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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
threshold foundation
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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.
about threshold 3
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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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letter rom the president 5
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
Grants proGram
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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)
democracy 8
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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G d, vic Psidnt and Sctas bw, Tas
sz G, Dicto
cg hw, Dicto
d h, Dicto
d pk, Dicto
m c rw, Dicto
s u, Dicto
l W, Dicto
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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Ison Dsign
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