Grantees
The Endowment Issued $300 Million in Social Bonds in Early 2021 under the Social Bond Framework
See how we’ve distributed those funds across our geographic regions and priority areas.
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.
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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Brenda Solórzano: Meet Our New President and CEO
The California Endowment’s new President and CEO joined CalEndow Live on November 19 to share her thoughts on philanthropy, her hopes for California, and her excitement about returning to her home state. This hourlong conversation highlighted many of the most important issues facing California and featured great questions submitted by our live virtual audience.
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