Everychild Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Everychild Foundation supports children and youth through grants for health, education, human services and other needs in the Greater Los Angeles area.
IP TAKE: This is a unique philanthropy organization that has paved the way for many other women’s giving groups and has substantial giving power in Southern California. This funder takes reasonable risks, but funding is very competitive given the size of this grant opportunity.
Unfortunately, however, this funder’s process is pretty bureaucratic and takes up to a year from start to finish. It’s not particularly accessible, but if you write a succinct and well-thought out LOI, your organization’s chances may be improved. Look to previous grantees here to network further and make a possible introduction if your work align’s closely with the foundation’s.
This local funder prefers supporting medium-to-large-sized organizations that have been scaling up in size for a while. It’s not for small, grassroots grantseekers looking for modest grants to propel their work. It also funds several, established organizations, like local universities and colleges, making this local funding space harder to enter.
PROFILE: Established in 2000, the Everychild Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in Pacific Palisades, California, which is a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles. A group of women who had grown tired of the traditional gala model for fundraising created this foundation as a new and unique way to give back to the community. The foundation is "dedicated to easing the suffering of children in the Greater Los Angeles area, whether due to disease, disability, abuse, neglect or poverty.” It funds local efforts for children and youth, health, education and human services.
Grants for Los Angeles
The Everychild Foundation’s grant selection process involves a team of 20 members who vet a group of around 20 grant candidates and select two finalists. The winner is typically given a $1 million grant, while the runner-up organization receives a smaller grant. However, the foundation has awarded more smaller grants to nonprofits due to extenuating circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. All grantmaking is focused on local youth. Members of the foundation are also involved in policy and activism work to further benefit young people in the community.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range between about $250,000 and $1 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Greater Los Angeles area of California. Past local grantees include Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Homeboy Industries and the Center for Juvenile Law and Policy at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The application process can take up to a year from start to finish. It begins with an initial letter of inquiry form, and then the foundation accepts full applications by invitation only. Everychild makes grant decisions in June and announces its awards in July. Direct general questions to the foundation at info@everychildfoundation.org or 310-573-2153.
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