The Eisner Foundation awards $1.4 million to support intergenerational programming in Los Angeles County
September 23, 2016
The Eisner Foundation announced today that it would award $1,445,000 through seven grants to Los Angeles County nonprofit organizations in the third quarter of 2016. These bold investments reflect the Foundation’s commitment to fund transformative intergenerational programs that address inequality and injustice. “These seven organizations are terrific examples of how intergenerational programs are changing Los […]
An Encore of Service: Experienced Americans Helping Vulnerable Youth
May 25, 2016
Last year, The Eisner Foundation became the only U.S. funder investing exclusively in intergenerational solutions. If you are new to intergenerational programming or wondering how it might fit within your organization, we encourage you to read this report by our partners at Encore.org. We believe Los Angeles is ground zero for many of the challenges […]
NextAvenue: The Encore Career Movement Grows Up
February 16, 2016
Those lucky enough to attend the 2016 Encore conference last month will certainly agree with author Richard Eisenberg’s assessment that “there’s nothing more inspiring than being surrounded by inspiring people.” The conference, which brought together over 400 supporters of the encore career movement from over a dozen countries, was described by one attendee as, “the […]
Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Assembles Top Experts on Aging
December 1, 2015
For Immediate Release Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging Assembles Top Experts on Aging New Advisory Board Includes Respected Thought Leaders Committed To Change LOS ANGELES—The Milken Institute today announced the creation of an advisory board to help shape the agenda of its new Center for the Future of Aging. “We are honored […]
Feature Article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy
July 23, 2015
This week, The Eisner Foundation was featured in a piece by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on our role as the only U.S. foundation to focus solely on intergenerational programs. The article accurately captures the evolution of our grantmaking, detailing both our new strategy and how we got here. Jumpstart for Young Children of Southern California, […]
The Eisner Foundation Prioritizes Intergenerational Grantmaking
July 14, 2015
LOS ANGELES—The Eisner Foundation announced plans to dedicate its competitive grantmaking in Los Angeles exclusively to charitable programs that connect multiple generations to overcome society’s most persistent challenges of inequality, lack of access, and injustice. With this evolution, the organization becomes the only U.S. foundation solely dedicated to funding intergenerational programs. For nearly 20 years, […]
Trent Stamp, CEO, The Eisner Foundation to Give Keynote at Generations United Annual Conference
May 10, 2015
Trent Stamp, CEO of the Eisner Foundation, will deliver a keynote at the Generations United conference, Intergenerational Action on a Global Scale, in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 23, 2015. Trent will make the case to this international audience for why more funders not only should be interested in intergenerational solutions, but also must be, if […]
Inside Philanthropy: Surf’s Up: Why Southern California Philanthropy is Taking Off
April 12, 2015
The Eisner Foundation is one of many Southern California foundations showing the rest of the country that innovation best comes with collaboration. Click here to learn more about how Southern California philanthropy is leading the way.
The Eisner Foundation Honors Bridge Meadows and the Intergenerational Schools as Winners of the Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence
October 13, 2014
This month, The Eisner Foundation will honor two exceptional organizations, Bridge Meadows of Portland, Oregon, and the Intergenerational Schools of Cleveland, Ohio, with The Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence, a $100,000 prize that recognizes an individual or a nonprofit organization for efforts to unite multiple generations – especially seniors and youth – and bring about […]
The Eisner Foundation Appoints Trent Stamp
January 31, 2008
In 2008, Trent Stamp joined The Eisner Foundation as Executive Director. Immediately prior to joining The Eisner Foundation, Stamp served as president of Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-used evaluator of American charities and non-profits. The full press release is available here.