Fund Catalog

Able ARTS Work Endowment Fund

Donate now to the Able ARTS Work Endowment. The primary vision of Able ARTS Work (formerly known as Arts & Services for Disabled, Inc.) is to provide lifelong learning, community service, and vocational opportunities through the creative arts for people with disabilities of all ages in an environment of warmth, encouragement, and inclusion.

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Child Lane Fund

Child Lane Fund opened one location in 1984, serving just a handful of children, and today serves close to 8,000 children a day through our Early Care and Education Program and Nutrition Program. CCD operates five child care centers, manages a network of 20 family child care homes, and monitors close to 700 family child care homes’ nutrition programs. The services we provide do more than temporarily address a need, but have contributed meaningfully to the lives of over $150,000 children and their families over the span of three decades.

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Children Today Endowment Fund

We provide early education and child care services to children of homeless families. We also serve children who are also being served by the child welfare system due to allegations of abuse and neglect. We offer trauma-informed care, to help minimize the impact of trauma on these children and to prepare them for kindergarten. We belong to the City of Long Beach’s Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program.

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Children's Dental Health Clinic Fund

The Children’s Dental Health Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing quality basic and specialty dental treatment, as well as orthodontics, and preventive and oral health education services. Since 1932, the Clinic has been serving disadvantaged children and young adults, from birth through age 21, in the Greater Long Beach and South Bay areas. As the dental home and specialty care resource for more than 10,000 children in Greater Long Beach, the Clinic is witnessing an overwhelming increase in the need for specialized services, such as dental treatment for special needs children, the medically compromised, and for very young patients. They continue to see an influx in emergency dental visits, and children in need of treatment under IV Sedation. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. Your donation will go directly to the Children’s Dental Health Clinic and help provide dental treatment for children waiting for care.

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Coach John F. Gonsalves Charity Fund

The Coach John F. Gonsalves Charity Fund will benefit local schools and charities. Coach Gonsalves is mostly known for his career as the baseball coach at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He attended St. Anthony’s High School in Long Beach, Long Beach City College, and CSULB. He earned his Masters degree in Physical Education and influenced many in that tract. He was friendly and always generous with his time and energy to help anyone who needed it. He will be missed by many.

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Don Knabe Safe Surrender Scholarship Fund

The Safely Surrendered Baby Law was initiated by former L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe and signed into state law in 2006. The law gives parents a chance to surrender a baby three days old or younger with an employee at any Los Angeles County hospital or fire station. The Don Knabe Safe Surrender Scholarship Fund was established in 2014 to provide scholarships for children safely surrendered in Los Angeles County. Youths adopted as a Safely Surrendered Baby in Los Angeles County are eligible for the scholarship at age 17. The scholarship may be used for any purpose toward higher education. Learn more about the Safe Surrender Program at LaCounty.gov and Ican4kids.org.

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Douglas C. Stewart, Sr. Memorial Academic Fund for LBUSD Students

Douglas Christopher Stewart, Sr. was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. He matriculated to Long Beach on a football scholarship to California State University, Long Beach. Douglas graduated from Cal State Long Beach with a degree in Physical Education and later earned his Administrative Credential. While at Cal State Long Beach, he pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Douglas worked as a Campus Security Officer, Football Coach, Teacher, and Administrator during his time in Long Beach Unified School District. The majority of his years were spent at Millikan High School. Douglas retired in 2012 after 36 years of service to the youth in LBUSD. Douglas was a life-long educator and champion for his students, especially those who were considered academically or behaviorally at-risk. He gave his all to ensure that his students had a pathway to success, including a college education. Douglas was a lover of music and was an old-school music DJ. He was also an amazing baker, with his delicious cream cheese pound cakes known and loved all throughout the city of Long Beach! Douglas leaves to uphold his legacy, his wife Elyssa; children Sean, Nichole, Andre’, Douglas, Jr., Dwight, Bryan, and Brittanie; many relatives and friends; and a multitude of students whose lives were positively impacted by “Big Stew.” This charitable fund at the Long Beach Community Foundation has been created to support students who graduated from a Long Beach Unified High School and enroll at least part-time at Long Beach City College. Eligible students will have earned a high school GPA between 2.0 and 3.0 and the award can be used to pay for college tuition, fees, or books. Annual distributions from this designated fund will be made directly to Long Beach City College with the goal to support a minimum of five, $500 Douglas C. Stewart Memorial Academic Scholarships for students each year.

