Our Grants Program
Please see below for a full list of our funded projects to date.

Application Instructions:

The current version of the application and its instructions is at the link below.  Or, you can request one from DMHSAEA president Larry Golbe ([email protected]), who is also available by phone for any questions before you submit the application (732-986-3453).

Click here to download our 2025-2026 grant application

Projects Funded by the DMHSAEA

2009
  • Gerald Akridge, Boys' basketball camp, $800. 
  • Judy Aronson, Diversity Day program, $1000. 
  • Gary Hollander, Hampton University band camp, $1000. 
  • Maria Iglesias, Visits to colleges for prospective applicants, $425. 
  • Lisa Oden, Trip to see Alvin Ailey Dance Company at Newark's Performing Arts Center, $700.
  • Michael Passow, Trip to the Franklin Mining Museum, $455. 
  • Roslyn Powell, Trip to Washington, DC, $600. 

2010
  • Gerald Akridge, Boys' basketball camp, $800. 
  • Judy Aronson, Other Diversity Day activities, $1179. 
  • Gwenael Calvez, Robotics supplies, $1274.
  • A. Ortiz and M. George, Sewing equipment for Alternatve HS, $700
  • M. Passow and J. Sperber, Geology field trip, $1000.
  • Laura Satterfield, Unity Day speakers, $1500.
  • Jamalaya Scott, Reconnecting Youth, $300.

2011
  • Ronne Bassman, Writing Skills Development at The ZONE, $1000.
  • Gary Hollander, Hampton University Summer Band Camp, $1200.
  • Maria Iglesias, Bilingual/ESL Cultural Integration, $650.

2012
  • Baietti/Duda, Mobile interactive whiteboard system, $1500
  • Bell, Uniform shirts for Alternative High School students, $1305
  • Hollander, Busch Gardens band performance trip, $1000
  • Hollander, Band camp, $1000
  • Scott/Marcellus, Trip to Philadelphia historic sites for Alternative High School students, $1500

2013
  • Aronson, Supplies for Diversity Day activities, $1500
  • Bell, Textile skills supplies, $470
  • Bell, World geography & history teaching tools, $1,446
  • Iglesias, Money Matters II, bus to Rothman Institute at FDU, $150
  • Iglesias, Spanish literature, bus to NYC to see a play, $398
  • Small-Bailey, Boys' mentoring, supplies, $1,500
  • Small-Bailey, Girls' mentoring, supplies, $1,500

2014
  • Aronson, Diversity Day and World Cultures Festival, $1120
  • Bachrach, Flat Rock Brook Interactive Trail Guide app development, $1500
  • Hollander, band performance tour; tour of North Carolina colleges for band members, $1500
  • Iglesias, Viva el Teatro! (reading Spanish plays as literature), $400
  • Marcellus, 2nd Annual Nyame Ama Fashion Show (Alternative HS), $1000

2015
  • Judy Aronson, Diversity Day, $1,500
  • Michelle Escobedo, Mining museum trip, $1,450
  • Janice Acebo, National History Day competition, $1,000
  • Alison Morgan-Black, Reconnecting Youth: evaluation measures, $413
  • Fina Espinal Flores, Truly Bilingual, $1,000
  • Maria Iglesias and others, Salvemos el Planeta, $378
  • Maria Iglesias and Jerry Regalado, Viva el Teatro, $378
  • Gary Hollander, Band camp, $1,000

2016
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center field trip. $615.
  • Michelle Escobedo: Sterling Hill Mining Museum trip: $1,443.
  • Gary Hollander: Tennessee and Missouri college tour for band members: $1,550.
  • Ana Rosenblum: Formal Spanish for native Spanish speakers: $1,500.
  • Barbara Zeman: Robotics and physics equipment: $1,496.10

2017
  • Michelle Escobedo: Sterling Hill Mining Museum field trip: $1,334
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center field trip: $825
  • Andre Hampton: Mentoring program for young men in the Alternative HS: $1,500
  • Bergen Family Council: Funding for The Zone $6,720

2018
  • Bergen Family Council: Funding for The Zone $6,720
  • Gary Hollander: Band tour to Penn State and Oberlin $1,500
  • Jorge Luis Valcarcel: Students2Science (chemistry program) $3,000
  • Sabrina Tolu: Mindful movement and wellness room equipment: $659
  • Michelle Escobedo: Meadowlands Environmental Center trip: $1,500

2019
  • Martine Marcellus: Middle School Trip to American Museum of Natural History: $1,500
  • Judy Aronson: Diversity Day 2019: $1,100
  • Jorge Luis Valcarcel: Students2Science (chemistry program): $2,000
  • Judy Aronson: Freshman Experience: $1,370

2020
  • Joe Armental: Positive Coaching Alliance Initiative: $3,000

2021
  • Benjamin Suro (Principal): Mentoring via Bergen Volunteers: $10,000
  • Benjamin Suro (Principal): "Be All You" careers development program: $2,000
  • SAT/ACT prep via Prestige Institute: $9,000,
  • Replacement of students' school supplied destroyed by Tropical Storm Ida via Bergen Families: $2,500 and counting
  • Year-long careers program via the nonprofit "Be All You": $2,000;
  • Jorge Valcarcel: Renewal of a chemistry enrichment program via the nonprofit, "Students2Science": $2,000.

