Archive: Annual Awardee Portfolio

  • The Alternative Breaks Progam

    SIPS funded the Alternative Breaks Program (ABP) during the winter of 2014 for their spring break 2015 trips. The money that SIPS gave ABP were for five new trips: LGBTQ Youth Homelessness in New York

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  • Wearable Justice

    In 2014, through a community-based learning class at Georgetown, Jake Maxmin had an idea. A few months later, SIPS funded his company, Wearable Justice, to expand his inventory and provide Georgetown

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  • Misfit Juicery

    During the winter of 2014, SIPS funded Phil Wong and Ann Yang's startup, Misfit Foods. Misfit Foods creates cold-pressed juices using fruits and vegetables usually otherwise deemed too "unattracti

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  • Women LEAD

    In 2013, SIPS funded Claire Naylor and Claire Charamnac $13,000 to fund their nonprofit organization, Women LEAD. Women LEAD is a youth-driven and youth-led organization that aims to empower young wom

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  • The Hilltop Microfinance Initiative

    In 2013, SIPS funded the Hilltop Microfinance Initiative (HMFI). HMFI is managed and staffed by Georgetown University students who choose to commit their time without compensation to the cause of en

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  • The Treehouse Project

    The Treehouse Project received an award from SIPS during the fall of 2014 to help Oliver Friedfeld's dream of a college community full of self-exploration and meaningful conversation come alive. The T

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