GrantsGrantsLed 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 $60 million has been awarded to over 500 non-profit organizations worldwide.
Abebech Gobena Orphanage and School
$250,000
Upgrading the health center into a medium level maternal and children's health hospital.
Aegis Trust
$2,400,000
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.
Africa As One
$40,000
Africa Live
$45,000
For the charitable purchase of a recording studio facility in Aburi, Ghana
African Wildlife Foundation
$1,600,000
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. For the expansion of the Rwanda Volcanoes National Park's gorilla habitat - 2016
Banovich Wildscape Foundation
$25,000
To conserve the earth's wild places to benefit the wildlife and the people that live there.
Children's Christian Storehouse
$25,000
To support a training and performance pavilion for children in Africa by providing the resources and opportunity to "Reach Beyond Their Boundaries.”
Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Grace Center
$200,000
Indigenous Education Foundation of Tanzania
$15,000
Scholarship support for students attending the Orkeeswa School
Medical Emergency Relief International Charitable Trust
$1,000,000
To provide primary health care services in conflict-affected areas of Sudan.
Mpala Research Trust
$1,000,000
To support the Mpala Live! project of The Mpala Research Centre
Rita Marley Foundation Ltd.
$25,000
Mary's Child
The Tesfa Foundation
$25,000
To support early childhood education to disadvantaged children in Ethiopia, where no public pre-school or kindergarten is available.
World Food Program (through Friends of the World Food Program)
$500,000
To bring emergency food assistance to people in the war-stricken regions of Sudan.
City of Iqaluit
$250,000
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.
Polar Bears International
$1,700,000
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.
The Iqaluit Community Greenhouse Society
$50,000
To support the Iqaluit Community Greenhouse Expansion Project.
AnWu Elementary School
$25,000
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 Cultural Development Center for Rural Women
$100,000
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.
China Charity Federation
$52,500
Annenberg Foundation Fund at the Charities Aid Foundation America
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
$502,500
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.
Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
$100,000
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.
Pacific Environment and Resources Center
$300,000
To protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim by promoting grassroots activism, strengthening communities, and reforming international policies. Grants between 2006-2012.
World Wildlife Fund International
$50,000
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.
EARTH University (Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda)
$600,000
To support education for the agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development for agricultural production and environmental preservation.
Bodh Shiksha Samiti
$100,000
To support a community program in school activities such as student learning, school administration, and curriculum development.
Centre for Science and Environment
$100,000
For general operating support to increase public awareness of science, technology, and the environment, and to develop new methods for environmental conservation and preservation.
Friends of Maiti Nepal
$12,500
India Heritage Research Foundation
$100,000
To support schools and orphanages that provide young children with the opportunity to learn, grow, achieve, and become productive members of society.
Jaipur Virasat Foundation
$50,000
To preserve all aspects of local culture, including art, music, and language in Rajasthan.
Kiran Society
$150,000
To support special education in small groups with methods adapted to individual student needs.
M.C. Mehta Environmental Foundation
$50,000
To provide a forum for concerned citizens, NGO’s, and activists working for the survival of living beings, sustainable development, and social change.
People for Animals
$50,000
To support campaigns for animal rights by spearheading a popular movement for respecting all life on this earth.
Ramana's Garden (through Friends of Ramana's Garden)
$35,000
To provide housing and education to children who are homeless, neglected, refugees, or otherwise disadvantaged.
Ramaswami Aijar Foundation (through Blue Cross of India)
$50,000
To offer animal assisted therapy to individuals who are educationally, socially, or physically challenged.
Rescue Foundation
$500,000
To rescue, rehabilitate, and empower trafficked women and children and help them reenter society.
Tiger Watch
$50,000
To support the task force and interventions that aid in the preservation of the Bengal tiger.
World Monuments Fund
$25,000
To preserve and protect world monuments.
Y.R. Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation
$100,000
To provide HIV/AIDS education, care and support, research and training, and treatment.
American Committee for Shaare Zedek
$50,000
To support the B'Ruach spiritual care training program at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
American Committee for Tel Aviv Foundation
$25,000
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.
American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam
$100,000
To support cooperative living and cultural understanding.
American Society for Yad Vashem
$100,000
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.
