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is a progressive oundation and a community o

individuals united through wealth, who mobilize

money, people and power to create a more just,

joyul and sustainable world.2008 annual report

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our mission

To b a powrul ad visibl modl o coscious, ctiv philathropy.

To crat a rtil traiig groud that supports th ull ad authtic

xprssio o our passios ad purpos.

To b a dyamic orum or larig about social issus ad th popl

workig to addrss thm.

To cultivat ad cotiually rw th hart ad soul o our commuity.

To b a vibrat, growig ad divrs multi-gratioal mmbrship

orgaizatio.

To trasorm walth ito a istrumt o chag.

mission statement


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about threshold

Thshold poids a plac wh popl with signicant nancial socs, a commitmnt to social chang

and an intst in thi own motional, pschological, and spiital dlopmnt can com togth to

schm, dam, lan, wo, pla and s what happns. W ha osd that social chang fows ompsonal gowth so w wo on o inn lis and social sponsiilit simltanosl.

Thshold mtings a an ongoing pimnt an oling om dsignd to ncoag mms to

disco thi most maningl wo and ppos, and ngag in th wold om that plac.

Thshold Fondation ss th social chang momnt thogh collaoating with and nding innoati

national and intnational nonpot oganizations and indiidals woing towads social jstic, nionmntal

sstainailit, hman conomic sstms and pacl coistnc.

Mm olnts administ th ondation with th assistanc o Tids Fondation which is locatd in San

Fancisco. Gantd nds a aisd annall with almost all donations coming om th mmship. Nw

mms join Thshold Fondation pimail thogh a psonal lationship with an isting mm o

al om a mmship committ.

Inomation aot smitting a gant st to Thshold Fondation can ond on pag 33 o this pot

and at www.thsholdondation.og.

Thrshold is a commuity o idividuals uitd through walth, ad a

progrssiv oudatio mobilizig moy, popl ad powr to crat a

mor just, joyul ad sustaiabl world.

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letter from the president

letter rom the president

I dot Chals Dicns had th a 008 in mind whn h pnnd that phas in th opning lin oA Tale

of Two Cities t it ctainl cons to m th magnitd o what 008 has oght to s.

In th st hal o 008, whn Thshold was still asing in th glow o o nw statgic gantmaing initiatis

with cod nms (109 gants o o $.5M) ing gantd thogh o gants pogam, not on o s

cold ha pdictd all that th scond hal o 008 wold ing: gloal nancial cisis, cod ailots, spialing

hom ocloss and halthca costs along with th incdil paadigm-shiting wold nt in th

lction o o st Aican-Amican psidnt, with th hop, inspiation and nit that has ollowd in his wa.

Indd, th st o tims and th wost o tims.

At Thshold, li wh ls, w ha don som lt tightning t w also ha a gowing awanss

that this is th momnt w ha n waiting o: th oppotnit to pat o th gondswll that all

ocss on th twin isss o Social Jstic and Climat Chang in a li-alting wa. I loo at ths tims as

a ma o whn th stats o was gin th had amination it was d; whn w wo p to th alit

that nionmntall and sociall dstcti pactics a also ad sinss. Is th all an dot lt aot

how ach on o s has an ct on th whol whth o a an indiidal, an oganization o a nation?

Thsholds challng and oppotnit this a will a it li maing s w ha o ogn mass on so

that w can sppot o gants commnitis to pt and p this on. In o ots to a mo sstainal

commnit, w ha mad th diclt dcision to pa ac thnumbero gants w plan to ma in

009, and hop that mans th gants w ma will lag. As pat o that, o th st tim w ha

instittd a minimm gant siz o $7500. This dcass o administati ohad, whil not diminishing

o ctinss in liing p to o mission.

It was th bst o tims, it was th worst o tims.


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W ha dcidd to ma this as annal pot paplss, althogh thos o o that wish to still ha a

had cop ma pint on osls. As o can s, it still has all th alit dsign and gaphics that ma it

njoal and maningl to ha o to sha with oths.

Anoth impotant at o sstaining o commnit is th tim w ta to com togth, lan om on

anoth and plnish o spiit with ac tim and a shad mal. W cannot igno th act that talling to

and om conncs is had on th nionmnt, so w contin to wo on was to minimiz o ootpint;

and w also aliz that, spciall now, th is no sstitt o spnding tim togth that nws o spiit,

challngs s and lightns o load whn w a not togth. At o nt connc in Nw Olans, w

will dpn and oadn o lationship with and ndstanding o oth commnitis as w do a sic-

ointd connc in th hat o th Low Ninth Wad. W ndstand that w will ndotdl gt a

mo than wll gi in this ndao t w also aliz that holding, shaing, on anoths stois togth

as a Thshold commnit and with thos who a not pat o o small commnit is pat o o wo

and also on o o gatst jos.

Althogh this annal pot dosnt fct th changs that w pincd at th nd o 008, it mas a

tl signicant accomplishmnt in o histo and is a gat stating point o th nw paadigm that w apincing.

Wont o join s in th tim w n waiting o?

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Jana 009


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Followig a two-yar procss o chag ad dvlopmt, Thrshold

lauchd a wly r-dsigd Grats Program i 2007. W stablishd

two Cor Committs: Dmocracy ad Sustaiabl Plat, ad

itroducd a w philathropic orm or Thrshold: Fudig Circls.

Th Dmocracy ad Sustaiabl Plat Committs ar th

mor prmat, istitutioal xturs i Thrsholds philathropic

costllatio. Fudig Circls ar authorizd i a yarly chartr procss

ad rmai i th oudatios orbit or a mor limitd scop o work or

lgth o tim.

For mor iormatio about currt Cor Committ ad Fudig Circl

guidlis ad udig critria, plas visit th Thrshold Foudatio

wbsit at www.thrsholdoudatio.org.

threshold foundation

2008 Grants List

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democracy committee To sav our dmocracy w must put citizs at th ctr o

th problm solvig. W must ask, How corrupt has our systm o govrmt bcom? Why

ar Amricas votig i such low umbrs, spcially low icom popl, th youg, margializd

costitucis ad th ormrly icarcratd?

I 2008, th committ supportd orts to: sur itgrity i lctio procsss ad votig

quipmt; mpowr margializd commuitis to rgistr, vot ad challg barrirs to votig

accss; limit th ifuc o big moy spcial itrsts i govrmtal procsss so that thy do

ot joy avord status or uair accss to dcisio makrs. 2008 grants$455,800


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California allianCe / StrategiC ConCeptS in organizing

and poliCy eduCation LOS ANGeLeS, CA

www.scopela.org

Th Calionia Allianc is committd to adancing a common pogssi

ision lading innoati statgis in plic polic and ciic paticipation

o commnitis o colo and low-incom commnitis. Th Allianc is

compisd o 15 cognizd social jstic, nionmntal jstic and

lao-aliatd oganizations that a asd in gions in Calionia.

$30,000 Calionia Alliancs Pogssi elctoal Pojct

Center for CiviC aCtionALbuquerque, NM

www.civicpolicy.com

Cnt o Ciic Action is th 501(c)() am o Cnt o Ciic Polic (CCP),

which ss to ngag ots in sociall sponsil policis and sppot

oganizations and mging lads. CCA achis this goal shaping

lction attllds pio to lction ccls, incasing th nm o sociall

sponsil ots, cating a sociall sponsil iss nionmnt and

idntiing mo sociall sponsil candidats to n o oc.

