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Global Challenges: Earth Foundations
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Preliminary List of Foundations Funding Action Against the Ten High Level Threats
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Key Philanthropic Foundations Focused on EIN Threat Areas
Table of Contents:
Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Total giving: $61,248,349
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Total giving: $211,762,000
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
Banyan Tree Foundation - Total giving: $4,486,427
The Tudor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $5,828,000
Carnegie Corporation of New York - Total giving: $69,427,985
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Energy
Energy Foundation - Total giving: $20,120,515
Environment
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Total giving: $211,762,000
Heinz Family Foundation - Total giving: $4,250,283
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
Weeden Foundation - Total giving: $1,880,700
WestWind Foundation - Total giving: $2,101,200
The Summit Foundation - Total giving: $2,341,804
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
Wolfensohn Family Foundation - Total giving: $3,449,858
Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation - Total giving: $3,658,150
The McConnell Foundation - Total giving: $4,758,294
Blue Moon Fund, Inc. - Total giving: $5,714,716
The Christensen Fund - Total giving: $7,005,737
Compton Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $7,452,196
The Henry P. Kendall Foundation - Total giving: $8,211,888
The Overbrook Foundation - Total giving: $8,312,173
Wallace Global Fund - Total giving: $10,644,248
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $12,969,499
The Marisla Foundation - Total giving: $20,833,900
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Health / Infectious Diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $12,969,499
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Total giving: $25,774,864
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Inter-state Conflict
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
Justice
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
The Overbrook Foundation - Total giving: $8,312,173
Wallace Global Fund - Total giving: $10,644,248
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. - Total giving: $23,769,840
Carnegie Corporation of New York - Total giving: $69,427,985
The Rockefeller Foundation - Total giving: $111,083,354
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Poverty
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Total giving: $61,248,349
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $2,614,850
The Tinker Foundation Inc. - Total giving: $2,940,195
The Case Foundation - Total giving: $4,367,066
The McConnell Foundation - Total giving: $4,758,294
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
The Rockefeller Foundation - Total giving: $111,083,354
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Proliferation
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
Security
Compton Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $7,452,196
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Society / Family
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The Russell Family Foundation - Total giving: $9,148,157
Heinz Family Foundation - Total giving: $4,250,283
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $2,614,850
Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundationt - Total giving: $2,985,327
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation - Total giving: $3,967,951
The Case Foundation - Total giving: $4,367,066
The Tudor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $5,828,000
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - Total giving: $56,238,527
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
Water
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
BRAZIL
Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights - Annual grants: approx $1,000,000
Brazilian Foundation for Nature Conservation
Fundação Iochpe - Annual grants: approx. $1,000,000
Fundação Mauricio Sirotsky Sobrinho - Annual grants: approx. $2,000,000
Brazil Foundation - Total giving: $649,394
Damien Foundation - Total giving: $138,000
CHINA
China Environmental Protection Foundation
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation - Total grants: approx. $4,300,000 (as of 2001)
China Youth Development Foundation
Cyrus Tang Foundation - Total giving: $3,195,274
China Medical Board of New York, Inc. - Total giving: $8,862,582
Candor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $249,960
INDIA
The American India Foundation - Total giving: $4,976,724
Ambuja Cement Foundation - Total expenditures: $1,300,000
Concern India Foundation - Total expenditures: $561,000
Diaster Mitigation Institute
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation - Total expenditures: $9,000,000
American Institute of Indian Studies
Sehgal Family Foundation - Total giving: $1,052,533
Indian American Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,020,348
Wadhwani Foundation - Total giving: $704,030
Global Quest Foundation - Total giving: $481,286
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Foundation for Social Innovations
Open Society Institute—Russia - Annual expenditures: $19,400,000
C.I.S. Development Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $43,006,965
The Trust for Mutual Understanding
Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation - Total giving: $3,350,245
Future of Russia - Total giving: $1,239,604
Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc. - Total giving: $619,468
VENEZUELA
Eugenio Mendoza Foundation
Vollmer Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,495,797
The Tinker Foundation Inc. - Total giving: $2,940,195
Alberto Vollmer Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $577,762
Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Paula J. Olsiewski, Program Director
630 5th Ave., Ste. 2550
New York, NY 10111-0242
(212) 649-1649
www.sloan.org
Total assets: $1,581,350,875
Total giving: $61,248,349
The foundation is interested in: 1) Science and Technology: direct support of research; 2) Standard of Living, and Economic Performance: industries, dual-career middle-class working families, the role of corporations and nonprofit sectors; and 3) Education and Careers in Science and Technology: anywhere, anytime learning, minorities and women in science and technology, the university as a system, and public understanding of science and technology.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Paul Brest
2121 Sand Hill Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-6909
(650) 234-4500
www.hewlett.org
Total assets: $8,520,765,000
Total giving: $211,762,000
Paul Brest, Pres.
Emphasis on global development, the environment, performing arts, education (K-12 and community college), population studies, community development, and philanthropy.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
Banyan Tree Foundation
Carolyn Stremlau, Exec. Dir.
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Ste. 725
Washington, DC 20006-3443
Total assets: $26,312
Contributions received (latest year): $5,105,000
Total giving: $4,486,427
Giving primarily to international education and childrens' rights programs; support also for education programs in Washington, DC.
The Tudor Foundation, Inc.
1275 King St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
Total assets: $4,319,392
Contributions received (latest year): $5,108,597
Total giving: $5,828,000
Giving primarily for education and human services, with emphasis on children and youth services.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rikard Treiber, Assoc. Corp. Secy. and Dir., Grants Management
437 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022-7003
(212) 371-3200
www.carnegie.org
Total assets: $2,530,191,576
Contributions received (latest year): $30,840,713
Total giving: $69,427,985
As a grantmaking foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York seeks to carry out Andrew Carnegie's vision of philanthropy, which he said should aim "to do real and permanent good in this world." Currently the foundation's work is focused on four program areas: Education, International Development, International Peace and Security and Strengthening U.S. Democracy.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Energy
Energy Foundation
Eric Heitz, Pres.
1012 Torney Ave., No. 1
San Francisco, CA 94129-1704
(415) 561-6700
www.ef.org
Total assets: $22,678,999
Contributions received (latest year): $27,585,414
Total giving: $20,120,515
To assist in a transition to a sustainable energy future by promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Environment
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Paul Brest
2121 Sand Hill Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-6909
(650) 234-4500
www.hewlett.org
Total assets: $8,520,765,000
Total giving: $211,762,000
Paul Brest, Pres.
Emphasis on global development, the environment, performing arts, education (K-12 and community college), population studies, community development, and philanthropy.
Heinz Family Foundation
c/o Jeffrey R. Lewis
3200 Dominion Twr., 625 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3120
(412) 497-5790
www.hfp.heinz.org
Total assets: $86,690,493
Contributions received (latest year): $6,404,430
Total giving: $4,250,283
Giving primarily for the Heinz Awards, environmental organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and women's health and pension.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
Weeden Foundation
Donald A. Weeden, Exec. Dir.
747 3rd Ave., 34th Fl.
New York, NY 10017-2803
(212) 888-1354
www.weedenfdn.org
Total assets: $33,669,565
Total giving: $1,880,700
Giving primarily to environmental organizations working to preserve biological diversity. Program interests also include organizations working to stabilize human population and organizations working to address the over consumption of the earth's resources.
WestWind Foundation
Heidi Binko, Prog. Off.
232 E. High St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
(434) 977-5762
www.westwindfoundation.org
Total assets: $16,208,943
Contributions received (latest year): $4,303,955
Total giving: $2,101,200
The foundation is dedicated to protecting the integrity of natural ecosystems and the health of human communities through its grantmaking programs. WestWind tends to provide more general support grants, but the foundation will also provide grants for project or program specific requests.
The Summit Foundation
Victoria P. Sant, Pres.
2100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Ste. 525
Washington, DC 20037-3223
(202) 912-2900
www.summitfdn.org
Total assets: $37,154,535
Contributions received (latest year): $9,003,500
Total giving: $2,341,804
Funding currently for two program areas: Conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef and Global Population and Youth Leadership. The foundation's message is to promote the health and well being of the planet, its people and its natural environment by achieving a sustainable population, empowering young people, and protecting the earth's biodiversity.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Bridget Batson, Asst. Dir.
1350 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 2900
New York, NY 10019-4801
(212) 974-1437
www.wolfensohn.org
Total assets: $13,982,175
Total giving: $3,449,858
Giving primarily to arts and cultural programs, environment and community.
Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
James Murtaugh, Prog. Dir.
650 5th Ave., 15th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 333-2536
www.lcaof.org
Total assets: $41,507,553
Contributions received (latest year): $2,447,881
Total giving: $3,658,150
The board of directors has identified two primary program interests for the foundation: 1) Mitigation of conflict between the land and resource needs of rural communities and conservation of biological diversity; and 2) Implementation of field-based scientific, technical and practical training programs in conservation biology for local people. The foundation typically funds modest, carefully designed field activities--primarily in developing countries and in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the United States--in which local communities have substantial proprietary interest.
