2019 Annual Report (5)

CORE PORTFOLIO
GRANTEE PROFILES
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | Total Giving 2019: $2,632,105 (37%)
American Oversight (Democracy Alliance) | D.C.
Current Grant Commitment: $100k per year for 4 years, 2017-2020, $400,000 SF Grantee Since: 2017
Total Granted to Date: $300,000 Founding Year: 2017
Founder & Leaders: Austin Evers (Executive Director), Melanie Sloan (Senior Advisor) Relationship: Vin
Founded in 2017, American Oversight is a 501(c)(3) organization that acts primarily as an ethics watchdog of the Trump
administration. American Oversight aims to uncover and expose any corruption or abuse of taxpayer funds within the
executive branch. The organization uncovers documents of interest by filing public records lawsuits under the Freedom of
Information Act and other public records laws. By making documents of interest public, the judicial system and politicians
can take action against corrupt individuals.
Impact And Successes
- American Oversight is currently investigating the Trump administration and President Trump?s personal lawyer,
Rudy Guiliani?s, possible malfeasance in conducting foreign policy with Ukraine.
- The organization also investigated Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner?s role in the Trump administration through
public information lawsuits which have uncovered likely violations of records rules and potential mishandling of
classified information.
- American Oversight is currently requesting documents regarding potential voter suppression in the states of
Texas, Florida, and Georgia.
Annunciation House | El Paso, TX
Current Grant Commitment: One-time immediate response grant of $120,000 SF Grantee Since: 2019
Total Granted to Date: $120,000.00 Founding Year: 1978
Relationship: Vin
Annunciation House has helped migrants, refugees, and economically vulnerable people within the El Paso community for
41 years. The Annunciation House has 3 different houses which provide shelter and food for immigrant families who are
experiencing financial hardship, immigrants who are involved in immigration proceedings, medical situation, and those
who have just been released from ICE detention centers. The Annunciation House has also opened up temporary
hospitality centers around El Paso to scale up their aid for migrants who have been released from ICE detention centers.
The organization is also involved in advocacy efforts to help educate the local population of El Paso, communities around
the U.S., and policymakers about the lives of immigrants and their needs.
This Schooner Foundation grant is a one time grant to allow the Annunciation House to rent a building in Texas for triaging
Immigrants and refugees.
Impact And Successes
- Since late Spring of 2018, the Annunciation House sheltered and aided 300 to 600 migrants and refugees each
week. In Spring 2019, the Annunciation House received and help almost 1,000 immigrants per day. Most of these
were recently released by ICE and a few of them were parents separated from their children.
- The Annunciation House provides about 20 immersion experiences annually to student, civic, and religious groups
who visit the El Paso migrant community to learn more about the lives and issues affecting immigrants.
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