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Founded in 1976, the Tides Foundation has provided more than $300 million in funding for what it calls "positive social change ... We define 'progressive' as creating a positive impact on people's lives in ways that honor and promote human rights, justice, and a healthy, sustainable environment." It awards grants in the following issue areas:

• Civic Participation
• Economic Development
• Economic and Racial Justice
• Environment
• Environmental Justice
• LGBTIQ Communities
• HIV/AIDS
• Native Communities
• Progressive Media, Arts and Culture
• Violence Prevention
• Women's Empowerment and Reproductive Health
• Youth Organizing and Development

As a foundation that facilitates funding for a range of non-profit groups, conservative think tanks and groups have criticsed the Tides Foundation as part of their campaign to 'defund the left'.

Funders of the Tides Foundation have included the Pew Charitable Trusts. Recipients of Tides Foundation grants have included Greenpeace, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Environmental Media Services, and the Environmental Working Group, National Public Radio,

The Tides Foundation also sponsors the Tides Center, which provides training and other startup assistance to activist groups.

Contents 1 Momentum Conference 2 Executive Team (2008) 3 Senior Management 4 Directors (2008) 5 Contact 6 Other Related SourceWatch Resources 6.1 Critical Links

Momentum Conference

Tides "will host its third "Momentum" gathering next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, July 20-22, [2008] at the swanky W Hotel in the South of Market area of San Francisco." ^[1]

Executive Team (2008)

Accessed April 2008: ^[2]

• Drummond Pike - Founder and CEO, Tides
• China Brotsky - Senior Vice President, Tides and Managing Director, Tides Shared Spaces
• Brian Byrnes - Senior Vice President, Tides and Managing Director, Tides Foundation
• Carla Dartis - Senior Vice President, Tides and Managing Director, Tides Center
• Ellen Friedman - Executive Vice President, Tides
• Gary D. Schwartz - Senior Vice President, Tides and Managing Director, Tides New York

Senior Management

• Drummond Pike, CEO
• Brian Byrnes, Senior Vice President, Tides and Managing Director, Tides Foundation
• Ellen Friedman, Vice President
• Christopher J. Herrera, Director of Communications
• Tod Hill, Director of Philanthropic Services and Strategies
• Gary D. Schwartz, Director, New York Office
• Lauren Webster, Chief Financial Officer

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Directors (2008)

Accessed April 2008: ^[3]

• Noa Emmett Aluli
• Melissa Lynn Bradley
• Joanie Bronfman
• Dan Carol
• Stephanie J. Clohesy
• Quinn Delaney
• Martha Jimenez
• Lawrence Litvak
• John R. O'Neil
• Drummond Pike, Founder and CEO
• john a. powell
• Wade Rathke
• Charles C. Savitt
• Joel Solomon
• Maya Wiley
• Robin Wolaner

Contact

P.O. Box 29907
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone 415 561-6300
Fax 415-561-6301
Email info@tides.org
Websites:
http://www.tides.org
http://www.tidesfoundation.org
http://www.tidescenter.org
http://www.tidessharedspaces.org

Other Related SourceWatch Resources

• Conservatives target the Tides Foundation
• Intimidating foundations
• Intimidating public interest groups
• Intimidating democracy
• funders
• Tsunami Fund
• Idelisse Malavé, Former Executive Director
• Health Care for America Now - a project of the Tides Foundation.

Critical Links

• Don Hazen, "Tides Brings Visionaries Together to Contemplate the Progressive Future", AlterNet, July 17, 2008.