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Led by founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten, the explore Team embarks on fact-finding missions to meet the courageous leaders of the non-profit world and document their work through images and films. By sharing their knowledge, explore seeks to connect people to extraordinary cultures and ideas. These expeditions also serve as a way to identify potential recipients for Annenberg Foundation grants.
To date, over $15 million has been awarded to over 100 non-profit organizations worldwide.
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India
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India-
Agra
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World Monuments Fund
$25,000 | November 2006
To preserve and protect India's Taj Mahal.
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Chennai
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Ramaswami Aijar Foundation (through Blue Cross of India)
$50,000 | November 2006
To offer animal assisted therapy to individuals who are educationally, socially, or physically challenged.
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Y.R. Gaitonde Medical Educational & Research Foundation
$100,000 | November 2006
To provide HIV/AIDS education, care and support, research and training, and treatment.
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Ranthambhore
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Tiger Watch
$50,000 | November 2006
To support the task force and interventions that aid in the preservation of the Bengal tiger.
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Rishikesh
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India Heritage Research Foundation
$100,000 | November 2006
To support schools and orphanages that provide young children with the opportunity to learn, grow, achieve, and become productive members of society.
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Ramana's Garden (through Friends of Ramana's Garden)
$35,000 | November 2006
To provide housing and education to children who are homeless, neglected, refugees, or otherwise disadvantaged.
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Delhi
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People for Animals
$50,000 | November 2006
To support campaigns for animal rights by spearheading a popular movement for respecting all life on this earth.
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M.C. Mehta Environmental Foundation
$50,000 | November 2006
To provide a forum for concerned citizens, NGO’s, and activists working for the survival of living beings, sustainable development, and social change.
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Centre for Science and Environment
$100,000 | November 2006
For general operating support to increase public awareness of science, technology, and the environment, and to develop new methods for environmental conservation and preservation.
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Jaipur
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Bodh Shiksha Samiti
$100,000 | November 2006
To support a community program in school activities such as student learning, school administration, and curriculum development.
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Jaipur Virasat Foundation
$50,000 | November 2006
To preserve all aspects of local culture, including art, music, and language in Rajasthan.
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Varanasi
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Kiran Centre
$150,000 | November 2006
To support special education in small groups with methods adapted to individual student needs.
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Mumbai
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Rescue Foundation
$250,000 | November 2006
To support the tracking and rescuing of girls who are trafficked.
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Africa
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Ethiopia-
Addis Ababa
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The Tesfa Foundation
$25,000 | July 2005
To support early childhood education to disadvantaged children in Ethiopia, where no public pre-school or kindergarten is available.
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Abebech Gobena Orphanage and School
$250,000 | July 2005
To provide housing and education opportunities for children in Ethiopia, Africa.
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Ethiopia
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Banovich Wildscape Foundation
$25,000
To conserve the earth's wild places to benefit the wildlife and the people that live there.
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Ghana-
Konkonuru
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Rita Marley Foundation
$200,000 | July 2005
To provide support for the alleviation of poverty for people of the developing and less developed countries of Africa.
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Accra
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Children's Christian Storehouse
$25,000 | July 2005
To support a training and performance pavilion for children in Africa by providing the resources and opportunity to "Reach Beyond Their Boundaries.”
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Rwanda-
Volcanoes National Park
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African Wildlife Foundation - Rwanda
$450,000 | July 2005
To help ensure that the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.
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Kigali
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Aegis Trust
$500,000 | April 2008
To provide assistance for the Kigali Memorial Centre in memoriam of the more than 250,000 victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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Tanzania-
Manyara Ranch
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African Wildlife Foundation - Tanzania
$450,000 | July 2005
To ensure that the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever and to build the Manyara Ranch School and provide education to Maasai children.
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Sudan-
Darfur
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Medical Emergency Relief International Charitable Trust
$1,000,000 | April 2008
To provide primary health care services in conflict-affected areas of Sudan.
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Khartoum
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World Food Program (through Friends of the World Food Program)
$500,000 | April 2008
To bring emergency food assistance to people in the war-stricken regions of Sudan.