The McConnell Foundation
Lee W. Salter, C.E.O. and Pres.
P.O. Box 492050
Redding, CA 96049-2050
(530) 226-6200
www.mcconnellfoundation.org
Total assets: $376,239,986
Total giving: $4,758,294
The foundation is reassessing their priorities. Only outstanding commitments will be paid through 2006. Primary interests include the environment, environmental education, recreation; projects that benefit the working poor; projects that demonstrate broad based community support, and the promotion of voluntarism and philanthropy.
Blue Moon Fund, Inc.
433 Park St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
(434) 295-5160
www.bluemoonfund.org
Total assets: $198,913,473
Total giving: $5,714,716
The fund supports initiatives that elevate the human condition by comprehensively addressing human consumption, the natural world, and economic advancement, including sponsoring a fellows program aimed at cultivating cutting-edge approaches to these issues.
The Christensen Fund
Lourdes Inga, Grants Admin.
394 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1715
(650) 323-8700
www.christensenfund.org
Total assets: $122,327,377
Contributions received (latest year): $2,000,000
Total giving: $7,005,737
The fund believes in the power of biological and cultural diversity to sustain and enrich a world faced with great change and uncertainty. Focus is on "bio-cultural" -the rich but neglected adaptive interweave of people and place, culture and ecology. The fund's mission is to buttress the efforts of people and institutions who believe in a biodiverse world infused with artistic expression and work to secure ways of life and landscapes that are beautiful, bountiful and resilient. The fund pursues this mission through place-based work in the region chosen for their potential to withstand and recover from the global erosion of diversity. Focus is on backing the efforts of locally-recognized community custodians of this heritage, and their alliances with scholars, artists, advocates and others. International efforts are also funded to help build global understanding of these issues. The fund works primarily through capacity and network building, knowledge generation, collaboration and missirelated investments.
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Edith T. Eddy, Exec. Dir.
255 Shoreline Dr., Ste. 540
Redwood City, CA 94065-1444
(650) 508-1191
www.comptonfoundation.org
Total assets: $78,519,680
Contributions received (latest year): $1,003,484
Total giving: $7,452,196
To coordinate the Compton family giving to community, national, and international programs in areas of its special interests, including peace and world order, population, and the environment. Other concerns include equal education opportunity, community welfare, and culture and the arts.
The Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Theodore M. Smith, Exec. Dir.
176 Federal St.
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 951-2525
www.kendall.org
Total assets: $75,258,403
Contributions received (latest year): $54,000
Total giving: $8,211,888
Emphasis on strategic environmental policies/ecosystem management.
The Overbrook Foundation
M. Sheila McGoldrick, Grants Mgr.
122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 2500
New York, NY 10168-2500
(212) 661-8710
www.overbrook.org
Total assets: $170,072,025
Total giving: $8,312,173
The foundation strives to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their communities, and conserve the natural environment. The foundation recognizes the importance of a strong community that promotes health, education and opportunity for all of its members. The foundation values the individual rights of all people and encourages the discussion and analysis of public issues. It is deeply committed to protecting our natural resources.
Wallace Global Fund
Melissa S. Dann, Exec. Dir.
1990 M St. N.W., Ste. 250
Washington, DC 20036-3430
(202) 452-1530
www.wgf.org
Total assets: $278,977,876
Contributions received (latest year): $33,983
Total giving: $10,644,248
To promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The fund seeks to further its mission generally through fundamental public policy and systemic change.
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc.
Nancy White McCabe, Exec. V.P. and Exec. Dir.
111 Radio Cir.
Mount Kisco, NY 10549-2609
(914) 241-1195
Total assets: $286,902,686
Contributions received (latest year): $12,336,705
Total giving: $12,969,499
Support for environmental and conservation programs, integrative medicine, community, educational and cultural organizations.
The Marisla Foundation
Glenda Menges, Admin.
412 N. Coast Hwy., PMB 359
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1674
(949) 494-0365
Total assets: $81,009,221
Contributions received (latest year): $74,626,901
Total giving: $20,833,900
Giving primarily through two programs: an Environmental Program, and a Human Services Program.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Health / Infectious Diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Inquiry Coord.
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102-0650
(206) 709-3100
www.gatesfoundation.org
Total assets: $33,120,381,000
Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc.
Nancy White McCabe, Exec. V.P. and Exec. Dir.
111 Radio Cir.
Mount Kisco, NY 10549-2609
(914) 241-1195
Total assets: $286,902,686
Contributions received (latest year): $12,336,705
Total giving: $12,969,499
Support for environmental and conservation programs, integrative medicine, community, educational and cultural organizations.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Russ Campbell III, Comms. Off.
21 T. W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 13901
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3901
(919) 991-5100
www.bwfund.org
Total assets: $777,620,142
Total giving: $25,774,864
The fund is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. Major program areas include: basic biomedical sciences, infectious diseases, interfaces between physical and biological sciences, translational research, and science education.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Inter-state Conflict
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
Justice
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
The Overbrook Foundation
M. Sheila McGoldrick, Grants Mgr.
122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 2500
New York, NY 10168-2500
(212) 661-8710
www.overbrook.org
Total assets: $170,072,025
Total giving: $8,312,173
The foundation strives to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their communities, and conserve the natural environment. The foundation recognizes the importance of a strong community that promotes health, education and opportunity for all of its members. The foundation values the individual rights of all people and encourages the discussion and analysis of public issues. It is deeply committed to protecting our natural resources.
Wallace Global Fund
Melissa S. Dann, Exec. Dir.
1990 M St. N.W., Ste. 250
Washington, DC 20036-3430
(202) 452-1530
www.wgf.org
Total assets: $278,977,876
Contributions received (latest year): $33,983
Total giving: $10,644,248
To promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The fund seeks to further its mission generally through fundamental public policy and systemic change.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Benjamin R. Shute, Jr., Secy.
437 Madison Ave., 37th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-7001
(212) 812-4200
www.rbf.org
Total assets: $815,561,407
Contributions received (latest year): $113,500
Total giving: $23,769,840
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund promotes social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Through its grantmaking, the Fund supports efforts to expand knowledge, clarify values and critical choices, nurture creative expression, and shape public policy. The Fund's programs are intended to develop leaders, strengthen institutions, engage citizens, build community, and foster partnerships that include government, business, and civil society. Respect for cultural diversity and ecological integrity pervades the Fund's activities.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rikard Treiber, Assoc. Corp. Secy. and Dir., Grants Management
437 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022-7003
(212) 371-3200
www.carnegie.org
Total assets: $2,530,191,576
Contributions received (latest year): $30,840,713
Total giving: $69,427,985
As a grantmaking foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York seeks to carry out Andrew Carnegie's vision of philanthropy, which he said should aim "to do real and permanent good in this world." Currently the foundation's work is focused on four program areas: Education, International Development, International Peace and Security and Strengthening U.S. Democracy.
The Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Tofel, V.P., Secy. and Genl. Counsel
420 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10018-2702
(212) 869-8500
www.rockfound.org
Total assets: $3,417,557,613
Total giving: $111,083,354
The foundation was established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. to "promote the well being" of humanity by addressing the root causes of serious problems. With assets of more than $3 billion, it is one of the nation's largest private foundations. The foundation works internationally to expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable people and to help ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Poverty
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Inquiry Coord.
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102-0650
(206) 709-3100
www.gatesfoundation.org
Total assets: $33,120,381,000
Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Paula J. Olsiewski, Program Director
630 5th Ave., Ste. 2550
New York, NY 10111-0242
(212) 649-1649
www.sloan.org
Total assets: $1,581,350,875
Total giving: $61,248,349
The foundation is interested in: 1) Science and Technology: direct support of research; 2) Standard of Living, and Economic Performance: industries, dual-career middle-class working families, the role of corporations and nonprofit sectors; and 3) Education and Careers in Science and Technology: anywhere, anytime learning, minorities and women in science and technology, the university as a system, and public understanding of science and technology.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation
349 Voter Hill Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938-6030
(207) 779-1901
www.srcfoundation.org
Total assets: $38,462,970
Total giving: $2,614,850
Giving primarily to disaster rehabilitation and hunger relief services; funding also for a community foundation in Ellsworth, ME, and a mountain alliance in Farmington, ME. Funding is also made for international and rural development, microfinancing, and adoption services.
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
Renate Rennie, Pres.
55 E. 59th St., 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10022-1112
(212) 223-3326
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker
Total assets: $79,494,025
Total giving: $2,940,195
Broadly, the purpose of the foundation is to promote better understanding among the peoples of the U.S., Latin America, Portugal and Spain. More specifically, grants are awarded in the areas of: 1) environmental issues, particularly incentive-based environmental activities, and those projects supporting the collaboration of NGOs (Nongovernmental Organizations) corporate interests; 2) projects on governance including the reform of the judicial sector, decentralization, anti-violence and anti-corruption programs, and, in general, assistance to groups promoting transparency and accountability; and 3) economic policy programs concerned with modernization, liberalization and privatization issues.
