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NED = National Endowment of Democracy
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Carnegie Corporation of New York
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 371-3200
Aspen Institute, Queenstown, MD
Grant: $518,000 over two years
For discussions and forums between U.S. and Russian policy makers, to be conducted by the Aspen Strategy Group. (CP, 2/6/97)Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.
Grant: $575,000 over two years
For its center for Russian and Eurasian programs in Moscow, which was opened in 1993 and offers a variety of nonproliferation-related seminars, workshops and conferences. (CP, 4/18/96)Center for Post-Soviet Studies, Chevy Chase, MD
Grant: $250,000
For a project on Central Asia in the post-Cold War era.CNA Corporation, Alexandria, VA
Grant: $150,000
To provide technical assistance for local economic development in Russia. (CP, 1/25/97)Columbia University, New York, NY
Grant: $200,000 over 27 months
To study and evaluate the strategies of non-governmental organizations promoting democracy and the prevention of conflict in the former Soviet Union. (CP, 2/6/97)Conflict Management Group, Cambridge, MA
Grant: $25,000
For a conference on the prospects for peace and stability in relations between Chechnya and Russia. (CP, 7/10/97)Conflict Management Group, Cambridge, MA
Grant: $250,000
For a project on managing ethnic conflict in the former Soviet Union. (CP, 2/6/97)Donetsk Scientific-Applied Association Psychological Center, Donetsk, Ukraine
Grant: $20,000
To promote conflict resolution in Ukraine and to develop a network of conflict resolution organizations and practitioners. (CP, 2/6/97)Financial Services Volunteer Corps, New York, NY
Grant: $125,000
For a program on conflict resolution in Europe and the former Soviet Union. (CP, 4/18/96)Financial Services Volunteer Corps, New York, NY
Grant: $75,000
For assistance and training in the development of free-market financial institutions in the former Soviet Union. (CN, 6/97)Fund for Peace, Washington, D.C.
Grant: $25,000
To distribute a conference report on aid to the independent states of the former Soviet Union. (CP, 2/6/97)George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Grant: $15,000
For a workshop on conflict-resolution activities in the Transcaucasus region, which includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. (CP, 7/10/97)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Grant: $850,00 over two years
For a project on strengthening democratic institutions in the former Soviet Union. (CP, 2/6/97)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Grant: $75,000 over two years
For a project to strengthen democratic leadership in Eastern and Central Europe. (CP, 2/6/97)International Research and Exchange Board (IREX), Washington, D.C.
Grant: $120,000
To provide technical assistance in computer telecommunications for joint programs undertaken by groups in the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. (CP, 2/6/97)Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom, New York, NY
Grant: $150,000 over two years
Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY
Grant: $25,000 over two years
For a joint project involving the study of political, economic, and social change and international relations in the post-Cold War era, and a task force on U.S.-Russian arms control. (CP, 2/6/97)Social Science Research Council, New York, New York
Grant: $25,000
For a comparative study of nationalism in Central Asia and the Middle East. (CP, 2/6/97)Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Grant: $440,000
For a project on industry restructuring and political economy in Russia. (CP, 4/18/96)Tides Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Grant: $12,000
For a conference on aid to the independent states of the former Soviet Union. (CP, 1/25/97)U.S. Russian Business Forum, Washington, D.C.
Grant: $25,000
For public education on economic development in Russia. (CP, 2/6/97)
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
1200 Mott Foundation Building
Flint, MI 48502
Tel: (802)238-5651
Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, D.C.
Grant: $100,000
For continuing dialogue between Russian and American government officials and non-governmental representatives about political, economic, and military-security reforms. (CP, 3/23/95)Center for Citizen Initiatives, San Francisco, CA
Grant: $100,000
To train Russians in urban food production in order to meet their current and future food needs. (CP, 11/28/96)Center for Citizen Initiatives, San Francisco, CA
Grant: $145,000
For a two-part management training program for leaders of Russian non-profit organizations. (CP, 3/23/95)Center for Experiential Education for Social Change and Democracy, Moscow, Russia
Grant:$50,000
To help meet the increasing demand for qualified training and technical assistance at Russian nonprofit organizations. (CP, 11/28/96)Charities Evaluation Services, London, England
Grant: $88,545
To assess the effectiveness of non-profit resource centers in Eastern and Central Europe. (CP, 11/28/96)ISAR, Washington, D.C.
