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Grantmaking History
2010 |  2009 |  2008 |  2007 |  2006 |  2005 |  2004
2003 |  2002 |  2001 |  2000 |  1999 |  1998 |  1997

2009 GRANTS PAID

Category/Agency/LocationProgramAmount
Homeless
Interfaith Shelter Network Rotational Shelter $5,000
Monarch School Project Homeless School $10,000
San Diego Grantmakers Family Homelessness Summit $800
San Diego Food Bank Emergency Food Supplies $10,000
Senior Community Centers Health & Wellness $7,500
South Bay Community Services Transitional Housing $7,500
The Trinity House Self Sufficiency $5,000
Children’s Advocacy
   Institute, USD
Homeless Youth Outreach $7,500
Vista Community Clinic Rural Homeless Outreach $10,000
Total Homeless $63,300
Child Abuse
A Reason To Survive Arts Based Programs $10,000
Abraxas High School Continuation HS SAFE Center* $20,000
Angels Foster Family Network Healthy Families/Babies $5,000
Camp Hope, Inc. Summer Camp $7,500
Casa de Amparo Child Development Center $5,000
Children’s Initiative Children/Families County Report Card* $10,000
Hannah’s House A Brighter Tomorrow $7,500
Just In Time For Foster Youth College Bound $7,200
LifeSTEPS Affordable Housing Child Abuse Prevention $5,000
Musicians for Education Street of Dreams Leadership Program $5,000
San Diego Armed Services YMCA Respite Care Program $10,000
Shakti Rising, Inc. Transformational Recovery $5,000
YWCA of San Diego County Victims of Domestic Violence $10,000
Total Child Abuse $107,200
Science Education
Aquatic Adventures Science Education Ocean Science Explorers $5,000
Aseltine School Problem-Solving Science $10,000
Elementary Institute of Science Science & Technology Youth Education $10,000
Human Development Foundation Open GATE Program $10,000
San Diego Coastkeeper Project SWELL $7,500
San Diego Public Library Foundation A Learning Laboratory $7,500
UCSD Foundation “Science Matters’ $5,000
Zoological Society of San Diego 2nd Grade Life Cycles $7,500
Total Science Education $62,500
HIV/AIDS
Human Dignity Foundation San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative $50,000
UCLA AIDS Institute Stem Cells Research for HIV Protection** $50,000
Total HIV/AIDS $100,000
Other/Special Grants
Foundation Center General Support Services $2,500
National Center For Family Philanthropy Friends of Family $500
San Diego Grantmakers Additional grant beyond basic dues $850
San Diego Grantmakers Annual conference sponsorship $1,000
Caster Family Ctr. Nonprofit Research, USD Spotlight on Third Sector $5,000
Total Other/Special Projects $9,850
Directors’ Matching Grants
COMPASS Family Center Operating Support $1,000
National MS Society,
   San Diego Chapter
General Support $2,000
United Way of San Diego County Community Fund/Designations $10,000
Total Directors’ Matching Grants $13,000
Total Grants $355,850

* Two Year Grant; $10,000 Year Two
** Four Year Grant; $50,000 Per Year

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