Programs

Abraham’s Vision
To support Its Unity Program, which supports Muslim and Jewish 15-18-year-old youth to understand the complexities of modern conflict and develop the skills to transform communities and create sustainable solutions to inter-communal strife.
$7,500
Counties served: San Francisco, Alameda

Afghan Coalition
To build relationships and increase civic engagement among community members by bringing together American Muslim and non-Muslim leaders and residents to address community issues facing Southern Alameda County.
Fremont’s Make a Difference Day scheduled in October 2012.
$10,000
County served: Alameda

African Community Health Institute
To engage African immigrant youth in interfaith arts and civic activities that help bridge cultures and reinforce positive attitudes.
$5,000
County served: Santa Clara

Arab Cultural Center
To engage the religiously diverse Bay Area Arab community to work toward shared social justice goals and produce a teaching guide to accompany a short video about Islam.
$10,000
Counties served: Regional

Arab Resource and Organizing Center
To host a grassroots organizing leadership training to facilitate greater collaboration between it and four local Bay Area mosques.
$10,000
Counties served: San Francisco and Alameda

Buena Vista Community Institute/Buena Vista United Methodist
To provide policy oversight and fund development for staffing a project to document and share the historical and personal experiences of 12 Christian and Muslim Palestinians living in the Bay Area.
$10,000
Counties served: Regional

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
In partnership with several interfaith partners, religious and community organizations will identify priority concerns and how to work collaboratively to improve multicultural relationships between the Muslim and non-Muslim community in Santa Clara County.
$10,000
County served: Santa Clara

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
To promote the visibility of the Indonesian Muslim experience and increase the civic engagement and interfaith participation of Indonesian Muslim immigrants in immigrant rights and community issues in the Bay Area.
$7,500
County served: Regional

Congregational Church of San Mateo
To support collaboration between the church, the Muslim Children’s Garden School in San Mateo, and Peninsula Temple Beth El in support of Peace Village Interfaith Summer Day Camp, an interfaith peace education summer day camp for children from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities in San Mateo County.
$10,000
Counties served: San Mateo

Congregations Organizing for Renewal
To support local community partner organizations to engage Muslim and non-Muslim residents in a campaign to advocate for a Fremont youth center, identify and address priority issues of local youth, and build a more powerful Muslim voice.
$10,000
County served: Alameda

Golden Thread Productions
To support public education about Islam through the creation and touring of original theater performances inspired by Islamic history and philosophy.
$7,500
Counties served: Regional

Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County
To support a project called “Setting the Table, Serving the Community” will address a wide variety of issues and needs regarding food, such as healthy eating, sustainable and local farming, responsible buying, religious rituals, food security, and cooking.
$7,500
County served: Contra Costa

International Association of Sufism
To support dialogue, roundtable discussions, and sharing of personal stories among Dominican University Muslim and non-Muslim students.
$10,000
County served: Marin

Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
To expand ICCNC’s existing interfaith food service program to deepen the trust, understanding, and connection between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities while serving Oakland’s most vulnerable populations.
$10,000
County served: Alameda

Islamic Networks Group
To create institutional and volunteer relationships to help Bay Area Muslim organizations become effective partners in joint interfaith community service that promotes collaborative community solutions, alliances and partnerships.
$10,000
Counties served: Alameda, Contra Costa

League of Women Voters Education Fund
To support training and resources to support enhanced and effective civic participation by the Bay Area Muslim Community.
$10,000
Counties served: Alameda, Santa Clara, and San Mateo

Marin Interfaith Council
To sustain and expand engagement and outreach of MIC with Muslim congregations and communities in Marin, whereby non-Muslim and Muslim leaders regularly encounter each other, break down stereotypes and address current anti-Muslim prejudice.
$10,000
County served: Marin

Oakland Community Organizations
To support its new partnership with a local mosque, Masjid Tasbeeh, to promote social action through collaboration between American Muslim and non-Muslim communities of faith to garner increased economic opportunities for hard to employ black and brown men age 16-35.
$10,000
County served: Alameda

People Acting in Community Together
To support the building of relationships and alliances between Muslim and non-Muslim community members in order to work together to create solutions to problems impacting communities.
$10,000
County served: Santa Clara

Peninsula Clergy Network
To support ongoing engagement between the leadership and participants of the Muslim Community Association of the Peninsula and the clergy and civic leaders of the Peninsula during and following Friday prayer services.
$10,000
County served: San Mateo

San Francisco Interfaith Council
To host quarterly interfaith dinners and discussions to address issues of education, immigration, racial profiling, and gender as they impact American Muslims.
$7,500
County served: San Francisco

San Francisco Organizing Project
To support SFOP, in partnership with the San Francisco Muslim Community Center, to identify the needs of local Muslim and Non-Muslim residents in different San Francisco neighborhoods, including Bayview, Excelsior, Fillmore, and Tenderloin, as well as in Antioch, Pittsburgh, and Oakland by using a faith-based community organizing model.
$10,000
Counties served: San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa

United Religions Initiative
To train 20 Muslim, Sikh, and other youth in Fremont and the South East Bay in areas of cultural and religious literacy. They will also participate in leadership development to implement two service projects and address religious and ethnic discrimination.
$10,000
County served: Alameda

Voice of Witness
To offer oral history training for Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities, provide curricula support for teachers and community educators, and distribute the “Patriot Acts” series to serve as a teacher’s resource guide in local high schools and organizations
$7,500
Counties served: Regional

Zawaya
To support the creation of a new musical ensemble tentatively named “Ibtihalat” (‘invocations’) focusing on Islamic music. The goal is to raise awareness and
understanding through musical performances by recruiting ensemble members from Muslim and non-Muslim communities across the Bay Area.
$10,000
Counties served: Regional