Weingart Focus: Impact
Foundation: Weingart Foundation
Weingart Foundation has delivered more than $1.6 billion in grants and loans focusing on racial and socioeconomic injustice.In 2017, it decided to align its investment portfolio with its mission to...more

Coalition Requests Attorney General Action to Protect Openai's Charitable Assets
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Latino Community Foundation
This request is in response to OpenAI's recently announced plan to restructure its operations into a for-profit entity."We believe the Attorney General has a responsibility to uphold California's...more

Q+A: Santana Talks California Community Foundation
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation
Miguel Santana was named chief executive of the California Community Foundation in late 2023.He is tasked with overseeing a budget of $2.3 billion in assets and an organization that partners with...more

(Bprw) The Ie Black Equity Fund Raises an Historic $6 Million to Build and Sustain the ...
Foundation: Inland Empire Community Foundation, California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation
"We must remain vigilant on our journey towards progress." So said Dr. Bob Ross, president and CEO of the California Endowment, as he announced a $1 million donation to the Inland Empire...more

New $22M Philanthropic Initiative Launches to Propel the Community Ownership ...
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Weingart Foundation, Irvine Foundation
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is putting his money where his mouth is, with a $22 million initiative to support community ownership of real estate. The Community Ownership for Community Power...more

More Foundations Are Examining the Ethics of Where Their Money Came From
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Weingart Foundation
Grant makers are hiring historians and taking other steps to learn whether their founders harmed people or the environment to get rich and...more

$280000 in Grants Given to 'Inspiring' Groups Helping Inland Empire Latino Community
Foundation: Inland Empire Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation
Jesse Melgar, a board member of the Riverside, Calif.,-based Weingart Foundation, and several Latino community leaders wanted to do something to improve the lives of Latinos in the Inland Empire,...more

California working with philanthropic groups on pilot guaranteed income program
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
"As people across the country struggle with global inflation, this guaranteed income pilot program provides some much-needed support and breathing room for the most vulnerable Californians,"...more

California Partners With Philanthropy to Boost Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
"When families have the resources they need to meet their basic needs and to achieve the dreams and goals they have for their future, they can live a healthy, dignified life." So says...more

A New Partnership Has A Plan To End Food Insecurity In LA
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation
Nearly a quarter of Los Angeles County's 10 million people experience food insecurity, meaning they don't have enough to eat, the Los Angeles Times reports. And that's a problem that needs to be...more