The Ahmanson Foundation

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beverly hills, california The Ahmanson Foundation 9215 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90210 (310) 278-0770 Table of Contents

Mission Statement...... 5

Message from the President...... 7 Message from the Managing Director ...... 8 Profile of Approved Grants 2005 ...... 11 Five Year Comparative Profile...... 11 List of Grants 2005...... 13 Grants in Focus Museum Associates / Los Angeles County Museum of Art Two Acquisitions...... 14 Verbum Dei High School: Work Study Program ...... 26 JWCH Institute, Inc.: Radiology Services for Homeless Clients at the Weingart Center ...... 38 Dramatic Results: Math In A Basket Program...... 48 Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation: Community Health Center in Lincoln Heights...... 56 Chandler School: Summer Enrichment Program for Public School Youth (A collaborative effort of Chandler, Mayfield Senior, Polytechnic and Westridge Schools)...... 66 Hillsides: Transitional Living Program for Emancipating Foster Youth ....76

General Guidelines and Perspective of Interests...... 102 Eligibility and Limitations...... 103 Suggested Procedures...... 104 Financial Summary ...... 106 Trustees, Officers and Staff ...... 108 Mission Statement

he Ahmanson Foundation, incorporated as a private foundation in the State of California in 1952, was established by financier Howard F. Ahmanson, and his wife Dorothy. Its corpus was augmented in later years by his two nephews Robert H. Ahmanson and William H. Ahmanson.T The Foundation’s broad purpose, as stated in the articles of incorporation, is to administer funds for charitable, scientific, educational, literary, and religious purposes, all for the public welfare. Currently the Foundation concentrates its funding on cultural projects supporting the arts, education at the collegiate and precollegiate levels, medicine and delivery of health care services, specialized library collec- tions, programs related to homelessness and low-income populations, preservation of the environment, and a wide range of human service projects. The vast majority of the Foundation’s philanthropy is directed toward organizations and institutions based in and serving the greater Los Angeles community. Simultaneously, the Foundation is particularly committed to the support of non-profit organizations and institutions which continually demonstrate sound fiscal management, responsibility to efficient operation, and program integrity. Through such focused interests and shared vision with the non-profit sector the Foundation endeavors to increase the quality of life in Southern California and to enhance its cultural legacy.

5 6 The Ahmanson Foundation Message from the President

hese two most recent years have yielded more economic promise than those that began the 21st century resulting in our ability to increase funding to non-profit institutions and agencies in need of Tsupport. When faced with the economic downturn that followed the growth experienced in the last decade of the previous century, we modified our funding behavior in order to position ourselves to continue to serve the community. This modified practice was followed for several years by maintaining the general number of grants made in the 1990s and by not restricting our giving to institutions and agencies with whom we had an established relationship, but remaining open to new and broad ranging needs. However, we reduced the magnitude of grants for capital requests. Maintaining that course, with due fairness and consistency, we have been able in more recent years to increase both capital capacity and programmatic contributions to human services. We continue to prioritize our responsibility to the non-profit community and to the good of society by finding means for sustaining the quality of services and the integrity of programs that meet so many human needs. Since the founding of The Ahmanson Foundation over 17,000 grants have been made which equal two-thirds of the size of its current endowment in dollars. We are mindful and grateful for the good work that is being accomplished by the non-profit community and remain dedicated to helping them sustain their effort.

Robert H. Ahmanson President July, 2006

Annual Report 2005 7 Message from the Managing director

n a world faced with turmoil, chaos and uncertainty, it is often difficult to rise to a point where one can overcome one’s frustrations and concerns and look to the genuine needs of people who are victims of Ithis climate. It becomes apparent, however, that the institutions and their leadership, as represented in the grants that have been highlighted in this Annual Report, have all applied a vision that offers true hope for the people they serve. Providing a path to growth and greater meaning in an individual’s life yields hope. Without it, life becomes entrenched in anger, confusion and little accomplishment. With it life becomes filled with expectations, dreams and achievable goals. At Verbum Dei High School in the heart of a severely impoverished community, young male students participate in a curriculum which includes academic studies and applied work opportunities in order to prepare them with skills and tools to work in a business or professional environment while completing all the standard requirements for a high school diploma. Academic rigor and job-readiness skills obviously yield greater hope for a promising future. The services provided at the JWCH Clinic in the Weingart Center offer the homeless population of Skid Row prompt access to a digital radiology system which can track their medical diagnosis and make referrals to specialized care. For years there have been minimal availability and continuity to health services within this environment. Math In A Basket is a program brought to the public schools at the 5th grade level introducing children to conceptual elements of geometry while applying them to the artful creation of basketry. Success in mathematics is a building process and when one gets behind, it is difficult to continue to move forward. This unique program brings the discipline and joy of creativity to a field of study that often is a major challenge for young people.

8 The Ahmanson Foundation Four of Pasadena’s independent schools pool their resources each summer and offer courses and recreation to students from the public school system. Each school site is organized to meet specific academic goals within appropriate age groups. The opportunity of experiencing life and study on the campus of these independent schools along with support and help from independent and public faculty, help to inspire life-long learners. Arroyo Vista Family Health Center has had a history of perpetual growth. Today its many clinics bring primary, preventive and specialty care to over 120,000 unduplicated patients who are uninsured or underinsured, and who otherwise would not have access to quality health care. Serious mention should be given to the emancipation of foster youth and the brilliant manner in which Hillsides has developed a program to address this important issue. Much of this fragile population becomes homeless or unable to survive without the special support this program brings to self-sufficiency and independence. Lastly, one cannot overlook the perpetual hope that is focused in the Arts. As a core area of the Humanities, the visual arts provide interpretive expression to the finest achievement humanity is able to reach. In both genres of sculpture and painting, quality gifts were made this year to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. As you read these highlights and peruse the many grants listed in this report, I trust that you will discover how many of them provide HOPE for the people living and working in the greater Los Angeles area.

Lee Walcott Managing Director July, 2006

Annual Report 2005 9 10 The Ahmanson Foundation Profile of Approved Grants 2005

In Dollars •$46,038,405 In Numbers • 511 Culture $8,820,700 19% Culture 81 16% Education 16,699,800 36% Education 209 41% Health 10,137,305 22% Health 57 11% Human Services 10,380,600 23% Human Services 164 32%

New Grantees 68 • 13%

Five Year Comparative Profile

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Dollars $32,563,705 $18,913,706 $25,383,343 $37,591,350 $46,038,405 Culture 25% 20% 22% 30% 19% Education (incl. Arts Ed.) 28% 40% 44% 30% 36% Health 30% 9.5% 10% 20% 22% Human Services (incl. Religion) 16% 30.5% 24% 20% 23% Number of Grants 489 458 446 449 511 Culture 17% 18% 19% 18% 16% Education (incl. Arts Ed.) 40% 39% 39% 37% 41% Health 10% 9% 10% 12% 11% Human Services (incl. Religion) 33% 34% 32% 33% 32% New Grantees 18% 16% 15% 13% 13%

Annual Report 2005 11 The Ahmanson Foundation

List of Grants

Grants& in Focus Ludovico Lombardo, c. 1509 – 1575: Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus Photograph courtesy of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

14 The Ahmanson Foundation Museum Associates Los Angeles County Museum of Art Two Acquisitions

he collection of Venetian art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art was significantly enhanced in 2005 by the acquisition, through The Ahmanson Foundation, with two major Tworks from that school. I

The earliest work is a bronze bust of Lucius Junius Brutus by Ludovico Lombardo (c. 1509 – 1575). The artist was descended from a renowned dynasty of Venetian sculptors. He and his brothers were key members of what is now called the School of Recanati, a group of Venetian sculptors whose foundry in Recanati, on the Adriatic coast, produced magnificent bronzes for the basilica of the Santa Casa in Loreto and the cathedral in Milan. Documents from 1550 record a commission to Ludovico to create bronze busts of Brutus, Hadrian and Scipio Africanus for Lorenzo di Piero Ridolfi, a patrician Florentine banker and a collector. The documents relate that Ludovico was making more than one cast of the bust of Brutus; indeed, there are two other known examples: one is in the Louvre, and the other is in the collection of the Prince of Liechtenstein. The subject, Lucius Junius Brutus — not to be confused with Marcus Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar — became one of the first co- consuls of Rome in 509 B.C. after overthrowing the odious tyrant, Tarquin the Proud, who had murdered most of Brutus’ family, and whose son had raped Lucretia, one of Brutus’ kin. Brutus restores the rule of law to Rome. The severe, introspective expression on the face of the sculpture is in keeping with the defining episode of Brutus’ life as consul. When his own sons were drawn into a traitorous conspiracy to restore the Tarquin monarchy, Brutus was obliged to order their execution, a subject that fired the imagination of countless writers and artists, including Jacques-Louis David and Voltaire.

Annual Report 2005 15 This bust of Brutus may have been inspired by a classical bronze bust (c. 400 – 300 B.C.) in the Capitoline Museum in Rome that tradition- ally has been called a portrait of Lucius Junius Brutus. Once in the renowned collection of Count Wilhelm Pourtalès, this imposing sculpture achieved fame in 1898, when it was photographed in Berlin in a milestone exhibition of Renaissance art.

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1727 – 1804: Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery Photograph courtesy of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727 – 1804) was the son of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696 – 1770), and his close associate. After his apprenticeship with his father, Domenico followed him in his peripatetic career, from Venice to Germany, back to Venice and on to Madrid. After his father’s death there, Domenico returned to Venice and continued in that city the tradition of grandiose compositions and decorations in which his father had excelled. Throughout his life, Domenico was a prolific artist. An indefatigable draughtsman and a skilled engraver, he also produced numerous easel paintings and large fresco decorations.

16 The Ahmanson Foundation Until Giambattista’s death in 1770, Domenico worked as his father’s associate as well as an independent artist. Both artists shared a same vocabulary, thus making the attribution of their respective works arduous at times. The collaboration between father and son reached its apex in 1750 – 1753 while painting the ceiling of the grand staircase of the Würzburg Residenz, in Southern Germany (1750 – 1753). It is also at that time that Domenico produced some of his most achieved easel paintings, among which is the Woman Taken in Adultery (1752). The subject, taken from the Gospel according to St. John (John 8, 3 – 7), relates the episode of a woman taken in adultery and brought by the Pharisees to Jesus in order to test his interpretation of the Mosaic law that called for her death by stoning. Jesus, wrote with his finger on the ground, then professed: “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” The subject had been frequently represented in Baroque and Renaissance art, notably by Rembrandt. Typically Domenico Tiepolo imbues his representation with effective theatricality. A sketchily painted architectural background thrusts the figures forward, as if on a stage. Domenico Tiepolo, particularly apt at rendering clusters of figures contrasts here the anxious Pharisees and agitated attendants on the right with the figure of the woman, both poised an resigned, oblivious of the scandal she has created and resting her hope in Christ’s judgment. This fine work has been known for centuries and its provenance goes back to the years immediately after its execution. For many years, it was paired with another composition, The Miracle of Christ Healing the Blind Man, now in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Over the years, The Ahmanson Foundation, has helped the museum acquire important works of the Venetian school, by Veronese, G. B. Tiepolo, and Sebastiano Ricci among others. The acquisition of these two works gives further depth to the collection of Venetian art at the Los Angeles County Museum.

-- J. Patrice Marandel Chief Curator, European Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Annual Report 2005 17 The Ahmanson Foundation Approved Grants

Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

100 Black Men of Los Angeles 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the 2004/05 Young Black Scholars Program A Better Chance 15,000 15,000 (New York, NY) Toward minority recruitment and placement of Los Angeles students into member independent schools A Noise Within 45,000 45,000 (Glendale, CA) Toward development of the 2005-06 Shakespeare Within Program module AbilityFirst Foundation 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward client transportation needs, outdoor furniture, a ceramic kiln, tents and a computer for Crown House Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation, Inc. 40,000 40,000 (Torrance, CA) Toward the Los Angeles scholarship program ACME Network 200,000 200,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the ACME Animation On-Air and Online program Al Wooten Jr. Youth and Adult Cultural Education Center 35,000 35,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program expenses All Saints Catholic School 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the scholarship program

Annual Report 2005 19 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Acquisition of technology for the Academy Charter High School Alternative Living For The Aging, Inc. 20,000 20,000 (West Hollywood, CA) Toward the Housemate Matching and Cooperative Apartment Communities programs American Antiquarian Society 50,000 50,000 (Worcester, MA) Toward the Senior Scholar in Residence Endowment Fund American Cancer Society / Mission Oaks Unit 2,000 2,000 (Templeton, CA) Toward the Relay for Life American Film Institute 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward publication of the “AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1970-1979” American Foundation for AIDS Research 10,000 10,000 (New York, NY) General support of AIDS research American Friends of The Hebrew University, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the endowment fund for tumor immunology research at the Lautenberg Center American Fund for the Tate Gallery 30,000 30,000 (New York, NY) Toward the exhibition, “Seeing is Believing: Faith in the Tate Collection” American Indian College Fund 25,000 25,000 (Denver, CO) Toward scholarship support of California based students to attend member Indian colleges American National Red Cross, National Chapter 50,000 50,000 (Washington, DC) Toward the emergency disaster relief fund for victims of Hurricane Katrina

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American Youth Symphony 6,300 6,300 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward a new phone system and facsimile machine Angel Flight West Inc. 15,000 15,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward outreach materials Angels Flight Railway Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the capital restoration project Animal Friends, Inc. 2,000 2,000 (Pittsburgh, PA) Toward the capital campaign Aquatic Foundation of Metropolitan Los Angeles 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation and outfitting the new Community Health Center in Lincoln Heights Art Center College of Design 45,000 45,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Art Center College of Design 50,000 50,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Art Share Los Angeles 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Art, Research and Curriculum Associates 37,000 37,000 (Whittier, CA) Toward the San Gabriel Valley-based Project Avanzando Arts Matter, Inc. 15,000 15,000 (Malibu, CA) For program expansion into 6 additional public elementary schools

Annual Report 2005 21 ope is a waking dream. H Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)

22 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward installation of a grid-tied solar photovoltaic system for energy generation Asian Youth Center 50,000 50,000 (San Gabriel, CA) Toward facility renovation for program expansion Assistance League of Southern California 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Operation School Bell Assumption School 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Azusa Pacific University 45,000 45,000 (Azusa, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Azusa Pacific University 50,000 50,000 (Azusa, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Barlow Foundation 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the new hospital Baton Rouge Area Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Baton Rouge, LA) Toward the Hurricane Katrina Displaced Residents Fund BBB Wise Giving Alliance 5,000 5,000 (Arlington, VA) General program support Bellevue University Foundation 50,000 50,000 (Bellevue, NE) General support Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association 37,500 37,500 (Berkeley, CA) Toward the documentary “Beautiful Simplicity: Arts & Craft Architecture in California” Beverly Hills Firemen’s Relief Fund 5,000 5,000 (Beverly Hills, CA) Toward assistance for firefighters and their families in times of catastrophic need

Annual Report 2005 23 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Bienvenidos Children’s Center, Inc. 33,000 33,000 (Altadena, CA) For furnishings, equipment and refurbishment of the Nursery Biola University 45,000 45,000 (La Mirada, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Biola University 50,000 50,000 (La Mirada, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Bishop Conaty / Our Lady of Loretto High School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Bishop Conaty / Our Lady of Loretto High School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Bishop Mora Salesian High School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Bishop Mora Salesian High School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Bishop’s School 10,000 10,000 (La Jolla, CA) Toward the building program Blind Childrens Center, Inc. 8,000 8,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the new fire alarm system Bookends 10,000 10,000 (West Hills, CA) Toward program support Boys & Girls Club of San Gabriel Valley 40,000 40,000 (El Monte, CA) Toward the outreach program to children living in motels

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Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood 200,000 200,000 (Hollywood, CA) Toward completion of total facility renovations Boys and Girls Club of Burbank 25,000 25,000 (Burbank, CA) Toward expansion of the after-school program to serve former TRIPOD students Salesian Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles 55,000 55,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For acquisition of a client transportation van and computer lab equipment and furnishings Salesian Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward year one of the Child Learning and Utilizing Best Advancement Practices program Boys and Girls Club of Venice 80,000 80,000 (Venice, CA) Toward acquisition of two trucks for Thrift Store operations Watts-Willowbrook Boys and Girls Club 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward operating bridge support Boys Republic 50,000 50,000 (Chino Hills, CA) Toward the Aftercare Program Braille Institute of America, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Library Services Improvement Project Brentwood School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Brentwood School 35,000 35,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07

Annual Report 2005 25 Photographs courtesy of Verbum Dei High School

26 The Ahmanson Foundation Verbum Dei High School: Work Study Program

erbum Dei High School sits at the epicenter of a war zone. Bordering the rear of its campus is the notoriously violent Nickerson Gardens housing project, hovering like an unwelcome Vsentry. On the other side — both literally and figuratively — the similarly plagued Jordan Downs complex is but a block away, poised as if to use the school as a battle shield against its enemy to the east. In the sixty days following Christmas of 2005, there were twenty five shootings in the area between the two housing blocks, several of which resulted in death. The neighborhood is one in which drugs can be purchased and lives threatened on each of the four corners just outside Verbum Dei’s gates. Yet each day amidst it all, 340 young men, many of whom live in or around these infamously gang- and crime-infested flashpoints, arrive safely on campus with shirts tucked in, trousers pressed, ties squared and prayers said, to take another step on the path that will lead all of them to a high school diploma and beyond. Only five years ago, it appeared that Verbum Dei would fall prey to the sheer desperation of the ravaged Watts neighborhood in which it sits. Despite its most noble vision of providing an excellent college prep education to boys from some of the lowest income and most troubled households in Los Angeles, the school found that its mission alone was not enough to transcend the challenges of a community steeped in poverty, crime and lack of a school-going culture. Enrollment was at an all-time low, staff turnover was high, and the families of those who attended the school simply could not afford the relatively modest tuition. With an undying belief however, that this school not only should survive but even thrive, the Los Angeles Archdiocese entered an innovative partnership with six Jesuits, whose charge was to innovate a model by which Verbum Dei could

Annual Report 2005 27 be brought back to life and sustained as a model for urban Catholic education. Today’s Verbum Dei High School exceeds both the mandates of the Archdiocese’s charge, and community expectations – and all thanks are due to an ambitious and hard working team of priests with a great awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of the community served. With finances being a major concern both for the school and the families of the students, the Jesuits sought a model that would promote both academic rigor for and job readiness in its students, while facilitat- ing the generation of sorely needed earned income for the school. The answer was the Corporate Work Study Program, the local take on an ambitious and innovative model developed by a similar school in Chicago. CWSP works this way: Each Verbum Dei student is enrolled in school four days a week, and on the fifth day, he goes to work at the office of a corporate partner. There is one corporate job for every four students, who rotate in classic job-sharing fashion; the total $25,000 salary for each job is paid directly to Verbum Dei which, much like a temporary employment agency, handles all matters of taxes accounting and health insurance. The salary is pro-rated per each student, and paid into an account that covers $6,250 of his total $11,000 tuition (a maxi- mum of $2,500 is paid by the student’s family, so the school relies on contributed income for the balance). The boys experience an intensive, cohort-based college-prep education, while gaining important life skills such as work ethics, understanding of workplace culture, scheduling, interpersonal relations and perhaps most importantly, access to new ideas, stimuli and workplace mentors who help them envision an exciting future of boundless possibilities, toward which each will be well-equipped to strive. The “machine” that keeps CWSP ticking is complex, and requires the cooperation of several hundred students, numerous open-minded and generous employers, and a remarkably gifted Verbum Dei staff that includes eight coordinators, administrators and managers, two Jesuit volunteers, and ten drivers. Each morning at 7 am, the 80 young men whose turn it is to work that day gather in the work room, and take attendance. Together, they pray for the gifts of learning, inspiration, safety and meaning, as they do for the capacity to contribute and make

28 The Ahmanson Foundation a difference to the organizations and communities impacted by their work. By 7:30, the young men are boarding one of the ten geographi- cally-coordinated vans that take them to work, safely and on time, only to repeat the drill in reverse at day’s end. This year witnessed the first senior class to have gone through the CWSP for their entire four-year high school career. Inarguably, these are unusually impressive young men; poised, respectful, thoughtful, and ready for the world. Alongside their rigorous studies in advanced mathematics, language arts, science and a renowned athletic program, they will have worked in the fields of law, financing, social service, and philanthropy — to name a few. And each one of them will be going to college.

Annual Report 2005 29 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Brown University 50,000 50,000 (Providence, RI) Toward cataloging support at the John Carter Brown Library Buckley School 30,000 30,000 (Sherman Oaks, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Buckley School 35,000 35,000 (Sherman Oaks, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Building Achieving Minds, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of computers for the afterschool tutoring program California Artists Radio Theatre 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support California Institute of Technology 45,000 45,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 California Institute of Technology 50,000 50,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 California Institute of The Arts 400,000 400,000 (Valencia, CA) Graduate and undergraduate scholarship support for academic year, 2005-06 California Institute of The Arts 25,000 25,000 (Valencia, CA) Toward the Interschool and Intraschool projects California Institute of The Arts 400,000 400,000 (Valencia, CA) Graduate and undergraduate scholarship support for academic year, 2006-07 California Lutheran University 45,000 45,000 (Thousand Oaks, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06

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California Lutheran University 20,000 20,000 (Thousand Oaks, CA) General support California Lutheran University 50,000 50,000 (Thousand Oaks, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 California State University Los Angeles Foundation 200,000 200,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of a hydrogen producing and dispensing station for the teaching of alternative and sustainable energy systems California State University Los Angeles Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Over two years, toward the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs’ Community Policing Training Program Campbell Hall School 30,000 30,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Campbell Hall School 35,000 35,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Canine Companions for Independence / Southwest Region 5,000 5,000 (Oceanside, CA) General support Carnegie Institution of Washington 75,000 75,000 (Washington, DC) Toward the four-year Star Plates Archival Project in Pasadena Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Pomona, CA) Toward construction of a new acute care hospital Casa Teresa, Inc. 10,000 10,000 (Orange, CA) Toward the Porch Rebuild Project and the Program Shelter Fund

Annual Report 2005 31 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Cate School 25,000 25,000 (Carpinteria, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Cate School 30,000 30,000 (Carpinteria, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Cathedral High School 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the new science/ computer/gymnasium complex Cathedral High School 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward the new science/ computer/gymnasium complex Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Breast Cancer Basic and Transitional Science Research Project Center for Early Education 20,000 20,000 (West Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Center for Early Education 25,000 25,000 (West Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Center for Non-Violent Education & Parenting 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of a telephone system, office equipment and technology Center for the Partially Sighted 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Centinela Youth Services 35,000 35,000 (Hawthorne, CA) Toward the Bright Futures Program at Washington Prep High School

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Central High School Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Omaha, NE) General support Centro Latino de Educacion Popular 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward creating a network of agencies implementing the LEAMOS por Computadora program Chaminade College Preparatory 25,000 25,000 (Chatsworth, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Chaminade College Preparatory 30,000 30,000 (Chatsworth, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Chandler School 20,000 20,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Chandler School 50,000 50,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward the summer 2005 Skills Enrichment Program at 4 local school sites Chandler School 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Chapman University 45,000 45,000 (Orange, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Chapman University 50,000 50,000 (Orange, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Child and Family Center Foundation 15,000 15,000 (Santa Clarita, CA) For training and acquisition of hardware and software Child S.H.A.R.E. Program, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Glendale, CA) Toward acquisition of equipment for the education project

Annual Report 2005 33 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

ChildNet Youth and Family Services, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Long Beach, CA) For replacement of a 7-passenger client transportation van Children’s Bureau Foundation 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support of programs through the Angelic Auxiliary Children’s Cancer Research Fund 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward clinical research to improve pediatric medicine Children’s Center of the Antelope Valley 250,000 250,000 (Lancaster, CA) Toward construction of the new facility Children’s Dental Center 50,000 50,000 (Inglewood, CA) For purchase and installation of a digital radiography system Children’s Dental Foundation 25,000 25,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward new technology for a dental practice management system Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the replacement hospital Chrysalis Center 300,000 300,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition and renovation of a larger facility in Santa Monica Claremont Graduate University 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Claremont Graduate University 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) $30,000 toward the Urban Educators Program of the School of Education and $15,000 for Fellowships in the Master of Art in Cultural Management

34 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Claremont Graduate University 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Claremont McKenna College 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Claremont McKenna College 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Claremont University Consortium 500,000 500,000 (Claremont, CA) Additional support toward construction of the Health and Wellness Center Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra 7,500 7,500 (Claremont, CA) Program support Clothes The Deal 10,000 10,000 (Downey, CA) Program support Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward general operations and client services Colburn School 1,000,000 1,000,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the capital campaign for school expansion College Bound - Dollars for Achievers 25,000 25,000 (Cerritos, CA) For acquisition of a copier and telephone system Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Inc. 11,500 11,500 (Williamsburg, VA) For 5 LAC teachers to participate in the 2005 Summer Institute in Early American History Community of Friends 44,000 44,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For installation of security cameras and equipment at Figueroa Court and Brandon Apartments

Annual Report 2005 35 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Community Partners / Center for Innovative Education 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward a “school reform” program at Manual Arts and Hollywood High Schools Community Partners / Center for Innovative Education 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional program support Community Partners / College Match 32,500 32,500 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward expenses for college visits and SAT prep classes Community Partners / Future Scholars LA 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Math Institute for elementary and middle school students Community Partners / WriteGirl 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program support KCET Community Television of Southern California 200,000 200,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward sponsorship of the NOVA series for 2005-06

Concern Foundation 50,000 50,000 (Beverly Hills, CA) Toward research in tumor immunology at the Lautenberg Center Constitutional Rights Foundation 27,000 27,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Youth Intern Program Convent of the Good Shepherd - Good Shepherd Shelter 28,000 28,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For acquisition of a client transportation van COR Community Development Corporation 5,000 5,000 (Irvine, CA) Toward the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund

36 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Cor Cymraeg de Califfornia 8,000 8,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Toward the seventh annual St. David’s Day Festival and creation of a CD Council for Christian Colleges and Universities 50,000 50,000 (Washington, DC) Toward the 2005 Summer Institute of Journalism Covenant House California 150,000 150,000 (Hollywood, CA) Toward renovation of two lounge areas into additional bedroom spaces Creighton University 45,000 45,000 (Omaha, NE) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Creighton University 500,000 500,000 (Omaha, NE) Toward the campus capital campaign Creighton University 50,000 50,000 (Omaha, NE) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Sacramento, CA) Toward general support for 2005 Crossroads School 30,000 30,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Crossroads School 600,000 600,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward acquisition of the Math Science Building Crossroads School 35,000 35,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Curtis School Foundation 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06

Annual Report 2005 37 Photographs courtesy of JWCH Institute, Inc.

38 The Ahmanson Foundation JWCH Institute, Inc.: Radiology Services for Homeless Clients at the Weingart Center

omprising a 52-square block area in the heart of downtown, L.A.’s Skid Row is the largest community in the United States that consists primarily of indigent, transient and “low-to-no”-income Cresidents. Over 18,000 homeless men, women and children reside on the streets and in temporary single-room units there, 10,000 of whom, on any given day, cluster within one particular 10-block area hoping to access the programs and services of the nineteen agencies that exist. Of the many daily challenges faced by Los Angeles’ homeless, health care needs in particular are exceptionally severe. According to US government statistics, homeless individuals suffer from health-related maladies at more than twice the rate of people with stable housing. The vast numbers of Skid Row residents, especially those who are dually diagnosed as drug addicted and mentally ill, face a host of serious concerns including but not limited to daily exposure to preventable and treatable diseases, susceptibility to violence, inability to treat even basic injuries, and other concerns that further compromise their already precarious health. Lack of access to basic resources like clean water and hygienic supplies further exacerbate an already-critical situation; over 86% of L.A.’s Skid Row’s residents for example, suffer from serious dental disease. With neither health insurance nor access to adequate clinical services, the episodic and acute health concerns of homeless people go untreated, often progressing to chronic and debilitating conditions which require inefficient, publicly-funded emergency room interventions and hospitalizations. A vicious cycle is often spurred by the lack of recuperative care after hospital discharge. Deeply concerned for this most vulnerable of populations and in homage to the legacy of philanthropist Ben Weingart, whose fortune was earned in L.A.’s central city, in 2003 long time Weingart Foundation Trustee John Gurash encouraged his colleagues to invest in

Annual Report 2005 39 a twofold strategy to improve life outcomes for Skid Row residents. The first strategy was support for a now-influential study by the USC / Keck School of Medicine’s Dr. Michael Cousineau, who identified the need for integrated, collaborative-based health services on Los Angeles’ Skid Row as an urgent priority; because Skid Row’s health agencies worked in isolation from each other, Cousineau found, they were compromising — if not forfeiting — the great potential for effectiveness that a more collaborative approach could portend. Second, the Foundation would proactively develop an initiative to advance both the collaborative capacity and efficacy of Skid Row’s health agencies, and promote the active partnership of philanthropic organizations, whose resources could be strategically deployed to enable measurable impacts on Skid Row service delivery. Under the visionary leadership of Weingart Foundation President Fred Ali, the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles was cho- sen to convene nineteen of the city’s leading community health, human service and philanthropic agencies; together, these organizations formed the Skid Row Homeless Healthcare Initiative. SRHHI has since developed a comprehensive, integrated service delivery strategy that will: (a) assist the homeless with registering for public benefit pro- grams that will help cover the cost of care and provide access to outpa- tient, inpatient, diagnostic and specialty care services; (b) assist with the provision of transportation to and from medical appointments; (c) pro- vide step-down respite or recuperative care after discharge from hospi- tal stays; and (d) ensure each homeless person’s assignment to a medi- cal “home” – a designated agency to assist with and coordinate care and case management for persons with chronic or otherwise severe conditions. The collaborative nature of the endeavor underscores the notion that the healthcare safety net for homeless people in Los Angeles must, by the very scope and nature of the problem, be addressed in a cooperative and coordinated fashion. Each of the clinical partners in the SRHHI has agreed to play a lead role in providing services within their areas of greatest capacity. JWCH is one such agency. Soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary, this stalwart community health organization is distinguished by both the reach and scope of its programs, providing services to people from East to South Central Los Angeles, and conducting both comprehensive clinical services as well as important research. For several years, JWCH

40 The Ahmanson Foundation has operated a Skid Row clinic at the Weingart Center Shelter, where they are the only such agency to provide desperately needed radiology and diagnostic services. The exorbitantly high occurrence of tuberculosis and pneumonia, a violent street culture that portends many a broken bone, and the reality that cancers and other tumors in the homeless often go undetected until it is too late, are but a few examples of why diagnostic services are so important. Until the advent of SHHRI how- ever, the unfortunately long period it took to process and receive informed diagnoses on the x-rays resulted in the predictable disappear- ance of homeless radiology patients, whose competing priorities of seeking shelter and finding food, as well as their lack of access to transportation, often meant they were lost to the urban “jungle” before treatment could be prescribed and provided, further compromising their own health and possibly that of others. Through involvement in SHHRI however, and with Ahmanson Foundation support, JWCH has been able to upgrade its radiology equipment to state-of-the-art digital capacity. This enables volunteer radiologists at Kaiser Permanente to electronically receive, read and report diagnoses on the x-rays within 24 hours — as opposed to the four weeks it would take without digital imagery — and immediately post them to the SRHHI’s “Virtual Private Network,” an electronic case-management system through which collaborating clinicians can review reports, prescribe quick and effective treatment, and identify a clinical partner whose responsibility that patient will become. It may be argued in fact, that the digitization of radiology on Skid Row was essentially, the missing link in a rapidly evolving healthcare continuum that will finally enable coordinated services from diagnosis to treatment and through recovery, to be most efficiently and effectively provided and managed to some of Skid Row’s most seriously injured and ill residents. The Ahmanson Foundation applauds JWCH Institute and the SHHRI for what likely has been the most dramatic advance in home- less health care that Los Angeles has seen.

Annual Report 2005 41 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Curtis School Foundation 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 5,000 5,000 (La Habra, CA) General support David & Margaret Home, Inc. 75,000 75,000 (La Verne, CA) Toward exterior renovations of the Whitney Building Descanso Gardens Guild, Inc. 60,000 60,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Toward materials, training and transportation expenses for the education programs Desert Haven Enterprises, Inc. 35,000 35,000 (Lancaster, CA) Toward roof replacement for the main facility Developmental Dynamics Family Services Inc. 7,500 7,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Christmas gifts for developmentally delayed children Devil Pups, Inc. 7,500 7,500 (Westlake Village, CA) Toward the 2005 Good Citizenship-Physical Development Program Discovery Fund For Eye Research 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Doheny Eye Institute 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward ophthalmologic research of macular degeneration Dolores Mission Elementary School Parochial 1,000 1,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the scholarship fund Dolores Mission Elementary School Parochial 750,000 750,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward building renovation

42 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Don Bosco Technical Institute 30,000 30,000 (Rosemead, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Don Bosco Technical Institute 35,000 35,000 (Rosemead, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Douglas County Historical Society 15,000 15,000 (Omaha, NE) General program support Dramatic Results 30,000 30,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward materials for the Math In A Basket program Dubnoff Center For Child Development & Educational Therapy 70,000 70,000 (North Hollywood, CA) For renovation of a 6-bed group home Ducks Unlimited, Inc. 10,000 10,000 (Rancho Cordova, CA) Toward restoration of critical wetlands habitat Earthwatch Expeditions, Inc. 30,000 30,000 (Maynard, MA) For LAUSD Teacher Awards for 2005 East Los Angeles Remarkable Citizens’ Association 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation of the satellite facility in Bell East Valley Community Health Center 500,000 500,000 (West Covina, CA) Toward construction of the replacement clinic in West Covina Edgemar Center for the Arts, Inc. 10,000 10,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward educational outreach programs Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Sister Mary Jean Meier Endowment Fund

Annual Report 2005 43 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Support of pediatric AIDS research Esperanza Community Housing Corporation 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Sister Diane Donoghue Legacy Fund Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward development of a strategic business plan Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Inc. 10,000 10,000 (Brookline, MA) Toward program support Fairview Family and Friends 7,500 7,500 (Costa Mesa, CA) General support Family Hope 75,000 75,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward property acquisition and renovation Fr. Flanagan’s / Girls & Boys Town Southern California 300,000 300,000 (Santa Ana, CA) Toward establishment of a third foster youth emergency shelter Felines & Friends 5,000 5,000 (Culver City, CA) General support Fine Arts Club of Pasadena 1,000 1,000 (La Cañada, CA) General support First Christian Church of Burbank 3,500 3,500 (Burbank, CA) Toward computer system upgrade First Congregational Church of Los Angeles / Pilgrim School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06

