August 2021 Update – Facing the Critical Issues of Our Time
To our Friends, Grantees, Partners, and Members of the Community: We hope you are safe, enjoying the summer season, and finding time with your family and loved ones. As we all know, this is still a challenging period with the COVID-19 pandemic and the addition of the Delta-driven spike, which is leaving a devastating impact […]
Vote Today: Wallis Annenberg GenSpace and PledgeLA at SXSW 2022
We are thrilled to announce that Wallis Annenberg GenSpace and PledgeLA have panels under consideration for SXSW 2022‘s slate of incredible programming! As part of SXSW’s process for panel consideration, a voting period is now open through August 26, allowing the community to support the panels that they would like to see the most. We encourage you to help these panels […]
New Survey Shows Los Angeles VCs Outpacing National Funding for Women, POC-Led Businesses; Wide Pay Gaps Still Exist in LA Tech, Ageism Concerns Emerge
PledgeLA to convene task force to address systemic pay inequities and raise non-equity funding for Black & Latinx entrepreneurs LOS ANGELES – PledgeLA, a coalition of hundreds of venture capital (VC) and tech leaders in Los Angeles working to increase equity, community engagement, and accountability around corporate diversity efforts, today released the results of its […]
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation Launches Fundraising Campaign with $6 Million in New Support
In December of 2020, new legislation authorized the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to build a memorial on federal land in Washington, D.C. The monument will commemorate America’s commitment to a free press by honoring journalists and photojournalists who have sacrificed their lives in service to that crucial cause. We are proud to announce that the Annenberg Foundation – led by our Chairman Wallis Annenberg, and […]
Wallis Annenberg GenSpace Launches New Website and Programs
Wallis Annenberg GenSpace is thrilled to announce the launch of GenSpace’s brand new website, which will provide the latest updates on the space while the GenSpace team works to open their doors for in-person events and programs this winter. The site’s age-friendly, easy-to-navigate platform features extensive information about GenSpace’s mission and vision, as well as a full […]
Annenberg Foundation Partnership with Best Buy and Greater LA Education Foundation will Create Network of 12 Teen Tech Centers
Last December, Best Buy announced a five-year plan with bold commitments for building brighter futures for our communities. Today, Best Buy is sharing that as part of the plan, they are committing $10 million to provide a new network of opportunities for youth in Los Angeles. Called the Community Impact Hub, it was created in […]
Annenberg Foundation and Mickey Fine Pharmacy Hold First Vaccine Clinic in LA County for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Annenberg Foundation and Mickey Fine Pharmacy hosted an afterschool vaccine clinic for 12- to 15-year-olds at the Annenberg Century Park headquarters today following the approval by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in adolescents. Annenberg and Mickey Fine will host additional clinics on […]
Statement by Wallis Annenberg on the Passing of Eli Broad
Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation send our deepest condolences to the Broad family and our colleagues at The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation tonight. Eli Broad’s philanthropic legacy in Los Angeles and beyond is truly monumental. Wallis Annenberg, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation, had this to say: “Los […]
New COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Century City at Former Home of Anennberg Space for Photography
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April 2021 Update – Looking to the Horizon: COVID-19 Recovery
The Annenberg Foundation and Wallis Annenberg GenSpace team up with the Karsh Center and LAFD to provide vaccine access to older adults and caregivers in Koreatown. To our Friends, Grantees, Partners, and Members of the Community: We hope we find you in a season of hope and beauty this Spring 2021, and we send you […]