The Gerlinger Award
The board of directors established the Gerlinger Award to honor the foundation’s founders, Georgiana Gerlinger Stevens and Jean Gerlinger Kirkwood, and to support the causes most important to them during their lives.
THE INTENT OF THE FUND IS TO DEEPEN LOCAL SUPPORT IN TWO AREAS:
BIRTH EQUITY
Nonprofit organizations that provide tailored programming focused on addressing disparities in health outcomes for Black infants and their mothers
EARLY LITERACY
Nonprofit organizations that expand opportunities and engagement so that children are able to read proficiently by the end of third grade, which is an important predictor of high school graduation and career success
Please note:
The Gerlinger Award is by invitation only. The board does not solicit applications for this fund.
Gerlinger Award Recipients
RECENT RECIPIENTS
ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION
For BElovedBIRTH Black Centering Program to provide group perinatal care
BLACK WOMEN BIRTHING JUSTICE
To support BWBJ‘s efforts to transform birthing for Black women
BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS
For Brighter Beginnings to provide emergency direct assistance to families during the pandemic
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LIBRARY
For Contra Costa County Library to support the early literacy outreach van project
OAKLAND LITERACY COALITION
General operating support to Oakland Literacy Coalition for early literacy efforts in Oakland and the east bay
ROOTS OF LABOR BIRTH COLLECTIVE
To support RLBC‘s provision of doula services
SISTER WEB (HELUNA HEALTH)
For Sister Web to provide community-based doula services
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
For Pregnancy Pop-Up Village to provide wraparound pregnancy services within communities