Who We Are

100 Years of Public Purpose and Reform

Our Mission

The Haynes Foundation is dedicated to advancing effective governance and a more inclusive democracy across the Los Angeles region serving communities throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties. We focus on improving and reforming the structures and policies that shape how government affects people’s daily lives.

Our Leadership Team

Bringing together deep expertise, principled advocacy, and a strong dedication to public service, the Haynes Foundation board and staff work to ensure our region’s governments and democratic systems more fully include and represent the people they serve

Our 100-Year Legacy

Over the past 100 years, the Haynes Foundation has built on the vision of our founders, Dr. John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes, to identify and solve critical social and political challenges across the LA region. Today, we are helping advance voter-approved LA County reform (Measure G), to make the governance of the nation’s most populous county more transparent, accountable, and responsive to the communities it serves.