We are People Helping People.
OUR FOUNDER: TOM BAGAMANE
Tom founded The Giving Spirit in 1999 and has led as CEO ever since – mobilizing stakeholders and volunteers. Tom leads the charge, providing them with a comprehensive platform to meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors.
With over 30 years of entrepreneurial executive experience, venture capital, private equity, and owner-financed product companies, Tom has used his diverse set of business skills to grow The Giving Spirit from a local initiative into a renowned organization. He received his MBA from George Mason University’s School of Business and his BA from Virginia Tech University. Both of Tom’s alma maters have recognized him for his humanitarian work with the unhoused community, and he’s received commendations from the Office of the Mayor and the City Council of Los Angeles in 2015 and 2019.
Our Team
Jaidyn
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Nicole
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Austin
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Casey
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DEI STATEMENT
(diversity, equity, and inclusion)
Financial Sponsors
Adams Mastrovich Family Foundation
Anoosheh Bostani, Alfred E. Mann Charities
Berlanti Family Foundation
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
Carl and Roberta Deutsch Foundation
Carlson Family Foundation
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
City National Bank
Doug and Elizabeth Dickinson/The Guerin Foundation
Druscilla French & Stephen Cumbie Charitable Fund
Dunn & Bradstreet
Eugene Kapaloski
Fat Brands Foundation
Fred and Suzie Toczek
Former Los Angeles City Council Member Mike Bonin
Fox Broadcasting Television & Entertainment
Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic Foundation
Funding Passion and Love Foundation
George Hoag Family Foundation
Greenberg Traurig
Image Solutions Gives Back, Inc
INgrooves Music Group
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation
Jeff Gold/The Sheila, Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation
Jess & Palma Morgan Foundation
Jessica Sarowitz Foundation
John Nelson/The Denver Foundation
Kong Company, LLC
Loyola High School
Macy’s/ Bloomingdales
Matt and Dana Walden
Mayor’s Fund For Los Angeles
Nadya Scott/RGK Foundation
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
Neil Malik/K-1 Investment Management, LLC
NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc.
Rotary Club of Beverly Hills
Rotary Club of Santa Monica
Sandy Sigal Family Charitable Fund
Skechers Foundation
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Standard Plus Foundation
The Clyde and Mary Lou Porter Foundation
The Comcast Foundation
The Los Angeles Trial Lawyer’s Charities
The Michelson 20MM Foundation
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Inc.
Jill Black Zalben/The Stanley and Joyce Black Family Foundation
The Thomas R. & Deborah A. Davidson Foundation
The Venable Foundation
The Wonderful Company Foundation
Thomas Safran & Associates
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Union Editorial, LLC
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Universal Music Group
Wells Fargo Foundation
Young Pres. Org., Santa Monica
In-Kind Sponsors
A-American Self-Storage
ACT Fulfillment
Agron, Inc
American Sanitary Supply, Inc.
B’nai David
Chemical Guys
Chick-fil-A
Coral Tree
Darn Tough Socks
DLA Piper
Dole Foods
El Cholo
Faultline Group Software Developers
Industrious Films
Jaanuu
Kole Imports
Los Angeles Clean Tech Incubator (LACI)
Lenovo
Michelson Found Animals
Norton Rose Fulbright
NY Bagel and Deli
Pragmatic Sollutions, Inc.
Professional Produice
RAD Solutions
Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School
Shelter Parnership, Inc
Sidecar Doughnuts
St. Paul the Apostle Church
The Kong Company
Tru Classic Tees
Village Workspaces
Vincente Foods
Agency Partners
My Friend’s Place
Downtown Women’s Center
SELAH
The People Concern
LA LGBTQ Center
Chrysalis
Safe Place for Youth
Food on Foot
Alexandria House
Claris Health
Dolores Mission Church
Good Shepherd Center
Harbor Interfaith
Harvest Home
New Beginnings
Para Los Ninos
Precious Lamb Preschool
Precious Life Shelter
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
PATH (People to Assist The Homeless)
Union Rescue Mission
Midnight Mission
LA Neighbors for Neighbors/ Mar Vista Access Center
St. Margaret’s Center
Catholic Charities
YMCA/ YWCA
Elizabeth House
San Fernando Guadalupe
Angel’s Way Maternity Home
Casa de Los Angelitos
His Nesting Place
St. Mary’s OB Clinic
Alliance of Mom’s / Alliance for Children’s Rights