in the trenches/population
8. Funders
Compton Foundation
(no Website)
e-mail for copy of guidelines.
1-415-328-0101Supports education, research and advocacy programs that deal with the destabilizing effects of population growth -- both in the United States and worldwide, especially those that link with broader social development goals, including improving the status of women, and integrating population with peace and environmental issues.
Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation
(no Website)
1-610-902-2900Sponsor of high-production anti-abortion television ads that focus on the joys of choosing to give birth rather than end it -- seen particularly on CNN. According to New York Times, the Foundation contributed significantly to various anti-abortion efforts.
Ford Foundation
1-212-573-5000Supports population programs centered on reproductive health, including adolescent sexuality and AIDS prevention. Promotes collaboration among public and private sectors and by men and women from diverse communities.
Hewlitt Foundation
(no Website)
1-415-329-1070
Three priorities for this population program: increase involvement of public and private sectors, media and educational institutions in population issues; improve delivery of family planning and related reproductive health services; and value and help replicate the impact of educational and economic development activities on fertility.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
1-312-726-6800
Population program seeks to build support for efforts aimed at empowering women and their reproductive health options in the developing world. Also supports population activities related to men's sexuality and reproduction; communications and population education; and leadership development.
John M. Olin Foundation
(no Website)
1-212-661-2670Olin contributes significant amounts to population-is-no-big-problem think tanks, including the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Or get information from The Center for the Future of Children
1-415-948-7658Population program supports projects that increase women's and men's reproductive options. Emphasis on environment for future generations.
Rockefeller Foundation
1-212-869-8500
(no Website)Supports population programs which help mobilize resources to satisfy the unmet demand for family planning and reproductive health services, and that demonstrate the link between population and development, consumption and the environment. Produced and widely disseminated a special report, titled "High Stakes: The United States, Global Population and Our Common Future."
Turner Foundation
1-404-681-9900Ted Turner continues to be an ardent population advocate. His foundation supports activities directed at sound population policies, preservation of the environment, conservation of natural resources and protection of wildlife.
Weeden Foundation
1-212-888-1672Mission is the conservation of biological diversity. Devotes roughly one-third of its grants budget to population projects in the United States and around the world.
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