2012 Website List $11,211,500

I. ISRAEL $3,311,500

A. NEW ISRAEL FUND (NIF)BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY/SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE www.nif.org

1. For general support of this organization, which seeks to promote democratic changeand advance social justice and equality for all Israelis. ($450,000)

2. For its Core Grants Program, which provides institution building grants to social changeorganizations working to strengthen democracy and promote social and economic justicein Israel. NIF used Moriah funds to fulfill its commitments to the Association for Civil Rightsin Israel (ACRI). ($125,000)

3. For Shatil, the action arm of the New Israel Fund. Shatil strengthens Israelisocial­change organizations through a wide range of capacity­building services, revitalizesthe field through leadership development and volunteer service programs, augmentseffectiveness by facilitating and coordinating coalitions and, where necessary andappropriate, mobilizes and leads the social­change sector in response to critical issuesthrough proactive initiatives. ($160,000)

4. For NIF/Shatil’s Social and Economic Justice Initiative (SEJI), which works to reducethe gap between rich and poor and to enable Israel's marginalized populations to improvetheir living conditions. ($40,000)

5. For NIF/Shatil’s Shared Society Cluster, which promotes a society that safeguardsmulticulturalism and tolerance in which both Jewish and Palestinian Israelis share an equalsense of ownership, belonging and participation in public life. Shatil employs consulting,training and proactive support for Palestinian­led NGOs and citizens to augment the impactof their efforts toward sustainable change. ($60,000)

6. For NIF and Shatil's National Budget Reform Project, which seeks to counter the lackof accountability and transparency in social, economic and financial matters, especially inrelation to the approval of the State budget. ($25,000)

7. For its Public Advocacy Program in Israel, which supports the rights of non­profit

organizations, advances democratic values, and promotes human rights. ($300,000)

8. For NIF’s strategic assessment and planning process. ($144,000)

9. For its SLAPP funding pool to be used to provide legal advice and assistance toorganizations that have been the target of libel suits in response to statements thatquestion government policies or are critical of NGOs promoting pro­settlement oranti­democratic policies. ($25,000)

10. Recommended for the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) to engage inpolicy advocacy to counter growing threats to democracy and human rights. ($100,000);and for its Coalition for Affordable Housing program to translate momentum from thesocial protest movement into concrete policy changes for affordable housing in Israel, andto engage new constituencies, especially Arab citizens. ($35,000)

11. For Agenda­The Israel Center for Strategic Communications which seeks to influencethe way social change issues are presented in the media, to improve the media capacity ofsocial change organizations, and to serve as an information dissemination hub formonitoring, research and analysis of social change topics. ($30,000) and for its mediaproject Shutafut Sharaka: Organizations for a Shared, Democratic and Equal Society,which seeks to change the way Arab citizens are presented in the mainstream Hebrewmedia. ($20,000)

12. Recommended for Bimkom to influence decision­making regarding adequate andequitable land use planning, and to provide direct assistance to communities in need ofplanning support. ($40,000)

13. Recommended for Breaking the Silence (BTS) for its project, Soldiers SpeakOut­Testimony Collection Project, which collects, verifies, edits and publishes soldiers’testimonies about their service in the Occupied Territories to raise awareness and educateIsraelis about the nature and reality of the Occupation. ($35,000)

14. Recommended for the Hotline for Migrant Workers (HMW) for its project:Safeguarding the Rights of Asylum Seekers. ($25,000); and to conduct an anti­xenophobiacampaign regarding asylum seekers. ($6,500)

15. Recommended for Ir Amim, for its efforts to shape policy to meet the needs of Jewsand Arabs sharing Jerusalem, and to minimize the damage caused by unilateral actionssuch as settlement in East Jerusalem and government policies that erode the option of anegotiated two­state future. ($25,000); and to fight the establishment of a national park onthe slopes of Mt. Scopus. ($5,000)

16. Recommended for MOLAD: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy, a newprogressive think tank. ($50,000)

17. Recommended for Yud Bet B'Ceshvan for the Brit Choshech LeGaresh (Banish theDarkness) to run media campaigns that will raise awareness of religiously based racismand efforts by the religious right to undermine democracy. ($10,000)

18. Recommended for the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund to support production of thefourth season of the television comedy drama; “Arab Labor”, which uses the medium of aprime­time television series to break down deeply ingrained stereotypes of Arab citizensof Israel. ($35,000)

19. Recommended for Shaharit: Creating Common Cause, for production of "ThePromised Podcast," which seeks to bring a more complex and nuanced discussion aboutIsrael to English­speaking listeners in North America and Israel. ($15,000)

20. Recommended for Social Guard in order to encourage public participation inmonitoring the Knesset to increase its public accountability and transparency. ($20,000)

21. Recommended for +972­Advancement of Citizen Journalism, a progressive, Englishlanguage on­line magazine. ($20,000)

22. For NIF’s efforts to advance equal rights and opportunities for Palestinian Citizens ofIsrael; recommended for:

Injaz: The Center for Professional Arab Local Governance in Israel, which aims to assistArab municipalities to become professional organizations and leaders of social andeconomic growth within Arab society in Israel. ($30,000)

Ma’an, which seeks to promote equal rights for Negev Bedouin women. ($20,000)

Mossawa Center: The Advocacy Center in Israel, to conduct advocacy activities on thesocio­economic needs of the Arab minority, and capacity building for socio­economicdevelopment in mixed cities. ($40,000)

NIF’s Palestinian Society Program, which provides grants to organizations working topromote equality and justice for the Palestinian minority in Israel. ($150,000)

