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1	ASSOC OF HISTORIANS OF AMERICAN ART The Association of Historians of American Art (AHAA) is a membership organization. AHAA fulfills its mission of promoting scholarship on art of the United States from the European encounter with Native peoples to contemporary practice through several means. The organization provides a forum for presenting and advancing new approaches to the subject; for examining problems that confront the field; and for identifying scholarly needs and opportunities to its members. AHAA fulfills these goals through its annual meeting and periodic symposia, along with its online journal Panorama, e-newsletter, and website.	SANTA MONICA, CA
2	Brooke Owens Fellowship Created to honor the legacy of a beloved space industry pioneer and accomplished pilot, Dawn Brooke Owens (1980 2016), the Brooke Owens Fellowship is designed to serve both as an inspiration and as a career boost to capable young women and other gender minorities who, like Brooke, aspire to explore our sky and stars, to shake up the aerospace industry, and to help their fellow people here on planet Earth. We do this by matching up to forty students per year with purpose-driven, paid internships at leading aerospace companies and organizations and with senior and executive level mentors.	Montrose, CA
3	AMERICAN ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN COALITION 1. Support, educate and encourage Armenian entrepreneurship, scholarship and business 2. Preserve and advance the Armenian culture, traditions, language and heritage;	GLENDALE, CA
4	Pacific Oaks Education Corporation POCCS prepares students to be culturally intelligent agents of change serving diverse communities in fields of human development, education, and family studies.	Pasadena, CA
5	CALIFORNIA TAMIL ACADEMY TO PROVIDE TAMIL LANGUAGE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS.	SARATOGA, CA
6	Oakland Kids First Oakland Kids First is a community-based nonprofit organization with a mission to increase youth voice, leadership and power to create engaging and equitable public schools where all students learn and lead. OKF programs amplify youth voice and build power for low-income students of color in Oakland, CA.	Oakland, CA
7	St Helena High School Parent Group to promote educational opportunities for and enrichment of the students at saint helena high school. to assist and support the faculty, encourage parent participation, and promote communication and positive relationships amongst school, family, and the community.	Saint Helena, CA
8	HAWTHORNE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC THE GOAL OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE HAWTHORNE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES TO ITS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES	HAWTHORNE, CA
9	Colton JUSD Apple Scholarship FDN TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS	Carlsbad, CA
10	REDWOOD CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION Labor Association- membership benefits. RCPOA provides (1) accidental death, long term disability and legal defense insurance for members, (2) contract negotiation representation, (3) community interaction, and (4) scholarships.	REDWOOD CITY, CA
11	CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAW ASSOCIATION INC The California Indian Law Association Inc. CILA is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession and Tribal jurisprudence in California. CILA seeks to provide quality educational programming to law practitioners Tribal justice personnel law students and professionals who may interface with Indian Tribes or Tribal issues in their course of work. CILA promotes the study of Tribal jurisprudence and provides support to Indigenous students in their pursuit of the legal profession. CILA is dedicated to helping Tribes in California exercise self-determination self-sufficiency and to protect sovereignty. In 2021 CILA provided scholarships to law students hosted the Pathway to Law Program to prepare pre-law students for applying to law school published the CILA Legal Journal and hosted several Minimum Continuing Legal Education events for attorneys including the California Indian Law Virtual Panel Series.	DAVIS, CA
12	DA VINCI CHARTER ACADEMY BOOSTERS THE BOOSTER CLUB PROVIDES DA VINCI PARENTS/GUARDIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF CONSISTENT WITH THE DA VINCI CHARTER ACADEMY MISSION TO DEVELOP MUTUAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY, TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS, AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.	DAVIS, CA
13	THE KEROSENE LAMP FOUNDATION TRAINING CLINICS AND BASKETBALL CAMPS FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, LITERACY, ART AND EDUCATION CLINICS FOR CHILDREN, MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR ASPIRING STUDENT ATHLETES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND ASSIST IN BASKETBALL COURT REFURBISHMENTS IN THE CARRIBEAN ISLANDS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS (UNION ISLAND).	ORINDA, CA
14	LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LEGACY FOUNDATION The Lincoln High School Legacy Foundation is an Educational Non Profit Organization to support the educational and athletic students at Lincoln High School and other schools that feed into Lincoln High School with scholarships, mentoring and internships, sports camps and health screening.	San Diego, CA
15	SAINT PETER CHARITY INC TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE POOR; TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO POOR STUDENTS, TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE VIETNAMESE SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND CULTURAL STANDARDS.	TORRANCE, CA
16	Rudolph and Florence Nadbath The Trust is organized exclusively for the benefit of St Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Grants are to be used to provide scholarships to students of the school who demonstrate financial need.	Danville, CA
17	FRIENDS OF LANAI BOOSTER TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT LANAI ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO THAT SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITITES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF ITS STUDENTS. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL.	ENCINO, CA
18	Oak Park High School Athletic To operate programs that raise funds for the support of athletic programs that benefit the students of Oak Park High School. The athletic programs are supported by the purchase of equipment, or the contribution towards the compensation of specialized training and coaching personnel.	Oak Park, CA
19		CARLSBAD, CA
20		Carlsbad, CA
21		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
22		Santa Rosa, CA
23		PLEASANTON, CA
24		N HIGHLANDS, CA
25		Los Gatos, CA
26		SAN DIEGO, CA
27		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
28		SAN FRANCISCO, CA
29		Redondo Beach, CA
30		SAN DIEGO, CA
31		PASO ROBLES, CA
32		Ojai, CA
33		San Francisco, CA
34		ALTADENA, CA
35		SANTA BARBARA, CA
36		LOS ALTOS, CA
37		IRVINE, CA
38		SAN DIEGO, CA
39		San Diego, CA
40		PALO ALTO, CA
41		SAN DIEGO, CA
42		Brentwood, CA
43		SANTA CLARA, CA
44		FULLERTON, CA
45		SANTA CRUZ, CA
46		LOS ANGELES, CA
47		SUNNYVALE, CA
48		Scotts Valley, CA
49		San Ramon, CA
50		COSTA MESA, CA