The Case Foundation
Ben Binswanger, C.O.O.
1717 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., 7th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036-3023
(202) 467-5788
http://casefoundation.org
Total assets: $23,472,710
Total giving: $4,367,066
Giving to achieve sustainable solutions to complex social problems by investing in collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Supports individuals and organizations that have the strategy, leadership, and commitment to make positive, widespread social change. The foundation seeks to meet the needs of families and children in poverty; create thriving and sustainable economic development for communities; bridge cultural and religious divides; expand civic engagement and volunteerism; and accelerate innovative approaches to health care.
The McConnell Foundation
Lee W. Salter, C.E.O. and Pres.
P.O. Box 492050
Redding, CA 96049-2050
(530) 226-6200
www.mcconnellfoundation.org
Total assets: $376,239,986
Total giving: $4,758,294
The foundation is reassessing their priorities. Only outstanding commitments will be paid through 2006. Primary interests include the environment, environmental education, recreation; projects that benefit the working poor; projects that demonstrate broad based community support, and the promotion of voluntarism and philanthropy.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
The Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Tofel, V.P., Secy. and Genl. Counsel
420 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10018-2702
(212) 869-8500
www.rockfound.org
Total assets: $3,417,557,613
Total giving: $111,083,354
The foundation was established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. to "promote the well being" of humanity by addressing the root causes of serious problems. With assets of more than $3 billion, it is one of the nation's largest private foundations. The foundation works internationally to expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable people and to help ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Proliferation
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
Security
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Edith T. Eddy, Exec. Dir.
255 Shoreline Dr., Ste. 540
Redwood City, CA 94065-1444
(650) 508-1191
www.comptonfoundation.org
Total assets: $78,519,680
Contributions received (latest year): $1,003,484
Total giving: $7,452,196
To coordinate the Compton family giving to community, national, and international programs in areas of its special interests, including peace and world order, population, and the environment. Other concerns include equal education opportunity, community welfare, and culture and the arts.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Society / Family
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The Russell Family Foundation
Richard Woo
P.O. Box 2567
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-4567
(253) 858-5050
www.trff.org
Total assets: $147,305,716
Contributions received (latest year): $10,000,000
Total giving: $9,148,157
Stephanie Anderson, Grants Mgr.
The foundation seeks to contribute to innovative community impact, build quality relationships with partners and have an outstanding work culture.
Heinz Family Foundation
c/o Jeffrey R. Lewis
3200 Dominion Twr., 625 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3120
(412) 497-5790
www.hfp.heinz.org
Total assets: $86,690,493
Contributions received (latest year): $6,404,430
Total giving: $4,250,283
Giving primarily for the Heinz Awards, environmental organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and women's health and pension.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation
349 Voter Hill Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938-6030
(207) 779-1901
www.srcfoundation.org
Total assets: $38,462,970
Total giving: $2,614,850
Giving primarily to disaster rehabilitation and hunger relief services; funding also for a community foundation in Ellsworth, ME, and a mountain alliance in Farmington, ME. Funding is also made for international and rural development, microfinancing, and adoption services.
Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundationt
Edith H. Bergstrom, Dir.
P.O. Box 520
Palo Alto, CA 94302-0520
Total assets: $85,005,541
Contributions received (latest year): $500
Total giving: $2,985,327
Giving primarily for international affairs.
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation
c/o Perlman & Perlman
41 Madison Ave., Ste. 40
New York, NY 10010-2202
www.ciff.org
Total assets: $99,950,117
Contributions received (latest year): $37,000
Total giving: $3,967,951
Support for organizations benefiting children in developing countries.
The Case Foundation
Ben Binswanger, C.O.O.
1717 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., 7th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036-3023
(202) 467-5788
http://casefoundation.org
Total assets: $23,472,710
Total giving: $4,367,066
Giving to achieve sustainable solutions to complex social problems by investing in collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Supports individuals and organizations that have the strategy, leadership, and commitment to make positive, widespread social change. The foundation seeks to meet the needs of families and children in poverty; create thriving and sustainable economic development for communities; bridge cultural and religious divides; expand civic engagement and volunteerism; and accelerate innovative approaches to health care.
The Tudor Foundation, Inc.
1275 King St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
Total assets: $4,319,392
Contributions received (latest year): $5,108,597
Total giving: $5,828,000
Giving primarily for education and human services, with emphasis on children and youth services.
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
P.O. Box 163867
Austin, TX 78716-3867
www.msdf.org
Total assets: $1,226,020,349
Total giving: $56,238,527
The foundation's mission is to fund initiatives that seek to foster active minds, healthy bodies and a safe environment where children can thrive. It proactively seeks out opportunities to support or develop programs that address five essential focus areas: children's health, education, safety, youth development and early childhood care.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
Water
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
BRAZIL
Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights
Pres. Ismar Lissner
Rua Lisboa 224
05.413-000
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
www.fundabrinq.org.br
Annual grants: approx $1,000,000
Brazilian Foundation for Nature Conservation
Pres. Jairo C. Costa
Rua Miranda Valverde 103
Botafogo
22.281-000
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
BRAZIL
Annual budget "variable"
Fundação Iochpe
Pres. Ivoncy Brochmann Iochpe
Al. Tiete
618 Casa 1
Cerqueira César
01.417-020
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
www.fiochpe.org.br
Annual grants: approx. $1,000,000
Fundação Mauricio Sirotsky Sobrinho
Exec. Dir Leo Voigt
Av. Getúlio Vargas 1620
4° andar
CEP 90.150-004
Porto Alegre, RS
BRAZIL
Annual grants: approx. $2,000,000
Brazil Foundation
Leona S. Forman, Pres. and C.E.O
345 7th Ave., Ste. 1401
New York, NY 10001-5083
(212) 244-3663
www.brazilfoundation.org
Total assets: $581,305
Contributions received (latest year): $624,808
Total giving: $649,394
The organization generates resources for programs that promote social change in Brazil.
Damien Foundation
c/o Ruth Binder
P.O. Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-0903
(415) 561-6401
www.damienfoundation.org
Total assets: $2,638,640
Total giving: $138,000
Giving to empower those whose vision for humanity and the planet is democratic, fair and environmentally sound; giving for grassroots organizations and projects whose work reflects compassion, consciousness and commitment; giving on an international approach to grantmaking, awarding many of its grants in South America, especially in Brazil. The planet's delicate ecological situation is a challenge to which the foundation responds by directing a significant portion of grants to environmental projects, particularly those that help raise awareness of the complex issues involved. Projects organized by women or that evoke women's transformative potential are encouraged. Communities that nurture the social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the individual are favored.
CHINA
China Environmental Protection Foundation
Sec.-Gen. Xu Qinghua
No. 1 Yuhuinan Rd.
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100029
CHINA
www.cepf.org.cn
English language version: www.cepf.org.cn/en/index.htm
Finances unavailable
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation
Sec.-Gen. He Daofeng
D-5 Building 2
Beijing Hi-tech Convention and Exhibition Centre 48
Bei San Huan
Xi Lu
Beijing 100086
CHINA
www.fupin.org.cn
Total grants: approx. $4,300,000 (as of 2001)
China Youth Development Foundation
Pres. Zhou Kiang
A-1 Houyuanensi Hutong
Jiaodaokou Nandajie
Beijing 100009
CHINA
www.cydf.org.cn
English language version: www.cydf.org.cn/gb/english/index.htm
Total assets: $3,400,000
Cyrus Tang Foundation
Stella Liang, Treas.
8960 Spanish Ridge Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89148
(702) 734-3700
www.tangfoundation.org
Total assets: $103,442,220
Contributions received (latest year): $43,599,180
Total giving: $3,195,274
Giving primarily to support new and established educational institutions in China.
China Medical Board of New York, Inc.
M. Roy Schwarz M.D., Pres.
750 3rd Ave., 23rd Fl.
New York, NY 10017-2701
(212) 682-8000
www.chinamedicalboard.org
Total assets: $238,961,030
Total giving: $8,862,582
Grantmaking is aimed at institutions that are leading resources in their countries. The board is especially interested in grants to advance the recipient's pursuit of excellence and to enhance the academic and professional infrastructure of the institution. It also has special interest in innovative efforts designed to meet the needs of underserved areas. The board makes grants almost exclusively to institutions in East and Southeast Asia.
Candor Foundation, Inc.
6 Middleridge Ln. S.
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
Total assets: $1,061,640
Contributions received (latest year): $1,277,143
Total giving: $249,960
Giving primarily to schools and educational programs in China.
INDIA
The American India Foundation
Pradeep Kashyap, Exec. Dir.
845 3rd Ave., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-6601
(646) 530-8977
www.aifoundation.org
Total assets: $8,123,609
Contributions received (latest year): $7,566,697
Total giving: $4,976,724
The foundation is devoted to accelerating social and economic change in India; grants are focused on education and livelihood projects with a particular emphasis on primary education and women's empowerment.
