2008 Grant Recipients

GRANT AWARDS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2008      
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Payable
GRANTS FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE      
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
For scholarship support and academic programs of the Finance
Department and The Dean Witter Foundation Fellowship
Program at the Leavey School of Business
 
SANTA CLARA, 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  
         
         
  SUBTOTAL $150,000 $150,000  
         
         
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GRANTS FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES        
AMERICAN ENDURANCE RIDE CONFERENCE
For the research project Are the Horses Responsible for Invasive Plants In the Western United States?
(Matching Grant)
AUBURN, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
AUDUBON CANYON RANCH
For the Conservation Science and Habitat Protection Program
STINSON BEACH, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
BALANCED ROCK FOUNDATION
For the Women of Color Backcountry Trip
(Matching grant)
EL PORTAL, CA $2,000 $2,000  
   
BAY AREA WILDERNESS TRAINING
For the South San Francisco Bay Area program
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
BAY INSTITUTE
For the Donor Development Program
(Matching grant)
NOVATO, CA $25,000   $25,000
   
BAY NATURE INSTITUTE
For expanded content in Bay Nature magazine
BERKELEY, CA $30,000 $30,000  
   
CALIFORNIA TROUT
For the Lake Tahoe Restoration program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $15,000 $15,000
   
CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK
For a discretionary grant to the Chairman to promote the children and nature movement
SANTA FE, NM $25,000 $25,000  
   
CITY SLICKER FARMS
For organic gardening and environmental stewardship programs
OAKLAND, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS
For the Conservatory’s Youth Program
(Matching Grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000   $10,000
   
DUCKS UNLIMITED
For the Lower Joice Island Stewardship Fund
SACRAMENTO, CA   $60,000  
   
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAVELING COMPANIONS
For the Youth LEAD program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS OUTDOOR SCHOOL
For the Environmental Education for Underserved Students Program
(Matching Grant)
SANTA CRUZ, CA $16,000   $16,000
   
EXPLORIT SCIENCE CENTER
For the Nature Safari & Nature Labs programs
DAVIS, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE
For the Wild Trout Fish Hatchery
(Matching grant)
QUINCY, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
FRIENDS OF MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES
For the Wireless Interactive Program along the Coastal Boardwalk Trail
MOSS LANDING, CA     $15,000
   
GIRLVENTURES
For the Empower Girl Breakfast Fundraiser
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIEY
For the Membership Development program
BERKELEY, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
HEYDAY INSTITUTE
For the project An Inordinate Fondness for Plants: The Herbarium of John Muir
BERKELEY, CA $38,500 $38,500  
   
KIDS FOR THE BAY
For the Urban Wilderness Classroom Program
(Matching grant)
BERKELEY, CA $15,000   $15,000
   
LAGUNA de SANTA ROSA FOUNDATION
For the Learning Laguna Program
SANTA ROSA, CA $30,000 $15,000 $15,000
   
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA
For the Science Alive program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $21,350 $21,350  
   
MATTOLE RESTORATION COUNCIL
For the Ecological Education program
(Matching grant)
PETROLIA, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
MAYBECK FOUNDATION
For interpretive panels at the Palace of Fine Arts
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA
For the City Kids Meet the Sea program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $5,000 $5,000  
   
NAROPA UNIVERSTITY
For the Community Greenhouse Initiative
(Matching grant)
BOULDER, CO $25,221   $25,221
   
NATURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE
For participation in the negotiations of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Conservation Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
OCCIDENTAL ARTS & ECOLOGY CENTER
For alternative water supply projects
OCCIDENTAL, CA $20,930 $20,930  
   
PRBO CONSERVATION SCINECE
For the salary of the Director of Conservation Science
PETALUMA, CA   $25,000  
   
SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER
For the Watershed Education program
(Matching grant)
SONOMA, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
STEWARDS OF THE COAST & REDWOODS
For the Volunteer Recruitment & Training program
(Matching grant)
DUNCAN MILLS, CA $16,500 $16,500  
   
SUISUN RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
For the management of Lower Joice Island
SUISUN, CA $65,000 $30,000 $35,000
   
TROUT UNLIMITED
For the Water & Wine Pilot Initiative
(Matching grant)
BERKELEY, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
TULE ELK CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
For the Energy Garden project
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $25,000 $25,000
   
UNITED ANGLERS OF CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL
For the Fish Hatchery program
PETALUMA, CA $50,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
VICTORY RANCH
For the Equestrian Program
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
WILDCARE
For environmental education programs for Bay Area school children
(Matching grant)
SAN RAFAEL, CA $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
  SUBTOTAL $715,501 $674,280 $246,221
   
         
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Payable
GRANTS FOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION AND OTHERS        
AIM HIGH
For a discretionary grant to the Executive Director
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
ENVISION SCHOOLS
For the Enrollment Coordinator at the Envision Academy of Arts & Technology
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $25,000  
   
FOUNDATION CENTER
For the San Francisco regional reference library and the Capacity Building Initiative
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $5,000 $5,000  
   
KIPP KING COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
For startup support at Collegiate High School
SAN LORENZO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
MOFFETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For art education programs
LENNOX, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA
For the Science Alive program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $21,350 $21,350  
   
ON THE MOVE
For a discretionary grant to the Executive Director
NAPA, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE
For the Education Studies program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $50,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
PARTNERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM
For the academic enrichment mentoring program
LITTLE RIVER, CA   $16,333 $48,999
   
SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
For the expansion of the Peer Resources program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $70,000 $25,000 $35,000
   
SPARK
For the Middle School Apprenticeship Program
(Matching grant)
REDWOOD CITY, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
  SUBTOTAL $240,000 $221,333 $108,999
   
  GRAND TOTAL $1,105,501 $1,045,613 $355,220