California Community Foundation's 1999 Annual Report Takes Bold Look at L.A. Development of the Past Century.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1999-- 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. today announced the release of its 1998 - 1999 annual report, "Postcards from the 20th Century." The report features essays by local writer Daniel Nussbaum, frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. magazine, and Jane Pisano, senior vice president of external relations for the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission and member of the California Community Foundation's Board of Governors. An introduction by Jack Shakely, the California Community Foundation's president, ties the themes of the report to the foundation's work in the communities of Los Angeles. The images include vintage postcards featuring Los Angeles landmarks and contemporary photographs of the same communities, taken by Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. winner and Los Angeles Times staff photographer Clarence Williams. The publication's unique design juxtaposes the color postcard images and black and white photographs to striking effect. The aim is to highlight the changing face of Los Angeles while also emphasizing the rich diversity and history of Los Angeles communities, of which the California Community Foundation has been a part for nearly 85 years. As head of the Los Angeles 2000 Committee in the mid-1980s, Pisano led a citizen effort to plan for the city's futures predict discrete events, we can see the generctions about Los Angeles -- which so many have called "The City of the Future" -- from sources as wide-ranging as real estate tycoon Henry Huntington and science fiction writer Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 1928 – March 2 1982) was an American writer, mostly known for his works of science fiction. In addition to his dozens of published novels,[1] . Founded in 1915, the California Community Foundation administers more than 900 individual charitable funds and holds assets totaling more than $500 million. In the 1998 - 1999 fiscal year, the foundation awarded more than $59 million in grants to Los Angeles County nonprofit organizations. The California Community Foundation is one of the largest and most active philanthropic organizations in Southern California. To receive a printed copy of "Postcards from the 20th Century," call 213/413-4130. A PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. version of the report is available for download on the community foundation's Web site at http://www.calfund.org. |
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