grants
Led by founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten, the explore Team embarks on fact-finding missions to meet the courageous leaders of the non-profit world and document their work through images and films. By sharing their knowledge, explore seeks to connect people to extraordinary cultures and ideas. These expeditions also serve as a way to identify potential recipients for Annenberg Foundation grants.
To date, over $15 million has been awarded to over 100 non-profit organizations worldwide.
africa
Africa
Africa
To work with the people of Africa to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever by providing wildlife management training opportunities for African nationals. To also support the Manyara Ranch School, Tanzania and Mountain Gorilla Experience for Rwandan Students. Grants between 2006-2011.
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
To support early childhood education to disadvantaged children in Ethiopia, where no public pre-school or kindergarten is available.
Upgrading the health center into a medium level maternal and children's health hospital.
Ethiopia
To conserve the earth's wild places to benefit the wildlife and the people that live there.
Ghana
Accra
To support a training and performance pavilion for children in Africa by providing the resources and opportunity to "Reach Beyond Their Boundaries.”
Rwanda
Kigali
To provide support for the general operations and sustainability of the Kigali Genocide Memorial, Memorial Gardens, Kigali Memorial Centre, the Wall of Names, and the National Genocide Archive of the Centre as well as education, documentation, and social programming of the center. Grants between 2008-2012.
Sudan
Darfur
To provide primary health care services in conflict-affected areas of Sudan.
Khartoum
To bring emergency food assistance to people in the war-stricken regions of Sudan.
arctic
Canada
Iqaluit
To provide support for the Elders Centre, Qimaavik Shelter, the Recreation and Community Services Department, and housing and supportive programs for elderly individuals and homeless women and children.
To support the Iqaluit Community Greenhouse Expansion Project.
Manitoba
For the Siku Cam Project as part of the My Planet, My Part Campaign and Tundra Connections program, and for general operating support. Grants between 2011-2012.
china
China
AnWu
For general operating support to further the organization's mission to provide an education to the underprivileged children living in the rural Chinese countryside in the village of Jiang Lu Township.
Beijing
To provide support to further the organization's mission to promote the social development of China's rural women by providing information, training, and services in order to raise their ability for self-development.
To protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and reforming international policies. Grants between 2006-2012.
Shaanxi Qinling Mountains
To support the Qinling Panda Focal Project of the WWF China Programme Office, which will build capacity and management for projected areas to decrease poaching, develop plans for tourism and micro-enterprise, increase revenue, and restore key panda habitats.
Wolong
Lifetime adoption of twin pandas, a 'Panda Cam' at the Wolong Nature Reserve, medical research and programs, and a sculpture to increase public awareness of panda conservation.
Xi'an
To provide general operating support to further the conservation and administration of site excavation and for the exhibition and interpretation of the findings, research on the sites' histories, and development of new technologies for conservation.
costa rica
Costa Rica
Guácimo
To support education for the agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development for agricultural production and environmental preservation.
india
India
Agra
Chennai
To provide HIV/AIDS education, care and support, research and training, and treatment.
To offer animal assisted therapy to individuals who are educationally, socially, or physically challenged.
Delhi
To provide a forum for concerned citizens, NGO’s, and activists working for the survival of living beings, sustainable development, and social change.
To support campaigns for animal rights by spearheading a popular movement for respecting all life on this earth.
For general operating support to increase public awareness of science, technology, and the environment, and to develop new methods for environmental conservation and preservation.
Jaipur
To preserve all aspects of local culture, including art, music, and language in Rajasthan.
To support a community program in school activities such as student learning, school administration, and curriculum development.
Mumbai
To rescue, rehabilitate, and empower trafficked women and children and help them reenter society.
Ranthambhore
To support the task force and interventions that aid in the preservation of the Bengal tiger.
Rishikesh
To provide housing and education to children who are homeless, neglected, refugees, or otherwise disadvantaged.
To support schools and orphanages that provide young children with the opportunity to learn, grow, achieve, and become productive members of society.
Varanasi
To support special education in small groups with methods adapted to individual student needs.
middle east / europe
Israel
Jerusalem
To support the B'Ruach spiritual care training program at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
To provide academic and vocational training to blind Palestinian women.
To support the preservation and development of the Western Wall.
To provide general operating support to support democratic change within Israel.
To support the documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, and to safeguard the memory of the past and impart its meaning for future generations.
Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam
To support cooperative living and cultural understanding.
Tel Aviv
To bring together Jews from different backgrounds and orientations for learning, prayer, and social action.
