2005 Grant Recipients

GRANT AWARDS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2005      
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Payments  
Made
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Payable
GRANTS FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE      
HOOVER INSTITUTION ON WAR,
REVOLUTION AND PEACE

For support of Dr. Thomas MaCurdy’s research on tax reform to examine the role of state income and sales tax
 
STANFORD, CA
  $75,000  
         
PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
For research, publications, and outreach programs of the Center for School Reform
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $25,000  
         
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
For The Dean Witter Foundation Fellowship Program at the Leavey School of Business
SANTA CLARA, CA $75,000 $75,000  
         
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
For the Graduate School of Business Leadership Program
STANFORD, CA $75,000 $75,000  
         
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
For The Dean Witter Foundation Fellowship Program at the Haas School of Business
BERKELEY, CA $75,000 $75,000  
         
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
For the MBA Corporate Environmental Management Program at the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
SANTA BARBARA, CA $60,000 $60,000  
         
  SUBTOTAL $285,000 $385,000  
         
         
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GRANTS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES        
ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE EARTH
For the Youth Environmental Education Project
(Matching grant)
PALO ALTO, CA   $7,500  
   
BAY AREA WILDERNESS TRAINING
For the Wilderness Leadership Training Program
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $7,500 $7,500  
   
BAY INSTITUTE OF SAN FRANCISCO
For the Ecological Scorecard Project
NOVATO, CA $10,000
   
CONSERVATION FUND
For a Natural Resource Management Plan to restore the Garcia River watershed
LARKSPUR, CA $15,000 $15,000
   
DUCKS UNLIMITED
For the Lower Joice Island Stewardship Fund
SACRAMENTO, CA   $20,000 $100,000
   
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
For the CALFED Environmental Water Account Project
OAKLAND, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
FRIENDS OF SAUSAL CREEK
For the Sausal Creek Explorers & Keepers Programs
OAKLAND, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY
For the Membership Campaign to encourage individuals to join the Society and to contribute to the annual fund
BERKELEY, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
KIDS FOR THE BAY
For the Watershed Action Program
BERKELEY, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
LAGUNA DE SANTA ROSA FOUNDATION
For the Laguna Environmental Education Program
(Matching grant)
SEBASTOPOL, CA $15,000 $10,000 $5,000
   
MISSION SCIENCE WORKSHOP
For the Gear Up Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $15,000  
   
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
For the Online Wildlife Guides Program
RESTON, VA $10,000 $10,000  
   
PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER
For the Lake Washington Watershed Internship Project
(Matching grant)
SEATTLE, WA $10,000 $10,000
   
PELICAN MEDIA
For the DVD production of the film The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,500 $10,500  
   
POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY
For the Extending Our Reach Program
STINSON BEACH, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
PUGET SOUNDKEEPER ALLIANCE
For the Sustainability Project
(Matching grant)
SEATTLE, WA $10,000 $10,000  
   
SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE
For the annual summer survey of adult fish on the Smith River
CRESCENT CITY, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
STEWARDS OF THE COAST AND REDWOODS
For the Russian River Environmental Education Program
DUNCAN MILLS, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION
For the Partners in Restoration Program in Humboldt County
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $13,000 $13,000  
   
TIBURON AUDUBON CENTER
For the Scholarship Program to enable Pre-K to 3rd grade students to attend Adventure Summer Camp and field trips
TIBURON, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
TROUT UNLIMITED
For the North Coast Coho Project
ARLINGTON, VA $50,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
For the Bay Area Community Parks & Playgrounds Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
UNITED ANGLERS OF CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL
For the steelhead trout and Chinook salmon hatchery program
PETALUMA, CA $40,000 $20,000 $20,000
   
VENTANA WILDERNESS SOCIETY
For conservation projects in Big Sur and the Carmel River Lagoon
BIG SUR, CA $12,500 $12,500  
   
YOLO BASIN FOUNDATION
For the Discover the Flyway Program
DAVIS, CA   $10,000  
   
  SUBTOTAL $343,500 $366,000 $160,000
   
         
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GRANTS FOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION        
AIM HIGH
For the Aim High academic enrichment program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $50,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
BUSINESS UNITED INVESTING, LENDING & DEVELOPMENT
For entrepreneurship programs to high school students in Oakland
PALO ALTO, CA $35,000 $17,500 $17,500
   
JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
For the Administrative Services Tier 1 Credential program
PLEASANT HILL, CA $30,000 $30,000
   
WASHINGTON LATIN SCHOOL
For start-up costs at the new charter school
(Matching grant)
WASHINGTON, DC $15,000 $15,000
   
  SUBTOTAL $127,500 $85,000 $42,500
   
   
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OTHER PROGRAMS        
   
PAST TRUSTEES’ DISCRETIONARY GRANTS SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
THE FOUNDATION CENTER
For the San Francisco regional reference library
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,000 $2,000  
   
  SUBTOTAL $12,000 $12,000  
   
  GRAND TOTAL $768,000 $848,500 $202,500