Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation Awards $2.4 Million in Grants to 50 Los Angeles County Nonprofits

From youth mentorship to health care, community services, and the arts, the inaugural grants honor organizations making a lasting impact across Los Angeles County.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation today announced $2.4 million in funding to 50 nonprofit organizations serving communities across Los Angeles County, in response to the inaugural request for proposals. The funding will support a wide range of initiatives including youth mentorship, education, health care, first responders, housing, food security, arts, and community programs.

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The Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation today announced $2.4 million in funding to 50 nonprofit organizations serving communities across Los Angeles County, in response to the inaugural request for proposals. The funding will support a wide range of initiatives including youth mentorship, education, health care, first responders, housing, food security, arts, and community programs. This marks one of the first large-scale funding initiatives from the ERK Foundation.
The Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation today announced $2.4 million in funding to 50 nonprofit organizations serving communities across Los Angeles County, in response to the inaugural request for proposals. The funding will support a wide range of initiatives including youth mentorship, education, health care, first responders, housing, food security, arts, and community programs. This marks one of the first large-scale funding initiatives from the ERK Foundation.

This marks one of the first large-scale funding initiatives from the ERK Foundation, which supports organizations across Los Angeles that foster connection, care, and well-being in their communities. The Foundation will continue building relationships with grantees and other local partners to deepen its understanding of the needs and opportunities to support organizations within Los Angeles County.

“Our city is so vast that it can sometimes feel disconnected,” said Elizabeth R. Koch, Founder & CEO of the Elizabeth R. Koch Foundation. “But LA is overflowing with generosity, creativity, and concern for the well-being of others. These grantees are the heartbeat of that spirit in how they forge a sense of belonging and weave community into every far corner of this place we call home.”

The Foundation’s initial area of interest are organizations that foster healing, resilience, and growth in the greater Los Angeles community. Areas of focus include after-school programs that offer stability and mentorship; first responders who bring calm in chaos; and safe spaces for young people navigating hardship, heartache, and feelings of uprootedness. The Foundation also supports mental health programs, crisis response teams, grief support networks, rites of passage services, and organizations that guide individuals and communities through life’s more difficult moments.

“There are so many inspiring organizations, so much urgent need,” added Koch. “This is just the beginning of our commitment to L.A., and we can’t wait to walk alongside the extraordinary people who so passionately serve these precious communities.”

The application process was open from April 22, 2025, to June 1, 2025. Eligible organizations were required to be 501(c)(3) nonprofits with an annual budget of at least $250,000, and funds must be used for programs operating within Los Angeles County.

The 50 incredible grantees are:

  1. 826LA
  2. A Home Within
  3. A Sense of Home
  4. AbilityFirst
  5. After Life Initiative
  6. Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
  7. Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena
  8. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles
  9. Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc. (for the benefit of Jobe Transitional Living Program)
  10. Center For Restorative Justice Works
  11. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) – Division of Pain Medicine (CHYP)
  12. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) – Division of Psychiatry
  13. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) – National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (NCSCB)
  14. Community Health Project Los Angeles, fiscally sponsored program of Heluna Health
  15. Downtown Women’s Center
  16. Drumming for Your Life Institute
  17. Eastwood Ranch Foundation
  18. EDUCATE: Advancing Early Childhood Education, Parenting & Literacy, AKA Un Mundo de Amigos Preschool
  19. Everybody Dance LA!
  20. First Responders Children’s Foundation
  21. Foundation for Women Warriors
  22. Friends of the Children – Los Angeles
  23. Get Lit – Words Ignite
  24. Give Mentor Love Foundation
  25. Happy Trails for Kids
  26. Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation
  27. Homeboy Industries
  28. I Have A Dream Foundation – Los Angeles
  29. Kidsave International, Inc. 
  30. L.A. Works, Inc. 
  31. LA Strong Foundation, Inc. 
  32. Lancaster Homeless Group, d.b.a. Street Company
  33. Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, d.b.a. Survivor Justice Center
  34. Los Angeles Police Foundation
  35. Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles, Inc.
  36. Meals On Wheels Of Long Beach, Inc. 
  37. MEND – Meet Each Need with Dignity
  38. New Earth Organization
  39. ONEgeneration
  40. OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center
  41. PROJECT ANGEL FOOD
  42. Ready to Succeed
  43. School on Wheels, Inc.
  44. St. Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles 
  45. Students Run America, d.b.a. Students Run LA
  46. The Prism Way
  47. Via Care Community Health Center
  48. Young Eisner Scholars, d.b.a. YES Scholars
  49. Young Musicians Foundation
  50. Youth Mentoring Connection

About Elizabeth R. Koch
Elizabeth R. Koch is a visionary leader and entrepreneur who has founded organizations in publishing, media, neuroscience, and transformative experiences, including founding and chairing Unlikely Collaborators, a non-profit organization which, through grants, partnerships, and programs, empowers people to untangle limiting narratives and drive meaningful change. Koch’s other ventures include the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation, which advances research into the inner workings of Perception Box™, and Catapult, an award-winning publishing company. She is currently writing a non-fiction book that explains the science behind Perception Box which includes real life examples, personal stories, and tools for personal growth.

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