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Promote Philanthropy

A central goal of the Latino Community Foundation is to expand financial investment in the Bay Area Latino community. An important way to do this is by developing models for individual and institutional giving among various stakeholders.

In 2007, LCF began the Young Professional Giving Circle to encourage giving among a new generation of Latino leaders in our community-those under 40. We will continue to research giving models in the coming years and implement models that work to meet the growing needs of the community.

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Latino Youth Initiative

Our nation's future and our legacy are our Latino children and youth. Today one in five Americans aged 34 and under are of Latino descent. Latinos constitute over a third...

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Statistics

In a recent report, Latino-led organizations account for only 4% of all grants awarded by major California foundations.

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