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													During the July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, time period, we made grant payments of $2,098,032. These payments reflect new grants approved by the Board of Directors as well as payments on multi-year grant commitments. 
												 
												 
											
											
												
													
														
															
																| Environmental | 
																15 grants | 
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																$300,000 | 
															 
															
																| Kirsch Investigator Awards | 
																3 grants | 
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																$720,000 | 
															 
															
																| Medical/Science Projects | 
																6 grants | 
																
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																$249,072 | 
															 
															
																| Political Reform and Global Theme | 
																14 grants | 
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																$330,000 | 
															 
															
																| Silicon Valley Community | 
																59 grants | 
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																$320,240 | 
															 
															
																| Discretionary | 
																45 grants | 
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																$178,720 | 
															 
														 
														 
													
													 
													 
													
														
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															| Foundation Staff: (L to R) Susan Frank, Vice President, Public Policy; May van Scherrenburg, Program Officer, Environmental and Science Programs; Karen Brunton, Public Policy Associate; Connie Padre, Executive Assistant and Communications Associate. | 
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															Board of Directors and Officers, standing: (L to R) Peter Hero, Secretary; Kathleen Gwynn, President & CEO; Bill Johnson, Member. Seated: (L to R) Perry Olson, Vice Chairman; Steve Kirsch, Chairman. | 
														 
													 
												
												
													The following list, totaling $1,662,210, shows all grants approved by the Board, including future commitments for multi-year grants first made during the fiscal year. It does not include payments on commitments made in prior years. You can learn more about these organizations by visiting their websites. 
														 
												 
												
												
													
													
														| Environmental | 
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														| Bluewater Network  | 
														$   10,000 | 
													 
													
														| California Environmental Rights Alliance | 
														15,000 | 
													 
														
															| Californians Against Waste Foundation  | 
															25,000 | 
														 
														
															| Californians for Pesticide Reform  | 
															20,000 | 
														 
														
															| Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment | 
															25,000 | 
														 
														
														| Coalition for Clean Air  | 
														20,000 | 
													 
														
														| Earthjustice  | 
														25,000 | 
													 
														
														| Environment California Research and Policy Center  | 
														20,000 | 
													 
														
															| Fresno Metro Ministries  | 
															25,000 | 
														 
														
															| Latino Issues Forum  | 
															15,000 | 
														 
														
															| League of Conservation Voters  | 
															40,000 | 
														 
														
														| Natural Resources Defense Council  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
														
														| Planning and Conservation League Foundation  | 
														12,500 | 
													 
														
														| Sierra Club California  | 
														12,500 | 
													 
														
														| Union of Concerned Scientists  | 
														25,000 | 
													 
														
														 
																	Kirsch Investigator Awards | 
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														| Dr. Richard Born, Harvard University | 
														$  120,000 | 
													 
													
														| Dr. Peter Jackson, Stanford University | 
														120,000 | 
													 
														
														| Dr. Anne Villeneuve, Stanford University | 
														120,000 | 
													 
													 
													 
													
														
															  
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																Kirsch Investigators: (L to R) 
																	Dr. Peter Jackson, Former Investigator 
																	Dr. Alex Kolodkin, Dr. Wendell Lim, 
																	Dr. Anne Villeneuve, Dr. Richard Born. 
																	Not pictured: Dr. Clay Reid | 
														 
													 
													 
													
													
														 
															Medical/Science Projects | 
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														| American Society for Cell Biology  | 
														$    8,000 | 
													 
														
														| Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research  | 
														30,000 | 
													 
														
														| Columbia University  | 
														3,000 | 
													 
													
														| Glaucoma Research Foundation  | 
														100,000 | 
													 
													
														| Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy  | 
														14,000 | 
													 
													
														| University of Durham | 
														7,000 | 
													 
													
														 
																Political Reform and Global Theme  | 
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														| Arms Control Association  | 
														$    5,000 | 
													 
														
															| British American Security Information Council  | 
															5,000 | 
														 
														
														| Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
													
														| Center for Defense Information  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
															| Clean Elections Institute Action Fund  | 
															25,000 | 
														 
														
														| Federation of American Scientists  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Friends Committee on National Legislation  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Natural Resources Defense Council  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Physicians for Social Responsibility  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Ploughshares  | 
														130,000 | 
													 
													
														| Public Campaign  | 
														125,000 | 
													 
													
														| Union of Concerned Scientists  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
															| Women's Action for New Directions  | 
															5,000 | 
														 
														
														 
																Silicon Valley Community | 
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														| Adolescent Counseling Services  | 
														$    5,000 | 
													 
													
														| American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| American Musical Theatre of San Jose  | 
														100,000 | 
													 
														
															| Bill Wilson Center  | 
															2,500 | 
														 
														
															| Campus for Jewish Life  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| Castilleja School Foundation  | 
														2,500 | 
													 
													
														| Children's Discovery Museum  | 
														2,000 | 
													 
													
														| Children's Health Council  | 
														16,600 | 
													 
													
														| City Year - San Jose/Silicon Valley  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
															| Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley  | 
															2,500 | 
														 
														
														| Community Breast Health Project  | 
														3,000 | 
													 
														
														| Community Foundation Silicon Valley  | 
														49,000 | 
													 
														
														| Community Services Agency  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Computer History Museum  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
															| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| El Camino Hospital Foundation  | 
														2,500 | 
													 
														
														| Family and Children's Services  | 
														3,000 | 
													 
														
															| Fresh Lifelines for Youth  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| Foothill DeAnza Community Colleges Foundation  | 
														7,000 | 
													 
													
														| Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County  | 
														2,000 | 
													 
													
														| Happy Hollow Corporation  | 
														500 | 
													 
														
															| Health Trust  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| Hidden Villa  | 
														2,780 | 
													 
													
														| Humane Society Silicon Valley  | 
														1,500 | 
													 
													
														| Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| Junior League of Palo Alto Mid-Peninsula  | 
														7,060 | 
													 
														
															| Los Altos Community Foundation  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| Los Altos Educational Foundation  | 
														1,200 | 
													 
														
														| Los Altos Town Crier  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
														
														| Mineta Transportation Institute  | 
														500 | 
													 
														
															| Mountain View High School  | 
															3,000 | 
														 
														
														| Northern California Innocence Project  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
														
														| Opportunities Industrialization Center West  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
													
														| Peninsula Stroke Association  | 
														500 | 
													 
														
														| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| Resource Area For Teachers  | 
														3,100 | 
													 
														
														| Ronald McDonald House  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
															| San Jose Repertory Theatre  | 
															15,000 | 
														 
														
														| Santa Clara University - School of Law  | 
														2,500 | 
													 
														
														| Second Harvest Food Bank  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
														
														| Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services  | 
														2,500 | 
													 
														
														| The Tech Museum of Innovation  | 
														11,500 | 
													 
													
														| Theatreworks  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
													
														| United Way Silicon Valley  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
													
														 
																Discretionary | 
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														| American Cancer Society  | 
														$    1,000 | 
													 
													
														| American Diabetes Association  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
															| Arthritis Foundation  | 
															250 | 
														 
														
															| Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
															| California First Amendment Coalition  | 
															10,000 | 
														 
														
															| California League of Conservation Voters  | 
															6,000 | 
														 
														
														| California State Parks Foundation  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| Center for Investigative Reporting  | 
														500 | 
													 
														
														| Commonwealth Club of California  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| Conservation International  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
													
														| Cure MS Now  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
													
														| Exploratorium  | 
														2,000 | 
													 
													
														| Fair Test  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
															| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology  | 
															2,500 | 
														 
														
															| Freedom of Expression Foundation  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| Global Fund for Children  | 
														1,500 | 
													 
														
															| Global Fund for Women  | 
															10,000 | 
														 
														
														| Global Security Institute  | 
														2,000 | 
													 
													
														| Institute for America's Future  | 
														20,000 | 
													 
														
															| Institute of International Education  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
															| Massachusetts Institute of Technology  | 
															5,000 | 
														 
														
														| Mills College  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
														| NARAL Pro Choice America Foundation  | 
														3,720 | 
													 
														
														| National Public Radio  | 
														2,500 | 
													 
														
														| Natural Resources Defense Council  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
														| People for the American Way Foundation  | 
														10,000 | 
													 
														
															| Public Campaign Action Fund  | 
															5,000 | 
														 
														
															| Public Interest Projects | 
															10,000 | 
														 
														
														| Sierra Club  | 
														50,000 | 
													 
														
														| Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
														
															| That Man May See  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| TomPaine.com  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
														
															| United Nations Foundation  | 
															1,000 | 
														 
														
														| University of California, San Francisco - Diabetes Center  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
													
														| Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
													
														| World Affairs Council of Northernn California  | 
														5,000 | 
													 
													
														| World Resources Institute  | 
														1,000 | 
													 
												 
												
											
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