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Why Support the Magaram Center?
The jmcomic漫画, Northridge Foundation is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public benefit California Corporation that serves as an auxiliary organization to jmcomic漫画, Northridge. The corporation is organized exclusively for scientific, literary and educational purposes within the meaning of a University Auxiliary under Section 89901(d) of the California Education Code. The jmcomic漫画N Foundation is responsible for accepting all philanthropic and tax-deductible gifts, managing, investing, and disbursing all funds and endowments raised for the University as well as the Magaram Center.
The Center鈥檚 mission includes outreach to local communities, where the Center addresses health disparities and works within the communities to find solutions. The Center hosts and funds all of its programs relying on both government and foundation grants and private donations for all operations.听
The growth and perpetuation of these essential services depends on the generosity of the Center鈥檚 supporters.听 We thank our donors for making possible this unique platform of collaboration and outreach for students, community, and professionals alike.
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To donate via check, address it to:
Marilyn Magaram Center
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8308
Contributor Categories
- Silver: $25,000听
- Visionary: $10,000
- Humanitarian: $5,000
- Community Partner: $2,500
- Patron: $1,000听
- Friend: $250
The Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC) would not be what it is today without the generous support of all of our donorsand funding partners! The MMC has continued with virtual operations in alignment with university procedures,developing best practices for online resources and telehealth consultations as we strive to meet the needs of ourstudents, staff, and the community. We are extremely thankful for the unremitting support of our donors and partnerorganizations, whose funding has helped us to sustain our innovative and collaborative programs and services invirtual formats during these unprecedented times.听
We are grateful to have secured funding from the following organizations this year: Los Angeles CountyDepartment of Public Health 鈥撎�CalFresh听Healthy Living, funded for $317,500; USDA NIFA 鈥撎�Pathways to Success for听Registered Dietitians, funded for $250,000; Joseph Drown Foundation 鈥撎齡eneral support for the听MMC Nutrition &听Wellness Clinic, funded for $200,000 (2019-2020); Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 鈥撎鼵hampions听for Change,听funded for $146,000; Joseph Drown Foundation 鈥撎�support for telehealth and virtual operations, funded听for $100,000 (2020-2021); Northeast Valley Health Corporation WIC 鈥� general support for the Dietetic Internship听program, funded for $60,000; NASA STEM 2020 Space Technology Artemis Research (M-STAR) Planning Grant鈥撎�Growing Engineering Engagement in Underserved and Underrepresented Populations, funded for $49,680; The听Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (Gary & Barbara听Luboff听Mitzvah Fund), funded for $18,000;Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 鈥撎鼼row Healthy in Schools, funded for $12,500; Los Angeles County SupervisorDiscretionary Funding Grant 鈥撎齅MC HEALERS (Healthy Eating + Active Living to Enable Regenerative Sustainability,听funded for $8,000; jmcomic漫画 Basic Needs Initiative, Office of the Chancellor -听Campus Community Garden, funded听for $3,000; American Culinary Federation 鈥撎�Healthy Eating Outreach Grant, funded for $1,000. We are able tooffer scholarships and internships to our students through the Christine H. Smith Endowment and the Tom Chen听Scholarship Endowment, and external donations were also received this year from numerous individuals who have听chosen to invest in the development of projects and programs that serve the greater community through the听continued education of tomorrow鈥檚 leaders. Please visit our website for our full list of donors and sponsors.听
Many of our grants and contracts support individual projects and programs, but continued funding from the JosephDrown Foundation has enabled us to expand our telehealth services and provide numerous virtual programs throughthe MMC Nutrition and Wellness Clinic. Through a relationship that goes back to our very founding, the DrownFoundation has provided us with critical core operating support that has allowed us to strengthen our capacity and听advance our strategic goals and initiatives in alignment with the needs of our students and our community. Grant听funding from organizations such as Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC), the Los Angeles County听Department of Public Health, Kaiser Permanente, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDANIFA) is helping to sustain important MMC initiatives such as听Let鈥檚 Grow Healthy, Let鈥檚 Cook, Move and Grow,听Pathways to Success, and听CalFresh听Healthy Living. NEVHC has been integral to establishing the WIC (Women, Infantsand Children) Center on campus, in addition to supporting the WIC-based dietetic internship which is accredited bythe Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Additionally, donations received from The Jewish Community FoundationofLos Angeles (The Gary & Barbara听Luboff听Mitzvah Fund) have allowed us to maintain our hydroponics andaquaponics systems in the MMC Wellness Garden and continue with cutting-edge antioxidant research.听
Campus Quality Fee (CQF) serves to enhance the learning experiences of students on campus by providing fundingfor instructionally related activities and continues to provide access to mental health/personal听counseling services,nutrition, sustainability education, and support services to our students annually. In addition to the external grants听mentioned above, we have received the following CQF funding to help expand student projects and opportunities听and provide numerous virtual resources:听The SMART Wellness Garden & Products, funded for $27,315;听Student听Nutrition and Cooking Knowledge (SNACK) on Social Media and on Campus, funded for $29,700;听Fueling Matadors!,funded for $32,936.听
Transitioning in-person workshops to virtual platforms has not been easy, but our students and staff have risen to thechallenge by providing many new opportunities to connect with individuals on topics related to nutrition, physicalactivity, cooking and gardening. We extend our sincerest appreciation to all those who have continued to help ussustain our mission and further expand our programs and services well beyond the jmcomic漫画N community.听