CALARTS AMONG GRANT RECIPIENTS.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. is among 13 Los Angeles-area organizations that will share $570,600 in grants from the California Community Foundation The California Community Foundation, located in Los Angeles, California serves all of Los Angeles County and is the United States' second-oldest community foundation. It has assets of over $1 billion and makes grants for several different charitable purposes. , organizers announced Wednesday. The grants range from $20,000 to $75,000 and come through the Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation, which was established posthumously post·hu·mous adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. in 1994 to support the California Community Foundation. CalArts, a four-year institute in Valencia, was awarded $25,000. Most of the money from the Howard Foundation has gone toward helping disadvantaged and homeless children. The California Community Foundation, created in 1915, is one of the largest philanthropic organizations in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , with assets of more than $500 million. CalArts offers program for inner-city youths and currently is running its summer school program for some of the state's most promising young artists. |
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