CORRECTING and REPLACING Latino Community Foundation Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery Grants Surpass $2 Million

A second round of grants, totaling $1 million, brings total funding for direct relief to individuals, families, and community and grassroots organizations to over $2 million

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the release issued February 18, 2025, the list of organizations receiving grants has been amended to include Fire Poppy Project and remove Pasadena Tenants Union.

The updated release reads:

LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LOS ANGELES WILDFIRE RECOVERY GRANTS SURPASS $2 MILLION

A second round of grants, totaling $1 million, brings total funding for direct relief to individuals, families, and community and grassroots organizations to over $2 million

In response to the devastating wildfires that have affected thousands of families in Los Angeles, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) today announces an additional $1 million in grants from its California Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund, bringing its total investment from the Fund to $2.1 million. These grants include resources for rental assistance, culturally rooted mental health services, and continued direct cash assistance to benefit vulnerable communities impacted by the fires.

"Philanthropy must continue to lead as Los Angeles rebuilds and recovers. We must act swiftly to prevent a compounding economic and housing crisis," said Julián Castro, CEO of the Latino Community Foundation. "By investing in organizations that are prioritizing tenant rights and immediate financial relief for immigrant, Latino, Black, and AAPI communities, we are helping to ensure that no vulnerable families are left behind in this recovery."

LCF is providing more than $700,000 of additional direct cash assistance and financial relief for day laborers, domestic workers, street vendors, and small business owners. This funding will also enable grantees to provide tenant protections, worker rights, culturally rooted mental health services, and youth and family services.

Working with community-based partners, LCF is both addressing urgent needs and laying the foundation for a sustained long-term, just recovery process. Its grantees are trusted organizations in their communities and the cornerstone of a broader effort to build civic power. As the LA region rebuilds and recovers from January’s wildfires, these community leaders will lead on tenant rights advocacy, multi-racial coalition building, and other social and economic justice efforts.

The complete list of organizations receiving grants from LCF’s California Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund are:

1. AltaMed
2. Alliance for a Better Community (ABC)
3. Boys + Girls Club Pasadena
4. Comunidades Indígenas en Liderazgo (CIELO)
5. Fire Poppy Project
6. Inclusive Action for the City
7. Inquilinos Unidos
8. Instituto de Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA)
9. Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA)
10. Latino Wildfire Aid Fund
11. Las Fotos Project
12. Los Angeles Tenants Union
13. National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON)
14. Tenants Together
15. TMC Community Capital
16. Umoja Food Collective

To date, LCF’s California Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund has raised more than $5 million from foundation partners and from more than 2,000 donors across the nation that have contributed an average of $88.32 to the Fund. For more information about the California Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund and the organizations receiving grants, visit latinocf.org/norcal-wildfire-relief-fund.

About Latino Community Foundation

The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is on a mission to unleash the civic and economic power of Latinos in California. LCF has the largest network of Latino philanthropists in the country and has raised $100 million to build Latino civic and political power. It is the only statewide foundation solely focused on investing in Latino youth and families in California. In 2023, LCF named former Housing and Urban Development Secretary, Julián Castro as their CEO. For more info, please visit: latinocf.org.