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The Arctic
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Canada-
Iqaluit
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City of Iqaluit
$250,000 | September 2007
To provide support for the Elders Centre, Qimaavik Shelter, the Recreation and Community Services Department, and housing and supportive programs for elderly individuals and homeless women and children.
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The Iqaluit Community Greenhouse Society
$50,000 | September 2007
To support the Iqaluit Community Greenhouse Expansion Project.
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United States
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United States-
Chicago
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Alzheimer's Association, Inc.
$25,000
To support the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
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Common Threads
$1,100,000 | October 2008
To educate children on the importance of nutrition and physical well-being, and to foster an appreciation of cultural diversity through cooking.
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Oahu
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Hawaiian Lifeguard Association
$250,000 | February 2008
To support the enhancement of ocean life saving and rescue, and providing public information and education.
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Arizona Memorial Museum Association
$50,000 | February 2008
To support the interpretation and related visitor service activities of the National Park Service (NPS) at four sites across the Pacific region.
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Los Angeles
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Asia Society Southern California
$50,000 | April 2006
To support the piloting of an after-school Mandarin language program of the Youth Council of the Asia Society Southern California to better prepare students in South Central Los Angeles to succeed on a global stage.
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Homeboy Industries
$1,035,000 | August 2005
To provide assistance for at-risk and former gang-involved youth to become contributing members of our community.
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Street Poets Inc.
$750,000 | August 2009
To support Street Poets in their mission to create peace, using poetry as a force for individual and community transformation.
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Islamic Center of Southern California
$100,000
To provide religious, educational, and recreational facilities for members of the public at large.
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St. Brendan Catholic Church
$100,000
To provide education in the Catholic tradition through worship, education, service, and outreach.
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New Directions
$25,000
To support services for homeless veterans, including job training and placement, parenting and money management classes, legal and financial assistance, counseling, remedial education, and resources for alumni.
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The Veggie Van Organization
$25,000 | June 2008
To support educational service that promotes biodiesel fuel and other renewable energies through hands-on demonstrations, school presentations, and road tours.
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Sinai Temple
$100,000 | May 2007
To provide for the study of ancient and modern Jewish learning, beautiful music, and spiritual richness of prayer.
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New Orleans
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St. Matthews Baptist Church
$10,000 | August 2006
To support community outreach and education programs.
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United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
$12,500 | August 2006
To support the efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by helping to provide a healthy quality of life, a strong workforce and a brighter economic future for the six-parish area.
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American Red Cross
$1,000,000 | August 2006
To support relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
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Habitat for Humanity (New Orleans Area)
$100,000 | August 2006
For general operating support for building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.
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Long Beach
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Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA-LA)
$25,000 | September 2006
To provide general operating support for programs and services including Cruelty Investigation, Disaster Animal Response Team, Humane Education, and a variety of shelter services.
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Aquarium of the Pacific
$650,000 | July 2007
To support the Aquarium’s educational programs and research projects.
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Bandon Beach
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Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
$25,000 | September 2008
To support the Coquille Lighthouse in Bandon, Oregon.
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Hailey
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Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley
$50,000 | February 2008
To support the protection of animals from neglect, abuse, and exploitation and to adopt animals to qualified homes.
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Ketchum
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Sun Valley Adaptive Sports Program
$250,000 | September 2008
To support programs that improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities through sports and recreation.
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Haleiwa
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Kokua Hawai'i Foundation
$100,000 | February 2008
To support environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii.
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North Shore Community Land Trust
$100,000 | February 2008
To protect the special natural areas of the North Shore of Oahu through voluntary land conservation.
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North Shore Lifeguard Association
$100,000 | February 2008
To fulfill the need for ocean safety and lifesaving education within the North Shore community.
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Honolulu
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Eddie Aikau Foundation
$25,000 | February 2008
To promote education and the advancement of Hawaiian culture.
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Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
$25,000 | February 2008
To help Hawaii's athletes participate in athletic competitions and further their education.
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Kumu Kahua Theatre
$50,000 | February 2008
To preserve the local Hawaiian culture through theater.
