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2017 Grant Recipients

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Grants Awarded During 2017

Santa Clarita Valley

 
AAUW Santa Clarita Valley Branch
For scholarship support of 7th grade girls to attend the 2017 Tech Trek camp of math and science
$6,500
American Diabetes Association
For the 2017 Diabetes Prevention Camp for high-risk underserved youth
$15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley
For the Piru Clubhouse Art Program
$24,000
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley
For motivating donor giving at the 2017 Auction (matching)
$20,000
Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley
For support of core programs and Sierra Vista Clubhouse robotics program
$30,000
College of the Canyons
For the First Year Promise Program (matching)
$50,000
Samuel Dixon Family Health  Centers
For the 15th Annual Rubber Ducky Festival (matching)
$30,000
Domestic Violence Center of Santa Clarita Valley
For the Teen Dating Violence Outreach Program in the Hart District high schools (matching)
$15,000
Escape Theatre
For the new costume shop and rental of video monitoring equipment during performances
$10,000
Fillmore High School
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$24,000
Gibbon Conservation Center
For a prototype enclosure to improve the well-being of the Javan gibbons
$20,000
Hart Museum & Ranch
For the School and Teacher educational programs
$10,000
Hart Union High School District
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$149,000
Homes 4 Families
For therapeutic enrichment and tutoring services for children of military families
$15,000
One Step a la Vez
For the teen afterschool program and wellness drop-in center (matching)
$20,000
Project Kindle
For the Camp Kindle Day Camp for children with physical/mental disabilities and chronic illnesses
$7,500
San Cayetano Elementary School
For year-round school art program
$17,000
Santa Clarita Philharmonic
For the 2017-18 concert performances (matching)
$10,000
Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation
For the Bag of Books program to improve student literacy
$5,000
Saugus Union School District
For the STEAM Activities for TK-6th grade students at 15 school sites
$25,500
Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Clarita
For mental health counseling and support services
$15,000
Triumph Foundation
For the Newly Paralyzed Support program
$15,000
Total Santa Clarita Valley Grants (22) $553,500

Santa Maria Valley and Other California Grants

Boxtales Theatre Company
For arts education lectures/demonstrations in Santa Maria Valley schools
$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley
For the Summer Brain Gain program to enhance student academic achievement
$25,000
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
For the Newhall Internship Program for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture
$50,000
California Rangeland Trust
For a challenge grant to conserve the Rock Front Ranch
$30,000
Central Coast Aquarium
For construction of an outdoor classroom (matching)
$20,000
Central Coast Rescue Mission
For the Rescue S.O.S. and Emergency Food Pantry programs in Santa Maria Valley
$15,000
Child Abuse Listening Mediation
For the Child Abuse/Family Violence treatment programs in Santa Maria Valley
$20,000
Community Counseling Center
For the Santa Maria clinic to respond to the growing demand for mental health services         
$17,000
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
For the Family empowerment programs for Cuyama Valley residents
$25,000
DonorsChoose.org
For classroom projects in Santa Maria Valley, Merced, Firebaugh and Santa Clarita Valley
$20,000
Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley
For the Foundations for Success and Students in Transitions programs for foster care children
$11,000
Firebaugh High School
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$24,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
For food purchases and food literacy education programs in Santa Maria Valley
$25,000
Future Leaders of America
For the Santa Maria Youth Leadership and Education Project
$15,000
Guadalupe Kids Come First Foundation
For the AVID math and science tutoring program for middle school students
$9,000
Just Communities
For leadership development workshops to increase parent involvement and student success in school
$30,000
The Land Conservancy
For the conservation easement of the Alamo Ranch
$25,000
Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation
For the Pediatric Track in Phase II of the Emergency Services Expansion Project
$50,000
Oasis Senior Center
For social, educational and cultural programs for seniors (matching)
$10,000
Planned Parenthood California Central Coast
For sexual and reproductive health education programs for teens and young adults
$20,000
Redwood Empire Food Bank
For emergency help to fire evacuees in the North Bay community
$17,500
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
For Santa Maria public schools to participate in marine science education programs
$22,500
Santa Maria Future Farms of America
For increasing student participation in chapter and state leadership training programs
$14,000
Santa Maria Humane Society
For the Kennel Coach Program
$31,000
Santa Maria Joint Union High School
For the scholarship program for college-bound graduates
$72,000
Santa Maria YMCA
For the RiseUP pilot program to reduce high risk behavior in young children (matching)
$25,000
Sonoma County Animal Services
For emergency help to fire evacuees in the North Bay community
$17,500
Transitions-Mental Health Association
For the Santa Maria Growing Grounds Vocational Advancement Program (matching)
$40,000
Women’s Economic Ventures
For the en Español business training and loan program for low-income women entrepreneurs (matching)]
$20,000
Total Santa Maria Valley & Other California Grants (29) $685,500

San Francisco

Bay Area Wilderness Training
For training teachers and youth in outdoor leadership programs
$25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
For the mentorship programs for at-risk San Francisco youth
$25,000
Canal Baseball Academy
For Canal District youth to have year-round access to baseball instruction, skills camp and games
$8,000
City Surf Project
For the Scholastic Program of surfing and environmental education in San Francisco public schools
$20,000
Clinic by the Bay
For the Health Coaching for Patients with Chronic Diseases
$20,000
Environmental Traveling Companions
For the Youth LEAD Program of outdoor leadership and environmental stewardship for teens
$25,000
Foundation Center
For the San Francisco philanthropic resource library and learning center for nonprofits and funders
$2,500
Garden for the Environment
For the garden training and environmental education programs for children and adults (matching)
$20,000
GirlVentures
For needs-based scholarships to participate in year-round outdoor education programs
$20,000
Good Shepherd Gracenter
For building a broader donor base to support the transitional recovery program for women (matching)
$10,000
Hearing and Speech Center
For the Health through Hearing program for low-income adults and seniors (matching)          
$20,000
Life Learning Academy
For the construction apprenticeship program for teen youth
$25,000
Meritus College Fund
For the Connections Program for first generation, low-income students to succeed in college (matching)
$25,000
Mission Graduates
For the Mission Community Beacon Program (matching)
$25,000
New Door Ventures
For the New Door Academy to enable teen youth earn a GED
$25,000
Planting Justice
For building and operating an organic aquaponics farm (matching)
$50,000
Point Blue Conservation Science
For the Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed program in San Francisco
$25,000
Project Commotion
For the Kids in Motion Program
$5,000
Real Options for City Kids
For increasing donor support for Visitation Valley in-school, afterschool and summer programs (matching)
$30,000
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society
For the Youth Education Program of hands-on outdoor nature and science education
$25,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
For the Conservatory in the Schools program
$25,000
San Francisco Youth Theatre
For the performing arts programs onsite and in the community for young people ages 3-24 (matching)
$25,000
SPARK
For the workplace-based mentoring program for San Francisco middle school students
$20,000
Sunset Youth Services
For the Digital Arts & Technology Training Programs for high risk youth
$20,000
Total San Francisco Grants (24) $520,500
TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED $1,759,500

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