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List of Donors
Note: to protect donors' confidentiality and privacy, we only post their names when they have given us permission to do so. The only additional information we give, with their permission, is their state of residence.
- Dr. Masato Akutsu, Japan, for "Health Care Partnership for Nepali Village", September 1999
- American Association for the Support of Ecological Initiatives (AASEI), Connecticut, for "Siberian Ecologist Seeks Exchange Opportunity", January 2001
- Peter Ames, Massachusetts, $25 for the Development Fund, December 2001
- Anonymous, $605 for "Basketball for Wheelchair Participants", September 2001
- Anonymous, $220 for "Help a Local NGO Fight Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant", May 1999
- Anonymous, $346 with VF matching funds, for "Keeping Toxics Out of the Samarkand
Reservoir", November 1997
- Anonymous, $935 for "Translating and Printing
Worldwatch Paper 75", February 1997
- Anonymous (3), for Chinese-American Friendship Forest, 1999
- Anonymous, California, $40 for "Students Monitor Beijing Air Quality", June 2002
- Anonymous, New Jersey, $700 for "Solar Energy for Five Monasteries in Georgia", April 2001; July 2001; June 2002
- Anonymous, Washington State, $50 for "Houses Built of Straw", August 2003; December 2003
- The Anonymous Family, $85 in loving memory of Jean Louise Fesler
Williams. Donation to the Projects Fund, applied to
"Peat Bog Restoration" and
"Email Computer for Green Wave
Youth Organization"
- Association for Progressive Communicators, $5500 with matching funds from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, for "Czech NGO Activists Seek Travel Grant to Promote Development of Information Highway", August 1998
- Ron Blum, In Loving Memory of Roza Bitani, for
"Zooplankton Waste Treatment Project", March 1997
- Ron Blum, In Loving Memory of Yosef Goldring, for "Wells- What is the Water We Drink?", March 1997
- Ron Blum, Massachusetts
- $110 for "Connect Russian Activist Fighting Toxic Pollution to a Support Network", January 2001
- $2750 for "Development of Tourist Services in Central Asian Mountains", January 2001
- $ 2178 for "Biosphere to Clear Up Water in Tajikistan", January 2001
- $250 for "Trees for Life - Grow a Tree" in China, September 2002
- Cynthia Brisson, Vermont, $50 for two Gift Certificates, December 2002
- Marion Butler, $550 including VF matching funds, for "Continuation of Varketeli Community Library Project", March 1999
- The C. E. & S. Foundation, Kentucky, $3,000 for "Scholarships for Chinese Participants in Sessions of the Salzburg Seminar", December 2002
- Stuart Carroll, Massachusetts, $1078 for "E-Mail Computer for Iskatel Club", April 2001
- Alene Case, Pennsylvania, in memory of her parents Phil and Lola Nordstrom, $300 for "Black Necked Cranes", October 2002
- Alene and Mike Case, Pennsylvania, for "Demonstration of Sustainable Development in Rural Hungary"
- Barbara and John Chaffee, New York State, $75 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", December 2002
- Chenango Forks Model United Nations Conferences at Broome Community College, New York State
- $900 for "Wells- What is the Water We Drink?", April 1997
- $1375 including VF matching funds, for "Greening the Wounded Czech Landscape", April 1998
- $374 for "Youth to Preserve Nature and History in Czech Carpathian Mountains", March 1999
- $1661 with VF matching funds, for "Trees to Benefit & Beautify Community in Brest", April 1999
- $110 with VF matching funds, for "Connect Russian Activist Fighting Toxic Pollution to a Support Network", December 1999
- $1100 with VF matching funds, for "10,000 Trees to Reduce the Risk of Flooding in Nicaragua", April 2000
- Derek Chung Fund, San Francisco Foundation, $715 for "Students Monitor Air in Beijing", June 2002
- Kellie Cremer, Colorado, for "Recovery of Orchards in Khorog, Tajikistan", October 2003
- Andrea Crescente, New York State, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Nathan Cummings Foundation Staff Grant, $1386 including VF matching funds, for "Developing Environmental Legislation for Amursky Region", December 1998
- Kirk Davis, New York State, $550 for "Bills and Feathers", August 1997
- Philip Deely, Massachusetts, for the Development Fund
- David and Sara Deever, Ohio, $360 for "Promoting Alternative Energy to Prevent Deforestation in Tajikistan", March 2002
- John Deever and Lisa Swaim, in the names of their bridal party: Amy Deever, Mark Dilley, Darcy Galane, Frank Gordish, Hans Gorsuch, Mara Matteson, Miriam Matteson, Helen Rowe, Jeff Scott, Hector Garcia Santana, Paul Swaim, Ewan Todd, David Tracy and Jeanne Work, $1400 for "Promoting Alternative Energy to Prevent Deforestation in Tajikistan", September 2001.
- Timothy Douglas, Washington DC
- for "Dobrich City Park: A Tool for Environmental Education", April 2001; May 2001
- for "Reconstruction of Gardens of Rare and Endangered Medicinal Plants", April 2001; May 2001
- for "Solar Energy for Five Monasteries in Georgia", April 2001; May 2001
- Timothy and Yulia Douglas, Washington DC $75 for "Houses Built of Straw", April 2001; May 2001; June 2002
- Draper Consulting Group Employee Matching Gifts Program, California, $150 for the Development Fund, Januaary 2003.
- The Dudley Foundation, Washington State, contributing match funding to:
- "Women Sewing for a Better Future in Nicaragua", August 2001
- "Community Gardens and Sustainable Agriculture in Parque Nacional Pico Pijol" September 2001
- "Artisans to Generate Sustainable Income from Forest Projects" September 2001
- "Hydroponics to Give Juvenile Delinquents a Better Future", April 2002
- Marianne Eaton, Vermont, $50 for the Development Fund, December 2002
- ECOLOGIA Board of Directors, $2000 for "Launching the Virtual Foundation Japan", August 1997
- Peter W. Ellison for the Development Fund
- Tracy Ermon, Yukon Territory, Canada, for "Support for Volunteer Services" in Lithuania, October 2002
- EurasiaGroupa, student NGO at Central European University, Budapest, for "Demonstration of Sustainable Development in Rural Hungary"
- Sam Evans, Washington State, $250 for "Black-Necked Cranes", November 2002
- The First Parish in Lincoln, Massachusetts
- for "Potpourri: Flowers and Employment for Single Mothers", August 2000
- $2598 (with The Dudley Foundation, Washington State), for "Community Gardens and Sustainable Agriculture in Parque Nacional Pico Pijol", September 2001
- $5742 (with The Dudley Foundation, Washington State) for "Women Sewing for a Better Future", August 2001
- Fleury Family, Vermont, $25 for "Donor-Advised Fund for Projects in the Islamic World", May 2003
- Ford Foundation
- $990 for "2001 Survey of Chinese Student Environmental Groups", July 2001
- $500 for "Ark Newsletter", October 2001
- $3,000 for "Green SOS Small Grant fund 2002", March 2002
- $1,760 for "Leadership Growth for Green SOS Council", July 2002
- Friends of the Fragile Earth, Church of the Epiphany, Pennsylvania
- $825 for "Trees for Life - Grow a Tree", December 1997
- $1100 for "Trees for Life--Grow a Tree, Second Year", December 1999
- $550 for
"Trees for Life--Grow a Tree - Year Three", January 2001
- Friends of Marion Butler, Pennsylvania and Florida, for "Ex Libris: New Hope for an Ancient Society"
- Friends of the University of Vilnius Botanical Garden,$2200 with VF matching funds, for "Preserving History and Nature's Beauty", June 1999
- Rachel Golden, Illinois
- $250 for "Black Necked Cranes", October 2002
- $250 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", October 2002
- Katherine Gould-Martin, New York State
- in honor of the Martin - Lee Thanksgiving [family members assembling from New York, New Jersey, Georgia, South Carolina, and Taiwan] $150 for "Fruits and Vegetables for Pregnant Women in Uzbekistan", November 2002
- $100 for "Green SOS Small Grant Fund 2004", August 2003
- $50 for "Bird Banding by Volunteers", December 2003
- $50 for "Scholarships for Chinese Participants in the Salzburg Seminar", December 2003
- $50 for "Fruits and Vegetables for Pregnant Uzbekistani Women", December 2003
- $50 for "Recovery of Orchards in Khorog, Tajikistan, December 2003
- Shelley and David Hamel, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, $25 for "Bird Banding by Volunteers", December 2002
- Christine, Gary, and Elise Harmon for the Development Fund
- Allan and Carolyn Harris, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Lory Harris, on behalf of Colin and Jessica, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- Josephine Hay and Willlis Hay, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- Juergen Hess, Illinois, $50 for the Development Fund, December 2001
- Dr. Takemi Ichimura of Tokyo Life Science Laboratory, Japan
- for "Health Care Partnership for Nepali Village"
- for "Bright Lights, Quiet Nights: Solar Energy for Nepali Community"
- Sam Johnson, Massachusetts, for "Lorena Stoves to Protect Lungs and Forests", December 2000
