FORM 990-PF

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WHO WE ARE

Board of Directors
Christopher Buck
Michael Buck
William Buck
Vera Lourenco

Staff

D. Ben Benoit
Executive Director

Carrie Schindele
Senior Program and Administrative Officer

Bob Canace
Program Officer, Land Conservation

June Renzulli
Program Officer, Community Services and Danbury, CT Area

Dan Weiss
Project Director, Clínica Carmen Lucia

John W. Bateman
Administrative Officer

Emily Craft
Program Associate

Joan Mofshin
Publications Assistant

Alicia Chan
Administrative Associate

ABOUT US

Through the generosity of its founders, The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation was established in 1999 as a private family foundation with a commitment to enhancing and improving the quality of life in its communities through grants to qualified charitable organizations. In the time since, the Foundation has focused its support in seven sectors: Community Services, Danbury, CT Area, Education, Land Conservation, Medical, Selected Projects, and Discretionary.

APPLY

The Foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications.

While unsolicited written materials will not be favorably reviewed, an organization may call the Foundation at any time to discuss the possibility of applying for funds. We recommend, prior to any call, a careful review of the Foundation's sectors, as described on this website.

For organizations and projects closely aligning with the Foundation's guidelines, an initial phone conversation may lead to further discussions and/or a site visit. The Foundation requires an in-person meeting before a grant is awarded to a first-time applicant.

The Foundation has an application form to guide organizations in preparing and presenting their proposals. For organizations invited to apply for funding, applications are sent in January. Completed applications must be submitted by February 28 to be acted upon at the Foundation's May meeting. Although limited grant-making is conducted at a November meeting, proposals are considered at that time only if special circumstances so warrant.

Ultimately, all final decisions on Foundation grants and expenditures are made by the four-member governing Board of Directors.

Please know that the Foundation receives numerous inquiries and grant requests and is, unfortunately, unable to consider or support all projects, even though these projects may have merit.

Should you have any questions — regarding a potential application, grant forms, or any other aspect of the Foundation's application process — please contact Carrie Schindele, Senior Program and Administrative Officer, at (212) 360-6173 or carries@pclbfoundation.org.

Community Services

A Better Chance
www.abetterchance.org
To help support the general operations of the organization in Connecticut.
$15,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut
www.bbbsswct.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Boy Scouts of America — Connecticut Rivers Council
www.ctrivers.org
To help support the Scoutreach program.
$30,000

Boy Scouts of America — Connecticut Yankee Council
www.ctyankee.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Boy Scouts of America — Greater New York Councils
www.bsa-gnyc.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Boy Scouts of America — Housatonic Council
www.housatonicbsa.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

Boy Scouts of America — Pine Tree Council
www.pinetreebsa.org
To help support the Scoutreach program and camperships.
$10,000

Boy Scouts of America — Westchester-Putnam Council
www.wpcbsa.org
To help support camperships.
$15,000

Breakthrough New York
www.breakthroughnewyork.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program, Inc.
www.cpep.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Easter Seals Connecticut
www.ct.easterseals.com
To help support Camp Hemlocks.
$10,000

Girl Scout Council of Greater New York
www.girlscoutsnyc.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Girl Scouts of Connecticut
www.gsofct.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$70,000

Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York
www.gsneny.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

Grand Street Settlement
www.grandstreet.org
To help support the 2011 Summer Day Camp program.
$10,000

Hopkins School
www.hopkins.edu/community/breakthrough
To help support the Breakthrough New Haven program.
$25,000

Publicolor
www.publicolor.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$45,000

Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut
www.regionalymca.org
To help support Camp Greenknoll.
$10,000

The Salvation Army — Southern New England Division
www.salvationarmyct.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Today's Students, Tomorrow's Teachers
www.tstt.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

The University of Connecticut Foundation
www.foundation.uconn.edu
To help support the general operations of the 4-H program.
$25,000

Danbury, CT Area

Ability Beyond Disability
www.abilitybeyonddisability.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

BRIDGES Healthy Cooking School
To help support the Master's Table Farm Market.
$5,000

Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, Inc.
www.ccfairfield.org
To help support the Family Loan Program.
$15,000

Danbury Hospital Development Fund, Inc.
www.danburyhospital.org/Support-Danbury-Hospital.aspx
To help support the general operations of the Dental Clinic.
$14,000

Danbury Visiting Nurse Association
www.danburyvna.com
To help support the Telemedicine Home Care Monitoring Program.
$30,000

Family & Children's Aid, Inc.
www.fcaweb.org
To help support Harmony House.
$20,000

