From the President
About the Foundation
Irvine to invest $20 million in additional funding for racial equity
On Friday, Irvine’s board approved exceeding our grantmaking budget so that the Foundation can spend an additional $20 million to support efforts to end anti-Black racism and advance racial equity in California’s systems of economic opportunity over the next 18 months.
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From the President
We stand with the protesters because our country must change
We start the week with heavy hearts. We are both optimistic people, but the senseless killing of George Floyd in Minnesota and the protests that have followed reveal just how far we have to go to end the racism in America that extinguishes opportunity, hope, and, too often, lives.
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About the Foundation
Bolstering grantees during the fallout from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly impacted all aspects of society and all of our lives. We at the Irvine Foundation also know that the virus and the impending recession is disproportionately endangering Californians who were already struggling to make ends meet.
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About the Foundation
Leadership Awards
Meet the 2020 Irvine Leadership Award Recipients
I have the great privilege of announcing the recipients of the 2020 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards.
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About the Foundation
Reflections from our CEO and President
As I reflect on 2019, I see encouraging signs that California is taking real steps forward to address economic inequality and increase opportunity for working people, particularly those earning low wages.
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About the Foundation
Partnering with the public sector
The Irvine Foundation has made a commitment in recent months to find new ways to support public sector priorities that benefit low-income workers.
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From the President
Protecting Immigrant Rights
Standing up to divisiveness, providing aid for immigrant families
Leaders from all quarters of our state and nation are standing up to racist and divisive rhetoric that seeks to divide America for political purposes. We stand with them.
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Postsecondary Success
From the President
Irvine’s new way of investing in postsecondary success
The Irvine Foundation has entered into a partnership with College Futures Foundation that starts a new chapter in our support of postsecondary success in California.
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