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Exceptional Children’s Foundation 2023-2024 Annual Report. Read more.
Oakland Art Exhibit to Feature Works by ECF Artists. Read more.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Kayne Eras School Receives Full Accreditation From Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Read more.
ECF Informational Forum on Individual Educational Plans for Family Members and Dependents with Special Needs. Read more.
ECF is named a "2024 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits. Read more.
ECF Art Centers VIP Art Preview Showcases Art Created by Artists with Disabilities. Read more.
ECF Welcomes Thomas J. Schulte to Board of Directors. Read more.
ECF Welcomes TuLynn Smylie as Chief Operating Officer. Click to read.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Featured on KPOM California and Me. Watch the episode here.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Welcomes Mike Anderson to Board of Directors. Read more.
ECF Presents Informational Forum on Special Needs Trusts for Family Members and Dependents with Special Needs. Read more.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Manager Renay Jackson Recipient of 2024 NCSE Management Excellence Award. Read more.
8th Annual Exceptional Partners Luncheon and Awards recognizes ECF partners investing in individuals with special needs. Read more.
National disability provider association names Mark Wong Campoy 2024 DSP of the Year for California. Read more.
ECF supporters, art collectors and inclusion advocates George and Azita Fatheree featured in Artsy. Read more.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Welcomes Aaron Neubert to Board of Directors. Read more.
ECF President & CEO Veronica Arteaga featured in Los Angeles Times 2023 Inspirational Women Forum and Leadership Awards Magazine Read more.
ECF is named a "2023 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits. Read more.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation Welcomes Lan Nguyen to Board of Directors. Click to read.
CBS News Features ECF Business Partners Luncheon. Watch the segment here.
7th Annual Business Partners Luncheon and Awards Recognizes Local Businesses Investing in Individuals with Special Needs. Click to read more.
National Disability Provider Association Names Joelene Walker-Stephens Recipient of 2023 DSP of the Year Award for California. Click to read more.
ECF Volunteer Board Member Ellen Turner Honored with Los Angeles Business Journal 2023 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Volunteer of the Year Award. Click to read more.
ECF Art Centers Featured in SoCal Design Magazine - Greater Good. To read Click here.

Los Angeles Magazine 2022 Holiday Gift Guide features ECF Art Centers. Click here to read.
Hyperallergic features Inglewood Open Studios and ECF Art Center Westside. Click here to read.
ECF welcomes Lauren Rayner as Chief Development Officer. Click here to read.
ECF Art Centers artists featured in Los Angeles City Department on Disability Fifteenth Annual Disability Art Exhibition. Click to view.
ECF President & CEO Veronica Arteaga received the NonProfit Leader Award at the Culver City Chamber Women in Business Leadership Awards. View video.
ECF Art Centers featured in San Pedro Today.
ECF President & CEO Veronica Arteaga to be Honored as Nonprofit Leader at 7th Annual Women in Business Leadership Awards. Read more.
ECF Art Centers Fall Art Crawl and VIP Patron’s Preview Celebrate Art Created by Artists with Disabilities. Read more.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation named “2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits. Read more.
ECF President & CEO Veronica Arteaga was spotlighted in Desert Charities News Women in Philanthropy. Read more.
ECF installs Shelley Smith as new Chair of the Board of Directors. Read more.
Meet ECF’s New President & CEO Veronica Arteaga. Read more.
2022 ECF Celebration of Legends Gala. Watch the segment on ABC-7 Eyewitness News at 11 PM.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation names Veronica Arteaga President and CEO. Read more.
ECF volunteer and former board member Kristin Garemani receives Los Angeles Business Journal 2022 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Volunteer Award. Read more.
ECF receives a three-year accreditation from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Read more.
LA Wave features ECF in their Making A Difference column. Read more.
ECF announces two new board members: Azita Fatheree and Lisa Anderson. Read more.
ECF Art Centers Fall Sale Featured in The New York Times Gift Ideas Guide. Read more.
Tierra del Sol Gallery’s exhibit of impressions of California architecture includes work by ECF Art Center artist Maria Kim.
Children’s Foundation Gala Honors LA Rams. Watch the segment on ABC-7 Eyewitness News at 11 PM.
Exceptional Children’s Foundation 75^th Anniversary Gala to Honor the Los Angeles Rams. Learn more.
LA Rams Safety Terrell Burgess kicks off “Friday Fitness Fun” for Kayne Eras School students. Click here.
ARC Entertainment Partners with ECF to Bring a Live Ballet Program to Its Students
The ECF Kayne Eras Center received six‐year accreditation status from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC). Click here to read more.
ECF artist Veria Williams is featured in a profile by VoyageLA.
SourceAmerica names two ECF Business Partners as “Business of the Year”
Celebrating 50 Years of Art: Supporting Local Artists with Developmental Disabilities
70+ Local Businesses Recognized for Investing in Individuals with Special Needs Click here to read more.
ECF Earns $100,000 Grant from S. Mark Taper Foundation. Read more.
ECF Artists Join Haiku Home Artisan Collection. Read more.
ECF’s 4th Annual Art Sale + Open Studios. Read more.
Culver City Recognizes ECF’s Dr. Bowling for Exceptional Leadership.Read more.
ABC7 Eyewitness News story about how ECF and the Los Angeles Rams have partnered to create Pathways to Employment for adults with special needs. Read more.
ECF & Business Partner Hawker Pacific Aerospace Recognized for Excellence in Employment. Read more.
ECF Opens New Site in City of Inglewood. Read more.
Over 100 Businesses Recognized for Supporting Inclusive Local Workforce Read more.
Watch NBC4’s Life Connected story about how ECF’s Early Start program is a touchstone for families of children with developmental disabilities. Read more.
LA Rams Team Up with ECF to Do Well by Doing Good. Read more.
ECF South LA Art Center Artists Exhibit Paintings at Amoeba Records. Read more.
ECF Board of Directors Secures Three-Year Contract Extension for Scott Bowling as President and CEO. Read more.
ECF Thanks Over 70 Business Partners That Include Developmentally Disabled in Their Bottom Line. Read more.
ECF 70th Anniversary Gala Honors Ric & Suzanne Kayne; Nearly $1.9M Raised for Developmentally Disabled in LA. Read more.
Los Angeles Business Journal LA Business SEEN Photo from ECF Business Partner Recognition Luncheon June 2015. Read more.
Culver City News Coverage of ECF Business Partner Recognition Luncheon May 28, 2015. Read more.
Culver City Observer Coverage of ECF Business Partner Recognition Luncheon May 28, 2015. Read more.
Community Awards Honor Mark Benjamin April 2015 Santa Monica Daily Press. Read more.
Studio Art Alumnus Leads Program for Intellectually Disabled January 2012 Dateline Dominguez. Read more.
ECFs Gala June 2011 LA Magazine. Read more.
Supported Employment Program June 2011 Whittier Daily News. Read more.
Art Centers Program February 2009 LA Weekly. Read more.
Interview of Scott Bowling December 2008 Smart Business Los Angeles. Read more.
Nonprofit Mergers November 2007 The New York Times. Read more.