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Dr. Grant and Debbie Uba Fund

Dr. Grant & Debbie Uba believe that young people can do great things when given the opportunity, so with their help, the Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach established the Dr. Grant and Debbie Uba Fund to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach. Thanks to this fund, Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach are able to award some of their exceptional teens with scholarships to college. The teens tend to come for unfortunate situations and, with the help of the programs at the Clubs, have been able to become great students, active Club members, and exceptional leaders in their community. For 80 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach has been providing the most affordable and high-quality after-school programs to the most at-risk and vulnerable youth in Long Beach. With 11 Clubs throughout Long Beach, they give over 3,000 Club members a safe place to connect with role models and make friends, a quiet place to do homework, and a family-orientated place to enjoy a warm, nutritious meal (which for some, is the only food they will eat that evening). Programs are designed to help Club members become great leaders, aspire to attend college, find a great career, and live a healthy, confident, and active life. Your donation to the Dr. Grant & Debbie Uba Fund helps the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach close the opportunity gap, fill the mentorship void, keep kids safe, and help kids achieve their dreams.

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Endowment Fund for the Children's Clinic Serving Children & Their Families

Established in 1939, The Children’s Clinic, Serving Children & Their Families (TCC) is the greater Long Beach community’s safety net provider offering innovative, integrated, high-quality health and wellness services for children, youth, and families including those with special health care needs in our community. TCC’s diverse team of pediatricians, family physicians, nurses, health educators, clinical and non-clinical personnel are dedicated to our vision of a Long Beach that is healthy for all residents. We do this by responding to the community – identified physical, behavioral health, and social needs of children and families and partnering with them and our community partners to deliver critically needed services that will ultimately help decrease health disparities.

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EXP Quasi-Endowed Agency Fund

EXP believes every high school student should have equal access to education and career opportunities that will help them reach their full potential. Established in 1999, EXP prepares students for a better life. EXP programs help young people gain experience, unlock doors, and build the confidence they need to succeed in school, career, and life. EXP partners with local industries and high schools to deliver an innovative, career-based curriculum that inspires students from low- and middle-income neighborhoods to explore high-skill, high-growth career opportunities. Together, they help empower educators, engage professionals, and produce resilient high school graduates who are prepared for college and careers.

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Gene "Skip" Rowland Scholarship Fund

Gene “Skip” Rowland was a coach for all ages, serving the community of Long Beach as a coach and player for more than seven decades. He was a three-year letterman at Woodrow Wilson High School in three sports and was an all-CIF choice in football and baseball. In 1950 he returned to his alma mater as a coach, coaching football, baseball, and golf until he retired in 1988. Upon retirement, he started the annual Skip Rowland golf tournament to benefit the Wilson athletics which continues today. Upon his death on December 17, 2011, the Gene “Skip” Rowland Scholarship Fund was created to make monies available for scholarships and/or other athletic-related expenses at Woodrow Wilson High School.

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Jake Cassel Youth Equity Rowing Fund

In honor of former Long Beach high school rower, Jake Cassel whose young life was cut short, this fund is intended to provide financial support to high school athletes from underserved areas of Long Beach. Donations will be distributed to the Long Beach Junior Crew (LBJC) as needs arise to support student rowing participation such as tuition, regatta attendance, travel, and fundraising requirements. In future years, if the LBJC or youth needs change, the Long Beach Community Foundation will redirect donations to a like-cause or charity related to supporting youth sport participation from underserved areas of Long Beach.

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James Foster Mental Health Assistance Fund

To support The Guidance Center for the purpose of supporting the treatment of mental illness in young people.

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Junior League of Long Beach Quasi-Endowment Fund

Established in 1931, the Junior League of Long Beach (JLLB) is a dynamic organization of women united by our shared commitment to building better communities. Throughout its history, the JLLB has developed, supported, and launched more than 60 projects — making a measurable, positive impact on the welfare of Long Beach’s children and their families. JLLB projects that have served as catalysts for lasting change include the establishment of the Arts Council for Long Beach, Bethune Transitional Center, Casa Youth Shelter, Children’s Dental Health Clinic, Literary Women’s Festival of Authors, the docent program at Rancho Los Cerritos, and The Volunteer Center South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach. The Junior League’s trained volunteers are women who reflect a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and professional pursuits as we work together to identify unmet needs, forge effective coalitions, and build a better community. The Junior League of Long Beach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteer organization and part of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI). Its mission is to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women, and improve the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Thank you for supporting the Junior League’s efforts to change the lives of women and children in Long Beach.

