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 The Foundation was formally established in 1999 within the [[Community Foundation Silicon Valley]] (CFSV), which merged with [[Peninsula Community Foundation]] in 2006 to become the [[Silicon Valley Community Foundation]]. The Kirsches had been active philanthropists since the early 1990s, however, through their donor-advised fund at CFSV.((//Who We Are.// Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.15-200618/https://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/index_who.html)) The Foundation was formally established in 1999 within the [[Community Foundation Silicon Valley]] (CFSV), which merged with [[Peninsula Community Foundation]] in 2006 to become the [[Silicon Valley Community Foundation]]. The Kirsches had been active philanthropists since the early 1990s, however, through their donor-advised fund at CFSV.((//Who We Are.// Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.15-200618/https://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/index_who.html))
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 +On May 13, 1999, Steve and Michele announced a $1 emergency grant to [[United Way Silicon Valley]]. Steve then reached out to 65 of his wealthy colleagues, resulting in further donations from the [[Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation]], the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]], [[eBay Foundation]], [[HP Foundation]], [[David and Lucile Packard Foundation]], [[Intel]], [[Peninsula Community Foundation]] and the [[Health Trust]].((//Initiatives.// Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.11-234424/https://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/initiatives.html))
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 +Between October 1999 and April 2001, the foundation partnered with [[CoreMatter]] (formerly known as AllCharities.com) and helped establish the use of the Internet as a charitable giving vehicle. The partnership ended shortly thereafter and CoreMatter ceased operations.((//Initiatives.// Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.11-234424/https://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/initiatives.html))
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 +In 2000, the foundation invested in [[pharmaceutical_companies:Targesome]], a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of proprietary receptor-targeted agents to treat and diagnose cancer and other diseases.((Kirsch, S. //Targesome donation.// SKirsch. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.03.11-234238/https://www.skirsch.com/charity/medical/targesome_donation.htm)) The company initiated a project with [[pharmaceutical_companies:Merck]] which would have seen the companies co-develop a cancer treatment. Targesome's founder published a paper on the company's work in June 2002 titled //Tumor Regression by Targeted Gene Delivery to the Neovasculature//.((Hood, J. D., Bednarski, M., Frausto, R., Guccione, S., Reisfeld, R. A., Xiang, R., & Cheresh, D. A. (2002). //Tumor Regression by Targeted Gene Delivery to the Neovasculature.// Science, 296(5577), 2404–2407. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1070200))
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 +In April 2001, the foundation made a $250,000 investment in [[LearnNow]]. After the company was acquired in July 2001 by [[Edison Schools]], the foundation sold off the majority of its stake.
  
 ===== Organization ===== ===== Organization =====
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   * [[Mills College]]   * [[Mills College]]
   * [[NARAL Pro Choice America]]   * [[NARAL Pro Choice America]]
 +  * [[National Public Radio]] (NPR)
   * [[Natural Resources Defense Council]]   * [[Natural Resources Defense Council]]
   * [[Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence]]   * [[Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence]]
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   * [[Opportunities Industrialization Center West]]   * [[Opportunities Industrialization Center West]]
   * [[Peace Action]]   * [[Peace Action]]
 +  * [[Peace and Security Funders Group]]
   * [[People Acting in Community Together]]   * [[People Acting in Community Together]]
 +  * [[People for the American Way]]
   * [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]   * [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]
   * [[Ploughshares Fund]]   * [[Ploughshares Fund]]
 +  * [[Public Interest Projects]] (PIP)
 +  * [[Reach For Tomorrow, Research Today]]
   * [[Resource Area for Teaching]]   * [[Resource Area for Teaching]]
   * [[San Jose Repertory Theatre]]   * [[San Jose Repertory Theatre]]
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   * [[Second Harvest Food Bank]]   * [[Second Harvest Food Bank]]
   * [[Southeast Asian Institute for Advancement]]   * [[Southeast Asian Institute for Advancement]]
 +  * [[Steadman-Hawkins Research Foundation]]
   * [[Taxpayers for Common Sense]]   * [[Taxpayers for Common Sense]]
   * [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]   * [[Tech Museum of Innovation]]
 +  * [[To Celebrate Life Breast Cancer Foundation]]
   * [[Union of Concerned Scientists]]   * [[Union of Concerned Scientists]]
   * [[United Way Silicon Valley]]   * [[United Way Silicon Valley]]
 +  * [[University of California San Francisco Foundation]]
   * [[Women's Action for New Directions]]   * [[Women's Action for New Directions]]
 +  * [[World Affairs Council]]
 +  * [[World Resources Institute]] (WRI)
   * [[Zero One]]   * [[Zero One]]
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
 +Further grant recipients to catalogue are [[https://www.kirschfoundation.org/done/awarded.html|listed here]].
 ===== External links ===== ===== External links =====
  
   * [[https://www.kirschfoundation.org/|Website]]   * [[https://www.kirschfoundation.org/|Website]]
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