The 1200 Foundation is a non-profit grant-making organization
committed to programs which help low-income individuals
and families in Alameda and Contra Costa counties achieve
economic self-sufficiency.
We award grants to innovative, successful programs in
the following areas:
- Job skills training
- Career development support.
- Entrepreneurship and small business creation
- Family support services focused on building economically
independent families
We are able to do this by raising funds from a broad
base of individual, foundation and corporate donors.
Awarding Grants. Our grant
committee identifies candidate grant recipients and
determines if each candidate program supports the
foundation’s core goals of effectively
serving the working poor. Next, the committee determines
if the funding will make a significant difference to
the program and will offer the best possible return
on the foundation’s investment.
Grant recipients are required to submit periodic reports.
These reports, and our interaction with the recipients,
make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the
funded programs.
Raising Funds. The original
premise behind the 1200 Foundation was to have each
donor give $100 a month for a yearly total of $1200 – all
tax deductible. We appreciate monthly donations in
amounts greater than $100, and we also welcome one-time
donations in any amount.
East Bay Focus
Based in Northern California, the 1200 Foundation
is focusing its efforts in the Alameda and Contra Costa
counties of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. Since
our founding in 2006, we have awarded over $100,000
to non-profit organizations assisting people in the
East Bay.
We work closely with other organizations to help identify
these worthy non-profits. One of these partners is
the East
Bay Community Foundation (EBCF), an Oakland-based
organization that has been serving our community since
1928. We have looked to them for their intimate knowledge
of the programs serving the East Bay working poor and
their experience in grant-making. Additional partners
include foundations in San Francisco and others in
the East Bay as well as our grantee organizations themselves
and non-profits they work with.
Although we don’t accept
grant applications, the 1200 Foundation is always
looking for non-profit programs that advance the
lives of the working poor. We use East Bay volunteers
rather than paid staff for all ongoing organizational
activities. All donations are used for grantmaking
and only board member donations are used for overhead.
In the News
You are invited to learn more about the 1200 Foundation
through its newsletters and articles in the press.
Newsletters
Articles and Press Releases
- 1200 Foundation Reception (
October 21,2009 - Piedmont Post)
- Two
new grants awarded (Summer 2009 Newsletter)
- Steve
Burke Joins 1200 Foundation Board (March 3,
2009 – Piedmont Post)
- 1200
Foundation Grants Top $100,000 (October 22,
2008 - Piedmont Post)
- Todd
Harmon Joins Foundation Board (1200 Foundation
Press Release of August 2007)
- 1200
Foundation awards two new grants (August 15,
2007 - Piedmont Post)
- 1200
Foundation awards grants to East Bay nonprofits (August
1, 2007 - Richmond Globe)
- 1200
Foundation presents annual grants (February
28, 2007 - Piedmont Post)
- Feature
in EBCF 2005-2006 annual report
- Mention
in Saint Vincent’s Day Home 2005-2006 annual
report
- Foundation
awards 2 more grants in 2006 (September 29,
2006 - Piedmont Post)
- 1200
Foundation awards first grants (July 6, 2006
- Piedmont Post)
- Piedmont-based
foundation assists working poor (March 9, 2005
- Piedmont Post)
Presentations
1200 Foundation Board
of Directors
- Michael Bruck
- Stephen P. Burke
- Carlos Cardenas
- Kendra Ellis
- Lester Ellis
- David Fleisig
- Ann Frizell
- H. Todd Harmon
- Valerie Matzger
- Katherine O’Connor
1200
Foundation 2009 Contributors
The 1200 Foundation would like to acknowledge the
extraordinary generosity of our supporters in 2008.
$6,000 - $2,000
Lester & Kim Ellis
John Holmgren & Elise
Lomenzo
John & Miriam Mangini
John & Valerie
Matzger*
Bill & Nancy Peterson
Horton & Betty
Shapiro
Gary & Marcia Shrago*
$1,999 - $1,000
John & Pam Bedbrook
Leonard & Mary Ann Benson
Michael & Carolyn Bruck
Brush Family Foundation
Steve & Alison Burke
Carlos & Kay Cardenas
Tom & Chris Clough
Bill & Sharon Collins
Rosemary Corbin
David Fleisig*
Bill & Ann Frizell
G. Willard Miller Foundation
Todd & Katie Harmon
Tamra Hege
Beth Hoenninger
Lloyd Kendall & Pattie Schantin
John & Nancy Lenahan
Lundin Family Fund
Jerry & Katherine O’Connor
Rick & Judith Oken
Rob & Eileen Ruby
Annette Shaieb & Michael Pattee
Peter & Jackie Slabaugh
Geoff & Katherine Smith
Carla Soracco
David & Martha Stewart
Beverly Stone & Rick Dosa
Tulloch Construction
Amy Wilcox
$999 - $500
Bob & Kay Cheatham
Helen Dias
Barbara & Lawrence Dineen
Kendra Ellis & Jamie Paterson
Farmers Insurance
Gloria Gideon
Bill & Emilie Mulvihill
Thomas Sharp & Virginia Downing
Brad & Sue Shuster
Linda Wright & Jim Tamulski*
Anonymous (1)
$499 and under
Dave & Sandy Anderson
Ann Baudler
Ken & Carla Betts
Lynne & John Bosche
Allen & Lori Bouch
Harold & Madeline Briar
Susi & Peter Browne
Jack & Jenna Caldwell
James Casale
Don & Eddy Chandler
Rick & Sue Coffin
Robert & Diane Coleman
Paul Collins
Susan Crown & Greg Toto
Courtney Dettlinger
Lauren Dutton & Glen Tripp
Abe & Jennifer Friedman
Roger & Roxanne Gault
Ronda Garcia
Rebecca Harris
Claudia & James Harrison
Ronald Henrickson
Robert Herrick
David & Barbara Johnson
Fred & Peg Kemper
Dana Kirby
Brian & Kristine McCabe
Stephanie Mooers
Leonard Navarro
Margaret Pillsbury
Mary Lou & Straty Righellis
Sheryl Ruskin
Daniel & Sarah Shanahan
Randall & Krystyna Wulff
Anonymous (2)
In-Kind Donations
Piedmont Post
* Based on annual pledge
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