Education
Here's who's supporting
Education
in LA
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Barron Hilton, philanthropist & business leader, is among LA’s most generous individuals.
Category: PeopleCause: Disability, Education, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Relief, Water -
LA+Acumen works to create a world beyond poverty.
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The 100 Black Men of Orange County empowers the African American community through its leadership & programming.
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826LA is dedicated to supporting student writing.
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A Place Called Home provides children and teens in South Central LA with love, safety, training & opportunity.
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The Advancement Project addresses inequality & expands opportunity.
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The Ahmanson Foundation is a major supporter of the arts, humanities, education & more.
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The Annenberg Foundation supports the worldwide community through its grant-making, technical assistance & charitable activities.
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Antonia Hernández is the President & CEO of the California Community Foundation.
Category: PeopleCause: Education, Elderly, Social Justice -
Arianna Huffington is an influential & innovative media leader, author & commentator.
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Austin Beutner is Superintendent of the LAUSD.
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Ben Goldhirsh is a leading champion of positive social change through the Goldhirsh Foundation & GOOD.
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The Broad Foundations advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science & the arts.
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The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools is awarded to exemplary charter schools.
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The Broad Prize for Urban Education honors the greatest overall performance, improvement & success in reducing gaps among low-income & minority students.
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The California Community Foundation is committed to transformative change across the Los Angeles and around the world.
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Cheryl Saban, Ph.D., is a leading philanthropist, author of 14 books, and an advocate for women and children.
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Christine Margiotta is Executive Director of Social Venture Partners Los Angeles
Category: PeopleCause: Education, Homelessness, LGBTQ, Poverty, Social Justice -
Cities4Peace builds the capacity of individuals, organizations & communities through frameworks & tools that increase social connection and residence & promote peace.
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Claremont Lincoln University offers an innovative, online M.A. in Social Impact with an emphasis on mindful & compassionate leadership.
Category: Higher EducationCause: Education, Health, Poverty, Social Justice -
Connie Rice is a highly respected & influential civil rights attorney, author, & social justice crusader.
Category: PeopleCause: Education, Social Justice -
The Hilton Foundation supports leading nonprofits & partners with foundations, philanthropists, governments & corporations to solve social problems.
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The Hilton Humanitarian Prize calls attention to the need for humanitarian aid & support by recognizing & advancing the efforts of its awardees.
Category: PrizesCause: Arts, Boys, Disability, Economic Development, Education, Elderly, Environment, Food, Girls, Health, Homelessness, Housing, LGBTQ, Men, Poverty, Relief, Science, Social Justice, Technology, Transportation, Water, Women -
Craft in America explores, preserves & celebrates craft.
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Designmatters at Art Center is where art and design education meets social change.
Category: Higher EducationCause: Arts, Education, Environment, Social Justice -
DIY Girls encourages young women to explore technology, engineering & "making" through innovative educational experiences.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Education, Girls, Science, Technology -
Eli & Edythe Broad are leading philanthropists & supporters of innovation in education, the arts & science.
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Elise Buik is President & CEO of the United Way of Greater LA.
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Enrou is a curated online marketplace where every purchase creates opportunity.
Category: BusinessesCause: Economic Development, Education, Health, Poverty, Social Justice -
Friday5 provides an easy way to give back by facilitating a weekly online donation to a carefully vetted philanthropy.
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GameDesk promotes learning through computer games.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Boys, Education, Girls, Science, Technology -
Dr. Gary Michelson, M.D., is a highly successful inventor of medical devices & a leading philanthropist.
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Gifts for Good is an online gifting company with a social impact.
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Gladeo helps young people find and pursue their dream careers.
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Global SoCal brings together individuals & organizations working internationally to address pressing challenges.
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GlobalGirl Media trains girls to become citizen journalists.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Education, Girls, Social Justice, Technology, Teens -
The Goldhirsh Foundation identifies the brightest emerging social innovators & gives them the tools for success.
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Grades of Green is dedicated to helping schools create environmental change.
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The Gumball Foundation is creating the next generation of inner-city social entrepreneurs & providing access to higher education.
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Haim Saban is an entertainment industry leader and philanthropist.
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Heal the Bay works to make our coastal waters clean & healthy.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Education, Environment, Science, Water -
Heart of Los Angeles gives some of the city's most vulnerable youth a chance to succeed in life.
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Herb Alpert is a philanthropist, musician, former music executive & artist.
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Communications for good
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The i.am.angel foundation seeks to TRANS4M lives through education, inspiration & opportunity.
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The Imagination Foundation finds, fosters, and funds creativity and entrepreneurship in kids globally.
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Inner-City Arts provides arts education to those children most in need.
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Inside Philanthropy is a media site digging every day to get the inside scoop on foundations and major donors.
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The Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards recognize & support individuals advancing innovative & effective solutions to significant issues.
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LA Voice teaches people to speak, act & engage in the public arena.
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The LA Conservation Corps transforms youth while enhancing communities.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Boys, Education, Environment, Girls, Poverty, Social Justice, Teens -
Libros Schmibros champions the pleasures of literature & its power to change lives.
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Live Talks Los Angeles brings great speakers to our city.
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The Los Angeles Conservancy preserves our architectural heritage.
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Los Angeles Room and Board focuses on ending homelessness & promoting college completion among community college students in the greater LA area.
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Los Angeles Social Venture Partners pools its participants’ funds to invest in selected nonprofits.
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The Magic Johnson Foundation develops programs & supports community-based organizations that address the educational, health & social needs of ethnically diverse, urban communities.
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Magnolia Place Community Initiative galvanizes community residents and organizational partners to create a local response to improving the safety and well being of children & parents beyond the traditional direct services approach.
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Miguel Santana is President & C.E.O. of the Weingart Foundation.
Category: PeopleCause: Education, Poverty, Social Justice -
The NOMAD Foundation promotes combining ancient skills with new technologies to bring prosperity to the nomadic people of Niger.
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The Nonprofit Finance Fund empowers the people & organizations that generate opportunity & hope in underserved communities.
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Operation USA provides relief, reconstruction & development aid.
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Peer Health Exchange gives teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions.
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Peter Diamandis is Chairman & CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation.
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Philanthro LA offers an opportunity for young professionals to collaborate in hosting social & volunteer events that raise awareness & funds for other nonprofits.
Category: NetworksCause: Education, Environment, Health, Homelessness -
The Prison Library Project provides free reading materials to inmates nationwide.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Education, Social Justice -
Where thought leading nonprofits build & manage their mobile apps.
Category: Businesses, ServicesCause: Education, Environment, Poverty, Technology -
Re-Book It is a free community service that finds new homes for books.
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Reading Partners envisions a future where all of the children in the U.S. have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential.
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Richard (Dick) Riordan, LA's former Mayor, is an energetic, entrepreneurial & effective problem solver.
Category: PeopleCause: Economic Development, Education -
The Roddenberry Foundation focuses on big, bold ideas that can change the world.
Category: FundingCause: Education, Environment, Science, Technology, Water -
The Roddenberry Prize celebrates bold solutions to benefit humanity.
Cause: Arts, Education, Environment, Food, Health, Poverty, Relief, Science, Technology -
Roozt is a curated online marketplace featuring cool socially responsible brands.
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School on Wheels provides tutoring to homeless children in Southern California
Category: OrganizationsCause: Boys, Education, Girls, Homelessness, Poverty -
The Scripps College Academy is a year-round college readiness program for high-achieving young women from the greater LA.
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Sir Ken Robinson is an international leader in education, creativity & innovation.
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Social Enterprise Los Angeles brings together social entrepreneurs & encourages their collaboration.
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The Social Innovation Fast Pitch is a mentoring program that culminates in a competition in which nonprofits vie for cash awards.
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Spark's mission is to provide life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Economic Development, Education, Teens -
stone + cloth produces locally made backpacks that help to fund educational access for children in Tanzania.
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TXT is providing high quality tech education for Black & Latino youth.
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Terra Education, Inc. offers international service-learning programs for students of all ages, from all over the world, to learn the skills required to be effective global citizens in an interconnected society.
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With every purchase of shoes or eyewear, TOMS will help a person in need.
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The Twenty Million Minds Foundation reduces college costs by democratizing educational content.
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Uncommon Good empowers underserved families through education, medicine, and the environment.
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Vision to Learn provides free eye exams & glasses to needy children.
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Vocademy is a makerspace. It's the place to learn and make ANYTHING!
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The Weingart Foundation seeks to build better communities by providing assistance to people in need.
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Within a community of women writers, WriteGirl promotes creativity and self-expression to empower girls.
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The XPRIZE aims to capture the imagination of the public, spur innovation & accelerate the rate of positive change.
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Young Invincibles is committed to mobilizing & expanding opportunities for Millenials regarding issues like health, jobs & education.
Category: OrganizationsCause: Economic Development, Education, Health