The Long Beach Community Foundation was founded in 1996 by the Estate Planning & Trust Council of Long Beach and an advisory board of local community leaders in collaboration with the California Community Foundation.
In 2003, a grant to open an office in Long Beach was provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The Press-Telegram has partnered with the Long Beach Community Foundation to send youngsters to camps operated by the YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs, Camp Fire USA, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in...more
On Tuesday the nonprofit Long Beach Community Foundation, which co-hosted the event with We Love Long Beach, released the results of a survey taken by residents during the Around the Table event,...more
The trust's board of directors consists of fisherman Jim Long, Ilwaco/Chinook Port Manager Guy Glenn Jr., Phil Allen of the Long Beach Community Foundation, and Richard Carroll of Jessie's Ilwaco...more
BenitoLink was developed through a partnership with the Community Foundation for San Benito County and a substantial startup grant from the Knight Foundation. The annual media event consists of a...more
The first Long Beach Disability Community Resource Guide is available for download online — and it's free. A Washington, D.C.-based organization called RespectAbility partnered with the Long Beach...more
Editor's note: An experiment in journalism teamwork, the Long Beach Media Collaborative is made up of participants from the Press-Telegram, Long Beach Post, Grunion Gazette, and Long Beach Business...more
The collaborative was initiated by the Long Beach Community Foundation and is funded in part by the Knight Foundation. The goal: To combine forces for in-depth, multi-platform reporting on poignant...more
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