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Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund Announces $8,908,000 in New Grants

San Francisco (July 1, 2008) — The Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund has authorized new grants for a total of $8,908,000.  Highlights include initiatives addressing waterway health in California and support for the next generation of philanthropists.

June grants in the regular program areas of Environment, Jewish Affairs, Population, San Francisco Bay Area, and Special Projects include:

ENVIRONMENT

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Washington, DC
$85,000
Environmental Factors and Reproductive Health, to educate health care professionals on the connection between environmental toxins and reproductive health.

Californians for Pesticide Reform
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Healthy Homes Campaign, to address overuse and misuse of in-home pesticides in public and low-income housing.

Center for International Environmental Law
Washington, DC
$100,000
Protecting Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemicals, to help activists and policymakers redirect industrial and agricultural production away from toxic chemicals.

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Oakland, CA
$100,000
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign, to create a job training program to support local green business growth while generating quality job opportunities.

Environment California Research & Policy Center
Sacramento, CA
$80,000
Million Solar Roofs Campaign, to spur consumer demand and increase buying power to expand the use of solar power in California.

Health Care Without Harm
Jamaica Plain, MA
$75,000
To improve the U.S. health care industry's energy efficiency and environmental performance, and engage health care professionals as advocates for climate change action.

High Seas Conservation Alliance
Bellevue, WA
$500,000
Secure international protection of the high seas through a comprehensive ecosystem approach to ocean management.

National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, DC
$350,000
Clean Air and Climate Program in California, to educate national park visitors and local supporters about environmental threats to the parks and empower them to pursue solutions to reduce the harm caused to parks by air pollution and climate change.

National Wildlife Federation
Washington, DC
$75,000
Fair Climate Campaign, to build U.S. support for action to provide resources to developing nations coping with climate change impacts.

Rainforest Alliance
New York, NY
$125,000
Greening the Cocoa Industry, to support a cocoa certification program promoting sustainable agriculture practices, protection of tropical rainforests and improvements to the economic livelihoods of small farmers in South America and West Africa.

Sierra Nevada Alliance
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$75,000
Sierra Watershed and Climate Change, to develop conservation-oriented solutions to state water planning in light of climate change and population growth.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
San Jose, CA
$125,000
Clean Tech Industry Project, to address the environmental impacts of the manufacture, usage and disposal of clean technologies.

Sustainable Fishery Advocates
Santa Cruz, CA
$70,000
Industry Partnerships, to partner with seafood distributors to increase the availability of sustainable seafood.

Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
$100,000
Teens for Planet Earth, to organize teams of teenagers from different countries to undertake environmental projects in their own communities.

Waterkeeper Initiative: Protecting Northern California Waterways
Many of California’s rivers, bays and beaches are threatened by industrial pollutants, tainted stormwater runoff, sewage discharge and irresponsible development. To address these issues, the Goldman Fund supported six of California’s Waterkeeper organizations with $940,000 in grants to implement and enforce clean water and coastal protection laws.

California Coastkeeper
Fremont, CA
$130,000
Advocate statewide for clean water and coastal protection on behalf of California's Waterkeeper groups. A total grant of $130,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

San Francisco Baykeeper
San Francisco, CA
$230,000
To improve the effectiveness of local governments in the nine counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay to enforce clean water laws. A total grant of $230,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

Monterey Coastkeeper Marina, CA $180,000 Protect and restore the waterways and coastal areas in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties. A total grant of $180,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

Humboldt Baykeeper
Eureka, CA
$150,000
Protect and restore Humboldt Bay and its coastal resources. A total grant of $150,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

Russian Riverkeeper
Healdsburg, CA
$130,000
Protect and restore the Russian River and its watershed within Sonoma and Mendocino counties. A total grant of $130,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

Klamath Riverkeeper
Somes Bar, CA
$120,000
Protect and restore the Klamath River and its watersheds. A total grant of $120,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2009.

JEWISH AFFAIRS

Association for Distributive Justice
Haifa, Israel
$180,000
Seek fairness and transparency in the distribution of national assets, such as land and water.

Bimkom
Jerusalem, Israel
$127,000
Planning with Bedouin in the Negev, to make Israel's planning process more accessible, equitable and responsive to the needs of disadvantaged communities.

B'Maaglei Tzedek
Jerusalem, Israel
$80,000
Social Seal Project, to encourage ethical consumerism.

B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Central Region West
San Mateo, CA
$75,000
Provide identity enrichment and leadership development experiences for Jewish teens.

Citizens for the Environment in the Galilee
Pekiin, Israel
$64,000
To identify sources of environmental hazards in the Galilee region of Israel.

Friends of the Earth - Middle East
Tel Aviv, Israel
$318,000
To restore the lower Jordan River by decreasing pollution and increasing the flow of clean water.

Human Rights First
New York, NY
$150,000
Fighting Discrimination Program, to reduce the incidence of anti-Semitic and other bias-motivated hate crimes.

