Established by MABA in 2013, the Judicial Externship Program (“JEP”) secures judicial externships for a select group of law students and provides them invaluable experience in our federal and state courts. Selected scholarship recipients undergo a rigorous selection process, wherein they must demonstrate an intention to practice in Los Angeles after their graduation and a commitment to community service and the Latina/o community. Participants work full-time in chambers for eight weeks, conducting research, drafting legal memoranda and orders, and attending proceedings. They also receive a $2,500 scholarship. MABA attorneys who clerked for federal and state court judges offer them a series of lunch-time seminars, as well as monitor their progress throughout the summer.

The JEP was started to provide qualifying students an opportunity that many would not otherwise have in the competitive environment of judicial externships. Participants have used this invaluable experience to bolster their chances of obtaining various legal positions, including judicial clerkships. Several past participants have gone on to clerk for federal and state court judges, including on the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

For more information about MABA, please visit our website at www.mabaattorneys.com.

For more information about this year’s application, please refer to this PDF.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the Mexican American Bar Association Federal Judicial Externship Program Scholarship. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Contributions to the California Community Foundation represent irrevocable gifts subject to the legal and fiduciary control of the foundation’s board of directors. This charge will appear on your credit card statement as a payment to “Calif Comm Fdn – CCF”. In addition, California Community Foundation incurs a third-party administrative fee of 2.7 percent for credit card contributions. The foundation will charge the fee directly to the individual fund.

WTS-LA is a leader in attracting, mentoring, and advancing the next generation of transportation professionals in Southern California. For over 35 years, we have awarded scholarships to deserving women entering the transportation field. Annually, we award at least $100,000 in scholarships to high school, community college/trade school, undergraduate, and graduate students focused on transportation.

Please join us in our investment in the future of transportation. Learn more about our scholarships here.

Our annual scholarship program provides significant financial support to high-achieving women seeking assistance to cover rising education costs. Help WTS-LA raise and award over $100,000 this year in scholarships for high school, community college/trade school, undergraduate, and graduate students!

How Can I Participate?
Private firms, public sector agencies, and individuals can contribute in two ways, as described below. More information here.

• Sponsor a Scholarship: Sponsor a scholarship (corporate, agency, or individual). Scholarships will be distributed to high school, community college/trade school, undergraduate, and graduate-level students. We have three levels of sponsorship that all include recognition and various benefits.
• Donate to a Scholarship: All donors of any amount will be recognized as contributors to scholarships. Anyone is eligible to donate at any amount.

To make a secure, tax-deductible donation online, click on the button below. You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the WTS-LA Scholarship Fund. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

YES! I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT POMONA!

As with all community foundations, the Pomona Community Foundation is a public charity that raises funds and makes grants to support local issues and causes, with one central goal:

To continue improving the quality of life for its community’s residents

Partners in Fundraising
To accomplish this goal, the Pomona Community Foundation and the California Community Foundation have partnered in fundraising for Pomona. Thank you for visiting our page on the California Community Foundation website to select the fund or other option best suited for your needs.

Give to an Existing Project or Fund.
As a donor, you may choose to support one of the Pomona Community Foundation’s existing funds, particularly if it holds special meaning for you.
We invite you to consider the following funds:

• Pomona Community Foundation – general
• Pomona Leadership Network
• Pomona Unified School District Student Scholarships
• In Memory of Sarah L Ross (PAA) – PUSD Student Awards
• Pomona’s Promise
• Jonah’s Light Superhero Fund
• Pomona Clean & Green

Contact Us
Please contact the Pomona Community Foundation with your questions, and we would be happy to send you the necessary information, answer any questions you may have, and set up your fund today.

Contributions to the California Community Foundation represent irrevocable gifts subject to the legal and fiduciary control of the foundation’s board of directors. This charge will appear on your credit card statement as a payment to “Calif Comm Fdn – CCF”. In addition, California Community Foundation incurs a third-party administrative fee of 2.7 percent for credit card contributions. The foundation will charge the fee directly to the individual fund.

The Claremont High School Theatre program was started by Don F. Fruechte and followed by his student and professional educator, Krista Carson Elhai, has been fortunate to have two dynamic leaders who have grown the scope of offerings over five decades.

The program found a home in the newly renovated Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts, which was named in 2013 thanks to the generosity of alumni, parents, friends, and community members, in partnership with the Claremont Unified School District.

The time has come in the program’s development to secure opportunities for future students by dedicating a reliable revenue stream for operations.