To support the Davis-Lewis Soccer and Education Center and provide children living in the Jaffa community a place to study and participate in sports.
Jordan
Amman
To support the Performing Arts Center in Amman, Jordan.
Petra
To preserve the antiques, environment, and cultural heritage of Petra.
Salt
To enable and equip deaf and disabled young people for inclusion and participation in their families and civic society in a meaningful way.
Palestinian Territory
Hebron
To protect human rights in the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and to generate commitment among the Israeli public to human rights principles.
Jenin
For the Theatre Programme and the Multimedia Studio, to provide the children of Jenin Refugee Camp with a space to safely express themselves, dare to experiment, take risks, imagine other realities and challenge existing social and cultural barriers. Grants between 2009-2012.
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
To provide selected degree programs of the highest quality to academically qualified women.
Italy
Rome
Austria
Gusen
To support publications, research, and commemoration of the former concentration camp complex St. Georgen-Gusen-Mauthausen.
France
Tahiti
To support the French Polynesia Sea Turtle Observatory
pacific northwest
United States
San Juan Islands
To develop, promote, and conduct benign studies of free-swimming Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) for the purpose of conserving their populations and informing governments and the public of their ecosystem needs.
Canada
Alert Bay
To conduct research into orca and other cetacean species; promote and advance the understanding of orca and other cetacea; establish and maintain research and exhibition facilities; conduct lectures and develop and distribute educational materials; develop advanced technology for the benign observation of orca in their natural environment, and to investigate and develop methods for enhancing human appreciation of the environment.
Vancouver
For the film, 'The Making of Fallujah the Opera'. To support the opera 'The Christian Ellis Project: Always Faithful, Surviving Redemption.' Grants between 2010-2012.
To link people with disabilities to activities and programs that help them to become increasingly active, build their confidence, and become more engaged and involved in community life.
To educate the heart and foster compassion through: creative learning, facilitating and applying research, and connecting people and ideas.
To provide general operating support for the Chronic Addiction Substance Abuse program, and to support research in evidence based, innovative and integrated therapies for drug addiction and concurrent disorders.
To promote, encourage, and engage in therapy and rehabilitation for people with disabilities through sailing and associated water-related activities.
To encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema; to foster the art of cinema; to facilitate the meeting in British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia and Canada.
To encourage a more educated citizenry. The organization undertakes and funds research that supports the social, environmental, and economic resilience of Canadian communities, most often through partnerships with education institutions, and disseminates the results of that research without restriction to the public to stimulate discussion. Grants between 2009-2011.
To provide general operating support to help people with significant disabilities achieve full citizenship in the community.
To affect the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research, and direct action.
To provide access to cultural objects from around the world, with emphasis on the achievements and concerns of the First Peoples and British Columbia's cultural communities.
tibet
Tibet
Lhasa
The Foundation recommends that grant funds be used to support the Dickey Orphanage
united states
United States
Arizona
To train 30 service dog and veteran teams, as well as general operating support. Grants between 2011-2012.
Asheville
To provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.
Ashland
Inspired by Shakespeare's work and cultural richness of the United States, we reveal our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, deepened by the kaleidoscope of rotating repertory.
Aspen
To provide support for the Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard club. Grants between 2011-2012.
Bandon Beach
To support the Coquille Lighthouse in Bandon, Oregon.
Bozeman
To support, develop and foster the growth of creative minds in various industries through mentorship, exposure, and networking.
Brookeville
To train five service dog and veteran teams, and general operating support. Grants between 2011-2012.
California
Wounded Veteran initiative of the Southwest Region.
To train five service dog and veteran teams as part of the Paws for Purple Hearts program. Grants between 2011-2012.
To support fencing at the Wolf Connection Ranch
To provide support for Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.
Callaway
To facilitate recovery of the original land base of the White Earth Indian Reservation, while preserving and restoring traditional practices of sound land stewardship, language fluency, community development, and strengthening spiritual and cultural heritage.
Carson City
To provide support for Feeding Pets of the Homeless.
Charleston
To maintain Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, the oldest public gardens in America.
To collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
To preserve Middleton Place, an 18th-century plantation that has survived revolution, Civil War, and earthquake.
To preserve the oldest surviving example of Georgian Palladian architecture in the United States and share the stories of what life was like in 18th-century America.
Chicago
To educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being, and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.
To support the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's research.
Clarksdale
To support the Mobile Music Lab of the Delta Music Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Delta State University.
