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 |
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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 |
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Support for Project Learning Tree and teacher training programs. | |
Alabama Funders Forum | 2004: $1,000 |
115 Office Park Drive, Suite 350
Birmingham, Alabama 35223 |
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Support for the promotion of collaboration in Alabama philanthropy. | |
Alabama River Alliance | 2004: $29,000 |
2027 2nd Avenue North, Suite A
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
American Littoral Society | 2004: $40,000 |
(Marine Fish Conservation Network)
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 210 Washington, D.C. 20003 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
American Zoo & Aquarium Association | 2004: $5,000 |
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 710
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 |
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Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award. | |
Apalachicola Bay & Riverkeeper | 2004: $15,000 |
29 Island Drive, Suite 6
Eastpoint, Florida 32328 |
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Support for ABARK's estuary work in Florida. | |
Assateague Coastal Trust | 2004: $10,000 |
P.O. Box 731
Berlin, Maryland 21811 |
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Support for the Coastkeeper program. | |
Baldwin County Public Schools | 2004: $10,000 |
6925 Twin Beech Road
Fairhope, Alabama 36532 |
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Support for the seagrass replanting project in Mobile Bay. | |
Biodiversity Project | 2004: $10,000 |
214 N. Henry Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the Institute's marine conservation work. | |
Bluewater Network | 2004: $15,000 |
311 California, Suite 510
San Francisco, California 94104 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Brogue Charities, Inc. | 2004: $5,000 |
Post Office Box 295
Great Falls, Virginia 22066 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Cahaba River Society | 2004: $19,000 |
2717 7th Avenue South, Suite 205
Birmingham, Alabama 35233 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support Alabama Land Trust to protect the Little River watershed. | |
Chesapeake Bay Foundation | 2004: $10,000 |
725 8th Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for Discovery Creek's educational programs. | |
Donors Forum of South Florida | 2004: $1,000 |
150 SSE 2nd Avenue, Suite 700
Miami, Florida 33131 |
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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 |
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Support for the Global Fellows Program. | |
E Magazine | 2004: $5,000 |
P.O. Box 5098
Westport, Connecticut 06881 |
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General support for E Magazine's coverage of marine issues. | |
East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue | 2004: $5,000 |
320 Zoo Road
Fairfield, Pennsylvania 17350 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Environmental Defense | 2004: $30,000 |
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009 |
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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 |
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Funding to support the Campaign for an Environmentally Literate America. | |
Environmental Grantmakers Association | 2004: $1,100 |
437 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022 |
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Funding for general support of grantmaker education programs. | |
Environmental Law & Land Use Center | |
Nova Southeastern College 2004: $20,000
3304 College Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the Fisheries Subsidies and Human Health Planning project. | |
Envision 2020 | 2004: $10,000 |
600 South Court Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104 |
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Support for Envision 2020's atlas project. | |
Fairfax County Park Foundation | 2004: $1,000 |
12055 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, Virginia 22035 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Family Sunshine Center | 2004: $2,500 |
P.O. Box 5160
Montgomery, Alabama 36103 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Faulkner State Community College | 2004: $10,000 |
440 Fairhope Avenue
Fairhope, Alabama 36532 |
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Support for the Alabama Coastal BirdFest. | |
Fauna & Flora International, Inc. | 2004: $20,000 |
P.O. Box 42575
Washington, D.C. 20015 |
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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 |
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Support for FAIR's outreach and education work. | |
Alice Ferguson Foundation | 2004: $5,000 |
2001 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek, Maryland 20607 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
The Florida Aquarium | 2004: $6,000 |
701 Channelside Drive
Tampa, Florida 33602 |
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Support for the Everglades curriculum project. | |
Floridians for a Sustainable Population | 2004: $10,000 |
531 E. McNab Road
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the outreach and education programs. | |
Friends of Hurricane Creek | 2004: $5,000 |
P.O. Box 2862
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35403 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the transportation program. | |
Green Media Toolshed | 2004: $10,000 |
1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Key West Botanical Gardens Society | 2004: $5,000 |
PO Box 2346
Key West, Florida 33045-2536 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the Center's Saturday outreach programs. | |
Maryland Sea Grant College | 2004: $10,000 |
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300
College Park, Maryland 20740 |
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Support for the Oyster Dialogues Project. | |
Mobile Bay Watch/Baykeeper | 2004: $19,000 |
5 North Jackson Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
National Aquarium in Baltimore | 2004: $35,000 |
Pier 3 501 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3194 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Edith Cummings Munson golf award. | |
National Park Foundation | 2004: $6,000 |
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036 |
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Support for the Everglades curriculum project. | |
National Parks Conservation Assoc. | 2004: $15,000 |
1300 19th Street, NW, Suite 360
Washington, D.C. 20036 |
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Support for NPCA's work in Florida. | |
National Resources Defense Council | 2004: $35,000 |
40 West 20th Street
New York, New York 10011 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the protection and restoration of land in the Cumberland plateau. | |
New England Aquarium | 2004: $15,000 |
Central Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the Threatened Marine Species program. | |
Planned Parenthood of Alabama | 2004: $15,000 |
1211 South 27th Place
Birmingham, Alabama 35205-1806 |
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Support for the outreach and education programs. | |
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington | 2004: $10,000 |
1108 16th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036 |
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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 |
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Support for the outreach and education programs. | |
Potomac Riverkeeper | 2004: $10,000 |
1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Special director's grant. | |
Reef Environment Education Foundation (R.E.E.F.) | 2004: $25,000 |
P.O. Box 246
Key Largo, Florida 33037 |
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Funding to support the outreach and education work and related activities. | |
Reef Relief | 2004: $10,000 |
P.O. Box 430
Key West, Florida 33041 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the Ocean Information Center | |
SeaWeb | 2004: $25,000 |
(The Ocean Project)
102 Waterman Street, Suite 16 Providence, Rhode Island 02906 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support the Foundation's work in Florida and the Everglades. | |
SkyTruth | |
P.O. Box 3282
Shepherdstown, West Virginia 25443 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for SCA's internships in Florida. | |
Surfrider Foundation | 2004: $25,000 |
122 El Camino Real PMB 67
San Clemente, California 92672 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for coral reef conservation programs. | |
Trout Unlimited | 2004: $40,000 |
1500 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 310
Arlington, Virginia 22209 |
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Funding in support of the Coldwater Conservation Fund. | |
Trust for Public Land | 2004: $25,000 |
7900 Red Road, Suite 25
Miami, Florida 33143 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the promotion of collaboration among Washington Area grantmakers. | |
WildLaw | 2004: $15,000 |
8116 Old Federal Road, Suite C
Montgomery, Alabama 36117 |
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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 |
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Funding to support the "Schooling Chefs" program. | |
World Resources Institute | 2004: $7,500 |
10 G Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002 |
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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 |
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Funding to support TRAFFIC-North America's seahorse program. | |
World Wildlife Fund | 2004: $75,000 |
1250 24th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037-1124 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Support for the marine programs. | |
1000 Friends of Florida | 2004: $5,000 |
Post Office Box 5948
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-5948 |
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Support for the Florida programs. | |
1000 Friends of Maryland | 2004: $10,000 |
1209 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
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Support for the open space coalition work. | |