GRANTS AWARDED PROGRAM INTERESTS 2018 SUSTAINABLE ITHACA DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY The vision of the Sustainable Ithaca program is that Ithaca and Tompkins The Foundation supports efforts that promote a just, inclusive, sustainable society. County become a fully sustainable community – environmentally, socially It supports full participation of all races, genders, and underserved populations in and economically. Accordingly, grantmaking addresses a spectrum of our voting process. It supports removing dark money from politics. topics with emphasis on integration of systems and cross-sectoral collaboration. A special interest is on projects that enable low-income and MEDIA the community of color access to and participation in sustainability The Foundation supports public interest media that raises awareness of critical measures. environmental, political and social issues to promote a better informed citizenry in the U.S. It supports quality, non-commercial media that is substantive, fair, and COMMUNITY NEEDS accurate. Program priorities include investigative journalism, media policy and The Community Needs program concentrates on opportunities for low- public broadcasting. income residents of Tompkins County, NY. An important value of the Foundation is equity and the Foundation places a strong emphasis on ENVIRONMENT equity in human service grants and efforts which lead to good outcomes The Foundation’s Environment Program has two major interests: To ensure drinking for all. water is clean, affordable, and accessible, protected and managed as a public necessity; and FOOD AND NUTRITION To challenge continued shale gas extraction and infrastructure expansion. The vision for the School Food and Nutrition Special Project area is that all Tompkins County residents will have adequate nutritional security to ANIMAL WELFARE support their health, growth, and well-being. In particular, the Park The Foundation supports nationally-significant efforts to ensure the humane Foundation has set a goal of ensuring that every student in Tompkins treatment, care and well-being of domestic animals and the protection and County has access to and is choosing to eat nutritious and appealing food conservation of endangered wildlife and wildlife in captivity in the U.S. The program in school. The Foundation is viewing this work through a social justice lens. supports innovative, comprehensive, solution-oriented models that lead to systemic This includes the understanding that access to adequate, healthful food is change, reduce suffering, and foster a more compassionate society. a human right and closely linked with an individual’s or family’s ability to focus on higher-order priorities such as employment, education, participation in public life and caring for family and community. 2018 Grants Awarded (To search the list, simply use Acrobat’s built-in search function or click control+F) Grant Program Organization Name City State Amount Term Project Title Website (Months) Animal Welfare Adoption First Animal Rescue Richlands NC $10,000 12 General operating www.adoptionfirstanimalrescue.com support Animal Welfare American Wild Horse Davis CA $20,000 12 Humane Management of www.americanwildhorsecampaign.org Preservation Campaign Salt River Wild Horses with PZP Fertility Control Animal Welfare Buffalo Field Campaign West MT $5,000 12 General operating www.buffalofieldcampaign.org Yellowstone support Animal Welfare Center for Orangutan and Wauchula FL $50,000 12 Orangutan Support www.CenterForGreatApes.org Chimpanzee Conservation, Inc. Animal Welfare Chimp Haven, Inc. Keithville LA $25,000 12 Care for Retired www.chimphaven.org Chimpanzees Animal Welfare Compassion Over Killing Washington DC $10,000 12 General operating www.cok.net support Animal Welfare Defenders Of Wildlife Washington DC $50,000 12 General Support & www.defenders.org Wildlife Services Reform Animal Welfare Earthjustice San Francisco CA $50,000 12 Defending At-Risk www.earthjustice.org Species and the Ecosystems They Depend On Animal Welfare Global Federation of Animal Phoenix AZ $15,000 12 General operating www.sanctuaryfederation.org Sanctuaries support Animal Welfare Global Federation of Animal Phoenix AZ $7,500 12 General operating www.sanctuaryfederation.org Sanctuaries support Animal Welfare Humane Society of the United Gaithersburg MD $50,000 12 Eliminating Cruel www.humanesociety.org States Industries: Factory Farms & Animal Fighting Animal Welfare International Primate Protection Summerville SC $10,000 12 General operating www.ippl.org League support PARK FOUNDATION GRANTS AWARDED | 2018 | PAGE 2 Animal Welfare Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago IL $20,000 12 Project ChimpCARE www.lpzoo.org Animal Welfare Lucky Puppy Dog Rescue & Bonifay FL $10,000 12 Hurricane Michael