2017 Website List $8,796,500

ISRAEL $2,484,000

A. NEW ISRAEL FUND (NIF) www.nif.org

Building Civil Society/Social and Economic Justice

For general support of this organization, which advances democracy and equality in

Israel through grantmaking, programs and public advocacy; and builds awareness and

worldwide support for these efforts. ($375,000)

For its emergency grants pool ($69,000).

For its Public Advocacy program, whose goals are the defense of Israel’s democratic

institutions, building a stronger public base in support of democracy and progressive

civil society, and magnifying the visibility of and support for NIF’s major foci. ($150,000)

For its Development Operations, for its work strengthening systems, operations, and

management of the NIF Development Office. ($125,000)

For Zazim, a progressive digital platform to engage Israelis in progressive campaigns.

($50,000)

For its SLAPP Fund to provide legal advice and assistance to organizations that have

been the target of libel suits for statements that are critical of government policies,

companies, organizations or individuals. ($25,000)

For The Whistle, a project challenging bias and misinformation in the media through

fact-checking. ($50,000)

For the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) for promoting the full value and

spectrum of human rights among the Israeli public and government. ($200,000)

For ANU, which strives to strengthen Israel’s democracy, advance socio-economic

issues, and diversify the public discourse, through public participation, media and digital

activism ($40,000) and for its Promised Podcast project, which produces an ongoing

English language podcast series on Israel politics and society with a liberal/progressive

orientation. ($20,000)

For Bimkom: Planners for Planning Rights, for its efforts to bring about system-wide

change in planning policies and practices affecting the lives of residents in Israel, Area

C of the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. ($40,000)

For Breaking the Silence (BTS), for increasing Israeli public awareness of the

occupation, strengthening and expanding the camp that opposes the occupation.

($30,000)

For the Hotline for Refugees and Migrant Workers to safeguard the rights of asylum

seekers. ($65,000)

For Ir Amim, for strengthening conditions to make Jerusalem the shared capital of two

sovereign states and for rendering Jerusalem a more equal and sustainable city for the

Israelis and Palestinians who share it. ($35,000)

For MOLAD’s work in shaping Israeli discourse around key issues, including the

occupation, religion-and-state, and corruption in government. ($40,000)

For Yud Bet Cheshvan for the Tag Meir-Light Tag Coalition to raise public awareness

and media attention about religiously based racism and efforts by the religious right to

undermine democracy. ($25,000)

Freedom of Expression initiative, which aims to stem the trend of restricting freedom of

protest and to hold authorities accountable for protecting freedom of speech and

protest. ($100,000)

Human Rights Defenders Funders to cover the cost of legal fees incurred by human

rights defenders subject to legal proceedings because of their human rights activities.

($40,000)

Equal Rights and Opportunities for Palestinian Citizens of Israel

The Arab Center for Alternative Planning, to ensure the optimal use of resources

provided in the framework of government decision 922 to resolve the housing crisis and

support sustainable urban development in the Arab community. ($50,000)

For Sikkuy, which works towards the implementation of fully equality on all levels

between the Palestinian Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel. ($85,000)

For Palestinian Society Program, which provides grants to organizations working to

promote civic equality for the Palestinian minority in Israel. ($125,000)

For Shatil’s Shared Society Program, which builds the capacity of organizations and

emerging leaders who bring new energy to the field. ($40,000)

Empowering and Improving Living Conditions for Ethiopian

Immigrants

Fidel for its work integrating Ethiopian-Israelis in educational and social programs to

improve their status in Israeli society. ($95,000)

The Israel Center for Educational Innovation to raise literacy achievements in schools

with concentrations of Ethiopian and other disadvantaged students. ($425,000)

Tebeka, for support of this legal advocacy and aid organization serving Israel's

Ethiopian Israeli community. ($30,000)

Promoting Human Rights in the Palestinian Authority Areas

Yesh Din, which seeks to compel the State of Israel and its agencies to fulfill their duty

under international humanitarian law to protect Palestinian residents of the West Bank.

($30,000)

Preserving Rights in the Palestinian Territories

B’tselem, for its work to end the occupation through increased legal, public and moral

scrutiny of human rights violations committed by Israel’s security personnel and settlers.

