California Forward Feb 2016 Website $132,500 To review campaign finance rules to determine improvements that can increase clarity and compliance, in partnership with California's Fair Political Practices Commission. Focus Area: Election Policies and Practices Term: 15 months Region Served: Statewide
Movement Strategy Center Feb 2016 Website $300,000 To support voter and civic engagement activities in Oakland and surrounding areas through an entity such as Oakland Rising. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Regents of the University of California Feb 2016 Website $299,843 To support the research component of a young-adult focused integrated voter and civic engagement learning community in California. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
PowerPAC Foundation Feb 2016 $100,000 To support the design phase of a multi-year integrated voter and civic engagement research project, through an entity such as the American Majority Project Research Institute. Focus Area: Voter and Civic Engagement Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees Jan 2016 Website $75,000 To foster learning among funders on the potential to enhance economic opportunities for low-income immigrants and refugees in California. Focus Area: Immigrant Integration Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Golden State Opportunity Foundation Jan 2016 Website $300,000 To support targeted regional coordination and large-scale regional community events associated with the CalEITC4me Campaign in the Central Valley and Inland Southern California. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - Northern Valley, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
Diavolo Dance Theatre Jan 2016 Website $30,000 For a professionally facilitated strategic planning process. Focus Area: Arts Engagement Term: 6 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
United Ways of California Jan 2016 Website $280,000 To improve access for low-income families to free tax preparation assistance, both in person and online, and increase awareness of and application for the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
California Budget & Policy Center Jan 2016 Website $236,000 To support the California earned income tax credit (EITC) evaluation and participation analysis. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Southern California Grantmakers Jan 2016 Website $75,000 To encourage public private partnership to support vulnerable children in Los Angeles County, through an entity such as the Center for Strategic Public Private Partnership. Focus Area: Additional Grantmaking Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Volunteers in Probation, Inc. Jan 2016 Website $25,000 To support county probation staff in providing assistance to offenders, at-risk youth and their families, as a finalist for The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Focus Area: Leadership Awards Term: 12 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Digital Nest Dec 2015 Website $25,000 For general operating support, as a finalist for The 2016 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
Tides Center Dec 2015 Website $200,000 To support effective criminal justice and community safety strategies, through an entity such as Californians for Safety and Justice, as a recipient of The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Reading and Beyond Dec 2015 Website $200,000 To support the work of the Fresno Bridge Academy in helping families on public assistance gain meaningful employment, as a recipient of The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation Dec 2015 Website $200,000 To increase health literacy in public hospital and safety net systems, and public health literacy on Type 2 diabetes, through an entity such as the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, as a recipient of The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
The Sierra Fund Dec 2015 Website $200,000 For general operating support, as the recipient of The 2016 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - Northern Valley, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, North Coast and State, Sierra
Vision To Learn Dec 2015 Website $25,000 For general operating support, as a finalist for The 2016 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University Dec 2015 Website $25,000 To support the Record Clearance Project, as a finalist for the 2016 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
SFMade Dec 2015 Website $200,000 For general operating support, as the recipient of The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Women's Foundation of California Dec 2015 Website $300,000 To support the Inland Empire Civic Engagement Capacity Building Project. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino