Introducing the 2025 PledgeLA VC Fellowship Cohort!
AnnenbergTech is excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the PledgeLA VC Fellowship program! After a competitive selection process and four months of intensive venture capital training led by our program partner Cinematica Labs, we are excited to welcome 8 inspiring and impact-driven fellows into the program. Each fellow was matched for full-time placement at […]
Wallis Annenberg and Annenberg GenSpace Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
CBS Sunday Morning visits GenSpace — one of the visionary and timely projects of Annenberg Foundation CEO Wallis Annenberg Years ago, Chairman, President and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation Wallis Annenberg wanted to help counter the disturbing, growing isolation of those who are aging — a critical issue of our time, with 11,000 Americans turning […]
The Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee Unveils the Official FIFA World Cup 26™ Los Angeles Poster, Designed by Local Artist
Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee is proud to unveil the official FIFA World Cup 26™ Los Angeles Host City Poster, designed by local artist and poster design contest winner, Thieb Delaporte Richard. Thieb’s winning design blends digital painting, collage, and illustration in compelling composition and colors that reflect […]
PledgeLA Selects Noramay Cadena of Supply Change Capital as Incoming Chair to Advance Its Mission of Increasing Access to Capital in L.A. Tech
Initiative’s Fourth Leader Will Build on Two Impactful Years Led By Anna Barber of M13 LOS ANGELES – The leaders of PledgeLA, a coalition of hundreds of venture capital (VC) and tech leaders dedicated to making Los Angeles a global tech hub, have named Noramay Cadena, Managing Partner at Supply Change Capital, as its fourth […]
What Issues Matter Most to the People of Los Angeles? Public Voting Begins Today at LA2050.org, Philanthropic Funding to Follow
LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2025 – Today, public voting begins in the innovative, participatory LA2050 Grants Challenge, an annual project of the Goldhirsh Foundation. The 2025 LA2050 Grants Challenge will award a projected $3 million to dozens of impactful Los Angeles County organizations. $1 million comes from the Goldhirsh Foundation for the issues chosen during the […]
LA CHECK IN Uplifts Angelenos and Raises $267K with Live Music and Community Testimony
Two-Night Livestream Raises $266,836 from 571 Donors, Convenes Creators for Communities in Crisis after L.A. Fires A generous community of donors inspired by two nights of live music and community testimonials has pledged $266,836 to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of among the most destructive fires in California history. The money was raised […]
LA Fire Department Foundation’s Call For Help Met by $1 Million Grant from the Annenberg Foundation and the Wasserman Foundation
AS FIRES RAGE, MORE HELP NEEDED TO ADDRESS MASSIVE CONTAINMENT CHALLENGE Wednesday, January 8, 2025 — Responding to devastating and fast moving fires which ignited across Los Angeles County Tuesday with unprecedented winds and evacuations, the Annenberg Foundation and Wasserman Foundation have moved quickly to provide $1 million to the LA Fire Department (LAFD) Foundation […]
PledgeLA Honors Next Generation of Venture Capital, Tech and Civic Leaders with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at Catalyst Awards
Mayor Joins Inaugural PledgeLA Catalyst Awards to Recognize Leaders Increasing Access to Capital in L.A.’s VC and Tech Ecosystem The Annenberg Foundation and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today presented the first Catalyst Awards given by PledgeLA, the regional initiative that works to increase access to capital for L.A.-based startups and investors from underrepresented backgrounds. […]
L.A. County Introduces Office of Food Equity Led by Paula Daniels
A partnership formed by the County of Los Angeles and leading Los Angeles philanthropic organizations today announced the formation of the Los Angeles County Office of Food Equity (LAC-OFE). The L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously supported the creation of the initiative, which aims to address the root causes of food-system problems in our region. […]
Wallis Annenberg Honored with National Humanities Medal in Presidential Ceremony
Annenberg’s Philanthropy Continues to Have Global Impact in Arts and Culture, Conservation, Aging and Wellness — Lifting Up Communities and Launching Place-Based Interventions to Improve Civic Life in Greater Los Angeles and Beyond Monday, October 21, 2024 — Pioneering female philanthropist Wallis Annenberg will receive one of the nation’s highest honors, White House officials announced […]