LA’s Top Issues Are Here

Funding & Prize Partners

• The Goldhirsh Foundation, founder and organizer of the LA2050 Grants Challenge, providing $1 million in grant funds to organizations working on the top-voted issue areas.
• The Snap Foundation, supporting projects that develop pathways to the creative economy for underrepresented youth in Los Angeles.
• The John N. Calley Foundation, elevating organizations with outstanding applications that consider youth.
• The R&S Kayne Foundation, investing in people and collaborating with communities to empower positive change.
• Herb Alpert Foundation, advancing organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society.
• Elbaz Family Foundation, investing in organizations working on environmental and educational causes.
• The Fox Foundation, supporting nonprofit sector innovation, sustainability, and success by investing in mission-based earned income ventures.
• The Brunswick Foundation, funding organizations that support our region’s youth through arts education and initiatives that expand economic opportunity.
• PVBLIC Foundation, designing and executing systems, partnerships, and platforms that drive sustainable development, global resilience, and institutional innovation.
• The Big Bro Foundation, supporting youth-centered organizations that expand mental health access, reduce stigma, and empower young people as catalysts for healing.

Evaluation Partner

• Social Justice Partners Los Angeles (SJPLA), serving as our external evaluation partner. SJP is a membership organization that connects community leaders to nonprofits to tackle Los Angeles’ toughest challenges. All proposals are reviewed, scored, and evaluated by members of SJPLA.

Media Partner

• Upworthy is a media brand on a mission to share uplifting stories that foster positive connections — with the community, the world and our partners.

Outreach Partners

We are grateful to the following organizations for helping spread the word about this year’s Grants Challenge:

• 10P Program

• Abilities Unlocked

• Algalita Marine Research and Education

• Alliance for SoCal Innovation

• Awakening Recovery

• B Local LA

• BOSS, Inc.

• Braveheart Collective Los Angeles, Inc.

• Bring Change to Mind

• Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC)

• Climate Resolve

• CLYLP

• Common Threads

• Creative Art Events

• Crop Swap LA

• Crouch House

• CSULB Dept of Recreation and Leisure Studies

• Dharasansthan

• Disability Community Resource Center

• Diversability

• El Sereno Community Arts

• Emprender Creative LLC

• Envato

• Erick A Garcia You Are Enough Foundation

• Father H.O.O.D. Cafe

• Father-Con

• Food Access LA

• Full Circle Orange County

• Generation Connect

• Genesis Life Center

• Health Wealth Wellness and Community Care

• Heart of Compassion Distribution

• Housing Advocates USA

• Humanity Heroes Foundation

• I AM 1112

• Inglewood Open Studios

• Junior Achievement of Southern California

• Kids Helping LA

• Kids outside inc

• L.A. Watts Summer Games

• LA Community Fridges

• Leadership Pasadena

• Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative

• Made New Foundation

• MAOF

• Movimiento Alimenticio

• MUNDO MAYA FOUNDATION

• Muralism

• National Diversity Coalition

• New Designs Charter School’s

• New Horizons: Serving Individuals with Special Needs

• One Click Grants, a subsidiary of 1 Click Consultants Inc.

• One Voice

• Plant Based Treaty Los Angeles

• Pop Paddle Venice

• Praxis Development Group

• Public Community Services and Development

• Red Hen Press, Inc

• Resilience Rising

• Rich With Attitude Inc.

• Richkind

• Smiley and Ra Reentry Program

• Stronger Than the Struggle

• TCU/IAM Job Corps

• Technologists for the Public Good

• The Art of Runway

• The LA Local

• The Lively Bee Moon Shop

• The Nia Foundation, Inc.

• The Phoenix Rise Project

• The Valley of Change

• The Village Family Services

• Thrive in Joy Nick Fagnano Foundation

• Tide & Thrive Co.

• Tiyya Foundation

• Tortamovil

• Transcanwork

• U.S. Africa Institute

• USC Community Partnerships

• Veterans Supplemental Support Network

• Viscount Foundation, Inc.

• Wamufat Youth Community Development Foundation

• West Altadena Fire Safe Council

• wild1 music foundation

• Women's Coaching Alliance

• Workforce Equity Lab

• Youth Organization Undergoing New Growth Program

• Zócalo Public Square

• Alliance of Women Directors

• Black Men March On LA

• Blueprint

• Building Equity, Aspiration, Resilience Inc.

• Casa de la Familia

• CAUSE

• Centro SBDC

• Cleo's Project

• Destination Crenshaw

• Ella's Foundation

• EngAGE, Inc.

• EXPOSE

• Hb collection foundation DBA hidden blessing foundation

• Holliday’s Helping hands

• Hollywood Fringe

• Hwarang Youth Foundation

• I-Nspire Community Coalition

• Koreatown Youth and Community Center

• Momentum Valley Village

• Neighborhood Music School Association

• No Easy Props

• One Archives Foundation (DBA One Institute)

• Original Altadena Farmers Market

• Pasadena Village

• Prestige Connect

• Project Sankofa

• Prosperity Market

• Southern California Community Empowerment Corp

• Terawatts Initiative

• The Makers Hub

• Ultimate Restoration Unlimited

• USC Joint Educational Project

• Valley Oasis