2022
  • Gary Hollander: NJ Symphony brass quintet on DMHS campus: $2,500
  • Gary Hollander: NJ Symphony performance at State Theater, New Brunswick (76 students attended): $2,000
  • Judy Aronson: Diversity Day: $750
  • Alison Morgan-Black: Helping Youth Make Healthy Choices (Middle School): $1,100
  • Jackie Goolsaran: Chemistry supplies for the Science Club: $500
  • Jackie Goolsaran: Students2Science program to introduce students to STEM careers: $5,000
  • Gary Hollander: Expenses related to Marching Band's performance at Jets' halftime: $1,800

2023
  • Gary Hollander: Woodwind quintet from NJ Symphony performance on campus with related lesson: $3,000
  • Parent Matterz (local nonprofit, Rhona Vega, director): Junior Jump Start (college selection and application coaching): $12,500
  • Gary Hollander: NJ Symphony performance at NJPAC, Newark (54 students attended): $1,750
  • Parent Matterz: Blueprint to Success (seminar series on college and life preparation): $15,000
  • Gary Hollander: Three NJ Symphony performances for 2023-2024: $6,000
  • Mario Lugones (baseball coach): Baseball team college tour and spring training, Myrtle Beach, SC and Coastal Carolina University: $2,000
  • Osia Knowles: Trip to National Museum of African American History, Washington, DC $2,000
  • Gary Hollander: Trip to Mayo PAC, Morristown, to see The Nutcracker with the NJ Symphony and NJ Ballet: $2,65
  • Gary Hollander: Trip to NYC's Metropolitan Opera to see Carmen: $1,000
  • Shelly Wimpfheimer (Englewood Community Chest): SAT prep: $5,000

2024
  • Theodora Murphy: Special-needs class trip to see The Lion King on Broadway: $1,666
  • Maria Iglesias: College and career counseling: $6,000
  • A.J. Torre (baseball coach): Spring training trip with college tour/info session: $4,000
  • Theodora Murphy: Special-needs class trip to The Lion King on Broadway and High Line walk: $1,666
  • Gary Hollander: Trip to Metropolitan Opera to see Carmen: $1,000
  • Marnie Hazelton: Trip to DC for Womens' Empowerment meeting on Capitol Hill: $6,401
  • Matthew Lawrence: Lodging at Penn Relays in Philadelphia: $719
  • Gary Hollander: NJ Symphony side-by-side rehearsal with DMHS musicians: $5,000
  • Mitch Schonfeld (Bergen Family Center): The Zone at JDMS, fall semester 2024: $25,000
  • Gary Hollander: Trip to NJ Symphony concert in Morristown: $1,685
  • Ryan Pruitt (Be All You, Inc.): LaunchPad Summer Program for Middle School students 2024: $10,000
  • Robert Gannon: 27 video cameras with required accessories: $14,055
  • Gary Hollander: T-shirts for alumni band for performance with student band: $1,121
  • Kristin Chapapas: Pottery wheels (3): $4,692
  • Matthew Lawrence: Heroes and Cool Kids leadership program: $4,000
  • Frank Barber: Technology lab renovation: $4,074
  • Mitch Schonfeld (Bergen Family Center): The Zone at JDMS, spring semester 2025: $15,000
  • Reema Martel: Dry Ice Exploration -- Discovering Sublimation: $300
  • Danielle Lavelanet: DNA Learning Center trip: $5,540
  • A.J. Torre: Spring training trip with college tour/info session: $4,000
  • Amanda Steelman: Novels for JDMS Book Club : $258
  • Laura Mathieu: JDMS parents' seminars: $400
  • Denise Averill: Cameras for Yearbook Club: $1,000
  • Reema Martel: Robotics program hardware: $3,758

2025
  • Juliane Bilotta: JDMS trip to see Wicked on Broadway: $1,500
  • Christine Priddy: JDMS trip to American Museum of Natural History: $2,080
  • Joffin-Mari Motyka: DMAE Trip to see Gatsby on Broadway, with related academic project: $2,080
  • Lisa Oden: Lodging for Penn Relays: $1,253
  • Be All You (Ryan Pruitt, CEO): LaunchPad Summer Program for Middle School students 2025: $5,000
  • Matthew Lawrence: Heroes and Cool Kids (community nonprofit) Leadership Program: $5,500
  • Denise Averill: Middle School Clothing Closet: $450
  • Dennis Sullivan: Transitional Training Outings for Students with Autism: $1,000
  • Kristin Chapapas: Pottery wheels (2): $3,839

2026
  • Gary Hollander: Band College Tour: $4,000
  • Michelle Bowman: SOAR to Success Rewards: $4,239
  • Silvy Guevara: Visual Impairment Goggles: $949

Our "We've Got Your Back" Program

The DMHSAEA can reimburse EPSD teachers for out-of-pocket purchases for classroom items.  The limit is $100 per teacher per semester.

Please complete and return this form, where detailed instructions are listed. 

For further information, email DMHSAEA Board member Andrea Morrisey at [email protected].

"We've Got Your Back" expense reimbursement form
Dwight Morrow High School Alumni Educational Alliance is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit