Founded in 1970, Visual Communications is the oldest Asian Pacific media arts center in the nation. The organization was created by a group of likeminded individuals who recognized the need to create historically accurate, non-stereotypical media productions about Americans of Asian Pacific ancestry. Visual Communications is one of the only exhibitors of films and videos by Asian Pacific artists and received a $30,000 grant from the foundation to hire a marketing director and outreach coordinator.

Created in 1976 to strengthen the role and status of women in arts, the Southern California Women's Caucus for Art (SCWCA) is committed to equal representation and economic valuing for the work of all women in the art community. The organization works to change the status of women artists by combating sexist and racist practices in arts organizations, academic institutions and the media. SCWCA sponsors exhibitions and offers conferences that provide women an opportunity to meet and work with other female artists in Los Angeles. A $15,000 grant provided funding for an organizational audit.

Theatre of Hearts uses art as a vehicle for cultural communication, expression, education and healing. Youth First, its artist-in-residence program, offers arts education programs to multi-ethnic youth who have limited access to the fine arts. Arts workshops are instructed by professional artists and teach an array of media such as creative writing, theater, dance, music, visual arts and storytelling. The goal is to prevent and intervene in youth-on-youth violence by involving young people and their families in ongoing, high quality, interdisciplinary arts workshops offered in low-income neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles County. A $75,000 grant allows the organization to hire a development consultant.

The University Art Museum serves the California State University campus and the Southern California community. The museum, known for its award-winning publications and museum studies program, regularly organizes exhibitions of contemporary art, showcasing the work of both local and traveling artists. The museum received a $30,000 foundation grant in 1999 for capacity building purposes and another $30,000 grant in 2001 to hire a consultant to focus on board development and training and the creation of a five-year fundraising strategy.