The Linda Dishman Legacy Fund
The Linda Dishman Legacy Fund
Honor the L.A Conservancy’s retired President and CEO with a gift!
Campaign Update
Thanks to our generous supporters, the Linda Dishman Legacy Fund (LDLF) has surpassed its campaign goal of $1 million!
The Conservancy is now building the structure for LDLF, including formalizing its investment policy and grantmaking guidelines. The fund is now invested and accruing interest income to support the Conservancy’s ability to provide annual grants. We anticipate issuing the first call for applications in early 2027 and a LDLF committee will soon be established to help us guide these decisions.
Thank you to donors for your generosity and for honoring Linda Dishman in such a meaningful way! These gifts will help provide seed grants that jumpstart initiatives, strengthen community preservation efforts, and expand the range of people and places that the Conservancy engages with.
You can still donate to this fund, which will enable the Conservancy to offer even more support to the community!
About the Linda Dishman Legacy Fund
The Linda Dishman Legacy Fund honors Linda Dishman, the Conservancy’s leader for more than 31 years, who retired at the end of 2023. To recognize her legacy of tirelessly working to preserve the places that matter most in our region, the Conservancy’s Board established a fund that will help save places in Los Angeles by providing preservation grants to diverse partners throughout L.A. County on an ongoing basis.
Matching Gift
The Scheetz Family Matching Gift Challenge!
Thank you to the Scheetz Family!
Jill and Curtis Scheetz and their family generously put up a $45,000 match to help the Linda Dishman Legacy Fund reach its campaign goal. The donation is on behalf of their company, Total Environmental Management. Their gift made a significant impact in helping us surpass our goal, and we are now beginning to put these funds into preservation work for the community through small grant and seed funds!
“Historic preservation protects and preserves the history of each town and city for future generations,” Jill says. “Without these buildings, the stories and lessons of the past would be lost forever.”
Make a Multi-Year Pledge
Do you want to know more or learn how to make a significant or multi-year pledge to the Linda Dishman Legacy Fund or any of the Conservancy’s other opportunities? Contact Development Director Liz Leshin at lleshin@laconservancy.org or (213) 430-4213.
Give with trust.
