Liberty Hill Foundation July 2021 Website $150,000 To support public and nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County to engage workers on COVID-related health and safety needs. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Tides Center July 2021 Website $300,000 To support the work of launching a five-year initiative to build the leadership capacity and equity analysis of women of color in the social sector, through an entity such as LeaderSpring. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Fenton Communications, Inc. July 2021 Website $216,900 To build the communications skills of Priority Communities sub-grantees through training and coaching. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
Burnham Center for Community Advancement July 2021 $100,000 To support planning and capacity building for a new civic organization that leverages the expertise of San Diego community members and stakeholders to address the region’s greatest challenges. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Public Policy Institute of California July 2021 Website $185,000 To conduct the PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and their Economic Well-Being, and research on labor markets and economic opportunities for low-income residents. Focus Area: Impact Assessment & Learning Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Children's Council of San Francisco July 2021 Website $200,000 To research and evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Child Care Business Incubator, which aims to increase the supply, quality, and sustainability of home-based child care businesses. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Freedman Consulting, LLC July 2021 Website $152,404 To support the exploration of public interest partnerships between philanthropy and the State of California to improve the lives of California workers. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 11 months Region Served: Statewide
Root & Rebound July 2021 Website $300,000 To advance economic opportunity for justice-impacted residents in San Bernardino, Riverside, and Fresno counties. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
Foundation for California Community Colleges July 2021 Website $300,000 To develop a comprehensive framework for Just Transition to prioritize the creation of high-quality jobs. Focus Area: New Initiatives in Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Time for Change Foundation June 2021 Website $300,000 To support Positive Futures, an employment development and wealth creation project for Black and Brown, formerly incarcerated women in San Bernardino. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 36 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund June 2021 Website $200,000 To strengthen the worker rights ecosystem in California, including support for leaders and people of color. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Miguel Contreras Foundation June 2021 Website $250,000 To support unemployed and underemployed workers in Los Angeles County in accessing secure, living wage jobs in the transportation and logistics industry. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Common Cause Education Fund June 2021 Website $175,000 To support a coalition exploring public sector solutions for local and ethnic media sustainability in California. Focus Area: Media Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement June 2021 Website $900,000 To support the development of a Black worker center in the Inland Empire and the operations of Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Southern California Public Radio June 2021 Website $400,000 To support community engagement in journalism on economic security and advancement, and a deeper reach in underserved communities. Focus Area: Media Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino
Hartnell College Foundation June 2021 Website $600,000 To implement a racial equity framework and to expand agriculture technology workforce programming for Latinx residents with community partners in Salinas. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
Fresno Metro Black Chamber Foundation June 2021 Website $2,500,000 To establish the Fresno Bonding, Technical Assistance, and Contract Financing Program (BTAC) to support the technical and capital needs of small businesses owned by women and BIPOC. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Radio Bilingue, Inc. June 2021 Website $600,000 To sustain and strengthen high-quality journalism for Latino and Spanish-speaking audiences. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, North Coast and State, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
Community College League of California June 2021 Website $500,000 To advance economic mobility and shared prosperity for all Californians through statewide advocacy and policymaker education focused on workforce development and training. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Jobs for the Future, Inc. June 2021 Website $1,500,000 To support the design, prototyping, and expansion of education and workforce development innovations to address equity gaps in employment and training outcomes across the state. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide