Rose Foundation

Restitution Funds
The Rose Foundation has developed a specialized program to act as trustee over restitution payments from litigation settlements, and administer grants to community organizations in conformance with the nexus of the settlement.

Alliance for Clean Waterfront - $7,144
(sponsored by the Rose Foundation)
Beyond 2000 Project - Ensuring the environmental quality of San Francisco’s waterfront redevelopment through community networking and policy development.

Asthma & Allergy Foundation - $23,500
Breathmobile Project - Providing free health services and asthma screening to low income neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

Arc Ecology - $15,000
Military Toxics Project - Providing technical assistance to communities impacted by toxic pollution at closed military facilities in the SF Bay Area.

Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates - $37,600
Environmental Education Project - Providing neighborhood input into the redevelopment of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.

Beth Abrams Center for Peace & Justice - $7,500 Coalition for Better Wastewater Solutions - Integrating environmentally-sound wastewater treatment systems into San Francisco redevelopment planning.

Big Chief Mine Remediation Plan - $22,531
(a community technical support contract)
Providing hydrologic, geologic and engineering assistance to help remediate acid mine drainage near Clear Lake.

CalPirg Charitable Trust - $13,600
“Water Woes” - An analysis of pesticide concentrations in California waterways provided to community groups and regulators.

Center for Biological Diversity - $3,000
Southern California Coastal Watershed Protection Project - Protecting endangered species in southern California watersheds.

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice - $20,000
Rural Communities Initiative — Protecting children’s health from environmental pollution in Riverside County.

Center for Ecosystem Management & Renewal - $5,000
“Salmon & Steelhead in Your Creek” Symposium - Building consensus amongst environmentalists, planners and agencies about watershed restoration and anadromous fish protection.

Clean Water Fund - $13,500
Clean & Safe Water Initiative - Protecting drinking water through research, policy advocacy, and building community coalitions.

Coalition for Clean Air - $9,000
Dump Diesel Program - Advocating alternatives to diesel-powered school and transit busses in Los Angeles.

Earth Island Institute - $10,000
Estuary Action Challenge - Using San Francisco Bay as a living classroom to teach environmental education at the elementary and middle school levels.

Earth Team - $5,000
Restoration Initiative - Involving SF Bay Area high school students in hands-on creek restoration and other environmental stewardship projects.

Environmental Defense Center - $14,000
Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper - Protecting the Santa Barbara coastline from pollution through litigation and volunteer monitoring.

Friends of the LA River - $12,500
River Guide & Curriculum Project - Piloting a science curriculum based on the Los Angeles River in partnership with LA Unified School District.

Friends of the Napa River - $37,000
Basinwide Habitat & Fish Populations Study - Evaluating the relationships between vineyard conversions and the health of the Napa River watershed.

Golden Gate Audubon Society - $3,760
Delta Watershed Project - Ensuring adequate fresh water flows through the sensitive habitat of the San Francisco/San Joaquin Delta estuary.

Nautilus Institute - $14,100
Bay/Delta Oil Pollution Knowledge Project - Compiling a database of sources of oil pollution in San Francisco Bay.

Natural Resources Defense Council - $12,000
Western Water Project - Restoring the San Joaquin River in cooperation with agricultural interests.

Northern California WaterKeepers - $5,000
Impaired Waters Listing Project - Analyzing water quality data for specific waterbodies as part of the Clean Water Act's, impaired waters” listing process.

Physicians for Social Responsibility - San Francisco Chapter - $5,000
"In Harm's Way" Seminar - Educating health professionals about environmental exposure issues and pollution prevention.

Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles Chapter - $5,000
Public Health & Diesel Education Campaign - Advocating alternatives to diesel-powered school and transit busses in Los Angeles.

Project for Energy, Labor & the Environment - $28,940
(a project of the Rose Foundation)
Protecting environmental quality and public health by linking renewable energy production and energy with the creation of family-wage jobs.

Tracy Region Alliance for Quality Community - $5,000
(sponsored by the Rose Foundation)
Promoting smart growth in San Joaquin County.

San Francisco Estuary Institute - $15,000
Bay Area Watersheds Contaminant Profiles Project - Facilitating web-based public access to scientific information about PCBs and other contaminants in San Francisco Bay.

Santa Clara Valley Audubon - $10,000
Construction Site/Stormwater Pollution Program - Monitoring runoff from construction sites and auditing municipal enforcement procedures.

Santa Monica BayKeeper - $500
General Support - Encouraging coastal watershed stewardship through, research, advocacy and litigation.

Save Our Danville Creeks - $7,000
Wendt Ranch Project - Protecting central Contra Costa County watersheds by reducing construction site runoff and household pollution.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition - $500
Watershed Programs - General support of programs to protect the San Francisco Bay watershed.

Sunrise Center - $5,000
Business Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility - Helping architects and contractors employ sustainable building practices and materials.

Tides Center - $3,200
GreenAction/Green Energy & Environmental Justice Project - Supporting low-income communities questioning the siting of additional fossil-fueled power plants in their neighborhoods.

Tides Center - $7,500
Literacy for Environmental Justice - Maintaining environmental education programs at Herons Head Park near Hunters Point in San Francisco.

University of California at Berkeley - $9,650
Department of Integrative Biology - Researching the effects of endocrine disrupters on amphibians in several western states.