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LBCF Community Impact Fund

Long Beach is a special place … it’s a cosmopolitan city, a thriving port, a hub for arts and culture, a venue for sports, recreation, and entertainment, an education center, a beachfront paradise, and a unique array of diverse neighborhoods. Your gift to the Long Beach Community Foundation Impact Fund is an efficient, caring, responsible way to provide for the future of this great community. Our community needs are constantly changing and the LBCF Impact Fund changes to meet those needs. Since its inception, the Foundation’s discretionary grants have included the following areas: Arts and Culture, Community Improvement and Development, Diversity and Human Relations, Economic Self-Sufficiency, Gang Prevention and Intervention, Health and Human Services, Literacy and Literacy Training, Parenting Education, Services to Senior Citizens, Violence Prevention, Youth Programs, and Housing and Homelessness. Each year, the Foundation’s Board of Directors determines suitable areas of focus for discretionary grantmaking from the Impact Fund. The Board searches for nonprofit organizations that can provide services to meet critical, new, and emerging community needs. No attempt is made to replace ongoing public support for successful organizations. Instead, grants help local nonprofits leverage their resources in a way that improves the conditions of our great city. As the corpus grows, more needs will be met.

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Long Beach Area Council Boy Scouts of America

The mission of the Long Beach Area Council is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes. We do this by building character, instilling values, and developing leadership abilities through service to others. Since 1919, the Boy Scouts have been the premier character education and leadership program for youth in the City of Long Beach as well as the cities of Bellflower, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Avalon. Our traditional Scouting programs include Cub Scouts (ages 5-10), Boy Scouts (11-18) and Venturing (coed 13-21). We also offer specialized programs including Learning for Life (in school), Exploring (career mentoring), and ScoutReach (low-income youth). Every year, nearly 4,000 youth in the greater Long Beach community provide upwards of 39,000 hours of service to other organizations in town; collect 27,000 pounds of food for the less fortunate; and assist in countless community projects year-round. The Long Beach Area Council was recognized as #8 on the Top 10 Charities Worth Watching in the United States by the leading nonprofit evaluator, Charity Navigator, as of June 1, 2017. Scouts are leaders of strong values and solid character ready to meet life’s challenges as productive citizens. Scouts are Prepared. For Life.

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Long Beach Century Club Fund

The Long Beach Century Club was formed in 1957 by 100 Long Beach sports enthusiasts who each contributed $100 per year. The club’s mission is to support the youth and coaches who participate in amateur sports, primarily in the local middle and high schools in the Long Beach Unified School District plus Long Beach City College and CSU Long Beach, as well as local athletes seeking to represent the U.S.A. in major competitions. Over the years, the Century Club has supported thousands of athletes in Long Beach. It has sent athletes to all corners of the globe for competitions, many of whom have returned home with World and Olympic Championships.

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Long Beach Day Nursery-Building Blocks Fund

Long Beach Day Nursery (LBDN) envisions a future when all children are able to realize their full potential as educated, well-adjusted, and productive adults. Research tells us that a quality early start is a key component to fostering this later life success. Our mission — to provide high-quality early care and education for young children of working parents — has remained virtually unchanged for more than a century of service. Over the years, our mission has become all the more vital to the community as the number of single-parent families and dual-parent working families grows. Currently, Long Beach Day Nursery serves approximately 325 children each year, and over 60% of the children served come from low-income families. The care and education children receive at LBDN are of the highest quality. Our high-quality programming includes nationally accredited child care centers (the only accredited centers in the city of Long Beach open to the public), early literacy programming, early math, and science education, nutrition and healthy connections programs, physical education, parent engagement, and training, early intervention, Stepping Stones to Success Scholarships, low teacher-child ratios, and continuity of care practices that keep children with the same teacher for up to 3 years of schooling. We pride ourselves not only on the academics children learn at LBDN but also on the social-emotional skills they develop through our warm, inviting, and collaborative environment. Our goal is that each child we serve will leave us carefully prepared to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

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