Border Philanthropy Partnership (San Diego, BC, Mexico): $19,415 to support salaries for the BPP staff, funding is being provided by the Mott Foundation; $288,000 for programmatic and operational support.

Cancer Infantil de Baja California, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $11,000 to support the purchase of equipment for the recently renovated cancer center at the Tijuana General Hospital.

Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. (Tucson, AZ): $15,000 to undertake legal review and strategy development in the U.S. and Mexico regarding financial disclosure and environmental legal protocols in support of the Retiring Responsibility Abroad program.

China Youth Development Foundation (Beijing, China): $25,000 to provide charitable support for the Hope School Project to build a "Hope primary School" in Yao County in the Shan'xi Province, China.

Comunidad, Visión y Desarrollo, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $6,000 to support increased civic engagement and public awareness in the city of La Paz, BCS, Mexico.

Comunidad Y Biodiversidad, A.C. (COBI) (Guaymas, Son, Mexico): $74,074.07 to support the project: "Restoration of Marine Natural Capital in the Mesoamerican Reef System" using community -based Marine Reserves Title.

Defensa Ambiental del Noroeste (DAN) (Ensenada, BC, Mexico): $20,000 to provide operational support to DAN to implement its legal and organizational strategy specific to future development efforts in and around Punta Colonet, B.C. including: 1) legal strategy, 2) environmental education and media, and 3) defense of the natural resources.

East Cape Community Urgent Care Clinic (Los Barriles, BCS, Mexico) $20,000 to cover the cost of surgical procedures for individuals from low income families.

Entre Amigos San Pancho (Nayarit, Mexico): $2,400 to support the collection of recyclables and coordination with the Riviera Recycling Program in San Francisco, Nayarit, Mexico.

Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, A.C (FMCN) (Mexico City, Mexico): $30,000 to support the "Discovering the Deep-Sea Biodiversity of the Gulf of California Expedition." $125,000 to establish an endowment fund at the Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza for the protection of the Bahia de Los Angeles Biosphere Reserve (BLABR).

Fundación Ayuda Niños La Paz, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $10,000 to cover expenses for the construction of a library/learning center; $42,000 to support scholarships for over 200 middle school and high school students in La Paz, Mexico.

Fundación Comunitaria Oaxaca, A.C. (Oaxaca City, Oax, Mexico): $150,000 for operating support for the 2008/2009 fiscal year; $16,767 to support the conservation efforts of Laguna Verde, a pond of cultural and religious importance to the community of Santa Maria Tavehua in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca to be undertaken by the Oaxacan based non-profit, Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza.

Fundación Punta de Mita, A.C. (Nayarit, Mexico): $50,000 to help the Punta de Mita Foundation with their education committee projects that include supporting the after-school programs of PEACE (local nonprofit), and the construction of several classrooms in the Public Schools of Punta de Mita, including the renovation of facilities.

Fundación Samaritana (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic): $5,000 to purchase school supplies and backpacks to support approximately 1,000 low-income elementary school children in the Dominican Republic.

Guardianes del Agua, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $20,000 to provide operational support to La Paz Coastkeeper to implement its programs in the following areas: 1) water quality monitoring, 2) environmental education and public outreach, and 3) monitoring enforcement of the rule of law; $4,800 from the Sea of Cortez Fund to coordinate the legal defense of el Mogote in the development of Entremares, the second Mogote project now being planned.

Iemanya Oceanica (Westlake Village, CA): $10,000 to provide partial funding for equipment to tag eight juvenile great white sharks (Carchardon Carcharias) at Guadalupe Island with the purpose of understanding their early life history and provide basic information for the design of protective measures in Mexican waters.

Optimist Club CSL- Project Kidsmart (Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico): $7,200 to support an English program, stipends (scholarships), uniforms, and shoes for 34 youth aged 12-18 in the Cabo San Lucas area.

Puente a la Salud Comunitaria (Oaxaca City, Oax, Mexico) $40,000 for general operating support.

Patronato Pro-Hospital Civil de Tijuana, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $2,000 to support the purchase of equipment for the recently renovated cancer center of the Tijuana General Hospital.

PrevenCasa, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $1,400 to support Project Safe, which aims at providing access to free quality condoms and STI-related services to people frequenting bars in the Plaza Santa Cecilia and Viva Tijuana areas of the "Red Light District" of Tijuana.

Project Amigo (Colima, Mexico): $91,400 to support educational scholarships for students in middle school through the University level, and to support periodic health care provision in Cerro de Ortega, Colima, Mexico.

PVO México, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico): $1,000 to cover travel expenses to start planning medical clinics for the community of Cerro de Ortega.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, CA): $4,000 to provide partial support for the participation of graduate students from Baja California at the 2008 International Meeting of Students in Physical Oceanography (IMSPO) to be held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Shanghai Charity Foundation (Shanghai, China): $11,670 to provide charitable support for the Shanghai Opera Art College Scholarship Program to assist talented students from poor families complete their art studies, and continue promoting the Shanghai opera tradition.

Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparajá, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) $80,000 to support the program "Facing a Crossroads: Conservation of key land habitats in Southern Baja California".

United Nations Foundation (Washington, D.C.): $56,868.57 to support post-earthquake disaster relief efforts in the Sichuan Province of China through the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) of the United Nations Foundation; $1,916.19 to support relief efforts in Myanmar.

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California-Health Sciences School (Ensenada, BC, Mexico): $40,000 for a two year grant to support Genetic Conservation of Rhizophora Mangle and Aviccenia Germinans in Northwestern, Mexico.

Vigilantes de Bahía Magdalena, A.C. (Puerto San Carlos, BCS, Mexico): $9,000 for programmatic support.

Wildcoast (San Diego, CA) $15,000 for general operating support to meet significant conservation challenges and threats to coastal and marine biodiversity in Mexico and the United States.

Zoological Society of San Diego (San Diego, CA): $2,209.66 to support of the Zoological Society of San Diego's efforts in protecting the California condor in northern Baja California.