($70,000)

B. Fostering Peace in the Middle East

Americans for Peace Now ($55,000) For general support of this organization, which

seeks to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and

adopt policies that will lead to a comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-

Arab peace, based on a two-state solution. www.peacenow.org

ECONOMIC JUSTICE $2,470,500

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

A. PUBLIC POLICY

African Communities Together ($15,000) For general support of this organization, a

community organizing network of immigrants from Africa that supports workplace justice

and immigration reform. www.africans.us

Bend the Arc ($70,000) For its Caring Across Generations campaign to create a new

approach to long-term care in the country that provides both high quality jobs and

affordable, high quality services ($60,000); and for general support of this organization,

which works to create a just, fair, and compassionate America by mobilizing the full

array of other communities, to champion equality and justice for disenfranchised people

($10,000). www.bendthearc.us and www.caringacrossgenerations.org

Borealis Philanthropy ($35,000) For its capacity-building work with the Black-led

Movement Fund, which embraces grassroots organizing as a core strategy to educate

and mobilize people to address state violence and economic injustice in Black

communities.

Center for Community Change ($120,000) For (a) its Rights4Girls Project, which

works against gender-based violence and trafficking of girls in the United States

($60,000); (b) for its Fair Immigration Reform Movement, which is a network of state

and local partners working on pro-immigrant policies at the local, state and federal

levels. ($50,000); and (c) general support ($10,000). www.communitychange.org and

www.rights4girls.org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($70,000) For its State Policy Fellowship

Program, which places entry-level analysts from under-represented populations with

budget and tax groups in the Center’s network. www.cbpp.org

Demos ($50,000) For general support of this organization, a research, public policy,

and advocacy organization that is dedicated to ensuring that our country lives up to the

true meaning of democracy; a place where all Americans have an equal voice and an

equal chance. www.demos.org

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ($35,000) For general support of this

organization, which works to advance racial and economic justice to ensure dignity and

opportunity for low-income people and people of color. www.ellabakercenter.org

Family Values @ Work ($70,000) For general support of this organization, which

works to build a national movement for earned sick days and family and medical leave

insurance and to raise the national visibility of these issues ($50,000); and for its work to

build the capacity of advocacy and organizing groups in DC’s Wards 7 and 8 in

workplace justice policies including paid family and medical leave ($20,000).

www.familyvaluesatwork.org

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) ($3,000) For general support of this

organization, which works to ensure that the SNAP Program and key child nutrition

programs better serve low-income families. www.frac.org

Institute for Policy Studies ($165,000) For (a) general support of this organization,

which combines research, analysis, information and advocacy for social change

(50,000); (b) to improve its development capacity ($25,000); (c) for its Black Worker

Initiative, which works to improve wages and working conditions for Black workers, with

a special emphasis on the southern US (50,000); and (d) for its support of NDWA’s

campaign to organize southern Black domestic workers, to develop their own policy

agenda for improving working conditions and to support other economic and racial

justice campaigns ($40,000). www.ips-dc.org

Interfaith Worker Justice ($10,000) For its racial and gender justice training and

reframing its work through a racial and gender equity lens. www.iwj.org

Leadership Conference Education Fund ($75,000) For general support of this

organization, which works for a fair judiciary and to protect civil and human rights in the

United States, including economic and criminal justice. www.civilrights.org

NAACP ($20,000) To pilot a new program to help state conferences and local branches

become more active on workplace justice issues.

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation ($140,000) For general support of

this organization that champions just and equitable public policy in the areas of

economic security, health and wellness and education on behalf of Black women and

girls ($75,000); (b) for its Black Women’s Roundtable southern state affiliates, which

focus on expanding its civic engagement, organizing and leadership development work

($50,000); and for its Black Women’s Leadership Initiative ($15,000). www.ncbcp.org

National Domestic Workers Alliance ($75,000) For the We Belong Together

coalition, which advocates for women’s rights and well-being in immigration reform and

provides organizing, training, and programming for both immigrant and/or women’s

rights groups involved in immigration reform.

