Freedman Consulting, LLC Sept 2023 Website $600,000 To support public-private partnerships in California by strengthening partnerships between philanthropy and state officials to deliver equitable outcomes, particularly for low-income Californians. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
SEMI Foundation Sept 2023 Website $1,700,000 To support the SEMI Foundation to build capacity as an industry apprenticeship intermediary. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Los Angeles Metro, Orange County, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
Working Partnerships USA Sept 2023 Website $2,600,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Foundation for California Community Colleges Sept 2023 Website $1,750,000 To support Grow Apprenticeship California to deploy effective tools for upskilling workers to access registered apprenticeships and for leveling inequities within the employment marketplace. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Amalgamated Foundation Sept 2023 $5,000,000 To support the creation of a new fund to build the internal capabilities of California's public workforce development agencies to more equitably serve and improve economic outcomes for low-wage workers. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
California Budget & Policy Center Sept 2023 Website $1,500,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Los Angeles Sept 2023 Website $2,600,000 To support workers' rights organizations in California with research, policy analysis, and youth development at the UCLA Labor Center. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
PowerSwitch Action Sept 2023 Website $2,000,000 To support the California Coalition for Worker Power to build greater capacity statewide for worker organizing and advocate for stronger labor protections for low-wage workers Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Sept 2023 Website $3,500,000 To support the capacity and infrastructure of the CA Black Freedom Fund to strengthen the power of Black-led organizations, coalitions, and networks serving Black communities across California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Berkeley Sept 2023 Website $1,800,000 To advance learning on low-wage work and support worker organizations in California through research and policy analysis, leadership development, student scholarship, and engagement on worker justice issues. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Oakland Public Education Fund Sept 2023 Website $150,000 To improve access to public benefits for Californians, through an entity such as AssistHub. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Living and Learning Sept 2023 Website $350,000 To provide the organization with infrastructure and capacity building support to build upon the rapid growth of its workforce programs. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Southern California Grantmakers Sept 2023 Website $250,000 To support SCG 2023 Workforce Development Funders Collaborative building access to livable wages and equitable employment. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
North Bay Jobs With Justice Sept 2023 Website $500,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, North Coast and State, Statewide
Education First Consulting Sept 2023 Website $50,000 To support the continuation of planning, multi-stakeholder capacity building and coordination, and piloting for teacher apprenticeship programs in California. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
The Roosevelt Institute Sept 2023 Website $600,000 To conduct research on place-based, equity-focused public investments in California. Focus Area: Research and Development Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
California Coalition for Rural Housing Project Sept 2023 Website $600,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Housing Affordability Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission Aug 2023 Website $100,000 To support a guaranteed basic income demonstration project in Fresno. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Tides Center Aug 2023 Website $300,000 To support the Women of Color LeadStrong Fellowship to build the leadership capacity of women of color, aged 17 and up, in the social sector in California, through an entity such as LeaderSpring. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Youth Action Project Aug 2023 Website $990,000 For organizational capacity-building and to support the Gateways to Opportunity Collaborative of the Inland Empire. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 36 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino