Over $2.2 Million Granted since July 1, 2007

Asociacion SHARE de Guatemala (San Lucas Sácatepeque, Guatemala): $25,000 to support micro-loans for productive employment projects in economically under-served communities in Guatemala; $20,000 to introduce potable water through the construction of a purification system in the community of Cruz Quemada, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. 

Casa Hogar del Anciano de Ensenada, A.C. (Ensenada, BC, Mexico): $20,000 to support Casa Hogar's "Ancianaton 2007" Campaign, whose objective is to raise funds for the maintenance of the retirement home. 

Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambienta, A.C. (CEMDA) (Mexico, D.F.): $10,000 to support a scientific symposium that will address the impacts of desalinization on the Gulf of California; $45,000 to support CEMDA's continuous work on the "El Mogote" case; $220,800 to strengthen the institutional capacity of CEMDA's new La Paz Office; $6,250 to pursue legal actions that seek environmental health of the ecosystems in the Gulf of California, particularly those affecting Puerto Libertad in the state of Sonora, and the Bahia de Los Angeles Biosphere Reserve. 

Club de Niños y Niñas de Mexico, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $40,000 to complete the construction of their main building which will include art workshops, a computer lab and a library.

Comunidad Vision y Desarrollo, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $5,000 for general operating support.

Comunidad y Biodiversidad, A.C. (COBI) (Guaymas, Son. Mexico): $49,450 to identify opportunities to improve fisheries management in the Sea of Cortez within the framework of the recently enacted Mexican federal fisheries law, Ley General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables. 

Corredor Historico CAREM, A.C. (Tecate, BC, Mexico): $5,000 to cover costs for the construction of a community media room in Tecate, BC, Mexico.

Defensa Ambiental del Noroesta (DAN) (Ensenada, BC, Mexico): $100,000 for operational costs and to provide legal services to its clients. 

Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (Mexico City, Mexico): $445,000 to establish a ZOFEMAT Pooled Fund to permit re-granting to Mexican environmental nonprofits to protect and conserve priority coastal lands along the Baja California peninsula and the Gulf of California. 

Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $27,936 for continued support of the Valle Verde library program at a public elementary school Ve'e Saa Kua'a, in Eastern Tijuana; $500 To provide charitable support for the 7th Binantional Conference on HIV/AIDS to be held in Tijuana, B.C. on November 15, 2007. 

Fundacion Ayuda  Niños La Paz, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $65,000 to cover operating expenses and to fund scholarships for middle school and high school students. 

Fundación Comunitaria Oaxaca (Oaxaca City, Oax., Mexico): $180,000 for operational support; $120,000 to support the Foundation's programmatic initiatives in nutrition, capacity building and education. 

Fundacion Internacional de la Comunidad, A.C. (Tijuana, BC, Mexico): $7,500 To provide funding for 8 computers to improve the foundation's organizational efficiency. 

Fundacion para el Desarrollo de la Libertad Ciudadana (Panama City, Panama): $10,900 to add legal capacity to Centro de Incidencia Ambiental in Panama. 

Fundación Tarpuy (Cordoba, Argentina): $28,659 for general operating support. 

Global Village Beijing (Beijing, China): $10,000 to support the "Green Olympics" project, an environmental effort that designs campaigns to teach communities, including children, the simple tenets of environmental protection. 

Guardianes del Agua, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico): $28,890 for general and administrative support and conservation activities in the areas of education and outreach, water quality monitoring, and legal strategies. 

KPBS TV/FM (San Diego, CA): $1,000 to support the Border Reporting Program at KPBS, San Diego's public radio station. 

Maijañuí, A.C. (San Ignacio, BCS, Mexico): $25,000 to carry out community economic development programs for "Ejido Luis Echeverria Alvarez". 

Museo Sol del Niño (Mexicali, BC, Mexico): $200,000 to provide charitable support to Museo Sol del Niño’s educational programs during 2007-2008 year, including the museum's science program and museum's guides’ program. 

Patronato de Apoyo al Centro de Integracion Familiar, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico): $100,000 To support the Patronato's education and civic responsibility programs in the impoverished areas of Colonia Santa Fe located in Mexico City. 

Pro Peninsula (San Diego, CA): $1,000 to support the 10th Annual Meeting of the Grupo Tortuguero that celebrates 10 years of sea turtle conservation on the Baja California peninsula. 

Project Amigo (Colima, Mexico): $71,250 to support various community development projects and educational scholarship programs in Cerro de Ortega, Colima, Mexico. 

Project Concern International (San Diego, CA): $30,140 to support the Holistic Community Improvement Project in Huehuetango, Guatemala. 

Pronatura Noroeste Mar de Cortes, A.C. (Hermosillo, Son, Mexico): $8,400 to support land conservation and marine stewardship at Playa La Unica near Bahía de Los Angeles for 2007; $35,000 for institutional development support.

PVO México, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico): $22,500 to support PVO Mexico, A.C.'s health program for the benefit of low income people in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico; $2,500 to provide two scholarships through the "In Memoriam Richard Hojel" Scholarship Fund.

San Diego State University Research Foundation (San Diego, CA): $15,000 to support the Proyecto Californio Ecotourism project in Baja California Sur.

Shanghai Charity Foundation (Shanghai, China):  $10,000 to support the Shanghai Opera School Jingkun Talent Arts Cultivation Scholarship Program;  $28,928 to support the "Shuangte" College and High School Students Scholarships;  $30,000 to support the migrant school project;  $10,000 to support the migrant worker training program with the goal of providing occupational training to 100 chinese migrant workers; $3,946 in operational support to cover administrative fees.

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Washington D.C.): $5,600 to create the Centro de Incidencia Ambiental (CIAM).

Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparaja, A.C. (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) $20,000 to complete an effective management plan for Isla Espiritu Santo to promote the rule of law and proper enforcement of the recently enacted marine protected area (MPA) for the island.

The Palapa Society of Todos Santos, A.C. (Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico): $5,400 to fund 25 students at high school and university levels, through the Scholarship Program for academically-gifted Todos Santos area students from low-income families; $1,400 to provide general operating support to the Palapa Center, which hosts the bilingual library and Bridge-to-English after school English program.

Thirteen Senses, Inc. (Oceanside, CA): $5,000 to provide charitable support to Thirteen Senses to undertake the "Tools of Genius" lectures and workshops for public school teachers to improve the level of educational attainment among its under-served population. 

Unidos para la Conservacion, A.C. (Mexico City, Mexico): $25,000 To support a RAVE (Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition) of the wetlands and coastal habitats of Balandra located in La Paz, B.C.S.

Vigilantes de Bahia Magdalena, A.C. (Puerto San Carlos, BCS, Mexico): $30,000 to maintain efforts in water quality and sea turtle monitoring, environmental education and the protection of natural resources and vulnerable habitats.