Arms Around the Child
$40,000
Association Te mana o te moana
$25,000
To support the French Polynesia Sea Turtle Observatory
B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
$125,000
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.
Community of St. Egidio
$50,000
To operate soup kitchens, shelters, and resources for the poor.
Dar Al-Hekma Private College
$300,000
To provide selected degree programs of the highest quality to academically qualified women.
Gusen Memorial Committee
$25,000
To support publications, research, and commemoration of the former concentration camp complex St. Georgen-Gusen-Mauthausen.
Holy Land Institute for the Deaf (through American Near East Refugee Aid)
$10,000
To enable and equip deaf and disabled young people for inclusion and participation in their families and civic society in a meaningful way.
INDEX: Award
$50,000
INDEX: Awards INDEX: Design to Improve Life is a Danish nonprofit organisation which works towards promoting designs aimed at the improvement of human lives worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. The organization is behind the biennial INDEX: Award, the world's biggest design award.
Institute for Marine Research
$50,000
Biological Mechanisms Program
Jordan River Foundation
$25,000
To support sustainable social, economic, and cultural programs.
King Hussein Foundation - US
$25,000
To support the Performing Arts Center in Amman, Jordan.
New Israel Fund
$250,000
To provide general operating support to support democratic change within Israel.
Peace Centre for the Blind (through American Near East Refugee Aid)
$25,000
To provide academic and vocational training to blind Palestinian women.
Petra National Trust
$200,000
To preserve the antiques, environment, and cultural heritage of Petra.
The Freedom Theatre (through Grassroots International)
$200,000
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.
Western Wall Heritage Foundation
$100,000
To support the preservation and development of the Western Wall.
Yakar Foundation
$25,000
To bring together Jews from different backgrounds and orientations for learning, prayer, and social action.
2009 Special Olympics Winter World Games, Inc.
$25,000
To support the 2009 Winter World Games.
Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies
$50,000
Fostering responsible interaction with natural surroundings and to generate knowledge of the unique marine and coastal ecosystems of Kachemak Bay through science-based environmental education and stewardship.
Center for Whale Research
$305,000
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.
City Opera of Vancouver Society
$350,000
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.
Connec Tra Society
$125,000
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.
Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia
$50,000
To promote, encourage, and engage in therapy and rehabilitation for people with disabilities through sailing and associated water-related activities.
Division of Wildlife Conservation
$300,000
Walrus webcam project of the Division of Wildlife Conservation at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Global Civic Policy Society
$1,000,000
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.
Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society
$25,000
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.
InnerChange Charitable Society
$225,000
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.
Klamath Child and Family Treatment Center
$15,000
To purchase new computers and upgrade existing computers and equipment
Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
$15,000
Pacific Orca Society
$166,000
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.
Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation
$75,000
To provide general operating support to help people with significant disabilities achieve full citizenship in the community.
The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
$50,000
To educate the heart and foster compassion through: creative learning, facilitating and applying research, and connecting people and ideas.
University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology (through the American Foundation for the University of British Columbia)
$15,000
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.
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
$54,000
To affect the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research, and direct action.
Water Watch of Oregon
$25,000
For 30 years, WaterWatch has protected and restored water to Oregon’s rivers, streams and lakes for fish, wildlife and people.
12K Foundation
$25,000
The Foundation recommends that grant funds be used to support the Dickey Orphanage
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Foundation
$500
To provide support for Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.
AccesSurf Hawaii
$290,000
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.
Air Serv International, Inc.
$2,500
To support air transportation exclusively to the global humanitarian community.
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.
$25,000
To support the leading, global voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's research.
American Association of Avalanche Professionals
$100,000
To support the Avalanche Forecasting Lab in providing accurate avalanche forecasting to the Teton county area.
American Democracy Institute
$100,000
American Himalayan Foundation
$12,500
American National Red Cross - Ventura County Chapter
$56,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA-LA)
$10,000
To provide general operating support for programs and services including Cruelty Investigation, Disaster Animal Response Team, Humane Education, and a variety of shelter services.
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team, Inc.
$5,000
To support international relief and development working in 34 countries.
Animal Diplomacy
$25,000
Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley
$60,000
To support the protection of animals from neglect, abuse, and exploitation and to adopt animals to qualified homes.
Animal Wellness Foundation
$450,000
Animal Wellness Foundation is a non-profit (501c3) animal rescue based in Los Angeles.
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California
$5,150,000
Charles Annenberg Weingarten Program on Online Communities of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California
Aquarium of the Pacific
$518,000
To support the Aquarium’s educational programs and research projects.
Archer School For Girls
$25,000
Arizona Ethnobotanical Research
$15,000
To provide support for the Save the Peaks Coalition
Arizona Memorial Museum Association
$50,000
To support the interpretation and related visitor service activities of the National Park Service (NPS) at four sites across the Pacific region.
Asheville Hatchfest, Inc.
$25,000
To provide mentorship, education, inspiration and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.
Ashiwi A Wan Museum and Heritage Center
$100,000
To serve the community with programs and exhibits that help reflect on the past and are relevant to current and future interests.
Asia Society Southern California
$55,000
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.
Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club, Inc.
$600,000
To provide support for the Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard club. Grants between 2011-2018.
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
$50,000
To collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Bay Area Video Coalition
$5,000
To empower media makers to develop and share diverse stories that create social change.
Beit T'shuvah
$110,000
For the Melissa Barash Scholarship Fund and Alternative Sentencing Program
Bergin University of Canine Studies
$150,000
To help further the University’s mission to advance the human-canine partnership through its community-based curriculum and placement of assistance dogs with people with mobility challenges and veterans with combat-related injuries.
Best Buddies International, Inc.
$3,475,000
International Global Expansion Project
Best Friends Animal Society
$50,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
$337,000
Annenberg Dream Big Series
Big Cat Rescue Corp
$100,000
Big Cat Rescue is one of the largest accredited sanctuaries in the world dedicated to abused and abandoned big cats, home to about 80+ lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts.
Big Picture Alliance
$20,000
Media production youth development programs
Blaine County Hunger Coalition, Inc.
$35,000
Food Basket and Food Voucher programs
Boxer Rescue Fund, Inc. of Los Angeles
$60,000
Breakaway Research Institute, Inc.
$1,000,000
Computer Clubhouse and Off-Track programming
Brigadoon Service Dogs
$50,000
Canines and Heroes for Independence Program.
Brighten Academy, Inc.
$500
General operating support
Burns and Allen Research Institute
$300,000
Research projects of the Burns and Allen Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
California Association for Research in Astronomy (W.M. Keck Observatory)
$25,000
To support the Keck Observatory in its mission to advance the frontiers of astronomy and share our discoveries with the world.
California Fire Foundation
$155,000
Campbell Hall Episcopal
$50,000
Canine Companions for Independence
$25,000
Wounded Veteran initiative of the Southwest Region.
Carolina Canines for Service, Inc.
$125,000
To train five service dog and veteran teams as part of the Canines for Veterans program
Channel G. Nfp
$125,000
Channel Islands Park Foundation
$220,000
Expansion and upgrade of the Channel Islands Live distance learning program
Chesapeake Conservancy, Inc.
$150,000
To support their mission to protect the Chesapeake with a donation to preserve and conserve the watershed with technology and land acquisition.
Chicago Wisdom Project, Inc.
$10,000
The mission of The Chicago Wisdom Project is to re-imagine education through holistic programming that transforms individual, community and world through creative expression.
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
$200,000
GOFARR Laboratory for Organ Regenerative Research and Cell Therapeutics
CHP 11-99 Foundation
$25,000
Church of the Messiah
$100,000
General operating support to serve the inner-city Detroit community by providing spiritual programs, as well as outreach and supportive services
City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Services
$5,000
CityWild
$250,000
Leadership Program
Clarksdale Municipal School District
$50,000
To support the Booker T. Washington Elementary International Studies Magnet School and the Kirkpatrick Elementary Health and Wellness Magnet School
Climate Solutions
$5,000
On the occasion of the Seattle International Film Festival's screening of 'The Last Mountain'
Coahoma County School District
$25,000
To support the Coahoma County Junior High and High Schools
Coal River Mountain Watch
$115,000
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.
Collective Heritage Institute
$150,000
Bioneers is an innovative nonprofit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and planet.
College Track
$200,000
Colon Cancer Alliance
$5,000
Common Ground
$50,000
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.
Common Threads
$1,600,000
To educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being, and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.
Communities for a Better Environment
$35,000
Outta your Backpack Media
Community Harvest Foundation
$750,000
To support the needs of the Community Harvest Charter School
Companions For Heroes
$35,000
Creative Visions Foundation
$632,000
To support United States operations
Daughters of Hawaii
$25,000
Restoration of Hulihe'e Palace
Delta Blues Foundation, Inc.
$150,000
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.
Delta Music Institute
$250,000
To support the Mobile Music Lab of the Delta Music Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Delta State University.
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, Inc.
$25,000
Food Warriors Youth Development Program
Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc.
$17,500
Emergency Programs in Syria and Surrounding Countries
Drayton Hall
$50,000
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.
Dreamyard Project
$5,795,000
To support programming at the DreamYard Art Center
East Coast Assistance Dogs, Inc.
$975,000
To train two service dog and veteran teams as part of Project HEAL. Grants between 2011-2012. To support the Capital Campaign for the Laura J. Niles Breeding & Volunteer Center 2016
East Harlem Tutorial Program, Inc.
$25,000
After-school programming
East Michigan Environmental Action Council, Inc.
$50,000
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.
Eddie Aikau Foundation
$160,000
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.
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
$100,000
EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development.
Elkhorn Slough Foundation
$25,000
Emma Zen Foundation
$22,500
Pet Oxygen Kits.
Ensemble Studio Theatre, The LA Project
$66,000
to support the next directorial production of Adam Prince
Environmental Resource Center
$10,000
Ernest Hemingway Elementary School
$25,000
English Language Learners
Farm Sanctuary
$100,000
Fashion Business Incorporated
$35,000
Fashion Business Incorporated Startup program
Feeding Pets of the Homeless
$10,000
To provide support for Feeding Pets of the Homeless.
Fire Safety Education Fund
$25,000
Fire safety education programs with children
Flourish Foundation
$15,000
The Flourish Foundation is a social profit dedicated to promoting contemplative based practices in communities for the purpose of achieving mental balance and compassion
Fractured Atlas Productions, Inc.
$328,500
Fractured Atlas empowers artists, arts organizations, and other cultural sector stakeholders by eliminating practical barriers to artistic expression, so as to foster a more agile and resilient cultural ecosystem.
Freedom Service Dogs, Inc.
$100,000
To support Operation Freedom. Grants between 2011-2012.
Friends of Detroit & Tri Counties
$25,000
To support the Peace Zone for Life @ the Hope District to create an urban park dedicated to promoting peace and resolving conflict.
Friends of Foster Children
$10,000
Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
$25,000
To connect people with the park to support and promote the protection, restoration, understanding, and appreciation of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Friends of Robinson Gardens, Inc.
$40,000
To expand the children's program
Friends of the Peabody Institute Library, Inc.
$25,000
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.
Friends of Ventura County Animal Services, Inc.
$56,000
Friends of West Hollywood Elementary
$7,000
General operating support
From the Heart Church Ministries
$5,000
From the Heart Christian School
Full Disclosure Media Foundation
$10,000
Go Campaign
$10,000
GO Campaign connects donors to high-impact grassroots projects aimed at changing lives and transforming communities, one child at a time.
Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue
$2,500
Shamrock Circle Fund
Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Education
$10,000
The mission of Golestan Center for Language Immersion and Cultural Education (Golestan Education) is to support the development of curious, creative, and altruistic children through experiential and heuristic learning, with a special focus on heritage language immersion and cultural education.
Great Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc.
$0
Great Schools
$9,500
To provide administrative support related to America's School Spirit Challenge
GreenSky Federation of America, Inc.
$10,000
Green Sky's Rooftop Garden for Healing
Growing Place
$300,000
Reggio-inspired Early Learning Collaborative project
Habitat for Humanity (New Orleans Area)
$100,000
For general operating support for building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
$125,000
HBCFL protects victims of domestic violence and improve the well-being of children living in poverty.
Hatchfest Bozeman Audiovisual Arts Festival
$25,000
To support, develop and foster the growth of creative minds in various industries through mentorship, exposure, and networking.
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Gates Coral Lab
$100,000
Hawaiian Lifeguard Association
$325,000
To support the enhancement of ocean life saving and rescue, and providing public information and education. Grants between 2009-2011.
Helping our Prisoners Elevate
$25,000
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.
Hope 4 Horses
$5,000
Horse Rescue Relief and Retirement Fund Inc.
$10,000
Humane Society International
$50,000
International Disaster Fund. As a result of the Japan earthquake and tsunami
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
$25,000
General operating support.
Humane Society of Ventura County
$56,000
Idea Libre
$10,000
Annenberg Foundation Fund at Charities Aid Foundation America
Incarnation Elementary School
$500
General operating support
Independent School District Number 696
$20,000
General operating support
Indigenous Community Enterprises
$10,000
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.
Inneract Project, Inc.
$5,000
Inneract Project is a professionally supported program that provides free design programs for youth, in order to channel their creativity into viable career paths.
Institute for Wildlife Studies
$50,000
To support wildlife research and conserving biodiversity.
Institute of Ecolonomics
$250,000
Institute of Noetic Sciences
$25,000
International Community Foundation
$50,000
The International Community Foundation seeks to increase health, education and environmental grantmaking to local organizations in Mexico and Latin America, with the goal of strengthening civil society and promoting sustainable communities.
International Firefighters Assistance, Inc.
$2,500
General operating support
International Guiding Eyes, Inc.
$88,000
General operating support
International Humanities Center
$15,000
To support Garner Eco-Fashion
International Medical Corps.
$2,500
General operating support
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Inc.
$100,000
To support the country's first and largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Islamic Center of Southern California
$100,000
To provide religious, educational, and recreational facilities for members of the public at large.
James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership
$100,000
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.
Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch
$55,000
Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation
$650,000
To support grantmaking resulting from the Jack Johnson 'To the Sea' world tour and All At Once Community programming.
Jonestown Family Center for Education and Wellness
$25,000
To support the welfare of people in Jonestown and the surrounding area.
Joshua Tree National Park Assoc
$5,000
Joyful Heart Foundation
$10,000
To support the End The Back Log program
K9s for Warriors
$800,000
K9s For Warriors is dedicated to providing service canines to our warriors suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disability, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma as a result of military service post 9/11
Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana
$25,000
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.
Katmai Conservancy
$1,000,000
Katmai National Park and Preserve
$150,000
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
KCETLink
$1,753,000
For broadcasting of Long Beach Opera's "Fallujah" and to support the general operations of Link TV
Kitten Rescue
$250,000
Since its inception, Kitten Rescue has rescued and placed over 10,000 cats into loving homes.
Kohala Center
$25,000
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.
Kokua Hawai'i Foundation
$100,000
To support environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii.
Kumu Kahua Theatre
$75,000
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.
Landsward Institute
$50,000
To support the Native American River Guide and Cultural Interpretation Program of the Landsward Institute of Northern Arizona University.
Larimer Humane Society
$25,000
General operating support.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
$76,000
To support the training of two guide dogs through the Guide Dog Program as part of the Dog Bless You Campaign.
Life Rolls on Foundation
$15,000
General operating support
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue
$10,000
To support the Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue's mission to saving wild and domestic horses from abuse, neglect and slaughter.
Lili Claire Foundation, Inc.
$650,000
Link Media, Inc.
$5,667,519
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.
Literacy Council of Seattle
$5,000
General operating support
Long Beach Opera
$822,100
To support the opera "Fallujah" production in New York City
Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation
$5,000
Noah's Legacy Fund
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
$25,000
Los Angeles Parks Foundation
$125,000
For the construction of the Mar Vista Skate Park to provide residents with a quality skateboarding facility
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
$1,000,000
To establish and endow the Roger Annenberg Fund for Children's Education
Los Angeles S.P.C.A.
$25,000
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
$7,500
Magnolia Plantation Foundation
$100,000
To maintain Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, the oldest public gardens in America.
Maker's Mark Secretariat Center
$25,000
Mandela Marketplace Incorporated
$5,000
Marblehead Museum & Historical Society, Inc.
$25,000
To preserve, protect, and promote Marblehead’s unique heritage
Marshdale Elementary School
$500
General operating support
Martha's Vineyard Cerebral Palsy Camp
$10,000
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
$15,000
General operating support.
Matter of Trust, Inc.
$25,000
The Veggie Van Organization's Big Green Energy Bus
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
$50,000
To support the Maui Film Festival at Wailea.
