2006 Grant Listing

IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL LONG TERM CARE

Comprehensive Community Programs for Independent Living

A New Day Adult Day Services, Inc. $70,000
Auburn, Indiana  

Two-year grant in support of start-up of an adult day services program.

Access Community Health Network $49,000
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant in continuation funding to provide affordable, comprehensive health care for low-income seniors through a senior health center.

Alivio Medical Center $115,586
Chicago, Illinois  

Three-year grant in partial support to expand outreach to Latino/Hispanic seniors to improve their access to health care.

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council $50,000
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant to purchase a bus to provide free transportation to older adults.

Cambodian Association of Illinois $5,000
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant in partial support of a national meeting on mental health among Cambodian seniors.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Palm Beach $90,000
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida  

One-year grant to replace unsafe and uninsurable 15-passenger vans with two 12-passenger mini-buses.

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago $44,638
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant to purchase a handicapped accessible bus for the Accolade Adult Day Health Program.

Catholic Retirement Housing, Inc. $15,000
St. Petersburg, Florida  

One-year grant for development of an affordable supportive housing community with opportunities for spiritual growth and lay ministry.

Community Catalyst, Inc. $277,376
Boston, Massachusetts

Two-year grant to educate and involve consumers in the development and implementation of the Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans (SNPs), a new type of coordinated care plan created under the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act.

Eastern Illinois University $60,000
Charleston, Illinois

One-year grant to replace two meal delivery vans.

Economic Opportunity Institute $15,000
Seattle, Washington

One-year grant to continue work on a universal retirement savings account system for the state of Washington and to advise other interested states on such policy work.

Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc. $10,039
Greenup, Illinois

Six-month grant to conduct an assessment of the agency’s senior programs and identify resources to sustain them.

Generations of Hope $189,000
Rantoul, Illinois

One-year grant to install new carpeting and furnaces in older adult housing at Hope Meadows.

Grantmakers in Aging $202,680
Dayton, Ohio

One-year grant to support the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly  

Health and Medicine Policy Research Group $174,408
Chicago, Illinois

An 18-month grant to continue research and policy analyses in support of the Illinois Department on Aging as it implements long-term care redesign.

Hispanic Unity of Florida , Inc. $160,389
Hollywood, Florida  

Three-year grant to improve health care access, with an emphasis on preventive healthcare for immigrant seniors in southeastern Florida.

Housing Action Illinois $100,000
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant to recruit senior service organizations as members of the housing coalition and train them on a new policy initiative to address the housing needs of low-income seniors.

Hyde Park Neighborhood Club $100,000
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant for the Independent Seniors Initiative.

Illinois College of Optometry $34,285
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant in partial support of a program to provide primary eye care and health education services to low-income seniors in Chicago Housing Authority senior buildings.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement $100,000
Des Moines, Iowa

Two-year grant to empower Iowa’s rural seniors to improve their quality of life and protect their property from the negative impact of factory farms.

The John Marshall Law School $93,358
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant for research on housing discrimination against older adults in the Chicago Metropolitan area.

Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, Inc. $30,000
Chicago, Illinois

Third-year support of the HomeSharing program, which matches senior home providers with senior home seekers.

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors $53,100
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Two-year grant to provide home repairs and access to resources to assist seniors to live independently in the community.

Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers $18,629
Evergreen Park, Illinois

One-year grant to purchase a second Mobile Medical Care van to meet the rising demand for their physician home-visit service.

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois $50,000
Des Plaines, Illinois

One-year grant to purchase a 12-passenger bus to transport clients to the older adult day care program in Rock Island .

Mae Volen Senior Center, Inc. $25,000
Boca Raton, Florida

One-year grant to provide interim program support for early stage Dementia clients and their caregivers to adjust to the development of Alzheimer's and other dementias.

Marillac Social Center $26,615
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant in support of staff and transportation costs for a program offering outreach, assistance, and sustenance to homebound elderly residents of Chicago’s west side.

Mental Health Association of  Palm Beach County, Inc. $40,000
West Palm Beach, Florida

One-year grant in support of senior education and support programs.

Metro Seniors in Action $40,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant for an education and advocacy campaign to improve pedestrian intersection safety for older adults in the Chicago area.

Music Institute of Chicago $16,000
Winnetka, Illinois

Nine-month grant to provide music education, performance, and art therapy for seniors.

National Housing Law Project $15,000
Oakland, California

One-year grant for advocacy to protect older persons living in federally subsidized housing from landlords who do not lower rents to accommodate rising utility costs, as federal law requires.

Polish American Association $50,000
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant to support the senior services program, which provides a full array of social services to older Polish individuals.

Public Action Foundation $66,950
Chicago, Illinois

Third-year support of a Medicare prescription drug advocacy and education project in Illinois.

Seniors Action Service, Inc. $37,200
Evanston, Illinois

Two-year grant in partial support of an educational program to increase the knowledge and skill level of paraprofessional caregivers.

Sertoma Centre, Inc. $46,974
Alsip, Illinois

One-year grant for purchase of a new van.

University of Illinois at Chicago $15,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant in partial support of SHAPE!, Chicago Senior Health and Fitness Walk.

Washington University in St. Louis $55,000
St. Louis, Missouri

Two-year grant for the Community Outreach Program, a screening program to identify low-income older adults who are at high risk for frailty in the St. Louis area.

Wider Opportunities for Women $249,568
Washington, DC

An18-month grant to complete the pilot phase of a project to gain broad use of a new Elder Economic Security Standard, based on reliable and realistic measures of minimum economic security for seniors.

World Relief - Chicago $56,509
Chicago, Illinois

Second-year support for a program addressing the mental health, material, and cultural integration needs of older adult refugees.

Improving Quality of Nursing Home Care

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart $25,000
Frankfort, Illinois

One-year grant to provide accessibility and equipment for the elderly and handicapped sisters in the Care Center at the Motherhouse.

Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly $105,000
Palatine, Illinois

One-year grant to upgrade their web-based payroll and email systems for 10 sites.

Mather LifeWays $9,000
Evanston, Illinois  

Ten-month grant for a Spanish translation of educational materials on person-centered care for retired religious.  

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform $5,000  
Washington, DC  

To support the 30th anniversary publication.

National Religious Retirement Office $182,446  
Washington, DC

Sixteen-month grant to design, implement, and evaluate a pilot training and education project in Person-Centered Care Best Practices for 75 religious institutes.

Society of the Holy Child Jesus $24,300
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

One-year grant to meet the needs of infirm, elderly women religious.

Maintaining Older People in Residential Settings

The British Home $5,000
Brookfield, Illinois

One-year grant in partial support for design and development of a greenhouse in the new Active Living Center.

Intercommunity Housing Corporation $98,348  
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to furnish the common spaces of Roosevelt Place, an independent living facility for older adults with modest incomes and resources.

Interdependent Living Solutions Center, Inc. $68,000
Chicago Heights, Illinois 

Third-year grant in continued support of a program to recruit, train, and place certified nurse assistants in long-term care settings.

Saint Vincent dePaul Center $9,927
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant for purchase of a new keyless lock system and to support the activities program.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $105,000  
Champaign, Illinois  

One-year grant for research to study the impact of New AGE parks on the fitness, activity level, and functional status of frail elders in an urban and a rural setting.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS

American Psychological Association $25,000 
Washington , DC  

One-year grant in partial support of a national conference on training models in professional geropsychology.

American Psychological Association $25,000  
Washington , DC  

One-year grant for the 2006 Division 20 student research and mentoring awards program.

Catholic Diocese of Belleville $15,000
Belleville, Illinois

Six-month grant for a two-day conference for service providers on bereavement and grief.  

Christian Community Health Fellowship $92,219  
Chicago, Illinois

A 15-month grant for phase one of a three-phase project to bring existing geriatrics training materials to health teams serving low-income elderly at community health centers nationwide.

Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly $75,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant for education and training to improve identification of and treatment for depression in ethnic refugee elders from Chinese, Korean, Polish, and Hispanic communities.  

Deborah’s Place $10,000
Chicago, Illinois

One-year grant to develop a manual on the special needs of  homeless older women.  

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation $5,000  
Chicago , Illinois

One-year grant to include information on aging on their new website.

Florida Atlantic University $34,106
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Three-year grant to expand enrollment of advanced practice geriatric nursing (APGN) students and support development of leadership abilities in these students.  

Florida Atlantic University $35,000
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

One-year grant to provide first year medical students with clinical experience working with elders in dementia at the Memory and Wellness Center.

The Generations Project $71,000
Indianapolis, Indiana

First-year support of a three-year project to conduct public education on a new home- and community-based service system for Indiana.

Horizon Hospice & Palliative Care $30,000
Chicago, Illinois  

Six-month planning grant to organize a coalition which will lead a city-wide initiative aimed at increasing the rate of advance care planning and educating professionals involved with these issues.

Institute of Medicine $200,000
Washington, DC

A fifteen-month grant in partial support of a national consensus study on the health care and workforce needs of an aging population.  

National Alliance for Caregiving $130,683
Bethesda, Maryland

One-year grant to develop effective and sustainable community- based caregiver coalitions, bring the individual coalitions into a national advocacy network, and increase the advocacy skills of coalitions through a training, technical assistance, and educational initiative.  

National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. $15,000  
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Four-month grant to support scholarships for the 2006 American Indian and Alaska Native National Conference on Long Term Care.  

Older Women's League $75,000
Arlington, Virginia  

One-year grant to conduct a poll of health professionals and the public to gauge current opinions regarding mental health and aging and to design educational materials to address identified misperceptions.

Reconstructionist Rabbinical College $189,668  
Wyncote, Pennsylvania  

Three-year grant to develop a model for infusing an awareness of aging issues into seminary training and creating a replicable approach for seminaries of diverse faiths.

