California Community Programs Funding

California Community Programs Funding is sponsored by Pacific Life Foundation. Provides program and capital support in arts and culture, education, environment, health, and community development to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in California, especially in Orange County.

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From annuities to life insurance, we provide the tools, resources, and support to help financial advisors and brokers deliver exceptional value and long-term results. Pacific Life Foundation Announces $9. 5M Charitable Giving Program for 2025 The Pacific Life Foundation’s first grants of 2025 include more than $2.

5 million to 141 nonprofit partners in Orange County, California; Omaha, Nebraska; and Lynchburg, Virginia. Pacific Life has announced plans to give $9. 5 million in charitable contributions throughout 2025, supporting the communities where it operates, both in the United States and internationally.

Together with the Pacific Life Foundation, Pacific Life’s global philanthropy program will focus on investing in community impact-driven programs that enable current and future generations to thrive, including college & career readiness, food security, and ocean health initiatives. “We are committed to giving back to our communities and supporting our employees where they live and work.

Through our many impactful charitable partnerships, our goal is to create confidence for generations where it matters most. We are proud to do the right thing for our customers, people, and communities.

” —Pacific Life President & CEO Darryl Button Recipients include charities focused on making a meaningful impact through innovative and collaborative projects in the areas of arts and culture; civic, community and economic development; environment; education; and health and human services. For a full list of grant recipients, please visit: https://paclife. co/2025-grant-cycle-recipients .

New Major Grants Announced: A $1 million transformational grant has been made to Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha, Neb. , in support of the organization’s capital campaign to build a new, larger warehouse effectively increasing the food bank’s total space to more than 100,000 square feet.

This will enable the food bank to source, store, and prepare more healthy food including produce, protein, and dairy for faster distribution in Nebraska and western Iowa, as well as increase its volunteer center capacity and offices. College & Career Readiness A $300,000 grant over a three-year period has been made to Girls Inc. of Orange County in support of its expansion strategy and Girls Meet the Workforce program.

The program prepares girls for on-time high school graduation and entry into higher education and the workplace, and includes educational support, health and wellness, mentorship and life skills. The grant will help the Girls Meet the Workforce program serve 75 schools, 1,700 high school and college aged women, and assist 600 young women as they prepare for higher education or vocational training.

Having a long history of providing support in times of disaster, the Pacific Life Foundation will continue as a member of the American Red Cross Disaster Responder Program, helping to ensure the Red Cross is prepared to meet the needs of people affected by disasters big and small across the U.S. Since 2000, Pacific Life and the Pacific Life Foundation have donated $6.

1 million to disaster response and preparedness efforts through a variety of nonprofit organizations. In January of 2025, the Pacific Life Foundation donated $750,000 in response to the Los Angeles wildfires and further supported Pacific Life employees’ monetary donations to wildfire disaster relief and recovery efforts by matching their contributions at 200 percent.

Pretend City Children’s Museum Pretend City Children’s Museum is relocating to Irvine, California’s Great Park, constructing a new, holistic hub for early childhood learning. A $200,000 grant has been made in support of the construction allowing Pretend City, a leader in early childhood education, to partner with more early childhood organizations.

Improvements to the new space include a new outdoor area, space for increased attendance, and a restaurant. Beyond Blindness offers multiple classrooms for children ranging from zero to six years old to meet early childhood development needs for low-income children with visual impairments and disabilities in the community. A $100,000 grant has been made to Beyond Blindness to upgrade its playground in Santa Ana, Calif.

to ensure a safe and inclusive outdoor play environment. Lestonnac Free Surgery Center A $75,000 capital grant has been made to support the Lestonnac Free Surgery Center’s construction of a 3,200 square foot surgery center at its primary location in the city of Orange, Calif.

The surgery center will provide free, life-changing surgeries to uninsured individuals, provide preventative screenings, improve chronic disease conditions and improve quality of life. Pacific Life’s more than two-decades-long commitment to protecting the environment and the health of our oceans aims to strengthen the vast ecosystems that enable strong and stable communities, with $18. 6 million invested to date.

This includes the Pacific Life Foundation’s investment of $2. 5 million over five years through its partnerships with Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, The Nature Conservancy, and World Wildlife Fund; and through Pacific Life Re, Pacific Life's global reinsurance business, pledge to WWF-UK of £450,000 over four years in support of the Blue Forest Program.

Community Engagement Programs The Pacific Life Foundation invests in the causes its employees care most about by providing ways they can give back to the community through volunteering and matching donations.

As part of the global match program, employees can receive matching contributions annually by donating to Pacific Life’s United Way campaign, to nonprofits, K-12 schools, and universities, or from individual and team volunteer efforts.

Additionally, company-wide employee engagement opportunities in 2025 will include Global Week of Service events, monthly volunteer activities with local food security partners, environmental cleanups, collaborations with employee resource groups, and focused department-led team volunteer efforts.

Celebrating Community Impact: The Pacific Life Foundation’s Annual Grants Reception Strengthening Classrooms Across the Country Pacific Life Announces Record $10 Million Charitable Giving Program for 2026 Unleashing Potential for First-Generation Students Through Financial Literacy and Mentorship Meet the 2025 Life Lessons College Scholarship Winners Pacific Life Foundation Awards $75K in College Scholarships to 5 Students Who Lost a Parent Without Life Insurance.

A Legacy of Care: Pacific Life Foundation’s $1 Million Gift to Hoag Hospital A Legacy of Care: Pacific Life Foundation’s $1 Million Gift to Hoag Hospital Celebrating Community Impact: The Pacific Life Foundation’s Annual Grants Reception Pacific Life Foundation Announces $9.

5M Charitable Giving Program for 2025 Meet the 2024 Life Lessons College Scholarship Winners Pacific Life Foundation Awards $75K in College Scholarships to 5 Students Who Lost a Parent Without Life Insurance. Pacific Life Volunteers Empowering the Next Generation Learn how volunteers across the globe are getting involved with Junior Achievement to support local students.

The Pacific Life Foundation Celebrates Nonprofit Partners at its Annual Grants Reception Pacific Life Re supports the launch of WWF and the Blue Carbon Research Centre partnership Pacific Life Foundation Announces $9 Million Charitable Giving Program for 2024 Pacific Life LIFEvest program got 200+ HS students closer to making dream of college a reality Meet the 2023 Life Lessons College Scholarship Winners Pacific Life Foundation Awards $75K in College Scholarships to 5 Students Who Lost a Parent Without Life Insurance.

The Pacific Life Foundation Announces New Multi-Year Partnerships The Pacific Life Foundation Awards $2.

5 Million Through its 2023 Annual Grant Cycle Pacific Life Foundation Awards Ten Life-Changing College Bound Scholarships Pacific Life Foundation Honored by the American Red Cross with Corporate Hero Award Pacific Life Receives Prestigious Giving Is Living Award OneOC's Spirit of Volunteerism Awards is the oldest award program in Orange County, CA.

Pacific Life Foundation Makes $2M Grant to CHOC Grant to Ensure Children Get Mental Health Help and Support 2022 3Ts of Education Grants Celebrate Nearly $10M Given Over Past 25 Years Pacific Life Foundation Commits $2 Million to Combat Food Insecurity Pacific Life Foundation Donates $1 Million to American College Pacific Life Foundation Donates $1.

5 Million to Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast Pacific Life Foundation Honors Human Options at the Annual Grants Reception Read Story schedule 5 MINS Pacific Life Foundation Receives the 2019 Shalimar Innovator Award Watch Video schedule 3 MINS Pride and Principals: 3Ts of Education Grants Pacific Life Foundation donated $600,000 to 173 schools in 2019.

Watch Video schedule 5 MINS Pacific Life Receives 2019 Vin Jorgensen Corporate Partnership Award from Hoag Hospital Foundation Watch Video schedule 3 MINS The Pacific Life Foundation Grants $2 Million to UCI’s LIFEvest Financial Literacy Program Watch Video schedule 5 MINS Pacific Life Foundation Donates $250,000 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast Watch Video schedule 5 MINS Pacific Life, KaBOOM!

& Business Partners: Rolling Up Our Sleeves for a Great Cause! Read Story schedule 5 MINS Pacific Life Recognized with The Civic 50 Legacy Company Award Read Story schedule 3 MINS Pacific Life Proud Recipient of the Arnold O. Beckman Award from Discovery Cube Orange County Watch Video schedule 3 MINS Three Cheers for 3Ts of Education!

20 Years. $7. 7 Million.

The 3Ts of Education program helps fund K-12 schools in technology, textbooks and teacher training. Read Story schedule 4 MINS Home Is Where The Heart Is Leaders of the nonprofit organization HomeAid Orange County developed a strategy to open a year-round housing facility in Orange County.

Read Story schedule 5 MINS The Children’s Hospital of Orange County Our support of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) can be traced back to the mid-1980s. Watch Video schedule 4 MINS Pacific Life Foundation Branch School Age Center Now Open in Huntington Beach Read Story schedule 4 MINS View More add_circle_outline Financial Professionals Sign-In Corporate Social Responsibility