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COACHELLA VALLEYOMEGA BOYS CLUB OFWHITTIER EDUCATIONALFOUNDATION-ADMINISTEREDEDUCATION FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCOFOUNDATIONPROJECTTHERMALSAN FRANCISCOEL CERRITOSAN FRANCISCOTo support the Catch the DreamTo support the Omega LeadershipFor the TechFutures program, toFor a Foundation-Administeredprogram, established to promoteAcademy, an academic programsupport the implementation ofProject to evaluate the Campusa college-going culture within thethat promotes high school gradu-the Counseling Wizard, an onlineDiversity Initiative, assist granteesCoachella Valley.ation, college preparation, andcounseling system, throughout thein assessing their own diversity$150,000 / 3 yearsTHE COMMUNITYFOUNDATIONRIVERSIDETo develop and implement a pilotmodel to assist low-income studentsin making successful transitionsfrom high school to postsecondaryoptions and/or higher-waged,higher-skilled employment.$250,000 / 2 yearsEASTSIDE COLLEGEPREPARATORY SCHOOL, INC.EAST PALO ALTOTo support the establishment ofan Alumni Network for graduatesof Eastside College PreparatorySchool.retention.$200,000 / 2 yearsPOSSE FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NEW YORKTo sustain the growth and developmentof the Posse Los AngelesProgram in order to increaseopportunities for urban youth toaccess and succeed in highereducation.$250,000 / 2 yearsSTANFORD UNIVERSITYSTANFORDTo design a research study to informthe successful transition to andexperience in community collegefor California students, particularlythose from cultural- and linguistic-West Contra Costa Unified SchoolDistrict.$75,000 / 1 year?Did You Know?Community collegestudents who transferinto the CaliforniaState University orUniversity of Californiasystems obtaingrade point averagesequal to or higherthan students whoenroll as freshmen inthese institutions.needs and efforts, and facilitateinformation-sharing amonginstitutions and researchers.$458,908 / 1 yearYouth Grants Approved in2004: CommunitiesOrganizing Resources toAdvance Learning (CORAL)InitativeCATHOLIC CHARITIESOF SAN JOSESAN JOSEFor continued implementationof the Communities OrganizingResources to Advance Learning(CORAL) Initiative in San Jose.$1,600,000 / 1 year$150,000 / 3 yearsFULFILLMENT FUNDLOS ANGELESTo support comprehensiveacademic programs and services foreconomically disadvantaged andethnically diverse students in LosAngeles.$200,000 / 2 yearsMDRCNEW YORK, NEW YORKTo support the Californiaprogram of Opening Doors, ademonstration project designed tohelp low-income students succeedin community college as a pathwayto further education at four-yearuniversities, better jobs, andincreased civic engagement.$400,000 / 2 yearsminority backgrounds.$100,000 / 1 yearTHE TOMAS RIVERAPOLICY INSTITUTELOS ANGELESTo increase understanding amongpolicymakers of the critical roleprecollege academic programs playin promoting equity of access toand enrollment in higher educationfor California’s low-income,minority youth.$25,000 / 2 yearsFOUNDATION-ADMINISTEREDPROJECTSAN FRANCISCOFor a Foundation-AdministeredProject to research and assess therole of philanthropy in supportingand sustaining California’s collegeoutreach and school-to-careerefforts.$15,471 / 5 yearsYouth Grants Approved in2004: Campus DiversityInitiativeASSOCIATION OF AMERICANCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESWASHINGTON, D.C.To increase participation byCalifornia colleges and universitiesat the AAC&U 2004 Conference,Diversity and Learning:FRESNO CORAL, INC.FRESNOFor continued implementationof the Communities OrganizingResources to Advance Learning(CORAL) Initiative in Fresno.$1,600,000 / 1 yearNEW VISION PARTNERS, INC.PASADENAFor continued implementationof the Communities OrganizingResources to Advance Learning(CORAL) Initiative in Pasadena.$1,600,000 / 1 yearDemocracy’s Compelling Interest.$30,000 / 9 months27