Who We Are
For over a decade, the Anthony & Jeanne Pritzker Family Foundation has been investing in strengthening many of the unique institutions that define Los Angeles. The Foundation aims to enrich our community not just for the present, but for generations to come, with particular focus on health, higher education, the environment and the arts. In 2014, The Foundation launched Pritzker Foster Care Initiative to highlight its commitment to supporting transition age foster youth and the families that care for them.
Recent Grants
We partner with grantees, providing not just financial support, but a range of services aimed to help organizations achieve their objectives and fulfill their missions. Here is a sample of the institutions and programs that we see as making distinctive contributions in their respective fields.
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Foster Nation
Environment
Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families
Building a multidisciplinary network at UCLA and throughout LA County to reform the child welfare system and reduce the need for foster care
https://pritzkercenter.ucla.edu/Health
International Medical Corps
Community
PledgeLA
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
John Burton Advocates for Youth
Health
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Community
Hammer Museum
Supporting the redesign and expansion of the Hammer Museum which will significantly increase exhibition space and will create a dramatic new presence for the Museum along Wilshire Boulevard
https://hammer.ucla.edu/Community
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Think of Us
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
iFoster
Ensuring collegebound foster youth have access to the laptops and smartphones they need to be successful
https://www.ifoster.org/Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
SEED School LA
Community
Center for Nonprofit Management
Environment
UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Funding world-class faculty in environmental sustainability and supporting applied research focused on Los Angeles’ unique natural and built environment Water Resources Group
California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA
https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/Education
UCLA Pritzker Hall
Community
ADL Los Angeles
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
RAND Study on Improving Child Welfare Outcomes
An unprecedented study validating that increasing both targeted prevention and treatment for children in foster care improves youth outcomes while reducing overall costs Click here for a short video on the findings and impact of the study.
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1775-1.htmlEducation
UCLA Centennial Campaign
Pritzker Foster Care Initiative
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Research and Press
UCLA Newsroom
November 1, 2023
UCLA honors Tony Pritzker with Fiat Lux Award: ‘Honorary Bruin’ Recognized for Extraordinary ServiceInside Philanthropy
October 26, 2023
Former Foster Youth Are Too Often Left With Nowhere to Go. This Foundation Is Trying to HelpUCLA Law: Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
August 2023
Pritzker Brief: Strengthening California's Hazard Disclosure Laws to Address Sea Level Rise RisksUCLA School of Education & Information Studies
June 2023
UCLA Pritzker Center: Five Years of Strengthening Children and FamiliesUCLA Law: Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
June 2023
Pritzker Brief: Tenant-Friendly Building Decarbonization in Los Angeles: Maximizing the Benefits and Minimizing the HarmsUCLA Law: Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
January 2023
Pritzker Brief: Increasing Access to Green Space and Affordable Housing in Los Angeles through Joint Development Projects