Press Release: May 6, 2009  — 2009 Playwright Collaboration Awards READ THE PRESS RELEASE AS A PDF

Board of Directors:	Maryanna G. Stockholm, Chair Frank A. Gerbode, MD, Vice Chair and Secretary Charles M. Stockholm, Vice Chair and Treasurer Thomas C. Layton, President
Staff:	Thomas C. Layton, President Stacie Ma'a, Vice President Sandy Fong-Navalta, Exec. Assistant/Office Manager Olivia Malabuyo, Program Assistant Catharine Kalin, Bookkeeper

Total assets as of December 31, 2008:	$51,781,475
Grants approved in 2008:	$2,948,143
Grants paid in 2008:	$3,184,128

The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation is interested in programs and projects offering potential for significant impact. The primary focus is on the San Francisco Bay Area (counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo) and Hawaii. The Foundation's interests generally fall under the following categories:

		arts and culture
		environment
		reproductive rights and health
		citizen participation/building communities/inclusiveness
		strength of the philanthropic process and the nonprofit sector
		Foundation-initiated special projects

Preferred Form of Contact:
Letters of inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis. All letters of inquiry should be addressed to Sandy Fong-Navalta, Office Manager, and should include a brief description of the work the applicant is seeking funding for and a brief description of the organization. All requests for funding should include a budget (either project or organizational) and should not include materials (videotapes, etc.) requiring return. In the event that materials must be returned, an explicit request for their return and a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be provided.

Funding Cycle:
The board meets four times annually.

Deadlines for Applications:
As noted above, letters of inquiry are accepted on an ongoing basis. Under the annual Special Awards program to commission new works of art, the Foundation issues separate guidelines covering the eligibility requirements and the application process. The Special Awards cycles are usually announced in May and the application and guidelines can be downloaded from this website. Applications are due in late August and awards are announced in January.