National Employment Law Project ($45,000) For general support of this organization,

which works to build economic opportunity for low-income working families ($40,000);

and for its minimum wage conference ($5,000) www.nelp.org

National Partnership for Women and Families ($70,000) For general support of this

organization, which promotes public policies and business practices that expand

opportunities for women and improve the well-being of U.S. families.

www.nationalpartnership.org

People’s Action Institute ($40,000) For general support of this organization, which

works for racial, economic and gender justice with its 50 affiliates in 30 states through

grassroots organizing and by partnering with national policy and advocacy organization.

Race Forward ($25,000) For its Workforce Development and Racial Equity Initiative,

which works to build awareness, solutions and leadership for racial justice.

www.raceforward.org

Restaurant Opportunities Center United ($50,000) For general support of this

organization, which is dedicated to improving restaurant employee’s working conditions

across the country. www.rocunited.org

Voter Participation Center ($20,000) For general support of this organization, which

seeks to increase voter registration among Americans, including unmarried women,

people of color and young people. www.voterparticipation.org

Voter Registration Project ($40,000) For its Everybody Votes Campaign, which

focuses on implementing large-scale voter registration efforts in eight states.

REGIONAL PROGRAMS

A. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

PUBLIC POLICY

Academy of Hope ($40,000) For its Adult and Family Literacy Coalition, which focuses

on improving policies and practices related to increasing adult literacy rates in the city.

www.aohdc.org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($125,000) For its D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute

(DCFPI), which analyzes tax and budget issues in the District of Columbia, with an

emphasis on how these decisions affect low-and moderate-income residents.

www.dcfpi.org

DC Appleseed ($70,000) For general support of this organization, which organizes

volunteers, including attorneys and other experts, to work in teams to analyze and

develop solutions to problems facing the city. www.dcappleseed.org

DC Alliance of Youth Advocates ($73,000) For general support of this organization,

which works to ensure that all DC youth have access to high-quality and affordable

development opportunities ($70,000); and its Youth Advocacy Action Summit ($3,000).

www.dc-aya.org

DC Jobs With Justice ($80,000) For general support of this organization, which

dedicates to protecting the rights of working people and supporting community struggles

to build a more just city ($50,000); and for the DC Just Pay Coalition, which advocates

for worker justice policies including anti-wage theft, increased minimum wage and

earned sick days ($30,000). www.dcjwj.org

Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) ($30,000) For its DC Hunger Solutions

project, which works to ensure that federal nutrition programs, including SNAP (food

stamps) and key child nutrition programs are more readily accessible in the District.

www.dchunger.org

Jews United for Justice ($25,000) For general support and its Paid Leave Campaign.

www.jufj.org

Many Languages, One Voice (MLOV) ($20,000) for its Workers’ Committee which

advocates and organizes for improved worker rights protections and enforcement of

existing policies, and educates other workers on their rights.

Social Good Fund ($50,000) For its Fair Budget Coalition, which engages in organizing

and public policy on economic justice issues and meeting the human needs of District

residents. www.fairbudget.org

Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights ($35,000) For its Employment

Justice Center project, which provides services to low-income workers with legal

matters and training on employment rights.

Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (WLCH) ($75,000) For general support of

this organization, which protects the rights of the homeless and other low-income

populations in the DC through a combination of direct representation, class action

litigation, public policy work, and community outreach and organizing.

www.legalclinic.org

FAMILY INCOME

Greater Washington Community Foundation ($35,000) For its Greater Washington

Workforce Development Collaborative, which invests in strategies to help low-income

adults in the Metro DC area gain the skills they need to sustainable employment

($30,000); and for its Black Philanthropic Alliance, that provides leadership and

professional development opportunities for African-Americans in the DC non-profit and

philanthropic communities ($5,000).

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

DC Lawyers for Youth ($10,000) For its partnership with Human Rights4Girls to

develop policy analysis and recommendations for girls in the juvenile justice system.

www.dcly.org

Latin American Youth Center ($7,000) For its community education and engagement

work in anticipation of revised federal immigration policies.

