The Los Angeles Chapter of EPIP is so grateful for the generosity of those members and friends who have participated in our first ever Giving Circle. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now the fun begins! We're opening the nomination process to determine which emerging nonprofit organization or project will receive the dollars raised. Please nominate your choice by Tuesday, September 2, 2014. After we receive nominations by September 2, we will begin the voting process. We plan to award our first grant in December 2014. Each Giving Circle member may nominate one nonprofit organization only. In order to be eligible for nomination, the nonprofit organization must:

1. Have 501c3 status and be based in Los Angeles County
2. Have a budget under $1 million dollars
3. Be a new nonprofit or a new project in an existing nonprofit (started in the last 1-5 years)

How to Nominate an Organization: Submit your nomination on our page by logging in at: http://epipla.onepercentfoundation.org/login Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Nominate an Organization” to enter your nomination. Remember: The deadline to nominate is Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Thanks and happy giving! EPIP Los Angeles Steering Committee