Mercy House Living Centers
$30,000
Middleton Place Foundation
$50,000
To preserve Middleton Place, an 18th-century plantation that has survived revolution, Civil War, and earthquake.
Milken Community Schools
$50,000
To support a place of rigorous academic preparation and intellectual inquiry: a place of profound and transformative experiences, with learning, spiritual practice, and ethical practice at the foundation of those experiences.
Milo's Sanctuary and Special Needs Cat Rescue, Inc.
$20,000
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University
$25,000
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University
Monte Vista Twelfth Man, Inc.
$10,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
$25,000
To support the mission of the nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium to inspire conservation of the ocean.
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
$25,000
To promote excellence at the Museum of New Mexico through effective fundraising, innovative entrepreneurial ventures, community collaboration, and essential support services.
Museum of Northern Arizona, Inc.
$100,000
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.
National Audubon Society, Inc.
$1,100,000
To support Seabird Restoration Program activities in Maine
National Center for Craftsmanship
$300,000
To provide support for the Pine Ridge Reservation Restoration Project
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, Inc.
$300,000
In honor of the rescue efforts in Japan. Their mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by recruiting rescued dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters.
Native Movement Southwest
$100,000
To support the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture program. Grants throughout 2010.
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
$40,000
To support United States operations
New Destiny Fellowship Church
$25,000
To help meet the spiritual needs of people via the enactment of Biblical principles.
New Directions, Inc.
$25,000
New Earth Organization
$250,000
New Life Church of Whitesville
$75,000
To construct classrooms, establish a pastor fund, and provide general operating support.
New Visions Foundation
$1,500,000
Leadership Center of the Herb Alpert Educational Village
North Shore Community Land Trust
$100,000
To protect the special natural areas of the North Shore of Oahu through voluntary land conservation.
North Shore Lifeguard Association
$100,000
To fulfill the need for ocean safety and lifesaving education within the North Shore community.
North Valley Community Foundation
$111,000
Northwest Film Forum
$5,000
IndieFlix Foundation
Nowzad Dogs
$50,000
The original aim of the charity was to support serving soldiers on the front lines of Afghanistan rescue the companion animals they had adopted during their arduous tour of duty. To date they have now assisted over 700 soldiers serving in Afghanistan to be reunited back in their home countries (USA, UK, Canada, Italy, South Africa, Australia, Holland and Germany) with the dog or cat that adopted them.
Ojai Sulcata Project
$15,000
To support their captive care research, education and rescue of the African Spurred, or sulcata tortoise, Geochelone [=Centrochelys] sulcata.
Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary
$88,000
Old Friends, Inc.
$150,000
Opportunity International Inc.
$5,000
To support their mission to end global poverty by creating and sustaining jobs.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
$25,000
To support the Coquille Lighthouse in Bandon, Oregon.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association
$25,000
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.
Organization for Bat Conservation
$25,000
Our Mims Retirement Haven
$70,000
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
$25,000
To help Hawaii's athletes participate in athletic competitions and further their education.
Owl Research Institute
$350,000
For more than 25 years, the Owl Research Institute (ORI) has been dedicated to scientific research of owls — their ecology, natural history, and habitat relationships.
Pacific Historic Parks
$100,000
USS Arizona Memorial
Pacific Palisades Green Initiative
$15,000
Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church
$15,000
Scholarship fund for children of single mothers attending the Pacific Palisades Nursery School
Pandas International
$530,000
General operating support. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Pandas and a live webcam
Parks Canada Agency
$100,000
To support Churchill/Wapusk National Park projects
Partnership for a Healthier America, Inc.
$100,000
Chefs Move! to Schools program
Patriot Paws Service Dogs
$272,000
To train two service dogs to be paired with veterans and general operating support. Grants between 2011-2015.
Paws and Stripes
$20,000
General operating support as part of the Dog Bless USA campaign. Grants in 2011.
Paws Assisting Veterans
$30,000
To pair service dogs with veterans and to establish a veterinary reserve fund
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs
$50,000
To support Paw Corps.
Peddie School
$250,000
Pepperdine University
$5,000
Crest Associates program
Pets for Vets, Inc.
$10,000
General operating support.
Phase One
$10,000
Pickerington Elementary PTO
$500
General operating support
Piedmont Educational Foundation
$20,000
The Piedmont Education Foundation is a community-based, registered 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to promote academic excellence, champion innovation, and provide sustained financial support to the Piedmont Unified School District
Pioneer Montessori School
$257,500
Capital Fund
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
$10,000
Plot No. 39, behind Our Lady of Remedy School
$250,000
General operating support. Grants between 2010-2012.
Polynesian Voyaging Society
$916,000
Founded on a legacy of Pacific Ocean exploration, the Polynesian Voyaging Society seeks to perpetuate the art and science of traditional Polynesian voyaging and the spirit of exploration through experiential educational programs that inspire students and their communities to respect and care for themselves, each other, and their natural and cultural environments.
Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood
$50,000
To purchase an activity bus for the Big Wood School
Prison University Project, Inc.
$50,000
Project Angel Food
$25,000
PRX Incorporated
$10,000
Ear Hustle Podcast General Operations
PTA California Congress Parents Teachers & Students, Inc.
$5,000
PTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers
$500
A.R. Spinola PTA of Lakeview Elementary School
Puppies Behind Bars, Inc.
$75,000
To support the Dog Tags: Service Dogs for Those Who've Served Us program.
Puppy Prodigies
$5,000
To support the SURFice Dog Initiative.
Radius Books, Inc.
$40,000
To support the publication of 'In the Shadow of Wounded Knee' by Aaron Huey
Raptor Resource Project
$500,000
Established in 1988, the non-profit Raptor Resource Project specializes in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls.
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking, Inc.
$5,000
Reunion Center
$500,000
Florida Kitchen and Garden Educational Program
Rock River Foundation, Inc.
$50,000
To support early childhood education in the Mississippi Delta
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
$25,000
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.
Saddle Up
$25,000
Saddle Up! is a therapeutic riding program for children with disabilities in the Middle Tennessee area.
Sagebrush Equine Training Center for the Handicapped, Inc.
$150,000
Sail To Prevail, Inc.
$10,000
Saint Francis Service Dogs
$250,000
To support Veteran Dogs. SFSD is a non-profit organization assisting children and adults with disabilities become more independent and self-sufficient through partnership with a professionally trained service dog.
Salem Award for Human Rights and Social Justice Foundation, Inc.
$25,000
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.
Salman and Samina Global Wellness Initiative LTD
$25,000
General operating support
San Francisco Film Society
$50,000
San Quentin Media Project
Sands Montessori School Foundation, Inc.
$500
General operating support
Save the Redwoods League
$100,000
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.
School Building Authority of West Virginia
$2,500,000
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
School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience
$50,000
To provide a dynamic environment for the advanced study and communication of knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression.
School of Education at the University of Mississippi
$50,000
To support the Curriculum Development and Alignment Initiative, a component of the Tallahatchie Early Learning Initiative of the School of Education at the University of Mississippi
Seeing Eye, Inc.
$134,000
To support the training of two Seeing Eye dogs.
Service Dog Project
$1,200,000
SDP has donated over 100 Great Danes as service dogs to individuals who have severe balance and mobility limitations. These dogs provide a valuable service and have enhanced the quality of life for their owners.
Sesame Workshop
$150,000
For the development and distribution of Panwapa educational materials
Shadow Project
$10,000
General operating support
Shaw School District
$25,000
To support the Mc Evans School and the Shaw High School
Sinai Temple
$100,000
To provide for the study of ancient and modern Jewish learning, beautiful music, and spiritual richness of prayer.
Soldier's Best Friend
$110,000
To train 30 service dog and veteran teams, as well as general operating support. Grants between 2011-2012.
Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc.
$120,000
To support the training of two guide dogs and for general operating support.
Special Olympics
$100,000
Spring Initiative, Inc.
$5,000
General operating support
Spring of Evolution, Inc.
$158,000
To support fencing at the Wolf Connection Ranch
St. Brendan Catholic Church
$100,000
To provide education in the Catholic tradition through worship, education, service, and outreach.
St. Elmo's Village
$197,500
Music Development Program
Step Up Womens Network
$5,000
Stop Hunger Now
$2,500
To support U.S. operations.
Street Poets, Inc.
$2,850,000
General operating support. Grants between 2004-2018.
Sucede, Inc.