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development ($70,000) For general

support of this organization, which advocates for investments in affordable housing for

low and moderate-income District residents. www.cnhed.org

Empower DC ($60,000) For general support of this organization, which seeks to

enhance and strengthen self-advocacy efforts to improve the quality of life for low- and

moderate-income people in the District, specifically to preserve and create affordable

housing and encourage civic engagement. www.empowerdc.org

Organizing Neighborhood Equity, DC (ONE DC) ($60,000) For general support of

this organization, which works to create and preserve racial and economic equity in the

District of Columbia. www.onedconline.org

B. MARYLAND PUBLIC POLICY

Job Opportunities Task Force ($50,000) For general support of this organization,

which works to promote and develop policies and programs that increase the skills, job

opportunities, and incomes of low-skill, low-income workers and job seekers in

Maryland, including leading the campaign for a new sick days policy. www.jotf.org

C. VIRGINIA PUBLIC POLICY

Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Policy ($100,000) For general support of this

organization, which provides credible, timely and accessible analysis of fiscal and

economic policies in Virginia with a particular focus on how they impact low- and

moderate-income resident. www.thecommonwealthinstitute.org

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy ($65,000) For general support of this

organization, an interfaith partnership focused on social and economic justice issues.

www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org

New Virginia Majority Education Fund ($50,000) For general support of this

organization, which builds a broad base of involved residents from immigrants, people

of color, and youth to play and active roles in their community.

www.vnm-educationfund.org

Virginia Organizing ($35,000) For general support of this organization, which provides

policy analysis, training and technical assistance to low-income individuals and

organizations around the state working for economic justice.

www.virginia-organizing.org

D. OTHER

Advocates for Justice and Education ($5,000) For general support of this organization, which provides educational advocacy, support legal services, and training to at-risk students and their parents.

Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington ($57,500) For general support of

this organization, which provides comprehensive reproductive health services.

www.ppmw.org

EDUCATION $1,205,000

Book Trust ($20,000) For its partnership with the New York City Department of Education, which provides low-income families in 12 New York City public elementary schools to choose and own books, cultivating literacy skills and a life-long love of reading. Children’s Defense Fund-NY ($5,000) For its Beat the Odds program that provides scholarships to young people who have faced extreme adversity. Chalkbeat ($150,000) For general support of this organization, which provides deep

local coverage of education policy and practice that informs decisions and actions,

leading to better outcomes for children. www.chalkbeat.org

College Track ($85,000) For (a) general support of this organization, which empowers

low-income, first-generation college students to graduate ($60,000); and (b) for its

Denver program, which works with at-risk students from underserved communities in

Southwest Denver to graduate from college. ($25,000). www.collegetrack.org

Education Reform Now ($100,000) For general support of this organization, that

promotes social welfare dedicated to creating an America in which every child,

regardless of class or race, has the social and economic opportunities afforded by an

excellent public education.

Fund for the City of New York ($50,000) Recommended for the Promise Project,

which aims to provide effective, all-encompassing services for children with learning

disorders in Harlem, the Bronx, and Washington Heights, while creating a model for

effective evaluation and educational support for all underprivileged children with

learning disorders. www.fcny.org; www.promise-project.org

The Gillen Brewer School ($35,000) For general support of this organization, which

provides young children classified as having developmental, language, learning, health-

related and emotional disabilities with an intensive 12-month school program that

includes an academic curriculum, speech and occupational therapy, play

therapy/counseling, music, art, science, technology and a sports and fitness program.

www.gillenbrewer.com

Inner City-Inner Child ($2,500) For general support of this organization, which

empowers educators to use arts to teach academic skills to low-income preschool

children.

International Documentary Association ($15,000) For its film “The Oakland Promise”

a feature-length documentary about educational equity and opportunity in America.

Narrative 4, Inc. ($60,000), For general support of this organization, which works with

education organizations in the United States, Israel, South Africa, Mexico, the UK and

Ireland to integrate empathy and social change through story exchange.

www.narrative4.com

New Classrooms Innovation Partners ($155,000) For general support of this

organization, which aims to be the national leader in Next Generation Learning through

its flagship product, Teach to One: Math, which creates a customized and dynamic

curriculum for each student every day ($150,000); and for its deployment of a

personalized math program to Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, a school with a

high population of at-risk students, in the Bronx ($5,000).

www.newclassrooms.org New Leaders ($160,000) For its programs in Newark and New York City, which work

to ensure high academic achievement, especially for children in poverty and students of

color, by developing transformational school leaders and by advancing the policies and

practices that allow great leaders to succeed. www.newleaders.org

NEXT for Autism ($4,000) For general support of this organization, that strategically

designs and launches innovative, one-of-a-kind programs to improve the lives of people

living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Robin Hood Foundation ($56,000) For its Early Learning Fund program, which

engages low-income parents and family daycare providers with the ultimate goal of

reducing the developmental gap between rich and poor children.

