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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.

  • Africa

    • Ethiopia Ethiopia

      • Addis Ababa

        • Abebech Gobena Orphanage and School

          $250,000 | July 2005

          To provide housing and education opportunities for children in Ethiopia, Africa.

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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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      • Ethiopia

        • 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 Ghana

      • Accra

      • Konkonuru

        • 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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    • Rwanda Rwanda

      • Kigali

        • 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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      • Volcanoes National Park

        • African Wildlife Foundation - Rwanda

          $550,000 | April 2008

          To work with the people of Africa to ensure the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever by providing wildlife management training opportunities for African nationals.

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    • Tanzania Tanzania

      • Manyara Ranch

        • 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 Sudan

  • Arctic

    • Canada Canada

      • Iqaluit

  • Bahamas

    • The Bahamas The Bahamas

      • Abacos

        • 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

    • China China

      • AnWu

        • 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.

      • Beijing

      • Shaanxi Qinling Mountains

        • 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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      • Wolong

      • Xi'an

        • 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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  • Costa Rica

  • India

  • Middle East / Europe

    • Israel Israel

      • Jerusalem

        • 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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        • 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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        • 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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        • Western Wall Heritage Foundation

          $100,000 | June 2007

          To support the preservation and development of the Western Wall.

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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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        • 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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        • 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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      • Neve Shalom ~ Wahat al-Salam

      • Tel Aviv

        • 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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        • 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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    • Jordan Jordan

    • Palestinian Territory Palestinian Territory

    • Turkey Turkey

    • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

    • Italy Italy

      • Rome

        • Community of St. Egidio

          $50,000 | June 2007

          To operate soup kitchens, shelters, and resources for the poor.

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    • Austria Austria

      • Gusen

        • Gusen Memorial Committee

          $25,000 | June 2008

          To support publications, research, and commemoration of the former concentration camp complex St. Georgen-Gusen-Mauthausen.

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  • Pacific Northwest

    • United States United States

      • San Juan Islands

        • Center for Whale Research

          $125,000 | September 2008

          To develop, promote, and conduct benign studies of free-swimming Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) for the purpose of conserving their populations and informing governments and the public of their ecosystem needs.

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    • Canada Canada

      • Alert Bay

        • Pacific Orca Society

          $25,000 | September 2006

          To conduct research into orca and other cetacean species; promote and advance the understanding of orca and other cetacea; establish and maintain research and exhibition facilities; conduct lectures and develop and distribute educational materials; develop advanced technology for the benign observation of orca in their natural environment, and to investigate and develop methods for enhancing human appreciation of the environment.

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      • Vancouver

        • InnerChange Charitable Society

          $225,000 | August 2009

          To provide general operating support for the Chronic Addiction Substance Abuse program, and to support research in evidence based, innovative and integrated therapies for drug addiction and concurrent disorders.

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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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        • Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society

          $25,000 | September 2009

          To encourage the understanding of other nations through the art of cinema; to foster the art of cinema; to facilitate the meeting in British Columbia of cinema professionals from around the world, and to stimulate the motion picture industry in British Columbia and Canada.

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        • Global Civic Policy Society

          $500,000 | September 2009

          To encourage a more educated citizenry. The organization undertakes and funds research that supports the social, environmental, and economic resilience of Canadian communities, most often through partnerships with education institutions, and disseminates the results of that research without restriction to the public to stimulate discussion.

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        • The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education

          $50,000 | August 2009

          To educate the heart and foster compassion through: creative learning, facilitating and applying research, and connecting people and ideas.

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        • Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre

          $40,000 | September 2006

          To affect the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, education, research, and direct action.

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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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        • 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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        • Connec Tra Society

          $125,000 | December 2009

          To link people with disabilities to activities and programs that help them to become increasingly active, build their confidence, and become more engaged and involved in community life.

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        • Disabled Sailing Association of British Columbia

          $50,000 | September 2009

          To promote, encourage, and engage in therapy and rehabilitation for people with disabilities through sailing and associated water-related activities.

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  • Tibet

    • Tibet Tibet

      • Lhasa

        • 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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  • United States

    • United States United States

      • Asheville

      • Ashland

        • Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association

          $25,000 | October 2008

          Inspired by Shakespeare's work and cultural richness of the United States, we reveal our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, deepened by the kaleidoscope of rotating repertory.

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      • Bandon Beach

        • Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

          $25,000 | September 2008

          To support the Coquille Lighthouse in Bandon, Oregon.

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      • Bronx

        • DreamYard Project, Inc.

          $1,000,000

          To help transform Bronx public schools and communities through the power of project-based arts learning.

