GREENVILLE FOUNDATION

Education Grants 1993 - 1997

Greenville Foundation, based in Sonoma, California, USA

These older Education grants are listed for historical interest. Please note that the most recent and useful examples of grants which fit our current Education funding interests are found on the Education Funding Interests and Grants page.

Education Grants 1997

Accelerated School, Los Angeles, CA - $10,000
To support a bilingual parent coordinator at The Accelerated School, a model educational reform charter school in South Central Los Angeles that is focused on increasing student achievement and preventing school dropout.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA - $10,000
For the 1997-98 "Alicia In Wonder Tierra," a school touring production of Mexican folklore for approximately 45 elementary and middle schools in Northern California counties.

Center for Community Education, Santa Barbara, CA - $10,000
The Homeless Education/Liaison Project, a program designed to provide educational and personal enrichment activities for children and youth who are homeless in Santa Barbara County.

Environmental Traveling Companions, San Francisco, CA - $10,000
Support for Youth Leadership Schools, an outdoor adventure program providing experiential learning and educational inspiration for culturally and economically diverse groups of teens throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA - $10,000
For the Explainer Program, an employment/science education program that recruits a diverse group of over one hundred inner-city, Bay Area high school students each year to serve as informal guides to Exploratorium visitors.

Hamlin Robinson School, Seattle, WA - $10,000
To support the expansion of math and science programs for dyslexic elementary students at Hamlin Robinson School in Seattle.

Idaho Center on Developmental, Boise, ID -$10,000
Help to develop a distance learning system that provides school-based training for teachers in rural and remote areas who serve at-risk Native American children who are severely emotionally disturbed or who have behavior disorders and a developmental disability.

Jamestown Community Center, San Francisco, CA -$5,000
"The Summer Voyage," an educational, youth leadership program for low- income middle school youth in the West Mission district of San Francisco.

Lane Arts Council, Eugene, OR - $10,000
Cottage Grove Summer Arts Connection, a summer arts and employment program for youth in Cottage Grove, Oregon and its environs.

McKinleyville Union Elementary School District, McKinleyville, CA - $10,000
Seed funding to support "The Reading Club," a cross-age tutoring program which trains at-risk upper grade students to teach effective reading strategies to below grade level second grade readers in three rural schools in northern California.

New Perspectives East Palo Alto, Larkspur, CA - $7,000
Support for the Youth Leadership Project, a multifaceted youth development program for middle school students in East Palo Alto that incorporates after-school services, mentoring, and community service.

STOP-GAP, Los Angeles, CA - $12,500
Support of the writing and publication of "The STOPGAP Textbook: A How-to Manual for Replication of STOP-GAP's Educational and Therapeutic Theatre Programs and Training in the STOPGAP Method."

Stagebridge, Oakland, CA - $5,000
Toward an intergenerational literacy project that uses theatre and storytelling to develop the literacy skills of at-risk elementary school children and low-income minority elders from Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco.

Tertulia: A Learning Community, Phoenix, AZ - $5,500
An experiential community service learning project for low-income elementary school students in Phoenix.

Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA - $5,000
A high school and middle school learning through serving volunteer program for Sonoma County youth between the ages of 12 and 18.

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Education Grants 1996

Central Union High School District, Lemore, CA — $5,000
Support for a writing, oral language and reading project that serves rural K-8 students in central California.

DrawBridge/Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco, CA — $7,000
Continuing support directed at a collaborative project with The Family Connection that will train volunteers and provide art facilitation and related services to children of formerly homeless families in Santa Rosa, CA.

Environmental Middle School/Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR — $8,730
For costs associated with an outreach program for at-risk Native American middle school students who are in jeopardy of dropping out of school.

Community Educational Services, San Francisco, CA — $5,000
To support "Learning Through Serving," a comprehensive youth service and leadership program for low-income high school students in the San Francisco school district.

El Nido Teen Center, Sonoma, CA — $10,000
Support to expand a teen leadership program that provides education and job and life-skills training for at-risk youth in Sonoma Valley.

Espanola Valley High School, Espanola, NM — $11,000
To support "Television Production Program," a skill-building, self-esteem project that serves at-risk Native American and Hispanic youth in northern New Mexico.

Fern Street Circus, San Diego, CA — $5,000
To support a collaborative summer camp program at three neighborhood sites that builds skills and self-esteem in low- income children and families in San Diego.

KQED-Inc., San Francisco, CA — $6,500
Continuing support to expand the "Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program" which provides training and support to underserved childcare providers and parents of at-risk children in Bay Area counties.

Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA — $8,000
To support a peer volunteer role model project directed at increasing higher education options for minority high school students from inner-city communities in Los Angeles.

Phoenix Indian Center, Inc., Phoenix, AZ — $13,750
For the Learning Circle Program, an education program for urban Indian children in five schools grades K-8, that attempts to address low achievement, poor school attendance, and lack of parental involvement of at-risk Native American students.

Renton Communities in Schools, Renton, WA — $11,020
The Partners for Change Mentor Project in Renton, Washington, which seeks to improve attendance, behavior, and academic achievement for at-risk children, grades K-9, and their families, by providing a comprehensive support system that addresses the risk factors that impact readiness to learn.

Revitalizing Education and Learning, San Francisco, CA — $5,000
A comprehensive youth service learning and leadership program for 1,200 low income high school students in the San Francisco School District.

San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco, CA — $7,000
Support for a collaborative project between two organizations, Drawbridge, and The Family Connection, that will train volunteers and provide art facilitation and related services to children of formerly homeless families in Santa Rosa.

Summer Search Foundation, Mill Valley, CA — $10,000
Continuing support toward empowering high potential at-risk Bay Area high school youth in summer experiential education programs worldwide, and connecting these youth to support services that assist them to succeed.

Espanola Valley High School, Espanola, NM — $11,000
Television Production Program, a television-production skill-building, self-esteem and dropout prevention project that serves at-risk Native American and Hispanic high school age youth of Espanola, in northern New Mexico.

Education Grants 1995

Berkeley Repertory Theater, Berkeley, CA — $10,000
Support for an arts-education collaboration that provides an opportunity for low-income children to view a production of Yellow Boat, a play based on the real-life story of a courageous child with AIDS who challenged and inspired those who watched him deal with this tragedy.

Girls Incorporated of Alameda County, San Leandro, CA — $9,500
Funding for an intervention program designed to motivatefinancially disadvantaged girls of color to persist in math,science and sports, and to consider careers in these fields.

Hamlin Robinson School, Seattle, WA — $10,000
Support toward a program designed around music, movement and art enrichment that is aimed at improving educational opportunities and self-esteem in dyslexic children.

Kids' Turn, San Francisco, CA — $5,650
Support for educational workshops that teach communication and problem-solving skills to children, ages 4-14, and to their parents who have experienced divorce or separation.

KQED, Inc., San Francisco, CA — $9,500
Funding for an outreach program for child-care providers who serve at-risk, preschool-age children to help the providers develop a support network while learning strategies for effective use of television.

Living Earth Educational Programs, Chico, CA — $7,500
Support for a pilot project developed around the principles of environment and creativity that is aimed at building self-esteem in middle-school students who are susceptible to the particular rural problems of social disengagement and early school dropout.

Mission Housing Development Corporation, San Francisco, CA — $9,500
Funding for a grassroots, community-based, at-home program that takes a comprehensive approach to education of low-income families living in a nonprofit housing project.

Mission Neighborhood Waldorf Kindergarten, San Francisco, CA — $10,000
Support toward a private school/public school collaboration that provides afternoon enrichment for at-risk, urban 5-to-7 year old children and also takes a comprehensive approach to parent education and family support.

Mothers' Club Community Center, Inc., Pasadena, CA — $10,000
Funds for an English and a Spanish support group that is part of a comprehensive program addressing the educational, social, medical and emotional needs of isolated, often abused mothers and their preschool children.

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA — $12,350
Funds in support of a science education, youth employment and community service program for at-risk teenagers who are trained to work as interpreters in the museum's interactive astronomy, biology and marine science programs.

Shakespeare Festival, Los Angeles, CA — $5,000
Funds for a summer "School to Work" project that provides comprehensive, collaborative educational outreach for students ages 15-21.

Education Grants 1994

A Stepping Stone Foundation, Phoenix, AZ — $3,881
Support for a collaborative, comprehensive effort to provide children with quality preschool education while simultaneously requiring at least one parent to be enrolled in an ESL or a GED preparation class.

Alkebu-lan Cultural Center, Pasadena, CA — $l0,928
Support for an academic tutorial program located at a grassroots community-supported center that provides cultural, social and academic enrichment to African American children and their families.

Dramatic Results, Long Beach CA — $5,000
Funding for an arts-based educational program targeting at-risk third and fourth-grade children of single parents, with emphasis on communication and conflict resolution, positive peer interaction and support.

Girl Scouts, Santa Clara County, CA — $10,000
Support for "In-School Scouting Program" that provides hands-on science exploration programs for at-risk children who do not traditionally pursue science-based careers.

