Discretionary 2001

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.

 

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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS 2002

 

Alaska Junior Theater
Anchorage, Alaska
Support outreach program bringing high-quality performing arts to communities in rural Alaska.
              
$5,000.00

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
Oakland, California
Support of Medical Center as a sponsor of the 2001 Celebrity Tennis Classic.
              
$2,500.00    

California Historical Society
San Francisco, California 
Support for exhibition "The Golden Game: Baseball in the Land of Dreams" a comprehensive look at the history of Baseball in California. 
              
$15,000.00

Cal Performances
Berkeley, California
Support for presentation of "The King Stag".
          
  $5,000.00    

Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species
San Diego, California 
Study on oocyte rescue and preservation from endangered animal species.
            
$5,000.00  

Dunsmuir Girl Scouts
Dunsmuir, California
Support for girl scouts to purchase uniforms.
            
$1,500.00   

Feedback Production
Oakland, California
Support for production of play "Blackballin" to be performed by Oakland Public Theater.
              
$2,000.00

Festival Opera Association, Inc.
Walnut Creek, CA
Support to help Festival Opera continue to offer a professional opera experience to a diverse audience in the East Bay.
              
$7,000.00

The Harnham Water Meadows Trust
Salisbury, England
Funding to help with the purchase and development of the historic Water Meadows of the Avon River at Salisbury Cathedral.
              
$5,000.00    

Minnie Cannon Elementary School
Middletown, California
Support for sixth grade class to attend Camp Gualala in Annapolis, CA. for an ecology workshop.
              
$1,000.00    

Napa Valley Opera House
Napa, California
Contribution to Performing Arts in the School Program in Napa Valley.
              
$5,000.00

New Camaldoli Hermitage
Big Sur, California
Contribution for land stabilization project.
              
$5,000.00   

Placer Nature Center
Auburn, California
Support for Environmental Education program.
              
$5,000.00   

Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation
Carmel, California
Funds to repair and restore doors and windows in Tor house.
              
$5,000.00

San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, California
Support Conservatory Opera Program for the 2001-2002 academic year.
              
$5,000.00

San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
San Francisco, California
Support program that focuses on specific projects that support educational, performing, and outreach activities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
              
$5,000.00

Smith Valley Friends of the Library
Wellington, Nevada
Grant to the Smith Valley Library building fund.
              
$10,000.00

Smith Valley Schools
Wellington, Nevada
Support arts program for children who are ahead of their school work. Obtain "Artist in Residence" for one month to offer a full course.
              
$5,000.00      

The Wildlife Society
Rancho Cordova, California
Help with administrative costs of the Riparian Habitat Floodplains conference held March 12-15, 2001 in Sacramento, CA.
              
$1,000.00

Union County Historical Society, Inc.
Maynardville, Tennessee
Grant fund to assist in the publication of the recently compiled collection of the Union County Cemeteries.
              
$2,500.00            

University of Guam
Mangilao, Guam
Information gathering, search and recovery efforts relating to a World War II war crime on Palau in September 1944 when three US B-24 airmen, six Catholic missionaries and a family of four were murdered/executed by Japanese military police.
              
$5,000.00

   TOTAL:      
              
$102,500.00