Grant Highlights
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Emergency Relief in Israel and Combatting Antisemitism in the US$865,000 In response to the Hamas attack in Israel and the rise in antisemitism in the US, the Goldman Fund has awarded $865,000 in emergency grants to organizations providing humanitarian relief, medical response, and victim support in Israel and to organizations working to combat antisemitism in the US.
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Tennis Coalition of San Francisco: Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis CenterSan Francisco, CA $6,635,000 The new Lisa and Douglas Goldman Tennis Center opened in Golden Gate Park on March 3, 2021, providing a world-class public tennis center for the San Francisco community to enjoy. Created through a $27 million renovation of the Golden Gate Park tennis facility, the Goldman Tennis Center features 16 USTA-regulation tennis courts — including a sunken stadium-style court — and lighting to provide an additional 20,000 hours of play annually. The state-of-the-art complex also includes five mini courts for instruction and pickleball; a clubhouse with locker rooms, kitchen, lounge, and a dedicated classroom for the Tennis & Learning Center; and patio and garden. Read more here. |
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Congregation Emanu-ElSan Francisco, CA $12,000,000 Congregation Emanu-El’s building in San Francisco was constructed in 1926. At the time, the American Institute of Architects called it “the finest piece of architecture in Northern California.” However, the growth of the Temple’s membership and the demands of 21st century American Jewish life have created a need to revitalize and reimagine the building to better meet the expanding involvement of its members and the community. With leadership support from the Goldman Fund, Emanu-El has launched a comprehensive campaign to renovate and upgrade the Temple. The plan for Emanu-El Next will create a synagogue that is designed for modern Jewish life while maintaining the building’s historical integrity and legacy. |
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Goldman School of Public PolicyBerkeley, CA $2,500,000 The Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy is a professional school at the University of California, Berkely that prepares students to be policy and political leaders across government and the nonprofit and private sectors. Consistently ranked among the top public policy programs in the country, the Goldman School’s programs are grounded in scholarly practice and its faculty represent the top researchers in their respective fields. Its current facilities, however, are outdated, in need of upgrades and repairs, and constrain the school’s ability to grow and innovate. Support from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund for the Next Generation: Building the Foundation for the Policy School of the Future project will enable the Goldman School to upgrade and optimize its interior and exterior spaces and enhance the school’s presence on the UC Berkeley campus. |
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Build It GreenOakland, CA $50,000 Where and how housing is built has a profound impact on climate change. Focusing housing that is affordable in urban centers is a critical climate mitigation strategy. Build It Green’s Regenerative Communities Program connects the green building sector to community-based organizations through cohorts that meet to develop skills, relationships, and new perspectives for incorporating regenerative housing concepts into communities and housing development. The Goldman Fund grant supports Regenerative Communities Program cohorts in the Bay Area.
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Red Tent FundArlington, VA $175,000 Abortion funds, which provide financial assistance and/or practical support to help women access care, have become a critical source of aid for low-income women. The Red Tent Fund intertwines Jewish tradition with responding to the pressing need for abortion access. With support from the Goldman Fund, the Red Tent Fund will provide financial support to abortion seekers regardless of religious affiliation. |
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Story of Stuff ProjectBerkeley, CA $75,000 The global beverage industry manufactures more than 580 billion plastic bottles each year. The proliferation of plastic bottles poses a grave threat to the environment and human health and is fueling the expansion of the petrochemical industry. Studies show that refillable glass bottle systems have a lower environmental impact than plastic bottles. Through the Bring Back Refill Campaign, Story of Stuff Project promotes returnable, refillable bottle systems in the US. The Goldman Fund grant supports the production of videos, outreach materials, model policies, and advocacy training for the campaign. |
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Tamid GroupSilver Spring, MD $60,000 Business consulting clubs on college campuses enable students to gain practical work experience, build professional skills, network with industry professionals, intern at companies, and receive career guidance. Tamid Group helps students obtain career experience through meaningful connections with the Israeli business sector. With Goldman Fund support, Tamid Group will expand its eight business consulting clubs on California college campuses (Chapman University, San Diego State University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and University of Southern California). |
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Constitutional Accountability CenterWashington, DC $50,000 Individual voting rights have been under attack over the last decade and there are multiple new challenges that pose threats to elections. Constitutional Accountability Center is dedicated to promoting the progressive text and values of the Constitution as it has been amended over time to become more democratic, egalitarian, and inclusive. The Goldman Fund grant is supporting their Democracy and Voting Rights Project, which is combatting threats to voting by advancing an accurate historical interpretation of Constitutional voting rights that safeguards access to the ballot. |