Golden Opportunities
www.goldenopps.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, Inc.
www.regionalhospicect.org
To help support the general operations of the organization and the Healing Hearts Center for Grieving Children & Families.
$50,000

Shelter of the Cross, Inc.
www.renewal-house.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury, Inc.
www.stvincentdepaulmission.org
To help support general operations of the homeless shelter and the Soup Kitchen Meals and Food Pantry program.
$40,000

The Bridge to Independence and Career Opportunities (TBICO)
www.tbico4women.org
To help support the general operations of the organization and to help support Key Rings.
$25,000

The Salvation Army - Southern New England Division
www.salvationarmyct.org
To help support the general operations of the Danbury Corps.
$25,000

Western Connecticut State University Foundation
www.wcsu.edu/ia/foundation.asp
To help support the Community Report Card for Western Connecticut.
$1,000

Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights
www.wecahr.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

Women's Center of Greater Danbury
www.wcogd.org
To help support Elizabeth House.
$15,000

Discretionary

Allies, Inc.
www.alliesnj.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000 (first installment of three-year grant)

American Littoral Society
www.alsnyc.org
To help support the work of the Jamaica Bay Guardian.
$5,000

Ann's Place
www.annsplace.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

The Cambridge Valley Community Development and Preservation Partnership, Inc.
www.farmcampnewyork.org
To help support the Farm Camp hosted at Flying Pigs Farm.
$5,000

Danbury Hospital Development Fund, Inc.
www.danburyhospital.org/Support-Danbury-Hospital.aspx
To help support the general operations of the Dental Clinic.
$10,000

Danbury Visiting Nurse Association
www.danburyvna.com
To help support the Telemedicine Home Care Monitoring Program.
$10,000

Danbury Visiting Nurse Association
www.danburyvna.com
To help support the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Project.
$5,000

Dream Come True of Western Connecticut
www.dreamcometruect.org
To help support Dream Fulfillment.
$10,000

The Esopus Foundation, Ltd.
www.esopusmag.com
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$5,000

Friends of Materials for the Arts
www.mfta.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$5,000

The Glen Seator Foundation
www.seatorfoundation.org
To help support the production of Glen Seator: Making Things Moving Places.
$5,000

Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
www.glsen.org
To help support No Name Calling Week (NNCW).
$10,000

Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
www.hhnaturemuseum.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$5,000

KGNU
www.kgnu.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

Longmont Humane Society, Inc.
www.longmonthumane.org
To help support the Feline Enrichment & Behavior Endeavor.
$10,000

Our Lady of Fatima Church
To help support the Church Restoration - Benches and Pews.
$20,000

OUT Boulder
www.outboulder.org
To help support Boulder OUT Leadership Development.
$10,000

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
www.seashepherd.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$5,000

South Portland High School Dollars for Scholars
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

St. Joseph Parish
www.stjosephsdanbury.com
To help support the Carmen L. Buck Religious Education Building.
$20,000

St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury, Inc.
www.stvincentdepaulmission.org
To help support the "Breakfast and Supper" program.
$10,000

Studio in a School
www.studioinaschool.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$5,000

Sustainable Markets Foundation
To help support the general operations of the organization, with a recommendation to help support eHARLEMTV's community programming.
$5,000

Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
To help support the Danbury Community Garden.
$15,000

The University of Connecticut Foundation
www.foundation.uconn.edu
To help support the Competitive Mini-Grant Program for Undergraduate Psychology Research and the Dolan Collection Display Cases in the School of Nursing.
$20,000

University of Virginia Alumni Association
www.alumni.virginia.edu/uvafund
To help support WTJU in Exile.
$5,000

Woodbury Senior Center
www.woodburyseniorcenter.blogspot.com
To help support the Senior Support Services.
$10,000

Education

Achievement First
www.achievementfirst.org
To help support the general operations of the organization in Connecticut.
$2,000,000

Achievement First
www.achievementfirst.org
To help support the Residency Program for School Leadership (a partnership between New Haven Public Schools and Achievement First).
$200,000

Black Alliance for Educational Options, Inc.
www.connecticut.baeo.org
To help support the general operations of the organization in Connecticut.
$50,000

Bridge Academy
www.bridgeacademy.org
To help support the SmartBoard Integration Initiative.
$50,000

Common Ground High School
www.commongroundct.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$125,000

Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
www.cfgnh.org
To help support the Residency Program for School Leadership (a partnership between New Haven Public Schools and Achievement First).
$375,000

