PRESS RELEASES - APRIL 2008

April 1, 2008

Foundation Makes Half-Million Dollar Investment in Safe Neighborhoods

Who: Arlington Tomorrow Foundation

What: Announcement of grant recipients for $564,900 in funding

Why: To make monetary investments in safe and healthy neighborhoods, environment, energy conservation and historic preservation. Grants are made to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal taxation under IRS Section 501(c)3. Organizations without tax exempt status may partner with an existing 501(c)3. Grant recipients will be honored at check presentation ceremonies later this month.

Listing of Cycle II Grant Honorees

• Arlington Life Shelter - $50,000 grant for Reaching Out Program to address the needs of chronically homeless individuals
• Arlington Professional Firefighters Association Charitable Fund, Inc.- $10,000 grant for the development of a Vial of Life kit which will make chronic medical conditions information available to first responders
• Boys and Girls Club - $50,000 grant for Phase I and Phase II expansion
• City of Arlington Animal Services - $50,000 grant for the First Strike Program to address animal abuse and its relationship with violent crime
• City of Arlington Public Libraries - $50,000 to expand literacy programs in libraries to underserved populations
• City of Arlington Parks and Recreation - $50,000 for trail safety and improvements at Clarence Foster/Don Misenhimer Neighborhood Park; $20,000 for historical signage, $16,900 for interpretive environmental signage; $15,000 Naturally Fun on Wheels “No Child Left Inside” parks program; $70,000 large venue recycling at Harold Patterson Sports Complex
• City of Arlington Community Development and Planning and the Oakhill Neighborhood Association - $50,000 for neighborhood beautification
• Family Pathfinders - $25,000 for mentoring, family self-sufficiency program
• Green Arlington Foundation - $58,000 for energy-efficiency home repair and renovation education fair
• Lamar Baptist Church - $50,000 for family life park and neighborhood activity playground

About the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation

The foundation was incorporated by the State in 2007 to oversee an endowment fund created from natural gas revenue realized on city-owned property. Ninety percent of gas well lease bonus earnings and 50 percent of all royalties earned from the wells go into an endowment fund. The interest earnings from the fund are distributed through grants to nonprofit organizations whose programs address the needs of the community. Learn more about the foundation at www.ArlingtonFoundation.org.