- Daniels Jhon, Indonesia, $100 for the Development Fund, March 2003
- Tomohiro Kagamitani, Japan, for "Health Care Partnership for Nepali Village"
- Keystone College, Pennsylvania
- for the Projects Fund; donation applied to
"Email Computer for Green Wave
Youth Organization"
- for the Projects Fund; donation applied to
"Peat Bog Restoration"
- The Family of Dr. Anthony R. Kritkausky, MD, $550 for "Distributing Information About Osteoporosis", March 2002
- Joe and Kim Ksyniak, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Jean-Francois Labarre, Quebec, for "Lorena Stoves to Protect Lungs and Forests"
- Liz Lee, Vermont, $25 for one Gift Certificate, December 2002
- Mr. and Mrs. Ned Link, for "Lorena Stoves to Protect Lungs and Forests", December 2000
- Patricia Link, for "Lorena Stoves to Protect Lungs and Forests", December 2000
- Scott Link and Shannon Simrell, for "Demonstration of Sustainable Development in Rural Hungary"
- Lithuanian Regional Television (Kaunas TV), $2227 with VF matching funds, for "E-TV: Baltic Sea Video Will Promote Environmental Awareness and Action", September 1999
- Peter Lynch, Vermont, $25 for "Bird Banding for Volunteers", October 2002
- Bonnie MacDonald, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- Ellanore McKenna, Arizona, $20 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", October 2002
- Dorothy and Bill McPherson, Pennsylvania
- for the Development Fund
- $330 for "Storks in Focus", October 2000
- $383 for "Land of Nature and Adventure" in Honduras,October 2001
- $110 for "White Stork Protection in Czech Republic", February 2002
- $110 for "Connect Russian Activist to a Support Network", October 2002
- $165 for "Youth EcoCenter of Dushanbe Seeks E-Mail Support", October 2002
- Susan Macias, California, $25 for "Houses Built of Straw", May 2002
- Manlius Pebble Hill School Model United Nations, New York State
- for "Libraries and Eco-Education in Central Asia", September 1999
- $500 for "Tree Planting in Tbilisi, Georgia: Ecological and Social Renewal", January 2003
- Rebecca Marrer, Arizona, for the Development Fund
- Merck Pharmaceutical Employee Contributions Plan / United Way Fund,$ 3872 for "Education for Life: Help Others Manage Diabetes", November 1999
- Middlebury College, Vermont, co-sponsor for "UN Chernobyl Expert Travels to US", March 2002
- Middlebury Union High School Model United Nations, Vermont
- $165 for "Let the Voice of Siberian Greens Be Heard", May 2001
- $1100 for "Hydroponics to Give Juvenile Delinquents a Second Chance", April 2002
- $165 for "Let the Voice of Siberian Greens Be Heard", November 2002
- $100 for "Houses Built of Straw", May 2003
- Stanley Music & Natia Gvatua Music, $3872 with funds matched by the Tri-State United Way Fund, via Merck Pharmaceutical Employee Contributions Plan, for "Education for Life: Help Others Manage Diabetes", November 1999
- National Center for Nonprofit Boards, Washington DC, $1540 with matching funds from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, for "Romanian Civil Society Experts Seek Travel Grant to Attend International Fellowship in Nonprofit Governance", November 1998
- Professor Nobuo Ohta & students at the Chiba University of Commerce, Japan, $2500 for "Bright Lights, Quiet Nights: Solar Energy for Nepali Community", October 1998
- David and Andy Nowakowski, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- Yutaka and Yoshiko Okamoto, Tokyo
- for "Health Care Partnership for Nepali Village"
- for "Thanka Painting School Supports Community in Nepal"
- Linda Oot, New York State, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Joe Pierpont, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Catherine Pognat,Washington DC, for "Lorena Stoves to Protect Lungs and Forests", December 2000
- Katherine Randolph, California, $300 for "Preserving the Culture of Indigenous People in Sulawesi, Indonesia", January 2001
- Jean and David Rosenberg, Vermont, $25 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", October 2002
- Ryukoku (Japan) University Students for "Thanka Painting School Supports Community in Nepal"
- Sacred Earth Network and Social Ecological Union, for "E-Mail: A Missing Link to Vital Information for the Armenian Public Health Center"
