Fund Catalog

Algalita Endowment Fund

Algalita is internationally known as the organization that started the movement to end plastic pollution. Over the span of 25 years, this small grassroots organization has sparked local and statewide legislation by showing policymakers how plastics build up in our ocean ecosystems. Algalita revolutionized the plastic pollution conversation by building a web of connections between researchers, activists, educators, and young people across the globe. While the organization continues to monitor plastic accumulation in the ocean, its main focus is to fundamentally shift our way of thinking on land. Algalita has dedicated its work to usher in the next generation of critical thinkers capable of advancing the most responsible solutions to plastic pollution. They offer a suite of experience-based programs that reach thousands of teachers and students every year. This endowed fund supports Algalita’s general operations.

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Helen Sanders CatPAWS Rescue and Spay Neuter Fund

Building on the legacy of its namesake, a cat welfare pioneer, the mission of Helen Sanders CatPAWS is to help more cats live full and cherished lives. One of its core values is that no rescue group, no shelter, no organization can save every pet alone and that animal welfare advocates must engage the community to be part of saving lives and reducing suffering. In addition to rescuing individual cats who may be at risk in public shelters in Southern California, this Seal Beach area foster-based organization has several programs providing resources and support to help people be part of the solution.

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Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Fund was formed in 2019 through a collaborative process with representatives from conservation groups, landowners, and business interests. Each of these stakeholders cares about the future and preservation of the Los Cerritos Wetlands and surrounding watershed. The goal of this fund is to support projects that conserve, manage, restore, and enhance wetland and upland habitat and facilitate environmental planning, permitting, and public access; advance healthy communities, social equity, and climate resiliency and adaptation; and provide educational and research opportunities.

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Partners of Parks

Partners of Parks’ mission is to support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of park assets and recreation programs in Long Beach, CA through fundraising, education, and advocacy. We support the programs, operations, and development of local parks.

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Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation Fund

All funds will go directly toward our endowment to preserve Rancho Los Cerritos. The vision of Rancho Los Cerritos is to inspire curiosity and respect for the past, to enrich understanding of the present, to develop an excitement for the future, and to connect people with community, history, and culture. The mission of Rancho Los Cerritos is to restore and preserve the structure and grounds; collect appropriate resources; and interpret the relationship of the Rancho’s diverse peoples, from Native American times through the 1940s and the development of the Long Beach area. Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation is a non-profit corporation with an all-volunteer Board of Directors, and it employs a small professional staff to oversee daily operations. Donations to the foundation support restoration and enhancement projects, physical and environmental improvements, and interpretive and educational programming.

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