The Center for the Study of Political Graphics is the only major organization in the United States that collects, preserves, documents and exhibits domestic and international political posters relating to movements of peace and social justice. With its more than 45,000 posters, the organization is reclaiming the power of art to inspire people to action. In 1999, the center received a $5,000 capacity building grant; a 2000 grant of $27,200 supported a fulltime development director position. A $92,550 grant in 2001 went to board and staff training, new donor tracking software and a special events planner to help with fundraising.

The Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center is dedicated to the development of arts and culture in Eagle Rock and the Northeast Highlands area. The cultural center focuses on activities that invigorate and inform community life, including art exhibitions, classes and workshops, musical performances, art camps and community meetings. All programs initiated by the organization are created with the purpose of engaging local ethnic and cultural diversity and broadening public access to the arts. A $14,310 grant enabled the center to increase the program director's hours and expand the availability of programs.

Founded in 1989, Highways is an alternative cultural center located in Santa Monica that allows new, socially progressive artists to have their voices heard and visions expressed. A leading force in offering diverse cultural perspectives to Southern California residents, Highways provides performance programming, gallery exhibitions, community festivals and educational workshops to the citizens of Los Angeles. Highways used a $10,000 foundation grant to provide for administrative staffing costs, a guest curator's fees and marketing costs.

For more than six years, the Indo-American Cultural Center (IACC) has given a creative voice to the South Asian diaspora in Los Angeles, which includes South Asian natives and their descendants. What started as a vision to create a museum and cultural center recounting the South Asian experience has evolved into an active, community-based organization that helps South Asian Americans understand their evolving experience as a community. Through arts festivals, exhibits, publications, youth mentorship and special events, the IACC has become a catalyst for expression, dialogue and community building. A $12,630 grant from the foundation supported Artwallah, a multi-day arts festival showcasing Asian Indian and South Asian visual artists.