The David B. Gold Foundation

Grants Awarded

The following is a sampling of grants recently awarded by the David B. Gold Foundation

 

Children, Youth and Families


Focus: Supporting Early Childhood Development Programs

Compass Community Services
Tenderloin Childcare Center (TLC)
$25,000.00

Jumpstart For Young Children Inc
Jumpstart Bay Area
$30,000.00

Peninsula Jewish Community Center
An Ethical Start, an Early Childhood Education Program
$10,000.00

Portola Family Connection Center Inc
Academic Enrichment and Developmental Support to Children (Ages 0-12 years) and Their Families
$25,000.00

The Link To Children
Early intervention mental health services
$10,000.00

University Of California San Francisco Infant- Parent Program
Training and Supervision to Support Service for Young Children
$20,000.00

Focus: Promoting Enrichment Programs for School Age Youth

826 Valencia
826 Valencia's Free In-house Writing Projects
$10,000.00

Aim High For High School
Aim High Student Center
$11,666.66

American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
Young Conservatory Program
$5,000.00

Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Francisco
Edible Garden
$20,000.00

Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Francisco
Education Initiative
$50,000.00

Camp Fire USA
Kids With Dreams/Teens In Action
$10,000.00

Center for Youth Development through Law
Summer Legal Fellowship Program
$10,000.00

Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation
Science Education Pipeline: School Programs, Galaxy Explorers, & Teacher Training Program
$30,000.00

Community Music Center
Low-Income Youth Program
$10,000.00

Conservatory of Flowers
Adaptation: Plant Survivors! A hands-on environmental exploration of the Conservatory's vast botanical collection
$10,000.00

Coro Northern California Inc
Exploring Leadership Expansion
$15,000.00

Exploratorium
XTech
$25,000.00

Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
Sanctuary Explorer's Adventure Camp (SEA Camp)
$5,000.00

First Graduate
First Graduate:  Empowering Youth Through College Education
$25,000.00

Girls Incorporated Of Alameda County
Eureka! Teen Achievement Program
$15,000.00

Golden Gate Audubon Society
Eco-Oakland and Eco-Richmond Environmental Education Programs
$10,000.00

Jamestown Community Center Inc
Youth Development Programs
$10,000.00

Jewish Community Relations Council Of San Francisco Marin & Peninsula
PROMOTING CIVIL SOCIETY:  Strengthening Public Education through the Jewish Coalition for Literacy
$15,000.00

Junior League Of Oakland East Bay, Inc.
Super Stars Literacy Program
$10,000.00

KIDS for the BAY, a project of Earth Island Institute
Environmental Education Programs in Schools
$15,000.00

MacPhail Center for Music
Learning With Music
$25,000.00

Marin County School Volunteers
Marin County School Volunteers
$7,500.00

Mission Graduates
The Tutoring Center
$12,500.00

Mission Learning Center
After School Reading Program
$10,000.00

New Door Ventures
Youth Development Initiative
$10,000.00

Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
School Garden Teacher Training and Support Program
$10,000.00

Randall Museum Friends
General Support
$5,000.00

Real Options For City Kids
Sports/fitness and learning enrichment programs
$10,000.00

Regional Parks Foundation
The Campership Program
$5,000.00

Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc
Richmond District After School Collaborative
$7,500.00

San Francisco Ballet Association
Dance in Schools and Communities
$5,000.00

San Francisco Conservatory Of Music Inc
Conservatory in the Schools
$7,500.00

San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance
The 2008 Growing Greener School Grounds Conference
$20,000.00

San Francisco School Volunteers
New Approach to Volunteer Management
$30,000.00

San Francisco Zoological Society
Young Environmentalist Program
$5,000.00

Science Museum Of Minnesota
General Operating Support
$5,000.00

The Friends Of The Oakland Public Library
East Oakland Community Library
$100,000.00

The Trust For Hidden Villa
Hidden Villa's Offsite School Program
$5,000.00

Vida Verde Nature Education
Provide Environmental Education for Bay Area Schools
$15,000.00

Warren W Eukel Teachers Trust
Award to honor outstanding Contra Costa County teachers
$5,000.00

Yosemite National Institutes
Diversity Outreach in Environmental Education K-12 and Youth Leadership Programs - Yosemite and Headlands Campuses
$75,000.00

Young Mens Christian Association Of Berkeley
Berkeley YMCA Teen Center $50,000.00

Zeum
ZeumMasters Teen Internship Program
$10,000.00

Focus: Reducing Domestic Violence

APA Family Support Services
API Home Visitation Program
$20,000.00

Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal)
Alameda County Domestic Violence Legal Services Expansion
$57,000.00

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Defending Sensible Gun Laws from Legal and Constitutional Challenges
$50,000.00

Children's Hospital & Research Center Foundation for Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Fussy Baby Program
$25,000.00

Corner Stone Community Development Corporation
The Children's Program
$15,000.00

Family Service Agency Of San Francisco
Young Family Resource Center
$15,000.00

Family Violence Prevention Fund
The International Center to End Violence - Capital Campaign
$1,000,000.00

Homeless Children's Network
Parent Education Initiative
$30,000.00

Interactive Parenting Media
World Peace Begins At Home Radio Show Series
$20,000.00

Jewish Family & Children's Services of the East Bay
New Beginnings: Children's Mental Health in Shelters
$36,000.00

San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center
Child Abuse Council
$50,000.00

Women Organized To Make Abuse Non Existent Inc
Domestic Violence Crisis Line Services
$15,000.00

Youth Law Center
Improving Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention in California and Foster Youth Parenting Projects
$50,000.00

