LW Cares Fund launches to support LWers struggling with assessments

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by Nick Massetti

LW Contributor

Recently, several concerned Leisure World residents formed a new nonprofit, IRS 501(c)(3) charity within Leisure World. The founders’ expressed purpose is to provide their financially struggling neighbors with subsidies for their HOA assessments. The high cost of insurance premiums and inflation-driven increases in food and other necessities have pushed some residents on fixed incomes to the brink.

They can no longer afford their GRF and Mutual assessments, and they may face having to sell their units and leave.

That is where the newly incorporated Leisure World Cares Fund can help.

The concept is to generate sustained income from donations by more financially secure residents, government grants to prevent homelessness, and other means. With that income, a small independent review board will find and vet the neediest members in Leisure World and provide a small but meaningful subsidy toward their assessments.

The idea is to provide housing security and peace of mind to the most vulnerable while preserving their dignity. The Leisure World Cares Fund Board of Directors held an organizational meeting on June 26 and had its official roll out at the Life Options Expo the next day.

As assessments have gone up and out of reach for some, and word of the LW Cares Fund spread, more community members have expressed support for the idea.

The founding group, which provided some initial funding, has extensive expertise in community governance and turning talk into getting things done in Leisure World. Full implementation of the resource has now begun.

More members are welcome and joining is free. The first order of business is to establish a sizeable set of donors from the community who will consistently provide the needed funding.

That will enable commitments to be made to those at risk—100% of donations made on a sustaining basis will be applied to a struggling member’s assessment.

Anyone considering becoming involved either as a member, a donor, or an applicant may visit www.lwcaresfund.org for more information or email lwcares@lwcaresfund.org.

Nick Massetti and the Leisure World Cares Fund were present at the 2025 Life Options Expo.

Ruth Osborn