The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust
		Grants Approved at the 2006 Annual Meeting *Denotes matching grant Arts and Culture BRUKA THEATRE OF SIERRA, INC. – RENO, NV    $ 12,000 Youth outreach theater program C-300, INC. – CHESTERTOWN, MD      $   2,500 Native American Tri-Centennial Festival CHENANGO COUNTY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS – NORWICH, NY  $   3,000 Gallery lighting CHESAPEAKE BAY MARITIME MUSEUM – ST. MICHAELS, MD   $ 10,000 Museum enhancement and expansion CHURCHILL ARTS COUNCIL – FALLON, NV     $ 10,500 Facility renovation LINCOLN CENTER INSTITUTE – NEW YORK, NY    $ 15,000 Focus Schools collaborative PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE – MILLBURN, NJ     $ 10,000* Infrastructure upgrade RENO PHILHARMONIC – RENO, NV      $ 15,000 Celebrate Strings after school program RENO POPS ORCHESTRA – RENO, NV      $   3,000 Purchase of instruments SIGNATURE BAND & CHOIR CAMP, INC. – SYRACUSE, NY   $ 20,000 Support marching band VSA ARTS OF NEVADA – RENO, NV      $   8,000 Arts for All and performance access Community Initiatives ANGEL KISS FOUNDATION – RENO, NV     $ 10,000 Pediatric cancer care ANIMAL ARK, INC. – RENO, NV      $ 12,500 Rebuild nature trail CASA DE VIDA – RENO, NV       $ 13,000 Adult education initiative CHESAPEAKE FIELDS INSTITUTE – CHESTERTOWN, MD   $   5,000 Agricultural heritage tourism CHESTER RIVER ASSOCIATION – CHESTERTOWN, MD    $ 10,000   Community outreach and education CHILDREN’S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL FOUNDATION – MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ $ 10,000 Construction of youth hospital COMMUNITY CHEST, INC. – VIRGINIA CITY, NV    $   5,000 After school program COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER AT CECIL COMMUNITY COLLEGE – $   5,000* NORTH EAST, MD   Musical equipment FOOD BANK OF NORTHERN NEVADA – SPARKS, NV    $ 30,000 Regional food distribution center GREATER PULASKI COMMUMNITY FUND – PULASKI, NY   $   7,500* Community challenge grant HEROES HELPING HEROES, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD    $   7,500 Expansion of high school youth mentoring program HOSPICE OF THE FOOTHILLS FOUNDATION – SENECA, SC   $   5,000 Construction of hospice house MARYLAND COASTAL BAYS FOUNDATION, INC. – OCEAN CITY, MD  $   6,000* Community relations and outreach program NEVADA RURAL COUNTIES RSVP – CARSON CITY, NV   $ 12,000 RSVP Independent Living Program NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. – PULASKI, NY $ 20,000 Continuance of expansion and renovation NEW YORK COUNCIL FOR THE HUMANITIES – NEW YORK, NY  $ 12,500 Reading Between the Lines literacy program RENO RODEO FOUNDATION – RENO, NV     $ 32,000 Construction of Kids Kamp Activity Center SHARED OPPORTUNITY SERVICES/KENT FAMILY CENTER – CHESTERTOWN, MD        $ 10,000 Outreach medical clinic TAMASSEE DAR SCHOOL – SALEM, SC     $ 10,000 Purchase of a transport van TOMPKINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY – ITHACA, NY    $ 10,000 Enhancements to children’s programming space TRINITAS HEALTH FOUNDATION – ELIZABETH, NJ    $ 10,000 Expanded services for cancer patients TRU-VISTA FOUNDATION – SPARKS, NV     $   6,300 Family needs program UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO-HISTORY DEPARTMENT – RENO, NV  $ 12,500 Video documentary on the Northern Paiute VITALITY UNLIMITED – ELKO, NV      $ 11,000 Homes for healthy living YMCA OF FROST VALLEY – CLARYVILLE, NY     $ 10,000 Design and construction of wellness center YMCA OF WESTFIELD – WESTFIELD, NJ     $ 10,000 East Broad Street facility renovation Disabilities and Universal Access BONNIE BRAE – LIBERTY CORNER, NJ      $   2,000 Improvements to recreation facilities CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, CHENANGO COUNTY – NORWICH, NY         $   2,400 Universal access entryway DOWNTOWN SAILING CENTER, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD   $   5,000 Universally accessible sailing program KENT CENTER, INC. – CHESTERTOWN, MD     $   5,000 Facility for developmentally disabled adults MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION – LONG BRANCH, NJ  $   5,000* Equipment for Cystic Fibrosis Center NEVADA BLIND CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION – LAS