Jessica Kaczmarek's Blog Posts

We’re announcing a new initiative that dramatically expands and deepens our investments in four California communities – Fresno, Salinas, Riverside, and San Bernardino – and expects to add Stockton in a future phase of grantmaking in 2021. The goal: to create local economies that work for all residents.

Our board recently had the opportunity of learning more about the challenges and the potential of Fresno and the region.

At the Irvine Foundation, we believe California cannot thrive unless the inland regions of the state also thrive. That is why, as part of Irvine’s mission to expand opportunity for the people of California, the Foundation has long prioritized support for leaders and organizations in the San Joaquin Valley and Inland Southern California.

In this episode … we profile Senior Program Officer Jessica Kaczmarek, who talks about our work in the priority regions.