2005 Annual Report

GRANTEES


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		Asociación de Artes del Mar de Cortéz (Los Barilles, BCS, Mexico) General support for building renovation – $1,000. Asociación de Salvavidas y Rescate del Estado de Baja California (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support to purchase lifeguard equipment – $2,268. Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) To help combat human trafficking, commercial and sexual exploitation along the US-Mexico border – $20,000. Centro de Comunidad (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) General operating support – $300. Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA) (Mexico City, Mexico) Programmatic support to establish a La Paz office that will provide legal support to environmental nonprofits in Baja California and the Sea of Cortez region – $38,302.
CETYS Universidad/Ensenada (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) Support for the math and technology studies initiative for high school students – $20,250. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR) (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) To complete work in support of the Alternative Futures Study for Loreto, BCS – $27,500. Coalición de Comunidades Indigenas de Oaxaca (COCIO) (Oceanside, CA, USA) Support for the Guelaguetza Festival at CSU, San Marcos – $1,000. Comunidad y Biodiversidad (COBI) (Guaymas, Son., Mexico) Support for research and programmatic support of community-based fisheries, marine protected areas, no-take zones, and education and outreach to local fishermen in the Sea of Cortez – $322,195. Conservación del Territorio Insular Mexicano (ISLA) (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) Programmatic support for community outreach around natural protected areas – $35,000. Conservation International (Washington, DC, USA) Second year funding to create five new protected areas in the Sea of Cortez, a regional sustainable vision for the Sea of Cortez, and support for a shrimp campaign – $330,384. Corredor Histórico CAREM (Tecate, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support for the restoration of the “Misión de Guadalupe” and education materials about the history of Baja California – $8,146. Casa de Menor Migrante (YMCA) (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) General operating support – $1,500. Esperanza International (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Support to complete the construction of an onsite housing facility for long-term volunteers – $6,000. Fronteras Unidas Pro Salud (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) To support a reading room within a teen center at the Pro Salud headquarters – $25,437. Fundación Internacional de la Comunidad (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Support for the Kyoto Prize scholarships for university students; establishment of the Yo Soy Mulegé Fund and the Fundación Comunitaria La Paz Fund; and support for research on the environmental health risks of toxic chemicals through a re-grant to the Centro de Promoción de Salud Esperanza – $50,000. Fundación La Nogalera Centro Cultural (Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico) Programmatic support for the cultivation of native plants of Oaxaca and research of natural dyes – $15,000. Fundación La Puerta (Tecate, BC, Mexico) Operating support to purchase computers and a projector – $15,437. Fundación Miguel Batista (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Programmatic support for a youth baseball league, a retirement home, and a medical clinic – $104,222.	Fundación para La Mujer Avalon (Mexico City, Mexico) Programmatic support to provide medical care to economically disadvantaged women with eating disorders – $10,000. Fundación Para la Protección de la Niñez (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Support to construct a fence for a primary school and to purchase school supplies – $6,978. Fundación Para Los Niños de La Paz (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) Programmatic support for a scholarship program for middle and high school students – $40,500. Fundación Tarpuy (Cordoba, Argentina) Support for educational and scholarship programs – $168,048. Grupo de los Cien Internacional (Mexico City, Mexico) Support for conservation awareness of marine and terrestrial ecosystems – $25,000. Grupo Ecologista Antares (GEA) (Loreto, BCS, Mexico) Support for the “Eco-Center for the Desert and the Sea” and a shark research program – $15,000. Harvard University - Graduate School of Design (Cambridge, MA, USA) Programmatic support to undertake research on the “Alternative Futures Study of Greater La Paz” and the “Alternative Futures Study of Loreto” – $157,104. Heads on Fire (San Diego, CA, USA) Support to send local high school students to Austria to record refugee stories of Iraqi and Afghani orphans – $5,000. Helps International (Addison, TX, USA) Construction funding for a rural school in the village in Chama, Guatemala – $10,000. High Tech High International (San Diego, CA, USA) Travel grant to support a week-long cultural immersion program for high school students in Bahia de los Angeles, BC, Mexico – $2,500. Iberoamericana University Foundation (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support for the “Bookmobile” literacy program for the public schools – $13,640. Liga MAC (San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico) Programmatic support – $29,600. Los Niños del Capitán (Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico) General operating support and construction to expand the daycare center – $137,700. Museo Sol del Niño (Mexicali, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support for student museum guides and the summer science program – $300,000. North Coast Cetacean Society (Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada) Programmatic support for a Humpback whale identification project and purchase of hydrophone equipment – $2,260. The Palapa Society (Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico) Provide scholarships for girls and general operating support – $7,580. Patronato del Hospital General de Ensenada (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) To help renovate an open space area at the hospital – $578.	Peten Archaeological Conservation Trust (New Hampshire, CT, USA) Programmatic support for ongoing archeological work in the Peten Rainforest, Guatemala – $30,038. Pro Música Ensenada (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) Scholarships for music lessons for low-income children – $10,440. Pro Peninsula (San Diego, CA, USA) Support for the Grupo Tortuguero Conference in Loreto, BCS, Mexico – $1,500. Project Mercy (Poway, CA, USA) Support for the installation of latrines in the community of Vista del Valle in Tijuana, Mexico – $20,000. Promoción y Docencia UIA (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support to train community members about erosion and solid-waste management in Los Laureles Canyon – $20,000. Pronatura Noroeste (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) General operating and programmatic support for conservation efforts in Tecate, Bahia de los Angeles, and Laguna San Ignacio – $209,632. PVO México (Mexico City, Mexico) Support to build a computer classroom in San Jose Soto, Michoacan, Mexico, and to construct a cultural learning space in San Jose del Rincon, Estado de Mexico – $30,000. Red Fronteriza de Salud y Ambiente (Hermosillo, Son., Mexico) Support for research on the use of pesticides in northwestern Mexico – $10,000. San Diego Bay Keeper and the Ja Jan Coalition (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support to educate and train community members in water quality monitoring in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, Mexico – $15,000. The San Diego Foundation (San Diego, CA, USA) Re-granting to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – $5,000. San Diego Museum of Man (San Diego, CA, USA) Support to purchase a Seri art and artifact collection – $1,000. San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation (San Diego, CA, USA) Support for the Mexico Business Center to promote cross-border cultural exchange – $20,000. Scripps Institution of Oceanography – Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (La Jolla, CA, USA) Support for research and a fellowship to a qualifying Mexican graduate student – $12,370. Sherman Heights Community Center (San Diego, CA, USA) General operating support – $1,500. Siempre Semillas (La Ribera, BCS, Mexico) General operating support – $12,400.
Sociedad de Historia Natural Niparajá (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) Support for conservation of the San Cosme-Punto Mechudo Corridor in Baja California Sur, Mexico – $308,875. Terra Peninsular (Ensenada, BC, Mexico) Support for conservation efforts at the Rancho Rodeo del Rey near Ensenada, BC, Mexico – $25,000. Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Commerce (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) Support for the "Principles of Fairness" initiative aimed at addressing racial inequality and racism in Trinidad – $1,600. UCSD Graduate School of Intl. Relations and Pacific Studies (La Jolla, CA, USA) Support for the Charles Nathanson Memorial Lecture – $9,150. Unidos Por Mata Ortiz (Mata Ortiz, Chiuahua, Mexico) Support to equip a local public library – $5,000. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur (UABCS) (La Paz, BCS, Mexico) Support to complete research and community outreach on rural and ejido communities for the “Needs Assessment and NGO Guide for Baja California Sur” – $6,690. University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM, USA) Programmatic support for the “Bells for Peace” project – $5,900. Universidad Tecnológica de Tijuana (Tijuana, BC, Mexico) Programmatic support for the training of local residents to consider composting as a microenterprise – $12,000. Wildcoast (Imperial Beach, CA, USA) Support to conduct media, advocacy, and legal activities in support of the development of the marine park in Bahia de los Angeles – $30,125.