The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
		Grants Approved at the 2005 Annual Meeting *Denotes matching grant Arts and Culture MUSIC JOURNEYS, INC. – SYRACUSE, NY     $ 10,000* Music artists residencies in schools PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE – MILLBURN, NJ     $ 10,000* Security system upgrade RENO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – RENO, NV     $   6,000 Purchase sheet music and computer software SYRACUSE STAGE – SYRACUSE, NY      $ 50,000* Refurbish theater seating SYRACUSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – SYRACUSE, NY   $ 25,000 Youth orchestra WASHOE COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION – RENO, NV   $   7,500 Exhibition of artists in local library WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER – ELKO, NV     $ 15,000 Cultural center performance venue Community Initiatives ARISE – SYRACUSE, NY       $ 10,000 Pulaski Demonstration Project ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO-SPARKS – RENO, NV    $ 12,000 Assistance for elementary school children C*A*R*E CHEST OF SIERRA NEVADA – RENO, NV    $ 11,000 Diabetic Outreach Program COLLINS HOME & FAMILY MINISTRIES – SENECA, SC    $ 15,000 Van replacement COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER AT CECIL COMMUNITY COLLEGE –  $  2,500* NORTH EAST, MD   Gallery lighting and ADA listening system FAMILY PROMISE, INC. – SUMMIT, NJ      $ 10,000 IHNS Program FROST VALLEY YMCA – CLARYVILLE, NY     $ 10,000 Facility renovation GREATER PULASKI COMMUNITY FUND – PULAKSI, NY   $   7,500* Greater Pulaski Community Fund endowment HEROES HELPING HEROES, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD    $   5,000 Expansion of mentoring program for at-risk teens HOSPICE OF THE FOOTHILLS FOUNDATION – SENECA, SC   $ 10,000 Hospice house INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK OF THE TRUCKEE MEADOWS –  $ 15,000 RENO, NV  Resources for homeless families   KENT HOSPICE CENTER FOUNDATION – CHESTERTOWN, MD   $ 15,000 Hospice suite MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION – LONG BRANCH, NJ  $   5,000 Cystic Fibrosis Center equipment NORTH COUNTRY CHILDREN’S CLINIC – WATERTOWN, NY   $ 10,000 Accessibility and dental equipment NORTHERN NEVADA IMMUNIZATION COALITION – RENO, NV  $ 25,000 Nevada Childhood Immunization Week THE NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY – NEWARK, NJ   $   5,000 Go With the Flow Exhibit on New Jersey rivers TRINITAS HEALTH FOUNDATION – ELIZABETH, NJ    $ 10,000 Cancer Center THE Y OF WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD, NJ     $ 20,000 East Broad Street Family Brach facility expansion Disabilities and Universal Access INTERPLAST – MOUTAIN VIEW, CA      $ 10,000 Surgery and follow-up care for burn victims LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL – NEW YORK, NY    $   5,000 Support for music school RECORDING FOR THE BLIND AND DISLEXIC – PRINCETON, NJ  $ 12,000* Upgrade electronic telecommunication system THE LEAGUE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILTIES, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD $   5,000 Purchase a 12-passenger lift-van THE NOTE-ABLES – SPARKS, NV      $   8,000 Musical opportunities for youth with disabilities THE SEEING EYE, INC. – MORRISTOWN, NJ     $   5,500 Purchase of DNA equipment     Education BONNIE BRAE – LIBERTY CORNER, NJ      $   5,000 Woodworking shop CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE – NEW YORK, NY    $   5,000 International symposium CENTENARY COLLEGE – HACKETTSTOWN, NJ    $ 15,000 Equine center COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION – WILLIAMSBURG, VA  $ 55,000 Teacher Institute 2006 COMMUNITY CHEST OF VIRGINIA CITY – VIRGINIA CITY, NV   $ 15,000 Classroom on Wheels CUMBERLAND COLLEGE – WILLIAMSBURG, KY    $   5,000 Expansion of science building DISCOVERY CREEK CHILDREN’S MUSUEM – WASHINGTON, DC  $   5,000 Outdoor science teaching program HOBART & WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE – GENEVA, NY    $ 15,000 Graduate student center INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FUND OF NEW YORK – ALBANY, NY  $ 25,000 Public/private learning collaboration KNPB – TV CHANNEL 5 PUBLIC BROADCASTING – RENO, NV   $ 20,000* State of the West – TV series LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE – NEW YORK, NY    $   5,000 Focus Schools collaborative NEVADA HUMANE SOCIETY – SPARKS, NV     $   8,000 Kiosk for new regional animal shelter NEW YORL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – COOPERSTOWN, NY  $ 40,000 Graduate fellowships in Museum Studies PULASKI ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL – PULASKI, NY   $ 50,000 Academic Achievement Scholarships PULASKI ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL – PULASKI, NY   $ 75,000* Community Service Scholarship Endowment PULASKI ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION –   $   2,000* PULASKI, NY JBS Scholarship THE COOPER UNION – NEW YORK, NY      $ 10,000 Summer high-school engineering program THE VITAMIN L PROJECT – ITHACA, NY     $ 10,000 Scholarship program for public schools TUNE IN TO KIDS MEDIA LITERACY PROJECT – RENO, NV   $ 10,000 Expansion of “TV Turnoff Week” UNION COUNTY COLLEGE FOUNDATION – CRANFORD, NJ   $ 10,000 New building project UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – MATTHEWSON-IGT KNOWLEDGE CENTER –  $ 15,000 RENO, NV   New Knowledge Center UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH – RENO, NV  $ 10,000 Publication of “Home Means Nevada: Literature of the Silver State” WASHINGTON COLLEGE – CHESTERTOWN, MD    $ 35,000 Science Center building THE WESTERNERS NEVADA CORRAL – SPARKS, NV    $ 12,000 “Preserving Nevada’s Heritage and History”   Environment NEVADA LAND CONSERVANCY – RENO, NV     $ 20,000 Regional Park linkage SCENIC NEVADA – RENO. NV       $ 18,000 Landscape preservation THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE NV CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION/ SCENIC NEVADA – RENO, NV $   9,000 Livable Communities Lecture Series NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOC. – WASHINGTON, DC  $   5,000 Assessment of Assateague Island National Seashore Park Historic Preservation ST. MARY’S ART CENTER, INC. – VIRGINIA CITY, NV    $ 15,962 Restoration of hospital Journalism CHESTERTOWN RIVER ASSOCIATION – CHESTERTOWN, MD   $  5,000 Community outreach publications program THE GROLIER CLUB – NEW YORK , NY      $ 10,000 Books on Ice exhibit UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA – REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM –   $ 50,000 RENO, NV Distinguished Writers program WCNY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CNY – SYRACUSE, NY   $ 25,000 Digital near-line storage equipment Special Grants AMERICAN RED CROSS – WASHINGTON, DC     $ 20,000 Tsunami Relief Youth Programs BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TRUCKEE MEADOWS – RENO, NV   $   5,000 SMART Girls Program CAMP SPEERES-ELJABAR – DINGMAN’S FERRY, PA    $ 30,000 Speers Lodge renovation CHILDREN’S CABINET – RENO, NV      $ 12,000 Youth counseling and Safe Place Program NEVADA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY – RENO, NV    $ 20,000 School based programming
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