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AccesSurf Hawaii
$100,000 | February 2008
To share adaptive surfing with everyone who has the desire to enter the ocean and ride waves.
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Kamuela
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California Association for Research in Astronomy (W.M. Keck Observatory)
$25,000 | March 2009
To support the Keck Observatory in its mission to advance the frontiers of astronomy and share our discoveries with the world.
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Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana
$25,000 | March 2007
To support Hawai'i's first native designed and controlled charter school, which integrates Hawaiian values and traditions with the latest in 21st century educational technology.
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Kohala Center
$25,000 | March 2007
To support teaching and research programs that assist communities on the Island of Hawai‘i, in the Pacific, and around the world thrive — ecologically, economically, culturally, and socially.
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Wailea
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Maui Arts & Cultural Center
$50,000
To support the Maui Film Festival at Wailea.
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Charleston
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Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
$50,000 | February 2005
To collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
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Middleton Place Foundation
$50,000 | February 2005
To preserve Middleton Place, an 18th-century plantation that has survived revolution, Civil War, and earthquake.
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Magnolia Plantation Foundation
$100,000 | February 2005
To maintain Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, the oldest public gardens in America.
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Drayton Hall
$50,000 | February 2005
To preserve the oldest surviving example of Georgian Palladian architecture in the United States and share the stories of what life what like in 18th-century America.
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San Francisco
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Save the Redwoods League
$50,000 | September 2008
To support ancient redwood forests and redwood ecosystems to ensure that current and future generations can feel the awe and peace that these precious natural wonders inspire.
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Jackson
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Teton County Search and Rescue Volunteers
$102,000 | February 2008
To provide vital emergency search and rescue services for Teton County and surrounding areas for those in need.
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American Association of Avalanche Professionals
$100,000 | February 2008
To support the Avalanche Forecasting Lab in providing accurate avalanche forecasting to the Teton county area.
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Wyoming K-9 Search & Rescue
$100,000 | February 2008
To train competent search dog teams and assist local, state, and federal authorities in emergency search and rescue situations.
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The Bahamas
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The Bahamas-
Abacos
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Wild Dolphin Project
$44,000 | July 2007
To support scientific research on a specific pod of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahama Islands.
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China
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China-
AnWu
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AnWu Elementary School
$25,000 | April 2006
For general operating support to further the organization's mission to provide an education to the underprivileged children living in the rural Chinese countryside in the village of Jiang Lu Township.
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Wolong
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China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda
$500,000 | April 2006
Lifetime adoption of twin pandas, a 'Panda Cam' at the Wolong Nature Reserve, medical research and programs, and a sculpture to increase public awareness of panda conservation.
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Xi'an
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Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang
$100,000 | April 2006
To provide general operating support to further the conservation and administration of site excavation and for the exhibition and interpretation of the findings, research on the sites' histories, and development of new technologies for conservation.
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Beijing
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Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women
$100,000 | April 2006
To provide general operating support to further the organization's mission to promote the social development of China's rural women by providing information, training, and services in order to raise their ability for self-development.
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Pacific Environment and Resources Center
$200,000 | April 2006
To support the China Program, which encourages the growth of China's emerging environmental movement by helping community leaders, journalists, and students raise awareness about their country's environmental problems.
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Shaanxi Qinling Mountains
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World Wildlife Fund International
$50,000 | April 2006
To support the Qinling Panda Focal Project of the WWF China Programme Office, which will build capacity and management for projected areas to decrease poaching, develop plans for tourism and micro-enterprise, increase revenue, and restore key panda habitats.
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica-
Guácimo
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EARTH University (Escuela de Agricultura de la Región Tropical Húmeda)
$600,000 | November 2005
To support education for the agricultural sciences and natural resources in order to contribute to sustainable development for agricultural production and environmental preservation.
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Middle East
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Israel-
Jerusalem
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Yad Vashem
$100,000 | June 2007
To support the documentation, research, education and commemoration of the Holocaust, and to safeguard the memory of the past and impart its meaning for future generations.
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American Committee for Shaare Zedek
$50,000 | June 2007
To support the B'Ruach spiritual care training program at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
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Western Wall Heritage Foundation
$100,000 | June 2007
To support the preservation and development of the Western Wall.
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Beit Hagalgalim (through New Israel Fund)
$100,000 | June 2007
To provide disabled children with a place to socialize and learn and provide their parents with a weekend respite.
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Peace Centre for the Blind (through American Near East Refugee Aid)
$25,000 | June 2007
To provide academic and vocational training to blind Palestinian women.
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Machsom Watch (through New Israel Fund)
$50,000 | June 2007
To monitor the behavior of Israeli officials at checkpoints and protect the human rights of Palestinians.
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New Israel Fund
$100,000 | June 2007
To provide general operating support to support democratic change within Israel.
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Mosaica's Center for Inter-Religious Cooperation (through New Israel Fund)
$50,000 | June 2007
To support the work of Jewish and Arab religious and social leaders to end religious killings.
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Tel Aviv
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American Committee for Tel Aviv Foundation
$25,000 | June 2007
To support the Davis-Lewis Soccer and Education Center and provide children living in the Jaffa community a place to study and participate in sports.
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Yakar Foundation
$25,000 | June 2007
To bring together Jews from different backgrounds and orientations for learning, prayer, and social action.
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Social TV (through New Israel Fund)
$25,000 | June 2007
To allow organizations of social change to advertise their events.
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Neve Shalom – Wāħat as-Salām
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American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam
$100,000 | June 2007
To support cooperative living and cultural understanding.
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Jordan-
Amman
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Jordan River Foundation
$25,000 | June 2007
To support sustainable social, economic, and cultural programs.
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King Hussein Foundation - US
$25,000 | June 2007
To support the Performing Arts Center in Amman, Jordan.
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Petra
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Petra National Trust
$200,000 | June 2007
To preserve the antiques, environment, and cultural heritage of Petra.
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Salt
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Holy Land Institute for the Deaf (through American Near East Refugee Aid)
$10,000 | June 2007
To enable and equip deaf and disabled young people for inclusion and participation in their families and civic society in a meaningful way.
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Palestinian Territory-
Hebron
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B'Tselem- The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
$100,000 | June 2007
To support the media project “Shooting Back: Civilians As Video Advocates."
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Jenin
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The Freedom Theatre (through Grassroots International)
$200,000 | June 2007
To support the only professional theater venue in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and give a voice to Palestinian youth through theater.
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Turkey-
Istanbul
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Armenian Orthodox Church
$25,000 | June 2007
To support community outreach and education programs.
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Saudi Arabia-
Jeddah
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Dar Al-Hekma Private College
$100,000 | June 2007
To support a learning community is committed to the furtherance and enhancement of creativity, excellence, intellect and independent thinking among its students.
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Italy-
Rome
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Community of St. Egidio
$50,000 | June 2007
To operate soup kitchens, shelters, and resources for the poor.
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Pacific Northwest
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United States-
San Juan Islands
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Center for Whale Research
$100,000 | September 2006
To provide support for identifying each individual orca of the Southern Resident Community in the study area of Greater Puget Sound to better understand orca migration.
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Canada-
Hanson Island
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Pacific Orca Society
$25,000 | September 2006
To support the educational research and documentation of orca whales in the Pacific Northwest.
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Vancouver
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2009 Special Olympics Winter World Games
$25,000 | June 2009
To support the 2009 Winter World Games.
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University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology (through the American Foundation for the University of British Columbia)
$15,000 | September 2008
To provide access to cultural objects from around the world, with emphasis on the achievements and concerns of the First Peoples and British Columbia's cultural communities.
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InnerChange Charitable Society
$175,000 | September 2006
To provide general operating support for the Chronic Addiction Substance Abuse program.
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Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
$15,000 | September 2006
To provide support for educational programs at the Aquarium.
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Sam Sullivan Disability Foundation
$75,000 | September 2006
To provide general operating support to help people with significant disabilities achieve full citizenship in the community.
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Tibet
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Tibet-
Lhasa
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12K Foundation
$25,000 | April 2006
To support the Dickey Orphanage in Tibet, which houses approximately 80 children who have endured severe hardship due to a harsh climate, lack of harvest, and a poor educational system.
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