FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Jan. 10, 2012
Contact: Wendy Garen, (213) 362-7600
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Announces
More Than $2.7 Million in New Grants to L.A. Area Nonprofits
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation announced today that, for December,
2011, it made more than $2.7 million in new grants to Southern
California nonprofit organizations.
Since 1978, the foundation has been one of the most influential private
grantmakers in California. Today, RMPF’s assets total $388.1 million
and, in 2010, the foundation awarded 271 grants worth a total of $21.3
million.
Originally founded in 1961 as the corporate philanthropic arm of the
Ralph M. Parsons Company, RMPF today is completely independent and has
no corporate ties. The foundation makes grants in four general interest
areas: higher education; civic and cultural; health, and social impact.
Grants announced today include:
Civic and
Cultural
Arts for LA
Los Angeles, CA |
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$30,000.00 |
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over two years for general support
of this organization that leverages volunteers to support arts
and cultural opportunities as a vital component of a healthy
community
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Circle X Theatre Company
Los Angeles, CA |
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$25,000.00 |
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for general support
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East West Players
Los Angeles, CA |
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$100,000.00 |
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over two years for artistic and
educational programs
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Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation
Los Angeles, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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for a program that provides dance
classes to underserved, inner-city children and youth
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Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena, CA |
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$150,000.00 |
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over two years for the renovation
of mechanical systems and infrastructure
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Total Civic and
Cultural General |
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$730,000.00
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Health
South Central Family Health Center
Los Angeles, CA |
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$100,000.00 |
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over two years for general support
of healthcare services to the underserved residents of South
Central Los Angeles
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Total Health |
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$100,000.00
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Social Impact
California Hospital Medical Center
Foundation
Los Angeles, CA |
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$200,000.00 |
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toward the construction of the Hope
Street Family Center
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Children's Institute
Los Angeles, CA |
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$600,000.00 |
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over three years toward the
agency's Youth Initiative
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College Match
Santa Monica, CA |
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$90,000.00 |
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over two years to assist qualified,
low-income high school students to gain admission and
scholarship support to four-year colleges
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Community Senior Services
Claremont, CA |
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$50,000.00 |
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for general support
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Friends of Child Advocates
Monterey Park, CA |
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$300,000.00 |
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over two years for the recruitment,
training, and supervision of volunteers who provide advocacy to
abused and neglected children in the Dependency Court of Los
Angeles County
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L.A. Family Housing
North Hollywood, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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for the Volunteers Services Program
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Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging
Reseda, CA |
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$100,000.00 |
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for the purchase of new equipment
for its community clinic and skilled nursing facilities
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Neighborhood Youth Association
Venice, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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for its after-school program,
Personal Best
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St. Anne's
Los Angeles, CA |
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$100,000.00 |
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for general support of this agency
providing services to vulnerable pregnant and parenting young
women
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Salvation Army
Long Beach, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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for support of the Red Shield Youth
and Community Center
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Taproot Foundation
Los Angeles, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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to support services for Los Angeles
nonprofits
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Volunteers of America of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA |
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$125,000.00 |
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for facility acquisition for SHAWL
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Writegirl
Los Angeles, CA |
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$75,000.00 |
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over two years to support
one-on-one mentoring and writing workshops for at-risk girls
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Total Social Impact
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$1,940,000.00
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Grand Total |
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$2,770,000.00
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