1992 Presidential Grants

RECIPIENT PURPOSE TOTAL AWARDS 1992 PAYMENTS GRANTS PAYABLE 12/31/92
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Barre, MA
To sponsor the conference "Judaism and Buddhism Honoring Our People and Our Tradition." $2,000 $2,000  
The Foundation Center
New York, NY
To maintain free access to their information resources. 7,500 7,500  
The International Society for Panetics
College Park, MD
To study the infliction of suffering, with the hope of reducing the amount of suffering inflicted by others. 15,000 15,000  
Learning Alliance
New York, NY
To hold a conference on the spiritual roots of environmental concerns. 25,000 25,000  
National Association for Public Interest Law
Washington, DC
In support of the Philip M. Stern Public Interest Law Fellowship. 10,000 10,000  
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
To support James Thornton's inquiry into the connections between environmental advocacy and deep ecology. 30,000 30,000  
New England Villages
Pembroke, MA
To support a private residential community for mentally retarded adults. 2,500 2,500  
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
New York, NY
To support work on improving relations among Blacks, Jews, and other ethnic, religious, and racial groups. 15,000 15,000  
New York Public Library
New York, NY
General operating support. 5,000 5,000  
Non Profit Coordinating Committee of New York
New York, NY
For research on taxes that are imposed on nonprofits by New York State and New York City. 5,000 5,000  
NYC Clean Air Campaign
New York, NY

 

To monitor the development of infrastructure planning and advocate an approach which takes environmental issues and development of human capital as the highest priorities. 10,000 10,000  
Pine Cabin Run Ecological Laboratory
High View, WV
To support a model program to study and preserve a scenic river. 5,000 5,000  
Seva Foundation
Williamsburg, MA
To support a working group on spirituality and social action. 10,000 10,000  
Symphony Space
New York, NY
General operating support. 5,000 5,000  
Tibetan U.S. Resettlement Project
New York, NY
To finance the placement of one Tibetan refugee in a U.S. site. 3,000 3,000  
United Methodist Church*
Saratoga Springs, NY
To support the Hundred Dollar Holidays project, an environmentallysustainable approach to Christmas celebration. 8,500 8,500  

Program Support

RECIPIENT PURPOSE TOTAL AWARDS 1992 PAYMENTS GRANTS PAYABLE 12/31/92
Alliance for the Arts
New York, NY
To explore the economic impact of the arts and tourism on the NewYork metropolitan region. $10,000 $10,000  
Alliance for the Arts
New York, NY
To provide legal advice to artists with AIDS about estate planning for art works or intellectual property. 15,000 15,000  
ArtTable
New York, NY
To publish "Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in the Visual Arts," a program held at the Whitney Museum in January 1992. 3,000 3,000  
Association of American Cultures
Washington, DC
To enable artists and representatives of arts organizations to attend the Open Dialogue Symposium in Los Angeles. 5,000 5,000  
Association of Jewish Sponsored Camps
New York, NY
To enable Tibetan principals to visit Jewish summer camps to study cultural and religious transmission on diaspora. 6,000 6,000  
Centre for International Environmental Law--U.S.
Washington, DC
To design a model for regional cooperation to protect the sensitive aquatic and coastal habitats of the Gulf of Agaba. 5,000 5,000  
The Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
New York, NY
To support a conference on alternatives in Jewish education. 5,000 5,000  
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center/Lucy Moses School for Music and Dance
New York, NY
To support a conference on Jews in Russian Culture, 1917-1991. 5,000 5,000  
Foundation for Independent Artists
New York, NY
To develop interdisciplinary work by choreographers Eiko & Koma. 5,000 5,000  
Fund for Free Expression
New York, NY
To establish the connection between environmental advocacy and the protection of freedom of expression. 20,000 20,000  
Gwichtin Steering Committee
Anchorage, AK
To protect the calving grounds of the Porcupine River caribou herd and the way of life of the Gwich'in people. 2,500 2,500  
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
To support the New England Environmental Law Society's Conference on Environmental Inequality. 3,000 3,000  
The International Network of Resource Information Centers
Hanover, NH
To support a network of world leaders working towards sustainability in their own countries and cultures. 10,000 10,000  
Latino Issues Forum
San Francisco, CA
To support the Alliance of Ethnics and Environmental Organizations. 20,000 20,000  
Live Oak Fund for Change
New York, NY
To support exchange among community organizers around the world. 2,500 2,500  
Midwest-Northeast Voter Registration Education Project
Chicago, IL
For a multidisciplinary festival in Atlanta presenting work of African American artists. 10,000 10,000  
National Black Arts Festival
Atlanta, GA
To support the Association for Civil Rights in Israel for its work in establishing the Association for the Rights of the Disabled. 15,000 15,000  
New Israel Fund
Washington, DC
To involve low income young people between the ages of 1425 in public interest work. 15,000 15,000  
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
To conduct nonpartisan registration campaigns to register voters in 10 states. 10,000 10,000  
Partnership for Democracy
Washington, DC
For a conference to rethink the role of educational institutions in the transition process toward sustainability. 5,000 5,000  
People For Community
Chicago, IL
To sponsor their first environmental conference entitled,"Making a Difference on Environmental Issues in Minority Communities." 2,000 2,000  
Southwest Voter Registration
San Antonio, TX
For a national, nonpartisan voter registration and educational activities effort designed to expand and develop the civic participation of Hispanics. 10,000 10,000  
Tides Foundation
San Francisco, CA
To support an effort to cut defense spending by 50% in 5 years. 10,000 10,000  
Trustees of Princeton University*
Princeton, NJ
For an issue of the Journal of Public and International Affairs dedicated to environmental concerns. 4,000 4,000  
Yale University
New Haven, CT
For a conference on Human Rights and Environmental Protection. 6,000 6,000  
TOTAL   $362,500 $362,500  

*Award authorized in 1991.