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The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is proud to announce that it has awarded $3,882,500 in grants this quarter to support Latino-led organizations across California and Nevada that are working to protect and serve Latino communities. This funding reflects LCF’s commitment to investing in the resilience and power of vulnerable communities to overcome threats and challenges. For example, more than $300,000 from LCF’s Latino Power Fund was directed to provide critical resources to immigrant rights organizations for legal aid, rapid response services, and community organizing efforts.

For the release issued February 18, 2025, the list of organizations receiving grants has been amended to include Fire Poppy Project and remove Pasadena Tenants Union.

In response to the devastating wildfires that have upended the lives of thousands of families in the Los Angeles community, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is announcing $1 million in grants from its California Wildfire Relief Fund. These funds will provide critical and immediate support to community-based organizations focused on the inclusion and support of Latino workers and families in local relief efforts.

In anticipation of a national, political landscape hostile to vulnerable, immigrant communities, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announces strategic capacity grants to six frontline immigrant rights grassroots organizations across California, enabling them to prepare for and respond to emerging challenges.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is thrilled to announce the appointment of two new board members: Hector Mujica, Head of Americas Philanthropy at Google.org, and Angélica Salas, Executive Director of CHIRLA. Their diverse expertise and commitment to Latino communities will strengthen LCF as it pursues its mission to unleash the civic and economic power of Latinos.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with BSP Research, announced the results of its latest poll of Latino voters in California’s five competitive congressional districts. These congressional districts will be key to determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives next term – and Latino voters make up a big part of each district. The congressional districts included in this poll are:

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Latino Capital Accelerator, an innovative new program designed to address community demand for greater control over their economic futures. This program will expand access to capital and enhance the infrastructure of Latino-led nonprofits dedicated to unleashing the power of Latino entrepreneurs across California.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with BSP Research, announced the results of its statewide poll of Latino voters in California.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with BSP Research, announced the results of its tristate poll of Latino voters in California and in the battleground states of Arizona and Nevada.

On the eve of the certification of California’s 2024 primary election results, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announced today $800,000 in grants to 19 Latino-led organizations in California, Arizona, and Nevada to target early Latino voter engagement ahead of the general election. For the first time in the organization’s history, LCF will invest in nonprofits outside of California that are mobilizing voters in key regions where Latinos can have national impact. To date, LCF has invested $1.4 million into grassroots nonprofits that are mobilizing voters.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announced the results of their California statewide poll of Latino voters ahead of the 2024 March Primary Election. California’s Latino voters, the second largest voting bloc in the state, will be pivotal in the U.S. Senate race to replace the late-Senator Dianne Feinstein. Yet, 40% of Latinos in the state are undecided, with nearly half reporting no opinion or having not enough to say of the leading candidates.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announced today $2 million in grants to 28 organizations leveraging the power of the arts to organize, mobilize, and catalyze civic leadership across communities of color. Embedded within LCF’s Latino Power Fund, PoderArte will invest in the creative economy by funding artists and cultural institutions committed to increasing civic engagement and leading social change.

Today, Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announced their Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, will step down and support a smooth and thoughtful transition. The Board is working with a talented and diverse team at Spencer Stuart alongside Jacqueline to identify her successor. Jacqueline will remain in her role as CEO until a successor is appointed later this year.

Taking action amid the U.S. midterm elections, the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) Latino Giving Circle Network™ (LGCN) recently gathered virtually for a night of collective giving to Latino-led grassroot organizations. After a year of examining the issues facing Latinos in their post-COVID recovery, LCF’s LGCN invested over $300K into over 35 Latino-led organizations in California to increase and mobilize Latino youth leadership, increase access to health care, support entrepreneurs and more. The largest group of its kind in the nation, LGCN has engaged nearly 500 philanthropists who are committed to collective action to inspire substantive change.

The Latino Community Foundation announced the results of their second California statewide poll of Latino voters ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections. California’s Latino voters, the second largest voting bloc in the state, can potentially decide the balance of power in Congress. Yet, outreach to them is dismally low and 31% say they are still undecided.

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UndocuFund, 805 UndocuFund and The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), will co-host the first-ever UndocuFund Summit during the start of peak wildfire season in California. From September 18-20th at North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP) in Sonoma, the Summit will convene leaders from over 30 grassroots immigrant-serving organizations across California that responded to the pandemic and other disasters. Community leaders will highlight the experiences of undocumented Californians throughout the state and explore collective state and federal advocacy efforts.

As Latino Heritage Month kicks-off, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) today announced it is distributing $1,000,000 in grants to 17 Latino-led organizations working with entrepreneurs across California, the state with the largest number of Latino small business owners.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) today announced it will relaunch its Yo Voy A Votar campaign to mobilize California’s eight million eligible Latino voters. After a dismal turnout of 33% of registered voters in the June Primary Election, LCF will invest in 13 grassroot organizations as a part of its Latino Power Fund to increase voter engagement in key regions of the state. Additionally, the Foundation will re-launch its multi-media campaign to engage Latino voters and host a townhall for youth voters in the months leading up to November.

The Latino Community Foundation and BSP Research announced the results of their California statewide poll of 1,200 Latino voters, the largest sample of California Latinos to date ahead of the 2022 Midterms. As the largest ethnic voting group, California Latino voters will be a critical voting bloc that will decide the balance of power in Congress in this year’s midterms. Though Latinos hold progressive policy positions, those views are yet to be reflected in enthusiasm for candidates in the upcoming election.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) today announced that Max Vargas, a nationally recognized policy, legal, and community leader, has been named Vice President of Economic Justice.

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), in partnership with 20 foundations and donors, raised $10 million for the Latino Power Fund in less than 6 months. The response from a diverse group of funders signals a commitment to invest boldly in a power-building movement led by Latinos and ahead of a consequential mid-term election year.

Ravaged by COVID-19 with over 28,000 Latino lives lost in the past year, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) in partnership with California Health Care Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, and several other philanthropic leaders launched the Latino Power Fund. The five-year $50 million initiative will focus on moving the Latino community from crisis to the much needed civic and economic power building that is needed for an equitable recovery in California.