LA2050 Grants Challenge
What Do You Say, LA?
We’re funding organizations with the best ideas to transform our region – but we can’t do it without you!

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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
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.
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.
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