Los Angeles Times Family Fund
Los Angeles, California
Application Due Dates
Los Angeles Times Family Fund applications are available by invitation only.
Summer Camp Campaign Applications are available by invitation only. If your organization received a 2008 grant from the Summer Camp Campaign, an application will automatically be sent in September 2009.
Holiday Campaign Applications are available by invitation only. We are no longer accepting letter’s of inquiry. If your organization received a grant in 2009, an application will automatically be sent in January 2010.
Application and information:
Los Angeles Times Family Fund
Contact: Eddie Velosa -- (213) 237-3325
202 W. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Mission
The mission of the Los Angeles Times Family Fund is to generate contributions from the public to address the needs of disadvantaged children, youth and families. Grants are made to nonprofit organizations located in the communities served by the
Los Angeles Times. These include Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
Guidelines
The Los Angeles Times Family Fund, a fund of the McCormick Foundation, is committed to raising funds from our readers and the general public in support of organizations and initiatives that are dedicated to improving the human condition of children, youth, and family life in our marketplace.
Primary Interests
Los Angeles Times Holiday Campaign
- Food & shelter
- Literacy
- After-School programs
Los Angeles Times Summer Camp Campaign
- Camp programs or organizations that provide low-income children and youth ages 7-17 with camp experiences.
On occasion, the Los Angeles Times Family Fund may consider and recommend grants not included in the priority interests of the program guidelines.
Geographic Priority
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties.
Source of Support
The Los Angeles Times Family Fund raises donations from the readers and subscribers of the
Los Angeles Times. The newspaper uses promotional space to request support. The McCormick Foundation matches contributions made by the general public to the Fund.
Application Procedures
All requests for support require a completed application form to be received by the Los Angeles Times Family Fund by the designated deadlines.
The Los Angeles Times Family Fund will consider grants for program support. Generally, grant amounts for full-year programs will range from $5,000 to $15,000. The Los Angeles Times Family Fund typically does not make capital or research grants or fund government agencies, religious, political, fraternal, veteran or labor organizations. Events, conferences, seminars, workshops, films or exhibits are not eligible for funding. There is no guarantee of annual support.
The McCormick Foundation does not make grants to organizations or programs that would financially benefit Tribune Company or any of its subsidiaries.