THE CURTIS & EDITH MUNSON
FOUNDATION
2006 GRANTS PROGRAM
Following is a summary of grants made under the environmental programs of The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation in 2006. 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.
 
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Alabama Coastal Foundation 2006: $10,000
P.O. Box 1760
Fairhope, Alabama 36533-1760
Second year of a three-year grant in support of the south Alabama Network for the Environment (SANE).
 
Alabama Forest Resources Center 2006: $20,000
169 Dauphin Street, Suite 302
Mobile, Alabama 36602
First year of a two-year grant in support of the Center's outreach and education to private landowners.
 
Alabama Giving 2006: $2,500
P.O. Box 530727
Birmingham, Alabama 35253-0727
First year of a three-year grant to support the building of a network of funders for the state's non-profit community.
 
Alabama Land Trust 2006: $15,000
226 Old Ladiga Road
Piedmont, Alabama 36272
First year of a two-year grant in support of the work to secure easements and land acquisitions with the Little River Canyon preserve.
 
Alabama River Alliance 2006: $20,000
2027 2nd Avenue North, Suite A
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Funding in support of watershed protection in Alabama, especially the Watershed Visions program and the Water Agenda.
 
American Littoral Society 2006: $45,000
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 210
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Fiscal agent for the Marine Fish Conservation Network. Second year funding of a two-year grant in support of the work of the Marine Fish Conservation Network.
 
Apalachicola Riverkeeper 2006: $15,000
23 Avenue D
Apalachicola, Florida 32320
 
Funding in support of the Apalachicola Bay.
 
Assateague Coastal Trust 2006: $10,000
P.O. Box 731
Berlin, Maryland 21811
Funding in support of the Assateague Coastkeeper.
 
Association of Zoos & Aquariums 2006: $5,000
8403 Colesville Rd., Suite 710
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3314
Funding for administration of Munson Aquatic Conservation Education award.
 
Biodiversity Research Institute 2006: $10,000
214 North Henry Street, Suite 201
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Funding to support the completion of the "Blueprint for Biodiversity" program.
 
Biodiversity Research Institute 2006: $3,000
19 Flaggy Meadow Road
Gorham, Maine 04038
Funding for analysis of samples for toxins.
 
Birch Aquarium at Scripps 2006: $10,000
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0207
La Jolla, California 92093-0207
Funding in support of the seahorse conservation work and related programs.
 
Birmingham Southern College 2006: $25,000
900 Arkadelphia Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35254
Southern Environmental Center funding in support of the EcoScape and other outreach and education programs.
 
Black Warrior Riverkeeper 2006: $10,000
712 37th Street South
Birmingham, Alabama 35222
First year of a two-year grant to support the work of the riverkeeper.
 
Blue Frontier Campaign 2006: $15,000
P.O. Box 19367
Washington, D.C. 20036
Funding in support of the distribution and promotion of the book "50 Ways to Save the Ocean."
 
Blue Ocean Institute 2006: $20,000
250 Lawrence Hill Road
Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724
Second year funding of a two-year grant in support of the outreach and education programs, building an ocean constituency and fostering a "Sea Ethic."
 
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 2006: $25,000
3720 Stephen M White Drive
San Pedro, California 90731
2006 Munson ACE Award winner.
 
Cahaba River Society 2006: $20,000
2717 7th Avenue South, Suite 205
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
 
Funding in support of the outreach and education work on behalf of the Cahaba River watershed and Birmingham regional planning issues.
 
Cahaba River Society 2006: $1,000
2717 7th Avenue South, Suite 205
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
 
Special memorial grant to the "Shane Hulsey CLEAN Environmental Education Program."
 
Center for Agricultural Partnerships 2006: $12,000
1 West Pack Square, Suite 518
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
 
Funding in support of the management and agricultural runoff in the Chesapeake Bay.
 
Center for Food Safety 2006: $10,000
660 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20003
 
Funding in support of offshore aquaculture.
 
Center for Resources Economics/Island Press 2006: $20,000
1719 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20009-1148
 
Funding in support of the marine educational work of Island Press.
 
City of Eufaula 2006: $15,000
P.O. Box 219
Eufaula, Alabama 36072-0219
 
Second year funding of a two-year grant in support of the Eufaula 2020 strategic plan.
 
Consultative Group on Biodiversity 2006: $10,000
P.O. Box 29361
San Francisco, California 94129
 
Funding for the second year of a two-year $20,000 grant for general support of programs that promote collaboration on marine biodiversity.
 
Coral Reef Alliance 2006: $25,000
417 Montgomery Street, Suite 205
San Francisco, California 94105
 
Support for "Dive Into Earth Day" and other activities.
 
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