Grants
The world's oldest and largest library association comprised of 57,000 libraries and library professionals. It provides programmatic and financial support, as well as education, publications, and professional development to member libraries. With this support, libraries provide their communities an inclusive space to connect and build empathy, breaking down institutional and cultural barriers.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Responsive |
$2,000,000 |
2021 |
COVID-19 responsive regranting program for libraries |
Areas of Exploration |
$150,000 |
2021 |
general support, $150,000 in 2021 and $200,000 in 2022 (payment one of two, total grant amount $350,000) |
Responsive |
$1,000,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19 responsive regranting program for libraries |
Areas of Exploration |
$150,000 |
2020 |
general support |
Areas of Exploration |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support |
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2019 |
Great Stories Club (GSC) |
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2018 |
Great Stories Club (GSC) |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$45,000 |
2021 |
general support |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
One Time Gifts |
$500,000 |
2021 |
general support |
Areas of Exploration |
$200,000 |
2021 |
"Alma's Way" |
A scientific research center based at UC Berkeley. It sponsors groundbreaking scientific research on social and emotional well-being, and helps the public apply this research to their personal and professional lives. In addition to its studies on the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, its website, programs, and podcasts provide research-based tools and training to foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
One Time Gifts |
$100,000 |
2021 |
Greater Good Science Center, capacity building |
Areas of Exploration |
$75,000 |
2021 |
Greater Good Science Center, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Greater Good Science Center, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2020 |
Greater Good Science Center, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2019 |
Greater Good Science Center, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
Areas of Exploration |
$12,500 |
2018 |
Greater Good Science Center's empathy research |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$25,000 |
2021 |
Inevitable Foundation |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2021 |
Institute for Human-Animal Connection |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$75,000 |
2021 |
Mongabay Kids build-out |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
An American public broadcasting organization and media content distributor comprised of hundreds of member stations and a monthly reach of over 100 million people through television and digital platforms. It provides public access to educational experiences; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. Its educational media helps prepare children for success in school and opens up the world to them in an age-appropriate way.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$200,000 |
2021 |
Carl the Collector programming and the New Voices, New Approaches initiative |
One Time Gifts |
$1,000,000 |
2020 |
PBS Capital Campaign to fund PBS KIDS Content |
Animal Connection |
$200,000 |
2019 |
Wild Kratts programming, $200,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $400,000) |
Animal Connection |
$200,000 |
2018 |
Wild Kratts programming, $200,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $400,000) |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$50,000 |
2021 |
Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
A worldwide conservation organization. WWF shares the belief that elevating stories from communities grounded in their interconnectedness with wildlife and the environment has the power to inspire humans to care deeply for all life on Earth and, as a result, protect it. The organization's expansive global network ensures the amplification of these stories will transcend borders.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Areas of Exploration |
$100,000 |
2021 |
Wolakota Rosebud Bison Project, $100,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $200,000) |
Animal Connection |
$84,000 |
2019 |
Protecting Ocean Pathways in the Mexican Pacific, $60,600 in 2018 and $84,000 in 2019 (payment two of two, total grant amount $144,600) |
Animal Connection |
$60,600 |
2018 |
Protecting Ocean Pathways in the Mexican Pacific, $60,600 in 2018 and $84,000 in 2019 (payment one of two, total grant amount $144,600) |
Animal Connection |
$25,000 |
2016 |
Fresh Water program |