59 Foundations to Receive Publicity Awards
April 23, 1998 | Read Time: 4 minutes
The Council on Foundations next week will honor 59 grant makers that it says have done a good job of keeping the public informed about their activities.
The Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications, named in memory of the council’s first executive director, will be presented at the council’s annual meeting in Washington April 27-29. The awards recognize outstanding annual reports, newsletters, public-information campaigns, special reports, World-Wide Web sites, and other publicity materials.
The annual competition is run with help from the Communications Network, a group of foundation officials who specialize in public relations.
This year, 220 entries were submitted to the competition.
Following are the winners:
ANNUAL REPORTS
Community and Public Foundations,
Assets Over $30-Million
Gold: California Endowment; Cleveland Foundation; Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (Conn.)
Silver: Rochester Area Community Foundation (N.Y.)
Bronze: Seattle Foundation
Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Henry M. Jackson Foundation (Wash.)
Silver: Waterbury Foundation (Conn.)
Bronze: Trillium Foundation (Ontario)
Community and Public Foundations,
Assets of $6- to $15-Million
Gold: New Britain Foundation for Public Giving (Conn.)
Silver: Santa Fe Community Foundation (N.M.)
Bronze: Kitchener and WaterlooCommunity Foundation (Ontario) Community and Public Foundations,
Assets Under $5-Million
Gold: Dole Foundation for Employment of People with Disabilities (D.C.); Northern Virginia CommunityFoundation
Silver: Chester County Community Foundation (Pa.); Madison County Foundation (Ind.)
Bronze: Bedford, Cambria, Somerset Community Foundation (Pa.)
Corporate Grant Makers,
Annual Grants of $2.5-Million or More
Gold: St. Paul Companies
Silver: Freddie Mac Foundation (Va.)
Bronze: SmithKline Beecham Foundation (Pa.)
Corporate Grant Makers,
Annual Grants of Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Boston Globe
Silver: Millipore Foundation (Mass.)
Bronze: Blue Cross/Blue Shieldof Michigan Foundation
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Over $55-Million
Gold: California Wellness Foundation; Casey Family Program (Wash.)
Silver: Mary Reynolds BabcockFoundation (N.C.)
Bronze: Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation (N.J.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets of $15- to $55-Million
Gold: Health Foundation of GreaterIndianapolis
Silver: Woods Charitable Fund (Neb.)
Bronze: Irvine Health Foundation (Cal.); Johnson Foundation (Wis.)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Under $15-Million
Gold: Gill Foundation (Colo.)
Silver: Hershey Foundation (Ohio)
Bronze: Atkinson Foundation (Cal.)
GRANT GUIDELINES
Community and Public Foundations, Assets Over $30-Million
Gold: Boston Foundation
Silver: Dade Community Foundation (Fla.)
Bronze: Foundation for the Carolinas (N.C.)
Community and Public Foundations,Assets Under $30-Million
Gold: Santa Fe Community Foundation (N.M.)
Silver: First Nations DevelopmentInstitute (Va.)
Bronze: Trillium Foundation (Ontario)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Over $55-Million
Gold: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Mich.)
Silver: Archstone Foundation (Cal.); Kresge Foundation (Mich.)
Bronze: Houston Endowment
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Under $55-Million
Gold: Scott Opler Foundation (Mass.)
Silver: Wilburforce Foundation (Wash.)
MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS
Community and Public Foundations
Gold: Columbus Foundation (Ohio) (Neighborhood Partnership Program)
Silver: East Bay Community Foundation (Cal.) (The East Bay Community Foundation)
Bronze: Chicago Community Trust (Trust News); Enterprise Foundation (Md.) (horizon: people and possibilities)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations
Gold: Joyce Foundation (Ill.) (A Work in Progress)
Silver: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Mich.) (The Mott Exchange)
Bronze: Ford Foundation (N.Y.) (Innovations in American Government, 1997)
PUBLIC-INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
Community and Public Foundations
Gold: Minneapolis Foundation (Open Minds)
Silver: California Community Foundation (Schoolbook Partners Fund Campaign)
Bronze: Minneapolis Foundation (Estate Planning); Pittsburgh Foundation (Thanksgiving Day Card, Advisor Newsletter, and Year-End Report)
Corporate Grant Makers
Gold: Metropolitan Life (N.Y.) (Cooling a Hot Situation)
Silver: Trinity Grants Program (N.Y.) (300 Years of Philanthropy)
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations
Gold: California Wellness Foundation (Devolution: How Will California Respond?)
Silver: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Md.) (1997 KIDS COUNT Campaign)
Bronze: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Md.) (Making Connection)
WORLD-WIDE WEB SITES
Community and Public Foundations
Gold: International Youth Foundation (Md.), http://www.iyfnet.org
Silver: Enterprise Foundation (Md.), http://www.enterprisefoundation.org
Bronze: California Community Foundation, http://www.calfund.org; Columbus Foundation (Ohio), http://www.columbusfoundation.com; Santa Fe Community Foundation (N.M.), http://www.santafecf.org
Corporate Grant Makers
Gold: Bell Atlantic Foundation (N.Y.), http://www.bellatlanticfoundation.com
Silver: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, http://www.bcbsm.com/foundation.shtml
Bronze: Millipore Foundation (Mass.), http://www.millipore.com
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Over $55-Million
Gold: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Mich.), http://www.mott.org
Silver: Heinz Endowments (Pa.), http://www.heinz.org
Bronze: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Fla.), http://www.knightfdn.org
Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations,
Assets of $15- to $55-Million
Gold: Irvine Health Foundation (Cal.), http://www.ihf.org
Silver: Johnson Foundation (Wis.), http://www.johnsonfdn.org
