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Special Projects

The foundation awarded 48 grants, totaling $75,914,271, for Special Projects.

12/13/99
Our Little Brothers and Sisters of Haiti

St. Damien Children's Hospital and Clinic
San Diego, CA
$7,500 (over 12 months)

In support of St. Damien Children's 100 Crib Hospital and Clinic in Haiti, which serves over 2,000 babies and children each month.

12/6/99
Captive Daughters

Watermelon Fields
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 (over 12 months)

A grant for the production of the film Watermelon Fields -- to raise awareness and education in the global community about sex trafficking of young girls in the United States and abroad.

11/24/99
Times Community Services

Clay Street Computer Learning Center
Baltimore, MD
$85,000 (over 12 months)

A grant to support the Clay Street Computer Learning Center in serving disadvantaged children, teenagers and adults in Annapolis, Maryland.

11/22/99
World Association of Children and Parents (WACAP)

Child Rehabilitation Centers
Seattle, WA
$2,900,000 (over 5 years)

A five-year grant to enhance and replicate WACAP's medical intervention and rehabilitation work for children in the province of Henan, China.

11/22/99
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States

Capitol Visitors Center
Washington, DC
$10,000,000 (over 12 months)

In support of the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC) to be located beneath the Capitol's East Plaza. The CVC will help to accommodate the growing number of visitors to our nation's Capitol and facilitate education and appreciation of our democratic system.

11/22/99
Gifts In Kind International

Program Expansion
Fairfax, VA
$2,750,000 (over 5 years)

A five-year grant to support expansion efforts for Gifts In Kind (GIKI). GIKI manages product donations from corporations, including office equipment, clothing, building materials, and medical supplies.

11/22/99
Oxfam

A Campaign to Promote Internationalism as a Civic Value Among the Youth of America
Boston, MA
$2,969,972 (over 4 years)

A four-year grant to help Oxfam generate a greater sense of internatioanlism among young Americans through the use of bold innovative approaches combining student community service and leadership training with public relations, advertising and Internet strategies.

11/19/99
ARCS Foundation, Inc.

General Operating Support
Los Angeles, CA
$250,000 (over 5 years)

General support for the ARCS Foundation. ARCS awards scholarships to students in the sciences.

11/18/99
Duke University

Charles Putman Professorship
Durham, NC
$25,000 (over 12 months)

In support of the establishment of the Charles Putman Professorship at Duke University.

10/25/99
Cord Blood Donor Foundation

Cord Blood Collection and Transplant Program
San Bruno, CA
$10,000 (over 12 months)

A contribution toward the reinstatement of the cord blood collection and transplant program.

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