In 2002 The Massena Foundation ran an open application process with a letter-of-inquiry and then invited applications. Grant decisions were made with the help of an advisory board formed of community members. The foundation thanks:
Kathryn Gardow
Maria Lamarca-Anderson
Terrie Stanford
Hate
Free Zone Campaign of Washington www.hatefreezone.org
($10,000.00)
The
Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Education
($10,000.00)
Casa Latina www.casa-latina.org
($15,000.00)
A community-based
organization located in Seattle, Washington, that empowers Latino immigrants
through educational
and employment
opportunities.
Pacific Oaks College www.rootsforchange.net
Grant restricted to the Early Childhood Equity Alliance
program. ($10,000.00)
The
Peoples Institute Northwest
($10,000.00)
Youth Eastside Services www.youtheastsideservices.org
($5,000.00)
El
Centro de la Raza
Grant restricted to the Anti-Racism Training Institute NW
program. ($5,000.00)
Seattle Young People's Project www.sypp.org
($5,000.00)
The Seattle Young People's
Project is a youth-led, adult supported organization that empowers youth (ages
13-18) to
express themselves and to
take action on the issues that affect their lives.
Washington
State Patrol
($7,928.00)
Grants to promote and
support diversity in Washington's State Patrol.
Northwest Women's Law Center www.nwwlc.org
($20,000.00)
An organization working
for the rights of women and families in the northwest.
University of Washington www.kexp.org
Grant restricted to the UW KEXP program. ($1,000.00)
Total $98,928.00