Ayla Kalani: Westlake Village and Santa Barbara Market Team Lead,J.P. Morgan Private Bank When Ayla Kalani joined J.P. Morgan Private Bank 10 years ago, the bank had high-net-worth clients throughout Southern California but only two offices to serve them. Today, the Private Bank recently expanded its presence to Santa Barbara, and no outpost is growing [...more...]
“It’s my way of giving back to the city that raised me and made me who I am.” – William Briggs When a Minneapolis policeman killed George Floyd in 2020, William J. Briggs II, like [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
The Central City East neighborhood of Downtown Los Angeles goes by another moniker – one familiar to the public and […more…]
Youth Champions, has distributed $151,800 to 383 Los Angeles students, marking marking the nonprofit’s largest investment to date. Every donation […more…]
Homelessness
For 15 years, James built a life of service – first as an Army combat veteran, then as a special […more…]
Fostering Care
Ready to Succeed wants to thank you for being part of this year’s Graduation Celebration. It was a powerful day filled […more…]
Creative Solutions for Kids and Families has quietly built a reputation as one of the most innovative nonprofits serving the […more…]
For the Environment
From natural disasters to a dismantling of the EPA to violence against citizens in Minneapolis and across the US, there […more…]
When the 2018 Woolsey Fire ripped through the Santa Monica Mountains, then-state Senate staffer Matt Weiner watched flames burn with […more…]
For the Children
When young Perla Lara required ongoing care at UCLA Children’s Hospital, her family spent weeks in hotels and Airbnbs just […more…]
For the Arts
Neighborhood Music School is hosting their Annual Tea in the Garden on March 28th at 2pm. They will have a ribbon cutting […more…]
Step into the Time Travel Marts in Echo Park or Mar Vista, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by quirky items […more…]
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
For the Animals
In the wake of catastrophic flooding across parts of Central Texas, search efforts began in affected areas, where first responders […more…]
Twenty-six years ago, Nikki Ferraro found herself in a parking lot outside a Santa Monica surf shop, holding handmade posters, […more…]
Family Well-Being
South Los Angeles’s Service Planning Area 6 is a neighborhood of paradoxes. It is home to families with deep roots, […more…]
Ana, a mother of two from Mexico, answered a job posting to be a childcare provider in the United States. […more…]
Education
Minds Matter Southern California is proud to announce that three of our senior students have been named QuestBridge Scholars, earning […more…]
“Literacy permeates everything,” says J3 Foundation’s co-founder Joe Blackstone. Imagine staring at these words and not being able to decipher […more…]
Josue, a student who attended Mendez High School in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, is confident that he’ll […more…]
Community Resilience
Hunger Action LA invites you to volunteer or be a shopper for the next Blind Low Vision shopping day! The […more…]
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Advocacy
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]
In a conference room at the Children’s Law Center of California (CLC), Diva arrives early, notebook in hand. Just months […more…]
In a season of difficult national news pertaining to guns in America, Brady: United Against Gun Violence celebrates a massive […more…]