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Today on the LA2050.org website, we launched a section titled, “

.” Please see the link in bio and go check it out!

LA2050 is committed to visual storytelling. The Gallery is full of examples of the artworks, graphics, illustrations, infographics, e-books, posters, tote bags, and much more created through the years by our talented Design Fellows.

They include: Lauren Song, Johnathan Huang, Mana

Megan Park, and Ashley Lukashevsky. Our 2023 IRL voting booths were designed by LeAnn Kelch Melendez.

Explore Our New LA2050 Design Gallery

As 2024 winds down, we’re celebrating all that the LA2050 community has accomplished over the past 12 months and 

Check out our special Pinterest-inspired look back, below.

We launched our 11th LA2050 Grants Challenge, with the aim of encouraging collective action and service through our theme of “Who can? You can!” 

And, Angelenos answered the call! Almost 15,000 of you cast more than 

 in 12 languages for the issues that mattered most to you to determine our funding priorities. But, that’s not all: for the first time, we also highlighted opportunities to make a tangible impact on those same issues and partnered with 24 organizations all across LA to host diverse 

. We were so inspired that more than 3,500 of you joined, contributing 

; 187 young people, ages 14 to 24, that dove headfirst into voting and volunteering as part of this year’s Grants Challenge.

Together with our funding partners, we granted more than 

 in collaboration with 70 community evaluators. On October 2nd, more than 100 social impact leaders gathered at the Hammer Museum for the 

 – the culmination of this year's Grants Challenge – to honor and encourage the nonprofits receiving grants. ⁠

 included Michael D. Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps; Jessica Yellin, founder of the nonprofit News Not Noise; LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis; California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas; and representatives of this year's funding partners.

We amplified opportunities to make an impact in LA through donating, gifting, and volunteering. 

$30,000 for 78 different local nonprofits 

via our LA2050 Ideas Hub match – thanks to your generosity! Last month, we also published our 

, encouraging you to use your holiday shopping for good with 80+ products and experiences sourced from local nonprofits, sustainable makers, cultural establishments, and BIPOC-owned businesses. We even partnered with actor Andrea Savage to produce a 

 featuring Andrea visiting four organizations from the gift guide, learning more about their work and products. And, throughout the year, we shared 

We sought to uplift local nonprofits through action-oriented events and helpful resources. 

 providing practical insight into how artificial intelligence (AI) can be leveraged in impact work; we followed that up with a series of six hands-on AI training sessions for grantees over the summer. In October, we programmed two panels for LA Tech Week – “Technology and Storytelling for Social Good” and “AI for Social Good” – to continue the conversation. And, in response to questions from a former LA2050 grantee, we released a 

guide to successful corporate-nonprofit partnerships

 based on interviews with leaders in the field.

We curated opportunities and resources for those interested in deeper engagement with our region’s impact sector. 

Over the past year, we posted hundreds of social impact job openings on the

. We released maps to help us get to know our region better – from sites 

annual e-book celebrating LA’s birthday

, we invited elected officials representing Los Angeles at the national, state, and local levels to share what they love about the city and their wishes for its future.

We continued to build our incredible LA2050 community, together.

 Our work to make LA the best place to live, learn, play, create, and connect is only possible because of YOU! To stay engaged as we move into 2025 together, be sure to connect with us on 

Our LA2050 Year-In-Review

We are thrilled to share the results of this year’s LA2050 Grants Challenge voting. We received more than 80,000 votes from almost 12,000 people. Voters came from 94 percent of ZIP codes in Los Angeles County and participated in 11 different languages.

During the voting period, from April 8th to May 6th, Angelenos were asked to vote for the issues that they care most about and determine what issues would be eligible for grant funding via this year’s LA2050 Grants Challenge.

Here are the issues that LA voted to fund:

Support for Foster and Systems-Impacted Youth

Opportunities For People Who Have Been Incarcerated

That’s not all! 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 three 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.

Curious if your organization is a good fit? 

Learn more about this year's 13 eligible issue areas

If you represent a nonprofit, social enterprise, or government agency and you have an idea for how to make an impact on one of this year’s 13 issue areas, 

we invite you to open a grant application now

Applications are available online through June 23rd, 2023.

Ten organizations will be awarded first-place prizes of $75,000 and five will be awarded second-place prizes of $50,000 from LA2050. Plus, our Funding Partners will make additional grants. Last year, a total of 37 organizations received funding for their ideas for a better LA.

Want to learn more about this year's Grants Challenge applications? Join an Information Session or attend Office Hours! 

LA2050 Blog

2023 LA2050 Grants Challenge – These are the issues LA voted to fund!