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Nissan Foundation awards $1.2 million in grants to 44 nonprofits building inclusive communitiesSince 1992, the Nissan Foundation has awarded nearly $17 million to more than 150 nonprofit organizations committed to promoting cultural awareness and understandingThe Nissan Foundation annually awards grants to nonprofits in California, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee and Texas

Two bills currently being considered by the California Assembly received bipartisan support in two committees and now travel to the Appropriations Committee. The Committee on Natural Resources voted unanimously to refer AB 2572, which directs the Air Resources Board (ARB) to assess the environmental standards and promote the use of ocean carbon dioxide removal projects. Similarly, the Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife passed AB 3220, which directs the Department of Fish and Wildlife to inv

AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, the world’s largest ocean research and development destination for the Blue Economy, is proud to announce that Los Angeles businessman and philanthropist John Molina has joined the AltaSea Board of Trustees, effective January 2024. Molina has been involved with AltaSea for the past five years as the founder of Pacific6 Enterprises that docks its one-of-a-kind aquaculture vessel at AltaSea. Molina’s extensive background in strategic leadership, finance, and com

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#WescomKindness activities in 2023 supported minority-owned local SoCal businesses and cultural institutions through sales matching programs, donations and sponsorships

Award winning actor, Esai Morales, Councilmember Curren Price and volunteers help pediatric patients receive gifts

1000 patients and their families will receive toys for the holiday and experience a snowy afternoon

Matching sponsors CBS Studios, Delta Air Lines, El Cholo Family of Restaurants, and SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union pledge a combined total of $100,000

For the first time in its history, the Nissan Foundation is awarding more than $1 million during annual grant cycleSince 1992, the Nissan Foundation has awarded nearly $16 million to more than 150 nonprofit organizations committed to promoting cultural awareness and understandingThe Nissan Foundation annually awards grants to nonprofits in California, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee and Texas

‘American Heroes: Portraits of Service’ Second Installation Lands at ORD with Ribbon Cutting and Flag-Folding Commemoration Ceremony

Hosted by OneLegacy, Thousands Expected to Gather to Celebrate the Power of Donation and Transplantation and to Inspire Others to say “Yes” to Donation

Sinclair Broadcast Group today announced a multi-year, national agreement with USC Shoah Foundation—The Institute for Visual History and Education to assist with the recording of interviews with genocide survivors as part of the Institute’s Last Chance Testimony Collection Initiative, a race-against-time effort to collect testimonies from the last living survivors and witnesses to the Holocaust and other genocides. Under the agreement, Sinclair will provide its production facilities to film test

New grants increase investments to locally-led organizations

Matching Sponsors SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, CBS Studios and an Anonymous Donor have pledged a combined total of $150,000

Delta Air Lines has pledged $1 for each holiday-themed card sent by October 29, committing up to $25,000

An anonymous donor has pledged $1 for each holiday-themed card sent by October 29, committing up to $75,000

Paul Leon, public health leader, advocate for the homeless and Illumination Foundation founder, has launched National Healthcare & Housing Advisors.

Dr. Melanie Lundquist, LHD, Known as One of California’s Most Active Philanthropists, Plans to Help AltaSea Expand Its Reach to Inspire the Next Generation

AltaSea’s third open house of the year will feature a discussion on aquaculture, with kid-friendly science activities including a floating research lab and art workshop

Program Will Be Back In Person and Held at USC’s Ronald Tutor Campus Center

U.S. News & World Report's annual hospital survey again ranks Children’s Hospital Los Angeles among the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) today announced that Maura Pally, formerly Executive Vice President of the Clinton Foundation, is joining the firm as Executive Director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.Ms. Pally will oversee all Blackstone Charitable Foundation activity, leading strategy and integration efforts for its signature programs to support Blackstone’s goal of creating economic opportunity for under-resourced communities. This includes, among other initiatives, its signature Blackstone Lau