By creating an endowment in the form of a donor advised fund through the California Community Foundation, the program will be guaranteed revenue based on a fixed percentage of the fund’s growth. This creates stability through transitions in staffing, annual funding cycles, and season selection.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the CHS Theatre Legacy Fund. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

See what some of our donors are saying:

John Lee Beatty
Recipient of multiple Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Awards, as well as a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame.
“CHS Drama propelled me forward in my interest in theater, which I then pursued at Brown and the Yale School of Drama, leading to a long professional life as a scenic designer for more than 110 Broadway productions. It is my mission to be able to share the joy of that passionate involvement with future generations of CHS students.”

Bridget Healy
Active community member serving on boards and committees of multiple organizations, as well as 31 years of service to local government.
“I have had the extreme pleasure of attending CHS Theatre shows for almost 30 years, long before and long after my daughter performed, assistant directed and served as Thespian Troupe 2129 president. The continually outstanding program propels young people into adulthood with life skills that both enhance their incredible CHS education and prepare them for life’s ups and downs. My appreciation of CHS Theatre is beyond words.”

Robert Elhai
Composer and arranger for many Oscar, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning musicals, operas, concerts, albums and more.
“There is no doubt that the opportunities afforded me by the CHS Theatre and Music Programs gave me the confidence in my ability to have an exciting career arranging and composing music for shows such as The Lion King, as well as the life-long skills needed to make a real contribution to the world. There are many talented kids who will surely shine once they have those same opportunities.”

About Us – What We Do:

Eric’s Kids provides scholarships and grief support to at-risk children who have experienced the death of a parent. We ensure underserved kids affected by loss are provided a quality education and grief support so they will have an equal opportunity to succeed. The fund works primarily with the Catholic Education Foundation to provide financial support and services to children who would otherwise be unable to attend high quality, safe and nurturing Catholic elementary schools in their Los Angeles neighborhoods.

The mission is personal to our founder, Jennifer Caspar, who launched the nonprofit in memory of her late husband Eric Altshule, who died suddenly in 2010 when their daughters were ten and thirteen. Eric’s Kids aims to honor Eric’s love for his children, his passion for learning and for his fervent belief in the justice of educational equality.

PLEASE JOIN us at the 8th Eric’s Kids Annual Soccer Tournament.
Soccer, food, face painting, bouncy castles, live DJ, silent auction, raffle, and more! September 15th, Noon to 3:30pm @ Palms Park (2950 Overland Ave, LA)

How We Do It:

Since our founding in 2011, we have pursued our goal of providing quality education and grief support to under serviced children who have lost a parent in the following ways:

• Fund Raising: We have brought in more than $307,000 in contributions from individuals, primarily through grassroots communication and free public events.
• Tuition Assistance: We have funded 138 year long scholarships to more than 30 students.
• Community Building: Through annual events, we invite our students to find kinship in the Eric’s Kids community among people who understand loss.
• Bereavement Support and Education: We provide grief support education to the faculty at our participating schools.
• One-on-one Meetings: We attempt to meet with each family at least once a year to understand each one’s individual needs and barriers to educational achievement. We work to connect families with other useful resources.
• General Support: We provide holiday gifts to our students to remind them that they are valued, and that we are available for support when they need it.

It Takes a Village:

We carry out our mission through partnerships with nine schools as well as these three wonderful organizations.
Our House
Catholic Education Foundation
Camp Erin

We welcome your tax-deductible contributions to help us stabilize fragile lives.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for Eric’s Kids. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Follow Eric’s Kids on Facebook and Instagram!

Charity Matters published a profile of Eric’s Kids – to read, click here!

To combat the negative impact Proposition 209 has had for nearly two decades on the recruitment of underrepresented medical students, The Wyatt Family, and the UCLA/Charles Drew University Chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) has partnered with the UCLA Black Alumni Association (UBAA) and engaged the Dean’s office, the financial aid office, alumni, faculty and the community to establish The Lacey E. Wyatt, M.D. MPH, Legacy Medical Student Scholarship.

The late Lacey E. Wyatt, M.D., MPH was a leader at UCLA in medical education, a treasured mentor to trainees and junior faculty, a clinician, devoted mother, daughter and sister working to improve the care of underserved populations in Los Angeles County. Dr Wyatt was Associate Director of the UCLA Family Medicine Residency Program and Associate Clinical Professor of Family Medicine.

The SNMA, UBAA, the DGSOM faculty and students and the Wyatt Family have united to build an endowed scholarship in Dr Wyatt’s honor. Her legacy of a caring, supportive and diverse academic community is embodied in this scholarship.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the Lacey E. Wyatt, M.D., Legacy Medical Student Scholarship. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

The Warren Christopher Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 with a gift by the partners of O’Melveny & Myers LLP to honor Warren Christopher, its former chairman and senior partner, when he was appointed U.S. Secretary of State. Secretary Christopher passed away on March 18, 2011, at the age of 85, but his willingness to help others and his enthusiasm for public service live on in the scholarship program that bears his name.

