Tuition Assistance, Performing Arts and Early Literacy Receive Grants

Santa Monica, Calif. (August 18, 2024) – The William H. Hannon Foundation has announced a set of 22 grants to schools and educational organizations throughout Los Angeles. The grants will provide scholarships, tuition assistance, and funding for programs and classes to students from elementary school to college.

The grants will go to the following organizations:

·         Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles

·         California Missions Foundation

·         Cathedral High School

·         Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles

·         Catholic Schools Collaborative

·         Dolores Mission School

·         Library Foundation of Los Angeles

·         Los Angeles Masters Chorale

·         Loyola Marymount University

·         Mary Star of the Sea Elementary School

·         Mary Star of the Sea High School

·         Mount St. Mary's University

·         Notre Dame Academy

·         Occidental College

·         Puente Learning Center

·         Servite High School

·         St. Monica Catholic High School

·         St. Raphael School

·         St. Timothy School

·         Teach for America in Los Angeles

·         University Catholic Center at UCLA

·         Variety Boys & Girls Club

The William H. Hannon Foundation has focused a major part of its philanthropic giving on educational institutions since its founding in 1983.

One grant recipient is Cathedral High School, which serves primarily low-income students from families living in the oldest and poorest neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The William H. Hannon Foundation has supported the school since 2004, helping Cathedral High School with financial aid and their capital campaign for a gym-science complex. This year’s grant will help fund the school’s new robotics program, as well as their Robotics Club activities.

“Supporting schools and colleges in Los Angeles has been a constant pillar for our foundation since its founding by my late uncle,” said Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead, President of the William H. Hannon Foundation. Aikenhead was an elementary school teacher. “Catholic education is a blessing to the community at every level, and it is important to support the continued growth of Catholic schools and organizations that are teaching our next generation. Programs like the robotics classes at Cathedral High School are critical to ensuring that our young people are energized and interested in the sciences so that they can succeed in this constantly evolving world.”