Before/After. New York – New Jersey Trail Conference maintains 1,800 miles of trails in New Jersey and New York, providing public access to open space.
In our most recent round of grantmaking, Dodge welcomed six new grantees. Here are the details of those grants:
ENVIRONMENT
Cooper’s Ferry Partnership
Camden, NJ
www.coopersferry.com
For Camden SMART (Stormwater Management And Resource Training) Initiative: Opportunities Analysis & Community Education
$20,000
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
Mahwah, NJ
www.nynjtc.org
For the New Jersey Community Trails project that supports the stewardship of open space in New Jersey
$15,000
Land Trust Alliance
Washington, DC
www.lta.org
To advance the pace and quality of land conservation in New Jersey
$15,000
EDUCATION
CultureWorks
Philadelphia, PA
www.ShakespeareIs.org
For a pilot educational outreach program for schools and theaters in New Jersey in association with a new public radio series “Shakespeare Is”
$25,000
National Wildlife Federation
Montpelier, VT
www.nwf.org/Regional-Centers/Northeast.aspx
For the partnership with New Jersey Audubon to establish the Eco-School sustainablity education framework in New Jersey.
$40,000
ARTS
Center for Contemporary Art
Bedminster, NJ
www.ccabedminster.org
For general operating support
$10,000
For more information about each of these organizations, we encourage you to visit their websites. If you would like to see the list of all grants the Dodge Foundation made in 2011, please visit our website.