2012 Grant Recipients

THE DEAN WITTER FOUNDATION
GRANT AWARDS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012
    Grants
Awarded  
Payments  
Made
Grants
Payable
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES GRANTS        
BASTYR UNIVERSITY
For the Sacred Seed Ethnobotanical Trail
(Matching grant)
SEATTLE, WA $20,000   $20,000
   
BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM
For the Connections Program
(Matching grant)
SAUSALITO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
BAY NATURE INSTITUTE
For the Publisher’s Circle Individual Donor Campaign
BERKELEY, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
CANOPY
For the DriWater irrigation system at Cesar Chavez Academy
(Matching grant)
PALO ALTO, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
CITY SLICKER FARMS
For the Urban Farm and Backyard Garden Programs
(Matching grant)
OAKLAND, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE
For science and environmental education resources
BERKELEY, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
EARTHTEAM
For the New Donor Campaign
(Matching grant)
BERKELEY, CA     $10,000
   
ENVIRONMENTAL TRAVELING COMPANIONS
For the salary of the Associate Director
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA     $20,000
   
GOLDEN GATE AUDUBON SOCIETY
For the Ann Witter Memorial Environmental Education Fund
(Matching grant)
BERKELEY, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
HEYDAY PRESS
For the Laws Nature and Art Program
BERKELEY, CA   $25,000  
   
ISLANDWOOD
For the Off-site Environmental Education Program
(Matching grant)
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA $25,000 $25,000  
   
KIDS FOR THE BAY
For the Urban Wilderness Program & Anniversary Campaign
(Matching grant)
BERKELEY, CA $20,000 $20,000 $20,000
   
KIDS IN PARKS
For the Environmental Education Program
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $10,000  
   
LANDPATHS
For the In Our Own Back Yard Program
(Matching grant)
SANTA ROSA, CA   $15,000  
   
MARINE APPLIED RESEARCH & EXPLORATION
For the design and production of an underwater marine observation vehicle
RICHMOND, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
MEDIA INTERCHANGE
For the EarthNews.tc Project
(Matching grant)
NOVATO, CA   $10,000  
   
NORTH COAST REGIONAL LAND TRUST
For the Stewards of Tomorrow Project
(Matching grant)
BAY SIDE, CA $7,500   $7,500
   
NORTH COAST RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
For the Bee Buddies with Pollinators Program
(Matching grant)
SANTA ROSA, CA $10,000   $10,000
   
NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER
For the Puget Sound Explorers Program
(Matching grant)
PORT TOWNSEND, WA   $10,000  
   
OCCIDENTAL ARTS & ECOLOGY CENTER
For the Integrated Water Retention System Project
(Matching grant)
OCCIDENTAL, CA   $12,000  
   
PELICAN MEDIA
For the documentary, Pelican Dreams.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
PIE RANCH
For the Community-Supported Agriculture Program
(Matching grant)
PESCADERO, CA $20,000 $20,000  
   
PITZER COLLEGE
For the Environmental Education and Ecological Rehabilitation Projects
(Matching grant)
CLAREMONT, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ASSOCIATION
For the Seashore Explores Scholarship Program
Pt. Reyes Station, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE
For the Farallon Islands Seabird and Marine Mammal Studies Program
(Matching grant)
PETALUMA, CA   $25,000  
   
PRESIDIO GRADUATE SCHOOL
For the salary of the Director of Institutional Research
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
RICHARDSON BAY AUDUBON CENTER
For a challenge grant to raise gifts from individual donors
(Matching grant)
TIBURON, CA   $15,000  
   
SALMON PROTECTION & WATERSHED NETWORK
For the 2012 Membership Campaign
FOREST KNOLLS, CA $10,000   $10,000
   
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE
For the Citizens Science Program
(Matching grant)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
SEMPERVIRENS FUND
For the Major Gifts Program
(Matching grant)
LOS ALTOS, CA $25,000 $20,000 $25,000
   
SMITH RIVER ALLIANCE
For an individual donor campaign to support salmon restoration projects
(Matching grant)
CRESCENT CITY, CA $25,000   $25,000
   
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
For the Raveling Endowment
DAVIS, CA     $40,000
   
YOLO BASIN FOUNDATION
For the Membership Campaign
(Matching grant)
DAVIS, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
  SUBTOTAL $417,500 $462,000 $187,500
   
         
    Grants
Awarded  
Payments  
Made
Grants
Payable
K-12 EDUCATION & OTHER GRANTS        
AIM HIGH
For the Summer Academic Enrichment Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $50,000 $25,000 $25,000
   
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING
For the WriterCoach Connection Program
(Matching grant)
ALBANY, CA   $12,500  
   
DAVIDSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
For discretionary use by the principal
SAN RAFAEL, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
DOWNTOWN COLLEGE PREP
For discretionary use by the principal
SAN JOSE, CA   $25,000  
   
EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
For the Joel Margolis Book Endowment Fund
EAST PALO ALTO, CA   $12,500  
   
EL DORADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For the Balanced Literacy Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000
   
EXPLORATORIUM
For the Teacher Mid-Career Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $25,000  
   
FOUNDATION CENTER
For the San Francisco library and Facilities & Technology Upgrade Project
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $ 5,000 $ 5,000  
   
GALILEO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
For the salary of the Health Academy Coordinator
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $50,000   $50,000
   
HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
For the Doctoral Program in Education Leadership
CAMBRIDGE, MA   $25,000 $50,000
   
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For the Balanced Literacy Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000 $5,000 $5,000
   
HORRALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For discretionary use by the principal
SAN MATEO, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For the Balanced Literacy Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000 $5,000 $5,000
   
ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For discretionary use by the principal
BERKELEY, CA $15,000 $15,000  
   
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY SCHOOL
For the Balanced Literacy Program
SAN FRANCISCO, CA $10,000 $5,000 $5,000
   
SAN JOSE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISRTICT
For discretionary use by the Superintendent to develop a strategic plan
SAN JOSE, CA   $20,000  
   
SAN RAFAEL CITY SCHOOLS
For principal and teacher professional development
SAN RAFAEL, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
For the Balanced Literacy Professional Development Network
SAN FRANCISCO, CA   $25,000  
   
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
For the Principal Fellows Program
PALO ALTO, CA $25,000 $25,000  
   
WINE COUNTRY MARINES
For the Marine Corps Birthday Ball
SONOMA, CA $10,000 $10,000  
   
  SUB TOTAL $260,000 $310,000 $145,000
   
  GRAND TOTAL $677,500 $772,000 $332,500