The following is a representative list of the Germeshausen Foundation's grantees past and present.

Innovative organizations
The foundation has sought to support innovative approaches to issues in society. These approaches are often led by entrepreneurial individuals with the drive and skills to build a program.

• Citizen Schools www.citizenschools.org
• City Year www.cityyear.org
• Jumpstart www.jstart.org
• Peace First (formerly Peace Games) www.peacefirst.org
• Teen Empowerment www.teenempowerment.org
• Year Up www.yearup.org

Children's programming in arts and cultural institutions
The foundation has supported major arts and cultural institutions in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Most of this funding supported programs for young people.

• Boston Children's Museum www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org
• Boston Music Education Collaborative
• Boston Symphony Orchestra www.bso.org
• Dr. Kenneth Germeshausen Art ExperienCenter at the DeCodova Museum www.decordova.org
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston www.mfa.org
• Museum of Science, Boston www.mos.org
• New England Aquarium www.neaq.org

Development of future leaders
The foundation has funded a number of initiatives that help develop future leaders.

• Echoing Green www.echoinggreen.org
• Humanity in Action www.humanityinaction.org
• Women and Public Policy Program, Kennedy School at Harvard University www.hks.harvard.edu

National media
The foundation has supported national media-related projects including:

• Bill Moyers television specials The Language of Life with Bill Moyers (on the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival), and The Global Report Card (on environmental issues)
• WGBH www.wgbh.org

Documentaries
The foundation has provided funding for several documentary films and video productions including:

• Coexist www.coexistdocumentary.org
• Journey of the Universe www.journeyoftheuniverse.org
• Renewal www.renewalproject.net
• Run Granny Run www.grannyd.com
• Voice of the Valley www.voiceofthevalleyfilm.com

Development of new fields of interest
The foundation has served as a catalyst in the development of new fields, including alternative medicine, religion and ecology, and conservation medicine.

• Alternative medicine

Provided early funding for the Center for Alternative Medicine Research and Education at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston www.bidmc.org and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (mind/body work) www.umassmed.edu Provided funding for Body and Soul, a documentary on alternative medicine

• Religion and ecology

Helped establish the field of religion and ecology through support for the Thomas Berry Foundation (www.thomasberry.org) and the Forum on Religion and Ecology, now based at Yale University (fore.research.yale.edu).

• Spirituality

Provided support to The Center of Rational Spirituality, which is dedicated to the betterment of humanity through the integration of ancient spiritual wisdom and modern rational thought. www.rationalspirituality.org

• Conservation medicine

To help address the problems of disease transmission among wildlife, domesticated animals and humans, the foundation has provided support for EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust) and its affiliates, the Consortium for Conservation Medicine and the Wildlife Trust Alliance. www.ecohealthalliance.org