Focus: Improving the Welfare of Children and Youth

Big Brothers & Big Sisters Of the Bay Area
Community Based Mentoring Project
$15,000.00

California Youth Connection (CYC)
Improving Local Advocacy of Bay Area Foster Youth
$7,500.00

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Orange County
Mentor-Advocate Program
$5,000.00

Court Appointed Special Advocates Of Sonoma County Inc
Transitional Services (TS)Program
$50,000.00

Court Appointed Special Representative Program Inc
Children at Risk Expansion Project: Contra Costa County
$5,000.00

East Bay Agency For Children
Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Training Center
$20,000.00

Edgewood Center For Children And Families
Grace Magill Memorial Project
$5,000.00

Edgewood Center For Children And Families
Edgewood Advocacy Program
$25,000.00

Edgewood Center For Children And Families
Kinship Youth Services
$35,000.00

Family Builders By Adoption
General Operating Support for Family Builders
$15,000.00

Foundation For Students Rising Above
Increasing College Access and Graduation Rates for Bay Area Youth
$10,000.00

Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc
Huckleberry Youth Programs' San Francisco Services - Huckleberry House, Cole Street Clinic, and Counseling Program
$30,000.00

Indochinese Housing Development Corporation
Southeast Asian Children, Youth, and Family Program
$5,000.00

Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service
Immigrant Nurse Refresher Program
$50,000.00

Larkin Street Youth Center
Campaign to Rebuild Diamond Youth Shelter
$100,000.00

Larkin Street Youth Center
Housing and Supportive Services for Homeless Youth
$150,000.00

LeaderSpring
LeaderSpring Fellowship Program
$10,000.00

Marin Advocates For Children
Emancipation Youth Program (CASA Program)
$10,000.00

Raphael House Of San Francisco Inc
Children's Services
$10,000.00

San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program
2007-2008 Client Caseload Expansion Project
$30,000.00

San Francisco Food Bank
Neighborhood Grocery Network
$30,000.00

Second Harvest Food Bank Of Santa Clara And San Mateo Counties
Bayshore Nutrition Project
$25,000.00

Focus: Helping to Prevent Teen Parenthood

City College of San Francisco
Expect Respect SF
$25,000.00

Planned Parenthood Federation Of America
Planned Parenthood
$150,000.00

Planned Parenthood Golden Gate (PPGG)
General Support
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
General Support
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Male Involvement Program
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
General Support
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
General Support
$40,000.00

Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties
General Support
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood Santa Barbara Ventura & San Luis Obispo Counties Inc
General Support
$30,000.00

Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo Inc.
Bay Area Planned Parenthood Resident Hosting Consortium
$50,000.00

Planned Parenthood: Shasta-Diablo Inc.
Reproductive Health Care, Education and Advocacy in Rural Communities
$80,000.00

Planned Parenthood-Orange & San Bernardino Counties Inc
General Support
$30,000.00

Six Rivers Planned Parenthood
General Support
$30,000.00

University Of California San Francisco
TEACH (Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare) Project
$50,000.00

Women's Community Clinic
Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
$30,000.00

Women's Community Clinic
"Put Us in Our Place" Capital Campaign
$100,000.00

 

Democratic Society


American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Of Northern California
Reproductive Rights Project
$50,000.00

Center For Public Integrity
Pesticide Project
$25,000.00

Center For Reproductive Rights Inc
Domestic Program
$100,000.00

Jewish Community Relations Council Of San Francisco Marin & Peninsula
Promoting Civil Society: Strengthening Public Education through the Institute for Curriculum Services
$35,000.00

League Of Women Voters Of San Francisco Education Fund
Voter Services Programs
$5,000.00

The Project On Government Oversight Inc
Making a Difference: General Support for the Project On Government Oversight
$20,000.00

 

Environment


Baykeeper
Reducing toxic pollution and improving water quality in the San Francisco Bay.
$50,000.00

California Academy of Sciences
Naturalist Center
$30,000.00

California League Of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Green California
$5,000.00

Center For Biological Diversity, Inc.
Climate, Air, and Energy Program
$25,000.00

Center For Food Safety
California Food and Agriculture Initiative
$50,000.00

Center for Investigative Reporting Inc.
Environmental Reporting Program
$25,000.00

Earthjustice
Environmental Health Project
$300,000.00

Environmental Protection Information Center
Forests and Watersheds Protection Program
$10,000.00

Natural Resources Defense Council Inc
Reducing Air Toxics and Global Warming Pollution from Industrial and Transportation Sources in the San Francisco Bay Area and California
$50,000.00

The Ocean Conservancy, Inc.
Protecting Northern California's Coast Through the Marine Life Protection Act
$25,000.00

Pesticide Action Network North America
Using Science-Based Advocacy to Protect Communities from Fumigants and Highly Drift-Prone Pesticides
$60,000.00

Rose Foundation For Communities And The Environment
The Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund
$10,000.00

The Trust For Public Land
Twin Cities Parks for People
$40,000.00

Union of Concerned Scientists
Food & Environment Program
$50,000.00

 

Jewish Culture


BlueStarPR
San Francisco Area Outdoor Israel Education Campaign
$5,000.00

Hillel at Stanford
Graduate Student and Young Adult Initiative
$10,000.00

Hillel The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life
Student-directed programming and outreach initiative
$5,000.00

U C Santa Cruz Foundation
Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges
$50,000.00

 

Discretionary Grants


From time to time, individual trustees may request a Foundation grant that falls outside of our grantmaking categories. This comprises a small amount of our overall grantmaking budget. The Foundation and its trustees neither solicit nor accept applications for trustee discretionary grants.