ASSOC OF HISTORIANS OF AMERICAN ART

SANTA MONICA, CA

The Association (AHAA) is a membership organization. AHAA fulfills its mission promoting scholarship on the United States from the European encounter with Native peoples to contemporary practice through several means. The organization provides a forum for presenting and advancing new approaches to the subject; for examining problems that confront the field; and for identifying scholarly needs and opportunities to its members. AHAA fulfills these goals through its annual meeting and periodic symposia, along with its online journal Panorama, e-newsletter, and website.

Brooke Owens Fellowship

Montrose, CA

Created to honor the legacy of a beloved space industry pioneer and accomplished pilot, Dawn (1980 2016), the is designed to serve both as an inspiration and as a career boost to capable young women and other gender minorities who, like , aspire to explore our sky and stars, to shake up the aerospace industry, and to help their fellow people here on planet Earth. We do this by matching up to forty students per year with purpose-driven, paid internships at leading aerospace companies and organizations and with senior and executive level mentors.

AMERICAN ARMENIAN BUSINESSMAN COALITION

GLENDALE, CA

Support, educate and encourage entrepreneurship, scholarship and business 2. Preserve and advance the culture, traditions, language and heritage;

Pacific Oaks Education Corporation

Pasadena, CA

POCCS prepares students to be culturally intelligent agents of change serving diverse communities in fields of human development, , and family studies.

CALIFORNIA TAMIL ACADEMY

SARATOGA, CA

TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS.

Oakland Kids First

Oakland, CA

is a community-based nonprofit organization with a mission to increase youth voice, leadership and power to create engaging and equitable public schools where all students learn and lead. OKF programs amplify youth voice and build power for low-income students of color in , CA.

St Helena High School Parent Group

Saint Helena, CA

to promote educational opportunities for and enrichment of the students at saint . to assist and support the faculty, encourage participation, and promote communication and positive relationships amongst , family, and the community.

HAWTHORNE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

HAWTHORNE, CA

THE GOAL OF THE IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDES TO ITS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Colton JUSD Apple Scholarship FDN

Carlsbad, CA

TO PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

REDWOOD CITY POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

REDWOOD CITY, CA

Labor - membership benefits. RCPOA provides (1) accidental death, long term disability and legal defense insurance for members, (2) contract negotiation representation, (3) community interaction, and (4) scholarships.

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAW ASSOCIATION INC

DAVIS, CA

The . CILA is dedicated to enhancing the legal profession and Tribal jurisprudence in . CILA seeks to provide quality educational programming to practitioners Tribal justice personnel students and professionals who may interface with Tribes or Tribal issues in their course of work. CILA promotes the study of Tribal jurisprudence and provides support to Indigenous students in their pursuit of the legal profession. CILA is dedicated to helping Tribes in exercise self-determination self-sufficiency and to protect sovereignty. In 2021 CILA provided scholarships to students hosted the Pathway to Program to prepare pre- students for applying to school published the CILA Legal Journal and hosted several Minimum Continuing Legal Education events for attorneys including the Virtual Panel Series.

