Winners of Communications Awards Made by Council on Foundations
May 2, 2002 | Read Time: 5 minutes
ANNUAL and BIENNIAL REPORTS
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of More Than $30-Million
Gold: Marin Community Foundation (Larkspur, Calif.)
Silver: Cleveland Foundation, Peninsula Community Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.), Arizona Community Foundation (Phoenix)
Bronze: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham (Ala.), Community Foundation of Ottawa, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (Asheville)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Henry M. Jackson Foundation (Seattle)
Silver: Albuquerque Community Foundation
Bronze: CDC Foundation (Atlanta), Charlottesville-Albemarle Community Foundation (Va.), Community Foundation of Jackson Hole (Wyo.), Portland Foundation (Ind.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $10-Million
Gold: Charlevoix County Community Foundation (East Jordan, Mich.)
Silver: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Bronze: Johnson County Community Foundation (Franklin, Ind.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Jewish Fund for Justice (New York)
Silver: Middlesex County Community Foundation (Middletown, Conn.)
Bronze: Whatcom Community Foundation (Bellingham, Wash.)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Wash.)
Silver: Prudential Foundation (Newark, N.J.), Sara Lee Foundation/Sara Lee Corporation (Chicago)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Millipore Foundation (Bedford, Mass.)
Silver: Manulife Financial (Boston)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of More Than $55-Million
Gold: Whitaker Foundation (Arlington, Va.), Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (Little Rock, Ark.)
Silver: Meadows Foundation (Dallas), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.)
Bronze: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, Mo.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $15- to $55-Million
Gold: Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Atlanta)
Silver: Cooper Foundation (Lincoln, Neb.), Stocker Foundation (Lorain, Ohio)
Bronze: Atkinson Foundation (San Bruno, Calif.), Flintridge Foundation (Pasadena, Calif.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of Less Than $15-Million
Gold: Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation (Hartford, Conn.)
GUIDELINES FOR GRANTSEEKERS
Community and Public Foundations Assets of More Than $30-Million
Gold: Ontario Trillium Foundation
Silver: Chicago Community Trust
Bronze: Rapides Foundation (Alexandria, La.), Rose Community Foundation (Denver)
Community and Public Foundations Assets of $5- to $10-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold:Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of More Than $55-Million
Gold: California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills)
Silver: William Penn Foundation (Philadelphia)
Bronze: Foundation for Child Development (New York), Kresge Foundation, “Core Capital Grants Program” (Troy, Mich.)
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of More Than $30-Million
Gold: Fremont Area Community Foundation (Mich.)
Silver: Chicago Community Trust
Bronze: Northwest Minnesota Foundation (Bemidji)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Permian Basin Area Foundation (Midland, Tex.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $10-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (W.Va.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Middlesex County Community Foundation (Middletown, Conn.)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold: Mervyn’s (Hayward, Calif.)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Dannon Institute (Tarrytown, N.Y.)
PUBLIC-INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of More Than $30-Million
Gold: Rose Community Foundation (Denver), “Rose Youth Foundation”
Silver: California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland), “HMO Campaign,” Minneapolis Foundation, “Let’s Fix This,” Rapides Foundation (Alexandria, La.)
Bronze: Chicago Community Trust, “Your Foundation for a Greater Chicago”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Henry County Community Foundation (New Castle, Ind.), “Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow”
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Atlanta Women’s Foundation, “Let Every Voice Be Heard”
Silver: Whatcom Community Foundation (Bellingham, Wash.), “What’s Your Dream?”
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold: Met Life Foundation (New York), “Parent Talk”
Silver: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington), “Your Credit Matters”
Bronze: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington), “Knowledgeplex,” Tenet Healthcare Foundation (Santa Barbara, Calif.), “Diagnosis: Advanced Generosity — Rx: Giving”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of More Than $55-Million
Gold: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.), “Michigan $ave$!”
Silver: California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), “Choices for Youth”
Bronze: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.), “Covering Kids”
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $5- to $15-Million
Gold: Foundations of East Chicago (Ind.), “Extra Credit” newsletter
WEB SITES
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of More Than $30-Million
Gold: California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland), Rhode Island Foundation (Providence)
Silver: Marin Community Foundation (Larkspur, Calif.)
Bronze: Hamilton Community Foundation (Ontario)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (Iowa)
Silver: Wausau Area Community Foundation (Wis.)
Bronze: Permian Basin Area Foundation (Midland, Tex.)
Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $10-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: Columbia Foundation (San Francisco)
Bronze: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (W.Va.)
Community and Public Foundations Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: White Lick Heritage Community Foundation (Avon, Ind.)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)
Silver: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington)
Bronze: GE Fund (Fairfield, Conn.), Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis)
Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants of Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Millipore Foundation (Bedford, Mass.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $55-Million
Gold: Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh)
Silver: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle)
Bronze: Roy A. Hunt Foundation (Pittsburgh)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $15- to $55-Million
Gold: A.L. Mailman Family Foundation (White Plains, N.Y.)
Silver: Stocker Foundation (Lorain, Ohio)
Bronze: VNA Foundation (Burbank, Calif.)
SPECIAL-RECOGNITION AWARD
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Morristown, N.J.), for excellence in putting a “face on philanthropy”