44 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

First Congregational Church of Los Angeles / Pilgrim School 35,000 35,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Community Partners / First Steps Early Literacy Program 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of books and training materials Five Acres-Boys/Girls Aid Society of L.A. 100,000 100,000 (Altadena, CA) For acquisition and installation of an emergency generator Flintridge Preparatory School 25,000 25,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Flintridge Preparatory School 30,000 30,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 25,000 25,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 30,000 30,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Florence Crittenton Center Los Angeles 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the computer infrastructure upgrade project Foothill Country Day School 20,000 20,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Foothill Country Day School 25,000 25,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07

Annual Report 2005 45 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Foothill Family Service 50,000 50,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward equipment, furnishings and signage for the new West Covina Center For the Child 40,000 40,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward renovation of Cedar House child counseling offices Foundation Center 30,000 30,000 (New York, NY) $15,000 toward general support; $15,000 FC Online activities Foundation for Dance Education 35,000 35,000 (Montclair, CA) For replacement of the Nutcracker Act 1 set Foundation for Excellence in Education 100,000 100,000 (Van Nuys, CA) Toward Phase I of the capital campaign for facility expansion Foundation for the Mid South 500,000 500,000 (Jackson, MS) Toward the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund Frick Collection 5,000 5,000 (New York, NY) General support Friends of McGroarty Cultural Arts Center 19,200 19,200 (Tujunga, CA) For acquisition of updated office equipment Friends of the Child Advocates 25,000 25,000 (Monterey Park, CA) Toward the CASA volunteer training program Friends of the Child Advocates 5,300 5,300 (Monterey Park, CA) Toward the Special Needs Fund Friends of the Los Angeles Bach Festival 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support of the 2005 Festival

46 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Friends of the Museum of Chinese American History 62,500 62,500 (Los Angeles, CA) For acquisition of an environmentally controlled storage unit Friends of Washington Prep Foundation 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Kids Helping Kids program Fuller Theological Seminary 50,000 50,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward development of a music archive in the McAlister Library Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Encino, CA) Toward capital expenses for start-up of the Gabriella Charter School Gibbon Conservation Center 5,000 5,000 (Santa Clarita, CA) Toward the Library Girls Incorporated of Omaha 10,000 10,000 (Omaha, NE) General program support Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of Women’s Village Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward the Women’s Village Goodwill Industries of Southern California 180,000 180,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward support for the Career Resource Centers in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita Grace Center 2,500 2,500 (Pasadena, CA) General support Grantmakers in Health 2,750 2,750 (Washington, DC) General program support for 2005

Annual Report 2005 47 Photographs courtesy of Dramatic Results

48 The Ahmanson Foundation Dramatic Results: Math In A Basket Program

t first glance, it looks like an art class. About 25 nine-year- olds working in small cohorts are weaving surprisingly complex Native American-inspired baskets. Across the way in another class- Aroom, another group of kids is engaged in the same activity. Their progress is neck and neck. By the end of the semester, meeting just once a week, both classes will have created scores of magnificent and highly detailed pieces, each one more beautiful and intricately-patterned than the other. To the unknowing eye, these are simply two sets of kids, lucky enough to be in one of those rare schools that somehow provides arts instruction. To those in the know however, these seemingly identical groups, while engaged in the same activity, are quite different. All are enrolled in the same, beleaguered Title I Long Beach public school that serves, according to the 2000 US Census, the most culturally diverse population in the entire country, 78% of which lives at or below the federal poverty level. One of these classes however, is designated as accelerated or “gifted,” while the other is identified as remedial, comprised of kids who are considered low achievers and in some cases, even developmentally challenged. And yet what both classes are doing equally well, with no discernable difference, is using art to learn and in some cases even master the many complicated concepts of advanced geometry, exceeding the expectations of the California Department of Education’s Math Content Standards along the way. The notion that most kids can learn tough subjects if properly inspired and creatively taught is not new; that in one hour per week, for 28 weeks, a group of kids among which less than 30% initially

Annual Report 2005 49 performed at grade level would out-perform the math averages of all Long Beach, LAUSD and other public schools statewide, is simply phenomenal. Math in A Basket is the program that enabled this tremen- dous success. It was established by Long Beach resident Christi Wilkins, a woman whose extraordinary personal story of childhood fear, cultural isolation and discrimination imbues her with an inspired empathy for and belief in children who are “written off” by the system. Math in a Basket is a program of the larger Dramatic Results, the organization Ms. Wilkins founded not only to help under-achieving students use creativity as a means to re-approach and boost their academic performance, but likewise to help educators improve their own capacities to recognize and foster the unique talents in students who may neither relate nor measure up to traditional criteria for excellence. Demonstrating that the “under achievers” can pull their weight right alongside gifted kids is one of the program’s many intended outcomes; it proves to both educators and students alike that teamwork, innovation, creativity and celebration, when combined to enhance traditional pedagogical approaches, can help level the playing field of opportunity, and make the learning process more meaningful and joyful for children of all levels. Math in a Basket is as basic as it is clever. While it plays to the joy and satisfaction most children gain from simply making something beautiful, the program gently requires of each student a keen and increasingly sophisticated understanding of challenging mathematical concepts like circumference, diameter, fractions and even pi. By traditional methods, these concepts can be burdensome and even frightening; within the Math in a Basket methodology, math is the joyful process by which to correctly execute a magnificent, hand-made object — an object that the student can point and lay claim to as a tangible reference for what under other circumstances would have seemed impossible.

50 The Ahmanson Foundation By the end of the course, nearly every one of the now 1,200 kids served annually passes and even exceeds the tested math standards for his or her grade level. Likewise, the teachers learn and grow. With a major grant from the US Department of Education and support from private foundations, Math in a Basket is able to support the classroom teachers with a paid summer intensive program in which they themselves go through the course, learning the specifics of the method- ology, and dramatically opening their minds to new approaches to teaching mathematics. Taking the course alongside the teachers is a cohort of professional artists who will then return as support to the teachers during Math in a Basket programming. Additionally, the pres- ence of these artists in the classroom, providing a 1:5 teacher-to-student ratio, demonstrates problem solving skills for the children by modeling teamwork among adults. Some will view Math in a Basket as an arts program, some will see it as a cleverly disguised math intensive, and still others will see a fascinating socio-educational experiment. Perhaps this is why it works so well; the myriad attributes of this program, coming together to ultimately accomplish the same goal, have shown that there is a way for every person whose life is touched by the effort to have a meaning- ful, satisfactory, if not life-changing experience. For the teachers, it provides support, invigoration, renewal and energy, and for the students, it provides the previously unimaginable possibility to learn, be really good at and even love the timeless and critical world of mathematics.

Annual Report 2005 51 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Grantmakers in the Arts 15,000 15,000 (Seattle, WA) Toward underwriting the annual conference in Pasadena, CA Great Beginnings for Black Babies, Inc. 20,000 20,000 (Inglewood, CA) Toward program expansion and organizational infrastructure Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General program support Habitat for Humanity / South Bay, Long Beach 250,000 250,000 (Gardena, CA) Toward construction of Harborside Terrace Harbor City / Harbor Gateway Boys and Girls Clubs 50,000 50,000 (Harbor City, CA) For acquisition of a 24-passenger van and equipment/supplies for program expansion Harmony Project 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward expansion of the music education program Harvard-Westlake School 25,000 25,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Harvard-Westlake School 2,500 2,500 (North Hollywood, CA) General support Harvard-Westlake School 2,500 2,500 (North Hollywood, CA) General support Harvard-Westlake School 30,000 30,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Harvey Mudd College 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06

52 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Harvey Mudd College 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Haven Gallery 340,000 340,000 (Pomona, CA) Toward renovation and expansion of the charter School of Arts and Enterprise Haven Hills, Inc. 22,000 22,000 (Canoga Park, CA) Toward computer hardware and software upgrades Healthcare and Elder Law Programs Corporation 20,000 20,000 (Torrance, CA) Toward costs for increased distribution of newsletter and publication of Nuts and Bolts Hear Center 2,000 2,000 (Pasadena, CA) General support Heart of Los Angeles Youth 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the SmartStart program Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery 500,000 500,000 (San Marino, CA) For planning and implementation of the renovation of the Mansion Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery 50,000 50,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward book acquisitions Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery 1,000,000 1,000,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward renovation of the original Mansion Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery 50,000 50,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward the Chinese Gardens project

Annual Report 2005 53 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Henry E. Huntington Library & Art Gallery 50,000 50,000 (San Marino, CA) General support Henry Mancini Institute 10,000 10,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward general program support Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Valencia, CA) Toward expansion of the Emergency Department and Trauma Center Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Health Foundation 30,000 30,000 (Valencia, CA) Toward acquisition of emergency department equipment Hillsides 750,000 750,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward acquisition and renovation of a transitional living facility Historical Society of Southern California 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Keeping History Alive program for 2005-06

Historical Society of Southern California 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the year-end campaign honoring Tom Andrews Hollenbeck Police Business Council, Inc. 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Youth Center program on the occasion of the Salute to the Dodgers Luncheon Hollenbeck Police Business Council, Inc. 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Miracle on 1st Street Christmas toy give-away Hollywood Community Housing Corporation 50,000 50,000 (Hollywood, CA) Toward operating bridge support

54 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Holy Redeemer School 50,000 50,000 (Montrose, CA) Toward facility renovations to relocate the kindergarten Homeboy Industries 350,000 350,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the new headquarters Homeless Not Toothless 20,000 20,000 (Brentwood, CA) Toward renovation of a suite to serve homeless dental needs House of Ruth Incorporated 35,000 35,000 (Claremont, CA) Toward the Emergency Shelter Children’s Program Huntington Medical Research Institute 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward the Liver Center Protemics Project I Cantori 3,200 3,200 (Pasadena, CA) For upgrade of computer hardware and software Immaculate Heart High School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Immaculate Heart High School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Independent School Alliance for Minority Affairs 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward increased operational expenses Independent Sector 50,000 50,000 (Washington, DC) Toward the National Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Inner-City Filmmakers 25,000 25,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward the winter program

Annual Report 2005 55 Photographs courtesy of Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation

56 The Ahmanson Foundation Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation: Community Health Center in Lincoln Heights

n the early 80’s, the northeast division of Los Angeles was broadly considered the most under-served area of the city in terms of health care access. There was not a single Medi-Cal provider in Ithe entire region, yet the wave of what has now become a flood of uninsured Angelenos had already begun to take root there. Arroyo Vista Family Health Center was founded in response to this growing need, and in 1981, opened as a small store front clinic in Highland Park. Within its first year, the clinic had logged over 5,000 patient visits, with no relief in site. The Ahmanson Foundation was pleased to support Arroyo Vista’s first capital campaign in 1984 when, after only three years of operation, it was clear that the need for the agency’s services had grown exponen- tially. By the year 2000, Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation had come to own and operate three major community health centers, three local clinics and two mobile units collectively serving over 120,000 patients in Highland Park, El Sereno, Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and the surrounding communities each year. This exemplary organization serves the uninsured, underinsured and indigent, offering a sliding scale discount payment program for families and individuals in need, and enrollment assistance to help those who qualify gain access to public insurance programs. Arroyo Vista provides both primary, preventive and specialty care, maternal and child health care and services, health education, nutrition and laboratory services at all Centers, and provides additional radiology, pharmacy services, dentistry and optometry at the Highland Park facility. In partnership with other community organizations, Arroyo Vista oversees a huge case manage- ment function that tracks, refers and serves patients whose complex healthcare needs run the gamut from diabetes to obesity.

