90 L.A. arts groups got $36 million in pandemic relief. Here’s how some are spending it

Los Angeles Times

For these 5 L.A. community groups, a $50-million windfall from MacKenzie Scott

Los Angeles Times

California Community Foundation Announces $20 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to Establish the LA Arts Endowment Fund

Los Angeles, Calif., The California Community Foundation (CCF) announced today a $20 million transformative gift from MacKenzie Scott, author, advocate and philanthropist, which will be used to sustain and strengthen the Los Angeles region’s arts ecosystem through the creation of the LA Arts Endowment Fund. The Endowment will support small to mid-sized organizations that play vital […]

90 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO RECEIVE $36.1M FROM LA ARTS RECOVERY FUND FOR POST-PANDEMIC REBUILDING

The Fund will provide critical recovery support to small and mid-sized organizations that contribute to the region’s cultural fabric, with an emphasis on Black, Latinx, Asian, and Indigenous arts and culture organizations May 20, 2021 (Los Angeles, California)—The LA Arts Recovery Fund announced today the 90 nonprofit organizations to receive more than $36M in grants […]

A Soaring Arts Scene in Los Angeles Confronts a Changing Landscape

New York Times

Report Details Pandemic-Driven Job Losses in LA’s Creative Economy

Los Angeles Business Journal

Getty Initiates New Fund for LA Arts Organizations

Los Angeles Business Journal

$38.5 million LA Arts Recovery Fund gives local art-based nonprofits financial support to recover from pandemic drought

KABC

Funders Unite to Support Los Angeles Arts Nonprofits

The NonProfit Times

L.A. County’s arts nonprofits get pandemic relief. How a $38.5-million fund will work

Los Angeles Times

Change(Makers): The Future of Arts and Culture

KCET

“Watts-Willowbrook Conservatory Offers Free Music Lessons for Youth”

By Lauren Floyd, Los Angeles Sentinel

“Youth, activists, artists, musicians hold day of dialogue amid Coachella weekends”

By Ricardo Lopez, Palm Springs Desert Sun

“10 Questions: What is Time?”

By Liz Warner, KCET

“‘Beauty in the ugliness’: California artist turns wood scorched by wildfires into art”

CBS News

“AMERICAN MASTERS Presents an ‘Artists Flight’ of New Documentaries”

Broadway World

“New Director at Pasadena’s Armory Center Seeks to Impact Community Through Art”

By Brian Day with David Cross, Pasadena Now

“Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Involved Nearly 2.8 Million Participants and Generated $430.3 Million in Economic Output Across Southern California”

The Getty Museum News

“Self Help Graphics & Art secures a permanent home in Boyle Heights”

By Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times

“Ballet Hispánico, Cal State LA bring arts education to Southeast L.A. YMCA”

By Jillian Beck, Cal State LA News Service

“Beloved Los Angeles Arts Space Buys a Place of Its Own”

By Serena Maria Daniels, Next City

“Self Help Graphics gets funds to purchase current home”

Los Angeles Wave

“PACIFIC STANDARD TIME FESTIVAL Announced for January 2018”

Broadway World

“Anna Sew Hoy Selected as Inaugural Artist in Residence at UC San Diego”

By Anthony King, UC San Diego News Center

“J. Paul Getty Trust Receives $5 Million Gift for Conservation Efforts”

ArtFix Daily

“Sawdust Art & Craft Festival Offers Free Classes to Military Spouses”

The Press Enterprise

“Amir H. Fallah Presents His First Solo Exhibition, “A Stranger In Your Home”: His Art And Our Thoughts”

By Shana Nys Dambrot, Flaunt Magazine

“Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Begins With Hundreds of Thematically Linked Exhibitions Destined to Rewrite Art History”

West Hollywood Lifestyle

“Showtime’s hit comic Sebastian Mansicalco to perform at Mountain Winery”

By Brandy Miceli, East Bay Times

“CSUN Professor’s Artwork Envisions Multicultural Space Exploration in Getty-Sponsored Exhibition”

CSUN Today

“Long Beach Arts Council To Celebrate Cambodia Town Mural Project”

By Emily Thornton, Grunion Gazette 

“Eastside Arts Initiative Grants for Innovative Arts Programming”

