Here's a sampling of Quixote Foundation grants awarded between 2005 and 2007. This list is not comprehensive, but it provides an idea of the range and types of grants we've made.
Environmental protection
Quixote Foundation is currently developing a Request for Proposals in this area.
Gathering Waters Conservancy, Inc., Madison, WI
$50,000, general operating supportMidwest Environmental Advocates, Madison, WI
$45,000, general operating supportSightline, Seattle, WA
$30,000, capacity buildingUrban Ecology Center, Milwaukee, WI
$25,000, general operating supportU.S. reproductive rights
Alliance for Justice, Washington, D.C. & Oakland, CA
$60,000, general operating supportFeminist Women's Health Center, Seattle, WA
$15,000, planning & general operating supportMS Foundation for Women, New York, NY
$10,000, general operating supportNARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation, Washington, D.C.
$60,000, general operating supportPlanned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., New York, NY
$60,000, general operating supportThe Tides Center
$10,000, Pro-Choice Public Education ProjectEconomic justice
Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, New York, NY
$250,000, progressive leadership infrastructureDEMOS, New York, NY
$150,000, Inequality Matters program & general operating supportNational Network of Grantmakers, Minneapolis, MN
$1,500, general operating supportUnited for a Fair Economy, Boston, MA
$10,000, general operating supportU.S. election integrity
All organizations participate in the Election Verification Network, a nonpartisan alliance of organizations and individuals working to make sure U.S. votes are recorded properly, counted correctly and the results verified publicly. Grants are for general operating support.
California Voter Foundation, Davis, CA, $40,000
Common Cause, Washington, D.C., $30,000
Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, $190,000
Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington, D.C., $30,000
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Washington, D.C., $25,000
Verified Voting Foundation, San Francisco, CA, $30,000
Voter Action, Berkeley, CA, $25,000
U.S. media reform
Agape Foundation, Oakland, CA
$10,000, Third World Majority programFoundation for National Progress, San Francisco, CA
$50,000, general operating supportFree Press, Northampton, MA
$150,000 general operating support
$20,000 National Conference for Media Reform
$20,000 Media Activist ToolkitsFunding Exchange, New York, NY
$10,000, Media Justice FundIndependent World Television, Inc. (now Real News), Toronto, ON
$10,000, general operating supportLink Media, Inc., San Francisco, CA
$10,000, Link TVMovement Strategy Center, Oakland, CA
$10,000, Youth Media Council programNational Network of Grantmakers
$6,500, working group on funding mediaRenew Media, New York, NY
$20,000, Media Policy Working Group
5,000, Grantmakers in Film & Electronic MediaPositive Futures Network, Bainbridge Island, WA
$25,000, Media That Set Us Free issue of Yes! magazinePrometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA
$20,000, general operating supportProteus Fund
$60,000, Media Democracy FundPublic Communicators, Inc., Boulder, CO
$10,000, Free Speech TVLegacy grants
A three-year general operating grant totaling $75,000 ($25,000 per year in 2006-2008) has been reserved for each of the following organizations in memory of Quixote Foundation founder Arthur Stuart Hanisch, in honor of the organization's work and in anticipation of the future. These one-time legacy grants were created to provide practical support and express deep appreciation for a few of the many organizations that were especially important to Stuart.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Minneapolis, MN
Midwest Environmental Advocates, Madison, WI
National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA
Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, NY
Population Communications International, New York, NY
US Fund for UNICEF, New York, NY
The Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C.
This list is just a sampling. Some amounts listed combine multiple grants.