Family first foundation
WAYS TO SUPPORT
WAYS TO SUPPORT
OPEN THE NEXT DOOR
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For more than 26 years, Family First Foundation has connected young people and families to experiences, people and places that
can change what they believe is possible.
You can help open the next one.
Give. Volunteer. Host. Sponsor. Mentor. Open your organization. Leave a legacy.
26
YEARS OF PROOF
23,000+
STUDENTS SERVED
90%
COLLEGE MATRICULATION
$0.74
PER STUDENT · AI INSTITUTE
THE 74-CENT MOONSHOT
THE COST OF FREEDOM IS 74 CENTS A CHILD.
Twenty-six years ago, Family First Foundation started as a promise to the young people of Los Angeles. What began as one program with one school district grew into something bigger than we expected, Driver's Education for Artificial Intelligence, now carried forward nationally by the Artificial Intelligence Institute, which Family First helped found.
As part of that founding, Family First retained the right to give this program away, free to every K-12 school and college in the country. Not exclusively; we share this goal. But the right, and the responsibility to fund it, is ours.
Our model estimates the cost of reaching every child in America over ten years at $40 million. Spread across the country and across a decade, that is about 74 cents per child, less than the cost of a pencil., for ten years: $40 million. Spread across the country, over a decade, that's about 74 cents per child, less than the cost of a pencil.
WE'RE A SMALL, LOCAL NONPROFIT WITH A BIG, NATIONAL DREAM. WE KNOW HOW THAT SOUNDS. WE BELIEVE IN IT ANYWAY. THAT'S WHY WE'RE REACHING OUT, TO CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY, NATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERS, AND INSTITUTIONS FAR BIGGER THAN US
YOUR SUPPORT BECOMES ACCESS.
Family First is a volunteer-led nonprofit established in 2000. Our board and volunteer leadership have not taken salaries.
Support helps us create the experiences and follow-through behind City of Angels, LA Futures and Tech Hub - from school-based community trust, to sports and college exposure, to advanced STEAM access for exceptional students.
The goal is simple: open a door, connect the experience to education, and help a young person keep walking.
City of Angels
LA Futures
Tech Hub
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO OPEN A DOOR.
MAKE A GIFT
Support Family First's youth, family and education programs with a one-time or recurring contribution.
SPONSOR AN EXPERIENCE
Help fund a field experience, school program, family night, workshop, transportation, materials or another opportunity.
OPEN YOUR DOORS
Host Family First students at your company, campus, facility, venue, agency, lab or organization.
VOLUNTEER OR MENTOR
Give your time, expertise, encouragement or professional experience.
CORPORATE + IN-KIND PARTNERSHIP
Contribute funding, products, services, transportation, food, tickets, technology, space or employee engagement.
LEAVE A LEGACY
Explore longer-term giving through a will, estate plan, donor-advised fund, securities or other assets.
PUT YOUR SUPPORT WHERE A STUDENT CAN FEEL IT.
A sponsorship can help make a specific experience possible:
- bring City of Angels to a school
- send students and families to a college or sporting event
- cover transportation for a Tech Hub field experience
- fund academic materials or FUTURES Playbooks
- support a workshop or mentor session
- underwrite family participation
- make a special community-response effort possible
Tell us what you care about. We will help identify an appropriate Family First opportunity.
SOMETIMES THE MOST VALUABLE GIFT IS ACCESS.
Family First has spent more than two decades bringing young people into rooms, institutions and experiences they might not otherwise reach.
If your organization has something worth seeing, learning or imagining, consider opening the door.
Companies. Universities. First-responder agencies. Sports organizations. Entertainment studios. Laboratories. Technology teams. Civic institutions. Creative organizations.
A few hours inside the right room can change the questions a
young person starts asking.
GIVE THEM SOMEONE TO ASK
Not every young person needs another lecture. Sometimes they need access to someone who has already walked the road.
Family First welcomes educators, professionals, athletes, engineers, scientists, first responders, college graduates, community leaders and people with useful skills to share.
Ways to help can include speaking, mentoring, event support, operations, transportation coordination, workshops, communications or professional expertise.
PARTNER WITH PURPOSE.
Companies can support Family First in ways that fit their people, assets and community goals.
program sponsorship
in-kind professional services
- employee volunteer engagement
- hosting a student experience
- equipment or technology donations
- transportation, food, tickets or event support
- professional speakers and mentors
- matching gifts
The strongest partnerships do more than place a logo on a page. They create something useful for young people.
OTHER WAYS TO GIVE
Some supporters prefer to give through assets or long-term plans rather than a standard online contribution.
Family First can discuss gifts such as:
- donor-advised fund grants
- publicly traded securities / stock
- qualified retirement-account distributions when applicable
- beneficiary designations
- bequests through a will or estate plan
- other non-cash assets, subject to Foundation review and acceptance
We welcome a conversation with you and your professional advisers about the best way to complete a gift that Family First is able to accept.
Discuss a Legacy or Asset Gift
Family First Foundation does not provide tax, legal or financial advice. Please consult your professional advisers.
LET THE DOOR STAY OPEN AFTER YOU ARE GONE.
For more than a quarter century, people have given Family First something more valuable than a donation: they have trusted us to keep showing up for young people.
A legacy gift can help that work continue for the next generation.
If you are considering Family First Foundation in your will, estate plan or beneficiary designations, we would be honored to speak with you and your advisers.
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Tell Us Where You'd Like to Start.
No commitment required. Whether you're ready to give, curious about partnership, or representing a school district or media outlet, this is the first step.
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