Sidreh to promote the development and advancement of Bedouin women in the Negevthrough education, economic development and community development. ($20,000)

Sikkuy: The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality for its Equality Policyprogram, which promotes equality in government policies and budget allocations for Arab

citizens of Israel. ($35,000)

Women Against Violence (WAV), which works to promote policy change for theadvancement of Palestinian women citizens of Israel. ($30,000)

23. For NIF’s efforts to empower and improve living conditions for Ethiopian Immigrantsand Falash Mura awaiting emigration from Ethiopia; recommended for:

Fidel: The Association for Education and Social Integration for Ethiopian Jews in Israel,which works to strengthen and expand mediation, empowerment and advocacy services tothe Ethiopian community. ($110,000)

Friends by Nature­Community Empowerment for its Betterhood Project, which seeks tocreate sustainable communities in low­income Ethiopian neighborhoods. ($20,000)

The Israel Center for Educational Innovation to raise literacy achievement in schools withconcentrations of Ethiopian students. ($650,000)

The Israel Aids Taskforce to conduct educational media and advocacy outreach to theEthiopian community to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. ($15,000)

The Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews (IAEJ), which engages in advocacy on behalf ofthe Ethiopian­Israeli community in the areas of education, housing and employment.($80,000); and for consultation and assistance to Ethiopian Israeli social protest leaderscalling for social and economic equality for Ethiopian Israelis. ($6,000)

Olim Together, which aims to increase employment of Ethiopian Israeli universitygraduates through its core program: Employment, Empowerment and Leadership forEthiopian Israeli University Graduates. ($25,000)

For NIF and Shatil's Assistance to Ethiopian Immigrants Project, which providesEthiopian community activists and groups with the tools needed to strengthen theircommunities through specially designed courses, consultation and coalition building.($100,000)

South Wing to Zion, which is the leading advocate for the continued immigration andabsorption of the "remnant of Israel" (Falash Mura). ($65,000)

Tebeka, a legal advocacy and aid organization serving Israel's Ethiopian Israelicommunity. ($40,000)

24. For NIF’s efforts to promote human rights in the Palestinian authority areas;

recommended for:

Yesh Din, which seeks to compel the State of Israel and its agencies to fulfill their dutyunder Israeli and international humanitarian law to protect Palestinian residents of the WestBank. ($30,000)

25. For NIF’s efforts to preserve rights in the Palestinian Territories, recommended for:

B’tselem, for its project, Visual Impact: Deterrence, Accountability and Public Awareness,to use video documentation and new media to bring about greater protection for the rightsof Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip through increased legal, public andmoral scrutiny of human rights violations committed by Israel's security personnel andsettlers. ($35,000)

B. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. ($5,000) For its Inter­AgencyTask Force on Israeli and Arab issues, which works to create greater coordination andmaximum impact of the organized Jewish community. www.jdc.org

C. Americans for Peace Now ($65,000) For general support of this organization, whichseeks to support Israel’s grassroots peace movement, Shalom Achshav (Peace Now)and educate and persuade the American Public and its leadership to support and adoptpolicies that will lead to a durable, Israeli­Palestinian and Israeli­Arab peace, based on atwo state solution. www.peacenow.org

D. New America Foundation ($50,000) For its Open Zion project, an online blog thatfosters an open and unafraid conversation about Israel, Palestine, and the Jewish future.($50,000) www.newamerica.net

II. ECONOMIC JUSTICE $2,824,000

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

AVODAH ($25,000) For a pilot of its Organizing and Advocacy Initiative, which willprepare its participants to be social change leaders. www.avodah.net

Bend the Arc ($75,000) For its Care Fund, which will support the work of the CaringAcross Generations initiative to create and improve long­term care jobs.

www.bendthearc.us and www.caringacrossgenerations.org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($130,000) For its State Policy FellowshipProgram, which recruits and places policy analysts from under­represented populationswith State Fiscal Analysis Initiative groups. www.cbpp.org

Center for Community Change ($150,000) For its Human Rights Project for Girls, whichworks to make the lives of U.S. young women and girls a human rights priority ($50,000)and its Movement Building Fellowship program, which recruit and train fellows to work intheir communities on issues related to economic security ($100,000).www.communitychange.org

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region ($26,000) For itsNational Progressive Leadership Campus for website development and design and for theBlack Philanthropic Alliance ($6,000) www.cfncr.org; www.leadershipcampus.org; andwww.blackphilanthropicalliance.org

Direct Care Alliance ($15,000) Recommended for a communications campaign tosupport the Department of Labor's proposed rule to extend the federal minimum wage andovertime protections to home care workers. www.directcarealliance.org

Family Values @ Work: A Multi­State Consortium ($50,000) For general support ofthis organization, which works to build a national movement for earned sick days and familyand medical leave insurance and to raise the national visibility of these issues.www.familyvaluesatwork.org

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) ($52,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to ensure that the SNAP Program (formerly Food Stamps) andkey child nutrition programs better serve low­income families.www.frac.org

Institute for Policy Studies ($80,000) For (a) its Economic Justice Project, whichprovides support for new organizing models and advocates for shared prosperity (50,000);and (b) its Federal Budget Deficit Debate work that produces policy analysis andrecommendations for advocates promoting alternative solutions for solving the deficitproblem ($30,000) . www.ips­dc.org

Leadership for the Common Good ($25,000) For its Paid Sick Days leadershipdevelopment project. www.commongoodcenter.org

Leadership Conference Education Fund ($50,000) For general support of thisorganization, which educates the public about the need for national policies that support

civil rights and social and economic justice. www.civilrights.org

National Council of La Raza ($25,000) To support focus groups and field canvassingactivities for its Latino Worker Perceptions Project. www.nclr.org

