ORGANIZATION

Founded 1948, with assets of $750M. "The Joyce Foundation supports efforts to protect the natural environment of the Great Lakes, to reduce poverty and violence in the region, and to ensure that its people have access to good schools, decent jobs, and a diverse and thriving culture."

Issues include the environment, education, and gun violence. Board of Directors as of October 2006: Chairman John T. Anderson, Ellen S. Alberding, Robert G. Bottoms, Michael F. Brewer, Charles U. Daly, Anthony S. Earl, Roger R. Fross, Howard L. Fuller, Carlton L. Guthrie, Marion T. Hall, Valerie B. Jarrett, Daniel P. Kearney, Paula Wolff.

Provides funding to:

• Violence Policy Center (over $4M)

Official Website:
http://www.joycefdn.org/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Anthony S. Earl	Politician	12-Apr-1936		Governor of Wisconsin, 1983-87
Valerie B. Jarrett	Business	c. 1956		CEO of The Habitat Company
Daniel P. Kearney	Business	1939		EVP at Aetna, 1991-98
Jessica Tuchman Mathews	Government	1946		Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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