A small portion of The Riordan Foundation’s giving is directed towards Los Angeles County community efforts that support young children and their families. Within this broad category, our emphasis is on improving children’s literacy and education. Grants awarded within this category typically range from $500-$5,000.

Our Agency Grants are offered by invitation only.

Guidelines
The Riordan Foundation makes Agency Grants to non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations with a demonstrated track-record of notable programming and effective leadership, a passionate investment in the community, children, and education, as well as sound fiscal management. We only consider organizations for invitations if they meet the following basic requirements:

	Organizations must be located within and serving residents of Los Angeles County.
	Organizations must have a purpose or project focused on providing children, especially low-income childlren, with access to a high-quality education that will prepare them to compete successfully in the 21st century.

Organizations cannot apply for multi-year funds, although The Riordan Foundation may consider renewal pending receipt of a year-end report and favorable review of performance. The Riordan Foundation will only consider one grant application per funded organization per 12-month period. As Agency Grants are a small portion of our annual giving, we unfortunately must decline more requests than we award.

Limitations
The Riordan Foundation does not provide funding for the following:

	Non-501c3 organizations
	Organizations & agencies outside of Los Angeles County
	Capital campaigns & endowment funds
	Personnel & salaries
	Pilot programs and/or start-up organizations
	Organizations that have already received funds from The Riordan Foundation within the past 12 months
	Individuals, including scholarships
	Video, website, and/or media production
	Partisan lobbying or political campaigns
	Health services
	Religious or sectarian purposes
	School-sponsored clubs and athletic teams

Sample List of Agency Grant Recipients

	Boys & Girls Club of San Pedro in support of general operations
	Centro Latino de Educacion Popular in support of their children’s computer resource center
	Friends of the Family in support of their “Calling All Kids” program
	PUENTE Learning Center in support of general operations
	Reading to Kids in support of general operations
	Salvation Army in support of a mobile computer lab