The Foundation’s goals are to enhance fellowship, achievement, community involvement, youth activities and civic awareness between the Department’s Black personnel and its communities.

It was in the spirit of honoring Officer Bryant’s ultimate sacrifice that the Oscar Joel Bryant Foundation was established. As history had illustrated, Officer Bryant became an inspiration to many. It was a day in September 1968, when a group of Black officers met in an effort to resolve areas of concern to the Department’s sworn Black personnel. In that historic meeting, an association was born, which later became the OJB Foundation.

Originally comprised solely of the Department’s sworn members, the Foundation opened its doors in 1972 to civilian LAPD employees and other law enforcement agencies throughout Los Angeles County. Today, the Foundation has more than 600 members, sworn and civilian, from throughout the Department and Southern California.

The OJB Foundation is an active participant in numerous community and civic activities. It has an annual scholarship program, which donates thousands of dollars to deserving college-bound students. The Foundation also provides food, clothing and other types of assistance to needy community members and hosts an annual Juneteenth Cookout to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the United States.