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2020 Grants Detail

ARTS, CULTURE, AND EDUCATION

DC ARTS & HUMANITIES EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE
1001 G Street, NW, Suite 100W
Washington, DC 20001
www.dcahec.com

$15,000 to expand musical offerings to K-12 students of DC public schools.

Total arts, culture, and education: $15,000

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.
3939 Campbell Avenue
Arlington, VA 22206
www.weta.org

$15,000 for PBS NewsHour “Voting in a Virus” series.

LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
www.lawyerscommittee.org

$40,000 general support to secure equal justice for all under the law.

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND
1920 L Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC  20036
www.lcvef.org
$40,000 for general support. 

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICANS INDIANS
Embassy of Tribal Nations
1516 P St NW
Washington, DC 20005
www.ncai.org
$45,000 for general support.

NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND
1506 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
www.narf.org
$50,000 for general support.

NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY
3801 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22305
www.newvirginiamajority.org
$50,000 for general support.

PENN FUTURE
4825 Hazel Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
www.pennfuture.org
$25,000 for general support.

PENNSYLVANIA VOICE
123 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19109
www.pennsylvaniavoice.org
$75,000 for general support.

PROGEORGIA
151 Ellis Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
www.progeorgia.org
$20,000 for general support.

TIDES FOUNDATION/MOVEMENT VOTER FUND
PO Box 399389
San Francisco, CA 04130-9389
www.tides.org
$45,000 for general support.

VIRGINIA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
PO Box 8586
Richmond, VA 20106
www.engageva.org
$40,000 for general support.

VIRGINIA LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND
100 West Franklin Street, Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23220
www.valcvef.org
$20,000 for general support.

VIRGINIA ORGANIZING
703 Concord Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903-5208
www.virginia-organizing.org
$50,000 for general support.

Total civic engagement: $515,000

ENVIRONMENT

Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland & Florida

ALLEGHANY-BLUE RIDGE ALLIANCE
P.O. Box 685
Monterey, VA  24465
www.abralliance.org
$30,000 to stimulate and coordinate engagement of coalition members and affected persons in responding to the Atlantic Coast pipeline.

ALLIANCE FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
P.O. Box 674
New Market, VA  22844
www.shenandoahalliance.org
$150,000 general support.

ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY
The George Washington House
4302 Baltimore Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710
www.anacostiaws.org
$10,000 for general support.

CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
1495 Smith Preserve Way
Naples, FL 34102
www.conservancy.org
$20,000 for general support.

FUTURE HARVEST-CASA
1114 Shawan Road Suite 1
Cockeysville, MD  21030
www.futureharvestcasa.org
$5,000 for Platinum sponsorship of regenerative Ag Track of the annual Future Harvest Conference. 

LAND TRUST ALLIANCE
1660 L Street, NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036
www.landtrustalliance.org
$50,000 for the Chesapeake Bay Land & Water Initiative.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
Chesapeake Mid-Atlantic Regional Center
706 Giddings Avenue, Suite 2C
Annapolis, MD 21401
www.nwf.org
$85,000 for general support for the Choose Clean Water Coalition in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
www.choosecleanwater.org

PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
P.O. Box 460
Warrenton, VA 22186
www.pecva.org
$150,000 for general support.

POTOMAC CONSERVANCY
210 South Braddock Street
Winchester, VA 22601
www.potomac.org
$75,000 for work to enforce and improve laws to reduce pollution in the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers.

POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK
1615 M Street, NW, 2nd floor
Washington, DC 20035
www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org
$100,000 for general support. 

SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
201 W. Main Street, Suite 14
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5065
www.SouthernEnvironment.org
$100,000 for general support. 

VIRGINIA CONSERVATION NETWORK
409 East Main Street, Suite 201
Richmond, VA 23219
www.vcnva.org
$50,000 for general support. 

VIRGINIA’S UNITED LAND TRUST (VAULT)
4022-A Hummer Road
Annandale, VA 22003
www.vaunitedlandtrusts.org
$25,000 for general support. $1,000 for Annual Virginia Land Conservation and Greenways Conference. 

WILD VIRGINIA
PO Box 1065
108 Fifth Street, SE, Room 206
Charlottesville, VA  22902
www.wildvirginia.org
$20,000 for general support.

West

Colorado/Utah

COLORADO WEST LAND TRUST
1006 Main Street
Grand Junction, CO  81501
www.cowestlandtrust.org
$25,000 for general support. 

TROUT UNLIMITED
321 Main Street Suite 411
Bozeman, MT 59715
www.tu.org
$45,000 for the Liquid Assets Project, a partnership that seeks to develop and scale environmentally sustainable, financially innovative solutions to water management and use in the American West, as well as in other parts of the United States.

WESTERN COLORADO CONGRESS
PO Box 1931
Grand Junction, CO 81502
www.wccongress.org
$40,000 for general support.

Subtotal local environment: $946,000

National & International

AMERICAN RIVERS
1101 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
www.americanrivers.org
$40,000 for work to advance sustainable infrastructure through coalition building including through the Clean Water for All Coalition.

NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
110 Maryland Avenue, NE Suite 209
Washington, DC 20002
www.sustainableagriculture.net
$40,000 for general support.

ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Organic Farming Research Foundation
POB 440
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
www.ofrf.org
$30,000 for general support for work to foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming systems.

SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION
85 Second Street, Suite 750
San Francisco, CA 94105-3441
www.sierraclubfoundation.org
$25,000 for the Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign.

Subtotal national and international environment: $135,000

Total environment: $1,081,000

 

SOCIAL SERVICES

Local social services

Shenandoah Valley

BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK, INC.
PO Box 937
96 Laurel Hill Road
Verona, VA  24482
www.brafb.org
$20,000 for general support of work to address hunger in the Blue Ridge.

CHRIST CHURCH MILLWOOD
POB 153
843 Bishop Meade Road
Millwood, VA 22646
www.cunninghamchapel.org
$12,000 to support the food pantry.

PHOENIX PROJECT
PO Box 1747
Front Royal, VA
www.phoenix-project.org
$10,000 for general support of work to reduce domestic violence.

THE LAUREL CENTER
P.O. Box 14
Winchester, VA  22604
www.thelaurelcenter@comcast.net
$10,000 to provide emergency housing, support services, education and awareness to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

MID ATLANTIC FOOD RESLIENCE AND ACCESS COALITION/WINDWARD FUND
1201 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
www.arabellaadvisors.com
$50,000 for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

District of Columbia

APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE, INC.( DC APPLESEED)
1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20005
www.dcappleseed.org
$25,000 for work to strengthen the long-term care workforce.

CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE 
5225 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 414
Washington, DC 20015
www.cmbm.org
$20,000 for Healing our Troops program. 

DC HUNGER SOLUTIONS
1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
www.dchunger.org
$15,000 for work with the low-income elderly.

FOOD AND FRIENDS
219 Riggs Road, NE
Washington, DC 20011
www.foodandfriends.org
$10,000 for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
1325 G Street, NW Suite 480
Washington, DC 20005
www.thecommunityfoundation.org
$20,000 for emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HOUSE OF RUTH 
5 Thomas Circle, NW 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
www.houseofruth.org
$30,000 for Senior Advisory Coalition (SAC).

IONA SENIOR SERVICES
4125 Albemarle Street, NW
Washington, DC 20016
www.iona.org
$70,000 ($55,00 for Senior Advisory Coalition and DC Long Term Care Coalition–$15,000 emergency funds for COVID-19 pandemic).

LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
www.aarp.org/states/dc/dc-lce
$40,000 for communications and media outreach.

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE VILLAGE EAST
PO Box 6846
Washington, DC  20020
www.pavillageeast.org
$15,000 general support of work to help the low-income elderly east of the Anacostia River maintain a healthy, independent life in their own homes as long as they can.

SEABURY RESOURCES FOR THE AGING
6031 Kansas Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20011
www.seaburyresources.org
$20,000 for the Age-In-Place Program through which volunteers provide District seniors with help to maintain their homes in safety and comfort.

THRIVE DC
309 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
www.thrivedc.org
$10,000 for support of work to provide the homeless of downtown Washington, DC with nutritious meals and services.

MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER FOUNDATION
100 Irving Street, NW EB-1001
Washington, DC  20010
www.WHCenter.org
$30,000 for the Medical House Call program that serves homebound elders who suffer from multiple chronic illnesses and disability as well as their caregivers.

Hawaii

MA KA HANA KA ‘IKE
P.O. Box 968
Hana, HI  96713
www.hanabuild.org
$10,000 for program in which at-risk youth address both the urgent building needs of Hana’s senior and problems contributing to their challenges in health and mobility.

Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 70362
San Juan, Puerto Rico  00936-8362
www.fcpr.org
$10,000 for COVID-19 response.

subtotal local social services: $407,000

National & International

Native Americans

FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
2432 Main St. 2nd floor
Longmont, CO 80501
www.firstnations.org
$100,000 for the Nourishing Native Foods and Health Initiative.

HOPI FOUNDATION
P.O. Box 301
Kykotsmovi, Arizona 86039
www.hopifoundation.org
$4,000 for outreach during COVID-19 pandemic. 

NDN COLLECTIVE
317 Main Street #1
Rapid City, SD 57701
www.ndncollective.org
$45,000 to support COVID-19 Response Project. 

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 
Enterprise Center
534 W Research Center Boulevard
Suite 219
Fayetteville, AR 72701
www.indigenousfoodandag.com
$35,000 for Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative. 

Veterans

EVERYMIND
1000 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851
www.mhamc.org
$20,000 for Serving Together to create a coordinated system of care for veterans and their families.

subtotal national and international social services: $204,000

Total social services: $611,000

GRANTS MADE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY (CFCC)

In 2020 the Agua Fund made deposits totaling $436,000 to a donor-advised fund at CFCC.  This fund reflects the priorities of Agua Fund, Inc. and grants of special interest to the Board of Directors.  They include grants in Florida and grants for disaster relief, solar cooking/sustainable design, health care in Haiti, services for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and women’s rights in the Middle East and Afghanistan.