National Employment Law Project ($40,000) For general support of this organization,which works to build economic opportunity for low income working families. www.nelp.org

Restaurant Opportunities Center United ($50,000) For general support of thisorganization, which is dedicated to improving the working conditions of restaurantemployees across the country. www.rocunited.org

US Action Education Fund ($50,000) For general support of this organization, whichprovides information, training, technical assistance and research to state, regional andnational organizations promoting social, racial, economic and environmental justice.www.usactioneducationfund.org

National Women's Law Center (NWLC) ($40,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to protect and advance progress for women and their families incore aspects of their lives, with an emphasis on the needs of low­income women.www.nwlc.org

Tides Center ($25,000) For its Girls Human Rights Project for three month planningprocess to develop a two­year plan for program, finances, funding and infrastructure.www.tides.org

REGIONAL PROGRAMS

A. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC POLICY

Academy of Hope ($50,000) For its Policy and Advocacy initiative, which focus onimproving policies and practices related to increasing adult literacy rates in the city.www.aohdc.org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($175,000) For its D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute(DCFPI), which analyzes budget, tax, and programmatic issues affecting low­andmoderate­income District families and individuals, for use by policymakers, advocates,and the media ($75,000); and to build DCFPI's capacity to conduct outreach and public

education among key stakeholders on fiscal issues and provide analysis of specificeducation fiscal policies. ($100,000). www.dcfpi.org

DC Action for Children ($5,000) For its DC KIDS COUNT parent engagement project.www.dckids.org

DC Appleseed ($45,000) For general support of this organization, which organizesvolunteers, including attorneys and other experts, to work in teams to analyze and developsolutions to problems facing the city. www.dcappleseed.org

DC Employment Justice Center ($60,000) For (a) general support of this organization,which works to secure, protect, and promote workplace justice for low­income workers inDC ($45,000); and (b) to equip a mobile office ($15,000). www.dcejc.org

DC Jobs With Justice ($30,000) For general support of this organization, which works tobring together labor, community, faith­based, and student organizations to build power forworking families in Washington, DC. www.dcjwj.org

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) ($35,000) For its DC Hunger Solutionsproject, which focuses on increasing the use of federal nutrition resources in the District.www.dchunger.org

Jews United for Justice ($95,000) For general support of this organization, whichorganizes a visible Jewish presence and takes action for economic and social justice inthe Washington, DC area ($30,000); its Defeat Poverty DC project, which works to raiseawareness of poverty issues and highlight the need for comprehensive solutions in theDistrict ($60,000); and its Paid Sick Days campaign ($5,000).www.jufj.org andwww.defeatpovertydc.org

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (WLCH) ($100,000) For (a) generalsupport of this organization, which seeks to provide legal representation to, and advocacyon behalf of, people struggling with homelessness and poverty in the District of Columbia($45,000); and (b) its Fair Budget Coalition, which brings together community members,service providers, and faith organizations to collaboratively and strategically advance apublic policy agenda that responds compassionately and effectively to the needs of thepoor in DC ($55,000). www.legalclinic.org and www.fairbudget.org

Washington Area Women's Foundation ($26,000) For its Landscaping a GirlsGrantmaking Strategy, which aims to develop a grantmaking strategy to improve theeconomic security of low­income girls in DC. www.thewomensfoundation.org

Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) ($40,000) For general support of this

organization, which works for economic independence and equality of opportunity for DCwomen and girls. www.wowonline.org

FAMILY INCOME

Community Foundation for the National Capital Region ($40,000) For its GreaterWashington Workforce Development Collaborative, which invests in strategies to helplow­income adults in the Metro DC area gain the skills they need to advance intosustainable employment. www.cfncr.org

Southeast Ministry ($45,000) For (a) general support of this organization, whichprovides education, job readiness training, and job placement services to residents ofWards 6­8 ($25,000); and (b) to develop a new fundraising plan ($20,000).www.southeastministrydc.org

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Campaign for Youth Justice ($15,000) To launch a family engagement initiative in DCfor families of youth involved in the juvenile justice system.www.campaignforyouthjustice.org

DC Alliance of Youth Advocates ($40,000) For general support of this organization,which works to ensure the availability of policies, programs, and practices within DC thatpromote and propel youth into productive and healthy adulthood. www.dc­aya.org

DC Lawyers for Youth ($25,000) For general support of this organization, which isworking to improve juvenile justice policies in DC. www.dcly.org

Life Pieces to Masterpieces ($45,000) For general support of this organization, whichprovides academic support, art instruction, leadership development activities, andmentoring to boys and young men living in low­income and public housing east of theAnacostia river. www.lifepieces.org

Metro TeenAIDS ($41,000) For general support of this organization, which focuses onpreventing the spread of HIV infection among youth in Washington, DC.www.metroteenaids.org

Urban Alliance Foundation (UA) ($30,500) For general support of this organization,whose mission is to train high school students for employment through work skills

development, life skills enrichment, and education planning preparation.www.urbanalliancefoundation.org

Young Women's Project ($40,000) For general support of this organization, whichbuilds and supports DC teen women and girl leaders so that they can improve their livesand transform their communities. www.youngwomensproject.org

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development ($50,000) For generalsupport of this organization, which seeks to preserve affordable housing for low­ andmoderate­income District residents, and to revitalize distressed neighborhoods through itstraining, capacity­building, public education, and communications components.www.cnhed.org

Empower DC ($40,000) For general support of this organization, which seeks to enhanceand improve self­advocacy efforts to improve the quality of life of low­ andmoderate­income people in the District, specifically to preserve and create affordablehousing; secure quality, affordable child care and educational opportunities; andencourage civic engagement. www.empowerdc.org

Manna ($35,000) For its Advocacy Department, which works to increase and improveaffordable housing in DC. www.mannadc.org

Organizing Neighborhood Equity, DC (ONE DC) ($40,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to create and preserve racial and economic equity in the Districtof Columbia. www.onedconline.org

EDUCATION

Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc. ($75,000) For general support of thisorganization, which provides educational advocacy, support, legal services, and training toat­risk students and their parents. www.aje­dc.org

DC Special Education Co­operative ($20,000) For its Inclusion Solutions: Tools forBehavior and Discipline project, which provides DC’s charter schools with an innovative,coherent approach to meeting the diverse and complex needs of students with disabilities

in inclusive school settings.www.specialedcoop.org

B. MARYLAND PUBLIC POLICY

CASA de Maryland ($55,000) For its Community Organizing Department, whichorganizes low­income Latino and immigrant workers to effect positive policy changesconcerning immigrants ($30,000); and for capacity building efforts for its youth organizingprogram, which will build a permanent, progressive youth movement in Maryland throughleadership development, direct action, and community organizing initiatives ($25,000).www.casademaryland.org

Food Research and Action Center ($30,000) For its Maryland Hunger Solutionsproject, which will focus on increasing the use of federal nutrition resources in the state.www.mdhungersolutions.org

Job Opportunities Task Force ($60,000) For (a) general support of this organization,which works to promote and develop policies and programs that increase the skills, jobopportunities, and incomes of low­skill, low­income workers and job seekers in Maryland($35,000); and (b) launching of a statewide earned sick days campaign ($25,000).www.jotf.org

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations ($60,000) For its Maryland Budget& Tax Policy Institute, which provides accessible research and analysis of state budget andtax policies. www.marylandnonprofits.org

C. VIRGINIA PUBLIC POLICY

Center for American Progress ($35,000) Recommended for the Virginia InterfaithCenter for Public Policy for its Half in Ten campaign to build political and public will to cutthe state’s poverty rate in half over the next ten years. www.halfinten.org

Commonwealth institute for Fiscal Policy ($110,000) For general support ($60,000)and for its new Northern Virginia Office, which provide enhanced policy coordination andpublic education activities among nonprofits and state and local policymakers ($50,000).www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy ($40,000) For general support of thisorganization, an interfaith partnership focused on social and economic justice issues.

www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org

Virginia New Majority Education Fund ($70,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to increase civic engagement among traditionally marginalizedpopulations ($20,000) and to hire a grassroots fundraiser ($50,000 a year for two years).www.vnm­educationfund.org

Virginia Organizing ($40,000) For general support of this organization, which providespolicy analysis, training and technical assistance to low­income individuals andorganizations around the state working for economic justice. www.virginia­organizing.org

Virginia Poverty Law Center ($25,000) For its Virginia Partnership to EncourageResponsible Lending project, which seeks to end predatory lending practices that furtherimpede low­income individuals’ and families’ ability to achieve economic security.www.vplc.org

Year Up National Capital Region ($20,000) For general support of this organization,which provides low­income young adults (ages 18­24) with a combination of hands­on skilldevelopment, college credits, and corporate apprenticeships to place them on a viablepath to economic self­sufficiency. www.yearup.org

D. OTHER

Bend the Arc/Jewish Funds for Justice ($30,000) For its Merger Project, whichmerges JFSJ with Progressive Jewish Alliance to create a unified organization working foreconomic and social justice at the national, regional, state and local levels.www.bendthearc.us

Children's Defense Fund (CDF) ($25,000) For the CDF Freedom School program inWashington DC, which will provide children at the General Emergency Family HypothermiaShelter with a full day summer program. www.childrensdefense.org

High Tea Society ($5,000) For its Curriculum Development Project, which will create ayouth development curriculum for girls in grades 4­12. www.highteasociety.org

Latin American Youth Center: $1,000 For general support of this organization,which provides comprehensive youth development services to immigrant youth in thecity. www.layc­dc.org

Management Assistance Group ($25,000) For general support of this organization,

which strengthens the social justice community by providing technical assistance toincrease organizations’ effectiveness. www.managementassistance.org

Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care ( $17,500) For general support of thisorganization, which provides low­income, immigrant families with health, education, andemployment services. www.maryscenter.orgPlanned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington ($25,000) For general support($20,000) and to sponsorship the Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington’s 75th

anniversary event at the “bronze level” ($5,000). www.ppmw.org

III. EDUCATION $1,025,000

826LA ($9,000) For general support of this organization, which is dedicated to supportingstudents, ages 6 to 18, with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helpingteachers inspire their students to write. www.8261a.org

Advocates For Children ($5,000) For its School Disciplinary Project, which works toensure that students subjected to school discipline do not have their due process rightsviolated. www.advocatesforchildren.org

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol ($25,000) For general support for this organization, whichprovides comprehensive, holistic and long term support services to youth in New York City.

www.brotherhood­sistersol.org

Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech ($5,000) For its New York Campus.www.clarkeschools.org

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah Synagogue ($10,000) For general support of thisorganization, New York’s largest LGBT Jewish Congregation. www.cbst.org

DC School of Law Foundation ($4,000) For financial support of needy students.www.dcslf.org

East Harlem Tutorial Project ($35,000) For general support of this organization, whichworks with students from early childhood through early adulthood to prepare them with the

academic skills, strength of character and social and emotional wellbeing to excel in highschool and college, and to become leaders in their communities. www.ehtp.org

Education Reform Now ($25,000) For its project to coordinate various corporatecoalitions involved in education policy in New York State ($10,000); and for its StudentSummer project, launched to train students to participate in education reform policy($15,000). www.edreformnow.org

Families for Excellent Schools ($100,000) For general support of this organization,which mobilizes charter school families in support of aggressive education reform. FEStrains, equips, and supports parents to participate in a coordinated advocacy campaignthat fights for every family's right ­ especially families in poverty ­ to choose an excellentschool. www.familiesforexcellentschools.org

Friends of Hebrew Language Academy Charter School ($10,000) For the HarlemHebrew Language Academy, an elementary public charter school in Harlem.www.harlemhebrewcharter.org

Fund for the City of New York ($40,000) Recommended for the Promise Project, whichaims to provide effective, all­encompassing services for children with learning disorders inHarlem, the Bronx, and Washington Heights, while creating a model for effective evaluationand educational support for all underprivileged children with learning disorders.www.fcny.org

Future is Now: $100,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to turnaround failing public schools. www.finschools.org

Future Is Now ­ New Orleans (FINNOLA) ($200,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works with students, parents and the community to turn around some ofthe most challenging schools in New Orleans. www.finschools.org

The Gillen Brewer School ($25,000) For general support of this organization, whichprovides young children classified as learning disabled with an intensive 12­month schoolprogram that includes a full academic program, speech therapy, occupational therapy, playtherapy/counseling, physical education, music and art. www.gillenbrewer.com

Higher Achievement Program ($500) For general support of this organization, whichworks to provide a high­level academic achievement program during out­of­school time.www.higherachievement.org

Inquiring Systems, Inc. ($11,000) For a start­up fund for The School on the Hill, apre­school for poor and mixed income children in Richmond, CA.

www.inquiringsystems.org

Oakland Mills High School ( $5,500) For (a) its College Summit program ($4,000); (b)its Lacrosse program ($1,000); and (c) its Positive Behavior Intervention SupportIncentives ($500).

Open Plans ($50,000) Recommended for the education news website Gotham Schools,which provides deep local coverage of education policy and practice that informsdecisions and actions, leading to better outcomes for children. www.openplans.org

Success Academy Charter Schools ($150,000) For general support of thisorganization, which operates nine schools with more than 3,500 students in underservedcommunities in Harlem, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the South Bronx.www.successacademies.org

South Bronx United Soccer ($10,000) For general support of this organization, whichuses soccer as a vehicle for social change to help youth build character and leadership.www.southbronxunited.org

Stephen Gaynor School ($100,000) For its scholarship program, which providesfinancial assistance to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to access theschool resources regardless of family income. www.stephengaynor.org

Tapestry Project ($55,000) For general support of this organization, which aims tocreate a model of urban educational transformation through racially and economicallydiverse charter schools in Northern Brooklyn. www.thetapestryproject.org

The Urban Assembly ($10,000) For general support of this organization, which preparesstudents from under­resourced neighborhoods in New York City for success in college.

www.urbanassembly.org

Urban Teaching Core ($35,000) For general support of this organization, whichdevelops educators armed with the skills and tools to make significant academic gainswith students from underserved educational communities. www.urbanteachingcorps.org

IV. WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH $2,245,000

A. POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVEHEALTH AND RIGHTS

Funders Network on Population Reproductive Health and Rights ($10,000) For (a)general support of this organization, which seeks to improve communication, fostercollaboration, increase resources and enhance the overall effectiveness of grantmakerswho address issues of population, reproductive health, rights and justice, both domesticallyand internationally ($5,000); and (b) to assess the feasibility of developing acomprehensive data base of opinion research on reproductive rights issues ($5,000).www.fundersnet.org

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association ($40,000) Forgeneral support of this organization, which works to secure access to voluntary,comprehensive, and culturally sensitive family planning and reproductive health careservices and to support reproductive freedom for all. www.nfprha.org

National Health Law Program (NHeLP) ($40,000) For its Initiative to PromoteReproductive Health Access for Low­Income Women, which works to protect and expandlow­income women’s access to reproductive health services, including support for healthypregnancies, pregnancy prevention and abortion. www.healthlaw.org

National Partnership for Women and Families ($135,000) For (a) general support ofthis organization, which promotes fairness in the workplace, access to quality andaffordable health care, and policies that help parents meet the dual demands of work andfamily ($60,000); and (b) the final installment of a $750,000 grant for its endowmentcampaign, designed to provide financial stability and flexibility for the organization in theyears to come ($75,000). www.nationalpartnership.org

National Women's Health Network (NWHN) ($75,000) For general support of thisorganization, which seeks to ensure women’s self­determination in all aspects of theirreproductive and sexual health; establish universal health care that meets the needs ofdiverse women; and challenge the inappropriate medicalization of women’s sexual andreproductive lives. www.nwhn.org

National Women's Law Center (NWLC) ($45,000) For (a) general support of thisorganization, which works to protect and advance progress for women and their families incore aspects of their lives, with an emphasis on the needs of low­income women ($65,000

per year for two years); and (b) the final installment of a $100,000 grant for its endowment($20,000). www.nwlc.org

Reproductive Health Technologies Project ($45,000) For general support of thisorganization, which seeks to advance the ability of every woman to achieve fullreproductive freedom with access to the safest, most effective, and preferred methods forcontrolling her fertility and protecting her health ($25,000); and for a transition fund for itsnew President ($20,000, to be matched 1:1). www.rhtp.org

RH Reality Check ($100,000) For general support of this organization, a website whichseeks to (a) foster evidence­based coverage in the online, broadcast, and print media ofsexual and reproductive rights, health and justice issues; (b) provide rapid response todistortions of these issues by the far right; and (c) offer a platform through which membersof the broader reproductive and sexual health communities can share ideas.www.rhrealitycheck.org

B. NEW VOICES AND NEW LEADERS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

Advocates for Youth ($35,000) For general support of this organization, whichchampions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions abouttheir reproductive and sexual health. www.advocatesforyouth.org

Black Women's Health Imperative ($50,000) For general support of this organization,which advocates for the health and well­being of African American women and girls andtheir families. www.blackwomenshealth.org

Choice USA ($100,000) For general support of this organization, which mobilizes andprovides ongoing support to the diverse, upcoming generation of leaders who promote andprotect reproductive choice. www.choiceusa.org

DC Abortion Fund ($20,000) For general support of this organization, an all­volunteer,non­profit organization that makes grants and no­interest loans to women in the DC regionwho cannot afford the full cost of an abortion. www.dcabortionfund.org

Exhale ($15,000) For general support of this organization, which provides services,training, and education to promote post­abortion health and well­being, and to create asocial climate where each person’s unique experience with abortion is respected,supported, and free from stigma. www.exhaleprovoice.org

Forward Together ($45,000) For general support of this organization, which promotesreproductive justice through local and national organizing, leadership development, alliancebuilding and education. www.forwardtogether.org

Hampshire College ($30,000) For its Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP),and specifically for (a) its 2012 conference, From Abortion Rights to Social Justice:Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom ($15,000) and (b) to build staffcapacity and infrastructure for strategic communications ($15,000).www.clpp.hampshire.edu

Law Students for Reproductive Justice ($150,000) For (a) general support of thisorganization, which seeks to develop legal expertise and leadership for the future ofreproductive freedom in the US and around the world ($50,000); and (b) two one­yearreproductive justice (RJ) fellowships as part of a program designed to build the capacity ofreproductive justice (RJ) organizations and build a pipeline for RJ lawyers ($100,000).www.lsrj.org

Movement Strategy Center ($15,000) For its Brown Boi Project, which promotesgender justice, and specifically, for its convening of young Black reproductive justiceleaders. www.brownboiproject.org

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation ($25,000) For a planning processto assist the Task Force in analyzing and identifying how it can more effectively andstrategically partner with reproductive rights and justice organizations to achieve commongoals. www.thetaskforce.org

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) ($100,000) For generalsupport of this organization, which seeks to promote the reproductive health, dignity andrights of Latinas. www.latinainstitute.org

National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) ($100,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to increase access to abortion and full reproductive health carefor women who face the greatest barriers: low­income women, women of color, immigrantwomen, and young women.www.nnaf.org

New Venture Fund (NVF) ($45,000) For its Groundswell Fund, and specifically for theCatalyst Fund, which works to increase resources for U.S.­based women of color­ledefforts in the reproductive justice arena in order to build a more inclusive and effectivemovement for sexual and reproductive health and rights.www.groundswellfund.org

Nursing Students for Choice ($25,000) For general support of this organization, whichseeks to expand opportunities for reproductive health care training and activism for nursingstudents. www.nursingstudentsforchoice.org

Provide, formerly the Abortion Access Project ($25,000) To facilitate its organizationalname change, which will enhance the organization's position in conservative andpersistently underserved communities. www.abortionaccess.org

Sister Love ($25,000) For its Women's Media Project, which seeks to elevate thepublic's awareness of the experiences of women and girls at risk for and living withHIV/AIDS in the Deep South and the Global South. www.sisterlove.org

Tides Center ($60,000) For its National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum(NAPAWF) project, which seeks to build a movement of Asian and Pacific Islander (API)women and girls in the U.S. to advance social justice and human rights. www.napawf.org

Unitarian Church in Westport ($25,000) Recommended for the Religious Institute,which advocates for sexual health, education, and justice in America's religiouscommunities and in society. www.religiousinstitute.org

Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers ($35,000) For its WashingtonAIDS Partnership, which addresses DC's HIV/AIDS epidemic with a variety of strategiesthat focus on preventing new infections and improving the regional system of HIV/AIDSprevention, testing, treatment and care ($20,000); and for its WAP Service Corps Programto support twelve fellows ($15,000). www.washingtonaidspartnership.org

C. POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES

Catholics for Choice ($65,000) For general support of this organization, which seeks toshape and advance sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice, reflect acommitment to women's well­being, and respect and affirm the capacity of women andmen to make moral decisions about their lives ($40,000); and to provide assistance tosexual and reproductive health and rights organizations in Latin America to advance

comprehensive reforms of reproductive health and rights policies ($25,000).www.catholicsforchoice.org

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) ($85,000) For general support of thisorganization, which seeks to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promotesexual and reproductive health within a human rights framework for women and girlsworldwide. www.genderhealth.org

Global Justice Center ($25,000) For its Geneva Initiative, which seeks to challenge thenear universal denial of abortion for women and girls impregnated by rape in armed conflictas a violation of the guarantees of nondiscriminatory medical care for victims under theGeneva convention, and to clarify states' obligations to classify the use of rape as aweapon of war. www.globaljusticecenter.net

International Women's Health Coalition ($25,000) For general support of thisorganization, which promotes and protects the sexual and reproductive rights and health ofwomen and young people, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, by helping todevelop effective local organizations and national and international policies, programs, andfunding. www.iwhc.org

