Central Valley Community Foundation May 2019 Website $1,150,000 To support the creation of Developing the Region’s Inclusive and Vibrant Economy (DRIVE), a business plan to drive economic mobility in the Greater Fresno region. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
California Forward May 2019 Website $1,125,000 To strengthen regional planning, policy development, and implementation projects for inclusive economic growth in California through the merger of California Forward and the California Stewardship Network. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Institute for the Future May 2019 Website $700,000 To support the California Commission on the Future of Work by providing recommendations to prepare the state's workers. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Capital Public Radio Inc. May 2019 Website $200,000 To support The View from Here, a model of deeper reporting based on long-term community engagement for personal, informative storytelling grounded in a sense of place. Focus Area: Media Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - Sacramento Metro
University of the Pacific May 2019 Website $100,000 To support a skills gap assessment of middle-skilled jobs in Stockton. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 9 months Region Served: Central Valley - Northern Valley, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
AmPac Business Capital May 2019 Website $270,000 To support and expand micro-businesses in the Inland Empire, through an entity such as the Microenterprise Collaborative for Inland Southern California. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Peralta Colleges Foundation May 2019 Website $300,000 To institutionalize and expand organizational capacity for the Early Care and Education Pathways to Success (ECEPTS) program to scale and replicate early care and education apprenticeships across California. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 18 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino
Bay Area Council Foundation May 2019 Website $110,000 To mitigate the impacts of natural disasters on California’s low-wage workforce. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Latino Community Foundation Apr 2019 Website $250,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 18 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
The University Corporation Apr 2019 Website $972,000 To support the California State University Chatbot Consortium for Student Success. Focus Area: Postsecondary Success Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, North Coast and State, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial
Hartnell College Foundation Apr 2019 Website $165,000 To strengthen Hartnell College's ability to foster engagement between employers in order to expand pre-apprenticeship and internship opportunities in the Salinas Valley. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
InnerCity Struggle Apr 2019 Website $150,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Chaffey College Foundation Mar 2019 Website $1,300,000 To support the InTech Center's pre-apprenticeship to job placement pipeline at Chaffey College. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Rubicon Programs Mar 2019 Website $1,500,000 To empower East Bay communities for full economic and civic participation. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
State Center Community College Foundation Mar 2019 Website $500,000 To scale the Central Valley Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
College Futures Foundation Mar 2019 Website $5,000,000 To support a partnership with College Futures Foundation to increase BA degree completion in California and provide students with access to a student-centered educational path to degree completion and economic opportunity. Focus Area: Postsecondary Success Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Linked Learning Alliance Mar 2019 Website $1,800,000 To expand Linked Learning in California and beyond, ensuring that public dialogue, policies, and practices are anchored in equity and quality. Focus Area: Linked Learning Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Foundation for California Community Colleges Mar 2019 Website $500,000 To support the California Acceleration Project: Transforming Remediation to Increase Student Completion and Equity. Focus Area: Postsecondary Success Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Catalyst California Mar 2019 Website $675,000 To support Advancement Project California. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Growth Sector Mar 2019 Website $1,330,000 To create an engineering technologist apprenticeship pathway to high-wage careers for low-skilled Californians. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, San Diego and Imperial