- St. Joseph County (Michigan) Community Environmental Management Council, $5285 with Trust for Mutual Understanding matching funds, for "Linking US & Russian Communities Through Environmental Management Councils", April 1999
- Esther Schmidt,New York City
- $792 for "Adopt Trees", December 1996
- "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- $50 for "Trees for Life - Grow a Tree", November 2002
- Diane Schnaars, Pennsylvania
- for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- $50 for 'Black-Necked Cranes", October 2002
- Charles Scott, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Rachael Sharon, $100 for "Trees for Life - Grow a Tree" in China, as fifth anniversary gift to Andrew and Ria Sharon, Missouri, October 2002
- Lori Shemanski, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- Michael Shor, $1430 including VF matching funds, for "Help the Usolye Nature Museum", September 1997
- Shannon Simrell, Pennsylvania / Vermont
- $165 with VF matching funds, for "Support for Environmental E-mail Center
in Central Asia", January 1998
- for "Peat Bog Restoration"
- for"Thanka Painting School Supports Community in Nepal"
- $50 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", October 2002
- Matthew, Sarah and Bradley Sopinski, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Dr. Yayoi Takei, Japan, for "Health Care Partnership for Nepali Village"
- Nanei Tamura,Japan, $1496 for "Help Farmer-Monks Teach Children by Solar Power", June 1998
- Lydia Thompson, in memory of Nate Krueger, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Lydia Thompson, and the 6th Floor Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection co-workers, $405 for "Trees for Life - Grow a Tree" in China, October 2002
- Barbara Tinker, for "Chinese-American
Friendship Forest", 1999
- Trust for Mutual Understanding, match funding for
- "UN Chernobyl Expert Travels to US", March 2002
- "Czech NGO Activists Seek Travel Grant to Promote Development of Information Highway"
- "Linking US and Russian Communities Through Environmental Management Councils"
- "Romanian Civil Society Experts Seek Travel Grant to Attend International Fellowship in Nonprofit Governance"
- "Siberian Ecologist Seeks Exchange Opportunity", January 2001
- "Specialists Seek Training for Wetlands Restoration", May 1999
- The US Baltic Foundation for the Projects Fund, applied to "Peat Bog Restoration"
- Upper Mohawk Valley Model United Nations Conference at Hamilton College, and Upper Mohawk Valley UNA-USA:
- $154 for "Pen Pals: Protecting Nature and
Promoting Peace" (with the Upper Mohawk Valley UNA-USA, December 1997
- "Green Wall
to Stop Desertification of the En Ge Bei Desert in China", (with the Upper Mohawk Valley UNA-USA) December 1997
- $2310 with VF matching funds, for "Protecting Family Farms from Desertification in Kyrgyzstan", October 1998
- $1658 with VF matching funds, for "Eco-Minded Youth to Clean Up Beach in Kazakhstan", October 1999
- $770 for "Protect a Cloud Forest in Honduras", December 2000
- $1089 with VF matching funds, for "Traditional Sweets and Dairies: Women as Entrepreneurs", December 2000
- $880 for "Save the Beaver", December 2002
- $210 for "Reducing Children's Exposure to Chernobyl Radiation", December 2002
- Jan and Nick Vasilius, Arizona
- $1650 for "Women's Health in Marjiampole, Lithuania: The Power of the Printed Word", December 2002
- $250 for the Development Fund, December 2002
- Thomas Walski, Pennsylvania
- for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest"
- $50 for "Green SOS Small Grants Fund 2003", October 2002
- Ariane White, California, $150 for Development Fund, December 2002
- Clara Wolf, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Kimberly Wolf, Pennsylvania
- for "Chinese American Friendship Forest", 1999
- for "Thanka Painting School Supports Community in Nepal"
- Richard Wolf, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- James Woodworth, Pennsylvania, for "Chinese-American Friendship Forest", 1999
- Andrew Yim, Connecticut, $150 for "Fruits and Vegetables for Pregnant Uzbekistani Women", January 2002
Note: Many of these donations were increased by
Matching Funds.