Grants | Acton Family Giving

A chimpanzee sanctuary in Louisiana. It provides a home to over 200 chimpanzees, most from government biomedical research centers. In addition to promoting best care practices as a permanent sanctuary, it offers educational outreach programs and works to inspire action for the species on a global scale.

Amount	Year	Purpose	Giving Areas
$100,000	2019	general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000)	Animal Connection
$200,000	2018	for the Expansion Campaign	Capital/Capacity
$100,000	2018	general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000)	Animal Connection
$100,000	2017	general support	Animal Connection
$100,000	2016	general support	Animal Connection

CultureStrike

A socially engaged arts organization based in Oakland. Recognizing the role of artists in inciting conversations and inventing new ways of thinking, it invests in creative work that highlights the complexity, nuance, and beauty of communities too often rendered criminal or invisible. It works toward a just world rooted in a sense of shared humanity.

Amount	Year	Purpose	Giving Areas
$200,000	2019	for growth campaign	Capital/Capacity
$75,000	2019	support for CultureStrike, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000)	First-Person Storytelling
$75,000	2018	support for CultureStrike, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000)	First-Person Storytelling
$75,000	2017	general support	First-Person Storytelling
$75,000	2016	general support	First-Person Storytelling

Latino Public Broadcasting

A developer, producer, and distributor of non-commercial educational and cultural media that is representative of Latino people or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans. By acting as a minority consortium, it provides a voice to the diverse Latino community on public media throughout the United States.

Amount	Year	Purpose	Giving Areas
$75,000	2019	for LPB Transformation Project	Capital/Capacity
$100,000	2019	general support, $100,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $200,000)	First-Person Storytelling
$100,000	2018	general support, $100,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $200,000)	First-Person Storytelling
$100,000	2017	general support	First-Person Storytelling

Monterey Bay Aquarium

An ocean wildlife conservation nonprofit. It provides free education programs for more than 80,000 students and educators each year, working to inspire conservation of the ocean. In addition to giving voice to urgent ocean issues and vulnerable ocean species, it also conducts scientific research and runs conservation and education programs involving threatened species, including sea otters, tuna, and sharks.

Amount	Year	Purpose	Giving Areas
$1,000,000	2019	2019-2024 Comprehensive Campaign	Capital/Capacity
$100,000	2019	general support	Family Giving
$200,000	2019	general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $600,000)	Animal Connection
$200,000	2018	general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000)	Animal Connection
$100,000	2018	general support, Tegan Acton MBA board gift	Family Giving
$200,000	2016	general support	Animal Connection

Pets in Need

A no-kill animal organization in the Bay Area. It rescues dogs and cats from public kill shelters and finds them new homes. In an effort to reduce and ultimately end pet homelessness, it provides free spay and neuter services to the pets of any California resident. It provides mobile surgical and veterinary care to communities with high rates of chronic animal homelessness and abandonment.

Amount	Year	Purpose	Giving Areas
$25,000	2019	to support Palo Alto shelter transition costs	Capital/Capacity
$25,000	2019	general support	Family Giving
$75,000	2018	general support	Animal Connection
$75,000	2017	general support	Animal Connection
$50,000	2016	general support	Animal Connection