Promundo ($20,000) To scale up its flagship initiative, Program H/M/D, a combined setof group education and community­based campaigns for engaging young people intransforming gender norms, preventing HIV, promoting sexual and reproductive health andpreventing gender­based violence.www.promundo.org.br/en

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) ($35,000) For general support ofthis organization, which seeks to promote access to medicines for people in developingcountries by changing norms and practices on university patenting and licensing;encouraging development of treatments for neglected diseases that disproportion­latelyaffect the poorest patients in the world; and empowering students to respond to the accessand innovation crisis. www.uaem.org

D. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AT THE COUNTRYAND COMMUNITY LEVEL

Fund for Global Human Rights (FGHR) ($115,000) Recommended for general supportof the Fondo Centro Americano de Mujeres, which provides funding for women'sorganizations in Central America that are committed to advancing women's human rights($35,000); for Minga Peru, which produces educational radio programs and trains a

network of community promoters to provide culturally appropriate health and incomegeneration education in indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon ($30,000); forCentro Mujeres (CM), a community health and rights organization dedicated to fosteringthe empowerment and well­being of women, adolescents, and migrant workers; providingcommunity health education and leadership training; and advocating for changes inpolicies and programs that promote respect for reproductive and sexual rights in BajaCalifornia Sur, Mexico. ($50,000). www.fcmujeres.org; www.mingaperu.org;www.mingaperu.org

San Miguel ­ CASA, Inc. ($50,000) For general support of this organization, which raisesfunds for the Centro para los Adolescentes de San Miguel de Allende (CASA); CASAtrains peer promoters and develops young leaders, operates Mexico’s first nationallyaccredited midwifery college, and provides reproductive health services and education inthe state of Guanajuáto, Mexico. www.casa.org.mx

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights ($30,000) For general support of thisorganization, which promotes the human rights of women and girls through rapid responsegrantmaking; research and publications about women in conflict areas; and collaborativeprograms to promote women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, and post­conflict reconstruction. www.urgentactionfund.org

E. PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN

Asylum Access ($105,000) For general support of this organization, which advocates forthe rights of refugees ­ particularly women ­ through direct legal counsel andrepresentation, community legal empowerment, and policy advocacy and strategiclitigation at the national and international levels.www.asylumaccess.org

International Rescue Committee (IRC) ($45,000) For the IRC’s Women’s RefugeeCommission, and specifically, for its Detention and Asylum Program, which promotesreforms in U.S. law, policy and practice to ensure human rights protections for women,children, and families who are fleeing persecution and seeking asylum.www.womensrefugeecommission.org

Tahirih Justice Center ($100,000) For (a) general support of this organization, whichenables immigrant women and girls fleeing gender­based violence to access justice underU.S. law ($50,000); and (b) investments in capacity building to implement its three­yearstrategic plan ($50,000). www.tahirih.org

University of California Hastings College of Law ($35,000) For its Center for Gender

and Refugee Studies, which works to advance the rights of women and children throughlegal advocacy and support for asylum seekers in the United States, and with directresponses to the systemic gender­based human rights abuses that force them to flee theirhome countries. www.cgrs.uchastings.edu

Women’s Link Worldwide ($45,000) For general support of this organization, which isdedicated to advancing women's rights through the development and strategicimplementation of human rights law worldwide ($35,000); and for supplemental funds toaddress attacks in Colombia ($10,000). www.womenslinkworldwide.org

World Organization for Human Rights USA ($50,000) For general support of thisorganization, which uses litigation to advance compliance with international human rightsnorms in the U.S. and to protect refugees from gender­based violence.www.humanrightsusa.org

V. HUMAN RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE $1,713,000

ActionAid USA ($150,000) For the Je Nan Je Land and Housing Rights Campaign.www.actionaidusa.org

Alliance for Justice ($52,000) For general support of this organization, which providesnon­profit organizations with the training and education they need to effectively advocatefor public policies that benefit their constituencies and advance social justice.www.allianceforjustice.org

As You Sow ($25,000) For its Responsible Sourcing Network Project, which seeks toeradicate egregious human rights abuses in the value chains of consumer goods.

www.asyousow.org

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) ($30,000) For general support ofthis organization, which produces economic analysis for the use of the public on bothdomestic and international issues, promotes social and economic progress, and fosters amore balanced debate on key domestic and international economic issues. www.cepr.net

Freedom Now ($20,000) For general support of this organization, which promotesrespect for human rights worldwide by working to free prisoners of conscience throughtargeted legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts. www.freedomnow.org

The Fund for Global Human Rights ($750,000) For general support of thisorganization, which provides funding to local human rights organizations around the world.

www.globalhumanrights.org

Global Rights: Partners for Justice ($30,000) For general support of this organization,which builds human rights capacity alongside local activists in Africa, Asia and LatinAmerica to promote and protect the rights of marginalized populations.www.globalrights.org

Human Rights First ($300,000) For general support of this organization, which seeks topromote effective and principled U.S. human rights policies at home and abroad, toexpand the rule of law, and ensure the dignity to which every individual is entitled ($50,000);and for the expansion of its pro­bono legal representation program ($250,000).www.humanrightsfirst.org

International Labor Rights Forum ($20,000) For general support of this organization,which supports core labor rights and the concept of decent work as defined by theInternational Labor Organization (ILO), including the right to associate and bargaincollectively, the prohibition of discrimination against women, and the elimination of forcedlabor and child labor. www.laborights.org

