Foundations That Won Awards for Excellence in Communications

April 22, 1999 | Read Time: 4 minutes

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Community and Public Foundations,
Assets More Than $30-Million

Gold: Seattle Foundation
Silver: Pittsburgh Foundation
Bronze: San Francisco Foundation

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $10- to $30-Million

Gold: Foundation for Roanoke Valley (Roanoke, Va.)
Silver: Waterbury Foundation (Conn.)
Bronze: Community Foundation of Central Florida (Orlando)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $5- to $10-Million

Gold: CDC Foundation (Atlanta)
Silver: Charlevoix County Community Foundation (East Jordan, Mich.)
Bronze: Community Foundation of Ottawa-Carleton (Ontario)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets Less Than $5-Million

Gold: The Global Fund for Women (Palo Alto, Cal.)
Silver: Whatcom Community Foundation (Bellingham, Wash.)
Bronze: Greater Johnson County Community Foundation (Franklin, Ind.)

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs,
Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More

Gold: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington)
Silver: Scripps Howard Foundation (Cincinnati)
Bronze: Coca-Cola Foundation (Atlanta)

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs,
Annual Grants of Less Than $2.5-Million

Gold: Nalco Foundation (Naperville, Ill.)
Silver: Millipore Foundation (Bedford, Mass.)
Bronze: KPMG Foundation (Montvale, N.J.)

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets More Than $55-Million

Gold: Ford Foundation (New York); Houston Endowment
Silver: Eugene and Agnes Meyer Foundation (Washington)
Bronze: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.)

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets of $15- to $55-Million

Gold: Doris & Victor Day Foundation (Rock Island, Ill.)
Silver: Australian Youth Foundation (East Sydney)
Bronze: Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets of Less Than $15-Million

Gold: Helen Bader Foundation (Milwaukee)
Silver: Marie C. & Joseph C. Wilson Foundation (Rochester, N.Y.)
Bronze: Aaron Diamond Foundation (New York)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets More Than $30-Million

Gold: Pittsburgh Foundation, for “Donor Outreach”
Silver: Seattle Foundation, for “Partners for the Future”
Bronze: Williamsport-Lycoming Foundation (Pa.), for “Building Vibrant Communities”

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of Less Than $30-Million

Gold: Whatcom Community Foundation (Bellingham, Wash.), for “Generation to Generation”
Silver: Santa Fe Community Foundation (N.M.), for “The Santa Fe Volunteer’s Yellow Pages”
Bronze: Community Foundation of the Ozarks (Springfield, Mo.), for “A Bridge to the Future”

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs

Gold: Hitachi Foundation (Washington), for “Global Corporate Citizenship — Rationale and Strategies”
Silver: MCI Foundation (Washington), for “The Promise of Technology”
Bronze: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington), for “Maxwell Awards of Excellence”

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets More Than $55-Million

Gold: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore), for “Children and Family Fellowship”
Silver: California HealthCare Foundation (Oakland), for “Understanding Medi-Cal: The Basics”
Bronze: Getty Grant Program of the J. Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles), for “Grants Awarded 1995/97″

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets of Less Than $55-Million

Gold: Leeway Foundation (Philadelphia), for “1998 Awards for Artists”
Silver: Faye McBeath Foundation (Milwaukee), for “A Story of Giving”
Bronze: Piton Foundation (Denver), for “Neighborhood Leadership Program”

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets More Than $30-Million

Gold: Boston Foundation, (Catalyst for Community)
Silver: Pittsburgh Foundation, (Pittsburgh Foundation Newsletter: It Takes a Community)
Bronze: Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (N.C.), (Horizon)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $10- to $30-Million

Gold: Henry M. Jackson Foundation (Seattle), (The Jackson Legacy)
Silver: Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut (New London), (Community Highlights)
Bronze: Community Foundation of the Ozarks (Springfield, Mo.), (Community Foundation of the Ozarks Newsletter)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $5- to $10-Million

Gold: New Britain Foundation for Public Giving (Conn.), (enVision)
Silver: Global Fund for Women (Palo Alto, Cal.), (Raising Our Voices)
Bronze: Community Foundation of Ottawa-Carleton (Ontario), (Focus)

Community and Public Foundations,
Assets Less Than $5-Million

Gold: Greater Lowell Community Foundation (Mass.), (Greater Lowell Community Foundation Forum)
Silver: Great Valley Center (Modesto, Cal.), (Great Valley News)
Bronze: Glendale Community Foundation (Cal.), (Community Quarterly)

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations

Gold: California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), (California Wellness Foundation Newsletter)
Silver: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami), (John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Newsletter)
Bronze: Mind Science Foundation (San Antonio), (Mind Science Foundation News)

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs

Gold: Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington), (A New Way Home)
Silver: Reader’s Digest Foundation (Ardsley, N.Y.), (Tall Tree News)
Bronze: Dayton Hudson Foundation (Minneapolis), (DHF Community Notebook)

Community and Public Foundations

Gold: Minneapolis Foundation, http://www.mplsfoundation.org
Silver: Great Valley Center (Modesto, Cal.), http://www.greatvalley.org
Bronze: Foundation for the Carolinas (Charlotte, N.C.), http://www.fftc.org

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs

Gold: BellSouth Foundation (Atlanta), http://www.bellsouthcorp.com/bsf
Silver: Reader’s Digest Foundation (Pleasantville, N.Y.), http://www.wls.lib.ny.us/talltree/
Bronze: MCI Foundation (Washington), http://www.mci.com/marcopolo

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations

Gold: W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.), http://www.wkkf.org
Silver: Rockefeller Foundation (New York), http://www.rockfound.org
Bronze: Casey Family Program (Seattle), http://www.casey.org