DA VINCI CHARTER ACADEMY BOOSTERS

DAVIS, CA

THE BOOSTER CLUB PROVIDES PARENTS/GUARDIANS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION TO DEVELOP MUTUAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY, TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS, AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

THE KEROSENE LAMP FOUNDATION

ORINDA, CA

TRAINING CLINICS AND BASKETBALL CAMPS FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, LITERACY, ART AND EDUCATION CLINICS FOR CHILDREN, MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR ASPIRING STUDENT ATHLETES, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES AND ASSIST IN BASKETBALL COURT REFURBISHMENTS IN CARRIBEAN ISLANDS FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS (UNION ISLAND).

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LEGACY FOUNDATION

San Diego, CA

The is an Educational Non Profit Organization to support the educational and athletic students at and other schools that feed into with scholarships, mentoring and internships, sports camps and health screening.

SAINT PETER CHARITY INC

TORRANCE, CA

TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE POOR; TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO POOR STUDENTS, TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE VIETNAMESE SPIRITUAL, MORAL AND CULTURAL STANDARDS.

Rudolph and Florence Nadbath

Danville, CA

The Trust is organized exclusively for the benefit of St Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Grants are to be used to provide scholarships to students of the school who demonstrate financial need.

FRIENDS OF LANAI BOOSTER

ENCINO, CA

TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO THAT SUPERIOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITITES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL ITS STUDENTS. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SUPPORT THE SCHOOL.

Oak Park High School Athletic

Oak Park, CA

To operate programs that raise funds for the support of programs that benefit the students of . The programs are supported by the purchase of equipment, or the contribution towards the compensation of specialized training and coaching personnel.

OUR MISSION IS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE LIVES ALL CHILDREN FAMILIES

Provide support college and career education. Prepare and provide COVID home learning boxes students. Provide on-line support Chinese NDA English learning schools.

PROFESSIONALS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOOUT THE NATION THAT (1) PROMOTE ALLIANCES BETWEEN LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION; (2) ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY; (3) SUPPORT THOSE WHO VALUE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION; (4) ASSIST LAW STUDENTS, AND THOSE INTERESTED IN THE LAW, WITH DEVELOPING CONTACTS WIITH PRACTITIONERS; (5) PROVIDE INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CAREERS AND HE LEGAL MARKET IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; AND (6) PROVIDE AN AVENUE FOR PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS TO TAKE AN INTEREST IN MATTERS CONCERN TO ATTORNEYS.

Students Attending Santa Rosa Junior College 4 students provided assistance

PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO INDIVIDUALS, LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

ThepurposesforwhichthisFoundationisorganizedistoprovideeducationalassistanceandcharitableservicestoresidentsofthecityandcountyofSacramento,byprovidingdirectassistancetoindividualsseekinghighereducationand orcharitableassistanceservicesaswellasfundingsupporttonot-for-profitorganizations.Thesepurposesareachievedbymeetingfinancialneedsthroughgrantunderwritings,scholarshipofferingsanddirectcharitableassistanceservicesandprogramstofamilies,individuals,andnot-for-profitorganizations.TheFoundationdevelopsandsponsorsdirectserviceprogramsandwillpartnerwithcommunity-basedorganizationsthathavesimilarpurposes,tostrengthenitspurposesandmeetitsgoals.Thesedirectserviceprogramspromoteself-reliance,self-empowerment,andself-sufficiency.

Enhance the experience for students in the Prieta Joint Union School District.

RAISES MONEY AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ACADEMICS, SPORTS, ART AND TECHNOLOGY

TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURSUING CAREERS.

TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND EQUIPMENT USAGE TO UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND POST GRADUATE RESEARCHERS TO STUDY AND PERFORM RESEARCH IN THE FIELD RELATED TO SYSTEMS.

The primary purpose is to enlighten and motivate high school-aged students towards pursuing careers in architecture, construction, engineering and related fields.

TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ART, MUSIC, SPANISH, GARDENING AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES.

OUR MULTI CULTURAL SERVICE RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, JUNIOR COLLEGES AND TRADE SCHOOLS FOR ACADEMICALLY SUPERIOR STUDENTS.2. AWARD FUNDS TO OTHER 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.3. AWARD FUNDS FOR USE BY SCHOOLS AND CLINICS IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO PROVIDE BOOKS AND MEDICINES TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS.

We seek to promote natural holistic and sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty, malnutrition and disease by supporting orphans, providing scholarships, growing, producing and distributing herbal medicines and planting trees in the Mara region of Tanzania.

Supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their writing skills and helping teachers get students excited about writing. We advocate that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success and that great leaps in learning can be made when skilled tutors work one-on-one with students.

PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CALIFORNIA WOMEN AND TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY VIA THE SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY DONATED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

OUR GOAL IS TO DRAW VISITORS TO THE PHENOMENAL STORY OF WORLD WAR II, AND TO GENERATE RESPECT FOR ALL . THE STORY OF WORLD WAR II IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY, BUT ITS LASTING EFFECTS MAY NOT BE KNOWN TO CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO TELLING THE STORY THROUGH EXHIBITS, THE MUSEUM WILL SHOW THE IMPORTANT LESSONS AND SOCIETAL PROGRESSIONS THAT CAME FROM SUCH A DEADLY EPISODE. IT WILL SHOW HOW THE GI BILL ALLOWED TO GO TO COLLEGE AND BUY HOMES, CREATING NEW COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. IT WILL SHOW THE NECESSARY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE, THE INTEGRATION OF MINORITIES INTO THE MILITARY AND THE U.N. DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, WHICH ARE BUT A HANDFUL OF EXAMPLES OF THIS GENERATIONS EFFECT ON THE REST OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. STUDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL GENERATIONS WILL COME TOGETHER TO SHARE STORIES, ASK QUESTIONS AND ULTIMATELY KNOW THE EXPERIENCE, AND THE PAIN AND THE COST OF CONFLICT.

GCF STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT- ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LOW INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS IN GUIZHOU PROVINCE.

SUPPORTS THE PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION INCLUDING ITS MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING CENTERS, NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Supported education facilities and sports programs to lower-income college students.

To improve learning Middle School by providing our teachers the technology, equipment and service necessary to help students.

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO 16 INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SCHOOLS

THE OF THE UNITED STATES IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING CITIZENS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SEA POWER TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND SUPPORTING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SEA SERVICES AND THEIR FAMILIES.THE MANAGES FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES, A CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.DURING 2021 THE PROVIDED $349,350 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALY, DURING 2021 $32,108 WAS PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE OF THE UNITED STATES TO FUND COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEA CADETS, NJROTC, SEA SERVICE LIASON, AND SUPPORT OF ACTIVE DUTY AND MARINE CORPS EVENTS.

Money was used to supplement district funding to help purchase educational materials, such as books, for students.

Education and scholarships

TO HELP SUPPORT THE COLLEGE SCHOLARS OF THE PHILIPPINES.

TO FURTHER RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION IN ALL ASPECTS OF AND DRAMA SCHOLARSHIP

THE ASSOCIATION, INC. (BESLA) WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE SEMINARS, CONFERENCES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO ATTORNEYS LAW STUDENTS SPECIALIZING IN THE INDUSTRIES. BESLA MEMBERS ARE ATTORNEYS FROM LEADING LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FROM MAJOR , NEW MEDIA, AMATEUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOLO PRACTITIONERS, LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES IN THE MUSIC, , CABLE BROADCAST TELEVISION, FILM, VIDEO GAME, TOURING, MARKETING BRANDING, PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FINANCIERS, AGENTS, MANAGERS. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO EXTENDED TO LAW STUDENTS, PART OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO THEIR TRAINING GROWTH THROUGH SEMINARS, MENTORING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A NETWORK OF 2,000 SUPPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, EUROPE THE CARIBBEAN.

TO SPONSOR AND CONDUCT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO UNIVERSITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TO AID, FOSTER AND PROMOTE ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

The primary purpose of this corporation is to support, aid, assist, supplement and provide for urgent, crisis and trauma created special medical needs and family support, including but not limited to, home health care services, physical therapy, rehabilitation services, specially modified vehicles, special health care equipment, and medical related travel assistance, as well as family supportive assistance such as family and grief counseling,scholarship programs for children, and family financial problem assistance for police officers, highway patrol, security personnel, emergency workers, firefighters, paramedic and other persons participating in safety and other law enforcement occupations within Santa Cruz County who are affected by debilitating circumstances or who have been victims of severe injury.

Provide funding to school district to hire additional teachers and pay for school equipment for 1000 students at Elementary School in San Ramon, California.

THIS SUPPORTS HIGH SCHOOL: PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT (SUBSTITUTES, TRAINING, FIELD TRIPS), SUPPLIES TESTING SCHOLARSHIPS. ALL STUDENTS BENEFIT BASED ON THE USE DETERMINED BY PRINCIPAL DIVISION HEADS.

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