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The MGR Foundation's partners and sponsors make our programming possible through generous donations and needed support. Our partners and sponsors are like-minded individuals and groups, dedicated to helping make our local and global communities more welcoming and supportive of all peoples.
Sponsors
Our sponsors are organizations, public and private, that provide monetary support for our programming and our general operations. This support is often in the form of a grant but can also be in-kind donations.
Partners
Our partners are organizations, public and private, that support our programming by providing us with space, collaborative support, access to specific populations and various other intangible forms of general support.
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Carnegie Mellon University (www.cmu.edu): Carnegie Mellon has emerged as one of the nation's top private research universities. The university's interdisciplinary approach provides graduates with professional and technical skills and a strong science and liberal arts background. Carnegie Mellon's internationally recognized programs encompass the areas of engineering, technology, science, liberal arts, fine arts, and public and private management. The university includes four undergraduate colleges and three graduate schools: the Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering), the College of Fine Arts, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, the Mellon College of Science, the Graduate School of Industrial Administration and the School of Computer Science
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Chicago Public Schools (www.cps.k12.il.us): The MGR Foundation's main partner for all educational and arts programming. CPS provides students and their families with quality instruction, outstanding academic programs, and comprehensive student support.
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Citibank (www.citibank.com): Delivering a wide array of banking, lending, and investment services to consumers and small businesses. In addition to financial support, Citibank staff volunteer their time in MGR Foundation Care Team events such as Dignity Diner, Bill Jarvis Bird Sanctuary Clean-Up, and Special Olympics.
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City of Pittsburgh, Weed & Seed—Lawrenceville: Operation Weed and Seed is a an innovative, comprehensive multi-agency approach to law enforcement, crime prevention and community revitalization.
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Department of Justice (www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org): OJJDP Latino Youth Mentoring Program focuses on developing and supporting a peer mentoring program that proactively reaches youth before they are recruited by gangs to develop and strengthen protective factors against gang involvement and other problem behaviors.
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The Grable Foundation (www.grablefdn.org): The Grable Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children. The Grable Foundation has supports Pittsburgh Murals program at Arsenal Middle School, including the Community Art Day with the Fiber Arts Guild.
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Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Community Health and Prevention Office of Family Health Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health (www.dhs.state.il.us): Through community prevention efforts and selected services in the areas of health, family support, youth development, substance abuse prevention and violence prevention and intervention, our division promotes and improves the health status, self-sufficiency and integrity of families in Illinois. Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health - administers community-based programs that target prevention services to promote the physical and emotional health of children and adolescents, reduce the number of teen pregnancies, delay subsequent pregnancies and promote parenting skills.
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Nike Inc. (www.nike.com): based in Beaverton, Oregon is the world’s leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Nike has graciously outfitted each of our runners with shoes, shorts, shirts, Nike+ Sportband and race entries into the Nike+ Human Race.
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Omicron Technologies, Inc. (www.omicrontech.net): (OTI) is a Chicago-based consulting firm that specializes in software development and implementation. OTI provides The MGR Foundation with in-kind donations that support our administrative needs.
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Peaceful Pathways, East End Neighborhood Leadership Program A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based organization dedicated to the eradication of violence and improving the quality of life in Pittsburgh's East End.
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Polk Bros. Foundation (www.polkbrosfdn.org): The Polk Bros. Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of Chicago. We partner with local nonprofit organizations that work to reduce the impact of poverty and provide area residents with better access to quality education, preventive health care and basic human services. Through our grantmaking, we strive to make Chicago a place where all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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Scheck Industries (www.goscheck.com): A leader in "full service" industrial and commercial mechanical contracting, providing services such as pipe fabrication and installation, plant maintenance, boiler services, and more to clients of key industries. Scheck has provided generous financial backing for all MGR Foundation programming that has enabled us to reach out to a large number of diverse communities in creative and innovative ways.
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Sigma Enterprises, Inc. (www.layer99.com): Sigma provides us with graphical solutions and financial contributions. By donating time and financial support, Sigma provides us with a passport to the sublime in the nick of time.
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US Dept. of Health and Human Services (www.omhrc.gov): The Office of Minority Health is dedicated to improving and protecting the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and program that will eliminate health disparities.
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Pittsburgh
Amizade
Artists Image Resource
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Bike Pittsburgh
Borelli Edwards Galleries
Calliope
Carnegie Mellon University
City of Pittsburgh
CMU's Robot 250
Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh Inc.
Free Ride
Gap
Keep It Real
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
Pittsburgh Playback Theater
Pittsburgh League of Young Voters
Planned Parenthood of Western PA
Strong Women, Strong Girls
The Carnegie Museum of Art
The Warhol Museum
University of Pittsburgh
WYEP Community Radio
Chicago
20/30 Club of Chicago
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Captain Planet Foundation
Casa Central
Chicago Center for Green Technology
Chicago Park District
Chicago Women’s Health Center
Dignity Diner
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Fuller Park Community Development Corporation
Green Lantern
Humboldt Park Social Services
Imagine Englewood if...
Indo-American Center
Inspiration Corporation
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Logan Square Boys & Girls Club
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Planned Parenthood – Chicago Area
REI
REST Shelter
Starbucks
Tickets for Kids Foundation
Trader Joe's
Whole Foods
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Individuals
This section provides a list of the MGR Foundations individual donors. Individual donors are essential to the MGR Foundation. Their support provides the financial underpinning that allows the Foundation to sustain its ongoing operations and respond to new and evolving challenges. The Foundation is deeply grateful to all those individuals whose generosity makes possible the work that we do.
Becoming a Partner, Sponsor or an Individual donor
Anyone interested in joining the MGR Foundation's Partnership, Sponsorship or Individual program can simply email cassie@mgrf.org to find more information.
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