The James Irvine Foundation Board of Directors approved 20 grants totaling more than $14.3 million last week.

The James Irvine Foundation Board of Directors approved 17 grants totaling more than $25 million last week.

Is the American Dream out of reach for most Californians? How can business restore the state’s middle class? How do we create shared prosperity?

Our annual Year in Review highlights the work of our partners and grantees in 2018. Read an excerpt from Don Howard's letter.

In this episode … we get a behind-the-scenes look at Grants Administration from Kelly Martin.

As we start the new year here at the Irvine Foundation, we have finished our move to a new strategy.

Irvine in the News: December

The James Irvine Foundation Board of Directors approved 18 grants totaling more than $12.9 million earlier this week.

The blog entry I shared is about the scrutiny that philanthropy is receiving – and should – for being disconnected from the people and places they aim to serve. I share my doubts about philanthropy’s effectiveness when, as I see in too many cases, foundations and donors fail to listen to and hear the wisdom, needs, and ideas, of grantees and the people grantees serve.