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
Peralta Colleges Foundation Dec 2015 Website $150,000 To plan for the implementation phase of the Bridging the Gap initiative. Focus Area: Youth Term: 9 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Public Policy Institute of California Dec 2015 Website $258,000 To support research on implementation of California's Automated Voter Registration and on statewide voter participation trends. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Zocalo Public Square Dec 2015 Website $300,000 For the Connecting the Arts project, blending journalism and on-the-ground events to create a new dialogue on how arts institutions can better engage audiences, and how people can make better use of existing arts infrastructure. Focus Area: Arts Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Coachella Valley Economic Partnership Dec 2015 Website $270,000 To develop regional capacity for systemic Linked Learning implementation in Coachella Valley. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
Mission Edge San Diego Dec 2015 Website $300,000 To support civic engagement activities in San Diego through an entity such as Mid-City Community Advocacy Network (Mid-City CAN). Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 23 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Participatory Budgeting Project Dec 2015 Website $220,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Laguna Art Museum Dec 2015 Website $84,000 To forge a partnership between the Laguna Art Museum and Santa Ana Boys & Girls Club with arts engagement workshops specifically designed to produce visual art pertaining to the Latino community. Focus Area: Arts Term: 32 months Region Served: Orange County