Cultivating real change begins at home—and nowhere is that more true than in California. As one of the country’s most progressive states, natives and West Coast transplants alike have helped to push the Golden State into a more developed, community-driven era—defined by meaningful policy work at the local level and even more thoughtful philanthropic campaigns to accompany it.
The faces behind the movement are comprised of a handful of committed philanthropists who are working to forge a better California—through everything from environmental nonprofit work to gender-focused philanthropy and more. Here are California’s most Fab Philanthropists to know and support.