Award Given By |
Name of Award |
2009 Recipient |
Description of Award |
Americans for the Arts |
Frederick R. Weisman Award for Philanthropy in the Arts |
Sidney Harman
Chairman Emeritus
Harman International Industries, Inc. |
Presented to an individual with a demonstrable history of philanthropic giving to one or more major arts institutions. |
Association of Black Foundation Executives |
James A. Joseph Lecture on Philanthropy |
Amina J. Dickerson
Senior Director of Global Community Involvement
Kraft Foods |
Recognizes an outstanding individual whose leadership and contributions as a visionary philanthropic leader have helped advance progressive philanthropic ideals, strengthen grantmaking institutions, and build vital Black communities. |
Association of Black Foundation Executives |
Emerging Leader in Philanthropy Award |
Rahsaan Harris
Program Executive
The Atlantic Philanthropies |
Recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of staff, donors, and trustees new to the philanthropic sector. |
Association of Fundraising Professionals |
Paschal Murray Award for Outstanding Philanthropy |
John C. Erickson
Founder and Chairman
Erickson Retirement Communities |
Presented to an individual or family with a proven record of exceptional generosity who, through direct financial support, has demonstrated outstanding civic and charitable responsibility, and whose generosity encourages others to take philanthropic leadership roles on a community, national and/or international level. |
Carnegie Corporation |
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy |
Michael R. Bloomberg
The Koç family
Betty Irene Moore
Gordon E. Moore
Joan H. Weill
Sanford Weill |
Honors families and individuals from around the world who have dedicated their private wealth to the public good and who have sustained their philanthropic activities. |
Council on Foundations |
Distinguished Grantmaker Award |
Robert Hohler
Executive Director
Melville Charitable Trust |
Honors an individual who has made significant lifetime contributions to the field of philanthropy. |
Council on Foundations |
Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking |
Geri Mannion
Director
US Democracy Program at Carnegie Corporation of New York
Taryn Higashi
Executive Director
Unbound Philanthropy |
Honors grantmakers who, with a combination of vision, principle and personal commitment, are making a critical difference in a creative way. |
European Foundation Centre |
Philanthropy Compass Prize |
William S. White
Chairman, President, and CEO
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation |
Recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of the EFC and the European philanthropic sector as a whole. |
Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families |
Fred Rogers Leadership Award in Philanthropy for Children, Youth, and Families |
Carol Goss, MSW
President and CEO
The Skillman Foundation |
Recognizes outstanding contributions by staff
and trustees in the field of philanthropy on behalf of children, youth, and families. |
Grantmakers In Health |
Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy |
Gary L. Yates
President and CEO
California Wellness Foundation |
Honors outstanding individuals in the field of health philanthropy whose work is distinguished by leadership, innovation, and achievement. |
Independent Sector |
John W. Gardner Leadership Award |
Geoffrey Canada
President and CEO
Harlem Children's Zone |
Honors outstanding Americans who exemplify the leadership and the ideals of John W. Gardner, American statesman and founding chair of Independent Sector. |
Jewish Funders Network |
Sidney Shapiro Tzedakah Award |
Harold Grinspoon
Diane Troderman
Founders
Harold Grinspoon Foundation |
Awarded biennially to a person, couple, or family who practice the ways of grantmaking that Sidney Shapiro was passionate about: creative, strategic, collaborative, innovative, forward-thinking, and responsive to tangible and urgent societal needs. |
Ms. Foundation for Women |
Gloria Award: Woman of Vision and Action Award |
Bonnie Schaefer
Former Co-CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board
Claire's Stores, Inc. |
Gloria Awards honor the remarkable achievements of women activists and their supporters whose strength, courage and leadership move us towards the realization of our shared vision for a just and inclusive democracy. |
Native Americans in Philanthropy |
Louis T. Delgado Distinguished Grantmaker Award |
Joel Neimeyer
Program Officer
Rasmuson Foundation |
Honors an individual or an institution who reflect the values and ethics of Louis T. Delgado in their actions and philosophies. |
The Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy Sector Program in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago
|
Louis T. Delgado Social Justice in Philanthropy Award |
Ngoan Le
Vice President of Programs
The Chicago Community Trust |
Honors NMPS founder and his achievements in past years, as well as his ongoing commitment to social justice in philanthropy. |
Ohio Grantmakers Forum |
Ohio Philanthropy Award |
Malvin Bank
Senior Partner
Thompson Hine LLP |
For individuals or organizations who demonstrate longstanding leadership in advancing organized philanthropy, creativity in responding to societal problems, and who have significant positive impact on organized philanthropy. |
Philanthropy Roundtable |
William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership |
Philip and Nancy Anschutz
The Anschutz Foundation |
Honors living philanthropists who have shown exemplary leadership through their charitable giving, highlights the power of philanthropy to achieve positive change, and seeks to inspire others to support charities that achieve genuine results. |
Women's Funding Network |
Changing the Face of Philanthropy Award |
Swanee Hunt
President
Hunt Alternatives Fund |
Honorees inspire, challenge, and serve as models
for others to become part of social change philanthropy; contribute substantially of their time, money, and vision to the network or a women's and girls' fund; and, demonstrate a long-standing commitment to the values of diversity, shared leadership, gender equity and social justice. |
