Monterey Jazz Festival Oct 2011 Website $300,000 To increase cultural participation through audience diversification and financial sustainability, as part of the Arts Regional Initiative. Focus Area: Arts Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Statewide
Kern Community Foundation Oct 2011 Website $500,000 To increase the philanthropic and leadership capacity of the Kern Community Foundation. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education Oct 2011 Website $275,000 To support civic engagement and public policy development among low-income and ethnic communities in Los Angeles and to strengthen organizational leadership capacity. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Central Valley Community Foundation Oct 2011 Website $3,000,000 For a regranting and donor development program that advances solutions to issues that are critical to San Joaquin Valley residents and builds a pipeline of local philanthropic support. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Blue Sky Consulting Group Sept 2011 Website $50,000 To construct an analytical model of the distributional impact of various changes to California's tax structure. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 2 months Region Served: Statewide
America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth Sept 2011 Website $50,000 To support California-focused sampling and analysis within a national survey of out-of-school and disconnected youth age 16-24 regarding their educational and career aspirations and barriers to success. Focus Area: Youth Term: 4 months Region Served: Statewide
Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Sept 2011 Website $100,000 To increase the long-term financial sustainability of 17 arts, science and cultural institutions in San Diego's historic Balboa Park by developing a park-wide membership model, increasing membership income and sales revenue. Focus Area: Special Opportunities Term: 6 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Center for Powerful Public Schools Sept 2011 Website $135,000 To plan for the implementation of Linked Learning at Belmont High School and Castro Middle School in Los Angeles Unified School District. Focus Area: Youth Term: 3 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Candid Sept 2011 Website $150,000 To increase the online presence and transparency of small and emerging California foundations. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Arts Council Santa Cruz County Sept 2011 Website $115,000 For regranting to small arts organizations and individual artists, and to increase outreach to underserved communities in Santa Cruz County. Focus Area: Arts Term: 36 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles Sept 2011 Website $150,000 To inform implementation of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act in eight California counties. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 15 months Region Served: Statewide
Resources Legacy Fund Aug 2011 Website $50,000 To support the development of a grants and contracts administration system. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 8 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Council for Aid to Education Aug 2011 Website $100,000 To conduct a feasibility study to assess and improve 21st century skills of high school students in California. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
The Music Center Aug 2011 Website $30,000 To support a capacity-building planning and research project at the Music Center. Focus Area: Arts Term: 3 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Public Agenda Foundation, Inc. Aug 2011 Website $140,000 To conduct qualitative research on California public officials' attitudes about the status of community involvement in local public decision making. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 6 months Region Served: Statewide
Institute For Evidence-Based Change Aug 2011 Website $150,000 To support the design of a district data system for the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Focus Area: Youth Term: 4 months Region Served: Statewide
FSG, Inc. Aug 2011 Website $150,000 For a research project to illuminate the strategic value and community impact of donor-advised funds held by community foundations, with a particular focus on trends and implications in California. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 16 months Region Served: Statewide
Public Policy Institute of California Aug 2011 Website $140,000 To support the 2011 Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Families in Schools Aug 2011 Website $50,000 To support executive coaching, organizational planning, and the strengthening of data tracking and evaluation systems. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 18 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Liberty Hill Foundation Aug 2011 Website $50,000 For strategic planning, board/staff retreats, and a technology assessment and upgrade. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 6 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro