Irvine Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $10 Million

The James Irvine Foundation has announced grants totaling $10.1 million in the areas of the arts, civic and voter engagement, youth, and special opportunities.

Three grants totaling $1.9 million were awarded through the foundation's Engaging in the Arts program, including a grant of $456,000 over two years to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego for its Project ME (Millennial Engagement). In the area of Advancing Democracy in California, six grants totaling $4.1 million were awarded to organizations working in the areas of immigrant integration and voter and civic engagement, including a grant of $550,000 over two years to the National Immigration Law Center and a grant of $1.2 million to the California Calls Education Fund. And, through its Preparing Youth for Success program, the foundation awarded four grants totaling more than $2.6 million in support of linked learning, including a grant of $700,000 to the Institute for Evidence-Based Change.

In addition, through its new Cross-Program, in which the California Democracy and Youth programs jointly fund grants, the foundation awarded $500,000 over two years to Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment and $500,000 to InnerCity Struggle, while Imperial Valley Food Bank was awarded a $500,000 Special Opportunities grant in support of its capital and endowment campaign.

For a complete list of grants, visit the Irvine Foundation website.

Thuy Kumar. "Irvine Board Approves $10.1 Million in Grants on December 10, 2015." James Irvine Foundation Blog Post 12/11/2015.