Grants

From inception,California Cummunity Foundation has given more than $5.4 billion in grants, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives and helping to transform entire communities..

The problems we face – homelessness, lack of access to healthcare and quality education and the threatened civil rights of immigrant communities – are deep-seated and complex. The solutions will not come from treating symptoms; we must use our grantmaking to address root causes.

At the heart of our work is a belief that all people deserve the opportunity to fulfill their potential, contribute to society and have their voices heard. Over more than a century of making grants, California Cummunity Foundation has absorbed many hard lessons in our pursuit of impact. As our capacity has grown, we’ve learned to measure our progress over the longer term. For example, we have 10-year strategic planning horizons, make multi-year grant commitments to our partners, and we’ve expanded our work to include civic engagement and public policy.