$45,000 Nw Mico Clan elction Campaign

ColumbuS inStitute for Contemporary JournaliSm

COLuMbuS, OH

www.reepress.org

Colms Institt o Contmpoa Jonalism is ddicatd to

pomoting mdia indpndnc thogh altnati and dis oics.

Its otlts a th intnt, a imonthl jonal, oo plishing, adio

pogams and ido podction.

$25,000 008 elction Potction

Corporate ethiCS international SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.corporateethics.org

Copoat ethics Intnational (CeI ) wos to tansom th ol o

copoations so that th a onc again in sic to and nd th

contol o citizns. It ilds th capacit o actiists thogh dcation,

conslting and ntwoing.

$35,000 bsinss ethics Ntwo

eleCtion defenSe allianCe / international humanitieS

Center CuLver CITy, CA

www.electiondeensealliance.org

elction Dns Allianc (eDA) is ilding a national citizn momnt

to pos lctoal ad and stalish lctoal intgit, and to

lgitimatl lct gonmnts that a accontal to th popl. eDA is

a dmocatic, paticipato oganization inging togth citizn actiists

acoss th nation in a coodinatd, ll-tim, ll-ang campaign o

tanspanc and intgit in local, cont, stat, and national lctions.

$25,000 Gnal Sppot o elction Dns Allianc

iowa CitizenS for Community improvement DeS MOINeS, IA

www.iowacci.org

Iowa CCI nits popl liing in citis, small towns, and al aas to

achi positi social, conomic and nionmntal chang in thi

commnitis. Iowa CCI ncoags citizn paticipation and holds

instittions accontal to gassoots popl.

$25,000 vot-Ownd Iowa Clan elctions (vOICe)

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JuStiCe through muSiC proJeCt WASHINGTON, DC

www.jtmp.org

Jstic Thogh Msic is a national oganization dotd to ot

dcation, intgit and potction. Its mission is to ns that ot

conts and is contd. It lis that ots shold gt to th polls and

that thi ots mst potctd om o, ad and tht. It wos with

a oad spctm o oganizations and lctd ocials to do this.

$20,000 Gnal Sppot

latina initiative DeNver, CO

www.latinainitiative.org

Latina Initiati (LI ) is a non-patisan ot otach and ciic ngagmnt

oganization whos mission is to cltiat, sppot and maintain th ciic

inolmnt o Latinas in Coloado. LI is th pmi nonpot incasing

ciic ngagmnt o th Latina commnit.

$30,000 Gnal Sppot

maplight.org berkeLey, CA

www.maplight.org

MAPLight.og, a gondaing plic dataas, illminats th

connction twn mon and politics. It shins a light on campaign

contitions and shows thi latd lgislati otcoms, which lads

to mo inomd constitnts, incasd sponsinss o lgislatos,

and lction om. MAPLight.og mas mon/ot connctions

tanspant, to hlp citizns hold thi lgislatos accontal.

$30,000 Gnal Sppot

minneSota CounCil of nonprofitS ST. PAuL, MN

www.mncn.org

Th mission o Minnsota Concil o Nonpots (MCN) is to inom,

inol, stngthn, and incas th capacit and ctinss o

nonpots and th nonpot scto in Minnsota. It accomplishs its

mission thogh o statgis: nonpot managmnt dcation and

taining, plic polic adocac and dcation, inomation and spcial

pojcts, and cost saing sics.

$25,000 Nonpot vot engagmnt Ntwo

palaSt inveStigative fund / international humanitieS

Center MALIbu, CAwww.palastinvestigativeund.org

Palast Instigati Fnd wos to nco ot disnanchismnt in th

unitd Stats, spciall tactics sd against ots o colo.

$35,000 Palast Instigati Fnds Nw Attac on th right to vot in

th uSA

SoutheaSt regional eConomiC JuStiCe networkDurHAM, NC

www.rejn.orgSothast rgional economic Jstic Ntwo (reJN) is a mm-ld,

int-gnational ntwo o th woing poo, compisd o 0 cltall,

aciall, and sociall dis oganizations who wo on a ait o jstic

isss in 10 Sothn stats. Fomd to poactil spond to th

downsid o gloalization, reJN wos to stgnthn local oganizing,

collaoations, and ciic ngagmnt to tt impact policis that

pomot pospit and accontal gonanc.

$35,000 Sothn yoth Political Paticipation Campaign

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SouthweSt organizing proJeCtALbuquerque, NM

www.swop.net

SothWst Oganizing Pojct (SWOP) wos to mpow commnitis

in th SothWst to aliz acial and gnd alit and social and

conomic jstic. Thogh dict gassoots oganizing and non-patisan

lctoal ngagmnt statgis, it pomots th paticipation o low-

incom commnitis o colo in dcision-maing pocsss aond

conomic dlopmnt, halth and th nionmnt in Nw Mico.

$30,000 Gnal Sppot

velvet revolution WASHINGTON, DC

www.velvetrevolution.us

vlt roltion is an oganization ddicatd to clan, tanspant, and

accontal gonmnt. It is an onlin actiist oganization o 15 aliat

oganizations and 18,98 mms. It ocss st on lction om,

and also on mdia om, wa soltion and gonmnt accontailit.

$35,000 elction Potction Sti Foc

verified voting foundation CArLSbAD, CA

www.veriedvotingoundation.org

vid voting Fondation (vvF) is a non-patisan nonpot oganization

championing tanspant, lial and plicl ial lctions. Its goal

is to nal ots to ha nalid and jstid condnc in lction

slts.

$10,000 Gnal Sppot

voter aCtion / international humanitieS Center SeATTLe, WA

www.voteraction.org

vot Action is a nonpot ot adocac gop that poids lgal,

sach and oganizing sppot to ns lction intgit in th unitd

Stats. It is ddicatd to potcting th dmocatic pocss, and nsing

that o lctions main in th plic domain. vot Action sppots th

asic ight o ot to ha his o h ot codd as intndd and

contd accatl. Its wo ocss on litigation and plic dcation in

sppot o ths goals.

$20,800 vot Action

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sustainable planet committee

How do w mt th ds o popl ow

without compromisig th ds o utur

gratios? How do w brig all huma

activitis ito harmoy with atur or th bt

o all bigs?

To ac ths qustios, w must trasorm

both huma cultur ad tchology to liv

withi th physical limits o th local ad

global cosystms. Most urgtly, this implis

protctig thratd cosystms to prsrv

biodivrsity ad prvt xtictio. This i tur

will rquir addrssig global cological issus

such as climat chag, mpowrig local ad

idigous commuitis ad dployig w

cla tchologis. 2008 grants$466,050


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sustainable planet 1

amazon watCh SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.amazonwatch.org

Th mission o Amazon Watch is to patn with Soth Amican

indignos/nionmntal NGOs to potct Amazonian cosstms and

indignos lands thatnd intnationall nancd indstial mga-

pojcts (oil/gas piplins, dams, highwas, watwas).

$40,000 Adancing rainost Potction, Indignos rights, and

Climat Stailit in th ecadoian Amazon

appalaChian Center for the eConomy and the

environment LeWISburG, Wv

www.appalachian-center.org

Appalachian Cnt o th econom and th enionmnt (ACee) is a

gional nonpot oganization ddicatd to potcting th commnitis

and natal socs o Appalachia and to dloping a sstainal

conom o th gion. Th Cnt poids lgal psntation and

polic assistanc to citizns and gassoots oganizations.

$36,550 Gnal Sppot

bioSphere foundation PACIFIC PALISADeS, CA

www.biosphereoundation.org

biosph Fondation sppots sach and dcation aot o

eaths iosph. Th biosph Fondation sppots an on-going

coal pogam, Planta Coal r Fondation (PCrF) which

condcts sach to addss th coal cisis. PCrF has psd an

npcdntd gloal mission to ps coal s thogh innoati

pogams in scinc, tchnolog and dcation.

$35,000 Planta Coal r Fondation

California produCt StewardShip CounCil SACrAMeNTO, CA

www.caproductstewardship.org

Calionia Podct Stwadship Concil is an oganization o local

gonmnts om thoghot Calionia who aims to shit Calionias

podct wast managmnt sstm om on ocsd on gonmnt

ndd and atpa nancd wast dision to on that lis

on podc sponsiilit in od to dc plic costs and di

impomnts in podct dsign that pomot nionmntal sstainailit.

$20,000 Gnal Sppot

defenSa y ConServaCin eColgiCa de intag

IMbAburA, eCuADOr

Dnsa Consacin ecolgica d Intag (DeCOIN) wos to inol

local popl in nionmntal consation mass and to stop

tacti indst pojcts (mining), pomot sstainal conomicaltnatis, and to dcat th local poplation on th impotanc o

natal soc consation.

$28,000 Piodico Intag-DeCOIN


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energy aCtion Coalition / earth iSland inStitute

WASHINGTON, DC

www.energyactioncoalition.org

eng Action Coalition nitd a disit o oganizations in an allianc that

sppots and stngthns th oth climat and ng momnt. eng

Action is a onding patn and ndos o th 1 S Platom. It has also

ndosd sal nionmntal and climat jstic docmnts and is

ml commitd to th modmnt o ths pincipls in all o its wo.

$25,000 Gnal Sppot o eng Action Coalition

environmental law allianCe worldwide euGeNe, Or

www.elaw.org

enionmntal Law Allianc Woldwid (e-LAW) gis plic intst

laws and scintists aond th wold th sills and socs th nd

to potct th nionmnt thogh law. Gassoots laws and scintists

contin to call on th e-LAW ntwo o citical lgal and scintic tools.

Its adocats s low-incom commnitis aond th wold, hlping

citizns stngthn and noc laws to potct thmsls and thi

commnitis om toic polltion and nionmntal dgadation.

$12,500 Gnal Sppot

global Cooling / planetworkbOuLDer, CO

www.planetwork.net/climate/cooling

Gloal Cooling is an inomal gop o collaoating scintists om th

uS and uk amining an ida o cating a contolld gloal cooling to

alanc gloal waming slting om ning ossil l. This gop is

oganizd D John Latham, National Cnt o Atmosphic rsach,

bold, Coloado, who st plishd th ida, which inols sding

main clods to incas thi fctiit.

$44,500 Gloal Coolings Clod Sding Pojct

global reSponSe bOuLDer, CO

www.globalresponse.org

Gloal rspons oganizs intnational campaigns to hlp indignos

popls and gassoots oganizations pnt nionmntal dstction

and dnd thi ights. It wos at th st o commnitis that a

oganizing to potct thi natal socs and cltal intgit against

indstial logging, mining and oil pojcts. Its campaigns daw intnational

attntion to thi ots and gatl incas thi chancs o sccss.

$30,000 Gnal Sppot

inStitute for ChildrenS environmental health /

tideS Center FreeLAND, WA

www.iceh.org

Institt o Childns enionmntal Halth (ICeH) is a nonpot

dcational oganization woing to ns a halth, jst and sstainal

t o childn and th plant. Its mission is to ost collaoati

initiatis with dis constitncis to mitigat nionmntal poss

that can ndmin th halth o cnt and t gnations.

$25,000 Gnal Sppo t o Institt o Childns enionmntal

Halth


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northweSt earth inStitute POrTLAND, Or

www.nwei.org

Nothwst eath Institt is a gassoots oganization o olnts and

commnit oganizs aond th cont who ha oght togth mo

than 80,000 popl to dialog and ta action on hal o th eath. In 18

gions otsid th Nothwst, sist eath Institts ha omd to addss

local isss, oganiz discssions and mpow local commnitis.

$20,000 Gnal Sppot

oregon environmental CounCil POrTLAND, Or

www.oeconline.org

Ogon enionmntal Concil (OeC) sagads what Ogonians

lo aot Ogon clan ai and wat, an npolltd landscap

and halth ood podcd local ams. Sinc 198, OeC has

hlpd og Ogons ptation as a national lad in nionmntal

potction. OeCs cnt pogams ocs on dcing gnhos gass

that contit to gloal waming and polltion contol and pntion,

spciall with gad to toic chmicals.

$27,000 Gnal Sppot

organiC Seed allianCe POrT TOWNSeND, WA

www.seedalliance.org

Oganic Sd Allianc sppots th thical dlopmnt and stwadship

o th gntic socs o agicltal sd. It accomplishs ths

goals thogh collaoati dcation, adiso sics, and sach

pogams with oganic ams and oth sd possionals.

$20,000 Commnit Sd Sstms Pojct

rainforeSt information Centre / earthwayS foundation

LISMOre, AuSTrAILIA

www.rainorestino.org.au

rainost Inomation Cnt (rIC) is a olnt oganization ddicatd

to th potction o th eaths maining ainosts and th indignos

popl who dpnd on thm. rIC was on ot o th sccssl stggl

to sa th s-topical ainosts o Nw Soth Wals, Astalia in

th al 1980s. Sinc thn rIC contins campaigns and pojcts

which potct ainosts and at th sam tim cogniz th lgitimat

dlopmnt aspiations o ainost popls.

$35,000 Gnal Sppot o rainost Inomation Cnt

rainforeSt2reef TAHOe CITy, CA

www.calakmul.org

rainostr wos to cons 350,000 acs o pim jaga haitat

in th sothwst b Zon o th Calaml biosph rs. It

poids local owns with conomic nts did om consation

o thi land. To dat, rr has signd landma agmnts with mo

than 00 amilis that pmanntl potct mo than 50,000 acs

o ainost. Ths agmnts a th st o thi ind compltdntil a piat NGO in Mico and th onl pmannt piat land

mchanism in Mico.

$7,500 Gnal Sppot


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red de permaCultura en el peruyArINACOCHA, PuCALLPA, Peru

rd d Pmaclta n l P is an NGO o pmaclt pts

silld in Amazon sstainailit pojcts. It is a nonpot that wos with

indignos commnitis along with oth local NGOs. It paticipats in

th intchang o nowldg and pincs with th hlp o pts

and olnts to comin th st nown taditional nowldg with

modn pactics o pmaclt. It wos to stngthn th conomic

and logistical sppot o th commnitis and ilds th capacit to

dcat and tain popl in od to ild consciosnss.

$10,000 rainost Potction-Achal Sstainal Hasts Pojct

the regeneration proJeCt SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.TheRegenerationProject.org

rgnation Pojct (TrP) ss to dpn th connction twn

aith and colog. TrP dcats and ncoags aith lads and

thi commnitis, acoss all ligions and dnominations, aot thi

sponsiilit to good stwads o cation.

$10,000 Gnal Sppot

SpeCieS allianCe eMeryvILLe, CA

www.speciesalliance.org

Spcis Allianc wos to ais plic awanss o th impnding mass

tinction and th that to eaths li sppot sstms d to this loss

o iodisit. Thogh lms and oth mdia, wsit, and otach, it

ss to ignit a nw sns o commnit mpowmnt and ppos,

in od to stimlat cati and cti changs in plic policis and

hman haio that will ass a halth t o all li on eath.

$10,000 Gnal Sppot

SuStainable ConneCtionS beLLINGHAM, WA

www.sconnect.org

Sstainal Connctions wos with local, indpndntl ownd

sinsss that ha th atonom to ma an tansomational chang

in thi sinss that th can imagin. It sppots a commnit o

innoatos in gn ilding, sstainal agiclt, nwal ng;

indpndnt sinsss in town cnts, and mntos a nw d o

ntpns that ha dsignd thi sinss with a sstainal ision.

$30,000 Gnal Sppot


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the international

microcredit funding circle

uds microldig istitutios i rgios o

th world whr popl ar livig i povrty.

It dircts uds through xistig microac

istitutios that primarily ld to wom, ad

that provid traiig i busiss practics,

ad i cssary, tchical assistac. Th

udig circl sks opportuitis i which

th moy gts rcycld ito a ldig pool

ad bcoms a prmat dowmt or

chag. Microldig mpowrs popl with

a arm ad a lg up to sustaiabl sl-

sucicy; it prsrvs thir digity ad

promots sl-stm i th procss.

2008 grants$116,000


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international microcredit 17

adelante foundation eNGLeWOOD, CO

www.adelanteoundation.org

Adlant Fondation wos to hlp th poost womn in al Hondas

impo thi standad o liing. It dos this poiding small loans and

dcation to womn to nal thm to stat and gow small sinsss.

$24,100 Mico Lnding and edcation Pogams

floreSta uSa, inC. SAN DIeGO, CA

www.foresta.org

Flosta uSA and its Dominican sist oganization, Flosta Incopoada,

w ondd with a nw ision o conomic dlopmnt that is

sstainal and nts th nionmnt. Flosta wos to ma lasting

chang thogh dlopmnt that stos podctiit to dgadd land

and dignit to th al poo, whil poiding oppotnitis o pcoming

gnations.

$19,400 Micontpis Loan Capital o Womn in Haiti

miCroCredit enterpriSeS SACrAMeNTO, CA

www.mcenterprises.org

MicoCdit entpiss Fnd is committd to dcing pot

moilizing piat instmnt capital to nanc mico-sinsss o poo

amilis thoghot th dloping wold. It gas its ntpnial slts

to podc jos, sstain mico-sinsss and impo hman lis.

$19,400 Pmannt Fnd to Alliat etm Pot

namaStedireCt / namaSte foundation SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.namaste-direct.org

NamastDict is ddicatd to poiding loan nds o al st-tim

womn oows in Cntal Amica who ha no oth soc o cdit.

NamastDict lins donos with oows thogh poiding donos with

inomation on th loan ccl and th commnit wh thi nds w

distitd as micocdit loans.

$19,400 NamastDicts wo with AlSol, asd in Chiapas, Mico

permaCultura ameriCa latinaSANTA Fe, NM

www.permacultura.org

Pmaclta Amica Latina (PAL) wos thoghot Latin Amica as a

pioning sstainal land s and appopiat tchnolog oganization

woing at gassoots, gional, and national lls and opning lins to

gonmnts and sinss sctos.

$9,600 Mico Cdit Loan Sic o Pmaanco in th Amazon

ShepherdTAMIL NADu, SOuTH INDIA

www.shepherd-india.org

SHePHerD lis in popl asd pocsss and holistic appoach

to socio-conomic dlopmnt o poo commnitis. Th commnit

aning pogam which was statd in 1997 among al poo womn

cam an cti instmnt to addss th twin isss o pot and

womn mpowmnt.

$24,100 bilding Nt Gnation Pogam


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thearts for social change

funding circle builds support ad

visibility or th ld o Arts ad Social Chag.

Projcts udd us participatory arts that

gag commuity mmbrs i th art-makig,

hav high artistic quality ad a clar stratgy or

social chag.

2008 grants$136,389


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arts or social chanGe 19

artCorpS beverLy, MA

www.artcorp.org

AtCops adancs social chang initiatis pomoting ats and clt

as powl tools to gnat coopati and sstainal wo twn

dlopmnt oganizations and th commnitis th s.

$15,000 Atist placmnts in Gatmala and el Salado

Centre for playbaCk theatre NeW PALTZ, Ny

www.playbackcentre.org

Th Cnt o Plaac Thats ppos is to ncoag and ost

indiidal hman ights and commnit dialog thogh psonal

impoisational that acilitating th naation o dis opinions,

collctions and stois; listning; mpath; italit; and hop.

$16,000 Plaac That bidg Pojct

ChiCago freedom SChool CHICAGO, IL

www.chicagoreedomschool.org

Chicago Fdom School is a cit-wid soc that poids oppotnitis

o oth to com togth and gain gat ciic passion, commitmnt,

condnc, ocs, sl-diction and tools o a li o social actiism. Its

ision is that, in th spiit o th oiginal dom schools in Mississippi in th

190s, CFS will com a plac wh ong popl om commnitis

acoss Chicago can disco thi own pow to ma chang not onl

o thmsls, t also o thi commnitis and th wold.

$9,000 Fdom Fllowship Insititts Ats Pogam

all-ageS movement proJeCt / tideS Center SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.allagesmovementproject.org

All Ags Momnt Pojct is a mm-din ntwo o commnit-

asd oganizations that pomot indpndnt msic and ild pow

with ong popl.

$11,000 All-Ags Momnt Pojcts 008 Ladship echang

Pogam

ananya danCe theatre MINNeAPOLIS, MN

www.ananyadancetheatre.org

Anana Danc That is a compan o womn atists o colo, dis in

ac, ag, salit, nationalit, and class, t nioml committd to th

aticlation o thi st o jstic and cllnc in atist, and thi

dams and hops o dint ts.

$12,000 Daa, Call to Action Pomanc Pojct

art in the publiC intereSt SAxAPAHAW, NC

www.communityarts.net

At in th Plic Intst wos to ing aot cognition o th ats as pat

o a halth clt in which th atist poids oth intllctal noishmnt

and social nt. It sppots at that fcts not onl a commitmnt to

alit t a concn o th clt in which that wo appas.

$18,000 Commnit Ats Ntwo


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iraqi ameriCan reConCiliation proJeCt / intermedia artS

of minneSotaMINNeAPOLIS, MN

www.MPT-IRAQ.org

Th mission o th Iai and Amican rconciliation Pojct (IArP) is topomot conciliation twn th popl o th unitd Stats and Ia

in spons to th dastation acting Iai amilis, socit, and clt.

IArP cognizs th common hmanit o th popl o Ia and th

popl o th unitd Stats.

$2,389 Iai Amican rconciliation Pojct

generational allianCe / tideS Center OAkLAND, CA

www.generationalalliance.org

Th Gnational Allianc is a collaoati oth ladship ntwo that

conncts camps, commnit and ot dcation wo to ild a long-

tm, statgic and intgatd momnt o positi social chang. Th

Gnational Allianc is woing to cat a sstainal, statgic and

collaoati oth momnt osting joint planning oppotnitis.

$8,000 vot Hip Hop

toronto playbaCk theatreTOrONTO, CANADA

www.torontoplayback.com

Toonto Plaac That is ddicatd to listning to popls stois and

tansoming thm spontanosl into that. Its mission is to poid

oganizations with damatic, adinc-intacti pomancs and

pogams that ild tst, dpn dialog and gnat oppotnitis o

psonal and commnit dlopmnt.

$8,000 Finding Common Gond Pogam

Choral earth / living eduCation Center for eCology and

the artS CHArLOTTeSvILLe, vA

www.choralearth.com

Choal eath wos to ngag Noth Amicas choists in timl actionand sing thi pats o positi climat chang.

$5,000 Choal eaths Sing yo Pat Pogam

Cooperative image group CHICAGO, IL

www.coopimage.org

Coopati Imag Gop cats ats-asd pogamming o oth,

oing high-alit, innoati pogams ot o its at cnt and cating

otach pojcts o th wid commnit. Co-op Imag adocats a

non-taditional instcto/stdnt dcational modl, cating a ottom-p

sstm thogh which oth a inold in ll o ainstoming,

saching, and cting pojcts. Its pojcts a dsignd to addss

th nds o th commnit, cating a ntwo o ciic lads, atists,

and oth, coopating to stngthn thi nighohood.

$9,000 Tianglation Pojct

in the heart of the beaSt puppet and maSk theatreMINNeAPOLIS, MN

www.hobt.org

In th Hat o th bast Pppt and Mas That is ddicatd

to poming pppt and mas that o th nttainmnt and

nichmnt o adincs o all ags and clts. It wos to cat a

sns o commnit among poms and adinc, and ild a ital

and halth clt thogh at, stiit, wo, and pla.

$8,000 Dcoat th Wll in Gatitd Cmonial Ats ent


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volCano love brOOkLyN, Ny

www.lavalove.org

LAvA is a momnt collcti whos plosi acoatic pomancs

psh th accptd ondais o danc, gnd, and th mal om. Its

mission is to pand conntional notions o what is possil pshing

ond taditional phsical, pschological, social and motional limits in

an accssil and nttaining wa.

$11,000 F Commnit Pogams

young ChiCago authorS CHICAGO, IL

www.youngchicagoauthors.org

yong Chicago Athos is a lita ats oganization that ss Chicago

oth ags 1318 thogh cati witing woshops, p omanc

woshops, and plishing oppotnitis. yCAs accomplishd taching

atists lad its woshops and cat a sppoti commnit o ong

wits. yCA is a plac o Chicago tns to com togth, gadlss

o gogaphic, cltal, conomic, o acial ais to gain condnc,

accss thi oic, and pss thmsls thogh witing.

$4,000 Mn As Allis Pojct


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the restorative justice funding circle promots huma altrativs to th

currt modus opradi o Amrica crimial justic. It supports orts to (1) prvt imprisomt,

particularly lgthy, Dracoia stcs; (2) trasorm imprisomt rom a priod o surig ad

dbilitatio ito a priod o halig, growth ad mpowrmt, icludig victim-odr dialogu

ad rcociliatio, spiritual ad motioal halig, ad vocatioal dowmt; (3) diagos ad

trat prisors with mtal halth ad/or substac abus problms; (4) support prisors amilis

durig ad atr icarcratio; ad (5) stward ad mtor prisors wh thy rtur hom. I

2008, th Fudig Circl ocusd o davors to trasorm, hal, motivat, ad mpowr

prisors, all with th pricipal goal o rducig rcidivism ad uplitig th commuitis to which

x-prisors rtur. 2008 grants$153,600


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restorative justice 3

Cedar treeALbuquerque, NM

www.cedartreeinc.org

Cda T wos to dlop an appciation o th wittn wod in

ndsd poplations, pimail pisons, amilis o pisons, and

at-is oth. Cda T ilds cltal idgs osting a dialog

twn minoit commnitis and mainstam Amica.

$1,700 Gnal Sppot

free battered women legal ServiCeS for priSonerS with

Children SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.reebatteredwomen.org

F battd Womn ss to nd th -ictimization o incacatd

sios o domstic iolnc. It dos this as pa t o th momnt

o acial jstic and th stggl to sist all oms o intimat patn

iolnc against womn and tansgnd popl.

$10,100 F battd Womn

freedom proJeCt SeATTLe, WA

www.reedom-project.org

Fdom Pojct stngthns o commnit thogh sppoting th

tansomation o pisons into pacmas. It os tainings in

conct sills o Noniolnt Commnication and mindlnss lading

to conciliation with osls, o lod ons and th commnit. Its

wo addsss th haling o lationships ptd iolnc and th

oging o commnit ondd on gnin sat thogh connction.

$7,000 Gnal Sppot

getting out by going in PLAyA DeL rey, CA

www.gettingoutbygoingin.org

Gtting Ot b Going In (GOGI) is ddicatd to th las ppaation o in-

cacatd mn, womn and childn poiding simpl tools o maing pos-iti choics. Th GOGI pogam is dsignd to hlp paticipants Gt Ot o

old haio Going In o sl-impomnt. Thi coachs mpow th

indiidal with inomation, oppotnit and sppot o lasting chang.

$20,000 GOGI Camps Pogam

inSight priSon proJeCt SAN rAFAeL, CA

www.insightprisonproject.org

Insight Pison Pojct (IPP) is a commnit oganization that lis

commnit mms nd to pla an acti ol in th pisons sonding

a commnit. IPP is ddicatd to cating and condcting cti

pogams o inmat hailitation and to sppot th instatmnt o

hailitation as a co opating pincipl within th pnal sstm.

$6,000 Gnal Sppot

the life after exoneration program / tideS Center

berkeLey, CA

www.exonerated.org

Th Li At eonation Pogam addsss th injstic o wongl con-

iction and incacation assisting ons and thi amilis to ild

thi lis otsid o pison. LAeP wos to sc a holistic oppotnit

o ons to hal om thi haowing pinc addssing thi

phsical, spiital, pschological, social and conomic wll-ing.

$16,000 Li At eonations Sstainal Sics Pojct


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restorative justice

mediation workS MeDFOrD, Or

www.mediation-works.org

Mdiation Wos (MW) mpows indiidals and oganizations to sol

thi dincs pacll. MW tachs confict soltion sills andpoid mdiation sics, th ilding ndstanding and spct in

o dis commnit.

$4,100 Gnal Sppot

a new way of life reentry proJeCt LOS ANGeLeS, CA

www.anewwayofie.org

A Nw Wa o Li rnt Pojct poids hosing and nt sppot

to oml incacatd womn and thi childn. It assits womn and

gils to a th ccl o ntapmnt in th ciminal jstic sstm and

lad halth and satising lis.

$11,800 Gnal Sppot

priSon dharma networkbOuLDer, CO

www.prisondharmanetwork.org

Pison Dhama Ntwo is a nonsctaian bddhist sppot ntwo o

pisons, pison olnts, and coctional wos. It poids pisons

with th most cti contmplati tools o sl-hailitation and

tansomation within a amwo o stoati and tansomati jstic.

$10,000 Gnal Sppot

proJeCt avarySAN rAFAeL, CA

www.projectavary.org

Pojct AvAry (Altnati vnts o At ris yoth) cltiats a

commnit o sppot o childn whos pants a impisond oinold with th ciminal jstic sstm. AvAry tagts childn who ha

not t ntd th ccls o iolnc and incacation and wos with

thm thogh ong adlthood.

$14,400 Gnal Sppot

reStorative reSourCeS SANTA rOSA, CA

www.restorativeresources.org

rstoati rsocs ss stoati jstic pincipls, als, and

pactics to addsss th ham don ciminal onding, dc

th is o t ham, and ocs on stngthning and ilding th

commnit. Its wo inclds rstoati Conncing, Commnit

Conncing, and collaoati pntion pogams o oth at is.

$12,500 Gnal Sppot

Stop priSoner rape LOS ANGeLeS, CA

www.spr.org

Stop Pison rap is a national hman ights oganization sing to nd

sal iolnc against womn, mn and oth in all oms o dtntion.

It wos to adocat o policis that ns instittional accontailit, to

chang socits attitds towad pison ap, and to pomot accss

to socs o sios o sal assalt hind as.

$2,800 Gnal Sppot


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restorative justice 5

teaChing peaCe LONGMONT, CO

www.teachingpeace.org

Taching Pac wos to dc cim and confict, pimail thogh

ictim-ond stoati jstic pocsss. It poids pogams thatcltiat indiidal, amil and commnit sills and attitds that a

ncssa o popl to li in hamon with thmsls and oths.

$13,200 Gnal Sppot and bilingal Sics

temple univerSityPHILADeLPHIA, PA

www.temple.edu/inside-out

Tmpl unisit basl School o Law has n committd to th goal

o accssiilit to th lgal possion sinc it was ondd and poids

high alit law dcation to mo than 1000 stdnts nolld in oth

da and ning classs. Th school had a ptation o gadating

stdnts with stong adocac sills and a commitmnt to th plic

intst. Th Insid-Ot Pison echang Pogam allows incacatd

indiidals and collg and nisit stdnts to std isss o cim,

jstic, and latd social isss togth as ps insid coctional

acilitis. Th pogam cats a paadigm shit o paticipants,

ncoaging tansomation and chang agnc in indiidals and, in so

doing, ss as an ngin o social chang.

$16,200 Insid-Ot Pison echang Pogam

urban JuStiCe Center NeW yOrk, Ny

www.urbanjustice.org

uan Jstic Cnt (uJC) maintains si distinct pojcts that wo

towad adication o dint social challngs that ac th an poo.It is an incato o pogssi idas and pojcts. uJC has cid

nding o and podcd slts thogh innoati pojcts that

s taditionall ndpsntd poplations. Spcicall, its pojcts

ngag in lgal sics and gassoots and sstmic adocac o th

ollowing poplations: homlss adlts and amilis; ictims o domstic

iolnc; ga, lsian, and tansgnd oth; th mntall ill; cipints o

plic assistanc; and sstanc ass.

$6,000 Gnal Sppot

young womenS empowerment proJeCt CHICAGO, IL

www.youarepriceless.org

yong Womns empowmnt Pojct os sa, spctl, -o-

jdgmnt spacs o gils and ong womn impactd th s tad

and stt conomis to cogniz thi goals, dams and dsis.

yWeP is a oth ladship oganization gondd in ham dction and

social jstic oganizing n and o gils and womn (ags 13) with

li pinc in th s tad and stt conomis.

$1,800 Gnal Sppot


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the complementary currency funding circle uds a small umbr o

xmplary complmtary currcis to prov thir ctivss i cratig, rom th groud up,

a mor robust, quitabl ad socially rsposibl motary systm. Complmtary currcis

ar a powrul way o promotig halthir commuitis ad strogr local coomis by

mobilizig udrutilizd rsourcs withi a commuity. 2008 grants$102,000


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complementary currency 7

e.f. SChumaCher SoCietyGreAT bArrINGTON, MA

www.schumachersociety.org

Th Schmach Socit pomots th ilding o stong local conomis

that lin popl, land, and commnit. To accomplish this it dlopsmodl pogams, inclding local cncis, commnit land tsts, and

micolnding; it hosts lcts and oth dcational nts; plishs

paps; and maintains a lia to ngag scholas and inspi citizn

actiitis.

$20,000 bShas Local Cnc

terra proJeCt / planetworkbruSSeLS, beLGIuM

www.terratrc.org

Tad rnc Cnc (TrC) is a nw cnc piatl issd

th TrC Allianc, with a ilt-in ciclation incnti that cold pla a

signicant ol in gtting th wold ot o cssion. Its nit o accont

is th Ta. It wold sstmaticall stailiz th cts on th sinss

ccl and -align nancial intsts with long-tm sstainailit.

$5,000 Ta Pojct

timebankS uSaWASHINGTON, DC

www.timebanks.org

Timbans uSA wos to pand a momnt that dlops, sppots,

and pomots a ntwo o Tim bans that ild commnit, andoms conomic and social sstms, policis, and pactics so that

th mpow hman ings to contit to th wll-ing o ach oth

thogh cipocit.

$20,000 Nw Mmship Diision

rSf SoCial finanCe SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.rssocialnance.org

rSF Social Financ poids sociall sponsil instos, donos,

o-nt oganizations, and social ntpiss innoati insting,

lnding, and philanthopic sics to pomot nionmntal, social, and

conomic sstainailit.

$57,000 Fnd o Complmnta Cncis


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the gulf allied funders funding

circle is a door iitiativ ormd i

rspos to th dvastatio by Hurricas

Katria ad Rita. Its objctivs iclud:

Gratig at last thr yars o stady acial support rom

idividual doors, door commuitis ad oudatios, or quitabl

rbuildig o th Gul South.

Discussig th ogoig huma rights violatios i th rgio, ad

th ways i which th vry prsoal tragdis o th popl i th

ara hav atioal implicatios. Buildig th tis btw door commuitis i ordr to strgth

our ability to work togthr stratgically.

Raisig th capacity ad visibility o th Twty-First Ctury

Foudatio (21CF) o o th w atioal ad publicly dowd

Black oudatios i th Uitd Stats.

Facilitatig positiv chags i public policy.

2008 grants$200,000

twenty firSt Century foundation NeW yOrk, Ny

www.21c.org

Twnt-Fist Cnt Fondation (1CF) wos to lad, innoat and

infnc giing o blac commnit chang. Sinc 1971, th Fondation

has has n sppoting th ciil ights, conomic mpowmnt, andgassoots ladship o th blac commnit in th unitd Stats

thogh its gantmaing and psonalizd dono sics. Its gants

pogam has sppotd mo than 00 commnit-asd oganizations

that ma a dinc in th lis o blac childn, amilis, and

commnitis thoghot th cont. In addition to gant sppo t, th

Fondation has a dono dcation pogam that condcts sach

on contmpoa blac giing, and os ladship oppotnitis and

sics o cti giing.

