The Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits (LMPN) was inspired by founding donor Lowell Milken ‘73. As a leading philanthropist, Lowell had been witnessing the vast transfer of wealth from the baby boomer generation to the younger generations and saw first-hand the need to develop expert advisors to counsel the new generation of philanthropists. The Center was seeded with a gift from Lowell that established a Program for Philanthropy and Nonprofits under the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy, also funded by a gift from Lowell Milken in 2013. When Founding Faculty Director Jill Horwitz committed to lead the new Program, Lowell’s vision could be realized.

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In late 2022, Founding Executive Director Rose Chan Loui joined the leadership team, and together Horwitz and Chan Loui began producing programming in earnest. Enthusiastic response from the philanthropic and nonprofit community demonstrated that there was indeed a great need for the Program’s work. In the Fall of 2023, Lowell generously agreed to make an additional gift that allowed for the expansion of the Program into an independent Center. LMPN is now poised to be a central hub for education, thought leadership and scholarship in all aspects of law and policy related to philanthropy and nonprofit organizations. Building on Lowell’s vision, our goal is to become an internationally recognized leader in all of these areas.

Find out more at: https://www.nonprofits.law.ucla.edu/