Latino LA

“Cambodia Town Blooms With Many Murals”

By Jenny Gov, Grunion Gazette

CCF News Spring 2017 – We Are Los Angeles

On November 12, 30 L.A. County-based artists unveiled a group of never-before-seen sculptures exploring the most pressing issues facing our region. Commissioned by CCF, the We Are Los Angeles exhibit represents the collective diversity and strength of Los Angeles. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of our board members and donors, these sculptures now reside with […]

CCF News Spring 2017 – Fellowship for Visual Artists

In January, CCF awarded 14 Los Angeles County artists with $350,000 in grants through the CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists. Launched in 1987 with a generous contribution from the J. Paul Getty Trust, the fellowship has awarded more than $3 million to nearly 300 visual artists. Through the generosity of our donors, the fellowship has […]

CCF News: Spring 2017

Is there a risk-free way to help end homelessness? How can you share the joy of giving with your children and grandchildren? How can you support L.A.’s most innovative creative voices? Find out in CCF’s Spring Donor Newsletter.

California Community Foundation Awards $5.1 Million to Build a Stronger Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES – April 11, 2016 – The California Community Foundation (CCF) has awarded $5,130,787 through 52 grants to Los Angeles County nonprofit organizations working to address pressing needs and improve the lives of Los Angeles County residents. CCF’s grants this quarter include $1,435,000 to provide critical support to immigrant rights organizations working to defend […]

“Cambodia Town Mural Project Gives Local Artists, and Community, a Chance to Paint Big”

by Emily Thornton, Grunion Gazette

“Long Beach Arts Council Announces Cambodia Town Mural Project Artists”

by Emily Thornton, Long Beach Gazette

“Woodbury Adjunct Professor Jaime Scholnick Named California Community Foundation Award Winner”

All Daily News

California Community Foundation Announces $350,000 for 14 Visual Artist Fellowships in Most Competitive Application Year to Date

LOS ANGELES – January 10, 2017 – The California Community Foundation (CCF) has named 14 Los Angeles County artists as recipients of the CCF Fellowship for Visual Artists (FVA), with a total of $350,000 in unrestricted grants. The prestigious FVA annually awards grants to help artists build successful, sustainable careers and to support the thriving […]

California Community Foundation to Increase Fellowship for Visual Artists Awards to $25,000

Additional updates to long-standing fellowship aim to better serve L.A. County artists LOS ANGELES – June 8, 2016 – The California Community Foundation (CCF) announces several updates to its Fellowship for Visual Artists (FVA) to better serve the needs of L.A. County’s artistic community, including increasing the fellowship award to $25,000 regardless of career level. […]

The Arts in Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Benefits of Arts Participation: A Literature Review and Gap-Analysis (2000-2015)

By Melissa Menzer, PhD, Office of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts

Who Should Pay for the Arts in America?

By Andy Horowitz, The Atlantic: The current state of the arts in this country is a microcosm of the state of the nation. Large, mainstream arts institutions, founded to serve the public good and assigned non-profit status to do so, have come to resemble exclusive country clubs. Meanwhile, outside their walls, a dynamic new generation […]

Building Cash Reserves in Arts Organizations

2015 Fellowship for Visual Artists Annual

CCF News: Spring 2013

Smart Growth, Donor Spotlight: Mort La Kretz, Fellowship for Visual Artists, Legacy Spotlight: Gloria Dell’Aqua Leiding

CCF News: Winter 2012

Transfer of Wealth in L.A., Donor Profile: David Bohnett, Pass it Along Fund, Guide for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A.

Investing in Our Creative Capital: 2011 Otis Report on the Creative Economy of Los Angeles

By Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, Commissioned by Otis College of Art and Design

CCF Advisor News: Summer 2010

CCF at 95, Admiral Mullin on Giving to Veterans, CCF Honors Top Advisors, Fellowship for Visual Artists, Retained Life Estates

CCF News: Summer 2010

CCF at 95, Donor Spotlight: Jackee Marks, Summer Youth Fund, Admiral Mullin on Giving to Veterans, Fellowship for Visual Artists, Retained Life Estates