PENNEY FAMILY FUND
GRANTS AWARDED FALL 1999 – SPRING 2009
TOTAL GRANTS: $5,790,000
C OMMUNITY E CO NOMIC D EVELOPMENT
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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10.
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17.
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32.
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42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
AND
The Chrysalis Center, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Rubicon Programs, Inc., Richmond, CA
Working Partnerships, San Jose, CA
Center for NonProfit Management, Los Angeles, CA
Silicon Valley Community Ventures, San Francisco, CA
Juma Ventures, San Francisco, CA
Low Income Housing Fund, Oakland, CA
OpNet Community Ventures, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Plugged In, East Palo Alto, CA
The Chrysalis Center, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Rubicon Programs, Inc., Richmond, CA
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
Working Partnerships USA, San Jose, CA
Low Income Housing Fund, Oakland, CA
Juma Ventures, San Francisco, CA
Silicon Valley Community Ventures, San Francisco, CA
The Chrysalis Center, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
Oregon Rural Action, La Grande, OR
Working Partnerships USA, San Jose, CA
Better People, Portland, OR
Juma Ventures, San Francisco, CA
Oregon Tradeswomen, Portland, OR
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Woodburn, OR
Oregon Rural Action, La Grande, OR
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
Urban Strategies Council, Oakland, CA
Working Partnerships USA, San Jose, CA
Better People, Portland, OR
Oregon Tradeswomen, Portland, OR
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Woodburn, OR
Seattle Alliance for Good Jobs & Housing for Everyone, Seattle, WA
California Child Care Providers for Action, Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, Ventura, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Oregon Action, Portland, OR
Oregon Rural Action, La Grande, OR
Urban Strategies Council, Oakland, CA
Better People, Portland, OR
Oregon Tradeswomen, Portland, OR
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Woodburn, OR
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
W ORKFORCE P O LICY
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$10,000
$25,000
$20,000
$25,000
$20,000
$10,000
$20,000
$ 5,000
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
$25,000
$10,000
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$12,500
$ 5,000
$20,000
$12,500
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$12,500
November 1999
November 1999
November 1999
November 1999
April 2000
April 2000
October 2000
October 2000
October 2000
October 2000
May 2001
May 2001
May 2001
May 2001
May 2001
November 2001
May 2002
May 2002
October 2002
October 2002
October 2002
May 2003
May 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
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80.
California ACORN, Los Angeles, CA
ACCION International, Boston, MA
ACORN Peru/ACORN International, New Orleans, LA
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, Ventura, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Oregon Rural Action, La Grande, OR
Our United Villages, Portland, OR
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE)
Oregon Tradeswomen
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste
San Francisco ACORN
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)
ACCION International, Boston, MA
ACORN Peru/ACORN International, New Orleans, LA
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, Ventura, CA
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Los Angeles, CA
Oregon Rural Action, La Grande, OR
Portland Jobs With Justice, Portland, OR
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Oakland, CA
Oregon Tradeswomen, Portland, OR
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Woodburn, OR
San Francisco ACORN
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
ACORN Peru/ACORN International, New Orleans, LA
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE)
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Oregon Action
Portland Jobs with Justice
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Oakland, CA
Oregon Tradeswomen, Portland, OR
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), Woodburn, OR
San Francisco ACORN, San Francisco, CA
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Los Angeles, CA
InnerCity Struggle, Los Angeles, CA
TOTAL
November 2005
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
October 2008
March 2009
$1,302,500
M ONEY
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
$10,000
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$15,000
$12,500
$20,000
$ 5,000
$12,500
$15,000
$20,000
$12,500
$12,500
$ 2,500
$ 5,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$10,000
$10.000
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
$10,000
$ 5,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$ 5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$10,000
$10,000
$ 7,500
AND I NFLUENCE IN
National Voting Rights Institute, Boston, MA
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Center for Governmental Studies, Los Angeles, CA
Western States Center, Portland, OR
California Common Cause, Sacramento, CA
Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Public Campaign, Washington, DC
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Center for Governmental Studies, Los Angeles, CA
Public Campaign, Washington, DC
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
The Piper Fund, Amherst, MA
Public Campaign, Washington, DC
Western States Center, Portland, OR
P OLITICS
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$10,000
$25,000
$35,000
November 1999
November 1999
April 2000
October 2000
October 2000
May 2001
November 2001
November 2001
November 2001
October 2002
October 2002
October 2002
May 2003
May 2003
October 2003
October 2003
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24.
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26.
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28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
Western States Center, Portland, OR
The Piper Fund, Amherst, MA
Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
The Piper Fund, Amherst, MA
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Money in Politics Research Action Project (MiPRAP), Portland, OR
Public Campaign, Washington, DC
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Money In Politics Research Action Project (MIPRAP), Portland, OR
Oregon Action, Portland, OR
Western States Center, Portland, OR
Money In Politics Research Action Project (MIPRAP), Portland, OR
NALEO Education Fund, Los Angeles, CA
The Piper Fund, Amherst, MA
Democracy Reform Oregon
The Piper Fund, Amherst, MA
TOTAL
$20,000
$50,000
$30,000
$30,000
$50,000
$30,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$ 5,000
$50,000
$ 5,000
October 2003
April 2004
April 2004
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
March 2008
March 2009
$1,015,000
S TATE
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
AND L O CAL F ISCAL A NALYSIS
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$25,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$40,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR
$50,000
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$50,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$50,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR
$50,000
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$50,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$50,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR
$50,000
State Strategies Fund, Amherst, MA
$10,000
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$40,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$40,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR
$40,000
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$40,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$50,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR
$40,000
Citizens for Oregon’s Future, Portland, OR
$ 5,000
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
$40,000
Economic Opportunity Institute, Seattle, WA
$40,000
Oregon Center for Public Policy, Silverton, OR (matching grant)
$40,000
TOTAL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
November 1999
April 2000
October 2000
May 2001
November 2001
November 2001
October 2002
October 2002
October 2002
May 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
May 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
$800,000
S TRENGTHENING
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Foundation Consortium, Sacramento, CA
The Open Charter School, Los Angeles, CA
Children Now, Oakland, CA
Children’s Partnership, Santa Monica, CA
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Oakland, CA
Low Income Housing Fund, Oakland, CA
Y OUTH
AND
F AMILIES
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
November 1999
November 1999
November 1999
November 1999
October 2000
October 2000
October 2000
October 2000
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47.
48.
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50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Foundation Consortium, Sacramento, CA
Low Income Housing Fund, Oakland, CA
Children Now, Oakland, CA
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Oakland, CA
Stand for Children, Portland, Oregon
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Children First for Oregon, Portland, OR
Foundation Consortium, Sacramento, CA
Stand for Children, Portland, Oregon
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Children First for Oregon, Portland, OR
Foundation Consortium, Sacramento, CA
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
The Neighborhood Partnerhip Fund, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Salem, OR
California Child Care Providers for Action, Los Angeles, CA
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Children First for Oregon, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Development Coalition, Wilsonville, OR
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
The Neighborhood Partnerhip Fund, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Salem, OR
California ACORN, Los Angeles, CA
CCRRN / Parent Voices, San Francisco, CA
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Children First for Oregon, Portland, OR
Children’s Institute, Portland, OR
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
Northwest Early Childhood Institute, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Salem, OR
California Childcare Resource & Referral Network/ Parent Voices
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Children First for Oregon, Portland, OR
Children's Institute, Portland, OR
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
Northwest Early Childhood Institute, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Salem, OR
California Childcare Resource & Referral Network/ Parent Voices
Child Care Law Center, San Francisco, CA
Children's Institute, Portland, OR
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
Northwest Early Childhood Institute, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Salem, OR
Children’s Institute, Portland, OR
Stand for Children Leadership Center, Portland, OR
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Portland, OR
TOTAL
$25,000
$25,000
$50,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$15,000
$10,000
$25,000
$20,000
$25,000
$27,000
$ 1,000
$30,000
$27,000
$20,000
$15,000
$15,000
$20,000
$20,000
$10,000
$20,000
$15,000
$35,000
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
$25,000
$10,000
$25,000
$10,000
$25,000
$15,000
$10,000
$20,000
$20,000
$20,000
$10,000
$25,000
$15,000
$10,000
$25,000
$30,000
$10,000
$35,000
$45,000
$45,000
$45,000
May 2001
May 2001
May 2001
November 2001
May 2002
May 2002
May 2002
October 2002
October 2002
October 2002
October 2002
May 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
October 2003
April 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
May 2005
May 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
April 2006
April 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
October 2006
April 2007
April 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
March 2008
March 2008
October 2008
October 2008
March 2009
$1,310,000
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S USTAINABLE
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6.
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44.
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47.
48.
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50.
51.
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53.
