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Donation & Grant Recipient List

2008 - 3rd Quarter (Donation Payments Issued through Amgen Foundation) 
Grants


Paid To Name
 


Program/Project Description
 

Payment
Amount
 
Alliance for Education Inquiry-based Science Resource Teachers in Seattle Public Schools $94,687
American Cancer Society, Great West Division, Inc. Provide information, resources and support programs for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers $20,000
Amos House Providing job skills training for low-income individuals at risk of becoming homeless $25,000
Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Northwest Chapter Kids' And Teens' Families Investing Support and Hope program $20,000
Arts Corps Arts Education for K-12 Youth $20,000
Bellevue Community College Foundation Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program $49,613
Brent's Place Long-term housing facility for children recovering from bone marrow transplantation $15,000
Citizen Schools - Massachusetts Deepening and Expanding Citizen Schools Boston STEM Apprenticeships $25,000
Citizen Schools - California Deepening and Expanding Citizen Schools California After-School Programs $25,000
City Year - Rhode Island Young Heroes Team: a year-round Saturday leadership program for over 100 middle school students $25,000
Corporate Council for the Arts, dba ArtsFund Strengthening the arts in King and Pierce counties by promoting artistic and organizational excellence among all local arts organizations. $60,000
Crossroads Rhode Island Social Services & Basic Needs for Homeless Adult Rhode Islanders $25,000
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Expedition Health: an exhibit that will broaden visitors' knowledge of human biology, disease and wellness, and inspire the application of these discoveries to their lives $30,000
Dorcas Place Adult & Family Learning Center Dorcas Place Adult Education and Workforce Literacy Project $25,000
Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley Initiative for Student Success in the 21st Century through STEM Education: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics $84,000
Foundation for Pierce College Continued Support and Development of the Amgen Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Laboratory Program $98,644
Gilda's Club Worldwide The Kid Support Program at Gilda's Club $25,000
Girls Incorporated of Alameda County Operation SMART (Science, Math, and Relevant Technology) $20,000
GuideStar Resource enhancement to accommodate revised IRS Form 990, assisting both grantmakers and numerous non-profits $5,000
KaBOOM!, Inc. Amgen & KaBOOM! Community-Build Playground Program 2008 $6,250
KQED Inc Support for QUEST, a science and environment educational initiative designed to raise science literacy among students and the general public. $150,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc. Nature in the City: Three Urban Habitats $10,000
Meals on Wheels of Boulder Inc Home delivered meals $10,000
Mentor LA Hybrid leadership model and instructional enrichment programs for public schools $1,211,752
Museum of Ventura County The Museum of Ventura County Mobile Museum Program $10,000
National Kidney Foundation Inc Disaster relief: assistance to those impacted by floods in Iowa and Hurricanes Gustav/Ike $75,000
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) PATH Mall: collaboration of over 20 social service agencies located under one roof to provide a complete host of services to the homeless $30,000
Project Homeless Connect The Project Homeless Connect Navigator Program $25,000
Providence Children's Museum Science: Museum's Kits for Learning and FETCH! Lab $50,000
San Francisco Education Fund Peer Resources program that supports young people by training them as peer leaders, to foster their sense of personal and social responsibility, and to advocate for and contribute to school and community improvement $25,000
Seattle Education Access College Success Program $10,000
Stanford University Engaging Under-Represented Minority High School Students in Science & Medical Research $20,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank Fall River Kids Café providing the more than180 children with nutritionally stable food $20,000
The Nature Conservancy Stream to Sea: Land and Water Education for California's Next Generation $49,500
Thorne Ecological Institute Thorne Natural Science School summer program $10,000
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Amgen Scholars Program Europe - Program Site Housing $20,287
University of Puerto Rico Amgen Biotechnology Mentorship Initiative to Develop Science Program (Bio-MINDS) $281,585
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao AMGEN Bruce-Wallace program: Bringing Biotechnology to the Hands of High-School Students in Puerto Rico. $94,459
University of Rhode Island Foundation,The SMILE Program The SMILE Program increases the number of minority and educationally disadvantaged students who graduate from high school well prepared to go to college and pursue careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology $40,000
UWI - Karolinska Institute , Sweden Amgen Scholars Program Europe - Program Site $108,000
UWI - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universtat Munchen, Germany Amgen Scholars Program Europe - Program Site $250,000
UWI - XLAB Gottingen Experimental Laboratory for Young People, Germany International Science Camps - August 2008 Camp $79,135
Ventura County Community Foundation Building Board Leadership/Technology Works for Nonprofits $50,000
Ventura County Homeless and Housing Coalition Community Education $47,610
Weld Food Bank Weld Food Bank's Hunger Relief Program $10,000
Westminster Free Clinic Providing basic health care at or near locations where large numbers of uninsured and underserved people live in Ventura County. $25,000

Matching Gifts, Amgen Staff Volunteer Program
 
730 recipient 501(c)(3) organizations   Various programs and purposes; including education, health & human services, civic, arts & culture, and the environment.
  $692,976

 

 

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