California Community Foundation (CA)



The California Community Foundation is a community foundation based in Los Angeles. It has been an advocate in the region since 1915.


The community foundation envisions a Los Angeles County made up of safe, thriving, and diverse community. Their mission is to strengthen Los Angeles communities through effective philanthropy and civic engagement.


The foundation is committed to increasing donor engagement and philanthropic dollars; strengthening the nonprofit sectors in LA; contributing to positive social change; and demonstrating operational efficiency.



    

Recent News from California Community Foundation


Dr. Cynthia A. Telles Named Chair of the California Community Foundation ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation, California Endowment

9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Community Foundation (CCF), the first foundation created to foster charitable giving in Los Angeles, announced that UCLA School of Medicine clinic...more

California Community Foundation Begins 2013 With $2.3 Million New ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Community Foundation (CCF) announced 27 new grants totaling $2,315,000 to nonprofits throughout Greater Los Angeles based on sound...more

Extraordinary Gifts: California Community Foundation VP John E. Kobara on the ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation

John E. Kobara, executive VP and COO of the California Community Foundation, which offers donor services, fills us in: Over the past year, the Occupy Movement and the political campaigns for the...more

California Community Foundation And Its Donors Contribute $133 Million To ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California Community Foundation (CCF) made $133 million in grants and other disbursements to nonprofits and charitable institutions for...more

Ron Kaye: Holiday philanthropy is vital in time of cutbacks
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation

But more importantly, it marked a critical step, long overdue, to place the San Fernando Valley's philanthropic identity high on the civic agenda. It serves as a call to action for communities...more

New Research on Philanthropy Directed to Black Males in US Reveals Important ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Open Society Foundations

This report is the first of its kind to document the wide variety of philanthropic activity in support of black men and boys, raising the visibility of critical issues facing communities across the...more

NBC4 Awards Scholarships
Foundation: California Community Foundation

NBC4, along with the Fulfillment Fund and the California Community Foundation, presented this year's $20,000 scholarship check to NBC4 Beating the Odds Scholars received scholarships to help them in...more

Long Beach Community Foundation's New Vice President
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Long Beach Community Foundation

The Long Beach Community Foundatin has a new vice president in the person of Jullie Heggeness. Heggeness replaced Sandy Vanden berge who left the foundation to become the director of development...more

California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists for 2012
Foundation: California Community Foundation

The California Community Foundation announced 20 mid-career and emerging visual artists living and working in Los Angeles as recipients of the CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists for 2012. The...more

Investments for Los Angeles Unified School District
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Ford Foundation

The California Community Foundation has secured a $1.5 million investment from the Ford Foundation for extended learning opportunities in up to 15 high schools within the Los Angeles Unified School...more



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