ConnCAN
www.conncan.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$400,000 (second installment of a three-year grant)

Democracy Prep Public Schools
www.democracyprep.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

Education Reform Now
www.edreformnow.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$75,000

Educators 4 Excellence
www.educators4excellence.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

The Equity Project Charter School
www.tepcharter.org
To help provide capital support.
$50,000 (second installment of a two-year grant)

Explore Schools
www.explorenetwork.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

Innosight Institute, Inc.
www.innosightinstitute.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

Jumoke Academy, Inc.
www.jumokeacademy.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$215,000

New Leaders for New Schools
www.nlns.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$40,000

New York City Charter School Center
www.nycchartercenter.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$75,000

NewSchools Venture Fund
www.newschools.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$75,000

St. Philip's Academy
www.stphilipsacademy.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$20,000

Success Charter Network
www.successcharters.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$300,000

Teach for America — Connecticut Region
www.teachforamerica.org/where-we-work/connecticut
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$250,000

Teach for America — New York Region
www.teachforamerica.org/where-we-work/new-york
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$400,000

Uncommon Schools
www.uncommonschools.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$300,000

Land Conservation

Agricultural Stewardship Association
www.agstewardship.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

American Farmland Trust — New York State Office
newyork.farmland.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Black Rock Forest Consortium
www.blackrockforest.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

Columbia Land Conservancy
www.clctrust.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Connecticut Farmland Trust
www.ctfarmland.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Dutchess Land Conservancy, Inc.
www.dutchessland.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$20,000

Environmental Advocates of New York
www.eany.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust
www.flandersnaturecenter.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

Hudson Highlands Land Trust
www.hhlt.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$100,000

Land Trust Alliance
www.landtrustalliance.org
To help support the general operations of the organization and the Conservation Defense Initiative.
$100,000

Land Trust Alliance
www.landtrustalliance.org
To help support Endowing Land Trust Accreditation.
$50,000 (first installment of a five-year grant)

The Land Trust of Danbury
www.landtrustdanbury.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

National Audubon Society, Inc.
www.audubon.org
To help support the general operations of the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center & Sanctuary.
$10,000

Open Space Institute
www.osiny.org
To help support Shawangunks Farmland Protection.
$20,000

Orange County Land Trust
www.oclt.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$20,000

Scenic Hudson
www.scenichudson.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$100,000

Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.
www.scenichudson.org
A program-related investment to help support Rose's Camp Conservation project.
$1,000,000

Trust For Public Land
www.tpl.org
To help support the general operations of Hudson River Valley Conservation.
$50,000

The Wallkill Valley Land Trust
www.wallkillvalleylt.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$18,000

Westchester Land Trust
www.westchesterlandtrust.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$15,000

Winnakee Land Trust, Inc.
www.winnakeeland.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$10,000

Medical

AmeriCares, Inc.
www.americares.org
To help support the Domestic Medical Assistance Program.
$50,000

AmeriCares Free Clinics, Inc.
www.americaresfreeclinics.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

Boulder County AIDS Project
www.bcap.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Clinica Campesina Family Health Services
www.clinica.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$100,000

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative North America, Inc.
www.dndina.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

The Fund for Public Health in New York
www.fphny.org
To help support the Community Pharmacist-Led Medication Therapy Management program.
$100,000 (first installment of a multi-year grant)

Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute
www.hpfreemanpni.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$25,000

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
www.mskcc.org
To help support the Breast Examination Center of Harlem (BECH).
$25,000

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
www.mssm.edu
To help support the general operations of the Global Health Center.
$25,000

NYCRx
www.nycrx.org
To help support general operations of the organization in New York and Connecticut.
$75,000

ORBIS International
www.orbis.org
To help support the ORBIS India Childhood Blindness Initiative.
$25,000

Partners In Health
www.pih.org
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$30,000

Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention
www.ralphlaurencenter.org
To help support Patient Navigation & Community Outreach.
$25,000

Schenectady Free Health Clinic
www.schenectadyfreehealthclinic.com
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$50,000

SEE International
www.seeintl.org
To help support International Sight Restoration Clinics.
$25,000

University of Kentucky
www.uky.edu
To help support the PCLB Fellowship in Translational Clinical Oncology.
$50,000 (fifth installment of a five-year grant)

Selected Projects

ABRAS
To help support the general operations of the organization.
$186,305

Fundação Ceciliano Abel de Almeida
To help support the activities of Clínica Carmen Lucia.
$500,000

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
www.icp.gobierno.pr
To help support preservation of the Jesus T. Pinero Historical House Museum.
$75,000

EMPLOYEE-MATCHING GRANTS
The Foundation has a limited matching gifts program for staff. These are not listed here.

