CAA Foundation
ACTIVISM AND
CULTURAL CHANGE

Together, we have leaned into our ability to convene and served as a source of inspiration and information for our industry.
Scalable, sustainable change for good only happens when everything connects!

"The CAA Foundation was the first philanthropic arm of a major Hollywood talent agency, created with the pointed mission of leveraging the power and reach of high-profile individuals...to bring about positive systemic change."

Variety

About Us

We are cultural
change-makers
accelerating
activism.

For more than 25 years, the CAA Foundation has been at the heart of the company—investing in our communities, amplifying causes that impact culture, and helping our clients reach their philanthropic goals. We mobilize on timely initiatives for positive social change by utilizing our convening abilities, broadening public and private partnerships, driving innovative campaigns, and creating scalable solutions.

Our work continues to evolve, meeting pressing challenges. From bringing the entertainment industry together around An Inconvenient Truth and helping to amplify the conversation around the environment, to supporting COVID-19 healthcare workers with #FIRSTRESPONDERSFIRST, CAA Foundation has worked with clients, partners and colleagues to drive meaningful change.

Our Areas of Focus

We create
solutions to
reach big,
challenging
goals.

For our Future: Public Education

We lead and provide support for initiatives that create more resilient and equitable public education.

For our Democracy: Civic Engagement

Through strategic partnerships and coalition building, we work to strengthen democracy by inspiring civic engagement and helping increase voter turnout.

For our Planet: Climate Crisis

We mobilize our network of culture makers to achieve maximum public awareness, provide an opportunity for action and inspire a global network of climate activists.

For Emergencies: Crisis Response

We provide immediate support and amplify critical needs of organizations working in communities impacted by a crisis.

Our Initiatives
Civic Alliance
Civic Alliance

Founded by the CAA Foundation and Democracy Works, the Civic Alliance is a non-partisan business coalition working together to build a future where all Americans participate in shaping the nation.

Civic Alliance has grown to a community of more than 1,200 companies, with a reach of more than 5.6 million employees and hundreds of millions of consumers.

Learn more about Civic Alliance.
Social Change Fund United
Social Change Fund United

The Social Change Fund United was created by Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony in response to continued racial injustice. The organization seeks to utilize collective influence and resources to make a greater impact in underrepresented communities of color.

The Fund supports organizations that work in areas of safety and criminal justice, civic engagement, economic investment, arts and education, and health equity.

Learn more about the Social Change Fund United.
I am a voter
I am a voter.

Created in 2018 and with CAA as the Founding Partner, I am a voter. is a nonpartisan campaign that aims to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement.

Our mission is to make voter participation mainstream, aspirational, and core to each person’s identity.

Learn more about I am a voter.
Full Story Initiative
Full Story Initiative

The Full Story Initiative works to amplify underrepresented communities in television and film.

Learn more about Full Story Initiative.
Let America Read
Let America Read

Let America Read is an initiative created in partnership with Campaign for Our Shared Future to help stop book bans and protect our children’s freedom to learn.

Learn more about Let America Read.
Impact Report
Our Impact

Our 2024 Impact Report highlights our recent work, the clients we partnered with, and the communities we served.

We continue to expand our efforts in public education, civic engagement, climate change, and crisis response.

Together, we have learned not only to convene and evolve as a source of inspiration and information for our industry. Scalable, sustainable change for good only happens when everything’s connected!

2024 IMPACT REPORT
Take Action Briefings

Roe v. Wade Has Been Overturned, Now What?

Gun Safety with Everytown

Reproductive Health in America

Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

CAA Task Force

Fostering the
next generation
of leaders.

CAA Task Force is an integral part of our culture. Created in 2002, Task Force consists of emerging leaders within the company who spearhead many of our most significant fundraising and community activities.

Operating in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, and London, Task Force contributes volunteer hours and directs financial resources to various causes.

Task Force events provide CAA employees alternative ways to help alleviate social challenges by volunteering, raising funds, and engaging youth professionals.

News

How The CAA Foundation Is Making Change At The Speed And Scale Of Pop Culture

CAA Foundation Announces Recipients of NRDC’s Climate Storytelling Fellowship

CAA Foundation’s Travis Merriweather Appointed to Innocence Board of Directors

Out100 2023: Most Impactful LGBTQ+ People