2004 GRANTS PROGRAM

Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 2004. Those programs include (in declining order of size) Marine/Fisheries Conservation, South Florida Environment, Alabama Environment, Population & Environment, and District of Columbia Environment. Some grants are made for projects that cover both Alabama and Florida. Please know that except where noted, all grants carry a 1:1 match requirement. The second year of a two-year grant is subject to approval of progress on goals and objectives by the Board prior to the release of second-year funds. It is possible that the project is listed by name rather than fiscal agent.

Alabama Forest Resources Center 2004: $25,000
169 Dauphin Street, Suite 302
Mobile, Alabama 36602
First year of a two-year grant to support outreach and education and the Forest Legacy program.
 
Alabama Forestry Foundation 2004: $15,000
555 Alabama Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Support for Project Learning Tree and teacher training programs.
 
Alabama Funders Forum 2004: $1,000
115 Office Park Drive, Suite 350
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Support for the promotion of collaboration in Alabama philanthropy.
 
Alabama River Alliance 2004: $29,000
2027 2nd Avenue North, Suite A
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Support for grassroots media training and outreach education for a partnership of organizations.
 
Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2004: $2,500
One Festival Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36117-4605
 
Special director's grant.
 
American Littoral Society 2004: $40,000
(Marine Fish Conservation Network)
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 210
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the activities to promote sustainable fishery management.
 
Americans for Our Heritage & Recreation 2004: $15,000
1615 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for the "Keep the Trust" and "Conservation Trust Fund Southeast Summit" projects.
 
American Red Cross of Central Alabama 2004: $10,000
5015 Woods Crossing
Montgomery, Alabama 36106
 
Special director's grant.
 
American Zoo & Aquarium Association 2004: $5,000
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 710
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
 
Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award.
 
Apalachicola Bay & Riverkeeper 2004: $15,000
29 Island Drive, Suite 6
Eastpoint, Florida 32328
 
Support for ABARK's estuary work in Florida.
 
Assateague Coastal Trust 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 731
Berlin, Maryland 21811
Support for the Coastkeeper program.
 
Baldwin County Public Schools 2004: $10,000
6925 Twin Beech Road
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
Support for the seagrass replanting project in Mobile Bay.
 
Biodiversity Project 2004: $10,000
214 N. Henry Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Support for the education and outreach programs.
 
Birch Aquarium at Scripps 2004: $25,000
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0207
LaJolla, California 92093-0207
2004 Munson ACE award winner for the Aquarium's "Secrets of the Seahorse" exhibit.
 
Birmingham Southern College 2004: $15,000
(Southern Environmental Center)
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35254
To support the Center's outreach and education program.
 
Blue Ocean Institute 2004: $25,000
250 Lawrence Hill Road
Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
Support for the Institute's marine conservation work.
 
Bluewater Network 2004: $15,000
311 California, Suite 510
San Francisco, California 94104
Support for the campaign to limit thrillcraft use on Florida's public lands.
 
Boggy Creek Gang 2004: $15,000
30500 Brantley Branch Road
Eustis, Florida 32736
Special director's grant.
 
Brogue Charities, Inc. 2004: $5,000
Post Office Box 295
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
Special director's grant.
 
Cahaba River Society 2004: $19,000
2717 7th Avenue South, Suite 205
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
 
Support for grassroots media training and outreach education for a partnership of organizations.
 
Canaan Land Ministries Church, Inc. 2004: $2,000
Montgomery, Alabama  
Special director's grant.
 
Center for Food Safety 2004: $15,000
660 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the mariculture coalition work.
 
Center for Resource Economics/Island Press 2004: $20,000
1719 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20009-1148
 
Support for the marine educational work of Island Press.
 
Chattowah Open Land Trust 2004: $15,000
(Alabama Land Trust)
256 Old Ladiga Road North
Piedmont, Alabama 36272
 
Support Alabama Land Trust to protect the Little River watershed.
 
Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2004: $10,000
725 8th Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Seed funding for the Anacostia River Partnership Project, to recruit a broader constituency for the River within the community.
 
Clean Water Fund 2004: $15,000
4455 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite A300-16
Washington, D.C. 20008
 
Support for the John Kabler Memorial Fund, particularly the work in Florida and the DC region.
 
Coast Alliance 2004: $7,500
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 340
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the Coast Alliance's outreach and education programs.
 
Consultative Group on Biodiversity 2004: $7,500
P.O. Box 29361
San Francisco, California 94129
 
Support for efforts to promote collaboration among grantmaker interested in protecting the world's biodiversity, especially the Working Group on the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity.
 
Coral Reef Alliance 2004: $15,000
417 Montgomery Street, Suite 205
San Francisco, California 94105
 
Support for "Dive into Earth Day" and other activities.
 
DC Appleseed Center 2004: $10,000
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
 
Support for the Center's lead outreach and education project.
 
Discovery Creek Children's Museum 2004: $10,000
2233 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 410
Washington, D.C. 20007
 
Support for Discovery Creek's educational programs.
 
Donors Forum of South Florida 2004: $1,000
150 SSE 2nd Avenue, Suite 700
Miami, Florida 33131
 
Funding to support collaborations and continuing professional training of south Florida grantmakers.
 
Duke University Marine Laboratory 2004: $16,000
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516-9721
 
Support for the Global Fellows Program.
 
E Magazine 2004: $5,000
P.O. Box 5098
Westport, Connecticut 06881
 
General support for E Magazine's coverage of marine issues.
 
East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue 2004: $5,000
320 Zoo Road
Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17350
 
Special director's grant.
 
Environmental Defense 2004: $30,000
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
 
Seed funding to support the Coastal & Offshore Energy project and the mariculture coalition work.
 
Environmental Education Coalition 2004: $15,000
14 Jersey Lane
Manchester, Massachusetts 01944
 
Funding to support the Campaign for an Environmentally Literate America.
 
Environmental Grantmakers Association 2004: $1,100
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
 
Funding for general support of grantmaker education programs.
 
Environmental Law & Land Use Center 2004: $20,000
Nova Southeastern College 2004: $20,000
3304 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314
 
Support for ELULC's work on the south Dade Watershed and the Loxahatchee.
 
Environmental Support Center 2004: $15,000
1500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 25
Washington, D.C. 20005-1808
 
Support for the SOLE-SE partnership work in Alabama.
 
Environmental Working Group 2004: $15,000
1436 U Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20009
 
Support for the Fisheries Subsidies and Human Health Planning project.
 
Envision 2020 2004: $10,000
600 South Court Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
 
Support for Envision 2020's atlas project.
 
Fairfax County Park Foundation 2004: $1,000
12055 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
 
Special director's grant.
 
Family Sunshine Center 2004: $2,500
P.O. Box 5160
Montgomery, Alabama 36103
 
Special director's grant.
 
Faulkner State Community College 2004: $10,000
440 Fairhope Avenue
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
 
Support for the Alabama Coastal BirdFest.
 
Fauna & Flora International, Inc. 2004: $20,000
P.O. Box 42575
Washington, D.C. 20015
 
Support for the cruise line program and Dominica.
 
Federation for American Immigration Reform 2004: $50,000
1666 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20009
 
Support for FAIR's outreach and education work.
 
Alice Ferguson Foundation 2004: $5,000
2001 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, Maryland 20607
 
Support for the annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup (April 3, 2004).
 
Freewill Baptist Church Community Development 2004: $2,000
1724 Hill Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36108
 
Special director's grant.
 
The Florida Aquarium 2004: $6,000
701 Channelside Drive
Tampa, Florida 33602
 
Support for the Everglades curriculum project.
 
Floridians for a Sustainable Population 2004: $10,000
531 E. McNab Road
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
 
Support for the outreach and education work.
 
Florida State University 2004: $7,500
Department of Biological Science
Institute for Fishery Resource Ecology
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
 
Support for the 2004 Mote Symposium. "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" to be held in November, 2004.
 
ForestEthics 2004: $10,000
One Haight Street
San Francisco, California 94102
 
Support of ForestEthics' work on the paper campaign in Alabama.
 
Friends of the Everglades 2004: $5,000
7800 Red Road, Suite 215K
Miami, Florida 33143
 
Support for the outreach and education programs.
 
Friends of Hurricane Creek 2004: $5,000
P.O. Box 2862
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403
 
Support for the protection of the Hurricane Creek watershed.
 
Funders Network for Smart Growth and Sustainable Communities 2004: $10,000
1500 San Remo Avenue, Suite 177
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
 
Funding to support the Network's activities and projects in south Florida.
 
Georgetown Senion Center 2004: $5,000
3127 P Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
 
Support for the transportation program.
 
Green Media Toolshed 2004: $10,000
1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
 
Funding to support grassroots media and outreach training for a partnership of organizations in Alabama.
 
Gulf Restoration Network 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 2245
New Orleans, Louisiana 70176
 
To support the work of GRN in promoting sustainable fishery management and improved coastal water quality.
 
Habitat for Humanity-Seminole County 2004: $5,000
1548 Seminola Blvd., Suite 141
Casselberry, Florida 32707
 
Support the work to replace substandard housing in Seminole County with affordable housing.
 
Habitat Media 2004: $20,000
734 A Street, Suite 1
San Rafael, California 94901
 
Support for the "Farming the Seas" project.
 