To support the Booker T. Washington Elementary International Studies Magnet School and the Kirkpatrick Elementary Health and Wellness Magnet School
A premiere interdisciplinary organization that focuses on the humanities and environmental sciences as they relate to the geography, history, literature, arts, and last but not least the Blues music. To support America's Delta Blues: The Blessissippi Crossroads Concert and to provide general operating support for the Delta Blues Museum, and to support artist stipends as part of the Arts and Education Program. Grants in 2012.
Colorado
To support Operation Freedom. Grants between 2011-2012.
To provide support for the Pine Ridge Reservation Restoration Project
Connecticut
To train two service dog and veteran teams as part of Project HEAL. Grants between 2011-2012.
Detroit
To support the training of two guide dogs through the Guide Dog Program as part of the Dog Bless You Campaign.
Windmill Project of C.A.N. Art Handworks to support the design and construction of windmills that will provide electrical power and mechanical pumping to irrigate a soccer field owned by the city of Detroit.
To support the House That Makes Sense Center that will create a community arts center and help the organization inspire people to enrich their lives and improve the social and economic health of the greater community, and for general operating support.
To support the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality to engender broad community discussion on issues of justice and human rights.
To support the Urban Network Bookstore to aid in the transformation of incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated individuals into conscious and productive members of the Detroit community.
To support the Feedom Freedom Grower program and to support grassroots activists develop themselves into visionary leaders and critical thinkers. Also in honor of Kimberly Sherobi to help develop the leadership capacities of individuals and organizations committed to creating productive, sustainable, ecologically responsible, and just communities. Grants between 2010-2011.
To support the Peace Zone for Life @ the Hope District to create an urban park dedicated to promoting peace and resolving conflict.
General operating support to serve the inner-city Detroit community by providing spiritual programs, as well as outreach and supportive services
District of Columbia
International Disaster Fund. As a result of the Japan earthquake and tsunami
Flagstaff
To provide support for the Save the Peaks Coalition
To support the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture program. Grants throughout 2010.
To support the Native American River Guide and Cultural Interpretation Program of the Landsward Institute of Northern Arizona University.
To inspire a sense of love and responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage.
To work directly with Indigenous communities to identify and develop community and economic development opportunities that respect and incorporate traditional culture, foster responsible stewardship of the land, maintain and enhance the well-being and self-reliance of communities, and support and protect the dignity and responsibility of individuals.
Florida
To support the training of two guide dogs and for general operating support.
Georgia
Hailey
To support the protection of animals from neglect, abuse, and exploitation and to adopt animals to qualified homes.
Haleiwa
To support environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii.
To fulfill the need for ocean safety and lifesaving education within the North Shore community.
To protect the special natural areas of the North Shore of Oahu through voluntary land conservation.
Hollywood
Honolulu
To promote education and the advancement of Hawaiian culture and to support the expansion of the annual student essay contest, creation of a post-secondary school scholarship program, beach clean-ups, and development of revenue-generating products. Grants between 2008-2011.
To empower people with disabilities by providing adaptive surfing instruction and therapeutic educational programs on water recreation and to enrich lives by allowing families to access the beach and ocean in a barrier free environment. Grants between 2009-2011.
To help Hawaii's athletes participate in athletic competitions and further their education.
To preserve the local Hawaiian culture through theater, and to foster Hawaii's local plays, playwrights, and artists. Located in downtown Honolulu, Kumu Kahua's 100-seat playhouse attracts some of Hawaii's most talented actors, directors, playwrights, designers, and other theater artists and technicians.
Illinois
Jackson
To support the Avalanche Forecasting Lab in providing accurate avalanche forecasting to the Teton county area.
To train competent search dog teams and assist local, state, and federal authorities in emergency search and rescue situations.
To provide vital emergency search and rescue services for Teton County and surrounding areas for those in need. Grants between 2008-2012.
Jonestown
To support the welfare of people in Jonestown and the surrounding area.
Kamuela
To support the Keck Observatory in its mission to advance the frontiers of astronomy and share our discoveries with the world.
To support Hawai'i's first native designed and controlled charter school, which integrates Hawaiian values and traditions with the latest in 21st century educational technology.
To support teaching and research programs that assist communities on the Island of Hawai‘i, in the Pacific, and around the world thrive — ecologically, economically, culturally, and socially.
Katmai National Park
To provide salary support and equipment for a seasonal media ranger position, to support educational programming and the brown bear webcams, and for ongoing interpretive activities
Ketchum
To support programs that improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities through sports and recreation.
Long Beach
To support the Aquarium’s educational programs and research projects.
To provide general operating support for programs and services including Cruelty Investigation, Disaster Animal Response Team, Humane Education, and a variety of shelter services.