$78,500
SUCEDE enables individuals, corporations, foundations and other donors to invest in innovative and result-oriented social projects that can bring long-term solutions for disadvantaged communities in South America, as well as, accountability for donor’s social investment.
Sun Valley Adaptive Sports Program
$1,338,280
To support programs that improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities through sports and recreation.
Sundance Institute
$5,000,000
Annenberg Film Fellows Program
Surfrider Foundation
$20,000
Sustainable Preservation Initiative
$150,000
To support projects in Peru and the partnership with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture
T.E.N. Charities, Inc.
$30,000
T.R.E.A.T.Y. Total Immersion Educational Endowment Fund, Inc.
$174,904
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.
Taos County Economic Development Corporation
$25,000
To support the Mobile Matanza
Teach for America, Inc.
$100,000
To support the Teach for America-Mississippi Delta region
Teton County Search and Rescue Volunteers
$112,000
To provide vital emergency search and rescue services for Teton County and surrounding areas for those in need. Grants between 2008-2012.
Thacher School, Inc.
$350,000
Creativity and Technology Center Building and general operating support
The Aspen Institute, Inc.
$50,000
Communications and Society Program
The Battle of Franklin Trust
$25,000
The Battle of Franklin Trust is dedicated to a better understanding of a people forever impacted by the American Civil War, to engage visitors of all ages with unique programs designed to foster a better understanding of the Battle of Franklin.
The Bhutan Foundation
$100,000
The Center for Humane Technology
$10,000
The Edison Institute, Inc.
$100,000
To support educational initiatives at the Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Michigan
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
$5,000
The Foundation for Entertainment Development & Education, Inc.
$12,500
General operating support
The Heidelberg Project
$300,000
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.
The International UFO Museum & Research Center
$25,000
To educate the general public to all aspects of the UFO phenomena.
The Kentucky Equine Humane Center
$50,000
The Legal Education and Advocacy Center
$50,000
To support the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality to engender broad community discussion on issues of justice and human rights.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
$50,000
The Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Seattle
$5,000
To support the Alive & Free street outreach program of the Metrocenter Branch, as part of the Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
Thrive SC
$20,000
Tony Hawk Foundation
$275,000
For the Watts Skatepark project to provide healthy recreational opportunities to community residents.
Trade-Works Foundation
$10,000
UCLA Center for East-West Medicine
$535,790
To support Explore IM: Exploring Integrative Medicine at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine
United Nations Association of the United States of America, Inc.
$150,000
Adopt-A-Minefield
United States Friends of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Inc.
$35,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife.
United States Fund for UNICEF
$50,000
To support recovery efforts in Haiti
United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
$12,500
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.
United Way of Ventura County, Inc.
$75,000
Thomas Fire Fund and general operating support
Vancouver Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
$10,000
Ventana Wildlife Society
$25,000
Ventura County Community Foundation
$111,000
For general operating support for the Hill Fire and Woolsey Fire Sudden and Urgent Needs Effort.
Warfield Moose Cultural Society
$15,000
Warner Avenue Foundation
$25,000
Warrior Canine Connection, Inc.
$305,000
To train service dog and veteran teams, and general operating support.
Washington Environmental Council
$5,000
General operating support
White Earth Land Recovery Project
$150,000
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.
Wild Dolphin Project, Inc.
$50,000
Wildlife Waystation, Inc.
$1,000
Windward School
$375,000
Windward School is a dynamic college-preparatory school that challenges each student to achieve excellence in a nurturing, inclusive community. Windward Fund and the Innovation Fund at Windward School
Wishtoyo Foundation
$50,000
Nicholas Canyon County Beach project
Women's Intercultural Center, Inc.
$50,000
General operating support
Wood River Community Young Mens Christian Association, Inc.
$1,500,000
New recreational complex and community center capital campaign
Wyoming K-9 Search & Rescue
$100,000
To train competent search dog teams and assist local, state, and federal authorities in emergency search and rescue situations.
Yeshiva Shalshelet Bais Yaakov
$500
General operating support
Yosemite Foundation (c/o The Yosemite Fund)
$25,000
To provide broad-based private funding and resources for projects that preserve, protect, or enhance Yosemite National Park.
Youth, Improving Non-Profits for Children
$175,000
Youth, I.N.C. Los Angeles after school programming