GHJ Foundation runs on staff involvement. GHJ employees volunteer to serve on the rotating Grants Committees that convenes in the Spring and Fall. This allows for individuals from different departments, with diverse experiences, to share their perspectives in the grantee selection process.
To develop the final list of grantees in the recent COVID-19 grants cycle, the Grants Committee brainstormed funding priorities and selected three top areas of need in response to COVID-19: food insecurity, educational resources and homelessness. Each Grants Committee member then identified nonprofits in GHJ's community as potential grant recipients, performed due diligence and presented his or her top choice to the Grants Committee with a recommendation for funding. The Grants Committee collectively voted to approve the grantees and the amount of each grant.
GHJ Foundation's Grantees
| Nonprofit | Leadership | Website |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Dots | Alexis Cabrera, Executive Director | www.9dots.org |
| Covenant House California | Bill Bedrossian, Chief Executive Officer | www.covenanthousecalifornia.org |
| EdBoost Education Corporation | Tiffani Chin, Executive Director | www.edboost.org |
| Food Forward, Inc. | Rick Nahmias, Founder/Executive Director | www.foodforward.org |
| Food on Foot, Inc LA | Jay Goldinger, Executive Director/Founder | www.foodonfoot.org |
| human-I-T | Gabe Middleton, Chief Executive Officer | www.human-i-t.org |
| Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club | Juana Lambert, Executive Director | www.labgc.org |
| Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice | Norayma Cabot, Executive Director | www.laclj.org |
| Los Angeles Youth Network dba Youth Emerging Stronger | Mark Supper, President/CEO | www.youthemergingstronger.org |
| National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants | Shannon Nash, Board Chair | www.nsbcpa.org |
| Our Children LA | Denise McCain-Tharnstrom, Founder and President | www.ourchildrenla.org |
| Pet Adoption Fund | Margaret Turner, President | www.petadoptionfund.org |
| Project Angel Food | Richard Ayoub, Executive Director | www.angelfood.org |
| School on Wheels | Charles Evans, Executive Director | www.schoolonwheels.org |
| World Central Kitchen | Nate Mook, Chief Executive Officer | www.wck.org |
