SkillUp Coalition Mar 2022 Website $700,000 To support economic mobility and career advancement for low-wage, low-education workers in California through the opportunity to build new skills suited to in-demand jobs with promising career paths. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Mar 2022 Website $850,000 To support the scaling and capacity building of a talent development agency that supports low-wage, returning citizens access to livable wage work, through a designated fund such as Turning Basin Labs. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
New Venture Fund Feb 2022 Website $60,000 To support racial equity planning, through an entity such as Coworker.org. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 9 months Region Served: Statewide
California Forward Feb 2022 Website $500,000 To support organizational capacity and program expansion to advance efforts to assist in the planning and implementation of the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) across the state. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 6 months Region Served: Statewide
Aspen Institute Feb 2022 Website $150,000 To create an investment playbook that provides a cohesive approach to equitable economic recovery that maximizes public, private, and civic investment in San Bernardino. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 6 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Capitol Impact Consulting, LLC Jan 2022 Website $2,250,000 For the grant funds associated with the 2022 Leadership Awards. Focus Area: Leadership Awards 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
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
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
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
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
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
Opportunity at Work Dec 2021 Website $750,000 To support the expansion and solidification of Opportunity@Work's regional network model and talent hiring marketplace serving low-income, non-degree-holding Californians. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro
Growth Sector Dec 2021 Website $2,000,000 To support pathways to engineering and computer science degrees and careers. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
Community Coalition Dec 2021 Website $600,000 To launch a partnership to support the successful enrollment of African Americans into the Southwest Carpenters job training programs, and to implement an internal assessment focused on employment and job training pipelines. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 10 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
National Employment Law Project Dec 2021 Website $3,046,000 To strengthen recovery of low-income workers' wages and ensure other legal protections through support for the California Strategic Enforcement Partnership. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Los Angeles Dec 2021 Website $1,400,000 To support workers' rights organizations in California with research, policy analysis, and youth development that centers racial justice. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
National Domestic Workers Alliance Dec 2021 Website $4,200,000 To ensure labor protections and improved professional opportunities for domestic and home care workers in California. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Goodwill Industries of Southern California Dec 2021 Website $500,000 To support a pilot program, Connecting Employers to Young Adult Workers facing system barriers in Los Angeles County, as co-developed through the Better Careers Design Group process. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 18 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
UNITE-LA, Inc. Dec 2021 Website $400,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro