Grant Summary
2014 Grant Summary
The Parker Foundation Summary of Grants Approved Fiscal Year 10/1/12 – 9/30/13
| I. Cultural (30.35%) | |
| A. Visual Arts (26.39%) | |
| San Diego Museum of Art, for a digital video surveillance system (12/6/13) | $ 100,000.00 |
| Pacific Arts Movement, for the strategic planning and vision process (12/6/13) | $ 20,000.00 |
| San Diego Watercolor Society, for the Military Family Art program (6/13/14) | $ 12,500.00 |
| San Diego Art Institute, to renovate the Balboa Park Gallery (9/11/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| AjA Project, for the Revisualize Motherhood project (9/11/14) | $ 20,000.00 |
| $ 177,500.00 | |
| B. Performing Arts (25.28%) | |
| Lamb’s Players Theatre, for its capacity building initiative (12/6/13) | $ 45,000.00 |
| Cygnet Theatre, for marketing and awareness programs (1/23/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| San Diego Performing Arts League, to support the salary for a fundraising consultant (3/4/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Write Out Loud, for capacity building that supports marketing, fundraising and administration efforts (3/4/14) | $ 15,000.00 |
| San Diego Dance Theatre, for the Executive Director Transition Plan (6/13/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| Mainly Mozart, for general operating expenses (7/31/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| $ 170,000.00 | |
| C. Museums/Zoo (48.33%) | |
| San Diego Natural History Museum, for the Coast to Cactus Exhibition and Research Library Exhibition (10/15/13) | $ 150,000.00 |
| Birch Aquarium, for program updates for the environmental education programs and new donors for the $3.3 million capital campaign (3/4/13) | $ 50,000.00 |
| Zoological Society, for costs to transform Old Globe Way to meet ADA standards (6/13/14) | $ 100,000.00 |
| San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, for itscapacity building initiative (7/31/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| $ 325,500.00 | |
| $ 672,500.00 | |
| II. Adult and Youth Services (39.70%) | |
| A. Adult Services (53.95%) | |
| Mama’s Kitchen, Nutrition Education Project for low income HIV+ residents (10/15/13) | $ 15,000.00 |
| Home Start, for the Financial Opportunity Center (10/15/13) | $ 20,000.00 |
| Casa de Amistad, its Parents in Action program (12/6/13) | $ 15,500.00 |
| Elder Law & Advocacy, for general operating expenses (1/23/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Veterans Association of North County, for Resource Center programs (1/23/14) | $ 20,000.00 |
| Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank, for the Fresh Produce initiative (1/23/14) | $ 50,000.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity, for the salary of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager (1/23/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| ACLU Foundation, for sustainable healthcare for persons in custory or under supervision of the San Diego County Sheriff and Probation departments (1/23/14) | $ 35,000.00 |
| Alzheimer’s Association, for the Program Manager salary for its Volunteer Respite program (3/4/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| SD Grantmakers, for interim support to NP Strategies for Homelessness Work Group (6/20/13) | $ 35,000.00 |
| Southern Caregiver Resource Center, for Wounded Warrior Family Caregiver Outreach program (6/20/13) | $ 20,000.00 |
| The Advocate, for the Vendor Outreach program (6/20/13) | $ 3,500.00 |
| San Diego Rescue Mission, for salary of Planned Giving Officer (8/1/13) | $ 30,000.00 |
| United Way, for the Funders Together to End Homelessness-San Diego pool of funds (3/4/14) | $ 150,000.00 |
| McAlister Institute for Treatment & Substance Abuse, for Group Home support (4/24/14) | $ 9,000.00 |
| Noah Homes, for the Energy Efficiency & Greening project (6/13/14) | $ 35,000.00 |
| HomeAid San Diego, for its Housing Development Plan (7/31/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Episcopal Community Services, for the Quality Assurance and Outcomes Measurement Management Information System (9/11/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| $ 474,500.00 | |
| B. Youth Services (46.05%) | |
| SAY San Diego, $5,000 Michael Carr Scholarship Fund & $20,000 Staff Development/printing costs for Victims of Trama project (10/15/13) | $ 25,000.00 |
| A Reason to Survive (ARTS), to upgrade technological infrastructure (10/15/13) | $ 30,000.00 |
| Just in Time for Foster Youth, salary for a Development Associate (12/6/13) | $ 30,000.00 |
| Kids Korps, for the Executive Director salary (12/6/13) | $ 20,000.00 |
| San Diego Young Artists Music Academy, for general operating expenses (12/6/13) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Voices for Children, for Customer Relationship Management System (6/20/13) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Autism Society San Diego, for general operating expenses (12/6/13) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Girls Rising, for the salary of a Mentoring Program Coordinator (1/23/14) | $ 20,000.00 |
| Whispering Winds Catholic Conference, for the Special Needs Family Camp (3/4/14) | $ 5,000.00 |
| Elementary Institute of Science, for staff wages for the education program (6/13/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Mission Valley YMCA, for the Youth Institute Summer program (6/13/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| San Diego Youth Development Office-San Diego Work Force Partnership, to support the Pathways Initiative (6/13/14) | $ 60,000.00 |
| IZCALLI, for the Rites of Passage program (7/31/14) | $ 40,000.00 |
| Boys to Men Mentoring Network, for its Mentoring Program (7/31/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Children’s Initiative, for the Juvenile Justice Task Force (9/11/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Casa Cornelia Law Center, for children’s programs for indigent immigrants (9/11/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| San Diego Children’s Choir, for production costs for “San Diego Salutes” CD (9/11/14) | $ 20,000.00 |
| Solutions for Change, for the Leading the Future program for teen youth (9/11/14) | $ 20,000.00 |
| $ 405,000.00 | |
| $ 879,500.00 | |
| III. Medical (3.07%) | |
| Sharp Healthcare Foundation, for the Older Adult Patient Care Unit at Sharp Mesa Vista (1/23/14) | $ 50,000.00 |
| Family Health Centers of San Diego, for exam room medical equipment at the Deamond Neighborhood Family Health Center (6/13/14) | $ 18,000.00 |
| $ 68,000.00 | |
| IV. Education (9.52%) | |
| UPforED, for Parent Dialogue Series at elementary schools in the Lincoln High School cluster (12/6/13) | $ 26,000.00 |
| Villa Musica, for capacity building (1/23/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| UCSD Preuss School, support costs of one of the 23 additional days of the expanded curriculum (1/23/14) | $ 60,000.00 |
| Words Alive, for costs to integrate Rolling Readers program (3/4/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| UCSD Foundation, for the Eyemobile for Children program (4/24/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, for the DEEP program (7/31/14) | $ 35,000.00 |
| Reality Changers, for its College Apps Academy program (9/11/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| $ 211,000.00 | |
| V. Community Activities and Misc. (15.78%) | |
| Walk San Diego, for merger with Move San Diego (10/15/13) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Urban League San Diego, van maintenance and consulting fees (10/15/13) | $ 21,000.00 |
| KPBS, for the Canvassing Project (3/4/14) | $ 100,000.00 |
| GRID Alternatives, for the Power UP San Diego matching grant (4/24/14) | $ 15,000.00 |
| San Diego Social Venture Partners, for the Advance San Diego program (4/24/14) | $ 5,000.00 |
| Urban Collaborative Project (Mission Edge), for general operating expenses (4/24/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Military Transition Support Project (Mission Edge), for costs to support the Phase 1 beta test of the web-based portal (6/13/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Japanese Friendship Garden, to install interactive technology to education visitors about the garden (6/13/14) | $ 30,000.00 |
| San Diego Bontanic Garden, to support the Education and Events Pavillion and fund its first year of operation (6/13/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Chaldean and Middle-Eastern Social Services, for a Volunteer Coordinator (7/31/14) | $ 36,000.00 |
| San Diego Urban Leadership Institute (Donatic), for immediate seed funding (7/31/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| Balboa Park Conservancy, for general operating expenses (7/31/14) | $ 25,000.00 |
| YNPN-San Diego (Mission Edge), for general operating expenses and program support (9/11/14) | $ 7,500.00 |
| $ 349,500.00 | |
| VI. Environment (1.58%) | |
| Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, for capacity building (4/24/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| Sustainable Surplus Exchange, costs to support the Exchange program (6/13/14) | $ 15,000.00 |
| San Diego River Park Foundation, for the Land Acquisition Fund in honor of William E. Beamer’s board service (7/31/14) | $ 10,000.00 |
| $35,000.00 | |
| TOTAL GRANTS APPROVED | $ 2,215,500.00 |