Grant: $60,000 over three years
To distribute information about nonprofit groups in the former Soviet Union and encourage coalitions with U.S. groups. (CP, 11/28/96)National Civic League, Denver, CO
Grant: $106,267
For a training program in community leadership for emerging leaders in Katowice and L'viv , Poland, and Rzeszow, Ukraine. (CP, 3/23/95)
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
1001 Fourth Avenue - Suite 3317
Seattle, WA 98154
Tel: (206) 682-8565
Moscow Antifascist Center, Moscow, Russia
Grant: $33,340 over two years
To combat fascism and ultranationalism in the provincial regions of Russia. (CP, 1/23/97)Panorama Information and Research Center, Moscow, Russia
Grant: $33,458
To produce a monograph and related articles on nationalist and xenophobic trends in Russian society today. (CP, 1/23/97)
Ford Foundation, New York, NY
320 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 573-5000
Citizens Foundation, Russia
Grant: $275,000
For a new institute to help prepare Russian citizens for an active role in local self-governance. (CP, 5/15/97)Foundation for a Civil Society, New York, NY
Grant: $250,000 over two years
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Grant: $50,000
To foster the development of non-profit organizations in Central and Eastern Europe. (CP, 5/15/97)"Good Will" Charity Foundation, Russia
Grant: $75,000
To strengthen non-governmental organizations in the Urals region of Russia. (CP, 5/15/97)Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Grant: $80,000
Institute for Economic Analysis, Moscow, Russia
Grant: $530,000
New Economic School, Moscow, Russia
Grant: $500,000 over three years
Joint project to help develop institutions in Russian capable of producing high-quality, policy-relevant research on economic reform. (CP, 5/2/96)
J. Paul Getty Trust
401 Wilshire Blvd. #900
San Monica, CA 90401-1455
Tel: (301) 395-0388
Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover, MA
Grant: $150,000
For a training and exchange program with museums in St. Petersburg, Russia. (CP)
National Endowment for Democracy
1101 15th Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-5003
Tel: (202) 223-6042
Almaty Helsinki Committee, Almaty, Kazakstan
Grant: $24,856
To continue advocacy work for human rights in Kazakstan, and to publish a quarterly bulletin on human rights to inform the public and government officials on international human and civil rights norms.Azerbaijan Foundation for the Development of Democracy
Grant: $45,000
To promote democratic values and engage the government in constructive debate on political and economic reforms in Azerbaijan through public discussions of key political and economic issues; to develop civic-education materials and programming for radio and television; and to publish a weekly newspaper providing an open forum for a variety of political parties to present their views. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Center for International Private Enterprise
Grant: $91,688
To provide assistance to Armenia including consultations and organizational advice to Armenian businesses and associations; to mobilize and train advocacy groups; to remove obstacles to private sector development; and to advises small-scale entrepreneurs on business plans. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Dashkhovuz Ecological Club, Turkmenistan
Grant: $15,000
To increase information available at a local level; to establish a system to deliver print media from Russia and other former Soviet republics; and to create a Dashkhovuz Public Information Center to house publications and other materials. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Educated Choices Heighten Opportunity, Russia
Grant: $54,840
To implement a curriculum and conduct seminars on citizen rights and responsibilities in a democracy for students and teachers in Ekaterinburg, Tomsk, Omsk, and Chita, Russia. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Express Chronicle, Russia
Grant: $75,400
To support this leading human rights newspaper, which publishes draft laws, legal analysis and articles on human rights issues not covered in the commercial Russian press. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Free Trade Union Institute, Kazakstan
Grant: $329,565
To support the Independent Trade Union Center of Kazakstan and its network in ten oblasts; and to conduct training to strengthen democractic workers' organizations. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Human Rights Foundation for Civil Society Grant: $60,000
To support the establishment of the Civil Society Foundation in Russia, which provides small grants to local organizations. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
Grant: $40,000
To conduct a training course and small grants program to increase the professional and management skills of independent Belarusan newspapers and press agencies. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Jamestown Foundation
Grant: $58,743
To enable the Globe Independent Press Syndicate to improve the access of provincial newspapers in Russia to information through the expansion of its syndication service. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Jamestown Foundation
Grant: $31,610
To enable the Renewal Foundation to operate its human rights library in Ekaterinburg, Russia; to open a branch library in Perm, Russia; to create a legal aid bureau to review local civil rights violations; to conduct two courses on human rights and the dissident movement in local universities; and to sponsor the third annual "Sakharov Readings" conference for prodemocracy activists in the Urals region. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Moscow Human Rights Research, Russia
Grant: $54,770
To provide organizational support to, and promote greater interaction and cooperation among regional human rights groups. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Res Publica, Kyrgyzstan
Grant: $15,400
To support continued publication of this independent weekly publication in Kyrgyzstan. (NED Annual Report, 1995)Regional Democratic Media Foundation
Grant: $51,006
To provide material support and technical training to more than 50 independent, pro-democratic newspapers in eastern and southern Ukraine; and to publish and distribute a series of civic-educated brochures. (NED Annual Report, 1995)St. Petersburg STRATEGY
Grant: $40,000
To analyze the third sector in St. Petersburg; and to conduct a series of workshops and a conference on NGO development. (NED Annual Report, 1995).Svaboda, Belarus
Grant: $50,020
To enable this leading independent Belarusan newspaper to establish five regional bureaus and to expand publication to three times per week. (NED Annual Report, 1995)
Pew Charitable Trusts
2005 Market Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 575-9050
Hudson Institute, Indianapolis, IN
Grant: $300,000 over two years
For the second phase of a planned five year effort to strengthen non-governmental research institutes in the Baltic states. (CP, 11/14/96)
The Starr Foundation
70 Pine Street
New York, New York 10270
The Economic Education and Research Consortium
Grant: $1.2 million
To support the EERC's master of arts program in economics at the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The EERC program was launched in 1995 to strengthen economics education and research capabilities in the former Soviet Union. (The Ukrainian Weekly, 3/30/97)
The Soros Foundation
Open Society Institute
888 7th Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10106
Tel: (212) 757-2323
International financier and philanthropist George Soros has designated $35 million to be spent this year on charitable projects to benefit Russia. This will include $5 million to create a new foundation that will work to improve Russian charities' access to the Internet. The rest of the money, to be distributed by the Open Society Institute-Moscow, has been set aside for grants to Russian groups that seek to improve education, serve young people, or work in such areas as economic development, science, medicine, communications, arts and culture. (CP, 1/25/97)
Winston Foundation for World Peace
2040 S Street, NW, Suite 201
Washington, D.C. 2009-1157
Tel: (202) 483-4215
Foundation for Global Community, Palo Alto, California
Grant:$20,000
To create a reconciliation effort in the war-torn Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union.
Related information: See the The Top 100 U.S. Foundations Ranked by Assets and the The Top 100 U.S. Foundations Ranked by Total Giving on the Foundation Center's Home Page.
Last updated: Summer 1998
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