VEGAS, NV  $ 12,000 Development of lending library and website THE NOTE-ABLES – SPARKS, NV      $ 10,000 Music services for youth with disabilities PATHFINDER VILLAGE – EDMESTON, NY     $ 15,000 Expansion of residential housing options THE SEEING EYE, INC. – MORRISTOWN, NJ     $   8,800 Support for graduate newsletter Education ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF RENO-SPARKS – RENO, NV    $   5,000 Links to Learning Program CUMBERLAND COLLEGE – WILLIAMSBURG, KY    $   5,000 Expansion and renovation of science building DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE OF SCI. & AGRICULTURE – DOYLESTOWN, PA        $ 13,000* Equestrian Center project INDEPENDENT COLLEGE FUND OF NEW YORK – ALBANY, NY  $ 25,000 Public/private learning collaboration KENT SCHOOL, INC. – CHESTERTOWN, MD     $   5,000 Horizons Student Enrichment Program LOYOLA-NOTRE DAME LIBRARY, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD   $ 10,000 Renovation and reconstruction of library NATIONAL AQUARIUM IN BALTIMORE – BALTIMORE, MD   $   5,000 Watershed Moments educational project NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – COOPERSTOWN, NY  $ 20,000 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 ASSOC. – PULASKI, NY         $   2,000* JBS Scholarships UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – STORRS, CT  $ 20,000 Not-for-profit graduate fellowships THE WASHINGTON CENTER – WASHINGTON, DC    $ 15,000 American Indian Internship Initiative WYE RIVER UPPER SCHOOL, INC. – WYE  MILLS, MD    $   5,000 Tuition assistance program   Environment AMERICAN RIVERS – WASHINGTON, DC     $ 10,000 Sustainable solutions for stormwater pollution ADKINS ARBORETUM – RIDGLEY, MD      $   5,000 Internship and student research program CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – NAPLES, FL   $   5,000 Alien Invaders exhibit DISCOVERY CREEK CHILDREN’S MUSUEM – WASHINGTON, DC  $   5,000 Habitat Heroes Collaborative ITHACA CHILDREN’S GARDEN – ITHACA, NY     $   5,000 Wetlands Ecology Afterschool Program NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. – EASTON, MD    $   5,000 Kent County agricultural education NEVADA LAND CONSERVANCY – RENO, NV     $ 13,000 Repair and expand current headquarters STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION – CHARLESTOWN, NH  $   5,000 2006 conservation projects Historic Preservation ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY, INC. – BLADENSBURG, MD  $   5,000 Renovation of the George Washington House BALTIMORE HERITAGE – BALTIMORE, MD     $   5,000 Revitalization through Preservation program COMSTOCK CEMETERY FOUNDATION – VIRGINIA CITY, NV   $   8,000 Enhance “Between the Fences” exhibit GARRET JACOBS MANSION ENDOWMENT FUND, INC. – BALTIMORE, MD        $   5,000 Restoration of 19th Century mansion JARBIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION – FALLON, NV    $   2,700 Preservation of town records NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY – NEWARK, NJ    $   2,500 “Ebb and Flow” SULTANA PROJECTS – CHESTERTOWN, MD     $ 25,000 Captain John Smith Project 400 THE WESTFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY – WESTFIELD, NJ   $ 10,000* Restoration of American Revolutionary War cemetery WESTERN FOLKLIFE CENTER – ELKO, NV     $ 12,500 Audio tour of historic sites Journalism UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA–REYNOLDS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM – RENO, NV         $ 50,000  Support for workshops and visiting journalists Special Grants VILLAGE OF PULASKI – PULASKI, NY      $  12,560 Maintenance of Snow Memorial Building and Window Replacement Youth Programs FRANZISKA RACKER CENTERS – ITHACA, NY     $ 12,500 Programs for newly adopted children GIRL SCOUTS OF WASHINGTON ROCK COUNCIL, INC. – WESTFIELD, NJ         $ 15,000 Dining hall roof replacement NEVADA DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS – RENO, NV         $   6,000 Support for Camp Buck RENO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – RENO, NV     $   3,000 Student voucher program for concerts THE VITAMIN L PROJECT – ITHACA, NY     $ 10,000 Character education program TUNE INTO KIDS LITERACY PROJECT – RENO, NV    $   5,000 Expansion of TV Tuneoff Week
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