Ambuja Cement Foundation
Chair. Suresh Neotia
CST Rd.
Vidyanagari
Kalina
Santacruz
Mumbai 400 098
INDIA
http://ambujacementfoundation.org
Total expenditures: $1,300,000
Concern India Foundation
Chief Exec. Kativa Shah
Ador House
Third Floor
6 K. Dubash Marg
Mumbai 400 001
INDIA
www.concernindia.org
Total expenditures: $561,000
Diaster Mitigation Institute
Coordinator Tejal Dave
411 Sakar Five
Near Natraj Cinema
Ashram Road
Ahmedabad 380 009
INDIA
No financials available
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Sec.-Gen. Manmohan Malhoutra
Jawahar Bhawan
Dr Rajendra Prasad Road
New Delhi 110 001
INDIA
www.rgfindia.com
Total expenditures: $9,000,000
American Institute of Indian Studies
1130 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637-1539
(773) 702-8638
www.indiastudies.org
Total assets: $6,650,341
Contributions received (latest year): $1,802,001
The institute promotes scholarly studies on India in the U.S. through fellowship support, training, and the maintenance of research facilities.
Sehgal Family Foundation
700 Walnut St., Ste. 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
www.smsfoundation.org/SFF.htm
Total assets: $54,246,572
Contributions received (latest year): $25,219
Total giving: $1,052,533
Giving primarily for the environment and natural resource conservation. The foundation also works to address issues in India, such as gender inequality, low literacy, and awareness of reproductive health and family planning. Additionally, the foundation works to facilitate Gurgaon, India villagers in assessing their perceived, met, unmet, hidden health care, and other domestic needs, and it also works to ensure that safe drinking water is available throughout rural Gurgaon, and to promote water literacy. The foundation also works to create village level institutions in India which generate both employment and income, and assist in start up farm production activities.
Indian American Foundation, Inc.
Gopal Raju, Dir.
43 W. 24th St.
New York, NY 10010
Total assets: $66,462
Contributions received (latest year): $1,114,557
Total giving: $1,020,348
The foundation supports relief, education, science and health for needy people of India, who are in the United States and abroad.
Wadhwani Foundation
c/o Eichstaedt & Devereaux
1 Embarcadero Ctr., Ste. 1350
San Francisco, CA 94111-3700
www.wadhwani-foundation.org
Total assets: $3,242,695
Contributions received (latest year): $1,000,004
Total giving: $704,030
Giving primarily for international affairs, particularly concerning India; funding also for the arts, education, and social services.
Global Quest Foundation
P.O. Box 27395
Omaha, NE 68127
www.global-quest.org
Total assets: $1,109
Contributions received (latest year): $512,100
Total giving: $481,286
Giving primarily for higher education, with emphasis on women's education in India.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Foundation for Social Innovations
Chair. Gennadii Alferenko
129243 Moscow
Hotel Yaroslavskay
4 Yaroslaskaya St.
Building 8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Funded from private sources and grants from the US government
Open Society Institute—Russia
Pres. and Chair. Ekaterina Genieva
115184 Moscow
Ozerkovskaya Nabereznaya 8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
www.osi.ru
Annual expenditures: $19,400,000
C.I.S. Development Foundation, Inc.
77 Milltown Rd., Ste. 8C
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-2302
(732) 432-7037
www.cisdf.org
Total assets: $8,379,255
Contributions received (latest year): $33,961,987
Total giving: $43,006,965
The foundation, for the mutual benefit of America and Russia, assists in the revival of Russia's (and other republics of the Former Soviet Union -FSU) economy and cultural heritage by sending monetary aid.
The Trust for Mutual Understanding
Richard S. Lanier, Dir.
6 W. 48th St., 12th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-1802
(212) 843-0344
www.tmuny.org
Total assets: $54,916,155
Total giving: $3,530,684
Support to American nonprofit organizations for professional exchanges in the arts and in environmental conservation between the United States, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe. Approximately 75 percent of grant funds are allocated for cultural projects and approximately 25 percent for environmental projects. Support is provided primarily for travel and related expenses for exchange projects in which professional interaction plays a major role and in which there is a significant degree of collaborative effort.
Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation
1776 K St. N.W., Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20006-2333
(202) 296-5730
www.rostropovich.org
Total assets: $7,479,907
Contributions received (latest year): $4,792,239
Total giving: $3,350,245
The foundation's mission is to improve the health care of children in the Russian Federation and other Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. The foundation conducts sustainable public health programs for children that focus on vaccine-preventable diseases and HIV/AIDS.
Future of Russia
1250 24th St. N.W. 350
Washington, DC 20037
www.futureofrussia.org
Total assets: $104,886
Contributions received (latest year): $519,241
Total giving: $1,239,604
Giving primarily for medical supplies and technology in Russia.
Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc.
200 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1617
New York, NY 10003-1503
(212) 473-6263
www.rcws.org
Total assets: $6,495,055
Contributions received (latest year): $709,204
Total giving: $619,468
The society assists disadvantaged Russian children and families, both in Russia and in other countries, to improve their lives, enhance their health, education, and social welfare.
VENEZUELA
Eugenio Mendoza Foundation
Exec. Pres. Luisa E. M. de Pulido
Edif. 'Las Fundaciones'
9°
Avda Andrés Bello
Apdo 332
Caracas 1010
VENEZUELA
Financial information not available
Vollmer Foundation, Inc.
c/o Albert L. Ennist
P.O. Box 704
Butler, NJ 07405-0704
Total assets: $62,964,345
Total giving: $1,495,797
Emphasis on health, and higher and other education in Venezuela; support also for Roman Catholic churches in Venezuela.
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
Renate Rennie, Pres.
55 E. 59th St., 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10022-1112
(212) 223-3326
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker
Total assets: $79,494,025
Total giving: $2,940,195
Broadly, the purpose of the foundation is to pr
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Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Total giving: $61,248,349
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Total giving: $211,762,000
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
Banyan Tree Foundation - Total giving: $4,486,427
The Tudor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $5,828,000
Carnegie Corporation of New York - Total giving: $69,427,985
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Energy
Energy Foundation - Total giving: $20,120,515
Environment
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation - Total giving: $211,762,000
Heinz Family Foundation - Total giving: $4,250,283
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
Weeden Foundation - Total giving: $1,880,700
WestWind Foundation - Total giving: $2,101,200
The Summit Foundation - Total giving: $2,341,804
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
Wolfensohn Family Foundation - Total giving: $3,449,858
Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation - Total giving: $3,658,150
The McConnell Foundation - Total giving: $4,758,294
Blue Moon Fund, Inc. - Total giving: $5,714,716
The Christensen Fund - Total giving: $7,005,737
Compton Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $7,452,196
The Henry P. Kendall Foundation - Total giving: $8,211,888
The Overbrook Foundation - Total giving: $8,312,173
Wallace Global Fund - Total giving: $10,644,248
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $12,969,499
The Marisla Foundation - Total giving: $20,833,900
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Health / Infectious Diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $12,969,499
Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Total giving: $25,774,864
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
Inter-state Conflict
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
Justice
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
The Overbrook Foundation - Total giving: $8,312,173
Wallace Global Fund - Total giving: $10,644,248
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc. - Total giving: $23,769,840
Carnegie Corporation of New York - Total giving: $69,427,985
The Rockefeller Foundation - Total giving: $111,083,354
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Poverty
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation - Total giving: $61,248,349
American Jewish World Service, Inc. - Total giving: $10,050,565
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $2,614,850
The Tinker Foundation Inc. - Total giving: $2,940,195
The Case Foundation - Total giving: $4,367,066
The McConnell Foundation - Total giving: $4,758,294
The Oak Foundation U.S.A. - Total giving: $23,351,564
The Rockefeller Foundation - Total giving: $111,083,354
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Proliferation
The New-Land Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,861,132
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $3,061,076
Security
Compton Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $7,452,196
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
The Ford Foundation - Total giving: $516,907,177
Society / Family
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
The Russell Family Foundation - Total giving: $9,148,157
Heinz Family Foundation - Total giving: $4,250,283
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $62,691,247
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation - Total giving: $2,614,850
Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundationt - Total giving: $2,985,327
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation - Total giving: $3,967,951
The Case Foundation - Total giving: $4,367,066
The Tudor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $5,828,000
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation - Total giving: $56,238,527
The Starr Foundation - Total giving: $159,130,952
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation - Total giving: $191,117,977
Water
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation - Total giving: $122,060,577
BRAZIL
Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights - Annual grants: approx $1,000,000
Brazilian Foundation for Nature Conservation
Fundação Iochpe - Annual grants: approx. $1,000,000
Fundação Mauricio Sirotsky Sobrinho - Annual grants: approx. $2,000,000
Brazil Foundation - Total giving: $649,394
Damien Foundation - Total giving: $138,000
CHINA
China Environmental Protection Foundation
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation - Total grants: approx. $4,300,000 (as of 2001)
China Youth Development Foundation
Cyrus Tang Foundation - Total giving: $3,195,274
China Medical Board of New York, Inc. - Total giving: $8,862,582
Candor Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $249,960
INDIA
The American India Foundation - Total giving: $4,976,724
Ambuja Cement Foundation - Total expenditures: $1,300,000
Concern India Foundation - Total expenditures: $561,000
Diaster Mitigation Institute
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation - Total expenditures: $9,000,000
American Institute of Indian Studies
Sehgal Family Foundation - Total giving: $1,052,533
Indian American Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,020,348
Wadhwani Foundation - Total giving: $704,030
Global Quest Foundation - Total giving: $481,286
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Foundation for Social Innovations
Open Society Institute—Russia - Annual expenditures: $19,400,000
C.I.S. Development Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $43,006,965
The Trust for Mutual Understanding
Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation - Total giving: $3,350,245
Future of Russia - Total giving: $1,239,604
Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc. - Total giving: $619,468
VENEZUELA
Eugenio Mendoza Foundation
Vollmer Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $1,495,797
The Tinker Foundation Inc. - Total giving: $2,940,195
Alberto Vollmer Foundation, Inc. - Total giving: $577,762
Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Paula J. Olsiewski, Program Director
630 5th Ave., Ste. 2550
New York, NY 10111-0242
(212) 649-1649
www.sloan.org
Total assets: $1,581,350,875
Total giving: $61,248,349
The foundation is interested in: 1) Science and Technology: direct support of research; 2) Standard of Living, and Economic Performance: industries, dual-career middle-class working families, the role of corporations and nonprofit sectors; and 3) Education and Careers in Science and Technology: anywhere, anytime learning, minorities and women in science and technology, the university as a system, and public understanding of science and technology.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Paul Brest
2121 Sand Hill Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-6909
(650) 234-4500
www.hewlett.org
Total assets: $8,520,765,000
Total giving: $211,762,000
Paul Brest, Pres.