Harvard Medical School 2004: $10,000
Center for Health and the Global Environment
401 Park Drive, 2nd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
 
Funding in support of the marine/human health exhibit project being undertaken in partnership with the New England Aquarium.
 
Huntingdon College 2004: $33,000
1500 East Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36102-2148
 
Special director's grant.
 
Key West Botanical Gardens Society 2004: $5,000
PO Box 2346
Key West, Florida 33045-2536
 
Support for the educational programs.
 
Landmark Foundation of Montgomery 2004: $1,000
Montgomery, Alabama  
Special director's grant.
 
Land Trust Alliance 2004: $20,000
1331 H Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005-4734
 
Support for the Alliance's work in Alabama.
 
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund 2004: $25,000
1920 L Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for the Fund's work to educate voters in Florida.
 
Arthur Marshall Foundation 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 2620
Palm Beach, Florida 33480
 
Support of the Foundation's conservation scholarship in Florida.
 
Martin County Environmental Studies Center 2004: $7,500
2900 NE Indian River Drive
Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
 
Support for the Center's Saturday outreach programs.
 
Maryland Sea Grant College 2004: $10,000
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300
College Park, Maryland 20740
 
Support for the Oyster Dialogues Project.
 
Mobile Bay Watch/Baykeeper 2004: $19,000
5 North Jackson Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
 
Support for grassroots media training and outreach education for a partnership of organizations and for the protection of the natural resources of Mobile Bay.
 
Montgomery Academy 2004: $1,000
Montgomery, Alabama  
Special director's grant.
 
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 2004: $2,500
P.O. Box 230819
Montgomery, Alabama 36123-0819
 
Special director's grant.
 
National Aquarium in Baltimore 2004: $35,000
Pier 3 501 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3194
 
Support for the Aquarium's conservation programs and 2004 Munson ACE award winner for the "Shark Quest" exhibit.
 
National Coalition for Marine Conservation 2004: $30,000
4 Royal Street, S.E.
Leesburg, Virginia 20175
 
Continued support for menhaden and big fish work.
 
National Council for Science and the Environment 2004: $5,000
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20006-3918
 
Support for educational work with a special focus on Alabama and marine conservation biology.
 
National Environmental Trust 2004: $25,000
1200 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for NET's marine programs, particularly as they relate to marine fisheries.
 
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation 2004: $40,000
1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for NFWF's marine program especially the National Whale Conservation Fund and the Coral Reef Fund.
 
National Golf Coaches Association 2004: $5,000
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1822
Chicago, Illinois 60601
 
The Edith Cummings Munson golf award.
 
National Park Foundation 2004: $6,000
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for the Everglades curriculum project.
 
National Parks Conservation Assoc. 2004: $15,000
1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 360
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for NPCA's work in Florida.
 
National Resources Defense Council 2004: $35,000
40 West 20th Street
New York, New York 10011
 
To support the marine fisheries conservation work of NRDC.
 
National Resources Defense Council 2004: $15,000
(Clean Water Network)
P.O. Box 254
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
 
Support for the Network's Alabama and Florida coordination.
 
Nature Conservancy of Alabama 2004: $15,000
2100 1st Ave., North, Suite 500
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Support for the protection and restoration of land in the Cumberland plateau.
 
New England Aquarium 2004: $15,000
Central Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Funding to support the Marine Conservation Action Fund, first year of a two-year $30,000 grant.
 
New England Forestry Foundation 2004: $10,000
50 Forest Falls Drive, Suite 4
Yarmouth, Maine 04096
Support for the Private Landowner Network in Alabama.
 
New Providence Baptist Church 2004: $2,000
Montgomery, Alabama
Special director's grant.
 
Our World Underwater Scholorship Society 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 4428
Chicago, Illinois 60680
Support for the Society's scholarship program.
 
Perry Institute for Marine Science/IUCN Species Survival Commission 2004: $10,000
3626 Warren St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Support for the Threatened Marine Species program.
 
Planned Parenthood of Alabama 2004: $15,000
1211 South 27th Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35205-1806
Support for the outreach and education programs.
 
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington 2004: $10,000
1108 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Support for the outreach and education programs.
 
Planned Parenthood of the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast Area, Inc. 2004: $10,000
2300 North Florida Mango Road
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
Support for the outreach and education programs.
 
Potomac Riverkeeper 2004: $10,000
1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
Seed funding for a new Keeper organization.
 
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 2004: $15,000
2001 S Street, NW, Suite 570
Washington, D.C. 20009
Support for PEER's work in Florida and the Everglades
 
Rare Center for Tropical Conservation 2004: $5,000
1840 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 402
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Special director's grant.
 
Reef Environment Education Foundation (R.E.E.F.) 2004: $25,000
P.O. Box 246
Key Largo, Florida 33037
 
Funding to support the outreach and education work and related activities.
 
Reef Relief 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 430
Key West, Florida 33041
 
Funding for the outreach and education programs promoting coral reef conservation and improved water quality in the Keys.
 
Restore America's Estuaries 2004: $10,000
3801 N. Fairfax Street, Suite 53
Arlington, Virginia 22203
 
To support outreach and education programs of Restore America's Estuaries.
 
SeaWeb 2004: $35,000
1731 Connecticut Ave., NW, 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20009
 
Support for the Ocean Information Center
 
SeaWeb 2004: $25,000
(The Ocean Project)
102 Waterman Street, Suite 16
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
 
Funding to further The Ocean Project's partnerships in ocean conservation education, first year of a two-year $40,000 grant.
 
John G. Shedd Aquarium 2004: $15,000
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
 
Funding in support of the coral reef educational programs.
 
Sierra Club Foundation 2004: $15,000
85 Second St., Suite 750
San Francisco, California 94105-3465
 
Support the Foundation's work in Florida and the Everglades.
 
SkyTruth 2004: $7,500
P.O. Box 3282
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443
 
General support for SkyTruth's work to provide satellite images to conservation organizations working on forest and coastal management issues in the southeast.
 
Southern Environmental Law Center 2004: $40,000
127 Peachtree Street, Suite 605
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
 
Funding to support SELC's environmental stewardship work in Alabama, first year of a two-year commitment.
 
South Wings 2004: $17,500
35 Haywood Street, Suite 201
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
 
General support for the work in Alabama and the planned roundtable.
 
Student Conservation Association 2004: $15,000
P.O. Box 550
Charlestown, New Hampshire 03603-0550
 
Support for SCA's internships in Florida.
 
Surfrider Foundation 2004: $25,000
122 El Camino Real PMB 67
San Clemente, California 92672
 
Support for the establishment of a marine protected area in Puerto Rico and related international programs.
 
Sustainable Development Institute 2004: $10,000
3121 South Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
 
Support for the Atlantic Coast Watch.
 
Take a Kid Fishing 2004: $5,000
1211 Avenue of the Americas, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10036
 
Support for program to take disadvantaged urban youth out fishing and to support its project to teach children to raise trout in the classroom.
 
The Ocean Conservancy 2004: $10,000
1725 DeSales Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
IUCN- Shark Specialist Group funding for the workshop to compile data on shark and ray populations in North and Central America.
 
The Ocean Foundation 2004: $15,000
1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for coral reef conservation programs.
 
Trout Unlimited 2004: $40,000
1500 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 310
Arlington, Virginia 22209
 
Funding in support of the Coldwater Conservation Fund.
 
Trust for Public Land 2004: $25,000
7900 Red Road, Suite 25
Miami, Florida 33143
 
First year of a three-year implementation grant for the Biscayne Bay access and Miami River greenway work.
 
University of Alabama 2004: $10,000
College of Communication & Information Sciences
201 Reese Phifer, Box 870172
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Funding to support the documentary "Hunter in the Magical Forest" about biologist E. O. Wilson.
 
University of Alabama 2004: $10,000
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Crimson Tradition Fund - Special director's grant.
 
University of New Mexico 2004: $5,000
Alburquerue, NM 87131-0001
The Edith Cummings Munson golf award.
 
Washington Grantmakers 2004: $3,200
1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 740
Washington, D.C. 20036
Support for the promotion of collaboration among Washington Area grantmakers.
 
WildLaw 2004: $15,000
8116 Old Federal Road, Suite C
Montgomery, Alabama 36117
First year of a two-year commitment to WildLaw's work to build partnerships and promote sustainable land management policies in Alabama, especially in national forests.
 
Wildlife Conservation Society 2004: $15,000
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10460
Funding to support the "Schooling Chefs" program.
 
World Resources Institute 2004: $7,500
10 G Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Funding to support the "Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean" program.
 
World Wildlife Fund 2004: $15,000
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1124
Funding to support TRAFFIC-North America's seahorse program.
 
World Wildlife Fund 2004: $75,000
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1124
Funding to support the marine conservation work in the development of the new strategic plan and the "Conservation Decade for the Tropical Oceans."
 
World Wildlife Fund 2004: $50,000
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1124
Support for the "Campaign for South Florida Ecosystem Restoration" project.
 
World Wildlife Fund 2004: $10,000
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1124
Support for the marine programs.
 
1000 Friends of Florida 2004: $5,000
Post Office Box 5948
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5948
Support for the Florida programs.
 
1000 Friends of Maryland 2004: $10,000
1209 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Support for the open space coalition work.