Thank you for voting, Los Angeles!
Nearly 12,000 voters cast a total of 80,000 votes for the issues they care most about in this year's LA2050 Grants Challenge.
We are excited to announce the top 10 issue areas, as selected by voters across the region, and our funding priorities for 2023:
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That's not all! Three of our funding partners are generously sponsoring additional issue areas.
+ Access to Creative Industry Employment (sponsored by the Snap Foundation)
+ Youth Economic Advancement (sponsored by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation)
+ Play Equity to Advance Mental Health (sponsored by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation)
A special thank you to the the organizations above, as well as to the Annenberg Foundation, John N. Calley Foundation, and Elbaz Family Foundation, for their support. Together, we are granting more than $2 million to organizations in Los Angeles County.
Learn more about all 13 eligible issue areas →
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GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW
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Now that we've tallied the votes, grant applications are officially open!
If you represent a nonprofit, social enterprise, or government agency with an idea for how to make an impact on one of this year's issue areas, we invite you to open an application now.
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INFORMATION SESSIONS + OFFICE HOURS
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Want to learn more about this year's LA2050 Grants Challenge application?
Sign up to join one of our upcoming virtual information sessions!
Monday, May 22nd at 1:00 pm PT
Friday, June 2nd at 11:00 am PT
Tuesday, June 13th at 2:00 pm PT
Wednesday, June 21st at 10:00 am PT
Or, if you have specific questions, we will also be available for office hours on Zoom each week on Tuesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT and Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:00 pm PT. |
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🌟 Have a job opening you want to be featured? Submit it here! 🌟
JOB OF THE WEEK! Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Los Angeles LBGT Center
Multiple Positions, Community Partners
Coalition Organizer, Urban Peace Institute
Multiple Positions, Advancing Justice Southern California
Program Support Specialist, Young Storytellers
Multiple Positions, Students Run LA
Communications Fellow, Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation
Multiple Positions, TreePeople
Associate Teacher, The Garden Cooperative Nursery School
Multiple Positions, Hands4Hope LA
Policy Associate Director, Inclusive Action for the City
Multiple Positions, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Controller, Kounkuey Design Initiative
Multiple Positions, STEAM: CODERS
Associate Consultant, Compiler
Multiple Positions, Communities In Schools of Los Angeles
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Multiple Positions, Partners In Diversity
Senior Associate, EMC Communications
Multiple Positions, A Place Called Home
Find more positions on our LA2050 Jobs Board
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🌟 Have an event you want to be highlighted? Submit it here! 🌟
EVENT OF THE WEEK! June 7, 6:00 pm | Foods and Moods presented by Black Women for Wellness
May 16, 6:00 pm | Virtual Community Meeting: Los Angeles County Bicycle Master Plan
May 17, 4:00 pm | Latinos Leading: Exploring Board Service presented by CHCI
May 17, 6:00 pm | Nap Ministry presented by Black Women for Wellness
May 18, 9:00 am | SoCal Grantmakers: Child and Family Well-Being Funders Collaborative...
May 19, 6:00 pm | World Wide Web 3.0: Hype & Transformation with TEDxSouthCentral
May 20, 2:00 pm | Celebrating Words Festival at Tía Chuchas Centro Cultural & Bookstore
May 20, 2:30 pm | LA Made: Flower Songs Music
May 20, 2:00 pm | LA River eDNA Bioblitz in Long Beach w/ Protecting Our River
May 21, 9:00 am | CicLAmini - Watts
May 22, 11:00 am | National Maritime Day Observance and Memorial Service
May 23, 5:30 pm | Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo - Life in Spanish, Mexican, and...
May 23, 7:00 pm | What Does Boxing Owe its Champions? By Zócalo Public Square
May 24, 10:00 am | Increasing Access to Government Procurement Opportunities
May 25, 3:00 pm | LA River Farmer's Market
May 26 - 29 | LA Fleet Week at the Port of Los Angeles
May 27, 8:00 am | Habitat Restoration Day with FOLAR
May 30, 10:00 am | Girls in Tech UX Lunch & Learn Series: Breaking Down UX Silos
Find more events on our LA2050 Events Board
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Find funding resources on our Goldhirsh Foundation website, which is regularly updated with a diverse range of grant opportunities.
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