The Directors of the Foundation are authorized and encouraged to award grant funds of $100,000 to appropriate organizations during the year. These Discretionary Grants do not go through the regular grant process but must be in alignment with the mission statement of the Foundation.


The Bancroft Library
continued support the publication project for the Emma Goldman Papers at the University of California
          $5,000.00

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA
support to enable the employment of a scanning technician to scan menus from the dining cars to add to the Museum's website
          $5,000.00

Cambridge University Press, New York, NY
support for publication of The Mind of the Master Class
          $3,500.00

Childhood Productions Ltd. Of California, Oakland, CA
support to the program to cover one month's rent
          $2,500.00

Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO
support of Cyprian Consiglio in the California performances of the "Songs of Luke"
          $2,500.00

Friends of the Oakland Municipal Band, Oakland, CA
support for the 2004 concert season
          $ 2,000.00

The Huntington, San Marino, CA
support of 1/23/04 Dinner Reception
          $2,641.41

Middletown High School, Middletown, CA
support to the High School Sober Grad Night event
          $1,000.00

Music in Schools today, San Francisco, CA
continued support of program to bring music programs to San Francisco and Oakland public schools
          $3,500.00

Public Media Group, Berkeley, CA
support of Donis Georgiou's and Michael Fried's documentary film, "The Hidden Gift"
          $5,000.00

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, San Francisco, CA
support for 3rd Annual Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Seminar
          $7,000.00

San Francisco Girls Chorus, San Francisco, CA
support music education and performance program for 2004
          $8,000.00

Smith Valley Schools, Smith, Nevada
support for the January, 2004 Intercession Art Program
          $4,300.00

United States Lighthouse Society, San Francisco, CA
support for initial publication of Maritime Trail for the San Francisco Bay Area Brochure
          $2,800.00

University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
contribution to Robert Laxalt Writing Fund at School f Journalism
          $5,000.00

The Wildlife Society, Rancho Cordova, CA
Support to assist in the sponsorship of the 2004 Annual Conference of the Western Section of the Society
          $2,500.00

Woodside Community Foundation, Woodside, CA
support for development of the Woodside Community Museum
          $15,000.00

TOTAL:  $77,241.41