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Rose Foundation   •   6008 College Ave. Suite 10  •   Oakland, CA  •   94618   •   (510) 658-0702
Grant Awards F/Y 1997-1998 (9/1/1997 - 8/31/1998)
Total Awards: $510,341
See also: 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

Restitution Funds

The Rose Foundation has developed a specialized program to receive mitigation payments from litigation settlements. The funds support grants to community organizations in conformance with the nexus of the settlement

San Francisco Bay/Delta Citizens Action Fund
$105,375

Petaluma Tree Planters $20,000

Bay Institute of San Francisco $15,000

East Bay Conservation Corps $9,500

Save San Francisco Bay Association / Clean South Bay Project $7,500

Sonoma Land Trust $7,500

Greenbelt Alliance $6,000

Environmental Law Foundation $5,000

Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation/Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge $5,000

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition $5,000

So. Sonoma County Resource Conservation District $4,750

Coastal Advocates $3,750

Urban Ecology $3,550

Clean Water Fund $3,500

Green Thumb, Inc. $2,500

United Anglers of Casa Grande High School $2,500

Northern California River Watch $2,000

Arc Ecology $1,000

Golden Gate University Environmental Law & Justice Clinic $500

Romberg Tiburon Center/SF Bay Seal Project $475

Southwest Center for Biodiversity/Alameda Creek Alliance $350

Clean Air Fund
$172,380


Communities for A Better Environment $100,000
Southern California: Funds Clean Air Act and Civil Rights Act citizen enforcement to protect community health in the South Coast Air Basin.


Center for Race, Poverty and the Environment $35,000
San Joaquin County: Supports establishment of a new field office in Delano to provide legal and technical support to help at-risk communities respond to pesticide and other environmental health threats.


West County Toxics Coalition $22,500
Contra Costa County (2 projects):
$20,000 Supports Zero Dioxin Campaing to reduce toxic releases from oil refineries.
$2,500 Supports Houswives Workshop Project to provide job training for at-risk community members.


Center for Community Action & Environmental Justice $10,000
Riverside: Funds community advocacy of state-of-the-art pollution controls on a huge auto refinnishing facilty located next to a high school.


Tides Center $3,880
Southern California: Provides start up funding for Just Economics for Environmental Health project opposing the issuance of toxic air credits in the South Coast Air Basin.


Earth Island Institute $1,000
Contra Costa County: Supports environmental education in Richmond by the Maat Youth Academy.

1997-1998 Donor Advised Funds

Awarded: $136,350

The Rose Foundation works closely with individual and corporate donors to help them design and achieve philanthropic goals.

California Environmental Research Group $50,000

San Francisco BayKeeper/Clean Waterfront Project $40,500

Save San Francisco Bay Association $24,500

As You Sow Foundation $19,000

Salmon Forever $1,500

Taxpayers for Headwaters $850

1997-1998 Fiscal Sponsorship Funds

Awarded: $93,151

The Rose Foundation provides sponsorship and management assistance to selected projects.

Headwaters Sanctuary Project $77,342.30

Treasure Island Wetlands Project $9,400

Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility $3,858.70

Oceanview Neighborhood Association $2,550

1997-1998
President's Fund

The Presidents Fund provides small grants to a variety of community and environmental projects.

Total Awarded: $3085