Community Programs


 
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
$10,000
To support an NPR radio documentary entitled Days of Infamy: December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001. Aired on the anniversary of 9/11, this special report features the firsthand accounts of Americans as they reacted to both of these world-changing attacks.
www-cds.aas.duke.edu

 
Genesis Home $5,000
To help substance abusers reconstruct their lives. Genesis Home provides a safe, supportive environment for homeless families in Durham.
www.genesishome.org

 
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County $25,000
To sponsor building a new home in partnership with a family who needs affordable housing.
www.habitat.org

 
Save Our State $2,000
To support corporate involvement in environmentally friendly business practices that improve profitability while protecting natural resources.
www.sosnc.org

 
WUNC Radio, University of North Carolina $50,000
To continue support for the station as it makes the transition to all-news radio programming.
www.wunc.org
 


 
  Education


 
 
The Mariposa School for Children with Autism
$50,000
To support the operations of the school which provides one-on-one instruction to children with autism.
www.mariposaschool.org
 

Teach for America, North Carolina Chapter
$33,000
$100,000 over 3 years
To continue a three-year grant that supports the North Carolina chapter. This national corps of public school teachers strives to make a significant impact in the lives of children.
www.teachforamerica.org
 

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Foundation
$9,000
To purchase computers for an in-service training program designed to enhance science teaching in public schools.
 


 
 
Entrepreneurship


 
 
Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)
$50,000

$250,000 over 5 years
To continue a five-year grant helping entrepreneurs succeed in their new businesses.
www.cednc.org

 


 
  Health


 
 
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
$20,000

$100,000 over 5 years
To continue a five-year grant for scientific research projects.
www.sph.unc.edu

 


 
Special Projects


 
 
Lafayette College
$27,500
To provide scholarships for English majors to study abroad.
www.lafayette.edu
 
 
 
The Michael & Laura Brader-Araje Foundation has also made donations to the Bald Head Island Conservancy, the Jersey Surf, and Special Olympics.  

2006 Grants

2005 Grants

2004 Grants

2003 Grants

2001 Grants


 

©2006 Michael & Laura Brader-Araje Foundation