OVERVIEW: The Long Beach Community Foundation supports Education, youth, health, human services, arts and culture, historical preservation and other community needs in Southern California.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, youth, health, human services, arts and culture, historical preservation, community needs
IP TAKE: Follow this community foundation on social media to stay up-to-date on when new grant opportunities are opening up throughout the year.
PROFILE: Established in 1996, the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) is a community foundation based in Long Beach, California. It was originally known as the Greater Long Beach Foundation and part of a collaboration with the Estate Planning & Trust Council of Long Beach, local community leaders and the California Community Foundation. The foundation “initiates positive change for Long Beach through charitable giving, stewardship and strategic grantmaking.” LBCF funds local efforts for education, youth, health, human services, arts and culture, historical preservation and other community needs.
The Long Beach Community Foundation has various funds that award grants throughout the year. LBCF makes grants through agency funds, community benefit funds, donor-advised funds, field-of-interest funds, giving circle funds, the LBCF Community Impact Fund, designated beneficiary funds, scholarship funds and social impact pass-through funds. Discretionary grants come from the LBCF Community Impact Fund and address various needs. Other funds that offer grant opportunities include the Bixby Knolls Charitable/California Heights Giving Fund, Fennie Community Fund, Healthy Kids Coalition Fund and Los Altos Area Charitable Giving Fund. LBCF also has a nonprofit center that offers affordable office spaces for local nonprofits.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Long Beach area of Southern California. Past local grantees include Catalina Island Medical Center, Food Finders and the International City Theatre.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for numerous funds. LBCF posts current opportunities on its website with the relevant guidelines and deadlines. For example, community impact grant opportunities typically open in April. Direct general questions to the staff at 562-435-9033 or via online form.
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