International Senior Lawyers Project ($37,000) Recommended for a pilot project withActionAid for a land and housing rights campaign in Haiti ($27,000); and for its project tosupport Groupe D'appui auz Repatires et Refugies (GARR), which will build the capacityof a network of Human Rights Committees that monitors abuses and provides legalassistance to people along the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic ($10,000).www.islp.org

Justice At Stake Campaign ($2,000) For general support of this organization, whichworks to keep U.S. courts fair and impartial through citizen education, civic engagement,and reform. www.justiceatstake.org

Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF)($45,000) For generalsupport of this organization, which seeks to promote human rights in U.S. foreign policytowards Latin America. www.lawg.org

McGill University ($5,000) Recommended for its Middle East Program, which works toreduce inequality and to promote civil society and social justice in the Middle East.www.mcgill.ca/mmep

Movement Strategy Center ($50,000) Recommended for Rebuild the Dream, whichleverages 21st century social networking and media technology to advance inventivesolutions to put America back to work ­ and pull America back together.www.rebuildthedream.com

Proteus Fund ($2,000) Recommended for the International Human Rights Funder'sGroup (IHRFG), to help support efforts to achieve the rights enshrined in the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights and the treaties and laws it has generated. www.ihrfg.org

Public Citizen Foundation ($30,000) For its Global Trade Watch program, which utilizespublic education and organizing, research, analysis, monitoring, and internationalnetworking and media work to address trade and globalization issues in the Westernhemisphere. www.citizen.org/trade

Rabbis for Human Rights­North America (RHR­NA) ($35,000) For general support ofthis organization, which works with rabbis in the United States and Canada to addresshuman rights issues and provides resources and training to rabbis to strengthen theirability to be human rights leaders ($25,000); and for a one­to­one match for RHR­NA'sPassover Fundraiser ($10,000). www.rhr­na.org

Refugees International ($50,000) For general support of this organization, whichgenerates life­saving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced people aroundthe world, and which works to end the conditions that create displacement.www.refugeesinternational.org

Urban Justice Center ($50,000) Recommended for its Iraqi Refugee AssistanceProject, which organizes international law students to help Iraqi and other refugeesdisplaced by war and sectarian violence to be resettled safely in the West.www.refugeerights.org

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) ($30,000) For general support of this

organization, which promotes human rights, democracy, and social justice by working withpartners in Latin America and the Caribbean to shape policies in the US and abroad.www.wola.org

VI. RELIEF $40,000

Doctors Without Borders USA/Medecins Sans Frontieres ($35,000) For itsEmergency Relief Fund, which allows MSF to flexibly respond to critical humanitarianneeds, including those that may not receive public or media attention.www.doctorswithoutboarders.org

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger ($5,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to eliminate hunger in the United States and around the world.www.mazon.org

VII. OTHER $53,000

Atlas Performing Arts Center ($2,000) For general support of this organization, whichpromotes the artistic growth of professional and aspiring performing artists throughout theDistrict. www.atlasarts.org

Agustin Fernandez Foundation ($2,000) For general support of this organization, whichworks to encourage an understanding and appreciation of Fernandez’s artwork.www.augstinferandez.net

Center for Community Change ($2,500) For its 2012 Community Change ChampionsEvent on September 20th, 2012 at the AFL­CIO Headquarters ($500) and general support($2,000). www.communitychange.org

Chesapeake Bay Foundation ($1,500) For general support of this organization, whichworks to restore the health and vitality of the Chesapeake Bay; given in honor of LauraSchriefer. www.cbf.org

Clearwater Initiative ($2,500) For general support of this organization in memory of

Benjamin Skiaver and in honor of Rebecca Epstein. www.clearwaterinitiative.org

Fifty Over Fifty Inc ($1,000) For general support of this organization.

Friends of the Arava Institute ($5,000) For general support of this organization, whichprepares young leaders to solve environmental challenges in the Middle East.www.friendsofarava.org

Grants Managers Network: $1,000 For general support of this organization, whichimproves grantmaking by advancing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of grantsmanagement professionals and by leading grantmakers to adopt and incorporate effectivepractices that benefit the philanthropic community. www.gmnetwork.org

Management Leadership for Tomorrow ($500) For general support of thisorganization, which equips minority youth with leadership skills.www.ml4t.org

Mississippi Center for Justice ($2,000) For general support of this organization, whichworks to advance racial and economic justice. www.mscenterforjustice.org

National Legal Aid and Defender Association ($2,000) For general support of thisorganization, which provide legal assistance to the poor. www.nlada.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society ($1,500) For support of the Geneva Hamilton ColesFund for home health services in Central Virginia. www.nationalmssociety.org

New York Live Arts: $2,000 For general support of this organization, which works tocreate a robust framework for the nation's dance and movement­based artists through newapproaches to producing, presenting and educating. www.newyorklivearts.org

NYU Langone Medical Center ($500) For general support of this organization inmemory of Sebastian Aurelius Millet Brun.

Pacific Environment and Resource Center ($9,000) For general support of thisorganization, which works to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim.www.pacificenvironment.org

Planned Parenthood Federation of America ($2,500) For general support of thisorganization, which advocates for sexual and reproductive rights and offers reproductivehealth services to low­income women throughout the U.S. www.plannedparenthood.org

Smithsonian Institution ($3,500) For it National Museum of African Art.

Spelman College ($1,000) For its Yvonne Jackson Study Center.

Star Scholarship Foundation ($5,000) For general support of this organization.

Super Leaders ($3,000) For general support of this organization, which works to helpyouth develop leadership skills. www.super­leaders.com

WAMU American University Radio ($3,000) For general support of this organization,which works to explores regional issues such as education, community development, crimeand the environment. www.wamu.org