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Mighty Earth IncWashington, DC $75,000 As countries in Asia, Europe, and North America seek to address climate change and expand their use of renewable energy, they are turning to biomass (cutting down trees to turn them into wood pellets to burn for energy) as an option. Biomass has been falsely marketed as a sustainable, climate-friendly energy source — burning wood for energy is worse for the climate than burning coal. Mighty Earth’s Stop Turning US Forests Into Fuel Campaign aims to disrupt the long-term growth of the biomass industry. Goldman Fund support is protecting forests, communities, and the climate from this growing industrial practice. |
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Bay Area Jewish Camp CollectiveSan Francisco, CA $50,000 Research shows that, second only to traveling to Israel, Jewish overnight summer camps are the most effective tool for deepening young people’s Jewish identity and connection to Israel. The Bay Area Jewish Camp Coalition is a consortium of six Jewish summer camps in Northern California that serve more than 4,000 children and young adults each summer (Camp Be’chol Lashon, Camp Ramah Galim, Camp Tawonga, Eden West Village, Maccabi Sports Camp, and URJ Camp Newman). With Goldman Fund support, the six camps will expand their Israel education and programming to provide a safe and welcoming environment for youth and young adults to build relationships with Israeli shlichim (emissaries/ambassadors), learn about the country, and engage with Israeli arts and culture.
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Center for Countering Digital HateWashington, DC $100,000 Disinformation, conspiracy theories, and hate are rampant on social media and have contributed to historic polarization, the erosion of trust in democracy, and violence. Yet, social media platforms are disincentivized to regulate violative content because it generates greater engagement, which maximizes advertising revenue. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) works to protect human rights and civil liberties by holding social media companies accountable, highlighting their failures, educating the public, and pressuring for legislative change. With Goldman Fund support, CCDH will work to combat the proliferation of antisemitism on social media through multifaceted strategies to engage and mobilize policymakers, advertisers, media, and the public to take action. |
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Pesticide Action Network North AmericaBerkeley, CA $75,000 Chemically intensive agriculture practices are a significant and overlooked contributor to the climate crisis that also make agriculture systems more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. With Goldman Fund support, Pesticide Action Network North America will promote the urgent need to transition agriculture practices in the US to mitigate and adapt to climate change and improve environmental health. |
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iCivicsCambridge, MA $100,000 The Comprehensive Professional Learning program for Civic Education will provide high-quality professional learning opportunities for K-12 civics teachers that will include a menu of comprehensive, customizable, and blended learning options. The program will strengthen the capacity of teachers and schools to provide equitable civic education that aligns with the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap, a framework for teaching modern civics that reorients teaching from breadth to depth, offers strategies for teaching, weaves history and civics together, and focuses on learning through inquiry and discussion. |
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CivXNowCambridge, MA $100,000 Chronic underfunding of civic education has resulted in the stagnation of students’ civic knowledge and their disengagement from civic participation. CivXNow is a national, bipartisan coalition of over 270 education and policy organizations working together to champion federal and state policies to reverse this trend and ensure that every school fulfills its mission to educate youth to be informed and engaged citizens. The Goldman Fund’s grant supports CivXNow’s current priorities, including funding for state coalitions that are advancing bipartisan civic learning policies, leadership of the State Policy Task Force, and monitoring pending legislation. |
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Green AmericaWashington, DC $55,000 In the 1980s, concerns about the rising use of CFCs, a refrigerant gas that depleted atmospheric ozone, led to the phase out of CFCs worldwide. The primary replacement was HFCs, which is now recognized as a potent greenhouse gas. The Goldman Fund is supporting Green America’s Cool It Campaign to encourage major supermarket chains to transition to climate-friendly refrigeration systems and educate consumers about HFCs. Campaign goals include asking supermarkets to repair leaking HFC-powered refrigeration systems, phasing out HFC systems by 2030, and installing only HFC-free systems in new facilities. |
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Emergency Response Initiative for Abortion Care$1,500,000 In response to the US Supreme Court’s ruling to dismantle the constitutional right to abortion, the Goldman Fund has awarded $1,500,000 in emergency grants to organizations providing immediate assistance to women who reside in states where abortion is now outlawed or restricted.
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Ukraine Emergency Relief$1,075,000 The Goldman Fund has awarded more than $1 million in emergency relief grants to organizations providing humanitarian assistance, medical response, and refugee support in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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