organizations, including the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, the Chestnut Hill (PA) Historical Society, the
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, Cultural
Heritage Research Services, and the New Jersey Historic
Preservation Office. Outside of work, Neeta has been a
trustee of the Meadowbrook School in Meadowbrook, PA, for
six years and currently serves as secretary of the board. She
has a B.A. in Art and Architectural History from Wellesley
College and an M.S. in Historic Preservation from the
University of Pennsylvania.
Mariam Thiam
Project Manager for Arts in
Sacred Places, Chicago Office
Mariam brings to Partners
experience with both arts
organizations and denominations
in Chicago. Previously, she served
as the Executive Director of the
Hyde Park School of Dance, a
nonprofit organization focused on
training, performance, and community, serving more than
400 children and adults annually. She has also served as
Education and Outreach Coordinator for Luna Negra Dance
Theater, Executive Director of Blessed Sacrament Youth
Center in the North Lawndale community, and Program
Coordinator with Chicago Cares, where she developed and
managed volunteer-led arts and education programs for
youth. Mariam has a B.F.A in Dance from the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Masters in Non-Profit
Management from Spertus College Chicago.
Grants
Partners thanks the following donors for their generous
support, which makes its work possible:
• $100,000 from the MacArthur Foundation
to design and launch an online space-sharing database.
• $80,000 from the Wyncote Foundation for the Making
Homes for the Arts in Sacred Places program.
• $33,000 from the Richard H. Driehaus
Foundation for general operations in Chicago.
• $30,000 from the Gerry Trust for general
operations.
• $30,000 from the 1772 Foundation for Food in
Sacred Places.
• $25,000 from the Boeing Company for Arts in
Sacred Places in Chicago.
• $15,000 from PECO, title sponsor of the We Shall
Overcome special event taking place in Spring 2014.
• $5,000 from U.S. Bank Foundation for a New
Dollars/New Partners training in Chicago.
• $3,900 from DonorBridge and North Texas Giving
Day, sponsored by the Communities Foundation of
Texas.
WHY I SUPPORT PARTNERS
Sally Harris,
Board Member
“Partners for Sacred Places has been
the cavalry coming to the rescue
of my church, St. James Episcopal
Church in Great Barrington, MA, and
hundreds of other historic churches
and synagogues throughout America.
For 25 years, Partners has stayed
ahead of the wrecking ball, helping
congregations protect their places of
worship and community gathering by
encouraging good stewardship and
helping them understand their value
and contribution to their communities.
I support Partners because they save
churches”
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