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In
July 2005, we received a $100,000 Seedco Financial Small Business Loan
enabling us to build a home for Manhattan Children’s Theatre in Lower
Manhattan.
Without
the vision, belief and financing of Seedco Financial and Mr. Grinker,
Manhattan Children’s Theatre would not have had the opportunity to serve
over 125,000 children, schools and families with our theatrical
programming.
We
sincerely thank him and Seedco Financial for their commitment to small
businesses, the cultural arts and for making our community and the world a
better place.
William
J. Grinker is President of Seedco Financial, a national nonprofit
Community Development Financial Institution with $192 million in assets
under management. Working with local partners, it provides
affordable financing and technical assistance to small businesses,
nonprofit organizations, and anchor commercial projects in low-income and
economically distressed communities. Seedco Financial is a subsidiary of
Seedco, a national community development intermediary that creates
opportunities for low- wage workers and their families. Mr. Grinker
is the founder of Seedco and served as its President and CEO from
September 1998-September 2003 and as its CEO from September 2003-September
2005.
Previously,
Mr. Grinker was a principal in the consulting firm Human Service
Solutions, where he worked with private and public agencies on management
and strategic planning, organizational development, program design and
program evaluation primarily in the areas of health and human services.
From 1986 to 1989, he was Administrator/Commissioner of the Human
Resources Administration of the City of New York, at that time the
nation's largest social service organization. He was the founding
President of the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation and a Senior
Program Officer at the Ford Foundation.
Mr.
Grinker holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, and an LL.B. from Harvard University. He has lectured
at Princeton, Syracuse and Harvard Universities and has written articles
for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the City Journal.
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Johnny is a TRUE community partner in every sense of the word.
He and his associates at South’s have been loyal supporters of
Manhattan Children’s Theatre since we opened our doors in 2002.
By consistently donating THEIR services throughout the years, they
have enabled US to serve OUR audience through our mission.
We sincerely thank Johnny and his
associates (Roger, Marshall, Sandra, Simone, Fernanda, Sarah, Jason, &
Karine) for their generosity and commitment to Manhattan Children’s
Theatre, the Arts and to the community.
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