FAQs

The community of Manhattan Beach has a lot of needs, and a lot of ideas, for public improvements. Typically these are proposed and filtered through city boards, agencies and staff. An ever-present question is: How should any one project be prioritized, or funded? The "wish lists" grow longer by the year.

LoveMB was created in partnership with the city to help set priorities and channel funding. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, LoveMB can accept tax-deductible donations in support of projects that community members want to see happen. The flow of funds, in itself, helps to establish priorities and to make projects possible.

LoveMB aims to collect community input on existing ideas as well as new ones. We'll start small, with a couple of demonstration projects, and grow to meet the wants and needs of the town that we all love.

The LoveMB Foundation plans to:

• Find and generate strategic resources to establish a pipeline for both financial and volunteer resources 
• Create Citywide partnerships to cooperate on innovative projects throughout the Parks system 
• Organize, promote and coordinate volunteer activities and fundraising to support neighborhood parks 
• Stimulate public interest in parks and recreation, in the preservation of park and recreation facilities, in citizen education about the value of quality park and recreation activities, and in the promotion of healthy living in our communities 
• Disseminate information concerning Department activities and interests through social media and other means not supported by the City budget process 

LoveMB will generate funding by: 

• Creating a vehicle for public donations free from absorption by the City’s General Fund: 
• Accepting unrestricted public donations 
• Being a repository for legacy gifts from citizens having a passion for the health of our Park system 
• Receiving restricted public donations to specific parks or projects deemed consistent with our mission 
• Generating corporate and family foundation support through grant applications 
• Establishing a tribute plaque program for benches, picnic tables, etc.
• Partnering with other organizations to support mutually desirable outcomes

The Foundation Board will fund projects and programs recommended or supported by the Department.  It welcomes suggestions from citizens interested in helping build better parks and recreation facilities, open spaces, and programs.