| California Community Foundation
606 S. Olive Street
Suite 2400
Los Angeles,CA
http://www.calfund.org/
Total giving: $40,867,398
Fiscal Date: 06/30/98
Established in 1915
The oldest grantmaking foundation in Southern California.
The second oldest community foundation in the nation.
Distributed more than $38 million in 1997. |
Lesbianas Unidas (Los Angeles, CA)
$29,207 Year authorized: 1997
$15,000 Year authorized: 1997
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Hollywood
$4,000 Feb. 1998 In support of social and recreational programs
serving lesbian and gay seniors (through Los Angeles Lesbian
& Gay Community Fund)
Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, West Hollywood
$6,000 Feb. 1998 To support OUTFEST, the 1998 gay and lesbian film
festival (through Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Community
Fund)
Highways Performance Space and Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Monica
$6,300 Feb. 1998 For a series of performance workshops for lesbians,
particularly lesbians of color (through Los Angeles Lesbian
& Gay Community Fund)
Aisarema, Little Tokyo
$3,500 Feb. 1998 To support a writers project for lesbian and
gay Asian Pacific Islanders (through Los Angeles Lesbian &
Gay Community Fund)
Alcoholics Together Center, Silverlake
$7,500 Feb. 1998 To conduct outreach to lesbian and gay people
of color addressing substance abuse issues (through Los Angeles
Lesbian & Gay Community Fund)
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Los Angeles
$6,500 Feb 1998 For a leadership training program for lesbian
and gay Asian Pacific Islander organizations (through Los Angeles Lesbian
& Gay Community Fund)
Bienestar Human Services, East Los Angeles
$8,700 Feb. 1998 To provide self- empowerment workshops and
support groups for gay and bisexual Latino males ages (through Los Angeles
Lesbian & Gay Community Fund)20-30
$12,000 Year authorized: 1996 "For counseling and other support services
for lesbian and gay Latino youth in East Los Angeles and San Fernando and
San Gabriel Valley areas. Grant made through Lesbian and Gay Community Funding
Partnership." For children/youth; Gays/lesbians; Human services; Latinos;
Mental health, counseling/support groups
Gay and Lesbian Media Coalition, West Hollywood
$6,000 Feb. 1998 To support OUTFEST, the 1998 gay and lesbian film
festival
Highways Performance Space and Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Monica
$6,300 Feb. 1998 For a series of performance workshops for lesbians,
particularly lesbians of color
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, Hollywood
$4,000 Feb. 1998 In support of social and recreational programs serving
lesbian and gay seniors
National Conference of Christians and Jews, Los Angeles
$7,500 Feb. 1998 To staff a multiracial, multiethnic "Merging Identities"
support program for lesbian and gay youth
ONE/International Gay and Lesbian Archives, University of Southern California
$10,000 Feb. 1998 To support the Lesbian Legacy Collection, particularly
materials by and about lesbians of color
Shanti Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
$10,275 Year authorized: 1996 "For on-going support groups and individual
counseling for lesbians dealing with breast cancer and other life-threatening
illnesses. Grant made through Lesbian and Gay Community Funding
Partnership"
Unity Fellowship of Christ Church (Los Angeles, CA)
$12,000 Year authorized: 1996 "Toward Rites of Passage project to
enhance self-esteem and positive identity for lesbian and gay youth of color
in South Central Los Angeles. Grant made through Lesbian and Gay Community
Funding Partnership" [Children/youth; Christian organizations/churches;
Gays/lesbians; Minorities; Youth development, services]
Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center (Los Angeles)
$33,635 Year authorized: 1995 "For drop-in center for high risk youth
in Hollywood for HIV prevention and support services. Grant made through
Los Angeles Community AIDS Partnership"
Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies
$10,000 Year authorized: 1995 "For Don't Tread on Us, gay and lesbian
pride-through-visibility exhibit and teen empowerment program" |
| Gill Foundation
8 South Nevada Ave.
Suite 303
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Contact: Tim Gill
(founder/chairman of Quark, Inc., producer
of QuarkXpress software, etc. )
719-473-4455
719-473-2254 (fax)
www.gillfoundation.org
"The Gill Foundation was established in 1994 by Tim Gill, the founder and
chairman of Quark, Inc., a Denver-based computer software company. Tim Gill
and the Gill Foundation have provided over $10 million to hundreds of
organizations and programs serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered
community and people living with HIV/AIDS." (Mission Statement)
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American Friends Service Committee - Pacific Southwest Region,
Pasadena, CA - $45,000 m.y. for the Hawaii Gay Liberation Project.
An Uncommon Legacy Foundation, New York, NY - Mobilizes resources
to enhance the visibility, strength, and vitality of the lesbian community.
Grant of $80,000 m.y. for general operating support.
Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, New York, NY - Examines sexualities
and genders. $15,000 for the “Futures of the Field: Gay and Lesbian
Students and Studies in the 21st Century” conference.
Center for Third World Organizing, Oakland, CA - Addresses challenges
which face community organizations working for social justice in the United
States. $10,000 for the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training.
