HISTORY

Founded in 1995, the official charity of the Los Angeles Dodgers was formed by then-Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley.

In 2012, a group of investors led by Mark Walter, purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers. Walter arrived with ambitions that were bigger than baseball; he wanted the team’s charity to grow - to reach all of Los Angeles - and become an example to other sports teams worldwide, and to be the city’s premiere charity.

Reimagined in 2013, and under our current strategic plan, "Lasting Impact for Los Angeles," we are amplifying best practices, scaling solutions, and growing our capacity. To date, LADF has invested more than $80 million in proven programs serving Angelenos and grants awarded to over 300 unique nonprofits.

Named ESPN’s 2020 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year, LADF is bigger than baseball with ambitions to be the city’s premier charity. Our focus is on Los Angeles' most pressing problems: improving young Angelenos’ access to education, health and sports. Under new leadership we have expanded our mission to include education, health, homelessness prevention, and social justice.