United We Dream Aug 2019 Website $300,000 To support leadership development, civic engagement, and deportation defense to protect immigrant communities in California. Focus Area: Protecting Immigrant Rights Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
University of California, Berkeley Aug 2019 Website $190,000 To support research on the lived experience of working retail and fast food jobs in California. Focus Area: Strategic Partnerships Term: 10 months Region Served: Statewide
Lift To Rise Aug 2019 Website $300,000 To build an organizational reserve to support Lift To Rises’ sustainability and capacity. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
East Bay Community Foundation Aug 2019 Website $150,000 To support the equitable implementation of Opportunity Zones in the East Bay region. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 6 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
The Foundation at FCOE Aug 2019 Website $195,000 To support the Fresno County Cradle to Career sustainability efforts and cross-sector longitudinal data system, through an entity such as The Foundation at Fresno County Office of Ed. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Bay Area Council Foundation Aug 2019 Website $300,000 To support the employer apprenticeship consortium. Focus Area: Strategic Partnerships Term: 9 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
NEO Philanthropy Aug 2019 Website $50,000 To support the DemoData3 Project to address the legitimate challenges with collecting and communicating about demographic data, through and entity such as D5 Compass. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties Aug 2019 Website $250,000 To achieve organizational sustainability and increased impact on the pressing issues facing the San Diego and Imperial Valley region. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Reading and Beyond Aug 2019 Website $25,000 To support a planning process to expand California Bridge Academy employment and training services to a broader population segment, resulting in stable careers with living wages in the San Joaquin Valley. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 3 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
San Diego Organizing Project July 2019 Website $225,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Community Coalition July 2019 Website $200,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Asian Pacific Environmental Network July 2019 Website $285,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Accelerator For America July 2019 Website $10,000 To organize and host a meeting for California foundations to better understand Opportunity Zones and the role philanthropy can play to maximize their impact. Focus Area: Strategic Partnerships Term: 4 months Region Served: Statewide
WGBH Educational Foundation July 2019 Website $150,000 To support the PBS "Working" series, a multimedia program educating thought leaders, policymakers, and the general public about the changing nature of work. Focus Area: Media Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Equitable Food Initiative July 2019 Website $285,000 To support low-wage agricultural workers in California. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 18 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - Northern Valley, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Statewide
Community College League of California July 2019 Website $300,000 To build a statewide advocacy network and deepen policymaker education around workforce training and employment strategies. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of Southern California July 2019 Website $50,000 To increase understanding of power-building approaches to voter and civic engagement in California. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
National Center for Youth Law July 2019 Website $100,000 To expand oversight, policy awareness, and legal protections for immigrant children in federal custody in California. Focus Area: Protecting Immigrant Rights Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Jewish Family Service of San Diego July 2019 Website $150,000 To provide mental health and basic needs services to low-income immigrants in San Diego. Focus Area: Protecting Immigrant Rights Term: 12 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee, Inc. July 2019 Website $250,000 To provide rapid response shelter capacity and advocacy to asylum seekers, through an entity such as the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Focus Area: Protecting Immigrant Rights Term: 12 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino