Flexibility and Adaptation – Keys to Quarantine Survival and SuccessJuly 14, 2020-The global coronavirus pandemic crisis was first recognized in Long Beach mid-March 2020. Although countries in Europe and Asia experienced the pandemic before us, the awareness and significance on our community weren’t fully realized until just before the end of the firstread more
3 Reasons to Choose a Community Foundation for Your Donor Advised FundMarch 6, 2020-Today’s charitable giving landscape is diverse with a variety of options to help maximize your giving while practicing tax-smart philanthropy. In 2018 contributions to donor advised funds, which have existed in the US since 1914, totaled $37.12 billion and areread more
How Flexible Funding Can Create Stability and Prevent HomelessnessDecember 23, 2019-{Written by Interval House – one of Long Beach Community Foundation’s Community Impact grant recipients} Interval House is the largest provider of rental assistance programming in Long Beach; working to ensure housing stability for the community’s most vulnerable. Celebrating itsread more
Ways to Talk About Charitable Giving with Family and FriendsNovember 26, 2019-For many families, Thanksgiving is a time for traditions. Maybe it’s serving a traditional turkey meal or each person sharing what they are most thankful for. This season is also traditionally known for charity, so the Long Beach Community Foundationread more
The Who, What, and How of Estate PlanningOctober 23, 2019-Before taking a vacation you carefully pack your bags to ensure you have everything you need. Packing often requires planning or making a list. With planning, you can make sure you don’t forget something important – such as shoes, personalread more
LBCF’s $100,000 Impact CelebrationSeptember 19, 2019-We celebrated LBCF’s $100,000 impact to local nonprofits, given mainly through LBCF’s Community Impact Fund. These nonprofits are moving the needle on housing and homeless issues, poverty, education, youth development, and mental health issues facing the greater Long Beach community.read more
LBCF’s Community Impact Fund: Making a Difference When and Where it’s Needed MostSeptember 9, 2019-During 2018, the LBCF Community Impact Fund made a grant to Urban Community Outreach, a local nonprofit, to help address the housing and homelessness crisis currently impacting our city. Thanks to LBCF’s funding, Urban Community Outreach was able to provideread more
Private Family Foundations… Perfect or Passé? It Really Depends.July 24, 2019-In 2019, Paula Moore and her Trust Attorney Scott Magee turned to the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) to convert a private family foundation to a donor advised fund. Why you might ask? Because it just simplifies her giving. Theread more
Willmore Baking Company – It’s More than Baking, It’s Changing LivesJuly 17, 2019-Through a Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) grant, precariously housed individuals and those suffering from homelessness in Long Beach now have access to new opportunities. A $30,000 grant was awarded to the Willmore City Heritage Association in 2018 from LBCF’sread more
Sometimes It’s About WineMay 24, 2019-It’s sometimes hard to anticipate a client’s needs. Richard Malley, CPA certainly didn’t think he would find himself helping an aging client donate the lifetime wine collection of her deceased husband, but he did. And the Long Beach Community Foundationread more
LBCF Grant Opportunity – Deadline May 30, 2019May 14, 2019-Awarding grants for the betterment of the Long Beach community is an important aspect of the work of the Long Beach Community Foundation. Each year, the LBCF Board strategically chooses one or more issues based on the current and emergingread more
Helping a Vision Become RealityApril 17, 2019-Many people know the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) as a grantmaker and financial institution for charitable dollars, but what a lot of people don’t know is how much LBCF does behind the scenes as a convener – matching needsread more
Around the Table: Activating the Community Around HomelessnessDecember 29, 2018-Hosted Community Conversations to learn about this issue, what’s being done about it and how to help Following on the success of the 2017 Around the Table event, the Long Beach Community Foundation hosted three additional Around the Table eventsread more
Flexibility and Adaptation – Keys to Quarantine Survival and Success July 14, 2020 - The global coronavirus pandemic crisis was first recognized in Long Beach mid-March 2020. Although countries in Europe and Asia experienced the pandemic before us, the awareness and significance on our community weren’t fully realized until just before the end of the firstread more
3 Reasons to Choose a Community Foundation for Your Donor Advised Fund March 6, 2020 - Today’s charitable giving landscape is diverse with a variety of options to help maximize your giving while practicing tax-smart philanthropy. In 2018 contributions to donor advised funds, which have existed in the US since 1914, totaled $37.12 billion and areread more
How Flexible Funding Can Create Stability and Prevent Homelessness December 23, 2019 - {Written by Interval House – one of Long Beach Community Foundation’s Community Impact grant recipients} Interval House is the largest provider of rental assistance programming in Long Beach; working to ensure housing stability for the community’s most vulnerable. Celebrating itsread more
Ways to Talk About Charitable Giving with Family and Friends November 26, 2019 - For many families, Thanksgiving is a time for traditions. Maybe it’s serving a traditional turkey meal or each person sharing what they are most thankful for. This season is also traditionally known for charity, so the Long Beach Community Foundationread more
The Who, What, and How of Estate Planning October 23, 2019 - Before taking a vacation you carefully pack your bags to ensure you have everything you need. Packing often requires planning or making a list. With planning, you can make sure you don’t forget something important – such as shoes, personalread more
LBCF’s $100,000 Impact Celebration September 19, 2019 - We celebrated LBCF’s $100,000 impact to local nonprofits, given mainly through LBCF’s Community Impact Fund. These nonprofits are moving the needle on housing and homeless issues, poverty, education, youth development, and mental health issues facing the greater Long Beach community.read more
LBCF’s Community Impact Fund: Making a Difference When and Where it’s Needed Most September 9, 2019 - During 2018, the LBCF Community Impact Fund made a grant to Urban Community Outreach, a local nonprofit, to help address the housing and homelessness crisis currently impacting our city. Thanks to LBCF’s funding, Urban Community Outreach was able to provideread more
Private Family Foundations… Perfect or Passé? It Really Depends. July 24, 2019 - In 2019, Paula Moore and her Trust Attorney Scott Magee turned to the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) to convert a private family foundation to a donor advised fund. Why you might ask? Because it just simplifies her giving. Theread more
Willmore Baking Company – It’s More than Baking, It’s Changing Lives July 17, 2019 - Through a Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) grant, precariously housed individuals and those suffering from homelessness in Long Beach now have access to new opportunities. A $30,000 grant was awarded to the Willmore City Heritage Association in 2018 from LBCF’sread more
Sometimes It’s About Wine May 24, 2019 - It’s sometimes hard to anticipate a client’s needs. Richard Malley, CPA certainly didn’t think he would find himself helping an aging client donate the lifetime wine collection of her deceased husband, but he did. And the Long Beach Community Foundationread more
LBCF Grant Opportunity – Deadline May 30, 2019 May 14, 2019 - Awarding grants for the betterment of the Long Beach community is an important aspect of the work of the Long Beach Community Foundation. Each year, the LBCF Board strategically chooses one or more issues based on the current and emergingread more
LBCF initiates Long Beach College Promise Career Fellows, a college-to-career program May 8, 2019 - LBCF Convenes Stakeholders to Match Local Talent with Local Employers (pictured above are some of the first LB College Promise Career Fellows) “Too often local talent is not retained in Long Beach, so it was our goal to develop aread more
Helping a Vision Become Reality April 17, 2019 - Many people know the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) as a grantmaker and financial institution for charitable dollars, but what a lot of people don’t know is how much LBCF does behind the scenes as a convener – matching needsread more
Around the Table: Activating the Community Around Homelessness December 29, 2018 - Hosted Community Conversations to learn about this issue, what’s being done about it and how to help Following on the success of the 2017 Around the Table event, the Long Beach Community Foundation hosted three additional Around the Table eventsread more