Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation



The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is one of the Broad Foundations that was established by the entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science, and the arts.


The foundation's mission is to transform K-12 urban public education through better governance, management, labor relations, and competition; to make significant contributions to advance major scientific and medical research; to foster public appreciation of contemporary art by increasing access for audiences worldwide; and to lead and contribute to major civic projects in Los Angeles.

Web Address

www.broadfoundation.org/

Social Media Links

Facebook - www.facebook.com/broadfoundation

Twitter - @broadfoundation

Foundation Grants and Resources





    

Recent News from Broad Foundations


How big philanthropists making big bets can keep their efforts compati - Fast Company

Can philanthropy offer appropriate or meaningful solutions to vexing ... Wollstonecraft saw charitable and philanthropic efforts as softening...more

Billionaires are spending their fortunes reshaping America's schools. It isn't working.
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Broad Foundations

It originates with the Open Philanthropy Project, a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on finding high-impact giving opportunities, and...more

Outside funders give LA Unified under new Supt. Beutner a $3 million vote of confidence
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment, Weingart Foundation

The funds will be administered by the California Community Foundation, which is one of the donors, and the group Southern California...more

Eli Broad, Patron of Los Angeles, to Step Down From His Philanthropy
Foundation: Broad Foundations, Broad Art Foundation

LOS ANGELES — Eli Broad, a billionaire who has been a dominant figure in this city's cultural, philanthropic, business and political world for...more

LA Mega-Patron Eli Broad To Retire From Philanthropic Work
Foundation: Broad Foundations

Eli Broad, billionaire Los Angeles patron, is retiring from his philanthropy. The Broad Foundations have invested billions of dollars into...more

Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York

From the fight over Common Core and concerns about charter school expansion to the fallout from Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to the...more

The Importance of criticizing philanthropy - Yahoo Finance Canada - Yahoo Canada Finance
Foundation: Broad Foundations

Read 'The Importance of criticizing philanthropy' on Yahoo Finance Canada . Last month, readers of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, the trade journal of the ... Critics like Sirota noted the...more

Billionaire Philanthropist Eli Broad on the Secrets of His Success
Foundation: Broad Foundations, Broad Art Foundation

Rahim Kanani: When you look at the totality of your philanthropic efforts to date, what have been some of the guiding principles of your giving? Eli Broad: I've run two Fortune 500 companies, and...more

Philanthropy gets in the ring - Education - AEI
Foundation: Gates Foundation

That year, I published a hard look at education philanthropy titled With the Best of .... groups are eager to be on good terms with the philanthropic...more





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