Chambers Family Fund
Chambers Family Fund Foundation, creating women's funds foundations, children early care and education, systems change, Merle Chambers, Denver Colorado, Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women, economic self-sufficiency, democratic values, funding for women and girls, philanthropy
 

 

2011 Annual Report Grantees

2011 Annual Report Grantees

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

Clayton Early Learning
Construction of the Clayton Educare Center, a high quality, birth to five child care and early education center on the Clayton Campus (Multi-Year Capital Support)

$200,000

Colorado Children's Campaign
Challenge grant to launch and match initial contributions for the Champions Circle (Multi-Year General Support)

$25,000

Convening the School Finance Partnership to recommend innovative changes to public school funding (Project Support)

$25,000

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center
Promote cross-sector thinking and action in early childhood education to develop a unified and strategic direction for systems change (General Support)

$10,000

Qualistar Early Learning
Improve the school readiness of Colorado's children through the implementation of programs and initiatives that support Colorado's Quality Rating and Improvement System (General Support)

$15,000

Tools of the Mind
Increase children's future academic success by developing and expanding this new pre-school curriculum (Project Support)

$25,000

WOMEN’S ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Ascend at The Aspen Institute
Two-generation strategy for moving families beyond poverty (Multi-year Project Support)

$200,000

Global Fund for Women
International grants for women's groups that increase girls' access to education and advocate for and defend women's human rights around the world (General Support)

$10,000

The Women's Foundation of Colorado
Promotes the full participation of women and girls in society, focusing funding on women's economic self-sufficiency (General Support)

$10,000

Women's Funds Initiative
Endowment challenge gifts and operating support to expand women’s philanthropy and provide a permanent resource for women and girls in the states where the Chambers family’s oil business operated

 

        Wyoming Women’s Foundation

$25,000

        Women’s Foundation of Montana

$25,000

        Women’s Foundation of Oklahoma

$25,000

        Women's Fund of Fargo-Moorhead

$75,000

        Women's Fund of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Region

$81,289

        North Dakota Women's Network

$40,000

JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY

The Bell Policy Center
Public education, nonpartisan research and policy development to create opportunities for individuals and families to move toward self-sufficiency (General Support)

$150,000

Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Poverty reduction leadership and coalition building for systems change (Multi-Year General Support)

$15,000

NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation
Public education and community organizing projects that promote access to reproductive rights and health (General Support)

$10,000

NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation
Assessment of the organizational structure and planning for the future (General Support)

$20,000

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services, advocacy of public policies that ensure access to such services and educational programs (General Support)

$10,000

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services, advocacy and educational programs in the Rocky Mountain region (General Support)

$10,000

KIRKLAND MUSEUM OF FINE & DECORATIVE ART

The museum and its nationally significant display of 20th century decorative arts, world-renowned exhibitions, Colorado artists and retrospective of Vance Kirkland (General Support)

$738,000

HONORED COMMITMENTS

Arts and Culture

Aspen Music Festival and School
World class music education and performances presented by this internationally renowned classical music festival and school (General Support)

$11,000

City and County of Denver
Construction of the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Newton Auditorium (Multi-Year Capital Support)

$400,000

Clyfford Still Museum
Construction of the Clyfford Still Museum to advance the understanding and appreciation of Clyfford Still's art and legacy (Multi-Year Capital Support)

$50,000

Colorado Ballet
Superior quality classical ballet and innovative dance through performances, training and education programs that enhance the cultural life of the community (General Support)

$15,000

Colorado Symphony Association
Quality musical performances and programs that contribute to the cultural vitality of Colorado (General Support)

$65,000

Denver Art Museum
First major American museum exhibition of Abstract Expressionist works by women artists (Project Support)

$100,000

Opera Colorado
Promotion of opera to a wide audience through educational and cultural activities that create passion and excitement for the art of grand opera (General Support)

$30,000

Challenge grant to raise gifts from new donors (General Support)

$12,930

Education

North Shore Country Day School
Capital campaign contribution restricted to The Merle Catherine Chambers Scholarship Fund (Capital Support)

$25,000

Faith

Christ Episcopal Church of Aspen
Support for completion of Confirming Our Faith capital campaign (Capital Support)

$100,000

St. John's Cathedral
Leadership and resources for the church and its outreach to the surrounding community (General Support)

$50,000

Repair to historic infrastructure (Capital Support)

$50,000

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Clyfford Still Museum
Grand opening celebration (Event Support)

$25,000

Grants Under $10,000 $58,841

Events

$24,100

Matching Gifts

$3,000

Memberships

$5,695

 

 

TOTAL 2011 GRANTS

$2,769,855

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