Chinese Progressive Association Dec 2021 Website $300,000 To build a base of workers and organizations to advance public and political will for expanding the safety net to all Californians, through an entity such as Trabajadores Unidos Workers United. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Alliance for Safety & Justice Dec 2021 Website $300,000 To remove barriers and advance economic opportunity for systems-impacted Californians and support the work of the Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ) program. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
NALEO Educational Fund Dec 2021 Website $250,000 To promote the economic advancement of Latinos by building the capacity and knowledge of the political and economic issues that impact this community in California. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Latino Media Collaborative Dec 2021 Website $278,000 To strengthen the Latino media sector and its coverage of socioeconomic issues in California. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino
The So'oh-Shináli Sister Project Dec 2021 Website $250,000 To support organizational infrastructure and staff capacity building, and to strengthen services for the Indigenous community. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Restaurant Opportunities Centers Dec 2021 Website $300,000 To support organizational improvements and engagement, training, and support to low-income restaurant workers. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 9 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
Community Partners Dec 2021 Website $800,000 To strengthen the organizing and civic engagement capacity of Tribal communities and Native organizations in California, through an entity such as California Native Vote Project. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
San Francisco Foundation Dec 2021 Website $3,000,000 To support building worker power through workforce development and improving job quality for workforce practitioners of color, though an initiative such as ReWork the Bay. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Engage R+D, Inc. Dec 2021 Website $605,000 To support a developmental evaluation of activities to advance inclusive economies in Irvine's priority communities. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
University of Southern California Dec 2021 Website $1,000,000 To provide data and support for collaborative economic development efforts in Fresno and Salinas, using a solidarity economics framework. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Jobs for the Future, Inc. Dec 2021 Website $500,000 To support planning for the High Road Training Fund in California. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 6 months Region Served: Statewide
Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles Dec 2021 Website $500,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino
Central Valley Community Foundation Dec 2021 Website $2,000,000 To build the capacity of grassroots organizations and residents in Fresno to engage in economic justice dialogue. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Economic Development Corporation of Los Angeles County Dec 2021 Website $400,000 To strengthen career pathways into infrastructure careers through the launch of a career development portal. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Novaworks Foundation Dec 2021 Website $575,000 To support designing and implementing greater career mobility and access to opportunities for hospitality workers. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Southern California Grantmakers Dec 2021 Website $600,000 To launch and conduct research on a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles, through an entity such as the Center for Strategic Partnerships. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
PowerSwitch Action Dec 2021 Website $500,000 To support a strategic reserve that advances future infrastructure and impact opportunities for the California Coalition for Worker Power. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 60 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Riverside Dec 2021 Website $1,800,000 To jumpstart the OASIS HUB Innovation Ecosystem by creating entrepreneurial opportunities in the Inland Empire. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Hartnell College Foundation Dec 2021 Website $500,000 To support a pilot Modern Life Skills Mentorship Program for first-generation immigrant youth in the Salinas Valley, as co-developed through the Better Careers Design Group process. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
University of Southern California Dec 2021 Website $1,000,000 To provide timely, actionable research and narrative that support community-driven coalition efforts targeting economic, racial, and social inequities in California. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide