THE BARKER WELFARE
FOUNDATION
2 0 0 6 - 2 0 0 7
ANNUAL REPORT
& GUIDELINES
THE BARKER WELFARE FOUNDATION
The Barker Welfare Foundation is a private foundation established in Illinois in 1934 by Catherine B. Hickox (1896-1970).
The mission of the Barker Welfare Foundation is to make grants to qualified charitable organizations whose initiatives improve the quality of life, with an emphasis on strengthening youth and families and reflect the philosophy of Catherine B. Hickox, the Founder.
Directors and Officers
Sarane H. Ross, Director and President
Katrina H. Becker, Director, Vice President and Secretary
Thomas P. McCormick, Director and Treasurer
Diane Curtis, Director
Danielle A. Hickox, Director
John B. Hickox, Director
Mary Lou Linnen, Director
Sarane R. O’Connor, Director
Alexander B. Ross, Director
Stephen B. Ross, Director
Susan M. De Maio, Assistant Secretary
The September 30, 2007 unaudited asset value of the Barker Welfare Foundation was approximately $66,000,000. Grants paid October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007 totaled $2,348,067 and were awarded to 197 organizations. In addition a matching grant program made payments of $130,084.00 for a grand total of $2,478,151.
GENERAL POLICY:
Grants are made to tax-exempt organizations which have received a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service that they are organizations described in Section 501 (c) (3) and classified in Section 509 (a) (1), (2), or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code (publicly supported organizations and their affiliates).
In advance of submitting a request, a 2-3 page letter, copy of the first page of your most recent 990 filed with the IRS and a current budget (including income and expense) for the whole organization. A telephone call is suggested to determine if the organization seeking to apply for a grant falls within the current General Policy of the Foundation. Inquiries should be made to Sarane H. Ross, President, The Barker Welfare Foundation, P.O. Box 2, Glen Head, NY 11545 or (516) 759-5592.
If a request for a grant appears suitable, a Grant Process sheet, a Grant Application Form and a Checklist of required information will be sent.
The funding policy for metropolitan Chicago is by invitation (initiated by The Barker Welfare Foundation).
1. Consideration will be given to applications from institutions and agencies operating in the field of Health, Welfare, Education, Cultural Activities and Civic Affairs, primarily serving the metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York City and Michigan City, Indiana.
2. In general, as a matter of present policy, appeals for the following will be declined:
A. Organizations not located in nor directly serving the areas defined in #1.
B. National health, welfare, education agencies, institutions or funds.
C. Scholarships, fellowships, loans, student aid and appeals from individuals.
D. Medical and scientific research.
E. Private elementary and secondary schools, colleges, universities, professional schools and trade organizations.
F. Films, program advertising, conferences, seminars, benefits and fundraising costs.
G. Start-up organizations, Start-up programs emergency funds, and deficit financing.
H. Political lobbying or legislative activities.
I. Endowment funds and conduit organizations.
The foundation’s fiscal year is October 1 to September 30.
The following grants were paid in the twelve-month period ended September 30th, 2007.
Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago $115,000.00
for the Capital Campaign for the new wing
($100,000).
for support of the Museum Education:
Student and Teacher Programs.($15,000)
Chicago Child Care Society $20,000.00
for the Next Step Program.
Chicago Commons Association $30,000.00
for the Adult Education Program.
Chicago Historical Society $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Chicago Lighthouse for People
Who are Blind for Visually Impaired $32,500.00
for final payment of $7,500 on a pledge of $15,000
payable over 2 years for General Operating Support.
for first payment of $25,000 on a pledge of
$50,000 payable over 2 years for the Low Vision
Clinic Expansion & Renovation.
Chicago Public Library Foundation $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for the Teacher in the Library
(TIL) Program.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for the Education, Community
Relations and Diversity Programs.
Chicago Youth Centers $15,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for Teen Leadership Development
Girl Scouts of Chicago $12,000.00
for GirlSpace Education Program
Lyric Opera of Chicago $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for OperaReach youth
education/cultural outreach programming
Planned Parenthood Chicago Area $20,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable
over 2 years for the Colpo Program.
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc.
(Illinois Unit) $12,000.00
for the first payment on a pledge of $24,000
payable over 2 years for the Educational Outreach
& book production for Chicago Public Schools.
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Foundation $25,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable
over 2 years for the Assistive Technology Center.
Thresholds $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for the Homeless Families Project
(Project PATH).
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (WTTW/Channel 11) $20,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable
over 2 years for programming and services for
children.
YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for the Child Sexual Violence and
Support Service
Michigan City
Boys and Girls Club of Michigan City, Inc. $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. $2,500.00
for General Operating Support.
Citizens Concerned for the Homeless, Inc. $7,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Festival Players Guild, Inc. $2,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Friends of Barker Civic Center, Inc. $20,000.00
for General Operating Support and restoration.
Harmony House/CASA Program of LaPorte
County, Inc. $5,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support to
recruit and train new volunteers for the CASA
Program.
Harmony House/CASA Program of LaPorte
County, Inc. $5,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support for
Harmony House.
Jack & Shirley Lubeznik Center for the
Arts, Inc. $12,500.00
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable
over 2 years for the new collaboration with the
Michigan City Schools.
