Winners of Council on Foundations Communications Contest

May 1, 2003 | Read Time: 5 minutes

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

Ford Foundation (New York)
Silver: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.)
Bronze: Duke Endowment (Charlotte, N.C.)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets of $15- to $55-Million
Gold: Nokomis Foundation (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Silver: Woods Charitable Fund (Lincoln, Neb.)
Bronze: Needmor Fund (Boulder, Colo.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
Gold: Akron Community Foundation (Ohio)
Silver: Norfolk Foundation (Va.)
Bronze: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore)

Community and Public Foundations,Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: Ploughshares Fund (San Francisco)
Bronze: Community Technology Foundation of California (San Francisco)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $10-Million
Gold: Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (Greensburg, Pa.)
Silver: Charlevoix County Community Foundation (East Jordan, Mich.)
Bronze: Columbia Foundation (Md.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Global Greengrants Fund (Boulder, Colo.)
Silver: Jewish Fund for Justice (New York)
Bronze: John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Benefit Corporation (Walnut Creek, Calif.)

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Wash.)
Silver: Tenet Healthcare Foundation (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Bronze: Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis)

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Millipore Foundation (Billerica, Mass.)
Silver: American Honda Foundation (Torrance, Calif.)
Bronze: Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. (Elmsford, N.Y.)

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

Edward Lowe Foundation (Chicago)
Silver: Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Bronze: California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $15-Million
Silver: The Sunshine Lady Foundation (Morehead City, N.C.)
Bronze: VisionMark (Tucson)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
Gold: Boston Foundation
Silver: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore)
Bronze: Rhode Island Foundation (Providence)

Community and Public Foundations,Assets of $10- to $30-Million
Gold: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (Wausau)
Bronze: Calhoun County Community Foundation (Anniston, Ala.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $10-Million
Gold: Middlesex County Community Foundation (Middletown, Conn.)
Silver: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliate Foundations of Ritchie, Doddridge, Pleasants, and Jackson Counties (Parkersburg, W.Va.)

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

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.), “Let’S Get America Covered”
Silver: Joyce Foundation (Chicago), “Improving Welfare Policy”
Bronze: Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore), “Legacy Media Outreach Initiative”

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Silver: Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (Boston), “The Catalogue For Philanthropy”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
Gold: Minneapolis Foundation, “Think Twice Before You Cut”
Silver: California Healthcare Foundation (Oakland), “California Nursing Home Search”
Bronze: Metrowest Community Health Care Foundation (Framingham, Mass.), “Nurse Power”

Community and Public Foundations,Assets Of $10- To $30-Million
Gold: Saint Ann Foundation (Cleveland), “They Call Me Momma”
Silver: Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation (San Jose, Calif.), “Ab1493″

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

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), “Reflections On Public Policy Grantmaking”
Silver: Open Society Institute (New York), “Bending The Bow”
Bronze: Colorado Trust (Denver), “Suicide In Colorado”

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets Of $15- To $55-Million
Gold: Flintridge Foundation (Pasadena, Calif.), “Awards For Visual Artists”
Silver: Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.), “Wingspread Conference Center”
Bronze: Nokomis Foundation (Grand Rapids, Mich.), “We Can Do Better”

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $15-Million
Gold: Discount Foundation (Rockville, Md.), “Making Work Pay”
Silver: Piton Foundation (Denver), “Web Brochure”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
Gold: Metrowest Community Health Care Foundation (Framingham, Mass.), “Metrowest Health Data Book”
Silver: Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.), “Building A Legacy”
Bronze: Boston Foundation, “There At The Beginning”

Community and Public Foundations,Assets Of $10- To $30-Million
Gold: Global Fund For Women (San Francisco), “Celebrating 15 Years”
Silver: Good Samaritan Foundation (Lexington, Ky.), “The Many Meanings Of Mission”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Of $5- To $10-Million
Gold: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliate Foundations Of Ritchie, Doddridge, Pleasants, and Jackson Counties (Parkersburg, W.Va.), “What Matters Most To You?”
Silver: Blue River Foundation (Shelbyville, Ind.), “The Future Belongs To Those That Believe In The Beauty Of Their Dreams…”
Bronze: Foundations Of East Chicago (Ind.), “Building Our Community… Supporting The Promise Of Tomorrow”

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Goldman Sachs Foundation (New York), “Ideas Into Action”
Silver: Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Foundation (Detroit), “Request For Letters Of Interest”
Bronze: Aol Time Warner Foundation (New York), “21st Century Summit”

Corporate Foundations and Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: American Savings Foundation (New Britain, Conn.), “2001-2002 Report To The Community”
Silver: Hitachi Foundation (Washington), “2002 Yoshiyama Awards”
Bronze: Xl Foundation (Bermuda), “Bermuda Technology Education Collaborative: Bringing Technology To Empower Community”

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

Meadows Foundation (Dallas), http://mfi.org
Silver: Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (Washington), http://www.meyerfoundation.org
Bronze: Kresge Foundation (Troy, Mich.), http://www.kresge.org

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets Less Than $5-Million
Gold: Piton Foundation (Denver), http://www.piton.org
Silver: Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (Boston), http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org
Bronze: Spirit Mountain Community Fund (Grand Ronde, Ore.), http://www.thecommunityfund.com

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $30-Million
Gold: Columbus Foundation (Ohio), http://www.columbusfoundation.org
Silver: Chicago Community Trust, http://www.cct.org
Bronze: Denver Foundation, http://www.denverfoundation.org

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Less Than $30-Million
Gold: CDC Foundation (Atlanta), http://www.cdcfoundation.org
Silver: Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation (San Jose, Calif.), http://www.kirschfoundation.org
Bronze: Global Fund for Women (San Francisco), http://www.globalfundforwomen.org

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.), http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org
Silver: Verizon Foundation (New York), http://www.verizon.com/foundation
Bronze: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit), http://www.bcbsm.com/foundation

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold: Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. (Elmsford, N.Y.), http://www.fujifilm.com/pandas
Silver: Hitachi Foundation (Washington), http://www.hitachifoundation.org
Bronze: American Savings Foundation (New Britain, Conn.), http://www.americansavingsfoundation.org