President's Message - November 2017
Dear Colleagues,
Dear Colleagues,
Dear Colleagues,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.
The California Wellness Foundation’s (Cal Wellness) Board of Directors elected a new member, Ernest J.
Recently, members of Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) and other corporate colleagues gathered at City Club in downtown Los Angeles for a special reception to share high-level ideas and best practices for engaging corporate employees in nonpro
Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 2013– The Board of Directors of Southern California Grantmakers (SCG), a regional association of philanthropic leaders working to support and advance effective grantmaking and drive innovative strategies for community pr
Southern California Grantmakers Announces Appointment of Wendy Garen to Board
Every ten years, the U.S. Constitution mandates a counting of every person living in the United States, regardless of their citizenship status. The next decennial census will be conducted in 2020. The counting of nearly 400 million persons is an endeavor that requires cooperation among federal, state, and local governments, community based organizations, and philanthropy.
The combination of higher demand for housing and insufficient supply in California has driven a rapid rise in housing costs. According to a recent report by The McKinsey Global Institute, more than 50 percent of the state’s households are unable to afford the cost of housing in their local markets. Low-income Californians are disproportionately impacted with a state shortfall of 1.5 million affordable units for extremely low and very-low income renter households.
The White House has proposed an outline for tax policy changes, entitled “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code.”
The proposed tax plan would affect individual income tax rates and corporate tax rates. This memorandum will focus on the proposed changes to the tax code that would have a direct impact to philanthropy, and follows up on an analysis by Southern California Grantmakers in May.