Grants Awarded in 2013

In 2013, The Stocker Foundation Awarded 48 Grants to Various Organizations, Totaling $1,912,442.

The Stocker Foundation's education-focused competitive grant program has been in existence since 2011. We aim to create impact around improved reading outcomes for disadvantaged public school students in PreK through fifth grade. Areas of interest include emerging literacy; book distribution; whole school improvement/teacher professional development; and supplemental/enrichment reading programs that occur in-school, afterschool, and during the summer months. There is also a smaller amount of funding set aside to help remove barriers toward reading success (i.e., other services for students). The Stocker Foundation continues to have one grant cycle during the year. During calendar year 2013, The Stocker Foundation awarded 48 grants totaling $1,912,442. 

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Albuquerque Public Schools Education Foundation

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$90,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of a summer reading intervention program (5 weeks, full-day, M-F) at 13 elementary school sites using Triumph Reading Program

Ben Archer Health Centers

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$35,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation and expansion of a bilingual children's literacy enhancement and book distribution program that will increase young children's access to print materials, encourage reading at home, and supporting emerging literacy skills among preschoolers

Bernalillo County Council of PTAs Clothing Bank

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$10,000 Awarded

Toward the purchase and distribution of "The Basic Needs" during the 2013-14 school year, serving a minimum of 3,000 disadvantaged students in the Albuquerque Public Schools

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County

Oberlin, Ohio
$65,600 Awarded

Toward Year One implementation of the SPARK Early Literacy Program at Lorain's Larkmoor and Frank Jacinto elementary schools. Funding from The Stocker Foundation will be used to supplement a national two-year grant from Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Bring Me A Book

Mountain View, California
$20,000 Awarded

Toward the San Francisco Bookcase Library Initiative, that places maple bookcases filled with 30 age-appropriate and culturally diverse children's books in preschools, Title I elementary schools, daycare centers, homeless shelters, and doctor's waiting rooms -- all of the books are brand new, hard-backed books selected by literacy experts

Cleveland Kids in Need Resource Center

Cleveland, Ohio
$10,000 Awarded

Toward the distribution of 12,000 children's books throughout Cuyahoga County via classroom teachers and 100 Little Free Libraries

Cleveland Kids in Need Resource Center

Cleveland, Ohio
$20,000 Awarded

Toward a National First Book distribution event benefiting 478,000 children and the nonprofit organizations that serve them

Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$35,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of a book distribution program that will serve children and their families enrolled in the Child and Adult Care Program (CACFP) throughout Dona Ana County

East Bay Community Foundation

Oakland, California
$50,000 Awarded

Toward a summer academic enrichment program at Brookfield Village Elementary School for students entering grades 1-3 (all reading programming implemented by Moving Forward Education staff) -- This program is a component of the Oakland Literacy Coalition/Oakland Reads 2020

Educational Service Center of Lorain County

Elyria, Ohio
$30,663 Awarded

Toward the construction, installation, and stewardship of 30 Little Free Libraries throughout Lorain County

Elyria City School District

Elyria, Ohio
$184,000 Awarded

Toward Paper to Pixel: Increasing Participation, Portability and Personalization of Print initiative during the 2013-14 school year -- the initiative is an extension of the foundational reading skills ECS has focused on over the past several years and will be implemented in all 7 of the districts' elementary schools

Girls Incorporated of Alameda County

Oakland, California
$20,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of the GIRLStart Literacy Program, targeting financially disadvantaged girls that are at-risk for reading failure

Grafton-Midview Public Library

Grafton, Ohio
$16,460 Awarded

Toward the implementation of the 2013 Summer Reading Program -- Dig Into Reading; Read & Listen; and two Kids Book Clubs

Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center at Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
$50,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of Reading Adventure: Real Stories for Real Knowledge, providing students with the content knowledge necessary to build stronger vocabulary and better reading comprehension

Herrick Memorial Library

Wellington, Ohio
$15,000 Awarded

Toward 2013 Kindergarten Kick-Off and Summer Reading Program -- Underground Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jumpstart for Young Children

San Francisco, California
$60,000 Awarded

Toward the continued implementation of the organizations' signature kindergarten readiness program, serving 40 preschool classrooms (900 students) in the San Francisco neighborhoods of Bayview-Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Mission District, and the Western Addition

Kendal Early Learning Center

Oberlin, Ohio
$13,000 Awarded

Toward the purchase of books for take-home Literacy Suitcases, teacher professional development, and the purchase of a preschool reading curriculum

Las Cruces Public Schools Foundation

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$75,000 Awarded

In support of reading instruction within the Joint Ungraded Multi-Age Primary (JUMP) program, for struggling students in kindergarten through second grade

Literacy Connects

Tucson, Arizona
$30,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of literacy-related student programming implemented by Reading Seed and Stories that Soar and toward the establishment of an evaluation matrix that will be used to evaluate these two programs

Literacy Connects

Tucson, Arizona
$25,000 Awarded

($25,000 1:1 challenge) Toward the implementation of a pilot at Mission Manor Elementary School in the Sunnyside Unified School District -- This high-need area will receive remedial and enrichment services targeted to meet individuals’ needs using an innovative, systems-based approach that links services across age groups, familial bonds and delivery methods

Literacy Cooperative

Cleveland, Ohio
$30,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of SPARK (Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids), a county-wide kindergarten readiness program that prepares at-risk children for kindergarten by teaching and practicing literacy skills in the home setting as well as providing medical, behavioral, and social interventions to address readiness issues