Emphasis on global development, the environment, performing arts, education (K-12 and community college), population studies, community development, and philanthropy.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
Banyan Tree Foundation
Carolyn Stremlau, Exec. Dir.
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Ste. 725
Washington, DC 20006-3443
Total assets: $26,312
Contributions received (latest year): $5,105,000
Total giving: $4,486,427
Giving primarily to international education and childrens' rights programs; support also for education programs in Washington, DC.
The Tudor Foundation, Inc.
1275 King St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
Total assets: $4,319,392
Contributions received (latest year): $5,108,597
Total giving: $5,828,000
Giving primarily for education and human services, with emphasis on children and youth services.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rikard Treiber, Assoc. Corp. Secy. and Dir., Grants Management
437 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022-7003
(212) 371-3200
www.carnegie.org
Total assets: $2,530,191,576
Contributions received (latest year): $30,840,713
Total giving: $69,427,985
As a grantmaking foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York seeks to carry out Andrew Carnegie's vision of philanthropy, which he said should aim "to do real and permanent good in this world." Currently the foundation's work is focused on four program areas: Education, International Development, International Peace and Security and Strengthening U.S. Democracy.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Energy
Energy Foundation
Eric Heitz, Pres.
1012 Torney Ave., No. 1
San Francisco, CA 94129-1704
(415) 561-6700
www.ef.org
Total assets: $22,678,999
Contributions received (latest year): $27,585,414
Total giving: $20,120,515
To assist in a transition to a sustainable energy future by promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Environment
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Paul Brest
2121 Sand Hill Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025-6909
(650) 234-4500
www.hewlett.org
Total assets: $8,520,765,000
Total giving: $211,762,000
Paul Brest, Pres.
Emphasis on global development, the environment, performing arts, education (K-12 and community college), population studies, community development, and philanthropy.
Heinz Family Foundation
c/o Jeffrey R. Lewis
3200 Dominion Twr., 625 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3120
(412) 497-5790
www.hfp.heinz.org
Total assets: $86,690,493
Contributions received (latest year): $6,404,430
Total giving: $4,250,283
Giving primarily for the Heinz Awards, environmental organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and women's health and pension.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
Weeden Foundation
Donald A. Weeden, Exec. Dir.
747 3rd Ave., 34th Fl.
New York, NY 10017-2803
(212) 888-1354
www.weedenfdn.org
Total assets: $33,669,565
Total giving: $1,880,700
Giving primarily to environmental organizations working to preserve biological diversity. Program interests also include organizations working to stabilize human population and organizations working to address the over consumption of the earth's resources.
WestWind Foundation
Heidi Binko, Prog. Off.
232 E. High St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
(434) 977-5762
www.westwindfoundation.org
Total assets: $16,208,943
Contributions received (latest year): $4,303,955
Total giving: $2,101,200
The foundation is dedicated to protecting the integrity of natural ecosystems and the health of human communities through its grantmaking programs. WestWind tends to provide more general support grants, but the foundation will also provide grants for project or program specific requests.
The Summit Foundation
Victoria P. Sant, Pres.
2100 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Ste. 525
Washington, DC 20037-3223
(202) 912-2900
www.summitfdn.org
Total assets: $37,154,535
Contributions received (latest year): $9,003,500
Total giving: $2,341,804
Funding currently for two program areas: Conservation of the Mesoamerican Reef and Global Population and Youth Leadership. The foundation's message is to promote the health and well being of the planet, its people and its natural environment by achieving a sustainable population, empowering young people, and protecting the earth's biodiversity.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
Wolfensohn Family Foundation
Bridget Batson, Asst. Dir.
1350 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 2900
New York, NY 10019-4801
(212) 974-1437
www.wolfensohn.org
Total assets: $13,982,175
Total giving: $3,449,858
Giving primarily to arts and cultural programs, environment and community.
Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
James Murtaugh, Prog. Dir.
650 5th Ave., 15th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 333-2536
www.lcaof.org
Total assets: $41,507,553
Contributions received (latest year): $2,447,881
Total giving: $3,658,150
The board of directors has identified two primary program interests for the foundation: 1) Mitigation of conflict between the land and resource needs of rural communities and conservation of biological diversity; and 2) Implementation of field-based scientific, technical and practical training programs in conservation biology for local people. The foundation typically funds modest, carefully designed field activities--primarily in developing countries and in the northern Rocky Mountains region of the United States--in which local communities have substantial proprietary interest.
The McConnell Foundation
Lee W. Salter, C.E.O. and Pres.
P.O. Box 492050
Redding, CA 96049-2050
(530) 226-6200
www.mcconnellfoundation.org
Total assets: $376,239,986
Total giving: $4,758,294
The foundation is reassessing their priorities. Only outstanding commitments will be paid through 2006. Primary interests include the environment, environmental education, recreation; projects that benefit the working poor; projects that demonstrate broad based community support, and the promotion of voluntarism and philanthropy.
Blue Moon Fund, Inc.
433 Park St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5178
(434) 295-5160
www.bluemoonfund.org
Total assets: $198,913,473
Total giving: $5,714,716
The fund supports initiatives that elevate the human condition by comprehensively addressing human consumption, the natural world, and economic advancement, including sponsoring a fellows program aimed at cultivating cutting-edge approaches to these issues.
The Christensen Fund
Lourdes Inga, Grants Admin.
394 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301-1715
(650) 323-8700
www.christensenfund.org
Total assets: $122,327,377
Contributions received (latest year): $2,000,000
Total giving: $7,005,737
The fund believes in the power of biological and cultural diversity to sustain and enrich a world faced with great change and uncertainty. Focus is on "bio-cultural" -the rich but neglected adaptive interweave of people and place, culture and ecology. The fund's mission is to buttress the efforts of people and institutions who believe in a biodiverse world infused with artistic expression and work to secure ways of life and landscapes that are beautiful, bountiful and resilient. The fund pursues this mission through place-based work in the region chosen for their potential to withstand and recover from the global erosion of diversity. Focus is on backing the efforts of locally-recognized community custodians of this heritage, and their alliances with scholars, artists, advocates and others. International efforts are also funded to help build global understanding of these issues. The fund works primarily through capacity and network building, knowledge generation, collaboration and missirelated investments.
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Edith T. Eddy, Exec. Dir.
255 Shoreline Dr., Ste. 540
Redwood City, CA 94065-1444
(650) 508-1191
www.comptonfoundation.org
Total assets: $78,519,680
Contributions received (latest year): $1,003,484
Total giving: $7,452,196
To coordinate the Compton family giving to community, national, and international programs in areas of its special interests, including peace and world order, population, and the environment. Other concerns include equal education opportunity, community welfare, and culture and the arts.
The Henry P. Kendall Foundation
Theodore M. Smith, Exec. Dir.
176 Federal St.
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 951-2525
www.kendall.org
Total assets: $75,258,403
Contributions received (latest year): $54,000
Total giving: $8,211,888
Emphasis on strategic environmental policies/ecosystem management.
