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“We Know Exactly How Housing Works.” How a New Public-Private Partnership Tackles Homelessness
Housing Former Foster Youth in LA: Checking in with Daniel Heimpel
Good ideas seem to bubble up from different corners of the globe around the same time. Take the development of the field of philosophy during the Axial Age, the invention of the airplane in the early 20th century, or, in the worlds of philanthropy … [Read more...] about Housing Former Foster Youth in LA: Checking in with Daniel Heimpel
What the Fletcher Jones Foundation Supports in Southern California
Fletcher Jones co-founded the Computer Sciences Corporation in 1959 and was a pioneer in the field of information technology services. Although he was primarily concerned with business pursuits during his lifetime, he left behind a legacy of … [Read more...] about What the Fletcher Jones Foundation Supports in Southern California
The Future of Hollywood Philanthropy: Stars Come Out for a Social Impact Summit in L.A.
On a bright Thursday in Los Angeles, about 400 people filed into the darkened screening room of the Director’s Guild of America, located on a buzzy curve of Sunset Strip, dropping their paper coffee cups into the trashcan on the way. They’d come for … [Read more...] about The Future of Hollywood Philanthropy: Stars Come Out for a Social Impact Summit in L.A.
Southern California’s Edgerton Foundation and Its Local Funding
Dr. Brad Edgerton is a retired reconstructive plastic surgeon who created his own philanthropic foundation in 2000. Alongside his professional career, Edgerton has longstanding charitable interests in a few very specific areas. Here’s an overview of … [Read more...] about Southern California’s Edgerton Foundation and Its Local Funding
With a New, All-Female Investment Committee, This L.A.-Based Funder Is Sending a Message
Philanthropic funders have been increasingly focused not just on how their grants can make an impact, but on how their invested assets can also advance their missions. One important component of that question is who, exactly, is making the investment … [Read more...] about With a New, All-Female Investment Committee, This L.A.-Based Funder Is Sending a Message
A Look at the Desert Community Foundation’s Funding in California’s Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley is perhaps best known for the hugely popular music festival that takes place there over multiple weekends each April. But to address the charitable needs of the region, the Desert Community Foundation (DCF) has been serving the … [Read more...] about A Look at the Desert Community Foundation’s Funding in California’s Coachella Valley
Amid a Backlash Against Equity Work, This Racial Justice Fund Is Just Getting Started
The summer of 2020 was poised to be a turning point when it came to racial justice in the U.S, including in the philanthropic sector. After the death of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed, numerous foundations pledged impressive amounts … [Read more...] about Amid a Backlash Against Equity Work, This Racial Justice Fund Is Just Getting Started
A Glimpse Into the Southern California Philanthropy of the Robert Day Foundation
In September 2023, Robert A. Day passed away at the age of 79. Day was a local investor, businessman and philanthropist in the Los Angeles area, and a longtime USC supporter. Day founded the Trust Company of the West in 1971 and served as the CEO of … [Read more...] about A Glimpse Into the Southern California Philanthropy of the Robert Day Foundation
Small Grants Yield Big Cash: A Foundation Helped Unlock Millions in Public Funds for Homeless Youth
This is not a news flash: Los Angeles is experiencing a massive homelessness crisis. A lesser-known fact: A large percentage of people “sleeping rough” under the freeway overpasses and in city parks were in the foster care system, often not that … [Read more...] about Small Grants Yield Big Cash: A Foundation Helped Unlock Millions in Public Funds for Homeless Youth
L.A. Foundations Back Renovation of a Historic Facility Serving Children with Visual Impairments
Since 1938, the Blind Children’s Center in Los Angeles has provided early care and education for young children with visual impairments and other disabilities. Now, with the help of several philanthropies, the historic building where the center is … [Read more...] about L.A. Foundations Back Renovation of a Historic Facility Serving Children with Visual Impairments
With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands
Despite new legislation and continued promises of action, a full 28% of all people experiencing homelessness in the U.S. live in California. For years, the proposed solution has been to build more housing, but one pooled fund is taking a different … [Read more...] about With a Power-Building Approach to Housing in California, a Pooled Fund Evolves and Expands
A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder
Opioids continue to ravage communities across the country, resulting in a grim and steady climb in overdose deaths last year, according to preliminary statistics. Chicago and San Francisco alone saw record numbers of opioid-related overdose … [Read more...] about A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder
A Conversation With Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Outgoing CEO of the Latino Community Foundation
Jacqueline Martinez Garcel served as the CEO of the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) from 2015 to 2023, where she helped the foundation raise more than $100 million to advance its mission of building power for Latinos and investing in their … [Read more...] about A Conversation With Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Outgoing CEO of the Latino Community Foundation
How the Crail-Johnson Foundation Supports Youth in Greater Los Angeles
With a history that dates back to the 1980s, the San Pedro, California-based Crail-Johnson Foundation has specific funding interests and a strict geographic focus. It has awarded over $47 million since its inception and aims to promote the well-being … [Read more...] about How the Crail-Johnson Foundation Supports Youth in Greater Los Angeles
Who Runs the Cormura Foundation, and What Does It Support in Southern California?
