Meet Our Partners

Thanks to extraordinary partners, ECF is able to make a positive and long-lasting impact on the lives of our children, student, and adult clients and their families. Some partners are directly tied to specific program operations while others include private and corporate funders and other community partners.

Program Partners

ART CENTERS PROGRAM PARTNERS
Otis College of Art and Design

EARLY START PROGRAM PARTNERS
Allen Matkins
Baby 2 Baby
Big Sunday
CA State University, Dominguez Hills
CA State University, Northridge
CBD College
Hilton & Hyland
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Valley College
Loyola Marymount University
Mount St. Mary’s College
Pierce College
The Pump Station and Nurtury
Santa Monica College
Shane’s Inspiration
SHARE, Inc.
Skirball Cultural Center (Noah’s Ark Exhibit)
University of California, Los Angeles
USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
Zimmer Children’s Museum​

EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM PARTNERS
Baby 2 Baby
Grace Lutheran Church

EXCEPTIONAL PACKAGING SOLUTIONS PARTNERS
Faro International, Inc.
Hello Sunshine
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Rams
Stone Candles

EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS PARTNERS
Food 4 Less
Hawker Pacific Aerospace
Home Depot
Pizza Hut
RDS Towing Inc.
Ronald Reagan State Building
Target
U.S. General Services Administration
VCA Animal Hospital

EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY PARTNERS
Apple
Brillant Corners
Los Angeles County District 1, Hilda L. Solis
Los Angeles County District 2, Holly J. Mitchell
Microsoft
Nature Nexus Institute of Los Angeles Audubon
NTMA Training Centers of Southern California
Pacific Western Bank

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KAYNE ERAS CENTER PARTNERS

Archer School For GirlsAssociation for Movement & Athletics in Special Education (AMASE) League

Best Buddies International
Big Sunday

Blank Rome LLP

Blocking the Punches
BOMA (Building Owners & Managers Association)
Centinela Feed & Pet Supply, Culver City
Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures
DADA Debbi Allen Dance Academy
Department of Rehabilitation
Fresh Start Employment Services
Inclusion Matters by Shane’s Inspiration
Invertigo Dance TheaterJazz Hands For Autism
LAUSD’s LPA (Local Partnership Agreement)
Milken Family Foundation, Festival for YouthPrimeTime Sports
SHARE

Skirball Cultural Center

Sony Pictures Entertainment
St. Joseph CenterTri-Cities LPA (Local Partnership Agreement)

TruSmile Orthodontics – Dr. Maseredjian, DDS

UCLA Football
WHY
WorkAbility 1
 

Funding Partners

Banc of California Charitable Foundation
Beverly Hills Rotary Community Foundation
Carl E. Wynn Foundation
Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation
Johnny Carson Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities
Milken Family Foundation

S. Mark Taper Foundation
Sandpipers
SHARE, Inc.
Southern California Gas Company
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Albert Parvin Foundation
The Albertsons Companies Foundation
The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
The Charitable Foundation
The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

The Fred and June MacMurray Foundation
The Green Foundation
The Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation
The IMA Foundation
The Joanne Marie and Marcel George Foundation
The Peter and Masha Plotkin Memorial Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
U.S. Bank

 

Other Community Partners

COALITION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS
AbilityFirst
CLIMB, Inc.
Danny’s Farm Charitable Foundation
Easter Seals of Southern California
Hope House
Jay Nolan Community Services, Inc.
Lincoln Training Center
New Horizons
PathPoint
The Adult Skills Center
The Arc Los Angeles & Orange Counties
The Arc of Ventura County
Therapeutic Living Centers for the Blind
Tierra del Sol Foundation
United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (UCPLA)
Valley Village
Villa Esperanza Services

SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015

ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Community Human Service Agencies
California Disability Services Association
Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles, Inc.

CORPORATE MATCHING PARTNERS
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation
Walt Disney Corporation

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE PARTNERS
Culver City Chamber of Commerce
Inglewood Airport Area Chamber of Commerce
LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce

IN-KIND PARTNERS
Baby 2 Baby
Big Sunday
International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 13

 

Our Donors

(July 1, 2023 – July 30, 2024)

$75,000 and above
The Ahmanson Foundation
The Rose Hills Foundation
SHARE, Inc.