*Church of the Open Door, Chicago, IL - Seeks to deepen understanding
and wisdom, affirm the identities of African-American LGBT people, receive
healing and power, and celebrate the transforming presence of the living
God. $15,000 for the Black Church Organizing Project.
Family Diversity Project, Amherst, MA - Educates the public about
issues of family diversity. Grant of $12,000 for capacity building and support
of Love Makes a Family: Living in Lesbian and Gay Families.
*Film Arts Foundation, Boulder, CO - Exhibits and distributes independent
film and video via cable television stations. $10,000 for “And Justice
for All.”
Funding Exchange, New York, NY - Funds grassroots movements for a
more just and equitable society. $5,000 for a conference addressing LGBT
funding.
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, New York, NY - Creates
schools where all people are valued and respected, regardless of sexual
orientation. $225,000 m.y. for the Grassroots Organizing Project.
*Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, Chicago, IL -
Advances the legal rights and protections for foreign-born LGBT people
in the United States. $5,000 for the Midwest Human Rights Partnership for
Sexual Orientation.
Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies, Amherst, MA - Supports
scholarly inquiry, informs public policy debates and combats homophobia.
$30,000 m.y.
Internat'l Foundation for Gender Education, Waltham, MA - Advocates
& promotes self-definition and free expression of individual gender identity.
$10,000
*KUSP, Santa Cruz, CA - Works toward the elimination of homophobia
based on ignorance. $5,000 for Outright Radio.
Lambda Literary Foundation, Washington, DC - Supports & furthers
the explosion of LGBT writing. Challenge grant of $25,000
*Leadership Conference Education Fund, Washington, DC - Uses
communications technology to fight the escalating problem of hate speech
on the Internet by responding to hate with information and competing ideas.
$15,000 for the Hate Crimes Prevention Center Initiative.
Maine SpeakOut Project, Portland, ME - Promotes respect and understanding
among persons of differing sexual orientations. $5,000
*Media Alliance, San Francisco, CA - Connects & nutures the bisexual,
transsexual & gender fluid communities. $5,000 for the publication,
“Anything that Moves”.
*Northcoast Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Alliance, Arcata, CA
- Provides a home for the creation, support & celebration or our
community organizations, institutions & culture. Challenge grant of $2,500
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays - National, Washington,
DC - Provides an opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation,
& acts to create a society that is healthy & respectful of human
diversity. $25,000
*Public Allies, Washington, DC - Identifies a diversity of talented
young adults and create opportunities for them to practice leadership. $15,000
to support LGBT allies.
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, West Hollywood,
CA - Celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of each person through
the teachings of Christ. Challenge grant of $30,000 for the Director of
Development’s salary.
Working Group on Funding Lesbian & Gay Issues, New York, NY -
Increases the broader philanthropic community’s knowledge,
understanding & support of critical funding needs in the lesbian and
gay community. Grant of $40,000 m.y.
A Territory Resource, Seattle, WA - Creates a more equitable, just
& environmentally sound society. Grant of $45,000 m.y. for regranting
funds & program development for LGBT organizations in the Northwest and
Northern Rockies.
*Adoption Resource Exchange, Springfield, OR - Identifies and recruits
prospective parents to adopt America’s waiting children. $15,000
*Center for Lesbian & Gay Civil Rights, Philadelphia, PA - Advocates
equality for lesbians and gay men in Pennsylvania. $10,000 for rural workshops
across Pennsylvania on same-sex couples’ rights.
*Cimarron Alliance Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK - Furthers social
welfare & public education on issues concerning gays & lesbians.
Challenge grant of $1,500 for telecasting of TV commercials.
*Equity Foundation, Portland, OR - Promotes the belief that all people
have worth and deserve the opportunity to experience it. Challenge grant
of $10,000 for the Rural Outreach Project.
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, San Antonio, TX - Promotes the
dream of a world where everyone has civil rights and equal opportunities.
$25,000 for the Puentes de Poder (Bridges of Power) Project.
*Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV -
Provides programs and services that empower individuals to accept
and celebrate their sexual and gender identities. $5,000
Gay & Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks, Springfield, MO -
Supports the well-being of LGBT persons in the greater Springfield, Missouri
area. Challenge grant of $5,500
Gay Lesbian Unity Education New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM - Promotes
an environment where sexual orientation is a protected right. $15,000
*Kalamazoo Gay/Lesbian Resource Center, Kalamazoo, MI - Serves as a community
center for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people for Kalamazoo
& the surrounding region. $15,000
Kentucky Fairness Alliance, Louisville, KY - Promotes equality for
all people regardless of sexual orientation. $20,000
*Lesbian & Gay Community Association of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
- Promotes unity and visibility among LGBT people in Jacksonville
and Northeast Florida. $3,500 for support of the Jacksonville Gay Pride
Committee’s technology needs.
