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August 20, 2010 – Fifty-four grants totaling $754,920 were recently approved by the Foundation's board of directors.
These grants were awarded from endowed funds at the Foundation. Additional regranting funds were received from the California Wellness Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Those marked with an asterisk (*) were partially supported by donor-advised funds. In making these grants, we drew from our own Interest Area Funds, as well as support from our donors and other foundation partners.
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| Organization | Amount | Purpose | | Beat Within * | $15,000 | Matching grant for creative writing workshops in county juvenile hall facilities | | Cadenza/Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestra * | $5,000 | Increase visibility and audiences | Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County | $10,000
| Technology infrastructure upgrade project | | KUSP-FM | $10,000 | Weekly broadcast of KUSP's On-Site concerts recorded throughout the county | | Kuumbwa Jazz Center | $15,000
| Jazz performances and educational youth programming | | New Music Works * | $3,300 | Enhance governance, audiences and funding sources | San Lorenzo Valley Museum
| $4,420 | Storage and transport system to preserve art collection | | Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre | $10,000 | Board development and administrative support | | Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony * | $7.500 | Increase youth participation | | Santa Cruz Public Libraries | $12,000 | Develop marketing and communications plan | | White Hawk Indian Council | $5,000 | Indigenous Mexican dance programs in Pajaro Valley |
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| Organization | Amount | Purpose | | Dientes Community Dental Care * | $20,000 | Clinical and educational oral health activities | | Family Service Agency of the Central Coast | $15,000 | Free or low-cost counseling | | Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County | $12,000 | Pilot test program to effect a smooth transition from hospital to outpatient care | | Healthy Kids Santa Cruz County * | $37,200 | Health insurance coverage for children from local, low-income families | | Hospice of Santa Cruz County * | $15,000 | Transitions services for patients with life threatening illnesses | | Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Association * | $10,000 | Financial assistance for families with children diagnosed with cancer | | Santa Cruz AIDS Project | $15,000 | HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs for youth | | Santa Cruz Women's Health Center | $20,000 | Subsidized care for uninsured and underinsured patients | | Women's Crisis Support–Defensa de Mujeres | $9,500 | Help women prepare for restraining order hearings |
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| | AG Against Hunger | $10,000 | Matching grant for refrigerated trailer to transport produce to area food banks | | Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County | $15,000 | Fund development and food and nutrion education program at the Davenport Resource Service Center | | Community Bridges * | $30,000 | Family resource services in Beach Flats, Live Oak and Watsonville | | The Diversity Center | $15,000 | Diversify funding sources | | Familia Center | $8,000 | Food distribution and community building program | | Homeless Action Partnership | $5,000 | Coordinate housing and support services for the homeless | | Homeless Services Center | $20,000 | Rebele Family Shelter operational support | | Loaves and Fishes * | $10,000 | Purchase of food for pantry and distribution sites | | Mountain Community Resources | $20,000 | Bilingual information, referral and advocacy for Latinos in the San Lorenzo Valley | | Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz | $5,000 | Communication training for Spanish speaking parents in Santa Cruz and Watsonville | | Second Harvest Food Bank * | $25,000 | Expand Food for Children and nutrition education | | Senior Network Services | $10,000 | Case management services for seniors | | Seniors Council | $5,000 | Support Foster Grandparents to mentor and tutor youth | | United Way of Santa Cruz County | $5,000 | Establish 2-1-1 Information and Referral system in Santa Cruz County |
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