Chamber Community Foundation

Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation is an organization within the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce that promotes outreach and the well-being of the non-profit organizations within the community.

The Foundation is unique because, as part of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, it illustrates the success of a business advocacy group giving financial assistance to the community that it serves, namely the charities that are members of the Hollywood Chamber.

Mission

The mission of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation is to support and advance the educational, cultural and economic interests of the Hollywood community by:

• Developing leadership with a dynamic and innovative vision of the future;
• Linking the business in partnerships with educational, governmental and non-profit organizations; and
• Serving as a vehicle for research, planning and community education to anticipate and communicate challenges of the future.

Grants

The Foundation achieves its goal by awarding grants to charities that directly benefit members of the Hollywood Community. This process includes:

1. Raising funds by staging events such as the annual Women of Distinction Awards and the Halloween Party.
2. A review of each grant application by the Foundation Board. This process also includes a thorough research and a site visit by one board member to ensure that the application meets all eligibility requirements, and that the allocated funds will be used accordingly.
3. Notification to each applicant on the status of its request. Organizations that are selected to receive funding will be presented with a check during one of the scheduled events of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Those who do not receive funding will be notified in writing of the reason, and invited to apply again once they meet eligibility requirements.
4. The Foundation has awarded more money each year than in the previous year.
5. Total: $600,000 as of January 2010

In its most current fiscal year, the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation assisted the following local organizations:

• Blank Theatre Company
• Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood
• Children of the Night
• Friends of the Hollywood Cap Park
• Gay & Lesbian Elder Housing
• Get Love
• The Harmony Project
• Hollygrove
• Hollywood Arts Council
• Hollywood Heritage
• Hollywood Police Activities League
• Hollywood Police Support Assn.
• Hollywood Wilshire YMCA
• Independent Shakespeare Company
• International Family Film Festival
• L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
• LAPD National Night Out
• LACER After School Program
• Los Angeles Zoo Association
• Musicians Institute
• Newfilmakers L.A.
• Oasis of Hollywood
• PAH Nation
• PATH
• Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
• The Saban Free Clinic

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant, an applicant must be a member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. When reviewing requests for financial assistance, the Foundation adheres to certain guidelines and gives preference to organizations that:

• Are well-managed and use their resources effectively
• Collaborate rather than compete with similar organizations
• Address the root causes of problems, rather than symptoms
• Make a significant contribution to the economic vitality of Hollywood
• Reach out to sometimes excluded groups
• Deliver services directly to those who need them
• Are 501(c) 3 charitable organizations
• Download an application for the Hollywood Chamber Community Foundation grant. (PDF)

Fundraising

The Foundation organizes two annual fundraising events:

1. Annual Women of Distinction Luncheon
   The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation honors extraordinary women who have helped to create – and maintain – a standard of excellence and outstanding achievement within their professions and through their work with the community at its Annual “Women of Distinction” Awards Luncheon. The Women of Distinction luncheon is the largest annual fundraiser for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation. Nominations are now being accepted for 2010 Women of Distinction Awards and Golden Awards to be held at W Hollywood Hotel on Friday, May 14, 2010.
2. All Hallow’s Eve Party
   Each year, guests of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce experience the annual “All Hallow’s Eve” fundraiser, a notorious event in Hollywood! Generous Chamber members such as Hollywood Forever Cemetery all play a major part in helping to raise more funds for local charitable organizations in Hollywood. Highlights of the event include VIP tours, celebrity scavenger hunt, psychics, face painters, magicians, music, and a cast of ghoulish characters… some of them Chamber members Incredible prizes are given out and delicious food is served while ghosts and guests mingle throughout the night! Hollywood Community Foundation appreciates all the sponsors, restaurants, and volunteers for their contributions for an evening to remember in Hollywood! 

Board of Directors of The Hollywood Community Foundation 2010-2011

All board members of the Foundation volunteer their time to attend meetings, fundraisers, site inspections and other events that further the goals of the Foundation.

Bill Farrar, Foundation Chair, Andrews International Security
Kathleen Cook, Hollywood Heights Hotel
Michael Green, The Grill on Hollywood
Leron Gubler, Hollywood Chamber President & CEO
Renee Kische, Keller Williams Hollywood Hills Real Estate
Elizabeth McDonald, Evidens Group
Scott Moe, SDM Advisory Group
Shiva Monify, Sperry Van Ness Real Estate
Carole Sarian, The CrisCom Company
Kristi Schafter, Hard Rock Café

Contact:
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Community Foundation
7018 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Main: (323) 469-8311
Fax: (323) 469-2805
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