The Overbrook Foundation
M. Sheila McGoldrick, Grants Mgr.
122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 2500
New York, NY 10168-2500
(212) 661-8710
www.overbrook.org
Total assets: $170,072,025
Total giving: $8,312,173
The foundation strives to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their communities, and conserve the natural environment. The foundation recognizes the importance of a strong community that promotes health, education and opportunity for all of its members. The foundation values the individual rights of all people and encourages the discussion and analysis of public issues. It is deeply committed to protecting our natural resources.
Wallace Global Fund
Melissa S. Dann, Exec. Dir.
1990 M St. N.W., Ste. 250
Washington, DC 20036-3430
(202) 452-1530
www.wgf.org
Total assets: $278,977,876
Contributions received (latest year): $33,983
Total giving: $10,644,248
To promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The fund seeks to further its mission generally through fundamental public policy and systemic change.
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc.
Nancy White McCabe, Exec. V.P. and Exec. Dir.
111 Radio Cir.
Mount Kisco, NY 10549-2609
(914) 241-1195
Total assets: $286,902,686
Contributions received (latest year): $12,336,705
Total giving: $12,969,499
Support for environmental and conservation programs, integrative medicine, community, educational and cultural organizations.
The Marisla Foundation
Glenda Menges, Admin.
412 N. Coast Hwy., PMB 359
Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1674
(949) 494-0365
Total assets: $81,009,221
Contributions received (latest year): $74,626,901
Total giving: $20,833,900
Giving primarily through two programs: an Environmental Program, and a Human Services Program.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Health / Infectious Diseases
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Inquiry Coord.
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102-0650
(206) 709-3100
www.gatesfoundation.org
Total assets: $33,120,381,000
Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
The Kohlberg Foundation, Inc.
Nancy White McCabe, Exec. V.P. and Exec. Dir.
111 Radio Cir.
Mount Kisco, NY 10549-2609
(914) 241-1195
Total assets: $286,902,686
Contributions received (latest year): $12,336,705
Total giving: $12,969,499
Support for environmental and conservation programs, integrative medicine, community, educational and cultural organizations.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Russ Campbell III, Comms. Off.
21 T. W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 13901
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3901
(919) 991-5100
www.bwfund.org
Total assets: $777,620,142
Total giving: $25,774,864
The fund is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the medical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. Major program areas include: basic biomedical sciences, infectious diseases, interfaces between physical and biological sciences, translational research, and science education.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
Inter-state Conflict
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
Justice
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
The Overbrook Foundation
M. Sheila McGoldrick, Grants Mgr.
122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 2500
New York, NY 10168-2500
(212) 661-8710
www.overbrook.org
Total assets: $170,072,025
Total giving: $8,312,173
The foundation strives to improve the lives of people by supporting projects that protect human and civil rights, advance the self-sufficiency and well being of individuals and their communities, and conserve the natural environment. The foundation recognizes the importance of a strong community that promotes health, education and opportunity for all of its members. The foundation values the individual rights of all people and encourages the discussion and analysis of public issues. It is deeply committed to protecting our natural resources.
Wallace Global Fund
Melissa S. Dann, Exec. Dir.
1990 M St. N.W., Ste. 250
Washington, DC 20036-3430
(202) 452-1530
www.wgf.org
Total assets: $278,977,876
Contributions received (latest year): $33,983
Total giving: $10,644,248
To promote an informed and engaged citizenry, to fight injustice, and to protect the diversity of nature and the natural systems upon which all life depends. The fund seeks to further its mission generally through fundamental public policy and systemic change.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Benjamin R. Shute, Jr., Secy.
437 Madison Ave., 37th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-7001
(212) 812-4200
www.rbf.org
Total assets: $815,561,407
Contributions received (latest year): $113,500
Total giving: $23,769,840
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund promotes social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Through its grantmaking, the Fund supports efforts to expand knowledge, clarify values and critical choices, nurture creative expression, and shape public policy. The Fund's programs are intended to develop leaders, strengthen institutions, engage citizens, build community, and foster partnerships that include government, business, and civil society. Respect for cultural diversity and ecological integrity pervades the Fund's activities.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Rikard Treiber, Assoc. Corp. Secy. and Dir., Grants Management
437 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022-7003
(212) 371-3200
www.carnegie.org
Total assets: $2,530,191,576
Contributions received (latest year): $30,840,713
Total giving: $69,427,985
As a grantmaking foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York seeks to carry out Andrew Carnegie's vision of philanthropy, which he said should aim "to do real and permanent good in this world." Currently the foundation's work is focused on four program areas: Education, International Development, International Peace and Security and Strengthening U.S. Democracy.
The Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Tofel, V.P., Secy. and Genl. Counsel
420 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10018-2702
(212) 869-8500
www.rockfound.org
Total assets: $3,417,557,613
Total giving: $111,083,354
The foundation was established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. to "promote the well being" of humanity by addressing the root causes of serious problems. With assets of more than $3 billion, it is one of the nation's largest private foundations. The foundation works internationally to expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable people and to help ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Poverty
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Inquiry Coord.
P.O. Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102-0650
(206) 709-3100
www.gatesfoundation.org
Total assets: $33,120,381,000
Total giving: $2,845,654,000
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to reduce inequities and improve lives around the world. In developing countries, it focuses on improving health, reducing extreme poverty, and increasing access to technology in public libraries. In the United States, the foundation seeks to ensure that all people have access to a great education and to technology in public libraries. In its local region, it focuses on improving the lives of low-income families.
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Paula J. Olsiewski, Program Director
630 5th Ave., Ste. 2550
New York, NY 10111-0242
(212) 649-1649
www.sloan.org
Total assets: $1,581,350,875
Total giving: $61,248,349
The foundation is interested in: 1) Science and Technology: direct support of research; 2) Standard of Living, and Economic Performance: industries, dual-career middle-class working families, the role of corporations and nonprofit sectors; and 3) Education and Careers in Science and Technology: anywhere, anytime learning, minorities and women in science and technology, the university as a system, and public understanding of science and technology.
American Jewish World Service, Inc.
Tommy Loeb, V.P. and Dep. Exec. Dir.
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018-7904
(212) 736-2597
www.ajws.org
Total assets: $19,080,028
Contributions received (latest year): $25,407,807
Total giving: $10,050,565
The organization is committed to alleviating poverty, illiteracy and disease throughout Africa, Asia and the Americas and believes that empowering individuals and communities regardless of race, religion or nationality advances human dignity and transforms the world for the better. This vision is realized through three approaches: independent grantmaking, strategic service to hundreds of overseas project partners and education and advocacy within the American Jewish community in the United States. It also operates the Jewish Community Development Fund (JCDF), a grassroots Jewish renewal and human rights program in Russia and Ukraine.
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation
349 Voter Hill Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938-6030
(207) 779-1901
www.srcfoundation.org
Total assets: $38,462,970
Total giving: $2,614,850
Giving primarily to disaster rehabilitation and hunger relief services; funding also for a community foundation in Ellsworth, ME, and a mountain alliance in Farmington, ME. Funding is also made for international and rural development, microfinancing, and adoption services.
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
Renate Rennie, Pres.
55 E. 59th St., 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10022-1112
(212) 223-3326
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker
Total assets: $79,494,025
Total giving: $2,940,195
Broadly, the purpose of the foundation is to promote better understanding among the peoples of the U.S., Latin America, Portugal and Spain. More specifically, grants are awarded in the areas of: 1) environmental issues, particularly incentive-based environmental activities, and those projects supporting the collaboration of NGOs (Nongovernmental Organizations) corporate interests; 2) projects on governance including the reform of the judicial sector, decentralization, anti-violence and anti-corruption programs, and, in general, assistance to groups promoting transparency and accountability; and 3) economic policy programs concerned with modernization, liberalization and privatization issues.
The Case Foundation
Ben Binswanger, C.O.O.
1717 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., 7th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036-3023
(202) 467-5788
http://casefoundation.org
Total assets: $23,472,710
Total giving: $4,367,066
Giving to achieve sustainable solutions to complex social problems by investing in collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Supports individuals and organizations that have the strategy, leadership, and commitment to make positive, widespread social change. The foundation seeks to meet the needs of families and children in poverty; create thriving and sustainable economic development for communities; bridge cultural and religious divides; expand civic engagement and volunteerism; and accelerate innovative approaches to health care.
The McConnell Foundation
Lee W. Salter, C.E.O. and Pres.
P.O. Box 492050
Redding, CA 96049-2050
(530) 226-6200
www.mcconnellfoundation.org
Total assets: $376,239,986
Total giving: $4,758,294
The foundation is reassessing their priorities. Only outstanding commitments will be paid through 2006. Primary interests include the environment, environmental education, recreation; projects that benefit the working poor; projects that demonstrate broad based community support, and the promotion of voluntarism and philanthropy.
The Oak Foundation U.S.A.
Karen Phair, Asst. to the Pres.
511 Congress St., Ste. 800
Portland, ME 04101-3478
www.oakfnd.org
Total assets: $314,694,590
Contributions received (latest year): $7,330,000
Total giving: $23,351,564
The foundation's giving priorities include child abuse prevention, the environment, housing and homelessness, international human rights, issues affecting women, and learning disabilities.
The Rockefeller Foundation
Richard Tofel, V.P., Secy. and Genl. Counsel
420 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10018-2702
(212) 869-8500
www.rockfound.org
Total assets: $3,417,557,613
Total giving: $111,083,354
The foundation was established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr. to "promote the well being" of humanity by addressing the root causes of serious problems. With assets of more than $3 billion, it is one of the nation's largest private foundations. The foundation works internationally to expand opportunities for poor and vulnerable people and to help ensure that the benefits of globalization are shared more equitably.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Proliferation
The New-Land Foundation, Inc.
1114 Ave. of the Americas, 46th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-7798
(212) 479-6162
Total assets: $38,255,188
Total giving: $1,861,132
Grants for child development, civil rights and justice, family planning, environmental preservation, peace, and arms control and disarmament.
The Prospect Hill Foundation, Inc.
99 Park Ave., Ste. 2220
New York, NY 10016-1601
(212) 370-1165
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/prospecthill/
Total assets: $68,271,727
Contributions received (latest year): $81,415
Total giving: $3,061,076
The foundation's mission is to advance the human experience while ensuring the well being of the earth. The foundation pursues this mission by making grants in four main program areas: 1) environmental conservation -to support conservation strategies that protect natural systems and to improve air quality for the benefit of human and ecological health; 2) nuclear nonproliferation -to limit the spread of nuclear weapons by providing reliable information to U.S. policy makers, the media, and the public; 3) reproductive health and rights -to support the right of women and men to be informed of and have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice; and 4) criminal justice -to promote a fair and humane criminal justice system. In addition, the foundation makes a number of core grants that support the general philanthropic interests and goals of the foundation's directors and their family.
Security
Compton Foundation, Inc.
Edith T. Eddy, Exec. Dir.
255 Shoreline Dr., Ste. 540
Redwood City, CA 94065-1444
(650) 508-1191
www.comptonfoundation.org
Total assets: $78,519,680
Contributions received (latest year): $1,003,484
Total giving: $7,452,196
To coordinate the Compton family giving to community, national, and international programs in areas of its special interests, including peace and world order, population, and the environment. Other concerns include equal education opportunity, community welfare, and culture and the arts.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
The Ford Foundation
320 E. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017-4801
(212) 573-5000
www.fordfound.org
Total assets: $11,615,906,693
Total giving: $516,907,177
The foundation's mission is to serve as a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to: strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. Grants are made primarily within three broad categories: (1) asset building and community development; (2) knowledge, creativity, and freedom; and (3) peace and social justice. Local needs and priorities, within these subject areas, determine program activities in individual countries.
Society / Family
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
The Russell Family Foundation
Richard Woo
P.O. Box 2567
Gig Harbor, WA 98335-4567
(253) 858-5050
www.trff.org
Total assets: $147,305,716
Contributions received (latest year): $10,000,000
Total giving: $9,148,157
Stephanie Anderson, Grants Mgr.
The foundation seeks to contribute to innovative community impact, build quality relationships with partners and have an outstanding work culture.
Heinz Family Foundation
c/o Jeffrey R. Lewis
3200 Dominion Twr., 625 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3120
(412) 497-5790
www.hfp.heinz.org
Total assets: $86,690,493
Contributions received (latest year): $6,404,430
Total giving: $4,250,283
Giving primarily for the Heinz Awards, environmental organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and women's health and pension.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
James F. Gill
650 5th Ave., 19th Fl.
New York, NY 10019-6108
(212) 974-7000
www.ddcf.org
Total assets: $1,920,145,122
Total giving: $62,691,247
The mission of the foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through grants supporting the performing arts, wildlife conservation, medical research and the prevention of child maltreatment. In addition to its grantmaking activities, the foundation will support three affiliated operating foundations: Duke Farms Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the Newport Restoration Foundation.
The Sandy River Charitable Foundation
349 Voter Hill Rd.
Farmington, ME 04938-6030
(207) 779-1901
www.srcfoundation.org
Total assets: $38,462,970
Total giving: $2,614,850
Giving primarily to disaster rehabilitation and hunger relief services; funding also for a community foundation in Ellsworth, ME, and a mountain alliance in Farmington, ME. Funding is also made for international and rural development, microfinancing, and adoption services.
Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundationt
Edith H. Bergstrom, Dir.
P.O. Box 520
Palo Alto, CA 94302-0520
Total assets: $85,005,541
Contributions received (latest year): $500
Total giving: $2,985,327
Giving primarily for international affairs.
The Children's Investment Fund Foundation
c/o Perlman & Perlman
41 Madison Ave., Ste. 40
New York, NY 10010-2202
www.ciff.org
Total assets: $99,950,117
Contributions received (latest year): $37,000
Total giving: $3,967,951
Support for organizations benefiting children in developing countries.
The Case Foundation
Ben Binswanger, C.O.O.
1717 Rhode Island Ave. N.W., 7th Fl.
Washington, DC 20036-3023
(202) 467-5788
http://casefoundation.org
Total assets: $23,472,710
Total giving: $4,367,066
Giving to achieve sustainable solutions to complex social problems by investing in collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Supports individuals and organizations that have the strategy, leadership, and commitment to make positive, widespread social change. The foundation seeks to meet the needs of families and children in poverty; create thriving and sustainable economic development for communities; bridge cultural and religious divides; expand civic engagement and volunteerism; and accelerate innovative approaches to health care.
The Tudor Foundation, Inc.
1275 King St.
Greenwich, CT 06831
Total assets: $4,319,392
Contributions received (latest year): $5,108,597
Total giving: $5,828,000
Giving primarily for education and human services, with emphasis on children and youth services.
The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
P.O. Box 163867
Austin, TX 78716-3867
www.msdf.org
Total assets: $1,226,020,349
Total giving: $56,238,527
The foundation's mission is to fund initiatives that seek to foster active minds, healthy bodies and a safe environment where children can thrive. It proactively seeks out opportunities to support or develop programs that address five essential focus areas: children's health, education, safety, youth development and early childhood care.
The Starr Foundation
Florence A. Davis, Pres.
399 Park Ave., 17th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-4614
(212) 909-3600
www.starrfoundation.org
Total assets: $3,344,801,753
Contributions received (latest year): $188,319
Total giving: $159,130,952
The foundation makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and health care, human needs, public policy, culture and the environment.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Richard J. Kaplan, Assoc. V.P., Institutional Research and Dir., Grants Mgmt.
140 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 1200
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
(312) 726-8000
www.macfound.org
Total assets: $5,492,269,240
Total giving: $191,117,977
The foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition. The foundation seeks the development of healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations; responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of supporting healthy human societies. The foundation pursues this mission by supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training, and practice.
Water
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
c/o Office of Proposal Entry
Mott Foundation Bldg., 503 S. Saginaw St., Ste. 1200
Flint, MI 48502-1851
(810) 238-5651
www.mott.org
Total assets: $2,629,297,078
Total giving: $122,060,577
To support efforts that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society with the primary focus on civil society, the environment, the area of Flint, MI and poverty. The foundation makes grants for a variety of purposes within these program areas including: philanthropy and voluntarism; assisting emerging civil societies in Central/Eastern Europe, Russia and South Africa; conservation of fresh water ecosystems in North America; reform of international finance and trade; improving the outcomes for children, youth and families at risk of persistent poverty; education and neighborhood and economic development. The foundation also makes grants to strengthen the capacity of local institutions in its home community of Flint, MI.
BRAZIL
Abrinq Foundation for Children's Rights
Pres. Ismar Lissner
Rua Lisboa 224
05.413-000
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
www.fundabrinq.org.br
Annual grants: approx $1,000,000
Brazilian Foundation for Nature Conservation
Pres. Jairo C. Costa
Rua Miranda Valverde 103
Botafogo
22.281-000
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
BRAZIL
Annual budget "variable"
Fundação Iochpe
Pres. Ivoncy Brochmann Iochpe
Al. Tiete
618 Casa 1
Cerqueira César
01.417-020
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
www.fiochpe.org.br
Annual grants: approx. $1,000,000
Fundação Mauricio Sirotsky Sobrinho
Exec. Dir Leo Voigt
Av. Getúlio Vargas 1620
4° andar
CEP 90.150-004
Porto Alegre, RS
BRAZIL
Annual grants: approx. $2,000,000
Brazil Foundation
Leona S. Forman, Pres. and C.E.O
345 7th Ave., Ste. 1401
New York, NY 10001-5083
(212) 244-3663
www.brazilfoundation.org
Total assets: $581,305
Contributions received (latest year): $624,808
Total giving: $649,394
The organization generates resources for programs that promote social change in Brazil.