GRANTEES, FISCAL YEAR 2011

This section is arranged by program area. Please use the links above and right to view lists of Fiscal Year 2011 grantees.

Click here for a print-friendly list.

Community Services

The Foundation supports youth development organizations that expand youths' horizons and increase their sense of possibility through positive exposure to new experiences, ideas, and opportunities outside of the home and classroom. Grants are made to the local chapters of well-established national organizations to implement and refine their proven models. Additional grants are made to programs that build broader life skills by tapping into participants' interest in the subjects of science, technology, math, and engineering. The Foundation initiates all grants in this sector.

Danbury, CT Area

The Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life in and around Danbury, Connecticut. Grants are focused on organizations that address basic needs of the homeless and that provide services for the elderly in Danbury. The Foundation initiates all grants in this sector.

Discretionary

Discretionary grants are awarded to organizations identified and selected by members of the Board of Directors, based on personal interests and concerns. Each Director has a limited annual budget for such grants and individually controls decisions made over his/her discretionary funds.

Education

The Foundation supports organizations that strive to provide all children with access to an excellent education. Focusing on the geographies of New York City and Connecticut, the Foundation makes grants in three areas: 1) Charter Schools, 2) Advocacy, and 3) People Quality.

The Foundation believes that charter schools offer effective models for providing high quality education, with proven track records in part due to their operational practices and cultures. Accordingly, the Foundation supports the growth of a robust charter school sector.

The Foundation also recognizes that much of what happens in a classroom is significantly impacted at the policy level and, therefore, supports efforts — under the broad umbrella of advocacy — to create positive environments and operating frameworks for high-quality schools.

Both research and practice have indicated that teachers and leaders are the two most important levers for student achievement. Accordingly, the Foundation seeks opportunities to support the recruitment, training, and retention of effective teachers and leaders who will work in both charter and district schools.

The Foundation initiates all grants in this growing sector.

Land Conservation

The Foundation supports organizations working on issues related to land conservation and smart growth in New York's Hudson River Valley region and, to a more limited extent, in Connecticut. Grants are made to local, statewide, and regional organizations working within the Foundation's geographic focus area, as well as to a select group of national organizations whose work has a direct impact upon the success of these efforts.

Priority is given to organizations that conserve land to create or connect key corridors of open space. Such organizations may also promote planning, policies and funding that support land conservation and working farms; promote alternatives to urban sprawl; and offer educational programs in these areas. The Foundation initiates all grants in this sector.

Medical

The Foundation supports organizations seeking to improve the efficacy of health care services and systems, both in the U.S. and abroad. With its domestic grants, the Foundation supports programs that assist patients through the medical continuum from diagnosis to ongoing treatment. This primarily includes various types of patient navigation services and programs that promote access and adherence to prescription medication. With its international grants, the Foundation supports organizations that build capacity in local health care systems by improving all aspects of the health care infrastructure. The Foundation initiates all grants in this sector.

Selected Projects

The Foundation supports a limited number of selected projects that fall outside the parameters of its primary areas of focus. All grants in this sector are initiated by the Foundation.

One of the Selected Projects is the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, which maintains a museum that was the home of Puerto Rico's first native governor, who was the grandfather of the Foundation's current President.

In partnership with Fundação Ceciliano Abel de Almeida and the Federal University of Espirito Santo, the PCLB Foundation also supports a small medical and dental clinic in one of the poorest areas of Vila Velha, Brazil. This project was a request of Carmen Lucia Buck, a founding Board member, and the family endeavors to fulfill her interests. The Clinic opened in August of 2009, and the Foundation anticipates continuing annual support of this program.

A third grant is to ABRAS, a nonprofit organization in Brazil that supports other charities in the region.

PROGRAMS

The Foundation currently awards grants in seven sectors:

Community Services
Danbury, CT Area
Discretionary
Education
Land Conservation
Medical
Selected Projects

Geographically, the Foundation's grant-making focuses primarily on New York and Connecticut. The Foundation also supports special projects where the Board may have interests, as in Puerto Rico and Brazil.

Additionally, funding policies require that:

Grants are made only to non-profit charitable organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to public governmental units.
The Foundation awards grants for general operating and project support. Requests are also considered for endowment and capital needs, but only after prior discussion between the applicant and Foundation staff.
The Foundation does not consider support for other private foundations, ticketed events, political purposes, lobbying purposes, or to individuals.