*Lesbian & Gay Community Network of Western Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI
- Enhances & celebrates the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual
people in Western Michigan. $7,000
*Louisiana Electorate of Gays and Lesbians, New Orleans - Works for
the equal rights of Louisiana's lesbians and gay men, using intelligent planning,
uncommon strategies and innovative ideas. $18,000
*Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota, Duluth, MN - "Expresses the
love of Christ for all people through acts of service. "$4,000 for the
“Together for Youth” project.
*Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, Milwaukee, WI - Improves the quality
of life for lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgendered people in the
metro-Milwaukee area. Challenge grant of $18,000 (Source: IN Step
7/1-14/99)
Mountain Meadow Country Experience, Philadelphia, PA - Provides a
safe, fun, feminist camping experience for children of LGBT parents and for
children from other kinds of alternative families. $4,000
*Mountain Pride Media, Richmond, VT - Takes a leadership role in
coordinating communication within the Vermont LGBTQ community. $4,000 for
the web site expansion project.
North Carolina Lambda Youth Network, Durham, NC - Promotes a youth-led
statewide leadership network for LGBTA young people. Challenge grant of $18,000
*OutCharlotte, Charlotte, NC - Pro-actively celebrates the diversity
& creative culture of the LGBT community. $10,000
*Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Nashville, TN -
Provides an opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation, &
acts to create a society that is healthy & respectful of human diversity.
$2,500 for public education campaign.
*Planned Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley, Poughkeepsie, NY -
Provides comprehensive reproductive and complementary health services.
$7,500 for Circles program.
Pride Foundation, Seattle, WA - Strengthens the LGBT community today
and builds an endowment fund for tomorrow. Challenge grant of $15,000 for
the Pride! Statewide project.
*Roger Baldwin Foundation of the ACLU, Chicago, IL - The ACLU of Illinois
has been the principal protector of the constitutional rights of Illinois
citizens since 1929. Challenge grant of $30,000 m.y. for the Downstate Outreach
Initiative.
*Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center, Santa Fe, NM - Works with community
groups and agencies to build a community free of sexual violence. $8,000
for Project G.L.Y.P.H..
Southerners on New Ground, Louisville, KY - Helps develop transformative
models of organizing that connect all people. $17,000
*Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Tulsa, OK - Provides the LGBT
community with education resources, quality programming and support services.
$5,000
*University of Arizona - Committee on GLB Studies, Tucson, AZ - Educates
the citizens of Arizona about GLB people. $3,000 for 5th Annual Sex and
Scholarship Symposium.
*University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND - To bring together helping
professionals, students and the public who live and work in rural areas.
$10,000 for sponsorship of “Out on the Prairie” conference.
*Wingspan, Tucson, AZ - Provides support, education and outreach related
to LGBT issues. $8,000
*Women’s Law Project, Philadelphia, PA - Improves the legal,
social & economic status of women and their families. $4,000 for education
of rural gays & lesbians on their rights in second-parent adoptions and
assistance to rural advocates and lawyers.
*Young Women’s Christian Association of La Crosse, WI - Creates
opportunities for growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common
vision: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. $7,000 for support
of project GALAXY.
Alexander Foundation, Denver, CO - Provides direct financial aid to
needy, distressed, or underprivileged members of the gay and lesbian community
in Colorado. $15,000 for the scholarship program.
Chinook Fund, Denver, CO - Provides grants & technical assistance
to grassroots community organizations in Colorado. $1,000 for scholarships
to the 6th Annual Skills Conference.
Colorado Legal Initiatives Project, Denver, CO - Defends and expands
the civil rights of LGBT people. Challenge grant of $30,000
*Colorado Outward Bound School, Denver, CO - Enhances individual
character, promotes self-discovery and challenges students to cultivate
self-reliance, leadership, fitness, compassion and service through exceptional
wilderness education. $13,500 for LGBT Youth Leadership Program.
Community Foundation, Boulder, CO - Encourages philanthropy &
addresses the unique donors & challenges the Boulder region. Challenge
grant of $45,000 m.y. for the Open Door Fund
Equality Colorado, Denver, CO - Secures equality & justice for
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in Colorado. $6,000 for the
Durango/Southwest Colorado LGBT organizing project.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Community Services Center of Colorado, Denver, CO
- Provides community building services for the GLB people of Colorado.
$70,000 at $45,000 direct and $25,000 challenge
Gender Identity Center of Colorado, Inc., Lakewood, CO - Provides
support, education & outreach to the transgendered community. Grant of
$5,400 for general operating support.
Pikes Peak Gay and Lesbian Community Center, Colorado Springs, CO -
Creates a sense of community and promotes acceptance and understanding
among LGBT people. Challenge grant of $20,000
Pueblo After 2, Pueblo, CO - Advocates equal and respectful treatment
for all with a special focus on LGBT issues. $3,000
Rainbow Chorus, Ft. Collins, CO - Promotes peace and harmony through
the gift of music. $3,000
Urban Peak, Denver, CO - Empowers homeless & runaway youth to
create & commit to a positive, healthy & responsible lifestyle. $25,000
for LGBT services. |
in Nov.
1999.