$50,000 to $74,999
Suzanne & Ric Kayne
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Nicholas Family Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999
Community Partners
The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Gerald Ducot
L.L. Foundation for Youth
Milken Family Foundation
James Rothstein
The Steve Tisch Family Foundation
The David William Upham Foundation
U.S. Bank
Paul K. Zimmerman

$10,000 to $24,999
Jana & Trevor Bezdek
Anoosheh Bostani
Johnny Carson Foundation
Joseph Drown Foundation
First Bank Foundation
The Joanne Marie and Marcel George Foundation
The Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation
IMA Foundation
Tamara & Albert Rabil
Iris & Michael Smith
Shelley & Grady Smith
Terri & James Walker
Deidre Powell & Jeffrey Wilson
Carl E. Wynn Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999
Nancy & Leslie Abell
The Albertsons Companies Foundation
Banc of California
Beverly Hills Rotary Community Foundation
Cindy & Bob Broder
Catherine Brown
The Hugh & Hazel Darling Foundation
Azita & George Fatheree
Ella Fitzgerald Foundation
Insperity
Martha & Bruce Karsh
Lakers Youth Foundation
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities
Michael Malone
Malcolm McNeil
Miriam Muscarolas & Grant Abramson
The Albert Parvin Foundation
Lynne & Larry Rabineau
Michelle & Anil Ranavat
Royal & Johnathan Rodgers
Robert Ronus
ServiconCares
SoCalGas
Elaine Spierer
Weingart Foundation
Winningham Becker & Company

$1,000 – $4,999
Barbara Abell
Leslie Adler
Homeyra & Fred Alavi
Alan Amirteymour
Nancy Aossey
Veronica Arteaga
Arthur J. Gallegher & Co.
Arts Council for Long Beach
Bill Ashby
Kardon Aston
Bonnie Barners
Dick Bartholomew
David Baska
Katherine & Frank Baxter
Bayhurst Foundation
Pamela & Dennis Beck
Kathe & Steven Beltran
Catherine Benkaim
Jonathan Betuel
Beverly Hills Women’s Club
Carol Biondi
Christopher Blackadder
Julie Blivas
Scott Bowling, Psy. D.
Pamela Buffett
Mark Burger
Isabelle Bushong
Lawrence Cane
Thomas Carrasco
CDW
The Charitable Foundation
Russell Ching
Kathie & Ray Coen
Francine Coeytaux
Christopher Cohick
Virginia Coles
Ned Colletti
Shelley & Martin Cooper
Lois Cox
Kathi & Gary Cypres
The Davidow Charitable Fund
Olana DiGolamo
Joan & Gerald Doren
Jospeph K. & Inez Eichenbaum Foundation
Jane & Michael Eisner
Gramian-Emrani Foundation
Phyllis Epstein
Lynda Wolfson Fadel
Rena & Peter Falk
George Fatheree
Natasha Fatheree
David Feldman
Karin & Jonathan Fielding
Lynn & Thomas Finkelor
The Irene C. Finkelstein Foundation
Sandra & Mark Frank
Joan & Larry Flax
Linda & Martin Frank
Stuart Freeman
Joel Fried
Marilyn & Richard Garcia
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Russell Glauber
Hagopian Family Foundation
Claudia & Charles Hartwig
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Les Hinmon
Barbara Holliday
Janet & Thomas Hopkins
Linda Janger
Monica Jaramillo
Jeri & Robert Jones
Anna Kanauka
Sandi Coapman & James Korsen
Sandy Krause & Bill Fitzgerald

$1,000 – $4,999 (Continued)
Steve Kutz
Deborah Langenbacher
Tracy Lawrence
Robert Leon
Mary Lester
Carol Levy
Jennifer & Christopher Lewis
Kimberly Lewis
Scott Litt
Emily Lloyd
Mariano Long
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities
Jackie Lui Requa
Carol & Doug Mancino
Anna Markarian
Harold Masor
Malcolm McNeil
Lisa & Stephen Meli
Arby Melikian
Ellen & Gary Michel
Mishele Morgan-Baldwin
Gary Morris
Vartan Nazerian
Patti & Peter Neuwirth
Chris Newman
Lan Nguyen
Sara Nichols & Frank Arentowicz
Palm Springs Porsche
Renvy Pittman
John Powell
Debbie & Rick Powell
Rodney Propp
Eliane & Salman Rabie
Carena Reber
Suzanne Rheinstein
Corey Rivard
Sonhui Robilotta
Esther & Rick Rosenfield
John Sadd
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sasha Salinger
Arlene Samek
Sandpipers
Gail Schenbaum
Thomas Schulte
Allison & Matthew Schwartz
Mary Ann Schwartz & Rich Graffeo
Annette & Leonard Shapiro
Stephen Shapiro
Shatto Gallery
Manouchehr Sherkat & Forogh Heyat
Gene Siciliano
Terri Simpson
Rosa & Bob Sinnott
Barry Snowbarger
Ted Snyder
Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation
Julia Stewart
Strauss Foundation
Mike Szot
Jocelyn Tetel
Linda Theiben
Bradley D. Thompson Charitable Fund
Barbara Thornhill
Joseph Tilem, Esq.
Inna Tuler
Stuart Vetterick
Gillian & John Wagner
Leonard Washington
Elisa Wechadtowski
John Wickersham
Jacqueline Wickser
Graham Woolf
Monty Zimmerman
Zachary Zimmerman

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