The mission of the foundation is to provide funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally. The foundation and its Board of Directors are also directly involved in the community with innovative projects that further its mission to advance the public well-being through improved communication. The foundation encourages the development of effective ways to share ideas and knowledge and it is committed to core values of responsiveness, accessibility, fairness and involvement. Also, the foundation believes in funding organizations that have a deep level of community involvement, are led by effective leaders and tackle challenging and timely problems. Specific organizational attributes valued by the foundation are: visionary leadership, impact, sustainability, innovation, organizational strength, network of partnerships plus the population being served (thus, creating the acronym VISION+).
titles from this organization
No Going Back: Policies for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles
Sep 9, 2020
Publisher(s): UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; Committee for Greater LA; USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute
Inequality in 1,100 Popular Films.
Jul 1, 2018
Publisher(s): The Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative: Final Report
Apr 5, 2017
Publisher(s): Los Angeles County Arts Commission
What Made Me the Teacher I Am Today? A Reflection by Selected Leonore Annenberg-Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows
May 3, 2016
Publisher(s): Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Human Trafficking Online: The Role of Social Media and Online Classifieds
Sep 20, 2011
Publisher(s): USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy
Philanthropic Foundations: Growing Funders of the News
Jul 3, 2009
Publisher(s): USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy
The Climate Gap: Inequalities in How Climate Change Hurts Americans & How to Close the Gap
May 31, 2009
Publisher(s): USC Dornsife Program for Environmental and Regional Equity
Strengthening Nonprofit Minority Leadership and the Capacity of Minority-Led and Other Grassroots Community-Based Organizations
Dec 22, 2008
Publisher(s): Foundation Coalition
The Houston A+ Challenge: Staying the Course
Aug 15, 2007
Publisher(s): Public Education Network (PEN); Houston A+ Challenge
Creating Opportunities: Fifteen Years of Advancing the Public Good
May 1, 2005
Publisher(s): Annenberg Foundation
The Arts and School Reform: Lessons and Possibilities From the Annenberg Challenge Arts Projects
Mar 19, 2003
Publisher(s): Annenberg Foundation; Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Research Perspectives on School Reform: Lessons From the Annenberg Challenge
Mar 1, 2003
Publisher(s): Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Challenge: Lessons and Reflections on Public School Reform
Jun 1, 2002
Publisher(s): Annenberg Foundation