James Irvine Foundation
Background
The Foundation was established in 1937 by James Irvine, the mining & manufacturing pioneer whose 110,000-acre ranch in Southern California was among the largest privately owned land holdings in the State.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2003 |
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| Total Assets | $1,321,181,259.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Samuel H. Armacost | Director |
| Dennis A Collins | President |
| Camilla Chandler Frost | Director |
| James C. Gaither | Chairman |
| Author E. Hughes | Program Officer |
| Joan F. Lane | Director |
| Cheryl White Mason | Director |
| Donn Biddle Miller | Vice Chairman |
| Patricia S. Pineda | Director |
| Gary B. Pruitt | Director |
| Toby Rosenblatt | Director |
| Forrest Nelson Shumway | Director |
| Peter W. Stanley Ph.D | Director |
| Peter J. Taylor | Director |
| Blenda Jacqueline Wilson Dr. | Director |
| Edward Zapanta MD | Director |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $8,836,000.00 | 1993 – 2004 |
| American Farmland Trust | $1,180,000.00 | 1994 – 2003 |
| New America Foundation | $750,000.00 | 2004 – 2004 |
| ACORN | $600,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Global Exchange | $505,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| National Audubon Society | $500,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Public Health Institute | $350,000.00 | 1997 – 1998 |
| A SEED | $225,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Redefining Progress | $200,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $175,000.00 | 1991 – 1996 |
| Environmental Defense | $150,000.00 | 1996 – 1996 |
| Environmental Working Group | $140,000.00 | 1991 – 1991 |
| National Environmental Trust | $100,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| World Resources Institute | $60,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $10,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
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