As your Assemblymember, I am committed to supporting local non profit organizations that strengthen our communities. Below, you will find valuable information on funding opportunities, non profit support organizations, and ways to connect with our office.
State Resources
Grants and Funding Opportunities
Grants and other funding sources keep our nonprofits running and our communities thriving! Below, you will find a list of state resources and foundations that can help financially support your nonprofit.
California Grants Portal
The California Grants Portal is a comprehensive database of all grants and loans offered by California state agencies on a competitive or first-come basis.
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program offers funding to non profit organizations at high risk of terrorist attacks to enhance security measures.
California Arts Council
The California Arts Council is a state agency with a mission of strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all.
- 📞(916) 322-6555
Other Resources
Grants and Funding Opportunities
Grants and other funding sources keep our nonprofits running and our communities thriving! Below, you will find a list of resources and foundations that can help financially support your nonprofit.
CalNonprofits
CalNonprofits is an advocate for California’s nonprofit sector, focusing on advocacy, education, and research to build a more powerful and politically engaged nonprofit network across California.
- 📞(800) 776-4226
California Humanities
California Humanities is an independent nonprofit organization and a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. They support organizations tailored to the humanities, investing in work that creates deep impact among those engaged in the field.
- 📞Los Angeles Office: (415) 391-1474
National and Local Foundations
Grantmaking foundations can help your organization achieve its operational needs and vision. Below, you will find an extensive list of such foundations operating at both the national level and within Los Angeles County.
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Ahmanson Foundation funds cultural projects in the arts and humanities, education, health care, programs related to homelessness and underserved populations, as well as a wide range of human services.
- 📞(310) 278-0770
California Community Foundation
The California Community Foundation connects community members with needed support, provides grant funding for LA County nonprofits.
- 📞(213) 413-4130
D’Addario Foundation
The D’Addario Foundation is a nationwide foundation with operations in Los Angeles County that focuses on increasing access to music education through scholarships and grants.
Doris Duke Foundation
The Doris Duke Foundation works across arts and culture, nature, and health and well-being to create a more creative, equitable and sustainable future.
David Bohnett Foundation
The David Bohnett Foundation contributes grants to socially active organizations that improve society for all.
Durfee Foundation
The Durfee Foundation makes grants to support creativity, risk-taking, equity, integrity, fiscal care, and continuous learning for individual and organizations throughout LA County.
- 📞(310) 899-5120
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
The Dwight Stuart Youth Fund supports Los Angeles County-based organizations that provide direct services and experiences to children and youth from underserved communities.
Eastside Arts Initiative
Eastside Arts Initiative is a grantmaking program supporting arts initiatives and fostering collaborations in communities on Los Angeles’ eastside.
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation offers grants, fellowships, and advocacy to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.
The Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation funds arts and cultural initiatives that drive communities towards achieving justice.
- 📞(248) 643-9630
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation is dedicated to perpetuating the legacies of Louis and Lucille Armstrong by supporting musicians, jazz education, performances and programming.
- 📞(718) 478-8274
The Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation makes grants to support communities through the power of the arts and humanities.
- 📞(212) 838-8400
The Music Man Foundation
The Music Man Foundation empowers organizations using music to catalyze enduring change.
Perenchio Foundation
The Perenchio Foundation supports arts organizations in bolstering their operational resilience to reach current and future organizations.
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation makes grants for organizations to support their operational needs, and funds for programs and capital needs.
- 📞(213) 362-7600
Snap Foundation
The Snap Foundation helps develop pathways to the creative economy for underrepresented youth in Los Angeles.
Wilhelm Family Foundation
The Wilhelm Family Foundation supports non profit arts organizations with the goal of helping improve the quality of life of artists and creative communities nationwide.
W.M. Keck Foundation
The W.M. Keck Foundation uses philanthropy to boost high impact science and community projects.
- To learn more about their Southern California Program, visit https://www.wmkeck.org/socal-overview/.
