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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
University of California, Berkeley
Support the “Women
in the Wine Industries” series of oral histories
$5,000.00
California Shakespeare Theater
Berkeley, CA
Support development of an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet entitled Hamlet:
Blood in the Brain, an experimental theatre presentation set in the Oakland drug
culture
$3,500.00
Cambridge University Press
New York, NY
Support for publication “Succession and Statecraft: The Este of Ferrara,
1296-1598,” by Dr. Jane Fair Bestor, of the Harvard Law School Library
$3,500.00
Friends of Sulgrave Manor
Santa Rosa, CA
Support for production of an educational video on George Washington’s family
roots in England and the Manor House built by his great grandfather, Lawrence
Washington, in Warwickshire
$5,000.00
Middletown High School
Middletown, CA
Support for the Middletown High School 2005 Sober Grad Night event
$1,000.00
Nevada Humanities Council
Reno, Nevada
Support for creation of the Nevada Online Encyclopedia
$11,444.65
Prima Donna Productions (Film
Arts Foundation)
Ross, CA
Support for the mounting and recording of Viardot & Friends, a concert featuring
the work of Pauline Viardot, an influential 19th century composer and singern
$6,000.00
Smith Valley Schools
Smith, Nevada
Funds used to purchase Artists in Residence
and Art Supplies to enrich the education experiences of students
$2,555.35
Soroptimist International of Smith Valley
Wellington, NV
Contribution toward the acquisition installation
of restroom facilities at Smith Valley's Hillcrest Cemetery
$1,000.00
Supporters of Westwind Community Barn
Los Altos Hills, CA
Support to restore and maintain historic barn
as well as develop education and arts program for the community
$10,000.00
TOTAL: $49,000.00
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