THE CURTIS & EDITH MUNSON
FOUNDATION
2004 GRANTS PROGRAM
Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 2004. Those programs include (in declining order of size) Marine/Fisheries Conservation, South Florida Environment, Alabama Environment, Population & Environment, and District of Columbia Environment. Some grants are made for projects that cover both Alabama and Florida. Please know that except where noted, all grants carry a 1:1 match requirement. The second year of a two-year grant is subject to approval of progress on goals and objectives by the Board prior to the release of second-year funds. It is possible that the project is listed by name rather than fiscal agent.
 
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Alabama Forest Resources Center 2004: $25,000
169 Dauphin Street, Suite 302
Mobile, Alabama 36602
First year of a two-year grant to support outreach and education and the Forest Legacy program.
 
Alabama Forestry Foundation 2004: $15,000
555 Alabama Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Support for Project Learning Tree and teacher training programs.
 
Alabama Funders Forum 2004: $1,000
115 Office Park Drive, Suite 350
Birmingham, Alabama 35223
Support for the promotion of collaboration in Alabama philanthropy.
 
Alabama River Alliance 2004: $29,000
2027 2nd Avenue North, Suite A
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Support for grassroots media training and outreach education for a partnership of organizations.
 
Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2004: $2,500
One Festival Drive
Montgomery, Alabama 36117-4605
 
Special director's grant.
 
American Littoral Society 2004: $40,000
(Marine Fish Conservation Network)
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 210
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the activities to promote sustainable fishery management.
 
Americans for Our Heritage & Recreation 2004: $15,000
1615 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
 
Support for the "Keep the Trust" and "Conservation Trust Fund Southeast Summit" projects.
 
American Red Cross of Central Alabama 2004: $10,000
5015 Woods Crossing
Montgomery, Alabama 36106
 
Special director's grant.
 
American Zoo & Aquarium Association 2004: $5,000
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 710
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
 
Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award.
 
Apalachicola Bay & Riverkeeper 2004: $15,000
29 Island Drive, Suite 6
Eastpoint, Florida 32328
 
Support for ABARK's estuary work in Florida.
 
Assateague Coastal Trust 2004: $10,000
P.O. Box 731
Berlin, Maryland 21811
Support for the Coastkeeper program.
 
Baldwin County Public Schools 2004: $10,000
6925 Twin Beech Road
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
Support for the seagrass replanting project in Mobile Bay.
 
Biodiversity Project 2004: $10,000
214 N. Henry Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Support for the education and outreach programs.
 
Birch Aquarium at Scripps 2004: $25,000
University of California at San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0207
LaJolla, California 92093-0207
2004 Munson ACE award winner for the Aquarium's "Secrets of the Seahorse" exhibit.
 
Birmingham Southern College 2004: $15,000
(Southern Environmental Center)
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35254
To support the Center's outreach and education program.
 
Blue Ocean Institute 2004: $25,000
250 Lawrence Hill Road
Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
Support for the Institute's marine conservation work.
 
Bluewater Network 2004: $15,000
311 California, Suite 510
San Francisco, California 94104
Support for the campaign to limit thrillcraft use on Florida's public lands.
 
Boggy Creek Gang 2004: $15,000
30500 Brantley Branch Road
Eustis, Florida 32736
Special director's grant.
 
Brogue Charities, Inc. 2004: $5,000
Post Office Box 295
Great Falls, Virginia 22066
Special director's grant.
 
Cahaba River Society 2004: $19,000
2717 7th Avenue South, Suite 205
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
 
Support for grassroots media training and outreach education for a partnership of organizations.
 
Canaan Land Ministries Church, Inc. 2004: $2,000
Montgomery, Alabama  
Special director's grant.
 
Center for Food Safety 2004: $15,000
660 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the mariculture coalition work.
 
Center for Resource Economics/Island Press 2004: $20,000
1719 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20009-1148
 
Support for the marine educational work of Island Press.
 
Chattowah Open Land Trust 2004: $15,000
(Alabama Land Trust)
256 Old Ladiga Road North
Piedmont, Alabama 36272
 
Support Alabama Land Trust to protect the Little River watershed.
 
Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2004: $10,000
725 8th Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Seed funding for the Anacostia River Partnership Project, to recruit a broader constituency for the River within the community.
 
Clean Water Fund 2004: $15,000
4455 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite A300-16
Washington, D.C. 20008
 
Support for the John Kabler Memorial Fund, particularly the work in Florida and the DC region.
 
Coast Alliance 2004: $7,500
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 340
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Support for the Coast Alliance's outreach and education programs.
 
Consultative Group on Biodiversity 2004: $7,500
P.O. Box 29361
San Francisco, California 94129
 
Support for efforts to promote collaboration among grantmaker interested in protecting the world's biodiversity, especially the Working Group on the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity.
 
Coral Reef Alliance 2004: $15,000
417 Montgomery Street, Suite 205
San Francisco, California 94105
 
Support for "Dive into Earth Day" and other activities.
 
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