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About The Foundation

Founded by His Eminence, Francis Cardinal Spellman in 1946, to honor the memory of Alfred Emanuel Smith, New York's renowned Governor and patron of the "Little People", the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation supports and aids the poor, sick, and underprivileged of the Archdiocese of New York, regardless of race, creed, or color.

Below are some of the many programs that have benefited from the 2005 Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner through two major grant categories: Planning and Implementation grants designed for one- to three-year programs, with the expectation that the project will either be completed within that time frame or will find some other source of financial support, and Programmatic Project grants for efforts of a one year duration that have no other source of financial support.


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Programmatic Grants

Benedictine Hospital
Sanctuary for Life

Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
The Cabrini Immigrant Services Health Project

Calvary Hospital
Hospice for Terminally Ill Nursing Home Residents

Catholic Home Bureau
Maternity Services Program

Children's Rehabilitation Center
The Therapeutic Feeding Improvement Program

Dominican Sisters Family Health Service
The Senior Community Coalition (SCC)

Good Counsel, Inc.
Good Counsel Homes: Food for Today, Nutrition for Tomorrow

Incarnation Children's Center
The Learning Center

New York Foundling Hospital / Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection
Our Place: Specialized Treatment Services for Children and Families

Pregnancy Care Center
Elinor Martin Residence

Pregnancy Help Inc.
Pregnancy Help Inc.

Providence Rest Nursing Home
Afternoon Nourishment Program

Rosalie Hall
Mentors Program/Peer Education Program

Saint Teresa's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Spiritual Enhancement and Well Being for Residents

Saint Vincent de Paul Residence
Saint Vincent de Paul Residence Volunteer Program

Sisters of Life
Holy Respite (for Vulnerable Pregnant Women)

Sisters, Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick
Home Health Care Program


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Board of Directors

His Eminence, Edward Cardinal Egan, President
Archbishop, Archdiocese of New York

Honorable Hugh L. Carey
Fifty-First Governor, State of New York

Reverend Monsignor Lawrence M. Connaughton
Pastor, Church of Our Lady of the Scapular and St. Stephen

Mr. William J. Flynn
Chairman Emeritus, Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Mrs. Henry J. Gaisman

James F. Gill, Esq.
Partner, Bryan Cave, LLP

Reverend Monsignor William Belford
Chancellor, Archdiocese of New York

Peter J. Johnson, Esq.
President, Leahey & Johnson, P.C.

Timothy J. Joyce, Esq.
Of Counsel, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt

Mr. Stephen Lessing
Managing Director, Lehman Brothers

Ms. Helen T. Lowe
Executive Director of Development

Mr. James P. MacGilvray
Executive Vice President, Fidelity Brokerage Company

Mr. John F. McGillicuddy
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chemical Banking Corporation

Mr. Christopher C. Quick
President, Banc of America Specialist

Mr. Spyros S. Skouras

Mr. Alfred E. Smith, IV
Chairman, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Board of Directors

Ms. Nan M. Smith
Managing Director, Changing Our World

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Dennis Sullivan
Chancellor, Archdiocese of New York

Mr. Robert C. Wright
Vice Chairman and Executive Officer, General Electric

Mr. John E. Zuccotti
Chairman, Brookfield Properties


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