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      • Callaway

        • White Earth Land Recovery Project

          $150,000 | September 2009

          To facilitate recovery of the original land base of the White Earth Indian Reservation, while preserving and restoring traditional practices of sound land stewardship, language fluency, community development, and strengthening spiritual and cultural heritage.

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      • Charleston

        • 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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        • 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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      • Chicago

        • 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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      • Flagstaff

        • Landsward Institute

          $50,000 | September 2009

          To support the Native American River Guide and Cultural Interpretation Program of the Landsward Institute of Northern Arizona University.

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        • Museum of Northern Arizona, Inc.

          $100,000 | June 2010

          To inspire a sense of love and responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region’s natural and cultural heritage.

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        • Indigenous Community Enterprises

          $10,000 | September 2009

          To work directly with Indigenous communities to identify and develop community and economic development opportunities that respect and incorporate traditional culture, foster responsible stewardship of the land, maintain and enhance the well-being and self-reliance of communities, and support and protect the dignity and responsibility of individuals.

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        • Native Movement Southwest

          $50,000 | February 2010

          To support the Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture program.

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      • Hailey

      • Haleiwa

      • Honolulu

        • 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

          $75,000 | March 2009

          To preserve the local Hawaiian culture through theater, and to foster Hawaii's local plays, playwrights, and artists. Located in downtown Honolulu, Kumu Kahua's 100-seat playhouse attracts some of Hawaii's most talented actors, directors, playwrights, designers, and other theater artists and technicians.

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        • AccesSurf Hawaii

          $150,000 | May 2010

          To empower people with disabilities by providing adaptive surfing instruction and therapeutic educational programs on water recreation and to enrich lives by allowing families to access the beach and ocean in a barrier free environment.

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      • Jackson

      • Kamuela

        • 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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        • 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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        • 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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      • Ketchum

      • Long Beach

      • Los Angeles

        • St. Brendan Catholic Church

          $100,000

          To provide education in the Catholic tradition through worship, education, service, and outreach.

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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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        • 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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        • 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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        • Boxer Rescue Fund, Inc. of Los Angeles

          $15,000 | May 2009

          To find people who will treat dogs with love and respect and be open to learning life lessons together.

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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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        • 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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        • 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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      • New Orleans

        • American Red Cross

          $1,000,000 | August 2006

          To support relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

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        • St. Matthews Baptist Church

          Pending | August 2006

          To support community outreach and education programs.

        • 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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        • 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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      • Oahu

        • 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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        • 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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      • Pasadena

        • Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California

          $25,000 | April 2010

          To support the health and well-being of children by providing a home away from home for families of seriously ill children who are receiving care in Southern California.

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      • Porcupine

        • T.R.E.A.T.Y. Total Immersion Educational Endowment Fund, Inc.

          $150,000 | September 2009

          To educate children with joy, respect, and wonder, and to instill self-respect and ignite the spark of life-long learning. The organization's program is based on the successes achieved by the total immersion school experience of the Maori People in New Zealand, which provided culturally-centered private schools for preschool through university level education of indigenous populations.

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      • Roswell

        • The International UFO Museum & Research Center

          $25,000 | May 2009

          To educate the general public to all aspects of the UFO phenomena.

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        • New Destiny Fellowship Church

          $25,000 | May 2009

          To help meet the spiritual needs of people via the enactment of Biblical principles.

      • San Francisco

        • Link Media, Inc.

          $400,000

          To operate Link TV, a television broadcast company that focuses on a counter-culture perspective. Link TV broadcasts programs that engage, educate, and activate viewers to become involved in the world.

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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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        • Yosemite Foundation (c/o The Yosemite Fund)

          $25,000 | October 2008

          To provide broad-based private funding and resources for projects that preserve, protect, or enhance Yosemite National Park.

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      • Santa Fe

        • Museum of New Mexico Foundation

          $25,000 | May 2009

          To promote excellence at the Museum of New Mexico through effective fundraising, innovative entrepreneurial ventures, community collaboration, and essential support services.

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        • School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience

          $50,000 | May 2009

          To provide a dynamic environment for the advanced study and communication of knowledge about human culture, evolution, history, and creative expression.

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      • Volcano

        • Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

          $25,000 | March 2009

          To connect people with the park to support and promote the protection, restoration, understanding, and appreciation of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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      • Wailea

        • Maui Arts & Cultural Center

          $50,000

          To support the Maui Film Festival at Wailea.

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      • Zuni

        • Ashiwi A Wan Museum and Heritage Center

          $100,000 | May 2009

          To serve the community with programs and exhibits that help reflect on the past and are relevant to current and future interests.