Based in Newport Beach, California, the Cormura Foundation is involved with the local social justice and faith communities. This is the foundation of Samuel B. Corliss, Jr., who has served as a managing director for Merrill Lynch. The foundation … [Read more...] about Who Runs the Cormura Foundation, and What Does It Support in Southern California?
How the Dan Murphy Foundation Supports Catholicism in Los Angeles
According to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, over four million people identify as Catholics in Los Angeles, California. Spanning the counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura, the diocese is the largest in the U.S. and one of the most … [Read more...] about How the Dan Murphy Foundation Supports Catholicism in Los Angeles
Based in Southern California, the Colburn Foundation Exclusively Focuses on Classical Music
Several Southern California foundations give steadily to music organizations, including the Thomas C. Ackerman Foundation and Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation. However, few in the region are more music-focused than the Colburn Foundation. This … [Read more...] about Based in Southern California, the Colburn Foundation Exclusively Focuses on Classical Music
Former Foster Youth Are Too Often Left With Nowhere to Go. This Foundation Is Trying to Help
In Los Angeles County, foster kids entering adulthood generally confront this rocky transition period without the guidance and support of parents — or often any other adults who have been in their lives on a consistent basis. While all young people … [Read more...] about Former Foster Youth Are Too Often Left With Nowhere to Go. This Foundation Is Trying to Help
NFL Legend Marcellus Wiley on His Philanthropy and Giving Back Across the Next Generation
Born in Compton, California, NFL legend Marcellus Wiley beat the odds in many ways. Attending what is now known as Saint Monica Preparatory, Wiley showed a knack for football, track and field, and academics — making the National Honor Society and … [Read more...] about NFL Legend Marcellus Wiley on His Philanthropy and Giving Back Across the Next Generation
Who Is Funding Efforts to Support the Nation’s 1 Million Homeless Students?
As kids across the country are settling into the new school year, having worked through the usual mix of nerves and excitement, many of them are still struggling with the relentless challenges that come with being a student who is also homeless. Just … [Read more...] about Who Is Funding Efforts to Support the Nation’s 1 Million Homeless Students?
Why This L.A. Funder Created a Children’s Library at Men’s Central Jail
Visitation areas at jails and prisons are typically spare and unwelcoming, with fluorescent lighting, stark linoleum floors, functional furniture and few amenities. But at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, the visitation room now features a cozy … [Read more...] about Why This L.A. Funder Created a Children’s Library at Men’s Central Jail
Talent for Philanthropy: A Look Inside the UTA Foundation
While there is plenty of uncertainty in Hollywood these days with an ongoing writers’ and actors’ strike, the “Big 3” agencies — Creative Artists Association (CAA), William Morris Endeavor (WME), and United Talent Agency (UTA) — still loom large in … [Read more...] about Talent for Philanthropy: A Look Inside the UTA Foundation
A Conversation with Jackie Broxton, President of the Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
Bridget “Biddy” Mason’s story could be a movie. Born into slavery in 1818 in Mississippi, she moved to Utah with her last owner, Robert Marion Smith, who helped establish a Mormon community there and brought along his family — and his slaves. As they … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Jackie Broxton, President of the Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
Community Chest: How This South Korean Funding Intermediary Galvanizes Donors Big and Small
Last week’s meeting between President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea was an historic moment full of firsts — the first trilateral summit among these three nations, the first time Biden hosted foreign leaders at Camp David and the … [Read more...] about Community Chest: How This South Korean Funding Intermediary Galvanizes Donors Big and Small
Who’s Behind the Moss Foundation and Its Southern California Giving?
The Moss Foundation has operated in Los Angeles since 1990 but maintains a low public profile. Many Southern California nonprofits are unfamiliar with this funder despite the fame of its founder, a recording executive who was inducted into the Rock & … [Read more...] about Who’s Behind the Moss Foundation and Its Southern California Giving?
It’s Time for Philanthropy to Put Communities in Charge of Their Own Housing and Futures
Housing insecurity is a national crisis. In big cities, suburbs and rural areas, on the coasts and in the heartland, rents are skyrocketing, homeownership is out of reach, and a lost job or a landlord’s whim can push families into homelessness.In … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Philanthropy to Put Communities in Charge of Their Own Housing and Futures
Why This Family Foundation Placed a Big Bet on Nurses
The Simms/Mann Institute and Foundation was founded by real estate developer Ronald A. Simms and his wife Victoria Mann Simms, a veteran clinical psychologist and child development specialist. Based in Los Angeles, Simms/Mann Family Foundation gives … [Read more...] about Why This Family Foundation Placed a Big Bet on Nurses
Six Questions for Nina Revoyr, Ballmer Group’s Executive Director, Los Angeles
Nina Revoyr heads the Los Angeles office of Ballmer Group, the philanthropy founded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, in 2015. As we recently wrote, in that short time, Ballmer Group has become a leading antipoverty funder … [Read more...] about Six Questions for Nina Revoyr, Ballmer Group’s Executive Director, Los Angeles