Junior Achievement, Inc.- Michigan City $5,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable over
2 years for the Elementary School Program.
LaPorte County Child Abuse Prevention Council, Inc. $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable over
2 years for General Operating Support.
Michigan City Community Concert
Association, Inc. $2,500.00
for final payment on a pledge of $5,000 payable
over 2 years for Fourth Concert/Youth Center.
Open Door Health Center, Inc. $25,000.00
for Adolescent Health Center $20,000 and a
one time grant of $5,000 to become a new 501 c3.
Open Door Health Center, Inc. $20,000.00
for General Operating Support.
Parents Council for Hand. & Retarded
Children of LaPorte $25,000.00
for a one-time start-up grant to establish a
pediatric therapy clinic.
Samaritan Counseling Centers, Inc. $20,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over2 years for General Operating Support and
$10,000 for relocation and technology costs.
Social and Learning Institute for the
Disadvantaged, Inc. $5,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Stepping Stone Shelter for Women, Inc. $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over years for General Operating Support.
Women's Care Center, Inc. $15,000.00
for the Michigan City site.
Youth Service Bureau-Big Brothers Big
Sisters of LaPorte Cty, Inc. $10,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for the Teen Court Program.
New York
Abraham House, Inc. $7,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for the General Operating Support.
Ackerman Institute for the Family $10,000.00
for General Operating Support.
Adaptive Design Association, Inc. $7,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Albert G. Oliver Program, Inc. $10,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for the Counseling Program.
Alcoholism Council of New York $5,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Amigos del Museo del Barrio, Inc. $6,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for the Education Programs.
Arts Connection $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Asphalt Green, Inc. $40,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $100,000 payable
over 3 years for the AquaCenter Renovations.
Big Apple Circus, Ltd. $8,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $16,000 payable
over 2 years for the Clown Care Unit in New York.
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York
City, Inc $17,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $35,000 payable
over 2 years for the Foundation for Mentoring
Growth.
Boys' Club of New York, Inc. $30,000.00
for the READ Program, $15,000 for Planning
and $15,000 for Program expense.
Bridge, Inc. $25,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable
over 2 years for renovations to the Bridge
headquarters.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. $12,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable
over 2 years for the Pre-Show Preparation
Program: Young Critics, Young Film Critics.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation $9,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $18,000 payable
over 2 years for the Children's Education
Programs.
Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for The After School Literacy Initiative.
Brooklyn Children's Museum Corp. $12,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable
over 2 years for the Campaign For Kids - New
Education Exhibits & Programming.
Brooklyn Public Library Foundation, Inc. $12,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $24,000 payable
over 2 years for the Live Homework Project.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Inc. $10,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Caring Community, Inc. $6,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Carnegie Hall Corporation $10,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $20,000 payable
over 2 years for the LinkUp! Program.
Center for Alternative Sentencing and
Employment Services, Inc. $6,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for Career Exploration Project.
Center for Arts Education, Inc. $20,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $40,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Central Park Conservancy $15,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $30,000 payable
over 2 years for the Education and Youth
Development Program.
Chess-in-the-School, Inc. $6,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for the School Program at P.S. 115 in
Manhattan.
Children's Aid Society $12,500.00
for final payment on a pledge of $25,000 payable
over 2 years for the Family Wellness Program.
Church of the Holy Apostles $14,000.00
for kitchen equipment $9,000 and $5,000 for
General Operating Support to be counted toward
the $100,000 challenge grant.
City Parks Foundation, Inc. $7,500.00
for final payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for City Parks Kids puppets program.
Door, Inc.- A Center for Alternatives, Inc. $9,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $18,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Dorot, Inc. $7,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for the Homelessness Prevention
Program.
East Harlem Employment Services, Inc. $25,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Elder Craftsmen, Inc. $11,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $22,000 payable
over 2 years for the Crafts Training Programs.
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc. $20,000.00
for the Technology Project to purchase 20 new
computers.
Forest Hills Community House, Inc. $40,000.00
for final payment of $15,000 on a pledge
of $30,000 payable over 2 years for the Hot
Spots Teen Outreach Program.
for the Pomonk Houses Community Center
renovations $25,000.
Fresh Youth Initiatives, Inc. $6,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for the Community Youth in Action
Program.
Friends of the Arts, Inc. $5,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for the Jazz Sampler at the Washington
Rose ElementarySchool in Roosevelt, NY.
Friends of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish
Hatchery $20,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $60,000 payable
over 3 years for renovations to the
Walter L. Ross II Aquarium
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, Inc. $5,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Goddard-Riverside Community Center $25,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $50,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Good Shepherd Services $20,000.00
for a one-time capital renovations to the 17th
Street facility.
Grand Street Settlement, Inc. $13,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $26,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Green Guerillas, Inc. $5,000.00
for first payment on a pledge of $10,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Greenhope Services for Women, Inc. $7,500.00
for first payment on a pledge of $15,000 payable
over 2 years for General Operating Support.
Groundwork, Incorporated $6,000.00
for final payment on a pledge of $12,000 payable
over 2 years for Groundwork for Youth (Summer
& After School Academy for 7-14 year olds).
Hall of Science of The City of New York, Inc. $10,000.00