Improving Children’s Lives One Book at a Time
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Back in college, Joe Blackstone and his wife, Jamie Mohn, volunteered to read storybooks to elementary school kids. It was […more…]

From Despair and Uncertainty to Hope and Opportunity
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

When Felicia Cates first sought help through JVS SoCal’s career readiness and job placement centers in the Los Angeles area, […more…]

Saving Ukraine’s Vulnerable Children, Now and Into the Future
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Since 2016, the U.S.-based nonprofit Kidsave has been in Ukraine working to find older kids living in orphanages and institutions, […more…]

Forever Families and Connections for Older Kids in Foster Care
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Matt, a Los Angeles teenager living in foster care, was “mad, irritated,” and most of all “disappointed” when his social […more…]

Innovations That Save Lives
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Los Angeles County is usually synonymous with entertainment, but the Los Angeles County Fire Department Foundation is giving Silicon Valley […more…]

Ordinary People Making an Outsized Impact on the World
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Determined to make the world a better place, Dave Bauer vowed to give 10% of his net income to people […more…]

Building the Bones of Something Great
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

According to the World Health Organization, significant orthopaedic injuries account for more patient cases worldwide than cancer and HIV-AIDS combined. […more…]

Museum of Latin American Art – Expanding an Appreciation of Art
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), founded in 1996 in Long Beach, California, is the only accredited Museum in […more…]

Alleviating Homelessness by Providing Recuperative Care
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

What has the pandemic taught us? Never take good health or access to healthcare for granted. This is the backbone […more…]

From the Tragedy of the Oklahoma City Bombing Was Born a Human-canine Bond That Relentlessly Saves Lives
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

When two children got lost during a hike in rural New York with oncoming rain commingling with the darkening night, […more…]

Nourishing Essential Workers
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

When Los Angeles experienced its first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, Damián Diaz and Othón Nolasco wasted no time helping […more…]

From Skid Row, Para Los Niños Is Giving Children a Path to Their Fullest Potential
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

In 1979, the Los Angeles Times published an article about the children of Skid Row. They were hardened by their […more…]

PUENTE Learning Center Helping to Make the American Dream Possible
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

For Nicole, PUENTE Learning Center’s free college program was a lifeline during the pandemic. A first-generation college student who was […more…]

Ready To Succeed is Ready to Take the Next Leap
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Ready To Succeed, which has set countless youth exiting the turbulence of foster care on their paths to career stability […more…]

Nonprofit Pioneer Step Up Leads the Way in Ending Homelessness in Los Angeles
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

At Step Up, which offers permanent supportive housing to the unhoused in Los Angeles, eviction is not an option. Instead […more…]

Urban Alchemy Practitioners Calm the Streets of Los Angeles
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

For years, Los Angeles police have been challenged by how to respond to calls about unhoused Angelenos. Then came CIRCLE, […more…]

Holiday Joy Year Round, For All
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

If you find your way to Cortney Lofton’s workshop in Northridge, California, you will be transported to a functional winter-wonderland; […more…]

Providing Healthcare to the World’s Most Vulnerable Communities
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Esperanza was 19 years old and living in Malawi when she faced a serious health crisis. While giving birth to […more…]

Eyeglasses: The Critical Difference for So Many Struggling Students
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Five-year-old Noah was almost legally blind, pressing his nose against the page to make sense of the words. Then a […more…]

A Living Laboratory for Regenerative Agriculture
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

White Buffalo Land Trust has a vital purpose: to restore the ecosystem through agriculture and in the process directly address […more…]

Boldly Changing Career Access for L.A.’s Youth
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Alma Castillo was a rising junior in high school in South Los Angeles. A time when students begin making their […more…]

UCLA Rape Treatment Center is Healing, Empowering, and Creating Change
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

One out of every five American women has been the victim of a completed or attempted rape in her lifetime.  […more…]

The Social Sector’s Preeminent Source of News and Knowledge
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]

Historic Filipinotown’s Oldest Youth Nonprofit, SIPA, Is an Institution Worth Investing In
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Long before Allan Pineda Lindo, better known as Apl.de.Ap, would co-found the Black Eyed Peas with William James Adams, aka […more…]

Saving Young Lives With Car Seat Safety
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Marc Cohen knows just how catastrophic an incorrectly installed car seat can be. On an otherwise ordinary day, his 21-year-old […more…]

Challenging Los Angeles to Do More
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Los Angeles is rife with challenges. Meeting those challenges requires people and institutions willing to step up. For the Annenberg […more…]

Extraordinary Impact
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Wallis Annenberg never set out to be a public person. Even today, as the head of a legendary family foundation […more…]

For These Leading L.A. Realtors, Philanthropy Is a Way of Life
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Ask Craig Knizek and Marco Rufo and they’ll tell you how their global “luxury lifestyle” real estate brokerage firm stands […more…]

Southern California Public Radio Is What Democracy Sounds Like
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

When Herb Scannell took the helm at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) nearly four years ago, he found himself scribbling […more…]

Holocaust Museum LA is Encouraging Upstanders
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

In recent years, as racism, antisemitism, and bigotry have exploded around the world, the lessons of the Holocaust seem increasingly […more…]

J.P. Morgan Private Bank – A Partnership To Be Proud Of
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Sage, personal guidance can help realize your goals, afford you the time to enjoy life to the fullest, while passing […more…]

Refining Goals to Maximize Social Impact
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Rick Barragan, Los Angeles Market Manager, J.P. Morgan Private Bank For more than three decades, Rick Barragan held leadership positions […more…]

Deploying Assets for Impact: Putting Values into Practice
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

BJ Goergen:Maloney Global Head of the Philanthropy Centre,J.P. Morgan Private Bank In addition to building a global powerhouse armed with […more…]

Financial Security and Community Support
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Ayla Kalani: Westlake Village and Santa Barbara Market Team Lead,J.P. Morgan Private Bank When Ayla Kalani joined J.P. Morgan Private […more…]

The Behavioral Science Behind Charitable Giving
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Jeff Kreisler: Head of Behavioral Science, J.P. Morgan Private BankJamie Hackleman: Family Governance and Senior Philanthropy Advisor, J.P. Morgan Private […more…]

A Career of Giving
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Deb Langford:Head of Black Wealth Initiatives,J.P. Morgan Private Bank Deb Langford was mindful of the impact of giving long before […more…]

Giving With Impact During Times of Crises
By Giving List Staff   |   November 18, 2022

Nicholas Smith:Banker for J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Pasadena Each time a new geopolitical crisis unfolds, we see an outpouring of […more…]

Future of the Social Sector and Future of Black Wealth Series
By Giving List Staff   |   September 23, 2022

Arabella Advisors has held two events this year in Arabella’s Future of the Social Sector series. For both events, they […more…]

MacKenzie Scott Gifts Friends LA $2.9 Million
By Giving List Staff   |   August 29, 2022

Makes history as Friends LA’s largest gift ever from individual donor Friends LA is thrilled to announce that it has […more…]

A Home Within Invites You to Our Next Community Workshop featuring Tom Insel! 
By Giving List Staff   |   August 12, 2022

We’re thrilled to invite you to our next free Community Workshopon Thursday, August 24th from 10am-12pm PDT featuring keynote speaker […more…]