Secretary Christopher was an alumnus of Hollywood High School in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and the fund provides scholarships every year to 10 to 15 outstanding LAUSD high school sophomores. The $20,000 scholarship award is meant to inspire students to complete high school, college, and post-graduate school, and the program focuses on high school sophomores because this population of students receives less attention. The students chosen face real risks that their education will be cut short by circumstances beyond their control. Over 350 Christopher Scholars have been named since the program began in 1994. The challenges facing Christopher Scholars are profound. Often attending high schools with exceptionally high drop-out rates and living in circumstances ravaged by drugs, violence, poverty and illness, Christopher Scholars have gone on to attend some of the finest universities in the country. Our Christopher Scholars are now teachers, public servants, doctors, lawyers, business people, entrepreneurs, political advisors, and community leaders—all are shining examples of success against long odds.

Creating a Community

The program goes far beyond just financial assistance for college, which is one reason why so many of the Christopher Scholars succeed and why the program has such a dedicated group of scholars who work to support one another. The advisory board and a committee of volunteers from O’Melveny & Myers LLP and outside the firm take a personal interest in each scholar, giving mentorship and career advice, providing job and internship opportunities and helping scholars find the resources and services they need (including even housing and medical care in some extreme situations). Also critical to our success in these efforts is support from partnering organizations like the California Community Foundation and the Los Angeles Unified School District, among many others.

Thanks to the work and generosity of our board, volunteer committee, and a strong network of donors and friends of the program, the scholars also have many opportunities throughout the year to build a network with each other. Such events include art tours hosted by curators at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, job hunting and college essay writing seminars, our annual holiday party, a weekend summer excursion, and a summer send-off party for our scholars entering college. We also have been able to provide the scholars access to Kaplan SAT prep courses, finance crucial educational technology, help them navigate the world of graduate school, and also find jobs in programs like ours that serve other disadvantaged students. And they have access to apply for a dedicated graduate program scholarship.

Fundraising Program

The Warren Christopher Scholarship program is one of the most cost-efficient and successful scholarship programs of its kind in the country. Relying on an original $1.5 million grant, a focused mission, wise investment decisions and minimal overhead costs, the program has awarded roughly $3 million in scholarships — or twice the initial grant. The fund was established at the California Community Foundation in 1992 with a gift by O’Melveny & Myers LLP to honor Warren Christopher — the firm’s former chairman and senior partner — when he was appointed U.S. Secretary of State.

In 2020, we started a hardship fund to assist scholars through the pandemic. Since that time, the fund has awarded more than $35,000 to assist our community through unexpected losses and hard times. Donations to the program can be made directly to the hardship fund or to the general education fund.

As one scholar said, “The Warren Christopher Scholarship Program surely proves to be a lot more than a four-year college education scholarship.” Or as another said: “It’s like a second family—or the only family some scholars really have.”

Please make a contribution to The Warren Christopher Scholarship Fund today to support more promising LAUSD students. There are many options to contribute:

• Send a check payable to the California Community Foundation, specifying Warren Christopher Scholarship Fund in the memo, to 717 W Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Make a wire transfer. For more information, contact donorrelations@calfund.org or (213) 239-2310.
• CCF also accepts complex gifts of stock, real estate and other assets. For more information, contact donorrelations@calfund.org or (213) 239-2310.

The UCLA School of Law Marco Firebaugh Dream Fund (the “Dream Fund”) is a component scholarship fund of the California Community Foundation named in honor of Marco Antonio Firebaugh who served in the California State Assembly from 1998 to 2004.

During his tenure in the Assembly, Firebaugh was recognized for an impressive legislative and advocacy record on behalf of California’s working families and their children. Marco was an advocate for increasing access to higher education for all. He passed away on March 21, 2006 and will be remembered in the hearts of many whose lives he fought to improve.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the UCLA School Of Law Marco Firebaugh Dream Fund. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

On Wednesday, March 28, 2007, the California Community Foundation announced the opening and establishment of the $1.75 million scholarship fund to support 100 renewable scholarships for freshmen admitted to the University of California, Los Angeles who have supported the advancement of the African American community through their service.

The UCLA Black Alumni Association Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that includes funds to cover tuition, room and board and books for eligible students.

Admissions and enrollment rates for African American students at UCLA declined steeply when Proposition 209 went into effect, beginning with the fall 1998 freshman class. Admission rates dipped to 2.1% in 2006 compared with 6.6% in fall of 1995. The initiative prohibits the consideration of race, gender or ethnicity in the admissions or recruitment of students to public universities. In 2006, only 249 African American students were admitted and 96 enrolled as freshmen out of the entire freshman student body of 4,809.

You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for the UCLA Black Alumni Association Winston C. Doby Legacy Scholarship. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012