Israel Union For Environmental Defense
Tel Aviv, Israel
$292,000
Support legal advocacy and build public support for environmental issues in Israel.

Jewish Family & Life
Newton, MA
$125,000
JVibe, an educational multimedia website and magazine for Jewish teens.

Jewish Mosaic: National Jewish Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
Denver, CO
$75,000
Provide resources, training, educational materials and support to Jewish organizations to help them engage LGBT Jews in Jewish life.

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
E-Learning Prototype, to enable educators of the Holocaust access to materials enabling them to incorporate the stories of partisans in their teaching.

Progressive Jewish Alliance, Bay Area Office
El Cerrito, CA
$90,000
Increase the inclusion and participation of interfaith families in Jewish life.

Public Trust
Tel Aviv, Israel
$127,000
Protect the consumer rights of the Arab Israeli and Ethiopian Israeli communities.

Reboot
New York, NY
$200,000
Engage Jewish young adults in an exploration of their Jewish identity.

Remember Us: The Holocaust B'nai Mitzvah Project
Santa Rosa, CA
$80,000
Broaden the scope of bar/bat mitzvah preparation by creating meaningful opportunities for students throughout the world to learn about the Holocaust.

Special Initiative

Supporting Access to Higher Education for Disadvantaged Students in Israel
A total of $1,000,000 was awarded in 2008 to nine Israeli universities. Since 1995, the Goldman Fund has awarded $5,218,000 through this special support program.

Bar-Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
$110,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beer-Sheva, Israel
$110,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Jerusalem, Israel
$45,000
Fund for student supplies and materials at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.

University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
$110,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel
$125,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Open University of Israel
Raanana, Israel
$155,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
$110,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Tel Aviv University
Ramat Aviv, Israel
$125,000
Scholarships for deserving students from any background who would not otherwise be able to attend university or pursue an advanced degree.

Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel
$110,000
Scholarships for advanced degrees.

POPULATION

ACCESS
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Improve access to reproductive healthcare for low-income, uninsured women.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
New York, NY
$120,000
In Defense of Abortion, to work at the federal, state and local levels to defend access to abortion through litigation and public education.

Americans for UNFPA
New York, NY
$125,000
One Woman Can Campaign, to mobilize supporters to advocate for the restoration of U.S. funding of the United Nations Population Fund.

Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$115,000
Family Planning Clinic, to provide confidential reproductive health screening, testing and counseling to low-income immigrant families.

International Women's Health Coalition
New York, NY
$200,000
U.S. Foreign Policy & Communication Programs, to strengthen U.S. support for international family planning.

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association
Washington, DC
$65,000
Presidential Action Plan, to educate the incoming presidential administration about the unmet need for national family planning funding and services.

National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC
$250,000
Reproductive Rights and the Presidential Transition, to focus on the imminent changes in the reproductive rights arena during the change in the U.S. Administration.

Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing
Westport, CT
$75,000
Provide resources to help faith communities address comprehensive sexuality and reproductive health issues.

Reproductive Health Technologies Project
Washington, DC
$400,000
Reframing Abortion Rights for the 21st Century project, to support a national campaign to reframe the way the reproductive rights movement talks about abortion and reverse the tide of restrictions on access and stigma over abortion.

Third Wave Foundation
New York, NY
$75,000
Emergency Abortion Fund, to assist young and low-income women who are unable to afford abortion procedures.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
$1,000,000
Brighter Futures Capital Campaign, to create a new state-of-the-art clubhouse in the Hunters Point neighborhood and improve two existing club houses and the residential camp. A total grant of $1,000,000 was awarded in 2008, payable from 2008 to 2011.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Philanthropy Initiative: Advancing Philanthropy and Civic Engagement in Younger Generations
Inspired by the philanthropic contributions of their parents’ generation, young adults are now drawn to creative and more hands-on volunteer and philanthropic opportunities. Through this $450,000 initiative, the Goldman Fund seeks to engage and train the next generation of civic and philanthropic leaders. All four grant recipients are leading nonprofit membership groups working to provide young adults with education, technical assistance and grantmaking opportunities to become more involved in philanthropy. All grants are payable in 2008.

Full Circle Fund
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Build the next generation of community leaders and philanthropists in the Bay Area through engaged grantmaking and volunteer activities.

New Global Citizens
Phoenix, AZ
$150,000
Support a national network of high school students working to address global issues of poverty, disease and environmental challenges through community outreach and education.

Slingshot Fund
New York, NY
$100,000
Engage young Jewish professionals in innovative philanthropy through donor education and grantmaking activities.

Spark
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Build a community of young professionals to address issues of inequality that impact women throughout the world through education, advocacy and grantmaking.

About the Goldman Fund: Since its establishment in 1951 by San Francisco philanthropists and civic leaders Richard and Rhoda Goldman, the Goldman Fund has contributed more than a half-billion dollars to a variety of charitable causes in San Francisco, as well as nationally and internationally. The Fund supports programs that focus on improving the quality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area, the environment, a dedication to reproductive rights and stabilizing global population, and Jewish affairs.