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Supporters of this enterprise can donate to fund entrepreneurship training classes – even just $5 helps a small business get off the ground
Thank you to our funders, sponsors and donors who have supported us throughout the pre-development and construction phases!
An incomplete list is below.
Private and Public Benefactors:
• US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services ($468,821) – 2006
• Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco AHEAD Grant ($25,000) – 2009
• Union Bank Foundation Grant ($20,000) – 2011
• City of Los Angeles, CDBG ($892,200) – 2012
• US Council of Catholic Bishops, Campaign for Human Development ($150,000) – 2012,
• Mazon, A Jewish Response to Hunger ($10,000) –2012
• East Hollywood Neighborhood Council ($1,000) –2012
• LA County Board of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky ($50,000) – 2015
• California Community Foundation ($100,000) –
• Valley Economic Development Corporation Loan ($30,000) – 2013
• Community Redevelopment Agency Excess Bond Proceeds ($763,900) -2016
• AB 1290 ($436,100) – 2017
• Valley Economic Development Corporation ($50,000) -2017
• Loan from Anek Bholsangngam ($20,000) – 2017
• Loan from Surapol Mekpongsatorn ($20.000) – 2017
• Loan from Surapong Chinotaikul ($10,000) -2017
• Royal Thai Consulate ($10,000) – 2017
Leveraged
• UCLA Center for Community Partnership (professional services, pre-development, research)
• Preserve America Hospitality Training/Marketing Grant (training)
• AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers (professional services, business training/marketing, capacity building)