See how we’ve distributed those funds across our geographic regions and priority areas.

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Priority Areas

Input from the community determined the four priority areas for the Social Bond. To support powerbuilding, resources are most needed in the following four categories – power infrastructure, health, resilient communities and research and evaluation.

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The California Endowment is proud to support “Good Troublemakers” in California who are building power to make healthy change for all. In this video you will hear from community organizers and power builders who are being supported to build a network of power throughout the state with resources from our historic $300 million Social Bond.

Power Infrastructure

Strengthen and grow power-building infrastructure that centers organizing for transformative systems change

Outcomes / Impacts
  • Network of innovative regional and statewide centers
  • Capital that supports exponential growth
  • More BIPOC-led grassroots organizing groups

Health

A health system that advances racial equity by addressing prevention and coverage, strengthening community governance and building a diverse health workforce pipeline.

Outcomes / Impacts
  • Dedicated funding mechanisms to accelerate health system transformation and workforce diversity
  • Statewide and local infrastructure for policy advocacy and campaigns for community-centered and community-led health system reforms

Resilient Communities

Invest in communities most affected by the harmful impacts of climate change

Outcomes / Impacts
  • Practices and policies that prioritize racial equity, and honor tradition and culture
  • A galvanized climate justice movement that values marginalized voices and communities
  • Regional approaches that connect to a unified climate action agenda

Research & Evaluation

Grow strategic knowledge, learning capacity & data infrastructure to support powerbuilding for systems transformation

Outcomes / Impacts
  • Community-centered learning
  • Collaborative learning networks
  • Tested theories of powerbuilding
  • An expanded bench of the next generation researchers/evaluators
  • Sustainable statewide learning networks

Unveiling Our 2024 Annual Report

The California Endowment is proud to present our 2024 annual report. Read about the work we are supporting and our partners who are changing California to a state of belonging and inclusion.

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The 2024 Youth Awards Nominations are Closed

Thanks to each of you who took the time to nominate. We are now diligently working on selecting the winners from an incredible pool of nominees. Stay connected for the upcoming announcement.

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