Stand for Children Leadership Center ($150,000) For general support of this

organization, which works to ensure that all children, regardless of their background,

graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education.

Teach for All ($125,000) For general support of this organization, which provides its

partners with a platform to share insights and best practices in order to adapt promising

solutions to their local contexts more quickly and effectively.

The Brearley School ($25,000) For financial aid for minority students.

SAISD Foundation ($7,500) For its Inspire Awards event.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH $1,010,000

A. POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S RIGHTS &

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES

Legal Voice ($50,000) For its Alliance of State-based Women’s Law and Policy

Centers, which responds collectively to attacks on reproductive rights and using the law

to advance women’s rights, economic justice and LGBTQ equality. www.legalvoice.org

National Women's Law Center ($50,000) For its new legal network initiative, which

seeks to create a nationwide network of attorneys to assist women and girls who

experience discrimination on the job, at school or when seeking health care.

www.nwlc.org

Proteus Fund ($35,000) For its Rights, Faith & Democracy Collaborative, which

focuses on defeating harmful religious refusal policies. www.proteusfund.org

Funders for Reproductive Equity ($2,500) For its annual spring Washington Briefing.

www.wearefve.org

B. NEW VOICES AND NEW LEADERS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

DC Abortion Fund ($17,500) For general support of this organization, an all-volunteer,

non-profit organization that makes grants and no-interest loans to women and girls in

the DC region who cannot afford the full cost of an abortion. www.dcabortionfund.org

Forward Together ($75,000) For general support of this organization, which works at

the intersections of reproductive, economic and racial justice to develop strong leaders,

strong families and strong communities. www.forwardtogether.org

Hampshire College ($20,000) For CLPP’s Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps,

which provides undergraduate students with work experiences in advocacy, organizing,

research and direct service through full-time, paid internships at reproductive justice and

allied organizations across the country. www.clpp.hampshire.edu

Ms. Foundation for Women ($50,000) For its Economic Justice and Reproductive

Justice intersection strategy by continuing to provide capacity-building support to

women of color-led grassroots organization. www.forwomen.org

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ($30,000) For its project to advance

intersectional work between the LGBTQ Movement and the Reproductive Justice

Movement www.thetaskforce.org

National Network of Abortion Funds ($125,000) For general support of this

organization, which provides funding, develops new leaders and engages in advocacy

at the state and national levels to increase access to abortion and full reproductive

health care for women who face the greatest barriers: low-income women, women of

color, immigrant women, and young women ($75,000); and a matching project grant to

leverage funds during the organization’s Spring individual donor campaign ($50,000).

www.nnaf.org

Neo Philanthropy ($130,000) For the In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s

Reproductive Health Agenda for its policy report ($25,000); and for its state and local

policy partners to develop their organizational capacity in several areas; individual

donors, communications/media outreach and policy/advocacy outreach ($105,000)

www.blackrj.org

SisterSong ($55,000) For general support of this organization, which came together to

fill the need for a national reproductive movement led by and focused on women of

color and their communities ($50,000); and for its new strategic policy agenda ($5,000).

www.sistersong.net

Service Women’s Action Network ($7,000) For one-time project support of this

organization to re-launch its reproductive justice work. www.servicewomen.org

SPARK: Reproductive Justice Now ($8,000) For its Interfaith Voices for

Reproductive Justice project. www.sparkrj.org

The Religious Institute ($30,000) For general support of this organization, which

promotes a progressive religious approach to public policy related to sex and sexuality;

provides sexuality training and education for future religious leaders; and creates

resources on sexuality and related issues for denominations, clergy, and faith

communities. www.religiousinstitute.org

Tides Center ($60,000) For its National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum

(NAPAWF) project, which is building a movement of Asian and Pacific Islander women

and girls in the U.S. to advance social justice and human rights. www.napawf.org

URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity ($65,000) For general support of

this organization, which develops, mobilizes and provides ongoing support to the next

generation of reproductive justice leaders by establishing and supporting activist

chapters on college campuses and providing training, field mobilization and national

leadership for a youth-driven agenda. www.urge.org

C. POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICE

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) ($45,000) For general support of

this organization, which promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights as a means

to achieve gender equality and empowerment of all women and girl by shaping public

discourse, elevating women’s voices, and influencing the U.S. government.

www.genderhealth.org

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) ($25,000) For general support of

this organization, which organizes students to promote access to medicines for people

in developing countries by changing university patenting and licensing norms and

practices; encouraging development of treatments for neglected diseases that

disproportionately affect the poor; and empowering its members to respond to the

access and innovation crisis. www.uaem.org

D. WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights ($25,000) For general support of

this organization, a rapid response fund that replies to emergency funding requests

within 72 hours and supports female human rights defenders as they create a culture of

justice, equality and peace. www.urgentactionfund.org

E. PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN

American University ($15,000) For its National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project,

which seeks to reform laws, policies and practices and improve legal options and

access to services for immigrant women and children, especially immigrant victims of

domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes.

Tahirih Justice Center ($40,000) For general support of this organization, which

provides direct legal and social services, engages in local and national policy advocacy,

and provides training and education to professionals working with immigrant women

and girls. www.tahirih.org

University of California Hastings College of Law ($50,000) For its Center for

Gender and Refugee Studies, which works to advance the rights of women and children

through legal advocacy and support for asylum seekers; provides legal expertise and

training; policy development, research and in-country fact-finding.

www.cgrs.uchastings.edu

HUMAN RIGHTS $1,402,500

Alliance for Justice ($78,500) For general support of this organization, which provides

non-profit organizations with the training and education they need to effectively

advocate for public policies that benefit their constituencies and advance social justice,

and works for a fair and just judiciary system with broad citizen access to the courts.

www.allianceforjustice.org

As You Sow ($20,000) For its Responsible Sourcing Network Project, which produces

tools and reports that shine a spotlight on and promote accountability for human rights

abuses-human trafficking, forced labor, and rape-embedded in the manufacture of

clothes and electronics. www.asyousow.org

Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) ($15,000) For general support of

this organization, which conducts research, analysis public education and media to

informs debate on global economic and social policies in order to promote social and

economic justice for those most affected by the continuing worldwide financial crises

and other political and catastrophic events. www.cepr.net

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah ($44,000) For general support of this organization,

which serves and addresses the issues and concerns of the LGBTQ and Jewish

communities.

The Fund for Global Human Rights ($740,000) For (a) general support of this

organization, which works to secure basic freedoms worldwide by funding effective

frontline human rights organizations and by building a strong effective human rights

community worldwide ($665,000); for (b) Videre, which empowers civil society

organizations with information and security training, thereby strengthening their capacity

to promote and protect human rights and democracy and themselves from physical and

cyber attacks ($50,000); and (c) for the Myrna Mack Foundation ($25,000).

www.globalhumanrights.org

HIAS ($25,000) For support of the Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel and the US.

www.hias.org

Human Rights First ($130,000) For its Refugee Representation Project, which works

with pro bono attorneys to expand access to legal services for asylum seekers and

other vulnerable immigrants, and with social workers to identify and address their

clients’ non-legal concerns ($100,000); and its increase in staffing at the Los Angeles

office to respond to the Muslim ban and new political environment for refugees

($30,000). www.humanrightsfirst.org

International Labor Rights Forum ($50,000) For general support of this organization,

which strengthens grassroots workers’ organizations and helps actualize their demands

for legal reforms and corporate accountability policies that secure worker rights and

eliminate child and forced labor from global supply chains. www.laborights.org

Latin America Working Group Education Fund (LAWGEF) ($40,000) For general support of this organization, a coalition of 60 religious, human rights, grassroots, foreign policy, research, peace and development organizations which works to develop a more peaceful, just and rights-promoting U.S. policy towards Latin America. www.lawg.org Mississippi Center for Justice ($3,500) For general support of this organization, which works to advance racial and economic justice. www.mscenterforjustice.org Neo Philanthropy ($8,000) For its Charity and Security Network Project, which works

to protect civil society’s ability to carry out peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, human

rights and development work without being constrained by counterterrorism laws and

policies. www.foreffectivegov.org

Public Citizen Foundation ($10,000) For its Global Trade Watch program, which ensure that in this era of globalization, a majority have the opportunity to enjoy economic security, a clean environment, safe food, medicines and products, access to quality affordable services such as health care and the exercise of democratic decision-making in matters that affect them and their communities. www.citizen.org/trade Refugees International ($50,000) For general support of this organization, which calls

attention to the plight and needs of the world’s 95+ million stateless people, displaced

people, and refugees; advocates for adequate resources and policies to assist them;

and monitors and guides the response by providing analyses of conditions in crisis

situations and proposing pragmatic solutions for improvement.

www.refugeesinternational.org

Refuge Point ($20,000) For its Urban Refugee Stabilization Program, which employs a

comprehensive, case management approach to identify, stabilize and graduate

refugees from dependence on aid to self-reliance. www.refugepoint.org

T’ruah ($10,000) For general support of this organization, which trains and mobilizes

its network of 1,800 rabbis and cantors, together with their communities, to protect and

advance human rights in North America, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.

www.truah.org

United We Dream ($20,000) For general support of this organization, which advocates

for improved immigration policies for “Dreamers” and their families.

www.unitedwedream.org

Urban Justice Center ($98,500) For its Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, which

provides direct legal aid to refugees, advocates for a more fair and effective refugee

processing system, and provides clinical legal education for law students.

www.refugeerights.org

Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) ($40,000) For general support of this

organization, a research and advocacy organization that focuses on promoting justice

and human rights and dignity. www.wola.org

RELIEF $173,000

ActionAid USA ($20,000) For its relief work in Borno State, Nigeria.

www.actionaidusa.org

American Near East Refugee Aid ($15,000) For general support of this organization,

which operates health, education and economic development programs for refugees

and marginalized communities in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon; it also provides

humanitarian and emergency relief in times of crisis. www.anera.org

Center for Victims of Torture ($55,000) For general support of this organization,

which provides rehabilitative care for survivors in the US, Africa and the Middle East;

builds capacity for such work among human rights activists and smaller torture

rehabilitation centers; and engages in nonpartisan advocacy to end the use of torture

and advance human rights. www.cvt.org

Doctors Without Borders USA/Medecins Sans Frontieres ($25,000) For its

Emergency Relief Fund, which allows the organization to launch an immediate

response to neglected and unanticipated emergencies, without having to wait for

donations and grants to arrive. www.doctorswithoutboarders.org

George H. W. Bush Library Foundation ($20,000) For the One America

Appeal/Puerto Rico hurricane relief. www.oneamericaappeal.org

International Rescue Committee ($20,000) For its emergency response to the

Rohingya refugees affected by the widespread violence between Buddhists and

Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. www.rescue.org

UNRWA USA ($18,000) For fuel supplies to Gaza hospitals. www.unrwausa.org

OTHER $51,500

Appleseed ($3,500) For general support of this organization, which works to break

down barriers to equal opportunity.

Alonzo King Lines Ballet ($16,500) For general support of this organization, which

nurtures dynamic artistry and the development of authentic, creative expression in

dance, through collaboration, performance, and education. www.linesballet.org

Central City Renaissance Alliance ($5,000) For general support of this organization,

which works to honors the collective voice of its residents.

Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services ($3,000) For general support of this organization, which enables refugees and other displaced people to establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to communities. www.irisct.org Lifeline Partnership ($7,500) For general support of this organization, which provides a supportive, nurturing environment for people with developmental disabilities to grow spiritually and socially.

National Disability Rights Network ($5,000) For its policy division.

Pacific Environment and Resource Center ($3,500) For general support of this organization, which works to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim. www.pacificenvironment.org

Super Leaders ($2,500) For general support of this organization, which works to help

youth develop leadership skills. www.super-leaders.com

Voice of the Ex-Offender ($5,000) For general support of this organization, which

organizes and mobilizes people with criminal records around their right to vote and to

address unreasonable barriers of reentering society for people with criminal records in

New Orleans.