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Grant Focus
Education is our main funding priority. We understand that problems do not live in isolation and that many issues have positive, and negative, impact on a child’s interest in learning. Accordingly, SOAF seeks partnerships that:
- Enhance the academic learning experience of youth and engage them in the learning process, including professional development for educators
- Promote positive attitudes, understanding and appreciation for the diverse society in which we live
- Promote environmental stewardship and education for youth
Geographic Focus
SOAF directs its energies to local interests - those organizations surrounding our corporate (where primary consideration is given) and regional offices. We may choose to consider proposals from other geographic areas during a calendar year. If so, the locations will be listed here and may change from year to year. Only proposals serving the geographic locations listed will be considered.
For calendar year 2008, our focus will include:
- Corporate Headquarters, Cherry Hill, NJ and Pennsauken, NJ
- Mid-Atlantic Region, Westhampton, NJ
- South Central Region, Austell, GA
- Great Lakes Region, Itasca, IL
- Southwest Region, Aurora, CO
- Northwest Region, Portland, OR
Grant History
We are proud to list the partners who have received SOA Foundation grants over the past few years.
- Alice Paul Institute (Mt. Laurel, NJ): educational programs for elementary school in Camden and Burlington Counties, NJ
- Apple Farm Arts & Music Center (Elmer, NJ): community arts outreach programs
- Arden Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA): workshops and performances for Camden, NJ students
- Arts in Motion (Philadelphia, PA): musical access, instruction and computer-based composition opportunities for inner-city youth in Philadelphia, PA
- Camp Dark Waters (Medford, NJ): CIT training for Outdoor School
- Chicago Children’s Museum (Chicago, IL): support collaborative Learning in Museums and Beyond program
- Children’s Literacy Initiative (Philadelphia, PA): professional development on literacy for educators
- Communities in Schools of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA): Philadelphia Freedom Schools to improve literacy and math skills for students in grades K-8
- Community Transitional School (Portland, OR): after-school tutoring program
- Coriell Institute for Medical Research (Camden, NJ): summer internships for high school students
- Denver SCORES (Denver, CO): Words Work after-school program
- Food Trust (Philadelphia, PA): Nutrition in the Garden program in Philadelphia public schools
- Garden State Discovery Museum (Cherry Hill, NJ): Subaru Science Shop and Subaru Drive-In Garage interactive exhibits at children’s museum
- Haddonfield Symphony (Haddonfield, NJ): educational outreach programs
- Higher Ground Youth Challenge (Denver, CO): mentoring program for disadvantaged youth
- Hopeworks ‘N Camden (Camden, NJ): Hope Through School program
- Humanitarian Service Project (West Chicago, IL): Feed the Kids summer program
- Jewish Camden Partnership (Pennsauken, NJ): Project H.O.P.E. literacy tutoring program
- National Hispanic Institute (Maxwell, TX): leadership development program for Hispanic teens
- Neighbor to Neighbor Community Development (Sharon Hill, PA): youth initiatives
- Network Arts (Philadelphia, PA): educational mosaic program in Camden, NJ
- New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Trenton, NJ): LearnDoEarn program in Camden County, NJ schools
- Philadelphia Theatre Company (Philadelphia, PA): PTC Drama Contact program in Philadelphia schools
- Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory (Philadelphia, PA: Marine Education Initiative teaching math concepts
- Playwrights Theatre (Madison, NJ): NJ Writers Project: South Jersey Initiative
- Police Athletic League of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA): support PAL Center in Philadelphia
- Portland Impact (Portland, OR): support various programs for disadvantaged youth in 12 schools in Portland
- Ronald McDonald House of Southern NJ (Camden, NJ): technical access and upgrades for families staying at the house
- Rutgers University Foundation (Camden, NJ): D’Arts math and science learning program
- United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta (Atlanta, GA): general operating
- University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia, PA): International Classroom program in Camden, NJ and Philadelphia, PA schools
- White-Williams Scholars (Philadelphia, PA): College Connections program for Philadelphia, PA high school students
- Wireless Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA): Digital Inclusion program for school aged youth
- Women’s Wilderness Institution (Boulder, CO): Girls Wilderness Program for teens
- Wonderful Days Preschool (Marietta, GA): scholarship program
- Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge (Medford, NJ): Residential Internship Program
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