ROTARY/One Foundation, Inc. $7,680  
Chicago, Illinois  

Six-month grant to support summer employment for three high school students in non-profit agencies serving the elderly.

Terra Nova Films $225,000
Chicago, Illinois  

Two-year grant to adapt educational videos for family and professional caregivers to streaming video technology for easier web-based access.  

Terra Nova Films $15,000
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant for continuation of the Silver Images Generations Award at the Chicago International Film Festival.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs $261,173
Colorado Springs, Colorado  

Two-year grant for a model training project to develop a Center of Training Excellence that educates home health care service providers in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and nursing to recognize  
mental illnesses in homebound older adults.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs $25,000
Colorado Springs, Colorado  

One-year grant in partial support of second year of the Clinical Geropsychology Conference Series.

University of Washington $10,000
Seattle, Washington

Four-month grant to develop and disseminate a consumer-friendly monograph with best practices for implementing proven programs for strength and balance training among seniors.  

Visual Aid Volunteers of Florida, Inc. $1,500  
Switzerland, Florida  

One-year grant in partial support of 2007 Conference to improve skills of volunteers who produce braille, tape and graphic materials for blind persons within Florida and around the country.

Wayne State University $262,150
Detroit, Michigan 

Two-year grant for a project to increase professional practice skills and competencies of occupational therapists providing services to home bound older adults with physical and mental health limitations.

Wayne State University $23.628
Detroit, Michigan   

One-year grant in support of 2006 continuing education conference on optimizing physical and mental health functioning in older adults.

Wisconsin Foundation for Independent Colleges, Inc. $55,000  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin  

One-year grant to provide ten educational internships to Wisconsin private college students to introduce the field of aging as a viable career option.

Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board $159,808  
Hayward, Wisconsin  

Two-year grant for the Chippewa Wood Crafters, a project in which tribal elder artisans will pass on the skills and tradition of woodworking to retired tribal elders and to younger tribe members.

Mount Mary College $21,010  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Six-month grant for a feasibility study to determine whether the College should create educational programs for older women interested in transitioning into careers benefiting the community.

National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter $79,250
Chicago, Illinois  

Three-year grant to promote the employment and training of retired social workers to meet the social service needs of older adults.

Spoon River College $24,024  
Canton, Illinois

Second-year support of project to recruit, train, and support retirees who will serve as leaders and consultants for the local community, the regional economy, and for each other.

 

Casa Central $114,000
Chicago, Illinois

Three year grant to improve marketing and enhance enrollment of its senior programs, referred to as the Elderly Cluster.

Central DuPage Health Foundation $73,108  
Winfield, Illinois  

Two-year grant to improve resource development and operational efficiencies of the HomeCare Physicians Program.

Chicago Lights $58,200
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant to improve the marketing and communications component of a strategic plan to expand the Center on Aging.

Friedman Place $120,000  
Chicago, Illinois  

Three-year grant to focus on financial development and board development.

Guild for the Blind $54,405  
Chicago, Illinois 

Two-year grant to develop alternative revenue streams and improve evaluation of its programs.

Jane Addams Senior Caucus $32,381
Chicago, Illinois

Two-year grant for leadership development and technology upgrades.

Japanese American Service Committee $59,566  
Chicago, Illinois  

One-year grant to implement recommendations to improve financial management and resource development.

Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly $120,000  
Chicago, Illinois  

Three-year grant in support of a full-time development director.

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS 

Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart $10,000  
Lisle, Illinois  

One-year grant to assist with the purchase of handicapped accessible electronic doors for elderly members living in the long-term care community.  

Council on Foundations $19,000
Washington , DC  

For support of programs for the year 2006.

Donors Forum of Chicago $16,080  
Chicago, Illinois  

For support of programs for the year 2006.

The Foundation Center $12,000  
New York, New York  

One-year support for philanthropic information services.

Grantmakers in Aging $10,000  
Dayton , Ohio  

For partial support of 2006 Conference.  

Grantmakers in Health $12,000  
Washington, DC

For support of programs in 2006.

Independent Sector $8,622  
Washington, DC  

For support of programs for 2006.

Lyric Opera of Chicago $15,000  
Chicago, Illinois 

In partial support of the November 2006 Senior Matinee.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy $15,000  
Washington, DC 

For program support for 2006.

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation $1,000
West Palm Beach, Florida

One-year grant for program support in South Florida.

 

Alliance for Aging Research $101,750
Washington, DC  

One-year grant in continued support of an on-line forum to translate and disseminate findings on research on aging.

Alliance for Aging Research $15,000
Washington, DC    

One-year grant to disseminate the 2006 Agenda on Aging Research  to policy makers and news media.

Alliance for Aging Research $30,000
Washington, DC    

One-year grant for continued program support.

Center for Economic and Policy Research $60,335  
Washington, DC  

One-year grant for a public education program that will focus on options for restructuring the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit to make it simpler and less costly for beneficiaries.  

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation $25,000  
Hollywood, Florida  

Second-year continued support of research to develop a simple and inex