The California Hotel & Lodging Association Hospitality Foundation is the result of the two largest supporters of hospitality education and scholarship awards in the state – the Hotel & Restaurant Foundation (HARF) and the California Hotel & Lodging Association Education Foundation joining forces to support the future of the hospitality industry in California. The California Hotel & Lodging Association Hospitality Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and research in support of excellence among industry employees and hospitality students, to raise the profile of the California hospitality industry.