Grantees June 10, 2005

The organizations receiving the latest grants June 10, 2005 are:

• Tiger Woods Foundation -- $200,000 - For putting course at the new Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim.
• Students Run LA -- $137,400 - Support for 2,000 LAUSD students to train and participate in the LA Marathon.
• Woodley Park Archers -- $82,000 - To implement a mobile archery program at park sites throughout Los Angeles.
• Heart of Los Angeles -- $80,265 - For youth sports programs involving 400 youngsters in the Rampart District and surrounding neighborhoods.
• A World Fit For Kids! -- $75,000 - For sports mentoring program using college students to mentor and train high school students to coach younger children.
• ALMA Family Services -- $67,525 - For adaptive aquatics program in East Los Angeles.
• AAF Rose Bowl Aquatics Center -- $66,296 - Swimming instruction for 435 students from the Pasadena School District.
• Positive Coaching Alliance -- $63,000 - For coaches, parents and student-athletes workshops emphasizing good sportsmanship.
• Woodcraft Rangers, Inc. -- $60,847 - For after-school sports programs at selected middle schools in Los Angeles.
• King Harbor Youth Foundation -- $60,000 - For learn-to-sail program in the Redondo Beach area.
• Southern California Youth Rugby Association -- $59,800 - To train and certify coaches and referees for youth rugby programs.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Tustin -- $57,428 - For sports program serving alternative school students.
• STAR Sports, Theatre, Arts and Recreation, Inc. -- $50,000 - For after-school sports programs at nine elementary schools in Los Angeles and Culver City School Districts.
• Pico Union Housing Corporation -- $44,110 - For sports programs at low -income housing in the Pico Union, East Los Angeles, Watts, Hollywood and Adams/Normandie area.
• Challenged Athletes, Inc. -- $39,380 - For equipment and training for children with physical disabilities so they can compete in sports.
• East Los Angeles Community Youth Center -- $38,597 - For sports equipment and personnel serving youngsters in the East Los Angeles area.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Inland North County/William J. Oakes Branch -- $35,000 - For gymnasium floor.
• Santa Monica Bay Junior Rowing Association -- $32,500 - For equipment and fee subsidy so that low-income youngsters can participate in rowing program.
• University of Southern California - Family of Seven Schools -- $30,000 - For after-school programs at seven elementary schools near USC.
• Dig For Kids Foundation -- $28,840 - For volleyball instructional program for youngsters, ages 10 to 17, in the Carson area.
• City Impact, Inc. -- $28,002 - For after-school basketball program offered to youngsters in the Oxnard, Fillmore and Thousand Oaks area.
• YWCA - Pasadena/Foothill Valley -- $26,900 - For basketball program involving 300 girls.
• El Centro Del Pueblo, Inc. -- $25,000 - For basketball and volleyball leagues for youngsters in the Echo Park, Silver Lake, Pico-Union, Hollywood and Central City communities.
• Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce Charity Foundation -- $25,000 - For golf instruction program for low-income youngsters.
• Southern California Grantmakers -- $25,000 - For funder's collaborative in Pacoima, Vermont/Manchester and Hyde Park
• Youth Tennis San Diego -- $23,890 - For after-school tennis program in Escondido, Fallbrook and Vista.
• P.F. Bresee Foundation -- $23,740 - For basketball and soccer programs serving youngsters in Koreatown, Pico Union, Westlake and Mid-Wilshire neighborhoods.
• Samoan National Nurses Association -- $19,100 - For volleyball program for girls, ages 12 to 18, of Pacific Islander descent.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Burbank -- $19,008 - For after-school soccer program at Washington, Miller Elementary Schools and Luther Middle School in Burbank.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Venice -- $17,790 - For sailing, kayaking, swimming and marine education program.
• California Youth Karate Club, Inc. -- $15,180 - For year-round martial arts program for children of Hawthorne and the surrounding communities.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America - Santa Monica -- $10,500 - For competitive year-round basketball program serving 550 youth.

The following organizations received grants of up to $5,000 to purchase sports equipment, uniforms and/or provide participation scholarships:

Arcadia Junior Football, Inc.--$5,000

Big Bear Junior All American Youth Football Association--$5,000

Community Youth Athletic Program (Apple Valley)--$5,000

Duarte Hawks Youth Football Corporation--$5,000

Football Club of Santa Barbara--$5,000

Glendora Junior All American Football & Cheer, Inc.--$5,000

Mar Vista Family Center--$5,000

Next Level Athletic Educational Association (West Los Angeles)--$5,000

Oceanside Soccer Club--$5,000

Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch, Inc. (Los Angeles)--$5,000

Pacific Lodge Youth Services (Woodland Hills)--$5,000

Pediatric Therapy Network (Torrance)--$5,000

Pro Kids Golf Academy, Inc. (San Diego)--$5,000

Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California (Culver City)--$5,000

Southern Sudanese Community Center (San Diego)--$5,000

St. Francis Center (Los Angeles)--$5,000

Wendy's Health & Fitness Services (San Diego)--$5,000

Youth 'N Motion (Los Angeles)--$5,000