Mothers' Club Community Center, Inc., Pasadena, CA — $10,000
Funds to support poor and isolated mothers and their preschool children by addressing educational, social, medical and emotional needs of both through classes in parenting skills, English as a Second Language, mothers' support groups and early childhood education.

Nellie Thomas Institute of Learning, Salinas, CA — $15,000
Continued support for an adult literacy program built around the idea that overcoming illiteracy in substance abusers gives addicts a critical tool to help themselves overcome their addiction.

Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA — $22,500
Funds to enable college students to participate in student-initiated, student-directed voluntary leadership development activities and to develop a commitment to service and philanthropy while providing important community service.

Oregon State University Foundation, for Mid-Willamette Valley Saturday Academy, Corvallis, OR — $6,000
Funds for expansion of a program for grades 6-12 that provides rural American Indian youth with hands-on, intensive, real-world educational experiences in science and math.

Projecto Pastoral At Dolores Mission, Los Angeles, CA — $5,250
Support toward an individualized program designed for junior and senior high school students who have been unsuccessful in the traditional educational setting and that is part of a grassroots neighborhood organization offering community-based programs to a poor, gang-impacted area.

San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness, for Drawbridge, San Rafael, CA — $5,520
Funds to provide facilitator training for homeless and formerly homeless individuals to work with professional art therapists in an art therapy program for homeless children that is designed to create a safe environment for individuals to rebuild their personal sense of self-control and self-worth.

Sonoma Charter School, Sonoma, CA — $5,250
Support for a K-8 children's community service program which is envisioned as an integral part of the school curriculum and as a serious effort to incorporate the teaching of social responsibility at an early age.

Summer Search Foundation, Mill Valley, CA — $10,000
Funding toward the expansion and development of an experiential education program for low-income, high-potential high school students which identifies and encourages potential community leaders.

Stop-Gap, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA — $10,200
Funding toward educational touring plays that combine scripted drama, improvisation, role-playing and in-depth group discussions to raise students' awareness of social issues and to provide them with emotional and behavioral tools to help them make more responsible choices.

University of California, for Math Engineering Science Achievement Program, Oakland, CA — $8,091
Funds for expansion of a program that incorporates parental involvement and provides rural American Indian youth with hands-on math and science experiences, tutoring and enrichment, and exposure to university and career possibilities.

University of San Francisco Academic Affairs, for Upward Bound, San Francisco, CA — $5,250
Support for a program that provides educational, emotional and financial assistance to ensure a successful transition to college for at-risk college-bound high school students.

Education Grants 1993

California Institute of Art, Los Angeles, CA — $12,000
Funds in support of a community-based collaborative effort between Cal Arts, local schools and several organizations and businesses with the goal of providing quality, intense, real-life arts training to at-risk youth in the areas of dance, photography, instrumental training and visual arts.
GALEF Institute, Los Angeles, CA — $12,000
Funds for a cooperative school reform effort focused on integrating the teaching of social studies, written and oral language development and the arts so as to more effectively reach limited English-speaking and bilingual children.

Giraffe Project, Langley, WA — $9,000
Support toward completion of a creative curriculum designed for inner-city youth grades K-12 to help them develop courage, concern and a sense of community service.

Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation, for Learning Resource Center, San Diego, CA — $12,000
Seed funding for a program that serves primarily monolingual, Spanish-speaking, impoverished children by providing them with after-school tutorials, computer training and classes in English as a Second Language.

Los Angeles Educational Partnership, Los Angeles, CA — $10,700
Support for a "Small Grants to Teachers" program which is designed to encourage school reform.

Nellie Thomas Literacy Project, Monterey, CA — $10,000
Continuing support for an adult literacy program focused on persons recovering from substance abuse.

Oregon State University Foundation, for Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience, Corvallis, OR — $21,000
Funding for an enrichment program for minority students grades 4- 12 in eight small, poor, educationally-deprived rural communities.

St. Mary's Center, Oakland, CA — $5,000
Support for a preschool that serves homeless and potentially homeless children.

Washington Center, Washington, DC — $10,000
Funding toward a program that places minority students in governmental and congressional internship positions with the goal of preparing them for leadership roles and public-service careers.

World Vision, for Parent Institute for Quality Education, Monrovia, CA — $12,000
Support toward a comprehensive program designed to help minority parents in economically disadvantaged ethnic communities to become major partners in their children's education by helping them become familiar with the nature of their children's education, introducing them to community resources and encouraging them to develop supportive parent organizations in the schools.

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December 7, 2002