Grants and Public Spaces

A safe place to begin again.

Veradia Foundation brings city, state and federal funding to mixed-use buildings with affordable homes, local clinics, classrooms, small businesses and community space, for the families Los Angeles is still leaving behind.

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  • Affordable homes
  • Local clinics
  • Small business
  • Community spaces
Drawing of families and children walking past a community building and plaza

Who We Build For

People first. Buildings second.

Women and children leaving domestic violence

Permanent homes with care, counseling and education on site, so a fresh start can last.

Families displaced by fire

Homes for families still waiting on insurance and rebuilding, close to the schools and jobs they know.

Neighborhoods with idle land

Vacant lots and empty buildings turned into places the whole community can use.

Mixed-Use by Design

One building. Many ways to serve.

Every Veradia project stacks homes, care, work and gathering space under one roof. Rent from neighborhood businesses helps cover the clinic and community space, so the good a building does keeps going long after opening day.

  • Affordable homes for families and survivors
  • Live-work units where neighbors can run a business from home
  • Local clinics, classrooms and community rooms
  • Ground-floor shops that keep the street alive
A home is where rebuilding starts. We make sure the funding is there to build it.

One Project, Start to Finish

How an empty motel becomes a home.

An example of how a Veradia project comes together.

  1. The site

    An empty building

    A vacant motel on a busy corridor. The shell, roof and plumbing are already there.

  2. With Veradia Collective

    The community weighs in

    Neighbors and service providers shape what the building should hold and who it should serve.

  3. Veradia Foundation

    Funding comes together

    We apply for city housing funds, survivor-housing grants and community block grants.

  4. The build

    Rooms become homes

    Motel rooms are rebuilt as private apartments, with a clinic and classroom on the ground floor.

  5. Opening day

    Doors open

    Residents move in with care, counseling and job training just down the hall.

  6. Veradia Foundation

    We report back

    Results go back to every funder and the city, so the next project can move faster.

What Every Project Holds

More than a roof.

Home

Private, permanent apartments designed with dignity.

Care

Space for medical care and counseling on site.

Learning

Classrooms for education and job training.

Safety

Secure buildings and support staff for every resident.

Our Role

The steady hand behind the work.

The Foundation handles the institutional side of Veradia, so our partners and the community can focus on building and caring for people.

Grant administration
Moving public and philanthropic funds to the projects and partners they are meant for.
Compliance
Tracking every dollar, managing audits and reporting back to each agency.
Stewardship
Holding fiduciary responsibility, signing contracts and keeping strict fiscal discipline.
Mission alignment
Matching our work with the public priorities behind each funding source.

Where the Funding Comes From

Every level of support, working together.

City

  • Los Angeles Housing Department funds, including Measure ULA
  • Community Development Block Grants for clinics and classrooms
  • Faster approvals for 100% affordable and adaptive reuse projects

State

  • Cal OES Domestic Violence Housing First
  • Homekey+ and other building-conversion programs
  • California housing tax credits

Federal

  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
  • HOME Investment Partnerships
  • HUD community development programs

Private

  • Foundations and philanthropy
  • Corporate giving
  • Fire-recovery funds

Programs and funding rounds change. Each agency sets its own rules and makes its own decisions.

Accountability

Built to earn the public's trust.

Independent board

A written conflict-of-interest policy. Members never vote on contracts they could benefit from.

Fair, competitive bids

Design and construction contracts go to competitive bids at or below fair market value.

Open reporting

Results and spending reported to every funder and shared with the community.

Board of Directors

Neighbors first. Directors second.

Our founding board brings years of work with local businesses, builders and community projects across Los Angeles. As we grow, we are adding independent directors so that most of the board has no financial tie to Veradia.

Shiva Tamara Mettke

Founder & Board Chair

Shiva Tamara Mettke

For years, Shiva has helped local business owners and community projects find the funding and partners to get off the ground. Founding Veradia brings that same work to the families who need it most, and Shiva leads the board's vision.

Community capital and partnerships

Fernando Coppel

Co-Founder & Board Secretary

Fernando Coppel

Fernando brings deep real estate experience and a sharp eye for property, helping the Foundation find buildings with the potential to become homes. He keeps the board's records and keeps partners, neighbors and funders connected.

Real estate and community relations

Trevor Rubatzky

Board Treasurer

Trevor Rubatzky

Trevor has managed the books on large-scale construction projects and major Hollywood productions, where every dollar is tracked. He brings that discipline to the Foundation, so every public and donated dollar is accounted for.

Construction and project accounting

Independent seats we are adding

  • Housing or nonprofit attorneyLegal structure, contracts and compliance.
  • CPA or finance leaderAudits, budgets and public-fund accounting.
  • Domestic violence services leaderSurvivor safety and program design.
  • Community representativeA voice for the residents and neighborhoods we serve.
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Veradia Community Grants

Small grants for neighborhood partners.

Once funded, we plan to offer grants to nonprofits, small businesses and community groups working alongside our projects, many reached through Veradia Collective. Program details will be announced here.

The Veradia Family

Three companies. One collective.

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Veradia Foundation

Grants and public spaces

The funding engine: public and philanthropic dollars, compliance and stewardship.

Veradia Collective

Innovation and community

The action network: the people, partners and community voice behind every project.

Veradia Capital

Development and investment

The private-capital side: guidance and lender introductions for the financing that completes a project.

Contact

Fund, partner or build with us.

Public agencies, funders, developers, service providers and community groups are welcome. Share the basics and we will follow up.

info@veradiafoundation.org

Los Angeles, California