$200,000 Hican katina rco Fnd


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informal funding occurs

at Thrshold mtigs ad raiss

uds or orgaizatios prstd

by mmbrs to mmbrs. Ths ar

closd udig cycls ad as such

do ot accpt usolicitd lttrs o

iquiry. 2008 grants$359,280


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inormal undinG 30

1Sky new mexiCo / new energy eConomySANTA Fe, NM

www.newenergyeconomy.org

$28,975 Gnal Sppot o 1S Nw Mico

amaganSett SpringS aquifer proteCtion / neighborhood

network reSearCh CenterAMAGANSeTT, Ny

$8,000 Gnal Sppot

arizona advoCaCy network foundation PHOeNIx, AZ

www.azanoundation.org

$9,400 Aizona Dmocac Pojct

aSoCiatia aurarilor alburnuS maiorALbA COuNTy, rOMANIA

www.rosiamontana.org

$12,950 rsoc and Inomation Cnt and FnFst rosia Montana

008

buStan JeruSALeM, ISrAeL

www.bustan.org

$15,155 Pmaclt Cos o bdoin Lads in th Ng

bainbridge graduate inStitute bAINbrIDGe ISLAND, WA

www.bgiedu.org

$78,450 Gnal Sppot

be preSent DeCATur, GA

www.bepresent.org

$14,450 Mating and Commnications

brunSwiCk park and gardenS bruNSWICk, Me

www.brunswickparkandgardens.org

$8,700 Gnal Sppot

California inStitute of integral StudieS SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.ciis.edu

$10,900 Th Gaiald Cnt o Stl Actiism

ClaSS aCtion HADLey, MA

www.classism.org

$13,050 Class in th Classoom

CounCil for Cultural and biologiCal diverSity /

living bridgeS foundation eL CerrITO, CA

www.guariadeosa.com

$9,875 Main Ttl Consation Pojct

eaSton mountain GreeNWICH, Ny

www.EastonMountain.org

$10,950 Gnal Sppot


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inormal undinG 31

friendS of the earth WASHINGTON, DC

www.oe.org

$8,925 Campaigns Against Gnticall engind Food

inSight meditation Center of newburyport WeST NeWbury, MA

www.IMCNewburyport.com

$7,850 Gnal Sppot

laura flanderS limited / inStitute for media analySiS

NeW yOrk, Ny

www.laurafanders.com

$8,300 Laa Flands Limitds GrIT Tv

lighthouSe enterpriSeS for Children OkATON, SD

www.lighthouseadoptions.org

$7,650 Food o Haiti

no limitS media, inC brOOkLINe, MA

www.nolimitsmedia.org

$8,650 Th Git: A Photogaphic ehiition eploing Li bond Limits

other worldS / inStitute for poliCy StudieS

ALbuquerque, NM

www.otherworldsarepossible.org

$8,700 Gnal Sppot o Oth Wolds

puente a la Salud ComunitariaTHe WOODLANDS, Tx

www.puentemexico.org

$11,400 Halth Familis Pojct

StudentS for a SenSible drug poliCy foundation

WASHINGTON, DC

www.ssdp.org

$25,800 Gnal Sppot

taxpayerS for Common SenSe WASHINGTON, DC

www.taxpayer.net

$11,000 Agicltal Ssidis Pojct

the regional SChoolS and CollegeS permaCulture

programme CHICHIrI, bLANTyre, MALAWI

$10,200 Plan Aica

white earth land reCovery proJeCt CALLAWAy, MN

www.welrp.org

$20,600 Pin Point Fam to School Pojct

world eduCation bOSTON, MA

www.worlded.org

$9,350 Camodian Liing Ats


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discretionary grants

2008 grants$605,982

allianCe for SuStainable Colorado DeNver, CO

www.allianceorcolorado.org

$40,000 Gnal Sppot

Cedar treeALbuquerque, NM

www.cedartreeinc.org

$1,600 Gnal Sppot

Climate truSt POrTLAND, Or

www.climatetrust.org

$2,670 Gnal Sppot

Codepink / environmentaliSm through inSpiration and

non-violent aCtionveNICe, CA

www.codepinkalert.org

$500,000 Gnal Sppot

global Cooling / planetworkbOuLDer, CO

www.planetwork.net/climate/cooling

$12,000 Gloal Coolings Clod Sding Pojct

houSatoniC valley aSSoCiation COrNWALL brIDGe, CT

www.hvatoday.org

$1,070 Gnal Sppot

tideS foundation SAN FrANCISCO, CA

www.tidesoundation.org

$48,642 Fling Dog Fnd


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grants process

Th annal gant ccl gins in Sptm with th smission oLtts o Ini (LOI) oganizations intstd in sing gants om

Thshold Fondation. Thshold mms ma sponso oganizations

with a ltt o commndation o oganizations ma smit an nsolicitd

LOI. Thshold Fondation dos not match oganizations with Thshold

mms o sponsoship in th gantmaing pocss, t all LOIs

a gin an initial iw. Fom th LOIs th gant committs init a

limitd nm o oganizations to smit a poposal. At iwing

th poposals, th gant committs slct a sst o oganizations

o a sit-isit and alation. Onc th sit-isit and alations acomplt alations a iwd and gant committs naliz thi

gant commndations to th Cicl (boad o Dictos) in Jn. Gant

agmnt and nds a dissd at th nd o Jl.

grant types and sizes

Thshold Fondation poids gants o gnal opating pnssas wll as spcial pojcts. W do not gi mgnc o disctiona

gants otsid o th annal gant ccl.

Gant amonts tpicall ang om $5,000 to $5,000.

Oganizations sing gants mst ha 501(c)(3) ta-mpt stats o

501(c)() loing stats om th IrS o mst clsil oganizd o

chaital o dcational pposs, insid o otsid th unitd Stats.

applying for a grantTh st stp in appling to th annal gant ccl is to smit an onlin

Ltt o Ini thogh o wsit at www.thsholdondation.og.

Not that gidlins o appling to th annal gant ccl otn chang,

as w a continall ting to impo o pocss asd on dac

om gants and committ mms. Tho, w commnd

that gantss isit th Thshold Fondations wsit in Agst o

th most p-to-dat inomation gading th dadlin and application

pocss o th ollowing as ccl.

information for grantseekers Thrshold Foudatios aual grats program

icluds two Cor Gratmakig Committs th Dmocracy Committ ad th Sustaiabl

Plat Committ ad a umbr o udig circls, which chag o a aual basis. For currt

iormatio about Cor Committ ad Fudig Circl guidlis ad udig critria, plas visit

th Thrshold Foudatio wbsit at www.thrsholdoudatio.org.

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pg r i l a

Accion Intnational $55,000

boston, MA www.accion.og

cg c l $5,000

Chicago, IL www.cclchicago.og

c bk b $5,000

Oaland, CA www.commnitana.com

c nw eg $0,000

Amhst, MA www.coopatind.og

e&c $50,000

bloomld, NJ www.andco.nt

e c d $35,000Jacson, MS www.cd.og

h/e a

Dlopmnt Commnit Loan Fnd $0,000

ba, ky www.hadcop.og

i c e $50,000

Spingld, MA www.icclt.og

endowment investment report

Th ndowmnt instmnt pincipls o Thshold Fondation complmnt its philanthopic goals.

Th nti potolio has a social instmnt ocs with positi and ngati scns: snt pcnt

is in sociall scnd stoc, onds, and cash with boston Common Asst Managmnt, Calt,Mill/Howad Instmnts, and Tillim Asst Managmnt; twnt pcnt is in Pogam rlatd

Instmnts, pimail Commnit Dlopmnt Loan Fnds that a listd h; th maining tn

pcnt has n dsignatd o high gowth, nt-tp instmnts.

pg r i l a

n

c d cu $50,000

Nw yo, Ny www.natd.og

nw mx c

d l $30,000

PO bo 705

Al, NM 87103-0705

o nwk $100,000

Philadlphia, PA www.oppotnitnanc.nt

r c $0,000

Camidg, MA www.ootcapital.og

s-h c u $5,000Dham, NC www.sl-hlp.og

s-h e $5,000

visalia, CA www.slhlpntpiss.com

s i $35,000

Nw yo, Ny www.shadintst.og

sbk e pf $50,000

Ilwaco, WA www.co-an.com

ew G

yo can ma an ndowmnt git to

Thshold Fondation thogh a chaital

tst, al stat git, o mans o a

st in o will. bcas gant

oganizations, gant nds and oth

conditions chang o th as, it will

otn aoid lgal complications i simpl

nstictd langag li th ollowing is

sd in wills:

I h gi and st ___________ toThshold Fondation, a not-o-pot ta-

mpt plic chait ondd nd th

laws o th Stat o Nw yo, haing as

its pincipal addss PO bo 9903, San

Fancisco, Calionia 919-0903, o th

gnal pposs o Thshold Fondation.

I o want to discss th langag o o

st, o i o want mo inomation

on plannd giing possiilitis (inclding

al stat gits), th sta o Cicl (boad

o Dictos) wold happ to mt with

o. To schdl a mting contact th

Fondation Manag at 15-51-00.

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independent auditors report

boad o Dictos

Thshold Fondation

W ha aditd th accompaning statmnts o nancial position o Thshold Fondation (th Fondation) as o Dcm 31, 007, and

th latd statmnts o actiitis and cash fows o th a thn ndd. Ths nancial statmnts a th sponsiilit o th Fondations

managmnt. O sponsiilit is to pss an opinion on ths nancial statmnts asd on o adits. Th pio a smmaizd compaati

inomation has n did om th Fondations 00 nancial statmnts and, in o pot datd Sptm 19, 007, w pssd an

nalid opinion on thos statmnts.

W condctd o adit in accodanc with aditing standads gnall accptd in th unitd Stats o Amica. Thos standads i that

w plan and pom th adit to otain asonal assanc aot whth th nancial statmnts a o matial misstatmnt. An adit

inclds amining, on a tst asis, idnc sppoting th amonts and discloss in th nancial statmnts. An adit also inclds assssing th

acconting pincipls sd and signicant stimats mad managmnt, as wll as alating th oall nancial statmnt psntation. W li

that o adit poids a asonal asis o o opinion.

In o opinion, th nancial statmnts d to ao psnt ail, in all matial spcts, th nancial position o Thshold Fondation as o

Dcm 31, 007, and th changs in nt assts and its cash fows o th a thn ndd, in conomit with acconting pincipls gnall

accptd in th unitd Stats o Amica.

Signd

Fontanllo, Dld & Ota, LLP

Ctid Plic Accontants

Montgom Stt, Sit 019

San Fancisco, CA 910

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balance sheet Statements o Financial PositionYeARS enDeD DeCeMBeR 31, 2007 AnD 2006 2007 2006

Assts

Cash ad cash quivalts $ 482,520 $ 349,900

Pldgs rcivabl 15,325 11,349

Dposits 33,737 121,900

Othr currt assts 16,250 13,059

t 547,832 496,208

Program rlatd ivstmts 535,000 535,000

Ivstmts 3,167,199 2,553,970

t 3,702,199 3,088,970

t 4,250,031 3,585,178

Liailitis

Grats payabl 6,525

Accouts payabl 10,476 13,771

Rudabl dposits 22,160 7,845

t 32,636 28,141

Nt Asstsu

Gral opratios 357,121 325,998

Dsigatd or gratmakig pool 724,401 207,295

Dsigatd or dowmt purposs 2,796,226 2,797,629

t 3,877,748 3,330,922

t 339,647 226,116

t 4,217,395 3,557,037

t $ 4,250,031 $ 3,585,178


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income & expense Statements o Activities t 2007 2006YeARS enDeD DeCeMBeR 31, 2007 AnD 2006 u r t t

Sppot and rn

Grats ad cotributios $ 2,136,415 $ 339,647 $ 2,476,062 $ 1,372,623

Corc rvus 131,565 131,565 144,100

Ivstmt icom 176,476 176,476 251,135

2,444,456 339,647 2,784,103 1,767,858

nt assts rlasd rom rstrictio 226,116 (226,116)

t 2,670,572 113,531 2,784,103 1,767,858

epnss

pg Grats 1,683,528 1,683,528 1,137,425

Corc xpss 52,337 52,337 67,659

ntwork commuicatios 162,299 162,299 185,194

t g 1,898,164 1,898,164 1,390,278

sg

Gratmakig support 89,955 89,955 91,903

Board/corporat support 135,626 135,626 127,014

t g 225,581 225,581 218,917

t x 2,123,745 2,123,745 1,609,195

Chang in Nt Assts 546,827 113,531 660,358 158,663

nt assts at bgiig o yar 3,330,921 226,116 3,557,037 3,398,374

nt assts at d o yar $ 3,877,748 $ 339,647 $ 4,217,395 $ 3,557,037

2007 r

2007 ex

Grats adcotributios87.4%

Corcrvus 5.4%

Ivstmticom 7.2%

Grats79.3%

Corcxpss 2.5%

ntworkcommuicatios7.6%

Gratmakigsupport 4.2%

Board/corporatsupport 6.4%


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cash flows Statements o Cash FlowsYeARS enDeD DeCeMBeR 31, 2007 AnD 2006 2007 2006

Cash fows rom operating activities

Icras (dcras) i t assts $ 660,358 $ 158,663

Adjustmts to rcocil chag i t assts tocash usd i opratig activitis:

nt ivstmt rtur (176,476) (251,135)

Cotibutd stock (725,634) (146,070)

Dcras (icras) i

Pldgs rcivabl (3,976) 2,496

Dposits 88,163 (37,348)

Othr currt assts (3,192) (4,835)

Icras (dcras) i

Grats payabl (6,525) (3,475)

Accouts payabl (3,295) (14,628)

Rudabl dposits 14,315 845

n g (156,262) (295,487)

Cash fows om insting actiitis

Purchas o ivstmts (650,000) (505,857)

Procds rom sal o ivstmts 938,882 817,324Distributios rom partrships 14,069

n g 288,882 325,536

Nt chang in cash and cash ialnts 132,620 30,049

Cash ad cash quivalts at bgiig o yar 349,900 319,851

Cash ad cash quivalts at d o yar $ 482,520 $ 349,900


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2008 Board o Directors

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cg hw, Dicto

d h, Dicto

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m c rw, Dicto

s u, Dicto

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2008 Sta

lz sg, Fondation Manag

d z, Mm Pogams Manag

j tg, Fondation Accontant

d cz, Fondation Assistant

j p, Fondation Assistant

And other staff of Tides Foundation

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Cotn Allison McFall

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Documents

Threshold 2008 Annual Report