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The following list of organizations includes information about potential project funding opportunities. Courts may search this list and contact the funders for more information.

Foundations/Organizations 
to Contact for Possible Funding

Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Albert A. List Foundation, Inc.                    
Address: The Chesterfield Suites
180 W. 80th St., Ste. 213
NY, NY 10024-6301        
Contact Information: Viki List, President
Telephone (212) 799-1090
Fax (212) 799-1160
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/listfdn/
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Public affairs; Public affairs, 
citizen participation.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Ben & Jerry's Foundation, Inc.
Address: 30 Community Drive
South Burlington, VT 06901-2155
Contact Information: Debby Kessler
Administrative Assistant
Telephone (802) 846-1500
http://www.benjerry.com/foundation/index.html
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Civil rights, race/intergroup
relations; Community development; Public
affairs, citizen participation; Youth develop-
ment, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Charles E. Culpepper Foundation Inc.
Address: Financial Center
695 Main Street
Stamford, CT  06901-2155
Contact Information: Amy Dukes
Telephone (203) 975-1240
Fax:(203) 975-1847
email webmster@culpepper.org
Areas of Interest: Courts/judicial administration.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Charles H. Revson Foundation, Inc.
Address: 55 E. 59th Street
New York, NY  10022
Contact Information: Eli Evans
President
Telephone (212) 935-3340
Fax (212) 688-0633
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/revson/
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Civil rights, race/intergroup relations;
Community development; Public affairs, citizen
participation; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Deer Creek Foundation
Address: 720 Olive Street, Suite 1975
St. Louis, MO  63101
Contact Information: Mary Stake Hawker
Director
Telephone (314) 241-3228
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Public affairs; Public affairs, citizen
participation; Public policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
E.C. Warheim Foundation
Address: c/o FMB Trust Company
Trust Department
25 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD  21201
Contact Information: William Mathers
P.O. Box 3444
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
Telephone (757) 481-3166
Areas of Interest: Courts/judicial administration; Legal services.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Foundation for Improvement of Justice, Inc.
Address: 201 Saint Martin Drive
Suwanne, GA  30024
Contact Information: Judith C. Chester
President and Treasurer
Telephone (770) 831-9411
Fax (770) 831-9896
Areas of Interest: Courts/judicial administration.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
John Brown Cook Foundation, Inc.
Address: c/o Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company
32 S. Main Street
Hanover, NH  03755
Contact Information: Leo C. McKenna
Treasurer
Telephone (603) 643-9000
Areas of Interest: Business/industry; Community development; Economics; Education; Government/public administration; Higher 
Education; Public affairs, citizen participation; Public 
policy, research; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
Address: 330 Madison Avenue
22nd Floor
New York, NY  10017
Contact Information: James Pierson
Executive Director
Telephone (212) 661-2670
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Education; Government/public administration; Political science; Public policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
(Formerly Knight Foundation)
Address: 1 Biscayne Tower
Suite 3800
2 S. Bicscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL  33131-1803
Contact Information: Grant Request
Telephone (305) 908-2600
http://www.knightfdn.org
Areas of Interest: Public affairs, citizen participation

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Levi Strauss Foundation
Address: 1155 Battery Street
7th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
Contact Information: Theresa Fay-Bustillos, Executive Director, 
Levi Strauss Foundation and Vice President, Worldwide Community Affairs

Jason McBriarty, Controller, 
Levi Strauss Foundation and Senior Manager, Worldwide Community Affairs

Telephone (415) 501-6579
http://www.levistrauss.com/Citizenship/LeviStraussFoundation.aspx
Areas of Interest: Community development; Corporate citizenship; Worker's rights.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Robert R. McCormick
Tribune Foundation
(Formerly Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust)
Address: 435 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 770
Chicago, IL  60611
Contact Information: Contact Program Directors
Telephone (312) 222-3512
Fax (312) 222-3523
rrmtf@tribune.com
http://www.rrmtf.org/index
Areas of Interest: Community development; Government/public
administration; Public affairs, citizen participation; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Sarah Scaife Foundation, Inc.
Address: 1 Oxford Center
301 Grant Street, Suite 3900
Pittsburgh, PA  15219-6401
Contact Information: Richard M. Larry
President
Telephone (412) 392-2900
http://www.scaife.com
Areas of Interest: Crime/law enforcement; Economics; Education; Government/public administration; Law/international law; Political science; Public policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Scaife Family Foundation
Address: 301 Grant Street, Suite 3900
Pittsburgh, PA  15219-6401
Contact Information: Joanne B. Breyer
Vice President
Telephone (412) 392-2900
http://www.scaife.com
Areas of Interest: Community development; Education; Public affairs, citizen participation; Public policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc.
Address: 60 Jesup Road
West Port, CT  06880
Contact Information: Peter L. Richardson
President
Telephone (203) 222-6222
Fax (203) 222-6282
http://www.srf.org
Areas of Interest: Education; Government/public administration; Political 
science; Public policy, research; Social sciences.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
Surdna Foundation, Inc.
Address: 330 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor
New York, NY  10017-5001
Contact Information: Edward Skloot
Executive Director
Telephone (212) 557-0010
Fax (212) 557-0003
request@surdna.org
http://www.surdna.org
Areas of Interest: Community development; Public affairs, citizen
participation.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation
Address: 650 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY  10022
Contact Information: Carl H. Pforzheimer III
President
Telephone (212) 223-6500
Areas of Interest: Education; Government/public administration; Public 
affairs, citizen participation; Youth development,
citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Carthage Foundation
Address: 1 Oxford Center
301 Grant Street, Suite 3900
Pittsburgh, PA  15219-6401
Contact Information: Richard Larry
Treasurer
Telephone (412) 392-2900
http://scaife.com
Areas of Interest: Crime/law enforcement; Government/public administration; Political science; Public policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The First Union Foundation
Address: c/o First Union National Corporation
1301 S. College Street
Charlotte, NC  28288-0143
Contact Information: Judy Allison
Director
Telephone (704) 374-4689
Fax (704) 374-2484
Areas of Interest: Community development; Education; Government/public administration; Public affairs, citizen participation; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Florence and John Schumann Foundation
Address: 33 Park Street
Montclair, NJ  07042
Contact Information: Patricia A. McCarthy
Vice President, Administration
Telephone (973) 783-6660
Areas of Interest: Education; Public affairs, citizen participation; Public 
policy, research.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Ford Foundation
Address: 320 E. 43rd Street
New York, NY  10017
Contact Information: Barron M. Tenney
Secretary
Telephone (212) 573-5000
http://www.fordfound.org
Areas of Interest: Civil rights; Civil rights, race/intergroup relations;
Community development; Government/public
administration; Law/international law; Legal
services; Public affairs, citizen participation; Public policy, research; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
Address: PO Box 510860
Milwaukee, WI  53202-0153
Contact Information: Michael S. Joyce
President
Telephone (414) 291-9915
Fax (414) 291-9991
http://www.bradleyfdn.org
Areas of Interest: Political science; Public affairs, citizen participation; 
Public policy, research; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Memton Fund, Inc.
Address: 515 Madison Avenue, Suite 3702
New York, NY  10022
Contact Information: Lillian I. Daniels
Secretary/Treasurer
Telephone (212) 644-4915
Areas of Interest: Education; Public affairs, citizen participation; Youth development, citizenship.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Ottinger Foundation
Address: 80 Broad Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY  10004
Contact Information: Michele Lord
Executive Director
Telephone (212) 764-3878
Fax (212) 764-4298
info@ottingerfoundation.org
http://www.ottingerfoundation.org
Areas of Interest: Community development, citizen coalitions; Pubic affairs, 
citizen participation.

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Name of Foundation/
Organization:
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Address: 1 Commerce Court, 2005
Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA  19103-7077
Contact Information: Rebecca Rimel
President
Telephone (215) 575-9050
Fax (215) 575-4939
http://www.pewtrusts.com
Areas of Interest: Community development; Education; Government/public administration; Public affairs, citizen participation; Youth development, citizenship.

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