Description: Original gift of Richard Prentice Ettinger and his wife, Elsie P. Ettinger. Richard P. Ettinger founded Prentice-Hall Publishing, which made a fortune in the text book industry. Donors: Richard P. Ettinger; Elsie Ettinger; Richard P. Ettinger, Jr.; Elaine P. Hapgood; Paul R. Andrews; Virgil P. Ettinger.

Funds attack groups in the anti-Exxon Mobil campaign:

• Texas Fund for Energy and Environmental Education
• CorpWatch
• United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S.PIRG)

Environmental grants 1998

AMERICAN LITTORAL SOCIETY
Highlands, NJ
Baykeeper
$106,000 (2-year grant - $53,000 a year)

BANK INFORMATION CENTER (THE)
Washington, DC
Early Warning System
$50,000

BARD COLLEGE
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Environmental Initiative
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year)

BAY AREA NUCLEAR WASTE COALITION
San Francisco, CA
Ward Valley Outreach and Action Campaign
$20,000

CALPIRG AT SAN DIEGO CHARITABLE TRUST (THE)
Sacramento, CA
Safe Drinking Water Project
$25,000

CAMPAIGN FOR FAMILY FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Rochester, IL
Mini-Grants and Administration for Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year) (Fiscal Sponsor - Illinois Stewardship Project)

CARIBBEAN CONSERVATION CORPORATION, INC.
Gainesville, FL
Sea Turtle Survival League
$60,000 (2-year grant - $35,000/$25,000)

CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN DREAM
Takoma Park, MD
Public Education Campaign
$50,000

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP, INC.
Washington, DC
1998-1999 Colorado Environmental Citizenship Campaign
$120,000 (2-year grant - $80,000/$40,000)

CENTER FOR HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND JUSTICE
Falls Church, VA
Organizing for Children's Health
$100,000 (2-year grant - $50,000 a year)

CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS (THE)
Walthill, NE
Pork Industry Transformation Initiative
$70,000 (2-year grant -$35,000 a year)

CENTER FOR STUDY OF RESPONSIVE LAW
Washington, DC
National Chlorine-Free Paper Procurement Campaign
$80,000

CITIZENS COAL COUNCIL
Washington, DC
Jobs & Justice Campaign
$40,000

COASTAL RAINFOREST COALITION
San Francisco, CA
Market Transition Campaign
$60,000 (Fiscal Sponsor - Rainforest Action Network)

COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION
Denver, CO
Colorado Conservation Network
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

COLORADO PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
Denver, CO
Livable Communities Project
$160,000 (2-year grant - $80,000 a year)

DESKTOP ASSISTANCE, INC.
Helena, MT
ebase Research and Development Program
$50,000

E. F. SCHUMACHER SOCIETY
Great Barrington, MA
Librarian for the E.F. Schumacher Library
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year)

EARTHLAW
Denver, CO
Biodiversity Project
$220,000 (2-year grant - $110,000 a year)

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES
Albany, NY
Promoting Clean Air and Energy in New York State
$130,000 (2-year grant - $65,000 a year)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER OF THE MIDWEST
Chicago, IL
Energy Project, especially Nuclear Endgame Initiative
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

FCNL EDUCATION FUND
Washington, DC
Education and Advocacy for Reduced Military Spending
$30,000

FOREST SERVICE EMPLOYEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, INC.
Eugene, OR
Government Employee Rights
$100,000 (2-year grant - $50,000 a year)

GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY
San Francisco, CA
Hunters Point Environmental Health Project
$20,000

HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM CAMPAIGN
Jamaica Plain, MA
Mini-Grants Program
$30,000 (Fiscsal Sponsor - North Carolina Waste Awareness & Reduction Network)

ILLINOIS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE
Rochester, IL
Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year)

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION
San Francisco, CA
IFG Committee on the Environment
$40,000

IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
Des Moines, IA
Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year)

LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT
White Bear Lake, MN
Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000)

LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND
Washington, DC
Grassroots Program in Colorado
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

LONG ISLAND SOUNDKEEPER FUND, INC.
Norwalk, CT
TMDL Project
$100,000 (2-year grant - $50,000 a year)

MINERAL POLICY CENTER
Washington, DC
Mining Reform Campaign
$200,000 (2-year grant -$100,000 a year)

MISSOURI RURAL CRISIS CENTER
Columbia, MO
Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment
$80,000 (2-year grant - $40,000 a year)

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
New York, NY
Forests for Tomorrow Initiative
$20,000

NATURE CONSERVANCY (THE)
Arlington, VA
Conservation & Community Education Outreach in Southwest New Mexico
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

NEW YORK CONSERVATION EDUCATION FUND, INC.
New York, NY
Urban Green Action Project
$50,000

NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP FUND, INC.
New York, NY
Promoting Clean Air and Energy in New York State
$130,000 (2-year grant - $65,000 a year)

NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
Pennington, NJ
Technical Support Program
$50,000

PACE UNIVERSITY
White Plains, NY
Promoting Clean Air and Energy in New York State
$200,000 (2-year grant - $100,000 a year)

PCL FOUNDATION
Sacramento, CA
Technical Assistance to Anti-Sprawl Groups in California's Central Valley
$40,000

PESTICIDE RIGHT-TO-KNOW CAMPAIGN
Albany, NY
1998-99 Pesticide Right-to-Know Campaign
$75,000 (Fiscal Sponsor - Public Interest Projects)

PRAIRIE ISLAND COALITION AGAINST NUCLEAR STORAGE
Lake Elmo, MN
Enlarging the Nuclear Decision-Making Process
$33,000

PUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATION, INC.
Washington, DC
Stop the Bailout & Pull the Plug on Pollution Campaign
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
San Francisco, CA
Education Outreach Program
$35,000

ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
Snowmass, CO
Profitably Abating Global Warming Through Sustainable Corporate Practices
$200,000 (2-year grant - $100,000 a year)

RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA
Pittsboro, NC
Project Against Life Patenting and Biopiracy
$88,775

SKYLANDS CLEAN, INC.
Ringwood, NJ
Campaign to Preserve the Skylands Region of the NJ Highlands
$50,000 (2-year grant - $25,000 a year)

TAXPAYERS FOR COMMON SENSE
Washington, DC
Green Scissors Program
$200,000 (2-year grant - $100,000 a year)

TEXAS FUND FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (Formerly - Texas Citizen Fund)
Austin, TX
Closing the Loophole
$70,000 (2-year grant - $35,000 a year)

UNITED STATES PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Washington, DC
The PIRG's Campaign to Cut Polluter Pork
$220,000 (2-year grant - $110,000 a year)

WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
Eugene, OR
Forest Policy Reform Initiative
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

WILD ANGELS
Santa Fe, NM
American Forests Campaign
$45,000

WILDERNESS SOCIETY
Washington, DC
Protecting Colorado's Roadless Areas
$150,000 (2-year grant - $75,000 a year)

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
New Haven, CT
Lichens of North America
$40,000
 

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