Julian Castro to Lead Latino Community Foundation as CEO

Former HUD Secretary aims to expand the California-based nonprofit's reach to Latino communities nationwide.

Julian Castro, former Housing and Urban Development secretary, will take over as CEO of the Latino Community Foundation (LCF), a California-based nonprofit focused on expanding Latino economic, civic and political representation.
Castro aims to consolidate the group’s gains in California but also to expand its reach to Latino communities throughout the country.
The LCF has invested over $29 million into more than 375 nonprofits that are predominantly led by Latinos across the state, providing branding and fundraising support to grassroots nonprofits, and mobilizing Latino voters.
The foundation has established a Giving Circle network in which each member of a circle contributes a minimum of $1,000 a year. The LCF has mobilized more than 500 people through this network.
Castro is taking over for current CEO Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, who raised $100 million during her tenure at LCF.