Deb Langford:Head of Black Wealth Initiatives,J.P. Morgan Private Bank Deb Langford was mindful of the impact of giving long before taking up her role as Head of Black Wealth Initiatives at J.P. Morgan. In her current function, Langford guides affluent members of the Black community in the growth and preservation of their wealth, and in [...more...]
Collette Bowers Zinn, a fourth-generation educator and former litigator, founded the nonprofit Axis in 2020 to address persistent disparities in education. A Los Angeles private school graduate herself, former school administrator for 15 years, and [...more...]
Giving List Matching Challenges
Youth Development
Youth Champions, has distributed $151,800 to 383 Los Angeles students, marking marking the nonprofit’s largest investment to date. Every donation […more…]
Every year, Para Los Niños’ Annual Benefit celebrates the milestones youth, children, and families have achieved — educationally, emotionally, and economically — […more…]
In the bustling heart of Los Angeles, where dreams often collide with harsh realities, Step Up has been reshaping futures […more…]
Human Rights
Kanthi Salgadu doesn’t want you to think of her as a victim. She is a survivor of human trafficking, certainly. […more…]
Peggy Callahan thought Abraham Lincoln had taken care of slavery. Then Callahan, a former television journalist and filmmaker, learned that […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
A few weeks ago Setarah Homayoni and Kimberly Blake joined ClientEarth Americas attorney Hana Heineken and Executive Director Danielle Lackey […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
Ten years before the World Cup came to Los Angeles, the Play Equity Fund was already asking a question most […more…]
Sergio Carrillo was 10 years old the first time he was arrested; his brother bailed him out of jail because […more…]
For Jorgette, foster care was a generational cycle. “My grandmother and mother were in foster care, my sisters were in […more…]
For the Arts
Briana, 33 and a Latina mother of four in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, recently completed free adult […more…]
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) has been a cornerstone of culture in Los Angeles since 1913. […more…]
Step into the Time Travel Marts in Echo Park or Mar Vista, and you’ll find yourself surrounded by quirky items […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
A teenager named Liam stands center stage in his school auditorium, feeling nervous in his Tin Man costume. For him, […more…]
A Full Circle Journey Expanding Minds Matter SoCal’s Impact Minds Matter Southern California is growing—and we’re thrilled to announce that […more…]
In the bustling corridors of Foster Elementary in Compton, kids are experiencing an extraordinary transformation. Students who once struggled with […more…]
Creative Endeavors
The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) is the largest ceramics museum in the country, but its reach extends well […more…]
Community Resilience
Hunger Action LA invites you to volunteer or be a shopper for the next Blind Low Vision shopping day! The […more…]
For nearly 80 years, Direct Relief has stood ready to meet the cascading challenges of global disasters, delivering life-saving medicines, […more…]
Four-Star Rating for 15th Consecutive Year Highlights Operational Excellence and Humanitarian Impact Charity Navigator, America’s top independent nonprofit evaluator, has […more…]
Bright Futures
When Thierno’s eyeglasses broke in college, he faced the sort of decision that never appears in a course catalog. Replace […more…]
Every community has a place people instinctively turn to when the ground shifts beneath them. In Boyle Heights, that place […more…]
For 80 years, Pacific Oaks College has expanded access to high-quality education while preparing graduates for meaningful careers that strengthen […more…]
Advocacy
Ask Shane Murphy Goldsmith what Liberty Hill Foundation is, and she does not begin with its programs. “Liberty Hill Foundation […more…]
Every day for over five years, Latora Green has taken her position at the northwest corner of Sepulveda and Ventura […more…]
In a season of difficult national news pertaining to guns in America, Brady: United Against Gun Violence celebrates a massive […more…]