  – SYRACUSE, NY   $  15,000
Derby Hill Bird Observatory – Master plan development and interpretive kiosks


Historic Preservation

HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS, INC. – ANNAPOLIS, MD    $  10,000
Restoration of Indian King Tavern

OVERLAND SOCIETY – FALLON, NV      $   8,000
Historic preservation of Overland Hotel


Youth Programs


ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO – SPARKS – RENO, NV    $  10,000
Providing clothing for elementary children

BRUKA THEATER OF SIERRA, INC. – RENO, NV    $  15,000
Outreach theater program

CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION – SYRACUSE, NY  $  25,000
Youth in Philanthropy Program

ECHO HILL OUTDOOR SCHOOL – WORTON, MD    $  10,000
Improvements to dining hall

GIRL SCOUTS OF WASHINGTON ROCK COUNCIL, INC. – WESTFIELD, NJ $    5,000
Renovation of Service Center

JUNIOR PLAYERS GOLF ASSOCIATION  – RENO, NV    $  25,000
Program for at-risk youth

MUSIC JOURNEYS, INC. – SYRACUSE, NY     $  15,000
Support of music residencies in urban schools

YOUTH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOUDATION – LIVERPOOL, NY  $  25,000
Youth Character Development Program


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