The Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles is a new foundation combines over a half century of philanthropic endeavors, trusts, and money-management operations that have faithfully served the Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Incorporated in April 2014 and filed for charitable status in November 2014, a team of highly respected financial and legal minds has come together to form what is our Founders’ Board. Several entities heard about this effort and offered to move their financial assets to the new foundation, providing an initial funding of $200 million and creating one of the largest Catholic community foundations in the United States. The power of one is an individual in a specific donor-advised fund, in a field-of-interest fund, or who has provided a testamentary gift. The power of many is when all of these individuals join resources with foundations and organizations of like mind to create a Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles with charitable investments that are aligned with the broad mission of the Archdiocese. Through the local Catholic community, CCF-LA has access to some of the most important charitable programs that provide assistance to the homeless, those affected by incarcerated family members, Catholic school education to those living below the poverty line, and needy families at Christmas and Thanksgiving. In addition, it provides job-training programs for youth, help for battered women and children, and many other services that improve the quality of life for the under-served and marginalized. The Catholic Church in Los Angeles serves everyone, not only Catholics!
