2024 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards | EVENT RECAP

May 22, 2024

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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

Josh Schimmels

There are many important and meaningful organizations right here in Los Angeles County doing incredibly impactful work and we have taken the opportunity to thank and celebrate some of the very best of them with our Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards for 2024.

Held on May 15th at the Biltmore Los Angeles, this very special event gave us a chance to shine a spotlight on the impactful and often heroic work performed by the nonprofit organizations, philanthropic companies and individual leaders, volunteers and donors in the Greater Los Angeles community. These are the people and organizations that have made a difference and in many cases set new bars of excellence for corporate responsibility and impact.

The award honorees and finalists are all detailed in these pages, and as you’ll see, it is an incredibly inspiring class. From the tireless work of nonprofit leaders, teams and programs, to the efforts of individuals and companies who donate their time, funds and efforts to improve the communities they serve – it was truly a pleasure to pay tribute to this unique Community of BusinessTM.

Another highlight of the event was a fascinating, spirited and insightful panel discussion bringing together some of Los Angeles’ most insightful nonprofit decision-makers, including: Julee Brooks, CEO of Woodcraft Rangers; Tamika Farr, President & CEO of Pathways LA; Michael Flood, President and CEO of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank; Vanessa Rosales, Principal Lead of Community Engagement for Chick-fil-A; and Karla V. Salazar, Executive Director of ScholarMatch.

The panelists weighed in on the outlook for corporate giving, best practices in nonprofit management and advice for nonprofits and philanthropists in a post-COVID world.

Thanks are due to our event sponsors who make both the Awards event and this volume possible and many thanks to you, our readers who have taken the time to consider the needs of your community.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2024
NONPROFIT & CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP HONOREES

NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (LARGE)

Adam Garone
Starlight Children’s Foundation

NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (MID-SIZE)

Illiana Tavera
Haven Hills

NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (EMERGING)

Jessica Wiederhorn
FAT Brands Foundation and SoS

PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR

James Yukevich
Yukevich | Cavanaugh

BUSINESS ANGEL OF THE YEAR

Mark Morales
City National Bank

IN-KIND SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR

ALEXANDER BLINOV
ESW Capital

IN-KIND SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR

JON MARASHI
Dr.Jon Marashi DDS

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Donte Apperwhite
Deloitte

For the list of Finalists:
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INSIDE THE SUPPLEMENT

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