Who’s Behind the Moss Foundation and Its Southern California Giving?
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Here’s an overview of the philanthropy of music recording executive Jerry Moss and how his foundation gives locally in the Los Angeles area.
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It’s Time for Philanthropy to Put Communities in Charge of Their Own Housing and Futures
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Amid a housing equity crisis and following a successful pilot program in L.A., guest authors Almas Sayeed and Jessica Melendez make a case for why philanthropy should back community land trusts.
Read MoreWhy This Family Foundation Placed a Big Bet on Nurses
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The Simms/Mann Family Foundation, based in Los Angeles, gives primarily toward healthcare, education and the arts. It seeks to make a big impact as a mid-sized foundation, now with a focus on the nursing profession.
Read MoreSix Questions for Nina Revoyr, Ballmer Group's Executive Director, Los Angeles
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The philanthropy of Steve and Connie Ballmer has become a major funder of antipoverty work, including in Los Angeles County. The head of Ballmer’s L.A. office tells us about her work, career path and second job as a novelist.
Read MoreInside a Media Funding Partnership to Get the Word Out about Early Childhood
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Backing journalism can be a powerful way for philanthropy to raise the profile of critical but neglected issues like early childhood care and education. Here’s one new example out of Los Angeles.
Read MoreHow the Alon and Rosana Miller Foundation Prioritizes Jewish Causes in Los Angeles
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Alon and Rosana Miller launched their philanthropic foundation following their company’s success. They have been quietly awarding grants to Los Angeles organizations as part of a commitment to their faith.
Read MoreNonprofit Homeless Response Staff Struggle to Afford Housing. Will Funders Respond?
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In L.A. and elsewhere, the homeless service sector’s workers are often critically underpaid, and some are at risk of becoming homeless themselves. Part of the problem is funders’ focus on numbers over actual wellbeing.
Read MoreFour Things to Know About the Barry and Wendy Meyer Charitable Foundation
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The Barry and Wendy Meyer Charitable Foundation operates quietly and often flies below the radar. Here are some details to help you get to know this grantmaker and what it cares about in the region.
Read MoreOn the Ground with the Ballmer Group, One of LA's Leading Antipoverty Funders
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Over the past few years, Steve and Connie Ballmer have continued ramping up their commitments in Los Angeles. We took a deep dive into how a vast tech fortune is being put to use to scale up local economic mobility.
Read MoreThe Huge Philanthropic Gift at the Heart of a Major University Initiative to Advance Computing
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A $260 million gift from the Lord Foundation of California to USC seeded a billion-dollar, campus-wide effort to reshape technology research and teaching. It’s part of a unique windfall of funds that boosted four universities.
Read MoreThis Los Angeles-Based Foundation Is Giving Children With Disabilities a Welcome Boost
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The S. Mark Taper Foundation may not be widely known in the world of philanthropy, but it is making a big difference in the lives of low-income children with disabilities, a neglected cause.
Read MoreSlow Government Payments Are One Barrier to Nonprofit Stability. Can Philanthropy Help?
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From reimbursement delays to red tape, cumbersome contracts between nonprofits and government are often a burden, a new report finds. Here’s how that impacts philanthropy — and what private funders can do to help.
Read MoreThis L.A. Collaborative Is Strengthening the Local Arts Scene and Challenging Funding Norms
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The Los Angeles Visual Arts Coalition (LAVA) is allowing smaller, avant-garde arts organizations to fundraise collaboratively, making the community more resilient and offering fresh opportunities to funders.
Read MoreHow and Where the Merkin Family Foundation Gives in Southern California
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Here’s an overview of how Heritage Group Founder and CEO Richard Merkin gives via a private family foundation that centers its giving on the Los Angeles area.
Read MoreSeven Questions for Dr. Hanh Cao Yu, Chief Learning Officer at The California Endowment
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We caught up with Dr. Hanh Cao Yu to talk about how her experiences as a refugee of the war in Vietnam shaped her, what led to her career in philanthropy, her current work, and more.
Read MoreHow Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Give in Southern California
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Hollywood power couple J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath pursue philanthropy through the Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Family Foundation. Read on to learn what this means for Southern California nonprofits.
Read MoreWhat the Marino Family Charitable Foundation Supports in California
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Gary and Gail Marino created their own family foundation after being inspired by their daughter, who was born with Down syndrome. Here are a few things to know about the Marino Family Charitable Foundation’s California giving.
Read MoreCan Philanthropy Help Create a Golden State for the Golden Years?
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Dedicated California funders are helping to design the future of aging in America by boosting new ideas, nudging along state leaders, contributing to good policy, and more.
Read MoreTop Things to Know About the Makoff Family Foundation’s SoCal Giving
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Nephrologist Dwight Makoff and his biochemist wife, Rhoda, are a pair of Southern California philanthropists who maintain a low public profile with their giving. Here are some top things to know.
Read MoreTo Combat an "Urgent Threat," a Donor Couple Makes a Big Commitment to News Literacy
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Billionaire couple Melanie and Richard Lundquist are throwing their support behind the News Literacy Project to arm students and the public against mis- and disinformation.
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