Winners of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Foundation Communications
May 1, 2008 | Read Time: 7 minutes
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ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL REPORTS
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: The Skillman Foundation (Detroit)
Silver: The California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills)
Bronze: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (Washington)
Silver: Arcus Foundation (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Bronze: The Harvest Foundation (Martinsville, W.Va.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: VNA Foundation (Chicago)
Silver: The Tow Foundation (Wilton, Conn.)
Bronze: Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation (Cleveland)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Atkinson Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.)
Silver: Silverton Foundation (Austin, Tex.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Silver: Change a Life Foundation (Irvine, Calif.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region (Washington)
Silver: The Winston-Salem Foundation (N.C.)
Bronze: The Boston Foundation
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.)
Silver: The Dallas Foundation
Bronze: Greater Worcester Community Foundation (Mass.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: The Spartanburg County Foundation (S.C.)
Silver: The Cape Cod Foundation (Yarmouthport, Mass.)
Bronze: The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (Waterloo, Canada)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation (Toronto)
Silver: The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (Greensburg, Pa.)
Bronze: The Columbia Foundation (Md.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Silver: Community Foundation of East Mississippi (Meridian)
Bronze: Middlesex County Community Foundation (Middletown, Conn.)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: The Prudential Foundation (Newark, N.J.)
Silver: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)
Bronze: The Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Silver: Ayala Foundation (Makati City, Philippines)
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.), “Mott Mosaic”
Silver: Lumina Foundation for Education, (Indianapolis), “Focus”
Bronze: The Skillman Foundation (Detroit), “Good Schools Guide”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: Consumer Health Foundation (Washington), “Connections”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.), “One”
Silver: The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, “Community Matters”
Bronze: The Dayton Foundation (Ohio), “Futures”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.), “Current”
Silver: KnowledgeWorks Foundation (Cincinnati), “Primer”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: Initiative Foundation (Little Falls, Minn.), “IQ”
Silver: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), “Youth”
Bronze: Northwest Minnesota Foundation (Bemidji), “Resource”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Rio Grande Cancer Foundation (El Paso), “In The Know”
Silver: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco), “Raising Our Voices”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Silver: Middlesex County Community Foundation (Middletown, Conn.), “Good People — Great Things”
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Silver: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)
PUBLIC-INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Open Society Institute (New York), “Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster”
Silver: The California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), “Make It in Scrubs”
Bronze: Daniels Fund (Denver), “Parents Are the Power”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $21-Million to 100-Million
Bronze: Foellinger Foundation (Fort Wayne, Ind.), “Carl D. Rolfsen Stewardship Award”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia, “Why Did I Become a Philanthropist?”
Silver: Rose Community Foundation (Denver), “Live On Initiative”
Bronze: Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Central New York Community Foundation (Syracuse), “Where the Smart Money Gives”
Silver: MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation (Framingham, Mass.), “Obesity: It’s Robbing Our Kids of Their Future”
Bronze: Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.), “Youth Peer Survey”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Silver: United Methodist Health Ministry Fund (Hutchinson, Kan.), “Hallelujah Health”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Jewish Funds for Justice (New York), “Holy Congregations, Just Communities”
Silver: International Community Foundation (San Diego)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: MetLife Foundation (Long Island City, N.Y.), “Alzheimer’s Caregiving”
Silver: Bayer Corporation & Bayer Foundation (Pittsburgh)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: The Hitachi Foundation (Washington), “Get Out & Live! Volunteer PSA Campaign”
Silver: The Hitachi Foundation, (Washington), “State of Corporate Citizenship”
Bronze: Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation (Louisville, Ky.), “KFC Colonel’s Scholars”
SPECIAL REPORTS
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Open Society Institute (New York), “Human Rights and HIV/AIDS: Now More than Ever”
Silver: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore), “A Guide to Making and Using Videos at Making Connections Sites”
Bronze: The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation (Montreal), “Accelerating Our Impact: Philanthropy, Innovation and Social Change”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (Baton Rouge), “Countdown to a Better Louisiana”
Silver: Foellinger Foundation (Fort Wayne, Ind.), “Now Allen County Nonprofits Can Get Stronger, Faster”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Harman Family Foundation (Washington), “Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington”
Silver: Cherokee Preservation Foundation (N.C.), “Arm in Arm: Engaged Grantmaking in the Local Community”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Great Valley Center (Modesto, Calif.), “Our Valley, Our Choice: Building a Livable Future for the San Joaquin Valley”
Silver: The Piton Foundation (Denver), “Tax Credits — A Crucial Support for Working Families”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: The Boston Foundation, “A Time Like No Other: Charting the Course for the Next Revolution”
Silver: Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.), “Issue Briefs”
Bronze: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (Concord), “Immigrants and Refugees: Ten Profiles of Leadership”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.), “A Decade Along the River”
Silver: KnowledgeWorks Foundation (Cincinnati), “Every Student Deserves a Legacy”
Bronze: Grand Rapids Community Foundation, (Mich.), “Elements of Planned Giving”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation (Waterloo, Canada), “Waterloo Region’s Vital Signs”
Silver: The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties (Utica, N.Y.), “Keeping the Promise”
Bronze: Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation (N.D.), “Giving Back”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Silver: Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County (Wisconsin Rapids), “In Celebration of National Community Foundation Week: Stories from the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County”
Bronze: Outer Banks Community Foundation (Kill Devil Hills, N.C.), “25 Years of Giving on the Outer Banks”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Community Foundation of East Mississippi (Meridian), “What Will Your Legacy Be?”
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit), “School Wellness: Increasing Activity & Healthy Nutrition”
Silver: The Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis), “Science Matters”
Bronze: AXA Foundation (New York), “Resources That Help Make College Possible: Access and Advice”
WEB SITES
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Open Society Institute (New York)
Silver: Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis)
Bronze: Rockefeller Brothers Fund (New York)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Paso del Norte Health Foundation (El Paso)
Silver: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (Washington)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Silver: V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation (New York)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Cherokee Preservation Foundation (N.C.)
Silver: Harman Family Foundation (Washington)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: The Piton Foundation (Denver)
Silver: Renew Media (New York)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.)
Silver: Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Mountain View, Calif.)
Bronze: The Boston Foundation
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101-Million to $250-Million
Gold: Grand Rapids Community Foundation (Mich.)
Silver: Akron Community Foundation (Ohio)
Bronze: Ontario Trillium Foundation/La Foundation Trillium de l’Ontario
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21-Million to $100-Million
Gold: Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Wausau)
Silver: York County Community Foundation (Pa.)
Bronze: Southwest Initiative Foundation (Hutchinson, Minn.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5-Million to $20-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: The Global Fund for Children (Washington)
Bronze: Outer Banks Community Foundation (Kill Devil Hills, N.C.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: The Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis)
Silver: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)
