Thank You to Our Grantors
We are sincerely grateful for the generosity of these organizations who awarded grant support to Vera House
Awarded in 2011:
(listed alphabetically)
> Allyn Foundation - $25,000 for shelter kitchen renovation
> Central New York Community Foundation - $20,000 to create a database for
shelter services
> Central New York Community Foundation - $25,000 for shelter kitchen renovation
> Howard Green Foundation - $5,000 for computer upgrades
> Nationwide Foundation - $10,000 for shelter kitchen renovation
> Onondaga County Dept of Social Services - $88,000 annually for a Vera House
therapist & advocate based at McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Site
> OVW Men's Outreach Grant - $300,000 for 18 months
> United Way of Central New York for three year funding application - $255,000 per
year
> Zonta Foundation - $1,000 for group supplies
Awarded in 2010:
> Department of Health Rape Crisis Program Grant - $55,000 annually for 5 years
> Green Foundation - $3,000 to upgrade Shelter security system
> Hiscock Legal Aid International Victims Program Sub-Contract - $92,000 for two
years
> Office on Violence Against Women Grant - $400,000 for 2 years
> Onondaga County Dept. of Aging & Youth - $50,000 for the "Elder Abuse: Community
Education Program
> Reisman Foundation - $20,000 for Youth Education program
> Rothenberg Foundation - $2,500 for Survivors' Art project
> Verizon Foundation - $10,000 for website redevelopment
> Youth Bureau - $32,000 for youth counseling services



