Chinese Progressive Association Nov 2023 Website $550,000 To support the coordination of a statewide coalition of worker-led organizations seeking to advance a more inclusive and expansive safety net, through an entity such as Trabajadores Unidos Workers United. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Coast Region, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Southern California Grantmakers Nov 2023 Website $250,000 To design and conduct research for a benefits access and equity pilot in Los Angeles, through an entity such as the Center for Strategic Partnerships. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 18 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
East Bay Community Foundation Nov 2023 Website $250,000 To support the ASCEND: BLO initiative to address systemic funding inequities and bolster Black-led organizations. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Inland Empire Community Foundation Nov 2023 Website $215,250 To support Latino-led and serving organizations in the Inland Empire through the CIELO Fund. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Inclusive Action for the City Nov 2023 Website $600,000 To support initial power-building and worker-led research on a segment of Los Angeles County's informal economy. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Nonprofit Finance Fund Nov 2023 Website $250,000 To support uncovering the true costs of quality nonprofit jobs in Los Angeles Workforce Development Agencies. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 15 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Capital Public Radio Inc. Nov 2023 Website $60,000 To support organizational sustainability, legal costs, and membership engagement expenses. Focus Area: Media Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - Sacramento Metro
University of California, Riverside Nov 2023 Website $600,000 To support the UCR Inland Empire Labor and Community Center's capacity to address critical issues facing workers in the region. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County Nov 2023 Website $500,000 To support land reclamation as a tool to advance economic mobility, through an entity such as Where Is My Land. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Emerging Markets Development Corporation Nov 2023 Website $500,000 To support a strategy to mitigate gentrification and build wealth for working families in two inland California communities, Fresno and San Bernardino, using Neighborhood Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT). Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
Latino Media Collaborative Nov 2023 Website $140,000 To strengthen Latino media outlets to cover issues relevant to low-income workers and their families. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
Jobs With Justice Education Fund Oct 2023 Website $570,000 To support the Jobs with Justice Education Fund to engage workers and coalitions that improve employment conditions and opportunities for low-income workers in California. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, Statewide
Tides Center Oct 2023 Website $220,000 To support organizational strategic planning, fund diversification, and capacity-building investments, through an entity such as The LeadersTrust. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Engage R+D, Inc. Oct 2023 Website $91,000 To support documentation and learning on the role of financial and technical assistance on the operational health of worker rights organizations. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 6 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Evaluation Innovation Inc Oct 2023 Website $855,000 To support a developmental evaluation of activities to advance just policies and systems in California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Community Change Oct 2023 Website $325,000 To support a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and worker rights organizations, including in California, to strengthen labor protections for low-income workers, through an entity such as Workshop. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Hopewell Fund Oct 2023 Website $200,000 To support nonprofit organizations in Southern California to explore compensation standards for community organizers, through an entity such as All Due Respect. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 18 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial
Inland Southern California United Way Oct 2023 Website $250,000 To support a guaranteed income pilot in Riverside and San Bernardino. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
California Immigrant Policy Center Oct 2023 Website $250,000 To support research and field learning that informs efforts to improve job quality in low-wage industries. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Fenton Communications, Inc. Oct 2023 Website $188,000 To build the communications skills of Priority Communities sub-grantees through trainings and coaching. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino