How to Apply Workshop

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How to Apply Workshop

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Who We Are

• CCF is L.A.s foundation
• Founded in 1915 with 900 million in assets
• 221 million in total grants to nonprofits last
  year
• 26 million from CCF
• 195 million from CCF donors
• 1550 unique charitable funds
• Competitive Grantmaking Focus Arts, Education,
  Healthcare, Human Development, Neighborhood
  Revitalization
• Innovative philanthropic leadership
• Comprehensive and competitive services
• Highest rating for efficiency and effectiveness
• 90 of gift income goes to programs
• Small team of 59 employees

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Grantmaking Overview
Competitive Grants
Donor advised Grants

• Competitive grants are awarded to organizations
  that seek to meet an identified community need
  and that match the goals, objectives and
  priorities of the foundation. Competitive grants
  are awarded through a Letter of Intent and
  application process.
• Donor advised grants are awarded by individual
  donors/funds with specific preferences for their
  grantmaking. Donor advised funds are not open to
  funding requests.

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Programs Funding Areas

• Arts
• Increase the participation of diverse, ethnic,
  and low-income individuals and communities in the
  arts.
• Human Development
• Increase opportunities that promote independent
  living and community participation for vulnerable
  individuals.
• Education
• Increase PreK-5 student achievement in literacy
  and math among low-income and underserved
  children.
• Health Care
• Increase access to care for low income and
  underserved populations through community clinic
  capacity building, policy and advocacy efforts
  and childrens health insurance enrollment.
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Increase the supply of and access to affordable
  housing in Los Angeles County and ensure resident
  engagement in neighborhood land use and planning
  processes.

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Types of Support

• Four types of competitive grants
• Core operating Unrestricted funding supports
  the overall work of the organization
• Capacity building Helps organizations plan for
  long-term growth limited to specific activities
  such as planning, training and technical
  assistance, board and staff development, etc.
• Policy analysis and advocacy Supports
  nonpartisan studies, public awareness campaigns
• Capital projects One-time funding for purchase,
  renovation or new construction of facilities
• Average grant awards are between 50,000 to
  100,000 over a two-year period.

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Special Grant Programs

• Dolphin Change Fund
• Fedco Charitable Trust Foundation
• Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage
• Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation

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Special Initiatives

• Arts
• Fellowship for Visual Artists
• Capacity Building Initiative
• Health Care
• Centinela Medical Funds
• Education
• Education Collaboratives
• Human Development
• Best Care Initiative

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Another Type ofCCF Support

• CCF makes program-related investments (i.e. low
  interest loans at below-market rates and loan
  guarantees) that enhance its competitive
  grantmaking activities.

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Soliciting A Grant

• Step 1 Submit Letter of Intent
• Program Officer review/evaluation (6 8 weeks)
• Step 2 Submit Proposal (following invitation)
• Program Officer review/evaluation (4 5 months)
• Recommendations reviewed by the Board in March,
  June and October.
• Refer to the timeline on page 11 in the Grant
  Guidelines for schedule of grant
  application/review cycles.

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Online LOI Form

• www.calfund.org

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LOI Checklist

• A completed LOI Form
• Strategic Plan or Business Plan
• If you are applying for capacity building,
  capital project, or policy/advocacy support,
  include a copy of your project budget, schedule,
  a one paragraph description of your project,
  specific outcomes and measurable objectives.

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Programs Department Staff

• All staff can be reached by phone at (213)
  413-4130. Individual phone extensions and email
  addresses are listed below.
• Alvertha Penny Vice President of
  Programs 256 apenny_at_ccf-la.org
• Mary Anne Doyle Director of Organizational
  Learning 259 mdoyle_at_ccf-la.org
• Vera de Vera Director of Grants 222 vdevera_at_cc
  f-la.org
• Elva Yanez Community Building Initiative
  Project Director 235 eyanez_at_ccf-la.org
• Pamela Davis Program Assistant 243
  pdavis_at_ccf-la.org
• Richard Ruiz Program Assistant
  214 rruiz_at_ccf-la.org
• Shantelice White Grants Specialist 213 swhite_at_c
  cf-la.org
• Arts
• Leslie Ito Program Officer 288 lito_at_ccf-la.or
  g
• Human Development
• Robert Lewis Program Officer 273 rlewis_at_ccf-la
  .org
• Education
• Jolene Chavira Program Officer 262 jchavira_at_ccf
  -la.org

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Questions Discussion