Damien Foundation
c/o Ruth Binder
P.O. Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129-0903
(415) 561-6401
www.damienfoundation.org
Total assets: $2,638,640
Total giving: $138,000
Giving to empower those whose vision for humanity and the planet is democratic, fair and environmentally sound; giving for grassroots organizations and projects whose work reflects compassion, consciousness and commitment; giving on an international approach to grantmaking, awarding many of its grants in South America, especially in Brazil. The planet's delicate ecological situation is a challenge to which the foundation responds by directing a significant portion of grants to environmental projects, particularly those that help raise awareness of the complex issues involved. Projects organized by women or that evoke women's transformative potential are encouraged. Communities that nurture the social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the individual are favored.
CHINA
China Environmental Protection Foundation
Sec.-Gen. Xu Qinghua
No. 1 Yuhuinan Rd.
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100029
CHINA
www.cepf.org.cn
English language version: www.cepf.org.cn/en/index.htm
Finances unavailable
China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation
Sec.-Gen. He Daofeng
D-5 Building 2
Beijing Hi-tech Convention and Exhibition Centre 48
Bei San Huan
Xi Lu
Beijing 100086
CHINA
www.fupin.org.cn
Total grants: approx. $4,300,000 (as of 2001)
China Youth Development Foundation
Pres. Zhou Kiang
A-1 Houyuanensi Hutong
Jiaodaokou Nandajie
Beijing 100009
CHINA
www.cydf.org.cn
English language version: www.cydf.org.cn/gb/english/index.htm
Total assets: $3,400,000
Cyrus Tang Foundation
Stella Liang, Treas.
8960 Spanish Ridge Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89148
(702) 734-3700
www.tangfoundation.org
Total assets: $103,442,220
Contributions received (latest year): $43,599,180
Total giving: $3,195,274
Giving primarily to support new and established educational institutions in China.
China Medical Board of New York, Inc.
M. Roy Schwarz M.D., Pres.
750 3rd Ave., 23rd Fl.
New York, NY 10017-2701
(212) 682-8000
www.chinamedicalboard.org
Total assets: $238,961,030
Total giving: $8,862,582
Grantmaking is aimed at institutions that are leading resources in their countries. The board is especially interested in grants to advance the recipient's pursuit of excellence and to enhance the academic and professional infrastructure of the institution. It also has special interest in innovative efforts designed to meet the needs of underserved areas. The board makes grants almost exclusively to institutions in East and Southeast Asia.
Candor Foundation, Inc.
6 Middleridge Ln. S.
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
Total assets: $1,061,640
Contributions received (latest year): $1,277,143
Total giving: $249,960
Giving primarily to schools and educational programs in China.
INDIA
The American India Foundation
Pradeep Kashyap, Exec. Dir.
845 3rd Ave., 4th Fl.
New York, NY 10022-6601
(646) 530-8977
www.aifoundation.org
Total assets: $8,123,609
Contributions received (latest year): $7,566,697
Total giving: $4,976,724
The foundation is devoted to accelerating social and economic change in India; grants are focused on education and livelihood projects with a particular emphasis on primary education and women's empowerment.
Ambuja Cement Foundation
Chair. Suresh Neotia
CST Rd.
Vidyanagari
Kalina
Santacruz
Mumbai 400 098
INDIA
http://ambujacementfoundation.org
Total expenditures: $1,300,000
Concern India Foundation
Chief Exec. Kativa Shah
Ador House
Third Floor
6 K. Dubash Marg
Mumbai 400 001
INDIA
www.concernindia.org
Total expenditures: $561,000
Diaster Mitigation Institute
Coordinator Tejal Dave
411 Sakar Five
Near Natraj Cinema
Ashram Road
Ahmedabad 380 009
INDIA
No financials available
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Sec.-Gen. Manmohan Malhoutra
Jawahar Bhawan
Dr Rajendra Prasad Road
New Delhi 110 001
INDIA
www.rgfindia.com
Total expenditures: $9,000,000
American Institute of Indian Studies
1130 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637-1539
(773) 702-8638
www.indiastudies.org
Total assets: $6,650,341
Contributions received (latest year): $1,802,001
The institute promotes scholarly studies on India in the U.S. through fellowship support, training, and the maintenance of research facilities.
Sehgal Family Foundation
700 Walnut St., Ste. 1600
Des Moines, IA 50309-3899
www.smsfoundation.org/SFF.htm
Total assets: $54,246,572
Contributions received (latest year): $25,219
Total giving: $1,052,533
Giving primarily for the environment and natural resource conservation. The foundation also works to address issues in India, such as gender inequality, low literacy, and awareness of reproductive health and family planning. Additionally, the foundation works to facilitate Gurgaon, India villagers in assessing their perceived, met, unmet, hidden health care, and other domestic needs, and it also works to ensure that safe drinking water is available throughout rural Gurgaon, and to promote water literacy. The foundation also works to create village level institutions in India which generate both employment and income, and assist in start up farm production activities.
Indian American Foundation, Inc.
Gopal Raju, Dir.
43 W. 24th St.
New York, NY 10010
Total assets: $66,462
Contributions received (latest year): $1,114,557
Total giving: $1,020,348
The foundation supports relief, education, science and health for needy people of India, who are in the United States and abroad.
Wadhwani Foundation
c/o Eichstaedt & Devereaux
1 Embarcadero Ctr., Ste. 1350
San Francisco, CA 94111-3700
www.wadhwani-foundation.org
Total assets: $3,242,695
Contributions received (latest year): $1,000,004
Total giving: $704,030
Giving primarily for international affairs, particularly concerning India; funding also for the arts, education, and social services.
Global Quest Foundation
P.O. Box 27395
Omaha, NE 68127
www.global-quest.org
Total assets: $1,109
Contributions received (latest year): $512,100
Total giving: $481,286
Giving primarily for higher education, with emphasis on women's education in India.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Foundation for Social Innovations
Chair. Gennadii Alferenko
129243 Moscow
Hotel Yaroslavskay
4 Yaroslaskaya St.
Building 8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Funded from private sources and grants from the US government
Open Society Institute—Russia
Pres. and Chair. Ekaterina Genieva
115184 Moscow
Ozerkovskaya Nabereznaya 8
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
www.osi.ru
Annual expenditures: $19,400,000
C.I.S. Development Foundation, Inc.
77 Milltown Rd., Ste. 8C
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-2302
(732) 432-7037
www.cisdf.org
Total assets: $8,379,255
Contributions received (latest year): $33,961,987
Total giving: $43,006,965
The foundation, for the mutual benefit of America and Russia, assists in the revival of Russia's (and other republics of the Former Soviet Union -FSU) economy and cultural heritage by sending monetary aid.
The Trust for Mutual Understanding
Richard S. Lanier, Dir.
6 W. 48th St., 12th Fl.
New York, NY 10036-1802
(212) 843-0344
www.tmuny.org
Total assets: $54,916,155
Total giving: $3,530,684
Support to American nonprofit organizations for professional exchanges in the arts and in environmental conservation between the United States, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe. Approximately 75 percent of grant funds are allocated for cultural projects and approximately 25 percent for environmental projects. Support is provided primarily for travel and related expenses for exchange projects in which professional interaction plays a major role and in which there is a significant degree of collaborative effort.
Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation
1776 K St. N.W., Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20006-2333
(202) 296-5730
www.rostropovich.org
Total assets: $7,479,907
Contributions received (latest year): $4,792,239
Total giving: $3,350,245
The foundation's mission is to improve the health care of children in the Russian Federation and other Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. The foundation conducts sustainable public health programs for children that focus on vaccine-preventable diseases and HIV/AIDS.
Future of Russia
1250 24th St. N.W. 350
Washington, DC 20037
www.futureofrussia.org
Total assets: $104,886
Contributions received (latest year): $519,241
Total giving: $1,239,604
Giving primarily for medical supplies and technology in Russia.
Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc.
200 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1617
New York, NY 10003-1503
(212) 473-6263
www.rcws.org
Total assets: $6,495,055
Contributions received (latest year): $709,204
Total giving: $619,468
The society assists disadvantaged Russian children and families, both in Russia and in other countries, to improve their lives, enhance their health, education, and social welfare.
VENEZUELA
Eugenio Mendoza Foundation
Exec. Pres. Luisa E. M. de Pulido
Edif. 'Las Fundaciones'
9°
Avda Andrés Bello
Apdo 332
Caracas 1010
VENEZUELA
Financial information not available
Vollmer Foundation, Inc.
c/o Albert L. Ennist
P.O. Box 704
Butler, NJ 07405-0704
Total assets: $62,964,345
Total giving: $1,495,797
Emphasis on health, and higher and other education in Venezuela; support also for Roman Catholic churches in Venezuela.
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
Renate Rennie, Pres.
55 E. 59th St., 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10022-1112
(212) 223-3326
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker
Total assets: $79,494,025
Total giving: $2,940,195
Broadly, the purpose of the foundation is to pr
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