Little Lighthouse Learning Center

Lorain, Ohio
$20,000 Awarded

Toward the inclusion of a 10-week, literacy-rich summer program for PreK through first grade students (A Story Garden) and older elementary students (Writing in Motion) that compliments the organization's existing summer camp curriculum

Lorain City Schools

Lorain, Ohio
$100,000 Awarded

Toward the purchase and implementation of the Wilson Reading System (Fundations) in K-1 classrooms throughout the Lorain City Schools

Lorain Public Library System

Lorain, Ohio
$28,750 Awarded

Toward the 2013 Summer Reading Program -- Dig Into Reading, an intensive-based reading program that runs for 9 weeks every summer

Neighborhood Alliance

Elyria, Ohio
$69,928 Awarded

In support of one-time physical plant improvements and student scholarships

Neighborhood Alliance

Elyria, Ohio
$54,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of the comprehensive Early Learning and Kindergarten Readiness Program, serving three designated classrooms and children temporarily residing at the Haven Homeless Shelter

New Mexico Lions Crane Reading Foundation

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$13,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of a summer and school year reading tutoring program for students participating in Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Cruces programming

New Mexico State University Foundation

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$25,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of Literacy Through Movement (LTM), an interactive dance program that brings books to life through in school performances

New Mexico State University Foundation

Las Cruces, New Mexico
$15,040 Awarded

Toward the implementation of the Elementary School Bi-Literacy Project at two schools in the Hatch Public School District (Garfield and Rio Grande elementary schools)

Oakland Unified School District

Oakland, California
$50,000 Awarded

Toward the Leveled Library expansion project, placing Scholastic leveled libraries at three K-5 elementary schools (Martin Luther King and Bella Vista elementary schools and New Highland Academy) during the 2013-14 school year -- part of a larger effort to purchase leveled libraries at elementary schools in Oakland Unified School District over the next three years

Ohio Dance Theatre

Oberlin, Ohio
$16,325 Awarded

Toward the continuation of Kids in Motion (KIM), a program that uses dance as a creative and fun way to engage students around core academic subjects, especially reading and Language Arts

Powerful Schools

Seattle, Washington
$30,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of a reading tutoring program at 12 of the highest need elementary schools in Seattle and South King County

Project Night Night

San Francisco, California
$15,000 Awarded

Toward the purchase of new books that will be included in Night Night Packages given to homeless children throughout the Bay Area during the 2013-14 program year

Reading Partners

Oakland, California
$25,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of a reading tutoring program that targets K-5 students from 22 Title I San Francisco and East Bay elementary schools who are reading six months to two years below grade level

Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$40,000 Awarded

($30,000 outright and a $10,000 1:1 challenge) Toward the continuation of Dona Ana County Food for Kids, a program that helps alleviate hunger for elementary school students over the weekends and holidays at 4 Title I Las Cruces Public Schools

Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$20,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of Food for Kids, a program that helps alleviate hunger for elementary school students over the weekends and holidays at 26 Title I Albuquerque Public Schools

Roots of American Music

Cleveland Heights, Ohio
$19,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of a music-infused literacy residency for all 100 first-grade students (4 classrooms) attending Elyria's Franklin Elementary School during the 2013-14 school year

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio

Lorain, Ohio
$40,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation and expansion of the BackPack Program, a weekend and holiday food distribution partnership between Second Harvest, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Lorain County, and Oberlin City Schools

Solid Ground

Seattle, Washington
$40,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of Washington Reading Corps (WRC), a state-wide literacy initiative created by the Washington State Legislature in 1983 to address low reading scores among K-6 students

Starting Point

Cleveland, Ohio
$15,000 Awarded

Toward the expansion of the Prime Time Tutoring Program (PPT), offered in an afterschool setting, trained tutors are paired with struggling readers for one-on-one or small group reading enrichment/tutoring sessions

Teach For America

Cleveland, Ohio
$100,000 Awarded

Toward the recruitment, selection and placement of recent college graduates and professionals with leadership ability to teach for a minimum of two years in low-income public schools (priority to Lorain and Elyria School districts and/or HeadStart)

Team Read

Seattle, Washington
$50,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of an afterschool reading tutoring program that provides intensive reading intervention to public school students who are reading significantly below grade level

TMM Family Services

Tucson, Arizona
$30,000 Awarded

Toward the implementation of an afterschool reading tutoring program for low-income, at-risk students attending three Tucson Unified School District (TUDS) elementary schools (Blenman, Wright, and Cragin)

Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson, Arizona
$30,000 Awarded

Toward the continued sponsorship of the 2013 Children's Venue at the 5th annual Festival (Lindley Lopez Literary Circus, purchase of books, and children's author's expenses)

Tucson Unified School District

Tucson, Arizona
$107,016 Awarded

Toward the implementation of a reading program that will be offered during fall and spring intercessions and toward the placement of leveled libraries at three elementary schools where TUSD also offers a community education afterschool program

University Circle Inc.

Cleveland, Ohio
$34,660 Awarded

Toward the continuation and expansion of the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) in Lorain County (ELI instructors, ongoing classroom evaluation, teacher professional development, and ELI instructor training)

Voices for Education

Tucson, Arizona
$25,000 Awarded

To train and certify another cohort of K-5 teachers (24) on the use of Critical Friends Group (CFG) model during the 2013-14 school year as well as continue supporting the 41 existing CFGs

Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio

Lorain County, Ohio
$15,000 Awarded

Toward the continuation of Arts for All (A4L) residencies at five elementary schools (fifteen 3rd grade classrooms) as well as teacher professional development workshops designed to augment student reading/literacy skill development and teacher capacity toward integrating effective arts-education strategies into the curriculum

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