Common Cause June 2015 Website $900,000 To promote reforms that enhance California's democratic processes, increase political transparency and widen public participation in elections. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 30 months Region Served: Statewide
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. June 2015 Website $600,000 To support 15 non-profits serving low-income communities of color in the San Joaquin Valley through the Community Leadership Project. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 27 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
NALEO Educational Fund June 2015 Website $350,000 For core support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Statewide
League of Women Voters of California Education Fund June 2015 Website $400,000 To increase voter participation and improve voter information in state and county elections. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Tides Center June 2015 Website $500,000 To increase voter and civic participation among Orange County’s underrepresented Latino, Asian Pacific Islander, and low-income communities. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 30 months Region Served: Orange County
ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties Inc. June 2015 Website $500,000 For core support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of Southern California June 2015 Website $450,000 To support effective implementation and analysis of new federal policies concerning immigrants in California. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Community Partners June 2015 Website $1,000,000 To support collaborative efforts for reform of election policies and practices, through an organization such as the Future of California Elections (FOCE). Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Children Now June 2015 Website $400,000 To ensure a coherent K-12 accountability system is adopted that promotes college and career readiness. Focus Area: Youth Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Fresno Grand Opera (Closed) June 2015 Website $200,000 For participatory programming with the poetry slam community to engage a 21st century audience for opera. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Oakland Community Organization June 2015 Website $275,000 To advance quality Linked Learning implementation in the East Bay through local public will and advocacy capacity building. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
NALEO Educational Fund May 2015 Website $50,000 For support of strategic planning. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Civic Design May 2015 Website $190,000 To provide technical assistance, materials development, and trainings on effective county voter guides. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
California Association of Nonprofits May 2015 Website $50,000 To help California nonprofits become more financially sustainable by recovering full costs from government contracts. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Small Business Majority Foundation May 2015 Website $150,000 To engage small business owners on work-based learning options in key Linked Learning regions. Focus Area: Youth Term: 6 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Central Valley - Sacramento Metro, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial
Latino Health Access May 2015 Website $200,000 To increase voter and civic participation among underrepresented Latino communities in Santa Ana. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 18 months Region Served: Orange County
Community Water Center May 2015 Website $300,000 For core support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Statewide
California Forward May 2015 Website $75,000 To support research and recommendations on the funding of California elections. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Blue Garnet Associates LLC May 2015 Website $25,000 To provide additional technical assistance to New California Arts Fund (NCAF) Cohort 2 applicants. Focus Area: Arts Term: 3 months Region Served: Statewide
San Jose Taiko Group, Inc. Apr 2015 Website $20,000 For taiko performances in non-traditional, public venues incorporating audience input at multiple stages of the production process. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region