Safety Net for All

Community Coalition

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy

ICIJ

Black Alliance for Just Immigration

Pilipino Workers Center

St. John's Well Child & Family Center

St. Joseph Center

Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project

Council on American-Islamic Relations

Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance

Downtown Women's Center

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

Korean Resource Center

The Weingart Foundation partners with communities across Southern California to advance racial, social, and economic justice for all.

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L.A. Governance Project

Weingart/CCF Joint Report on Burnout in Immigrant Community

F.Y. 2023 Highlights

Youth Organizing Initiative Recap Video

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Message from Weingart Foundation Board Chair, Monica Lozano

Joanna Jackson, Interim President & CEO

On behalf of the Weingart Foundation Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that Joanna Jackson has been appointed interim President and CEO effective October 1, 2023. As our Vice President of Programs and an instrumental member of the Leadership Team, Joanna will step into this interim role with the full support and confidence of the Weingart Board.

The Board of Directors will soon initiate a process for the recruitment and selection of the next President and CEO of the Weingart Foundation, guided by our core values of justice, equity, and service to community.

June 2023 Grant and Impact Investing Highlights

The Weingart Foundation committed more than $10 million in impact investments and awarded $9.4 million in grants to organizations working on critical social issues including economic, housing, immigrant/refugee, and disability justice. Over 72% of the funds awarded provide unrestricted operating support to nonprofits that deliver direct services, advocacy, and multi-sector or multi-ethnic collaboration to address multiple issues impacting communities of color.

In addition to grantmaking, we advance our mission through impact investments that support our commitment to equity. We committed $5M to Primestor Urban Vision Fund, managed by Primestor, a Latino-owned real estate firm. The funds will help develop mixed-use real estate including housing, healthcare facilities, community gathering spaces, and retail in underserved communities.

We also committed $5M to Female Founders Fund IV, which aims to bridge the gender gap women entrepreneurs face. Additionally, Weingart is providing a program-related investment loan of $500K to iimpact Capital Holdings, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment company focused on providing equity financing to women real estate developers of color creating affordable housing.

March 2023 Grant and Impact Investing Highlights

The Weingart Foundation awarded over $7.6 million to 43 nonprofit organizations advancing racial justice and made a $10 million commitment to a mission-aligned fund. More than half of the grants provide unrestricted operating support to organizations that serve historically marginalized communities. The Foundation is operationalizing its racial justice mission with BIPOC leaders at the helm of 84% of the nonprofit partner organizations receiving unrestricted grants.

Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation
Source: Pueblo Unido Community Development Corporation’s website