Rex Foundation
The Rex Foundation was started by members of the Grateful Dead and friends as a non-profit organization to "proactively provide extensive community support to creative endeavors in the arts, sciences, and education." The organization is named after a much-loved roadie who was killed in an auto accident.
Contributions
They have contributed to:
- The Achievement Academy at Simon's Recreation Center
- The American Indian College Fund
- American Music Theater Festival
- Bethesda Project (My Brother's House)
- Camp Winnarainbow
- The Committee for a Better North Philadelphia
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation
- The Family Assistance Program
- The Farm School
- Fishery Foundation of California
- Food and Friends
- Greater Philadelphia Food Bank
- Hanford Education Action League
- Huichol Sierra Fund for Community Development
- Lithuanian Basketball Team
- Mainstream Foundation
- Musicians United for Superior Education
- National Handicapped Sports
- Native American Women's Health Education Center
- O'Neill Sea Odyssey
- Peer AIDS Education Coalition
- The Poetry Project at St. Marks
- San Quentin Mass Choir
- Sunburst Projects (Music from people with HIV/AIDS)
- Wave Hill - Putting Children in Touch with Nature
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London - John Virtue Exhibition
- United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
- Zen Hospice Project
and many others.
Board Members
Bob Weir, Cameron Sears, Sage Scully, John Scher, Cliff Palefsky, Roger McNamee, Nick Morgan, John Leopold, Michael Klein, Rosalie Howarth, Mickey Hart, Freddy Hahne, Carolyn Garcia, Andy Gadiel, Kristin Dolan, Stefanie Coyote, Barry Caplan, Diane Blagman, Steve Bernstein
Bill Graham (1984 – d.1991), Jerry Garcia (1984 – d.1995)
- Executive Director
Sandy Sohcot
- Advisory Board
Bill Walton, Jon McIntire, Larry Brilliant, John Perry Barlow, Bernie Bildman
EMERITUS: Hal Kant
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