Contemplative Practice

Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society Seva Foundation Berkeley, CA	For initiatives to explore and encourage contemplative practice in contemporary society. Through its work with specialized groups from business executives to environmentalists to philanthropists, the center fosters practices that have proved effective in contributing to organizational renewal and sustainability, moral awareness, and visionary leadership.	$300,000 over 2 years
Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society Seva Foundation Berkeley, CA	For the development of a five-year strategic plan.	$5,000
Center for Mindfulness University of Massachusetts Worcester, MA	To create a database to promote clinical research on mindfulness-based stress reduction at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.	$25,000
Community Dialogues Spring Valley, NY	To create a sourcebook of personal stories and experiences on the value of contemplative practice in work settings, and to support local dialogue groups for leaders in business and the non-profit world.	$19,000
Contemplative Practice Fellowship Program American Council of Leaned Societies New York, NY	For fellowships in a variety of disciplines to advance scholarship and the teaching of contemplative practice at U.S. universities.	$230,000 over 2 years
Humane Creativity and the Contemplative Mind Harvard University Cambridge, MA	For a study by Howard Gardner of contemplation's influence on humane creativity in the law, journalism, and other professions.	$50,000 (1997 payment)
Mother Jones Foundation for National Progress San Francisco, CA	For a special edition and ongoing coverage of issues of spirituality, democracy, and faith.	$20,00

Democratic Values

American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom Chicago, IL	To teach librarians the techniques to respond successfully to censorship challenges and to develop effective community-based anticensorship coalitions.	$40,000
Center for Governmental Studies Los Angeles, CA	For the Democracy Network, an effort to encourage democratic participation through an interactive, electronic communications system that provides voters with information about candidates and elected officials.	$30,000
Center for Living Democracy Brattleboro, VT	For the American News Service, to provide the media with stories of innovations in democratic problem solving in community arts, environment, health, and Jewish life.	$50,000
Center for New Community Oak Park, IL	To counter militia and far-right activity by developing pro-democracy coalitions among church, farm, labor, and community groups in the Midwest.	$25,000
Coalition for Human Dignity Seattle, WA	For research, organizing, and coalition-building activities to respond to bigoted violence and hate-group activity in the Northwest.	$35,000
DataCenter Oakland, CA	For the publication of CultureWatch, an annotated bibliographic service focusing on freedom of expression, censorship, the debate over public funding of the arts, attacks on the arts community, and incidents of anti-Semitism.	$30,000
Foundation on Economic Trends Washington, DC	For the Partnering Initiative on Education and Civil Society, a campaign to revitalize American classrooms and communities by integrating civil education, community service, and advocacy into the American educational experience.	$50,000
Institute for American Values New York, NY	For the Council on Civil Society, an association of nationally distinguished citizens from across the political and ideological spectrum, whose goal is to assess the condition of civil society and to make recommendations for the future.	$40,000
Institute for First Amendment Studies Great Barrington, MA	To provide the public, media, opinion leaders, and grassroots activists with timely information about the religious and political far right.	$25,000
Libraries for the Future New York, NY	To encourage the use of the public library as a convener and neutral ground for public debate on civic and cultural issues.	$40,000
Mediators Foundation Lexington, MA	For a conference to address democratic values, civic engagement, philanthropy, and spirituality.	$10,000
Montana Human Rights Network Helena , MT	For efforts to counter racism, bigotry, and intolerance in Montana.	$30,000
National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Washington, DC	To support this network of artists, arts organizations, and citizens formed to protect and extend freedom of artistic expression.	$50,000
National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Washington, DC	To explore a possible merger with Artists for a Hate Free America.	$9,400
New Majority Education Fund Tides Center San Francisco, CA	For efforts to build coalitions of diverse groups on environmental and health issues.	$9,400
New School for Social Research New York, NY	For the planning of the Vision Trust, a new project to identify, nurture, and promote innovative thinkers from the younger generation.	$25,000
People For The American Way Washington, DC	For Artsave, a program of research, technical assistance, and public education to protect freedom of expression in the arts.	$50,000
Philanthropic Collaborative New York, NY	For the Century Project, a "think tank without walls," to explore new solutions to fundamental issues at the heart of our democracy.	$50,000
Political Research Associates Somerville, MA	For general support of this national information clearinghouse for activists, journalists, and academics seeking to understand and respond to the far right.	$80,000 over 2 years
Sojourners Washington, DC	For the Call to Renewal, an alternative faith-based voice to the religious right, inspiring a new political dialogue around deeply divisive issues such as race, poverty, welfare reform, and abortion.	$30,000
Sojourners Washington, DC	For strategic planning and organizational development.	$10,000

Non-Profit Sector

Alliance for Justice Washington, DC	To support the Nonprofit Advocacy Project in encouraging the nonprofit community to engage more fully in the public policy development process.	$80,000 over 2 years
American Prospect Cambridge, MA	For a series of articles reporting on and discussing the challenges facing nonprofits, with the goal of encouraging and stimulating discussion on the sector's role in a civil society.	$17,500
Democracy and Philanthropy Project National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy New York, NY	To support discussion and dissemination of a study by Sally Covington entitled "Moving a Public Policy Agenda: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations."	$30,000
New York Academy of Medicine New York, NY	For a conference to explore the public policy implications of nonprofit health organizations undergoing for-profit conversions.	$25,000
Nonprofit Coordinating committee of New York New York, NY	To increase the capacity to respond to policy issues concerning the nonprofit sector in New York and develop effective information sharing with nonprofit coalitions in other states.	$7,500
OMB Watch (The Focus Project) Washington, DC	To strengthen the democratic process by assuring a strong voice for the nonprofit sector in public policy.	$35,000
Union Institute Washington, DC	For a project to raise awareness of challenges to the nonprofit sector and facilitate action by the sector's leadership.	$30,000

Membership and Support for Philanthropy

Association of Black Foundation Executives, $5,000
Council on Foundations, $35,000
Foundation Center, $7,500
Grantmakers in Health, $22,500 ($15,000 for a new web site)
Grantmakers in the Arts, $7,500
Independent Sector, $10,500
Jewish Funders Network, $55,000 ($50,000 from the Jewish life program for general support)
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, for the Funders Forum on Environmental Education, $5,000
New York Regional Association of Grantmakers, $7,700
Philanthropy Roundtable, $500
Rockefeller Family Fund, for the Environmental Grantmakers Association, $5,000
Tides Center, for the Social Venture Network, $2,500
Women and Philanthropy, $2,000.