Annual Report 2005 57 With a primary Latino population and a growing Asian constituency, Arroyo Vista is distinguished by a multicultural staff that can honor and address the range of its patients’ culturally-specific values and communi- cations needs, whether they speak Spanish, English or Cantonese. Additionally, the agency’s clinicians — while trained in both the standards and emergent practices of Western medicine — are able to dignify the traditional health practices of many of its patients, by not prescribing services or medications that are contraindicated to herbal and acupuncture remedies for example, yet being mindful of and never compromising the overall health interests of any patient. No one is turned away. The expansion of this organization has been strategic, owning as much to outstanding leadership as to community need. Lorraine Estradas, a nurse with a master’s degree in public health, came to Arroyo Vista in the early 80’s to work in the clinic, but quickly distinguished herself as a no-nonsense, visionary leader with exceptional organizational skills. As Arroyo Vista’s very capable longtime CEO, Estrada imbues the agency’s culture with two core values that define her approach. First, Estradas has assembled a loyal and long-term staff, among which each has a stake in defining and executing a consensually- derived standard for organizational excellence, both in terms of services and administration. “Cross-training” is a key example; most administra- tive employees understand each other’s jobs, can articulate the functions of each department, and know what needs to get done in times of need and crisis, contributing “extras” when necessary, and sometimes eschewing traditional notions of job descriptions. As a result, the large staff understands the “big picture” of the organization, and works seamlessly as a team to ensure accountability, mutual support and smooth organizational operation. Second and perhaps most importantly, Estradas tells her staff, the provision of quality health services is as critical a component of community building as are

58 The Ahmanson Foundation workforce development, housing, and social services. Healthy people portend healthy communities, and this belief is evident in every aspect of the organization and the way it interacts with peer agencies and neighbors. Perhaps nowhere is this approach more evident than in the recent completion of Arroyo Vista’s new flagship center in Lincoln Heights. The previous site opened in 1997 within what was thought to be a luxurious space of 6,000 square feet. Within eight years however, the projected annual patient load of 2,700 visits multiplied nearly eightfold to over 20,800, and the organization could easily have gone into crisis mode. Instead, the staff embarked upon a thoughtful strategic planning phase, whose outcome was the decision to try to purchase a larger building. As fate would have it, they looked neither long nor far. A local small business owner, grateful for the quality of both services and respect she had received as a patient over the years, turned out to have a cosmetically-challenged but otherwise solid 21,000 square foot building, which she offered to the agency at a below-market price. What was once a local Chinese restaurant and ballroom is now the cornerstone of Arroyo Vista’s programs; the new Lincoln Heights Family Health Center is a large, beautiful, clean and very comprehen- sive health services center that, with plenty of room to grow, will surely meet its community’s needs for many years to come.

Annual Report 2005 59 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Institute for Educational Advancement 50,000 50,000 (South Pasadena, CA) Toward the Apprenticeship Program for 2005 Interact Theatre Company 5,000 5,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Toward technical infrastructure upgrade International Foundation for Art Research 10,000 10,000 (New York, NY) General support, 2006 International Guiding Eyes, Inc. 5,000 5,000 (Sylmar, CA) Toward the Training Program for Guide Dogs of America Jester & Pharley Phund 15,000 15,000 (Palos Verdes, CA) Toward the Reading Makes a Difference program in four schools Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Camp Max Straus Jewish Homes for the Aging of Greater Los Angeles 25,000 25,000 (Reseda, CA) Toward renovation of the dining room Johns Hopkins University 45,000 45,000 (Baltimore, MD) Toward scholarship support for LAC minority participants in the CTY program Journey House 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward renovation of an emancipation residence Jules and Doris Stein UCLA Support Group 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the JSEI Affiliates Teddy Bear Program Junior Achievement of Southern California 1,000 1,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Bowl-A-Thon program

60 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Junipero Serra High School 25,000 25,000 (Gardena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Junipero Serra High School 30,000 30,000 (Gardena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 JWCH Institute, Inc. 560,000 560,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Over three-years, toward a Skid Row collaborative to provide radiology services for homeless clients at the Weingart Center Kids Community Clinic of Burbank 15,000 15,000 (Burbank, CA) Toward replacement of a dental chair and equipment Koreatown Youth and Community Center 61,000 61,000 (Los Angeles, CA) To complete renovations for creation of a Learning Center L.A. GOAL 30,000 30,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward acquisition of program supplies L.A. Theatre Works 45,000 45,000 (Venice, CA) Toward Phase II conversion to an interactive web-site L.A. Family Housing 75,000 75,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Toward emergency roof repairs and new carpeting at two facilities L.A.’s BEST 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the after-school program LAMP, Inc. 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Las Familias Del Pueblo 45,000 45,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward establishment of the Giraffe Charter School project

Annual Report 2005 61 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Las Madrinas 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Endowment for Gene, Immune and Stem Cell Therapy Research at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles League For Crippled Children 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For medical and therapeutic care of children at Orthopaedic Hospital Leonard Marmor Surgical Arthritis Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward education financial awards LeRoy Haynes Center for Children and Family Services 66,200 66,200 (LaVerne, CA) A 1:1 challenge toward renovation of the Norton Building Leukemia, Lymphoma Society, Inc. / L.A. 1,000 1,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Los Angeles Chapter Team In Training program Leukemia, Lymphoma Society, Inc. / L.A. 1,000 1,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Library Foundation of Los Angeles 300,000 300,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward the New Information Technologies Project Library Foundation of Los Angeles 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Hispanic Program Lifeline For Pets, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Monrovia, CA) General support Lincoln Heights Tutorial Program 12,000 12,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward materials, supplies and program expenses Little Sisters Of The Poor 100,000 100,000 (San Pedro, CA) Toward relocation of the Medical Suite

62 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Long Beach BLAST / Better Learning After School Today 30,000 30,000 (Long Beach, CA) For acquisition of equipment and brochures for tutor training of the Academic Mentoring Program Los Angeles Chamber Ballet 35,000 35,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward acquisition of portable lighting equipment Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Family Concert series, 2005-06 Los Angeles Children’s Chorus 12,500 12,500 (Pasadena, CA) General support Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness 20,500 20,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward upgrade of computer equipment Los Angeles Community Design Center 62,900 62,900 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of technology for property management Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center Auxiliary 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society 25,000 25,000 (Hollywood, CA) Toward the Fallen Firefighters Memorial Los Angeles Free Clinic 750,000 750,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovations for the new Children & Family Health Center L.A. Gay & Lesbian Community Services Center 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program support of the Kruks/Tilsner Transitional Living Program for youth

Annual Report 2005 63 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Los Angeles High TechHigh 253,000 253,000 (Beverly Hills, CA) For acquisition of equipment for the robotics program Los Angeles Master Chorale Association 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward recording of ‘You Are (Variations)’ by Steve Reich Los Angeles Master Chorale Association 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program support Music Center of Los Angeles County 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Los Angeles Orphans Home Society 60,000 60,000 (Los Angeles, CA) To transition from residential care to services exclusively for foster families Los Angeles Philharmonic Association 8,000 8,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Annual Fund Los Angeles Police Equestrian Fund 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward general support Los Angeles Police Foundation 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Support on the occasion of the 2004 Chief of Police Holiday Party Los Angeles Police Foundation 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the L.A. IACP Convention, 2004 Los Angeles Police Historical Society 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support on the occasion of the Jack Webb Awards Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Fund for LAPD families facing catastrophic circumstances

64 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation 12,500 12,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program and equipment expansion Los Angeles Regional Foodbank 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Los Angeles Unified School District 7,500 7,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward field trips, campus beautification and staff incentives at Aldama Elementary School Los Angeles Unified School District 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Over five-years, toward the Coeur d’Alene Connection Project for homeless youth Los Angeles Unified School District 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward classroom bungalow relocation for the Coeur d’Alene Elementary School’s Connection Project and the Venice B&G Club after-school programs Loyola High School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Loyola High School 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the Science Hall and Academic Hall Loyola High School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Loyola Marymount University 45,000 45,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Loyola Marymount University 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Making the Right Connections, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Summer 2005 program

Annual Report 2005 65 Photographs courtesy of Chandler School: Summer Enrichment Program

66 The Ahmanson Foundation Chandler School: Summer Enrichment Program for Public School Youth (A collaborative effort of Chandler, Mayfield Senior, Polytechnic and Westridge Schools)

he Pasadena Unified School District, it might be observed, is a microcosm of the greater Los Angeles region in which it sits. Its students represent a great range of socioeconomic and cultural back- Tgrounds; some come from privileged households with ample material resources, some live near or at the poverty level, while others of course, exist squarely in the middle. Children of every race and a multitude of ethnicities are represented across all grade levels. Like many of its peer school districts statewide, the PUSD looks to identify and serve those children who are gifted, through enrichment programs that recognize and foster their special talents — as it attempts to embrace and support those students whose challenges are particularly acute, through programs meant to bring lower-achieving students to academic par with their peers. Yet as is true of so many “slices” of contemporary life characterized by haves and have nots and other measures of extremity, there are those children in the PUSD who, despite their own particular talents and/or challenges, fall through the cracks because the system is simply not set up to provide special opportunities for everyone. In the spring of 1990, a small group at the independent Polytechnic School began to consider how deeply impacted life in Pasadena was by the experience of children in the area’s public schools. They decided that with a little ingenuity and a dose of generosity, independent schools could share their rich resources in a fashion that might give a boost to those PUSD kids in the “middle” — those whose potential was promising, but whose talents could not be given full attention within the overburdened and limited public school system. There were four “realities” that inspired these community-minded educators to found what became the Skills Enrichment Program: that early intervention is

Annual Report 2005 67 critically important; that the District provided for children on the extremes of academic achievement but could not serve the “talented middle;” that very few children of ethnic minorities were represented in the PUSD’s gifted “GATE” program; and that the test score require- ments for enrollment in GATE were so stringent that bright children from traditionally underachieving populations were rarely recognized. Now celebrating sixteen years and with four leading independent schools on board, the Skills Enrichment Program was developed as an intensive summer school experience for a select handful of PUSD stu- dents for whom some extra attention, guidance, mentorship, support and opportunity might portend an exceptional future. Each year, repre- sentatives of each of Pasadena’s 22 public schools recommend their most promising mid-level students for this extraordinary opportunity. Those selected must be in the 4th and above grade, be good citizens in their schools, and have parents identified as supportive of their kids educations. For five weeks every summer, between 300-400 public school kids take over the campuses of Pasadena’s independent Polytechnic, Mayfield Senior, Chandler and Westridge schools, for what may become a life-changing experi- ence in which their minds will be opened, their curiosi- ties piqued, their intellects pushed and challenged, and their spirits nurtured. The students commit to a full day curriculum that includes math, language, computer science and experiment-based lab experiences, as well as rare and exciting enrichment opportunities that engage them in everything from bioethics to hip hop dance, and from urban planning models to summer-long units simulating life under water. They are taught by

68 The Ahmanson Foundation exceptional educators who come to the program precisely because they want to make a difference in these kids’ lives. Over the years, a staggering number of SEP alumni — nearly every one of whom makes it to college — have returned as mentors and teachers in the program. Several cite their SEP experiences as key to their academic and personal successes. They remember how seemingly simple things, like manageable class sizes, supplies in abundance, and easy access to attention from teachers, helped them experience and eventually sustain a core attribute of intellectual curiosity, rigor and satisfaction — a lifelong joy of learning.

Annual Report 2005 69 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Malibu Foundation for Youth and Families 5,000 5,000 (Malibu, CA) Toward the Douglas K. Simpson Scholarship Fund Mar Vista Institute 200,000 200,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward construction of the Youth and Senior Center Marianne Frostig Center of Educational Therapy 48,000 48,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward creation and implementation of Success Attributes teacher guide, lesson plans and student Workbook Maritime Museum Association of San Diego 15,000 15,000 (San Diego, CA) General program support Marlborough School Foundation 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Marlborough School Foundation 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the outreach initiative for the office of College Counseling Marlborough School Foundation 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Marvin D. Iannone Beverly Hills Police Foundation 7,500 7,500 (Beverly Hills, CA) Toward The Benevolent Fund providing assistance to officers in the event of catastrophic need Marvin D. Iannone Beverly Hills Police Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Beverly Hills, CA) General support

70 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Marymount High School 1,000,000 1,000,000 (Los Angeles, CA) To reduce debt on recently acquired contiguous property Mary’s Shelter 10,000 10,000 (Santa Ana, CA) Toward program support Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child 35,000 35,000 (Pasadena, CA) One-time financial aid support Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Mayfield Senior School of the Holy Child Jesus 30,000 30,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 M.E.N.D. (Meet Each Need With Dignity) 600,000 600,000 (Pacoima, CA) Toward construction of the new facility Mental Health Association of the Pasadena Area 20,000 20,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward acquisition of new carpeting and furniture Messiah Lutheran Church 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) $20,000 toward the Saturday’s Kids program and $5,000 toward New City Parish programs Midnight Mission 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the annual Holiday appeal Midnight Mission 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Easter Dinner appeal

Annual Report 2005 71 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Mothers’ Club Community Center, Inc. 2,500 2,500 (Pasadena, CA) General support Mount St. Mary’s College 45,000 45,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Mount St. Mary’s College 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the endowment component of Legacy Campaign honoring Mary Ann Bonino Mount St. Mary’s College 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Muscular Dystrophy Association 2,000 2,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward research and the summer camp funds Museum Associates 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of new x-ray equipment for the Conservation Department Museum Associates 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of bronze bust of Lucius Junius Brutus by Ludovico Lombardo, c. 1555 Museum Associates 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward book acquisitions for the Balch Research Library: $10,000 allocated for purchases on behalf of the Center for European Art; the remaining balance to be divided equally between other departments Museum Associates 2,500,000 2,500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For acquisition of the painting by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo: Christ and the Woman Taken into Adultery, 1752 Museum of Contemporary Art 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Geffen Contemporary’s fire/life safety system

72 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Museum of Contemporary Art 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For restoration of the glass brick wall Museum of Television and Radio 50,000 50,000 (Beverly Hills, CA) Toward the Re-creating Radio Workshops for 2005-06

MWLA / TURNINGPOINT School 250,000 250,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward construction of playground and renovation for additional classroom space Napili Kai Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Lahaina, Maui, HI) General support National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (White Plains, NY) Toward scholarship support for minority men and women in Engineering National Center for Family Literacy, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (Louisville, KY) Toward practitioner and teacher training for the Los Angeles program National Center for the Preservation of Democracy 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the Democracy Forum building National Gallery of Art 50,000 50,000 (Landover, MD) Toward the art acquisitions fund National Gallery of Art 100,000 100,000 (Landover, MD) Toward renovation of the Founder’s Room National Gallery of Art 25,000 25,000 (Landover, MD) Additional support toward renovation of the Founder’s Room Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Lincoln, NE) Toward support of the Society’s activities

Annual Report 2005 73 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Lincoln, NE) General support Nebraska Wesleyan University 45,000 45,000 (Lincoln, NE) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Nebraska Wesleyan University 50,000 50,000 (Lincoln, NE) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Neighborhood Homework House 25,000 25,000 (Azusa, CA) Toward program support of the second neighborhood site Neighborhood Youth Association 25,000 25,000 (Venice, CA) Toward the Personal Best program in Mar Vista and Venice New Roads School 30,000 30,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 New Roads School 35,000 35,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 New Visions Foundation 750,000 750,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward property acquisition for the Herb Alpert Educational Village / New Roads School New Visions Foundation 13,500 13,500 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward publication costs, equipment and supplies for the Spirit Series program No Limits Theater Group 15,000 15,000 (Culver City, CA) For equipment and supplies for the Reading Center Notre Dame Academy 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06

74 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Notre Dame Academy 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Notre Dame High School 25,000 25,000 (Sherman Oaks, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Notre Dame High School 500,000 500,000 (Sherman Oaks, CA) Toward construction of the Science Center Notre Dame High School 30,000 30,000 (Sherman Oaks, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Oakwood School 250,000 250,000 (North Hollywood, CA) Toward construction of the multipurpose facility for the elementary campus Oasis Women’s Recovering Community 10,000 10,000 (Sylmar, CA) Toward program support Oberlin College 30,000 30,000 (Oberlin, OH) The scholarship fund for students from California Occidental College 45,000 45,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Occidental College 1,000,000 1,000,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation of the Library Reading Room Occidental College 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For student internships in the arts, cultural and social services though the Career Development Center Occidental College 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07

Annual Report 2005 75 Photographs courtesy of Hillsides

76 The Ahmanson Foundation Hillsides: Transitional Living Program for Emancipated Foster Youth

fter five abusive foster home placements in four years, it appeared things were finally looking better for Marina. She was placed with Agnes, a veteran foster parent who liked to be called “Mom”A and whose calm manner assured her young charges that things would be taken care of. As fate would have it, by the time Marina emancipated from foster care at age 18, “Mom” had stolen her identity, charged thousands in bad debt in Marina’s name and, on Marina’s last day in her home, “accidentally” burned Marina’s clothes and few belongings in a small backyard fire. With nothing but seven dollars in her pocket and the clothes on her back, Marina was unceremoniously sent out the front door and into an unknown world. With rare exception, there is no safety net for the over 600 youth emancipated from the Los Angeles County foster care system each year. Most begin life as grown-ups wholly unprepared for what lies ahead. Many have endured a lifetime of abuse and neglect, some have been inadequately educated, and the distrust nearly all these young people feel for adults can prohibit their every attempt at successful social integration. Few have the skills to make smart choices; forty percent will become homeless by the age of 21, only ten percent will hold a job for more than one year, and fully sixty percent of the young women emancipated from foster care will become pregnant before their 22nd birthdays. Even among those who are fortunate enough to have been placed with caring, attentive and ethical foster parents, few have the resources and life skills needed to survive independently as successful adult community members. Established in 1913 as what was then an alternative to traditional orphanages, Hillsides has evolved to become one of the most respected

Annual Report 2005 77 and experienced providers of mental health and residential services to abused and neglected children in Southern California. Not surprisingly, it is Hillsides that has taken a visible leadership role in providing a response to the crisis in foster care emancipation. In developing its Youth Moving On program for emancipated youth, Hillsides knew it had to overcome some key obstacles in the path between foster care and independent living; landlord reluctance toward young renters — especially those lacking credit histories, and unaffordable rental rates in our region were two big concerns. Additionally, Hillsides staff wanted to “reverse the paradigm” under which foster youth had lived their lives; instead of telling these kids they must once again fit into some bureaucracy’s version of their best interests, Hillsides was more interested in developing a program that addressed the individual needs and values of each young adult in its care. As a result, choosing a neighborhood for the program that offered the comfort of familiarity was important, yet finding a specific location that would create distance between these determined young people and the negative social networks of their pasts was also taken into account. How to strike the balance between the familiar and the positive became a guiding question as Hillsides sought to create a new program. The answer was found in an apartment building. In 2005, Hillsides purchased a 49-unit property located in the heart of a lovely residential Pasadena neighbor- hood, close to both public transportation and civic and com- mercial life. Ten of the apartments are dedicated to housing two carefully-matched emancipated youth each, while the other units are rented out at market rates to carefully selected ten- ants; this income

78 The Ahmanson Foundation will fully cover costs of the YMO program within the first three and one-half years of operations. Those youth who live in the building are provided housing free of cost for the first 30-90 day period, during which time they must secure livable-wage employment or enroll in college. Throughout the maximum 24-month period of their residencies, a capable and caring staff aided by a wonderful on-site residential director, coordinate services that include extensive life skills training, financial literacy classes, mental health therapy in both individual and group settings, assistance with job training and skills, peer support and community building, mentorship, assistance developing and tracking progress on a “life plan”, and daily case management. The rent, which reaches a total of $400 in $50 increments, is returned to these young tenants in order to make a first, last and security payment as they progress toward independence. The YMO model is as sensible as it is innovative. For the program, it provides a steady stream of earned revenues, so critical in an age of intense competition for limited contributed dollars. The program’s growth, as much as its sustainability, is underscored by the probability that increasing equity will provide the funds for the purchase of additional buildings in the future. For the youth, the value of this program is nearly immeasurable; for what for many is the first time in their lives, positive caring adults, a sense of community, and a built-in support system that keeps saying “you can” is the very foundation on which the rest of their lives will be built.

Annual Report 2005 79 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Ocean Park Community Center 500,000 500,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward building construction for relocation of Daybreak Shelter and Safe Haven programs Ocean Park Community Center 25,000 25,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward the Homelessness to Hope campaign Omaha Schools Foundation 50,000 50,000 (Omaha, NE) General support Omaha Zoo Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Omaha, NE) Additional support for the ABI Prism 3100 automated sequencer Operation Jump Start 15,000 15,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward the mentoring program Operation Smile / Southern California Chapter 10,000 10,000 (Norfolk, VA) Toward reconstructive surgery and related health care to indigent children and young adults Operation USA 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Southeast Asia Tsunami relief efforts Operation USA 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward continuation of work in Kalladi, Sri Lanka; rebuilding due to losses from the tsunami Operation USA 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the emergency disaster relief fund for victims of Hurricane Katrina Optimist Boys Home and Ranch 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward construction of the Youth Center

80 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. 20,000 20,000 (Whittier, CA) Scholarship support for young people from financially disadvantaged families, 2005-06 Oralingua School for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Whittier, CA) Scholarship support for young people from financially disadvantaged families, 2006-07 Otis College of Art and Design 45,000 45,000 (Westchester, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Otis College of Art and Design 5,000 5,000 (Westchester, CA) Toward the Otis Scholarship Fund Otis College of Art and Design 250,000 250,000 (Westchester, CA) Toward expansion of on-campus parking Otis College of Art and Design 50,000 50,000 (Westchester, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Outward Bound Wilderness 12,000 12,000 (San Francisco, CA) Toward the 2005-06 Pinnacle Scholarship Program for Los Angeles area youth P. F. Bresee Foundation 35,000 35,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Arts and Multimedia Education and Career Development Program Pacific Asia Museum 250,000 250,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward renovation of collections storage Pacific Charter School Development 100,000 100,000 (Compton, CA) Toward development of the Charter School property project, 2006 Pacific Clinics 25,000 25,000 (Arcadia, CA) Toward the Healthy Transitions program in the San Gabriel Valley

Annual Report 2005 81 he world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything.

