Children's issues: $ 330,000 Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (AISS) Big Brothers Big Sisters Blind Children's Learning Center CASA of Orange County Center for Hope and Healing Child Abuse Prevention Foundation Children's Bureau Drug Use is Life Abuse Girls Incorporated Joyful Children's Foundation Juma Ventures Olive Crest Treatment Centers, Inc. Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired Project HOPE School Foundation Safe Space NYC, Inc. Disability issues: $ 80,238 DisAbility Awareness Foundation, Inc. Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Goodwill Industries Helping our Mentally Ill Experience Success Inland Empire/Orange County Unit Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic Integrated Rehabilitation Therapies, Inc. Education: $ 79,375 College Bound - Dollars for Achievers Future Leaders Institute Charter School Hispanic Scholarship Fund Tustin Public Schools Foundation Global Microlending and Microfinance: $ 130,000 Accion International Accion New York Pro Mujer TechnoServe Ocean Conservation: $55,000 Aquarium of the Pacific Ocean Institute San Diego Coastkeeper Senior Citizen issues: $ 115,000 Alzheimer's Association Irvine Adult Day Health Services, Inc. Jewish Family Service The Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County Women's issues: $ 283,000 Bethany Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange Breast Cancer Survivors Business Council for Peace Eli Home, Inc. Families Forward Hoag Hospital Chemical Dependency Center Human Options Interval House Mariposa Women and Family Center Maternal Outreach Management System (MOMS) Mercy House Nurse-Family Partnership Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter Other programs: $ 80,000 211 Orange County Project Dignity Connection House of California, Inc. Someone Cares Soup KitchenPIMCO Foundation Excellence Awards In addition, outside of the grants program, three organizations received surprise PIMCO Foundation Excellence Awards during 2008. This year's awards focused on recognizing outstanding volunteers in fundraising. Grants were made to the following organizations on behalf of the award recipients.
Ray and Judy Brandt: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: $50,000 Working Wardrobes: $50,000 Bobbitt Williams: American Cancer Society: $100,000The PIMCO Foundation also announced that their window for accepting grant applications for next year will open on May 15th and will close on July 15th. The PIMCO Foundation accepts grants nationally for US-based nonprofit organizations. Grant applications for 2009 will be available starting April 2008 at www.pimco.com. The PIMCO Foundation is committed to making our communities better, stronger and healthier places to live, learn and work by investing in organizations that empower people globally to reach the long term goal of living sustainable, rewarding and responsible lives. Since its founding in 2001, The PIMCO Foundation has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to charities and community organizations throughout California and the US. About PIMCO With more than $830 billion in fixed-income assets under management (as of 06/30/08), PIMCO is one of the world's leading money management companies and is headquartered in Newport Beach California, with offices in New York City, Amsterdam, London, Munich, Zurich, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sydney. Founded in 1971, the company is majority owned by Munich-based Allianz Group, a leading global insurance company with nearly $1 trillion in assets and represented in 70 countries around the globe.
Contact Information: Contact: The PIMCO Foundation Mark Porterfield 949-723-GIVE www.pimco.com