2004
Roster of Fiscal Sponsorships The A.J. Muste Memorial
Institute acts as the fiscal sponsor for a number of organizations dedicated to
nonviolent activism for social justice, by directing tax-deductible contributions
and foundation grants to the educational work of these groups. Our 2004 sponsored
projects are listed below. Separate guidelines are
available for fiscal sponsorships, general grants and INTF grants. For information,
please follow the links on this site or contact us at 339 Lafayette St, New York,
NY 10012; phone 212-533-4335; fax 212-228-6193; [email protected];
www.ajmuste.org Center
for Environmental Democracy Maurertown, VA: $950 For support of
grassroots networks promoting environmental justice and sustainable environmental
policy. Climate Crisis Coalition http://www.climatecrisiscoalition.org/
Lenox, MA: $20,900 For educational work and organizing around issues of
climate change and environmental protection. Coalition
for the Human Rights of Immigrants http://www.itapnet.org/chri/
New York, NY: $2,850 For efforts to promote immigrants' rights and build
opposition to anti-immigrant policies. Colorado
Campaign for Middle East Peace http://www.ccmep.org/
Denver, CO: $807.50 For efforts to build public pressure against militarism
and for social and economic justice in the Middle East. East
Timor Action Network http://www.etan.org/
Washington, DC: $64,665.93 For educational work in the US about US military
involvement, human rights and economic justice in East Timor. GABRIELA
Network NY/NJ Chapter http://www.gabnet.org/ New York, NY: $143.45
For educational work, organizing and advocacy around issues affecting Filipino
women, including sex trafficking, forced labor and militarization. Indian
Point Safe Energy Coalition http://www.ipsecinfo.org/
Croton-on-Hudson, NY: $598.50 For education on the safety, health and environmental
threats posed by the Indian Point nuclear power plant. International
Nonviolent Initiatives Waltham, MA: $190 To promote nonviolence
and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and educate the public on nuclear weapons,
health care rights and other issues. International
Peace Bureau http://ipb.org/ Geneva, Switzerland: $33,250
For educational work promoting disarmament and world peace. Kairos/Plowshares
New York New York, NY: $17,143.85 For educational work on nonviolence,
militarism and the dangers of nuclear and conventional weapons. Nicaragua
Solidarity Network of Greater New York http://home.earthlink.net/~nicadlw/nsnhome.html
New York, NY: $1,349 For educational materials promoting demilitarization
and economic justice in Latin America. Nonviolent
Action Community of Cascadia http://seanacc.org/
Seattle, WA: $570 For educational work on nonviolence, peace, and economic
justice. Syracuse Peace Council http://www.peacecouncil.net/
Syracuse, NY: $17,191.20 To build public pressure against militarism and
violence and in favor of social and economic justice. United
for Peace and Justice http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ New
York, NY: $292,064.85 For national organizing and educational work to end
war and build social and economic justice. War
Resisters International http://www.wri-irg.org/
London, England: $969 For educational activities promoting nonviolence
and disarmament. War Resisters League
http://warresisters.org New York, NY:
$71,973.33 For educational activities and publications addressing the root
causes of war and promoting nonviolent activism for social justice. War
Resisters League/New England [email protected]
Norwich, CT: $2,501.30 For educational activities and organizing around
issues of nonviolence and social justice. Women's
International League for Peace & Freedom-NY Metro Branch www.wilpfnymetro.org
New York, NY: $603.25 For programs addressing racial justice, economic
globalization and peace and disarmament. *
* * Total 2004 sponsored distributions: $528,721.16
The Muste Institute also operates the Freeman
Internship Program, providing a stipend to interns working in the War Resisters
League national office. This program was established through a bequest from Ruth
and Harrop Freeman. Distributions to interns in the program during 2004 totalled
$4,800. |