T 1879 – 1955 Albert Einstein ( )

82 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Pacific Council on International Policy 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward general program support Pacific Council on International Policy 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional general support Pacific Lodge Youth Services 80,000 80,000 (Woodland Hills, CA) Toward renovation of the Activities Center/ Gymnasium Pacific Southwest Youth Tennis Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Support of programs for economically disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy 100,000 100,000 (Rolling Hills Estates, CA) Toward land acquisition for the Portuguese Bend Nature Preserve Parent Institute for Quality Education 100,000 100,000 (San Diego, CA) Over three-years, toward establishment of the Teacher-Parent Involvement Initiative in Los Angeles Partners in Care Foundation 25,000 25,000 (San Fernando, CA) Toward the Nurse-Family Partnership Incentive Fund Pasadena Children’s Training Society 32,000 32,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward equipment and furnishings for expansion of after-school services at The Family Resource Center Pasadena Historical Society 1,000 1,000 (Pasadena, CA) General support Pasadena Humane Society 3,000 3,000 (Pasadena, CA) General support

Annual Report 2005 83 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California 15,000 15,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward repairs for the Reginald Foorte Theatre organ in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena Playhouse State Theatre of California 5,000 5,000 (Pasadena, CA) General support Pepperdine University 45,000 45,000 (Malibu, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Pepperdine University 50,000 50,000 (Malibu, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Informal Arts Initiative Philanthropic Research, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Williamsburg, VA) Toward development of GuideStar’s information resources Pitzer College 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Pitzer College 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Polytechnic School 100,000 100,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward construction of a swimming pool Polytechnic School 30,000 30,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Polytechnic School 10,000 10,000 (Pasadena, CA) General support

84 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Polytechnic School 35,000 35,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Pomona College 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Pomona College 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Pomona Valley Sheltered Workshop Association 50,000 50,000 (Montclair, CA) For acquisition of a truck for the Community Recycling Enclave Prospect Hill Cemetery Historical Site Development Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Omaha, NE) General program support Prototypes 300,000 300,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward construction of 32 units of affordable client housing at the Women’s Center in Pomona Providence Holy Cross Foundation 250,000 250,000 (Mission Hills, CA) Toward renovation and expansion of the Trauma and Emergency Centers Providence Saint Joseph Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Burbank, CA) Toward construction of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Rape Foundation 2,500 2,500 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward program support Reading is Fundamental of Southern California, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward program support Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc. 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward digital conversion and outreach

Annual Report 2005 85 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Red Hen Press 10,000 10,000 (Granada Hills, CA) Toward materials for the Poetry in Schools program UCLA Foundation - General 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Dean’s Scholars Fund for 2005-06 UCLA Foundation / Center for Health Enhancement 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Center on Aging’s retired teacher’s mentoring program UCLA Foundation / Center for Health Enhancement 365,000 365,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward PET Scan technology for the Alzheimer’s Disease Study Project UCLA Foundation / Department of Italian 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward a conference on Dante for academic year 2005-06 UCLA Foundation / Jules Stein Eye Institute 1,000,000 1,000,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For establishment of an Administrative Chair for the Retina Division UCLA Foundation / Fowler Museum of Cultural History 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovations to create the Jerome L. Joss Gallery for permanent collections UCLA Foundation / Neuropsychiatric Institute 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Family Development Project UCLA Foundation / School of Medicine 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward research at the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

86 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

UCLA Foundation / School of Medicine 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Joseph K. Perloff, M.D. Endowed Fellowship Fund UCLA Foundation / School of Medicine 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA UCLA Foundation / University Research Library 85,000 85,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward the Mellon Foundation challenge for establishment of the Conservation and Preservation Endowment UCLA Foundation / University Research Library 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisitions for the Ahmanson-Murphy Aldine collection UCLA Foundation / William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward book acquisitions UCLA Foundation / William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 40,000 40,000 (Los Angeles, CA) $20,000 for a 2005-06 Post-doctoral Fellowship; $10,000 for Undergraduate Fellowships and $10,000 for the Clark Music Series UCLA Foundation / William Andrews Clark Memorial Library 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward advanced funds for the 2005-06 Clark Music Series University of California, Santa Cruz Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Santa Cruz, CA) Toward education and outreach activities of the Predatory Bird Research Group University of California, Santa Cruz Foundation 15,000 15,000 (Santa Cruz, CA) Additional support toward education and outreach activities of the Predatory Bird Research Group

Annual Report 2005 87 e judge a man’s wisdom by his hope.

WRalph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)

88 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (New York, NY) General support toward research projects Rochester Institute of Technology 2,000 2,000 (Rochester, NY) Toward the publishing program of the Wallace Library, Cary Collection Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House Capital Campaign Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center Foundation 50,000 50,000 (Omaha, NE) General support Roycemore School 25,000 25,000 (Evanston, IL) Toward the Scholarship Fund Rx For Reading 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward implementation of the Waterford Early Reading Program Sacred Heart High School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Sacred Heart High School 38,350 38,350 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of computers Sacred Heart High School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Saint Francis High School 25,000 25,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Saint Francis High School 30,000 30,000 (La Cañada Flintridge, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07

Annual Report 2005 89 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Saint Mary’s Academy 25,000 25,000 (Inglewood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Saint Mary’s Academy 30,000 30,000 (Inglewood, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Saint Sophia Foundation 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Building Fund in memory of Pete Gallanis San Fernando Community Hospital 75,000 75,000 (Panorama City, CA) Toward handicap access renovations for the new Health and Education Campus San Gabriel Valley Medical Center Foundation 35,000 35,000 (San Gabriel, CA) Toward mobile equipment for the Sexual Assault Response Team program San Marino Public Library Foundation 100,000 100,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward the capital campaign for a new library building San Marino Schools Foundation 5,000 5,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward the Titan Stadium Track and Field Santa Anita Church 30,000 30,000 (Arcadia, CA) Toward completion of the security fencing project for Barnhart School Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation 5,000 5,000 (Santa Barbara, CA) Toward the Presidio NW Corner Project Santa Monica College Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward the Madison Theatre project Save the Children Federation, Inc. 50,000 50,000 (Westport, CT) Toward the Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund

90 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Scripps College 45,000 45,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Scripps College 50,000 50,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Scripps College 250,000 250,000 (Claremont, CA) Toward the new Recreational Athletic Facility Scripps Home 4,700 4,700 (Altadena, CA) General support Serra Ancillary Care Corporation 35,055 35,055 (Pasadena, CA) For replacement of Casa Madona’s client transportation van Shelter Partnership, Inc. 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For upgrades of a new warehouse Sheriff’s Youth Foundation of Los Angeles County 5,000 5,000 (Monterey Park, CA) Toward program support for disadvantaged youth Shoes That Fit 15,000 15,000 (Claremont, CA) Toward program support for 2005 Shoes That Fit 10,000 10,000 (Claremont, CA) Additional program support for 2005 Single Mothers Outreach 18,000 18,000 (Santa Clarita, CA) Toward renovations for the Case Management Program Single Room Occupancy Housing Corporation 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward deferred maintenance and safety enhancements to housing facilities and acoustical upgrades of the James M. Wood Community Center

Annual Report 2005 91 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Sisters of the Social Service 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of the Ministry Center Southern California / The Society of Architectural Historians 37,500 37,500 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the documentary, “Beautiful Simplicity: Arts & Craft Architecture in California” Los Angeles S.P.C.A. 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction for Phase II of the Companion Animal Village and Education Center Southern California Center For Nonprofit Management 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward The Arts Loan Fund Southern California Institute of Architecture 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Library Book Acquisition Fund St. Anne School 35,000 35,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward equipment and a mobile unit to house arts and science St. Anne’s Maternity Home 160,000 160,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Additional support toward construction of the Transitional Living Facility St. Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward maintenance repairs to the Multipurpose Center St. Edmund’s Episcopal Church 200,000 200,000 (San Marino, CA) Toward restoration of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ St. Francis Center 165,000 165,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward capital needs St. Genevieve High School 46,200 46,200 (Panorama City, CA) Toward acquisition of technology equipment

92 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

St. James’ Episcopal Church / St. James’ School, Wilshire 20,000 20,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 St. James’ Episcopal Church / St. James’ School, Wilshire 15,000 15,000 (Los Angeles, CA) General support St. James’ Episcopal Church / St. James’ School, Wilshire 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward a Positiv division for the Murray Harris Organ St. James’ Episcopal Church / St. James’ School, Wilshire 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 St. John Bosco High School 25,000 25,000 (Bellflower, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 St. John Bosco High School 30,000 30,000 (Bellflower, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 St. Joseph Center 250,000 250,000 (Venice, CA) Toward new construction St. Joseph Center 250,000 250,000 (Venice, CA) Additional support toward new construction St. Mary Medical Center Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward renovation of the Women’s Health Center St. Matthew’s Parish School 500,000 500,000 (Pacific Palisades, CA) Toward construction of the Library and classrooms

Annual Report 2005 93 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

St. Vincent Senior Citizen Nutrition Program 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Thanksgiving Day Meals for Seniors Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation 6,000 6,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of Fun Centers for pediatric patients Stillpoint Resources Charitable Trust 5,000 5,000 (West Hills, CA) General support Stone Soup Child Care Programs 25,000 25,000 (Encino, CA) Toward the Artists in Residence Program STOP-GAP 49,000 49,000 (Santa Ana, CA) Toward performances of “Heartsounds” in Los Angeles County elementary schools and development of a new play on nutrition and healthy lifestyles Students Run America 40,000 40,000 (Reseda, CA) For student equipment packages, 2005-06 season Teach for America 150,000 150,000 (New York, NY) Toward the Los Angeles Corps Program for 2005-06

Thurgood Marshall Academy 10,000 10,000 (Washington, DC) Toward the charter school’s library construction Tomas Rivera Policy Institute 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Tourette Syndrome Association 50,000 50,000 (Bayside, NY) Toward program support in recognition of the West Coast Champion of Children’s Award Dinner

94 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Trustees of Union College 25,000 25,000 (Schenectady, NY) Toward acquisition of hardware & software for the digital photography lab UCLA Foundation / UCLA College 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward graduate programs on the occasion honoring Lloyd E. Cotsen UMC / Children Youth and Family Collaborative 60,000 60,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward training mentor tutors and program expansion into four additional schools Uncommon Good 35,000 35,000 (Claremont, CA) Toward the Clinic to College mentoring program in Pomona Union Station Foundation 250,000 250,000 (Pasadena, CA) Toward renovation at the service center for homeless adults and construction of a new dormitory for homeless women United Negro College Fund, Inc. 60,000 60,000 (Fairfax, VA) $25,000 toward the scholarship program for Los Angeles area youth; $35,000 toward the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief Campaign United Way of Greater Los Angeles 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of books for the MotheRead/FatheRead Program University of Judaism 20,000 20,000 (Bel Air, CA) Toward Adult Education University of La Verne 45,000 45,000 (LaVerne, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 University of La Verne 40,000 40,000 (LaVerne, CA) Toward furnishings and equipment for the Lighthouse Literacy Program

Annual Report 2005 95 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

University of La Verne 250,000 250,000 (La Verne, CA) Toward renovations to create the Sports Science and Athletics Pavilion University of La Verne 50,000 50,000 (La Verne, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 University of Nevada, Reno Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Reno, NV) Toward the Basque Studies Center Quasi-Endowment University of Redlands 45,000 45,000 (Redlands, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 University of Redlands 50,000 50,000 (Redlands, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 University of Richmond 10,000 10,000 (Richmond, VA) Toward acquisition of materials on the history, staging and performance of opera for the Parsons Music Library University of San Diego 45,000 45,000 (San Diego, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 University of San Diego 50,000 50,000 (San Diego, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 University of Southern California / Center on Philanthropy/Public Policy 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward third-year funding of the Los Angeles Foundation Leadership Group University of Southern California / College of Letters/Arts/Sciences 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Behavior Genetics Association conference University of Southern California / College of Letters/Arts/Sciences 50,000 50,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Tradition and Innovation Initiative

