Winners of the Wilmer Shields Rich Awards

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

Duke Endowment (Charlotte, N.C.)
Silver: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami)
Bronze: Lumina Foundation for Education (Indianapolis)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets of $101- to $250-Million
Gold:

Foellinger Foundation (fort Wayne, Ind.)
Silver: Whitaker Foundation (Arlington, Va.)
Bronze: Gill Foundation (Denver)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21- to $100-Million
Silver:

Tow Foundation (Stamford, Conn.)
Bronze: Mary Black Foundation (Spartanburg, S.C.)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets of $5- to $20-Millionand Less Than $5-Million
Silver:

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (Atlanta)
Bronze: Change a Life Foundation (Lake forest, Calif.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

Peninsula Community Foundation (San Mateo, Calif.)
Silver: Minneapolis Foundation
Bronze: Joyce Foundation (Chicago)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101- to $250-Million
Gold:

Winston-Salem Foundation (N.C.)
Silver: Winnipeg Foundation (Manitoba, Canada)
Bronze: Paso del Norte Health Foundation (El Paso)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21- to $100-Million
Gold:

Akron Community Foundation (Ohio)
Silver: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore)
Bronze: MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation (Framingham, Mass.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $20-Million
Gold:

Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)
Silver: Foundation for Roanoke Valley (Va.)
Bronze: Charlevoix County Community Foundation (East Jordan, Mich.)

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

Telluride Foundation (Colo.)Silver: Global Greengrants Fund (Boulder, Colo.)
Bronze: Jewish Fund for Justice (New York)

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Silver:

Goldman Sachs Foundation (New York)
Bronze: Scripps Howard Foundation (Cincinnati)

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Gold:

Millipore Foundation (Billerica, Mass.)
Bronze: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold: Heinz Endowments (Pittsburgh)
Silver: ford Foundation (New York)
Bronze: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Millionand $101- to $250-Million
Gold:

Dayton Foundation (Ohio), “The Dayton Foundation’s Futures”
Silver: Dayton Foundation (Ohio), “The Dayton Foundation’s Good News”
Bronze: Minneapolis Foundation

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21- to $100-Million
Gold:

Initiative Foundation (Little Falls, Minn.)
Silver: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), “Youth In Action”
Bronze: International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), “Perspectives”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $20-Million
Silver:

Global Fund for Women (San Francisco)

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Bronze:

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit)

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

California Wellness Foundation (Woodland Hills), “The Get Real About Teen Pregnancy Campaign’S Advokit”
Silver: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, N.J.), “Cover The Uninsured Week”Bronze: California Healthcare Foundation (Oakland), “What Patients Think Of California Hospitals”

Independent, Family, and Operating Foundations, Assets Of $5- To $20-Million
Gold:

Butler Family Fund (Washington), “Ending Homelessness: The Philanthropic Role”
Silver: Sunshine Lady Foundation (Morehead City, N.C.)
Bronze: Twin City Education Foundation (East Chicago, Ind.)

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

Minneapolis Foundation, “Deleted for Budgetary Reasons”
Silver: Boston Foundation, “Creativity and Innovation: A Bridge To The Future”
Bronze: Winnipeg Foundation (Manitoba, Canada), “Did You Know?”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Of $21- To $100-Million
Gold:

Community Foundation Serving Coastal South Carolina (Charleston), “Heirs’ Property Preservation Project”
Silver: Community Foundation Of Jackson Hole (Wyo.), “Run for Good: Old Bill’S Fun Run for Charity”
Bronze: Horizon Foundation (Columbia, Md.), “Building A Resilient Community”

Community and Public Foundations, Assets Of $5- To $20-Millionand Less Than $5-Million
Gold:

Seaweb (Washington), “Caviar Emptor Campaign”
Silver: Great Valley Center (Modesto, Calif.), “Valley Futures Project: Scenarios and Alternatives”
Bronze: Seaweb (Washington), “Less Than One Campaign”

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Flint, Mich.), http://www.mott.org
Silver: ford Foundation (New York), http://www.fordfound.org
Bronze: Open Society Institute (New York), http://www.soros.org

Independent, Family,and Operating Foundations, Assets of $21- to $100-Millionand $5- to $20-Million
Gold:

Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation (Cleveland), http://www.fmscleveland.com/bruening
Silver: Change A Life Foundation (Lake forest, Calif.), http://www.changealife.org
Bronze: Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.), http://www.johnsonfdn.org

Community and Public Foundations, Assets More Than $250-Million
Gold:

Minneapolis Foundation, http://www.minneapolisfoundation.org
Silver: Marin Community Foundation (Novato, Calif.), http://www.marincf.org
Bronze: Cleveland Foundation, http://www.civicinnovationlab.org

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $101- to $250-Million
Gold:

Dayton Foundation (Ohio), http://www.daytonfoundation.org
Silver: Paso del Norte Health Foundation (El Paso), http://www.pdnhf.org
Bronze: Stark Community Foundation (Canton, Ohio), http://www.starkcommunityfoundation.org

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $21- to $100-Million
Gold:

International Youth Foundation (Baltimore), http://www.iyfnet.org
Silver: Akron Community Foundation (Ohio), http://www.akroncommunityfdn.org
Bronze: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole (Wyo.), http://www.cfjacksonhole.org

Community and Public Foundations, Assets of $5- to $20-Million
Gold:

Global Fund for Women (San Francisco), http://www.globalfundforwomen.org
Silver: Cherokee Preservation Foundation (N.C.), http://www.cherokeepreservationfdn.org
Bronze: Permian Basin Area Foundation (Midland, Tex.), http://www.pbaf.org

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

Global Greengrants Fund (Boulder, Colo.), http://www.greengrants.org
Silver: Telluride Foundation (Colo.), http://www.telluridefoundation.org
Bronze: Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (New Bedford), http://www.cfsema.com

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants More Than $2.5-Million
Gold:

Sara Lee Foundation (Chicago), http://www.saraleefoundation.org
Silver: Verizon Foundation (New York), http://www.verizon.com/foundation
Bronze: Goldman Sachs Foundation (New York), http://www.gs.com/foundation

Corporate Foundationsand Giving Programs, Annual Grants Less Than $2.5-Million
Silver:

Millipore Foundation (Billerica, Mass.), http://www.millipore.com/foundation
Bronze: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit), http://www.bcbsm.com/foundation