AND
L IVABLE C OMMUNITIES
1000 Friends of Washington, Seattle, WA
Audubon Society of Portland, Portland, OR
Rural Development Center, Salinas, CA
San Diego Foundation/San Diego Equity Alliance, San Diego, CA
South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), Nevada City, CA
Urban Greenspaces Institute, Portland, OR
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland , OR
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland , OR
Audubon Society of Portland, Portland , OR
Urban Greenspaces Institute, Portland , OR
Agricultural Land Based Training Association, Salinas, CA
South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL), Nevada City, CA
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland , OR
Audubon Society of Portland, Portland , OR
Urban Greenspaces Institute, Portland , OR
Orford Reef Community Alliance, Newport, OR
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
Agricultural Land Based Training Association, Salinas, CA
Conservation Strategy Fund, Philo, CA
Northern Calif. Environmental Grassroots Fund, Oakland, CA
Seacology, Berkeley, CA
Smith River Alliance, Crescent City, CA
Urban Greenspaces Institute, Portland, OR
Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, Newport, OR
Conservation Strategy Fund, Philo, CA
Seacology, Berkeley, CA
Smith River Alliance, Crescent City, CA
Northern Calif. Environmental Grassroots Fund, Oakland, CA
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Washington, DC
Oregon League of Conservation Voters Educ. Fund, Portland, OR
The Food Alliance, Portland, OR
Friends of the River, Sacramento, CA
Sierra Watch, Nevada City, CA
Mountain Area Preservation Foundation, Truckee, CA
Truckee Trails Foundation, Truckee, CA
Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, Newport, OR
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
Conservation Strategy Fund, Philo, CA
Northern Calif. Environmental Grassroots Fund, Oakland, CA
Seacology, Berkeley, CA
Smith River Alliance, Crescent City, CA
The Food Alliance, Portland, OR
Friends of the River, Sacramento, CA
Sierra Watch, Nevada City, CA
Regeneration Project, San Francisco, CA
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
Conservation Strategy Fund, Arcata, CA
Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund, Oakland, CA
Seacology, Berkeley, CA
Smith River Alliance, Crescent City, CA
Friends of the River
Sierra Watch
$50,000
$30,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$20,000
$50,000
$25,000
$15,000
$35,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$10,000
$40,000
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$2,500
$5,000
$2,500
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$20,000
$ 5,000
$20,000
$20,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$20,000
$ 2,500
$ 5,000
$ 2,500
$20,000
$15,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$25,000
$ 2,500
$10,000
$ 2,500
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
November 1999
April 2000
April 2000
April 2000
April 2000
April 2000
October 2000
May 2001
May 2001
May 2001
November 2001
November 2001
May 2002
May 2002
May 2002
October 2002
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
October 2003
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
April 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
November 2004
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
May 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
November 2005
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
April 2006
October 2006
October 2006
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70.
71.
72.
73.
Sustainable Northwest
The Klamath Basin Coalition
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), Huntington Park, CA
Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund, Oakland, CA
Seacology, Berkeley, CA
Water Watch of Oregon, Portland, OR
Hoopa Valley Tribe, Hoopa, CA
Karuk Tribe of California, Orleans, CA
Sustainable Northwest, Portland, OR
The Klamath Basin Coalition, Eugene, OR
1000 Friends of Oregon, Portland, OR
American Rivers, Nevada City, NV
Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), Huntington Park, CA
Sustainable Northwest, Portland, OR
Water Watch of Oregon, Portland, OR
Hoopa Valley tribe, Hoopa CA
Karuk Tribe of California, Orleans, CA
The Klamath Basin Coalition, Eugene, OR
Sustainable Northwest, Portland, OR
TOTAL
$20,000
$15,000
$20,000
$20,000
$ 2,500
$ 2,500
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$10,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
October 2006
October 2006
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
April 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
October 2007
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
October 2008
October 208
October 2008
October 2008
$1,240,000
D ISCRETIONARY G RANTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Americans for Oxford, Inc., New York, NY
Campo Santo, San Francisco, CA
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR
Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Portland Schools Foundation, Portland, OR
Grantee Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Grantee Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Grassroots Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Grassroots Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Grassroots Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Sisters of the Road, Portland OR
Action Alliance for Children, Oakland, CA
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Oakland, CA
Four Freedoms Fund, New York, New York
Green Schools, Berkeley, CA
Grassroots Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
Grassroots Exchange Fund of Common Counsel Foundation, Oakland, CA
The Panagea Project, Portland, OR
TOTAL
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$10,000
$10,000
$15,000
$15,000
$ 2,500
$ 5,000
$ 2,500
$10,000
$ 2,500
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
May 2003
October 2003
April 2004
May 2005
April 2006
April 2007
October 2007
October 2007
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2008
March 2009
March 2009
$122,500
For more information on these grants, check the website at www.commoncounsel.org, then click on “Member
Foundations” and “Penney Family Fund”.
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