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2005 Grants

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Education
Grants to improve academic success and create opportunities for youth to go onto higher education.

Grantee and Program Amount
Paid
Amount
Awarded
826 Valencia
College Entrance Prep Program
$10,000 $10,000
Aim High
General Operating Expenses
$15,000 $15,000
All Kinds of Minds
San Francisco Student Success Center
$20,000 $100,000*
Gateway High School
College Counseling Program
$15,000 $15,000
Leadership High School
Advisory Program
$10,000 $10,000
Omega Boys Club
Omega Leadership Academy
$10,000 $10,000
Richmond District Neighborhood Center
George Washington High School College Center
$15,000 $15,000
Summer Search Napa/Sonoma
General Operating
Expenses
$5,000 $5,000
Youth Treatment and Education Center (YTEC)
Academic Enrichment Activities
$15,000 $15,000

 

Youth Services
Grants to improve the lives of underserved children and youth by supporting opportunities for success outside the realm of academics.

Grantee and Program Amount
Paid
Amount
Awarded
A Home Away from Homelessness
School House Program
$20,000 $20,000
At the Crossroads
General Operating
Expenses
$15,000 $15,000
Center for Young Women’s Development
Sisters Rising
$15,000 $15,000
GirlSource
General Operating Support
$15,000 $15,000
Golden Gate Parks Conservancy/Crissy Field Center
Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders
$10,000 $10,000
Jamestown Community Center
Teen Programs
$10,000 $10,000
Northern California Grantmakers
Summer Youth Project
$1,000 $1,000
Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE)
Girls Survivor Services Program
$20,000 $20,000
Volunteer Center of San Francisco
Youth Services
$10,000 $10,000

 

Foster Care
Grants to improve the ability of foster youth to thrive and successfully transition out of the foster care system.

Grantee and Program Amount
Paid
Amount
Awarded
A Better Way
Older Child Adoption
$10,000 $10,000
A Home Within
Children's Psychotherapy Program
$15,000 $15,000
Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance
Higher Education for Foster Youth
$10,000 $10,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope
General Operating Expenses
$5,000 $5,000
California CASA
Independent Living,
Training and Evaluation Program
$20,000 $20,000
California Youth Connection (CYC)
Core Support and Evaluation
$20,000 $40,000**
Children’s Village of Sonoma County
Multi-Generational Housing
$25,000 $275,000***
Family Builders by Adoption
Dumisha Jamaa Project
$20,000 $20,000
First Place Fund for Youth
Supportive Housing Program
$30,000 $30,000
Foster a Dream
Mentoring for Foster Youth
$20,000 $20,000
Honoring Emancipated Youth (HEY)
Higher Education for Foster Youth Program
$10,000 $10,000
Larkin Street Youth Services
Pathways to Independence
$30,000 $30,000
Marin Advocates for Children
CASA
$10,000 $10,000
Marin Advocates for Children
Child Abuse Prevention Council
$10,000 $10,000
San Francisco CASA
General Operating Expenses
$20,000 $20,000
UCSC / Renaissance Scholars
Early Academic Planning Camp
$10,000 $10,000

 

Special Projects/Trustee Designated Grants
Grants that support special projects or grants initiated by the Board of Directors.

Grantee and Program Amount
Paid
Amount
Awarded
Cayce Charities
Hurricane Relief
$5,000 $5,000
The Foundation Center
General Operating Support
$1,500 $1,500
Northern California Grantmakers
General Operating Support
$365 $365
Save the Bay
Diversity Initiative
$5,000 $5,000
Season of Sharing $10,000 $10,000
Simmons College
Nonprofit Internship
$5,600 $5,600
Youth Empowering Systems
Girls Keeping It Tight (GKIT)
$2,500 $2,500
Grand Total Paid for 2005:
$525,965

* Awarded in 2000
** Awarded in 2004 - $20,000/yr for 2 years

*** Awarded in 2005 to be paid over 6 years