Postmates has pledged $1 for each personalized Valentine sent by February 14, committing up to $20,000

Legendary producer and songwriter Jimmy Jam, along with RWQuarantunes’ Richard and Demi Weitz, will host the special event, featuring Clive Davis, Smokey Robinson and many more surprise guests

Unique service from Hyundai-backed MoceanLab launches its fourth “home zone” at Westfield Topanga & The Village, providing flexible new transportation option for the region

PledgeLA to convene task force to address systemic pay inequities and raise non-equity funding for Black & Latinx entrepreneurs

New Foundation to Assume Management of Swim with Mike and its Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund

Amazon Studios today released a comprehensive Inclusion Policy that extends its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity for its content and productions, as well as a Playbook with guidelines for its collaborators in the creative community. These guides offer detailed and actionable recommendations as Amazon Studios continues to seek out stories and storytelling that amplify voices across race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability (including mental health),

Study will use precision medicine to identify biomarkers of early-life stress

Industry Leader Take-Two Interactive Helps to Found and Fund Endowment Supporting Racial Equity and Inclusion in Gaming and Tech for the #1 Game Design Program in North America

A team of investigators led by CHLA’s Bradley Peterson, MD, plan a foundational study into treatment of childhood anxiety.

Swim With Mike, the nation's preeminent organization providing financial resources for physically challenged athletes' advanced education, announced its live-streamed virtual 40th Anniversary celebration will debut at 4:00 pm (PDT) on April 10, 2021, via YouTube. Campaign Directors from across the country have been encouraged to "do virtually anything" they can to get sponsored for their fundraising efforts this year. The virtual celebration will showcase select campaigns and live music, surpris

On Tuesday, Dec. 1, radio personality Ellen K will anchor 12 hours of dedicated programming on KOST 103.5 to generate support for CHLA’s year-end fundraising campaign

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has been awarded the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Funds will establish the Panda Cares Center of Hope™, which will support programs and services that provide compassionate, healing care for patients and their families

Launches Partnership with USC Shoah Foundation to Provide Access to a New Collection of Searchable Data from Jewish Holocaust Survivor Testimonies

L.A. County Supervisor Ridley-Thomas Praises History-Making Effort; Phase 1 Construction to Begin Later This Year

―The Plan is not consistent with the Paris Agreement―

The vote comes after three years of work led by the Los Angeles Business Council to launch a free, transparent and regional procurement system to benefit L.A.’s diverse small businesses

The team behind Nodle.io, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and security startup, today announces the launch of Coalition, a free, privacy-first contact tracing app to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Coalition aims to be an essential preventive tool to protect communities and global citizens during the current COVID-19 crisis. Coalition is now available for Android in the Google Play Store and pending release for iOS in the App Store.Coalition enables community-driven contact tracing th

$100,000 Granted to Keck School of Medicine of USC

The University of Southern California Gould School of Law today announced a generous $2 million estate gift from educator, philanthropist and community leader Barbara Bice to support and further the work of the school’s Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF), one of the nation’s oldest student organizations in the area of public interest law.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200302005770/en/Barbara and Scott Bice (Photo: B

Riders and Walkers Will Share the Spotlight With Others From Around the U.S. to Call Attention to the Power of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation

Local Blood Center Helps Bring in Hundreds of Donors

The sale of LORD Corporation has led to the distribution of more than $1 billion for education and research at Cleveland Clinic, Duke, MIT and USC.

An anonymous donor has pledged $1 for each holiday-themed card sent by October 29, committing up to $10,000

“tWitch” and Allison Holker Boss join to support the annual fundraising event for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®

Los Angeles County’s largest and busiest emergency department for children will add 11 examination bays, new equipment and dedicated Child Life staff

Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program Recognizes Students’ Achievements Both in and Out of the Classroom

Four winning films premiered at the Big Heart Small Film Awards Ceremony $200,000 raised from event will support Pasadena- and Los Angeles-area non-profit organizations