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Seven Tepees Youth Program’s mission is to work with urban youth entrusted to our care to foster the skills they need to make lifelong positive choices and to create their own opportunities for success. Founded in 1995 by retired Juvenile Court Justice Daniel Weinstein and Native American healer Hully Feti—, the organization began as a summer camp where youth lived in seven tepees Ð one representing each continent of the world.

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A three-year capacity building grant of $150,000 to support the organizationÕs audience development strategies, community engagement efforts and marketing activities.

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Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric specialty hospitals across North America that provide expert care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate, all at no cost to the families. Founded by the Shriners International fraternity, these hospitals offer specialized medical treatment, surgery, therapy and rehabilitation, supported entirely by donations, ensuring that children receive the care they need regardless of their financial circumstances.

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Supporting Skyline High School students to attend the American High School Theater Festival (AHSTF) at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest arts festival held annually in August. It showcases thousands of diverse performances across various venues, providing a global platform for artists.

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A new program that will provide mentorship and professional development to a cohort of queer performance makers to curate, produce and promote a weekend-long festival of multidisciplinary performance at SOMArts.

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The Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to combating hate, bigotry and discrimination through legal advocacy, education and research. It tracks and exposes hate groups and extremist activities while working to promote civil rights and social justice in the United States.

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To support an intensive afterschool program that will provide one-hour of guided reading support, three days per week, for up to 360  students. The Afterschool programming is modeled after their summer programming, combining teacher coaching, small group instruction, home-visits, family workshops, and incentives.

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For a five-week summer school program with daily reading instruction for 1,290 rising kindergarten to fourth grade students coming from 11 district and charter schools. The program includes weekly workshops that train parents to teach reading at home, teacher professional development and coaching, and home visits.

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St. Joseph’s Indian School is a Native American school dedicated to improving the quality of life for Lakota (Sioux) children and families.

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on curing childhood catastrophic diseases. They treat children regardless of their ability to pay and conduct groundbreaking research to advance medical science.

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The Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco, established in 2004, is dedicated solely to craft and design, offering engaging exhibitions and programs. As a non-collecting institution, it fosters collaborations with artists, designers and institutions to provide diverse and inspiring experiences in the realm of craft and design for visitors of all ages.

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The Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR) is a collaborative health outcomes registry that collects and analyzes data from various sources, including electronic health records and patient-reported outcomes, to track patient progress and treatment effectiveness. By facilitating data sharing among healthcare providers and researchers, CHOIR aims to improve decision-making and patient care while advancing knowledge in healthcare delivery.

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The cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is unknown, but intestinal bacteria—involved in the production of molecules that impact health—are widely accepted to play a key role. A significant proportion of IBD patients with pouches (surgically created rectums after the diseased colon is removed) continue to have inflammation similar to their previous disease, whereas non-IBD patients with pouches rarely have inflammation. Our results show key differences in the composition of an important class of bacteria-modified molecules known as secondary bile acids (SBAs) between these groups and that these SBAs reduce inflammation. We have also found that these SBA differences may be explained by reduced composition of specific gut bacteria. The research proposed will improve our understanding of the role of SBAs in controlling gut inflammation. Restoring the microbiome by correcting these compositional differences or administration of SBAs hold potential as new therapeutic targets for IBD.

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Success Academy Charter Schools Inc. is dedicated to providing all children with access to excellent education, grounded in the belief in their potential to learn and succeed. Through high-quality teaching, supportive environments and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, they strive to empower students to reach their fullest potential.

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Summer Search, headquartered in Oakland, California, aims to empower youth from all backgrounds by providing access to education, mentorship and opportunities for growth, thereby breaking down systemic barriers and promoting equity. The organization supports young people in discovering their purpose from high school through to career launch, resulting in significantly higher graduation rates and bachelor’s degree attainment compared to their peers from similar socio-economic backgrounds.

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For the StoryCycles take home book bag program, to provide access to books for 198 transitional kindergarten and preschool classrooms and over 3,600 children and their families.

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A grant program dedicated to investing in bold ideas by individuals at California nonprofit or fiscally sponsored arts organizations that have the potential to reshape the future of the arts sector.

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Charlotte Maxwell Clinic is a 30-year-old nonprofit providing complementary, integrative therapies to low-income and underserved women with cancer.