Los Angeles
For the construction of the Mar Vista Skate Park to provide residents with a quality skateboarding facility
For the Watts Skatepark project to provide healthy recreational opportunities to community residents.
To support Explore IM: Exploring Integrative Medicine at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine
To provide for the study of ancient and modern Jewish learning, beautiful music, and spiritual richness of prayer.
To provide religious, educational, and recreational facilities for members of the public at large.
To provide education in the Catholic tradition through worship, education, service, and outreach.
To support the piloting of an after-school Mandarin language program of the Youth Council of the Asia Society Southern California to better prepare students in South Central Los Angeles to succeed on a global stage.
Manhattan
To support the Dog Tags: Service Dogs for Those Who've Served Us program.
To support Seabird Restoration Program activities in Maine
To support the country's first and largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Maryland
To support international relief and development working in 34 countries.
Massachusetts
General operating support.
Michigan
To support educational initiatives at the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
A.R. Spinola PTA of Lakeview Elementary School
New Mexico
New Orleans
General operating support
To support the efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by helping to provide a healthy quality of life, a strong workforce and a brighter economic future for the six-parish area.
For general operating support for building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.
New York
General operating support
To support Common Ground's mission to provide a lifeline for runaway and homeless youths, families in crisis, victims of crime, people with mental illness and others in critical situations.
North Carolina
To train five service dog and veteran teams as part of the Canines for Veterans program
Oahu
To support grantmaking resulting from the Jack Johnson 'To the Sea' world tour and All At Once Community programming.
To support the enhancement of ocean life saving and rescue, and providing public information and education. Grants between 2009-2011.
To support the interpretation and related visitor service activities of the National Park Service (NPS) at four sites across the Pacific region.
Ohio
Ojai
In honor of the rescue efforts in Japan. Grants throughout 2011.
Oregon
To pair service dogs with veterans and to establish a veterinary reserve fund
Pasadena
To support the health and well-being of children by providing a home away from home for families of seriously ill children who are receiving care in Southern California.
Pickerington
Porcupine
To educate children with joy, respect, and wonder, and to instill self-respect and ignite the spark of life-long learning. The organization's program is based on the successes achieved by the total immersion school experience of the Maori People in New Zealand, which provided culturally-centered private schools for preschool through university level education of indigenous populations.
Raleigh
Roswell
To help meet the spiritual needs of people via the enactment of Biblical principles.
To educate the general public to all aspects of the UFO phenomena.
Salem
To recognize, honor, and perpetuate the commitment to social justice and human rights of individuals and organizations whose work is proven to have alleviated discrimination or promoted tolerance.
To support the Danvers Archival Center, a department of the Peabody Institute Library, which works to collect and place in one central location all the written and printed materials relating to the history of Danvers and Salem Village, Massachusetts, for purposes of preservation and accessibility to researchers.
To preserve, protect, and promote Marblehead’s unique heritage
San Francisco
To provide broad-based private funding and resources for projects that preserve, protect, or enhance Yosemite National Park.
To support ancient redwood forests and redwood ecosystems to ensure that current and future generations can feel the awe and peace that these precious natural wonders inspire.
To operate Link TV, a television broadcast company that focuses on a counter-culture perspective. Link TV broadcasts programs that engage, educate, and activate viewers to become involved in the world. Grants between 2006-2011.
Santa Fe
To support the publication of 'In the Shadow of Wounded Knee' by Aaron Huey
To promote excellence at the Museum of New Mexico through effective fundraising, innovative entrepreneurial ventures, community collaboration, and essential support services.
To provide a dynamic environment for the advanced study and communication of knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression.
Seattle
To support the Alive & Free street outreach program of the Metrocenter Branch, as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
Shaw
Texas
General operating support as part of the Dog Bless USA campaign. Grants in 2011.
General operating support. Grants between 2011-2012.
Virginia
To support air transportation exclusively to the global humanitarian community.
Volcano
To connect people with the park to support and promote the protection, restoration, understanding, and appreciation of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Wailea
Washington
On the occasion of the Seattle International Film Festival's screening of 'The Last Mountain'
West Virginia
To construct classrooms, establish a pastor fund, and provide general operating support.
For the relocation and rebuilding of Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County to a site further from the harmful effects of coal plant activities
Provide support to stop the destruction of communities and the environment by mountaintop removal mining and to help rebuild sustainable communities. Also used for the Tadpole Project.
Zuni
To serve the community with programs and exhibits that help reflect on the past and are relevant to current and future interests.
India
Mumbai
General operating support. Grants between 2010-2012.