Relief Kennel, Inc. Animal Welfare Mercy For Animals Los Angeles CA $15,000 12 General Operating www.MercyForAnimals.org Support for Farmed Animal Advocacy Animal Welfare Mote Marine Foundation, Inc. Sarasota FL $75,000 12 Red Tide, Restoring Coral www.mote.org Reefs and Rescuing and Rehabilitating Marine Animals Animal Welfare Operation Spay Bay, Inc. Panama City FL $5,000 12 Hurricane Michael Relief www.spaybay.com Animal Welfare Partners! Canines Todd NC $10,000 12 General operating www.partnerscanines.org support Animal Welfare Peace River Refuge and Ranch, Silver Springs FL $15,000 12 General operating http://www.ForestAnimalRescue.org Inc. support Animal Welfare Primarily Primates, Inc. San Antonio TX $20,000 12 Chimpanzee Outback www.primarilyprimates.org Habitat Renovation Animal Welfare Project Chimps Blue Ridge GA $50,000 12 General operating www.projectchimps.org support Animal Welfare Saint Francis Service Dogs Roanoke VA $10,000 12 Service Dogs for Children www.saintfrancisdogs.org with Disabilities Animal Welfare Save The Chimps Inc Fort Pierce FL $25,000 12 General operating www.savethechimps.org support Animal Welfare Sea Shepherd Conservation Burbank CA $25,000 12 Operation Milagro V www.seashepherd.org Society Animal Welfare Sea Turtle Conservancy Gainesville FL $10,000 12 General operating www.conserveturtles.org support Animal Welfare The Elephant Sanctuary Hohenwald TN $15,000 12 Elephant Pain Relief www.elephants.com Treatment-Cold Laser Therapy PARK FOUNDATION GRANTS AWARDED | 2018 | PAGE 3 Animal Welfare The Science and Conservation Billings MT $15,000 12 Compassionate www.sccpzp.org Center, Inc. Conservation: Wildlife Fertility Control Animal Welfare Tompkins County SPCA Ithaca NY $75,000 12 General operating www.spcaonline.com support Animal Welfare Tribe Of Heart Ltd Ithaca NY $50,000 12 General operating www.tribeofheart.org support Animal Welfare Wildearth Guardians Santa Fe NM $25,000 12 Ending the War on www.wildearthguardians.org Wildlife Campaign Community Alliance for Childhood Annapolis MD $50,000 24 General operating www.allianceforchildhood.org Needs support for the Just Play Project Community Catholic Charities Food Bank of Elmira NY $10,000 12 Art of Participatory www.foodbankst.org Needs the Southern Tier Leadership Conference Community Catholic Charities Food Bank of Elmira NY $50,000 24 General operating www.foodbankst.org Needs the Southern Tier support and School Snack Program Community Catholic Charities of Ithaca NY $20,000 12 Immigrant Services www.catholiccharitiestt.org/ Needs Tompkins/Tioga Program Legal Services Community Catholic Charities of Ithaca NY $45,000 12 Samaritan Center Core www.catholiccharitiestt.org/ Needs Tompkins/Tioga Funding: 2018 Community Center for Transformative Action Ithaca NY $13,450 12 Trumansburg Study www.centerfortransformativeaction.org Needs Circles Community Center for Transformative Action Ithaca NY $77,000 12 Youth Farm general www.centerfortransformativeaction.org Needs operating support Community Center for Transformative Action Ithaca NY $25,000 12 Building Bridges Initiative www.centerfortransformativeaction.org Needs Community Center for Transformative Action Ithaca NY $17,000 12 Facing Race Conference www.centerfortransformativeaction.org Needs Community Child Development Council of Ithaca NY $88,000 24 Family Services www.childdevelopmentcouncil.org Needs Central New York, Inc. Community Children's Home Society of West Palm FL $20,000 12 General operating www.chsfl.org/locations/palm-beach Needs Florida Beach support PARK FOUNDATION GRANTS AWARDED | 2018 | PAGE 4 Community City of Ithaca Ithaca NY $35,000 12 The Engage Initiative www.cityofithaca.org Needs Community Civic Ensemble Inc Ithaca NY $17,000 12 Our Stories, Our www.civicensemble.org Needs Solutions: Creating a Just Educational Community at Lehman Alternative Community School Community Civic Ensemble Inc Ithaca NY $22,500 12 ReEntry Theatre Program www.civicensemble.org Needs Community Community Foundation of Ithaca NY $30,000 12 General operating www.cftompkins.org Needs Tompkins County, Inc. support Community Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY $5,000 12 I-JUMP Planning Grant www.ccetompkins.org Needs Tompkins County Community Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY $75,000 12 Ultimate Reentry www.ccetompkins.org Needs Tompkins County Opportunity Initiative Community Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY $5,000 12 Seed to Supper www.ccetompkins.org Needs Tompkins County Community Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY $15,000 12 4-H Urban Outreach www.ccetompkins.org Needs Tompkins County Community Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ithaca NY $9,000 12 Planning grant for www.ccetompkins.org Needs Tompkins County Tompkins County Healthy