96 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

University of Southern California / College of Letters/Arts/Sciences 22,500 22,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support University of Southern California / Norris Cancer Center 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward acquisition of a PCR machine for molecular structure cancer research University of Southern California / School of Dentistry 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Oral Health Center University of Southern California / School of Journalism 22,500 22,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support of the School of Journalism Upward Bound House 25,000 25,000 (Santa Monica, CA) Toward capital renovation and improvements at Family Place Urban Education Partnership 75,000 75,000 (Los Angeles, CA Toward completion of assessment of Humanitas programs in LAUSD for 2005 Urban Land Institute, Los Angeles 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Urban Plan high school program URDC Human Services Corporation 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) For acquisition of a 7-passenger client transportation van for the Casa Maria program US Foundation / Inspir. & Recog. of Science & Technology 30,000 30,000 (West Hills, CA) Toward the 2006 Robotics Competition / Southern California Regional Valley Family Center 250,000 250,000 (San Fernando, CA) Toward construction of the new wing

Annual Report 2005 97 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Valley Presbyterian Hospital Foundation 250,000 250,000 (Van Nuys, CA) Toward capital costs of Emergency Services expansion Value Schools 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation of Central City Charter High School Ventura County Maritime Museum 2,000 2,000 (Oxnard, CA) General support Verbum Dei High School 78,000 78,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For acquisition of two vans and one used car for the Work Study Program Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation 100,000 100,000 (Glendale, CA) Toward renovation and expansion of the GI Lab Villa Esperanza 76,500 76,500 (Pasadena, CA) For upgrade of technology VIP Community Mental Health Center 175,000 175,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward installation of an elevator in the Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center Vista del Mar Child and Family Services 2,500 2,500 (Los Angeles, CA) General support Vistamar School 10,000 10,000 (El Segundo, CA) Toward acquisition of reference materials for establishment of the School Library Volunteers of America of Los Angeles 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Senior Nutrition Program on the occasion of the Mother’s Day Luncheon Volunteers of America of Los Angeles 250,000 250,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation of Transition House and the Marion and Norbo SRO Hotels

98 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles 5,000 5,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward Thanksgiving dinners for homebound elderly men and women We Tell Stories 17,450 17,450 (Los Angeles, CA) For capital expenses of promotional outreach Webb Schools 25,000 25,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Webb Schools 30,000 30,000 (Claremont, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 Weingart Center Association 100,000 100,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward renovation of the residence lobby Westerly School of Long Beach 5,300 5,300 (Long Beach, CA) Toward enhancement of the laptop computer network Westmont College 45,000 45,000 (Santa Barbara, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Westmont College 50,000 50,000 (Santa Barbara, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Westmont College 500,000 500,000 (Santa Barbara, CA) Toward endowment of the Institute for the Liberal Arts Westridge School for Girls 25,000 25,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Westridge School for Girls 30,000 30,000 (Pasadena, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07

Annual Report 2005 99 Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Westside Children’s Center, Inc. 30,000 30,000 (Culver City, CA) Toward the Early Care and Education Center Westside Neighborhood Clinic 25,000 25,000 (Long Beach, CA) Toward acquisition of and conversion to a new practice management software system White Memorial Medical Center Charitable Foundation 500,000 500,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward construction of new facilities Whittier Area First Day Coalition 25,000 25,000 (Whittier, CA) Toward the Human Services programs Whittier College 45,000 45,000 (Whittier, CA) Scholarship support, 2005-06 Whittier College 50,000 50,000 (Whittier, CA) Scholarship support, 2006-07 Will Geer Theatricum-Botanicum 50,000 50,000 (Topanga, CA) Toward renovation and repairs to grounds and existing structures William H. Parker Los Angeles Police Foundation 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward LAPD advanced training scholarships Windward School 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2005-06 Windward School 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Scholarship support for ethnically diverse and financially disadvantaged students, 2006-07 WISE Senior Services 30,000 30,000 (Santa Monica, CA) For capital items to equip the new Adult Day Care Center

100 The Ahmanson Foundation Organization Unpaid Approved Paid Unpaid Oct. 31, 2004 2005 2005 Oct. 31, 2005

Woodbury University 100,000 100,000 (Burbank, CA) Toward installation of an elevator at Cabrini Hall Woodcraft Rangers 30,000 30,000 (Los Angeles, CA) For exterior painting and interior carpeting of the administrative headquarters Woods Humane Society 5,000 5,000 (San Luis Obispo, CA) General support World Impact Services, Inc. 25,000 25,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Watts and Los Angeles Christian Schools World Vision, Inc. 100,000 100,000 (San Diego, CA) Toward emergency tsunami relief in Southern Asia World Vision, Inc. 100,000 100,000 (San Diego, CA) Toward emergency relief for victims of the Pakistan/Kashmir earthquake Hollywood Wilshire YMCA 10,000 10,000 (Los Angeles, CA) Toward the Brighter Future transitional housing program Young Men’s Christian Association of Southeast Ventura County 2,500 2,500 (Thousand Oaks, CA) General support YWCA of the San Gabriel Valley 27,500 27,500 (West Covina, CA) For replacement of van for the Intervale Senior Services program

6,865,000 46,038,405 41,218,405 11,685,000

Unrealized Projects 700,000

7,565,000

Annual Report 2005 101 General Guidelines and Perspective of Interests

he Ahmanson Foundation places its philanthropic emphasis in four major program areas: The Arts and Humanities T Education Medicine and Health Human Services

Types of funding support common to these areas include: Building Funds Renovation and Equipment Capital Campaigns Endowment Funds Institutional Scholarship Funds Matching Funds Special Projects and Programs

Geographic Emphasis: Primarily in Southern California

Further emphasis in recent years has been placed on funding organi- zations and their programs which are based in and serving Los Angeles County. Approximately ninety percent of the Foundation’s distributions are made solely within the county. The Foundation evaluates the quality of programs and the quality of the organization submitting the request. Organizations must be well- managed, fiscally sound, have a developed history and maintain a record of program integrity. Requests for capital support are considered most often after there is clear and assured evidence that the goal of the campaign is going to be achieved and that such will be accomplished within a reasonable time period. Lead gifts are rarely granted.

102 The Ahmanson Foundation Eligibility and Limitations

Eligibility An applicant must be an organization determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax-exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the U. S. Internal Revenue code and not a private foundation as defined in Section 509 (a) of that code. The Ahmanson Foundation does not make grants to individuals. It does not make grants to organizations which propagandize, influence legislation and/or elections, or promote voter registration, nor does it provide support for candidates seeking public office, for political cam- paigns, or to organizations involved in political activities or specific advocacy.

Limitations In general, the Foundation does not approve grants for endowed chairs; fellowships, internships, exchanges, individual scholarships; annual campaigns, continuing support; production of film, video or media; deficit financing or loans. The Foundation prefers not to fund: organizations which make grants to others, religious organizations for sectarian or propagation of faith purposes, traveling exhibits, performance underwriting, seminars, work- shops, studies, surveys, general research and development, or opera- tional support of regional and national charities.

Annual Report 2005 103 Suggested Procedures

f after reviewing the guidelines, there is sufficient reason to believe that the Foundation’s interest areas and funding preferences are com- patible with the need of the organization seeking support, then a brief Iletter of inquiry should be addressed to the Managing Director. The applicant should present a mission statement of the organization, a brief description of its background, a direct statement of need, and other potential funding sources under consideration. All letters of inquiry will proceed through a screening process to determine whether or not the request and mission of the organization are within current funding interests of the Foundation. In most instances written respon- ses will be sent promptly to those not likely to qualify, so that they may proceed in a timely manner in their search for funding. Others who may qualify will be notified so that a full proposal can be submit- ted for further consideration. One copy of a proposal should be accompanied by a cover letter or summary on the letterhead of the applicant’s organization or institu- tion, and a letter from the president, when the cover letter is submitted by someone else. The proposal request should include a brief description of the organi- zation, its history and current programs, a statement of need, statement of the objectives of the project or program, a project timetable, overall cost, and amount requested. The proposal should be supplemented with: • a detailed project budget • the current annual operating budget • the most recently audited financial statement • copy of the organization’s tax exempt status determination letter from the IRS • a list of the organization’s governing board and its officers • any other pertinent supplemental documents

104 The Ahmanson Foundation The Foundation accepts and processes applications for grants throughout the year. In most instances, applicants will receive a written response within 60 to 90 days. Each is notified promptly as soon as a decision has been made. Due to the substantial number of requests received, visits, unless by invitation are discouraged. Requests for meetings will be initiated by the staff. In order to be responsive to the myriad needs of the community, preference is given to organizations which do not submit proposal requests on a regular annual basis. Unfortunately, the Foundation is able to fund only a limited propor- tion of the requests received. If support is not provided for a particular request, while meeting guideline criteria and funding interests, it should not be interpreted as an indication of the Foundation’s lack of appreciation for the merit and worthiness of both the proposal and the organization seeking support. Letters of inquiry and proposals should be directed to: Mr. Lee Walcott, Managing Director The Ahmanson Foundation 9215 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90210

Annual Report 2005 105 Statements of Financial Position October 31, 2005 and 2004

Assets 2005 2004

Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 7,011,000 $ 5,126,000 Interest and Dividends Receivable 1,401,000 1,217,000

Investments, at market value 926,122,000 880,242,000 Land, Building and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 3,446,000 3,497,000 Other Assets 368,000 331,000 $938,348,000 $890,413,000

Liabilities and Unrestricted Net Assets

Liabilities: Grants Payable $ 11,685,000 $ 7,565,000 Due to Broker and Custodian 97,000 177,000 Federal Excise Tax Payable 488,000 424,000 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 876,000 671,000 13,146,000 8,837,000

Unrestricted Net Assets 925,202,000 881,576,000 $938,348,000 $890,413,000

106 The Ahmanson Foundation Statements of Activities For The Years Ended October 31, 2005 and 2004

2005 2004

Revenues: Dividends, interest and other $ 20,883,000 $ 17,804,000 Net realized gain on investments 61,016,000 38,677,000 Net unrealized gain on investments 12,874,000 40,734,000 94,773,000 97,215,000

Expenses and Grants: Grants approved, net of unrealized projects 45,338,000 37,591,000 Investment expenses 2,693,000 2,267,000 General and administrative expenses 2,202,000 1,862,000 Provision for federal excise tax 914,000 1,483,000 51,147,000 43,203,000

Change in Unrestricted Net Assets 43,626,000 54,012,000

Unrestricted Net Assets, beginning of year 881,576,000 827,564,000

Unrestricted Net Assets, end of year $925,202,000 $881,576,000

Annual Report 2005 107 Trustees of the Ahmanson Foundation

Robert H. Ahmanson* Robert M. DeKruif President Former Vice Chairman The Ahmanson Foundation H. F. Ahmanson & Company

William Hayden Ahmanson Stephen D. Rountree Former Chairman President, The Music Center H. F. Ahmanson & Company Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County William Howard Ahmanson Private Relationship Manager-VP Robert F. Erburu* Union Bank of California Chairman of the Board (Retired) Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. The Times Mirror Company President Fieldstead & Company Leonard E. Walcott, Jr.* Vice President and Managing Director Lloyd E. Cotsen The Ahmanson Foundation President Cotsen Management Corporation * Executive Committee Officers and Staff

Robert H. Ahmanson Mindy Jones President Program Officer

Leonard E. Walcott, Jr. Laurie MacMurray Vice President and Managing Director Program Officer

William H. Ahmanson Kathleen McDonnell Vice President Program Officer Robert F. Erburu Jinhee Pai Kim Vice President Program Officer Karen A. Hoffman Secretary and Program Officer Yvonne de Beixedon Grants Administrator Frances Y. L. Chung Assistant Secretary Betty Richardson Administrative Assistant Kristen K. O’Connor Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Karla C. Baer Coordinator of Grantee Reporting Jennie Huynh Chin Accountant

108 The Ahmanson Foundation We wish to acknowledge, with appreciation, the narratives for Highlighted Grants written by Nancy Berglass.

Annual Report 2005 109 Designed and Printed by The Castle Press Pasadena, California 110 The Ahmanson Foundation