About the CEC

The James Irvine Foundation
Established in 1937 as trustee of the charitable trust of James Irvine, a California agricultural pioneer, to promote the general welfare of the people of California. The Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the social, economic, and physical quality of life throughout California, and to enriching the State’s intellectual and cultural environment. Within these broad purposes, the Foundation supports arts, community development, health, higher education, and youth programs.

W. M. Keck Foundation
The W. M. Keck Foundation is one of the nation’s largest philanthropic organizations. Established in 1954 by the late William Myron Keck, founder of The Superior Oil Company, the Foundation’s grantmaking is focused primarily on the areas of medical research, science, and engineering. The Foundation also maintains a program for liberal arts colleges and a Southern California Grant Program that provides support in the areas of civic and community services, health care and hospitals, precollegiate education, and the arts.

The California Endowment
Created in 1996 as a result of Blue Cross of California’s conversion to WellPoint Health Networks, a for-profit corporation, The California Endowment is the State’s largest health care foundation with $3.7 billion in assets. Since its inception, The Endowment has awarded more than 1,200 grants totaling $470 million to community-based organizations throughout California. In February and June 2000, The Endowment awarded CEC two grants to support health services at a transitional housing program developed by HOPE (Homeless Outreach Programs and Education) and at the PEOC (Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, aka Day Labor Center), a local resource for day laborers.

Edison International
Committed to the economic prosperity and overall quality of life in the communities where its employees live and work. To meet that commitment, the company has launched numerous community initiatives and historically supported a variety of effective educational, civic, and charitable activities. In April 2000, Edison International provided CEC with a generous award to support English as a Second Language courses at the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center.

McCormick Tribune Foundation
The mission of the Los Angeles Times Family Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and youth in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. Since its inception, the Los Angeles Times Family Fund has awarded over 550 youth-focused grants totaling more than $9.1 million. In July 2004, CEC received a plenteous award to support a literacy program and community garden at Camp Afflerbaugh-Paige, a local juvenile detention camp and high school.