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January 15, 2002
The Silicon Valley Urgency Fund at the Community
Foundation Silicon Valley
Facts about the Urgency Fund
- Initiated with $2.5 million from the Skoll Community Fund.
- Fund publicly announced on October 23, 2001.
- First grants made on December 17, 2001.
- Total grants in first round: $2,010,000.
- Grants made to: 38 agencies
- Geographic Area Served: Silicon Valley (Redwood City to Gilroy)
- Focus Area: Safety Net services - emergency food, clothing, shelter,
and health services for low-income families and individuals.
The Urgency Fund Grants Process
- 46 umbrella agencies, funding agencies, and foundations notified about
the Urgency Fund.
- 23 responded and 12 nominated organizations for the first round of
funding.
- 8 (in addition to the Skoll Community Fund) contributed to the Urgency
Fund effort.
- Background review of agencies and due diligence provided by representatives
from Skoll Community Fund, Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation, and
Community Foundation Silicon Valley.
- Agencies provided documentation of budget and increased service needs
to Urgency Fund.
- Second Round to be issued in early 2002 (remaining $820,000 will be
distributed).
Urgency Fund Contributors : Total Contributed at 01/15/02
- Skoll Community Fund, $2,500,000
- Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation, $200,000
- Steve and Anita Westly, $50,000
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), $25,000
- Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, $15,000
- David and Holly Mendel Fund, $15,000
- Morgan Family Foundation, $10,000
- Mellam Family Foundation, $10,000
- Laura and Gary Lauder, $5,000
TOTAL: $2,830,000
Grantee Information
- First round of grants totaling $2,010,000 was made on December 17,
2001 to 38 "Safety-Net" agencies.
- Agency breakdown by categories:
- Food (7)
- Shelter (9)
- Health (5)
- Food & Shelter (16)
- Food, Shelter & Health (1)
- Based on the feedback from 38 nominated agencies, the current_period
gap between agencies' available resources and community need is estimated
at $7,278,703 to $7,437,128.
Urgency Fund Awards:
Organization
Alliance for Community Care
American Red Cross - Palo Alto Area
American Red Cross - Santa Clara County Chapter
Asian Americans for Community Involvement
Bill Wilson Center
Bread of Life
Catholic Charities
City Team Ministries
Clara-Mateo Alliance, Inc
Community Services Agency
Cupertino Community Services, Inc.
East Palo Alto Senior Center
Ecumenical Hunger Program
Emergency Housing Consortium
Fair Oaks Senior Center
Gardner Family Health Network, Inc.
Immigrant Resettlement and Cultural Center, Inc.
InnVision of Santa Clara Valley
Loaves and Fishes
MayView Community Health Center
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Project Match Inc.
Rotacare
Sacred Heart Community Service
Salvation Army
San Jose Family Shelter
Second Harvest Food Bank
Self Help for the Elderly of Santa Clara County
Shelter Network
Social Advocates for Youth
St. Joseph's Family Center
St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Santa Clara County
Sunnyvale Community Services
Support Network for Battered Women
Urban Ministry of Palo Alto
Youth and Family Assistance |
Grant Amount
$50,000.00
$10,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$150,000.00
$100,000.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$10,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$125,000.00
$25,000.00
$150,000.00
$5,000.00
$100,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$35,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$100,000.00
$50,000.00
$175,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00
$50,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.00
$50,000.00 |
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