$1 MILLION TOTAL
to expand access at the
Annenberg Community Beach
House
A three-year grant from the
Wallis Annenberg Legacy
Foundation
CITY OF SANTA MONICA / RECREATION &
ARTS DEPARTMENT
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Expanding access The first-year plan addresses the barriers that keep people from fully participating.
FINANCIAL PHYSICAL SOCIAL CULTURAL INFORMATIONAL
03 Remove barriers
Address financial,
physical, social and
informational barriers.
Transportation, parking,
interpretation, accessibility
support and subsidized
access.
Build partnerships
Work with local and
regional community-based
organizations.
Organizations help shape
experiences around their
communities’ needs.
Expand opportunity
More free public
programming, cultural
experiences, recreation,
wellness and water safety.
Flexible resources allow
the Beach House to
respond to emerging
needs.
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Year one: three ways the grant reaches people
Each pillar combines free access with practical support such as transportation, parking, food, interpretation and staffing.
Major new
public events
3–4 large-scale public events
annually
Approximately 250–400
participants per event
Food, live music,
performances, activity zones,
tours and interactive
experience
Community beach days
Stargazing under the
winter sky
Communitydesigned
experiences
12 events annually
30–90 participants per event
Transportation, food,
accessibility, language and
planning support reduce
barriers
Bilingual water safety
Arts, wellness and
intergenerational
gatherings
New free public
programs
7 additional free programs
Arts and culture, wellness,
environmental education and
water safety
Transportation, parking,
interpretation and
refreshments can support
participation
$5,000 in vouchers for
existing Beach House classes
Writing and cultural arts
Coastal stewardship 04
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ESTIMATED FIRST-YEAR REACH
1,200 major-event participants
480 community-organization
participants
245 new free-program
participants
805
Thank you
Wallis Annenberg
Legacy Foundation
Wallis Annenberg’s
vision, carried forward
A public place where people
from all walks of life can make
memories, experience joy and
community, and feel a sense
of belonging.
passes, validations and
class vouchers
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