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Eight Los Angeles-area nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $200,000 in funding for non-partisan voter engagement work for the 2024 election, the Goldhirsh Foundation and its 

These grants, selected and distributed by the Goldhirsh Foundation with generous support from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, are the latest additions to the annual LA2050 Grants Challenge. Now, 68 Los Angeles County impact organizations have received funding totaling more than $3 million, from a coalition of 10 foundations. (

Read about the first 60 grants, and the public, participatory grantmaking process.)

The eight nonprofits selected are working to increase voter turnout and expand access to non-partisan information that can help people make informed decisions – in many cases focusing on educating and mobilizing communities often underrepresented in civic processes.

"A robust democracy is one that is truly representative, and ensures that all voices are heard,” said Tara Roth, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation.

Roth added: “We are grateful to the organizations that are working to strengthen our local democracy, and we are delighted to partner with The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to make these awards possible, given our shared commitment to investing in the future of Los Angeles.”

The eight nonprofit organizations receiving funds are:

encouraging its formerly-incarcerated clients to engage in the civic process through curriculum on the history and impact of voting, as well as a non-partisan ballot review.

producing a Get the Vote Out Hackathon that’s primary objective is to increase voting participation among youth.

California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), 

supporting voter education and engagement in immigrant-dense areas of Los Angeles, including Little Bangladesh, Cerritos, Artesia, and others.

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), 

providing non-partisan, objective information in Spanish and English about ballot measures, as well as candidates for local, state, and general elections.

hosting eight non-partisan ballot parties, weekly Election Support Zooms, and a Ballot Prop Info Session.

educating participants about key issues on the ballot and their impact, and distributing non-partisan voter information in English and Spanish.

People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER), 

educating the Skid Row community on the impact of voting and facilitating access to voting for the unhoused population.

canvassing to increase working-class, Latino voter turnout throughout Southeast LA for the November election.

), seeks to advance human life and well-being, and catalyze human potential. We achieve this by connecting the best emerging innovations with the financial, social, and human capital to make them thrive.

) is an award-winning initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles, centered around five unique goals that in 2050 Los Angeles will be the best place to learn, create, play, connect, and live.

About The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

) envisions a world where everyone can shape and participate in a sustainable, equitable economy that serves the public good and builds a brighter future. It stewards institutions in education, science and the arts, and in Los Angeles, elevates organizations, initiatives and leaders who see the community as a place of opportunity where all Angelenos have pathways and tools to grow and thrive.



Eight Los Angeles Nonprofits Receiving Funds For Non-Partisan Voter Engagement Work For the 2024 Election

The Goldhirsh Foundation connected a coalition of nine Los Angeles-area foundations who made the grants. Speakers at the event, dubbed the LA2050 Grantee Showcase, included Michael D. Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps; LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis; and News Not Noise founder Jessica Yellin.

More than 100 social impact leaders gathered together on October 2 at the Hammer Museum in order to honor and encourage 60 outstanding Los Angeles-area nonprofit organizations during the culminating event of the 2024 LA2050 Grants Challenge. The 60 nonprofits were awarded a total of $2,915,000 in grants.

Then, on November 4, the Goldhirsh Foundation and LA2050 

announced that eight Los Angeles-area nonprofit organizations

 will receive a total of $200,000 in funding for non-partisan voter engagement work for the 2024 election. These grants, selected and distributed by the Goldhirsh Foundation with generous support from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Now, 68 Los Angeles County impact organizations have received funding totaling more than $3 million, from a coalition of 10 foundations.*

The nonprofits are as different and powerful as Los Angeles itself, offering services ranging from digital literary training to older adults (Bridge The Digital Divide), to mixed martial arts training for at-risk youth to promote physical health while also building resilience and confidence (A Fighting Chance), to three-time grantee The Tiyya Foundation and its Michelin Bib-Gourmand restaurant and catering company, Flavors From Afar, which enabling refugees and immigrants to thrive in their new communities through job placement and workforce readiness.

The more than $3 million in grants came from a coalition of funding partners: Goldhirsh Foundation, who run the LA2050 Grants Challenge; Annenberg Foundation, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Snap Foundation, John N. Calley Foundation, Elbaz Family Foundation; and joining the Grants Challenge for the first time, both the R&S Kayne Foundation, Fox Foundation, and Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation.

Speakers at the event on October 2, known as the “LA2050 Grantee Showcase,” included Michael D. Smith, CEO of AmeriCorps; Tara Roth, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation; Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis; California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas; and Lucia Knell, co-author of the New York Times best-selling book, 

. Chief Service Officer for the State of California Josh Fryday provided a video message. Jessica Yellin, founder of the nonprofit News Not Noise, served as emcee.

A panel, “Building Community Through Volunteerism,” was moderated by AmeriCorps’ Smith and featured the insights of a quartet of nonprofit executives: Helen Leung, Executive Director, LA Más; Quan Huynh, Executive Director, Southern California, Defy Ventures; and Romel Pascual, Executive Director of CicLAvia.

“The LA2050 Grants Challenge exemplifies our commitment to creatively and collectively deploying financial, social, and human capital” said Tara Roth, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation. “Year after year, I am impressed by how participatory and collaborative the Grants Challenge is, and by the pathbreaking ideas and strategies Angelenos are undertaking to make positive change.”

 is an annual participatory grantmaking program, funding ideas to make Los Angeles the best place to connect, create, learn, live, and play. The theme of this year’s Grants Challenge was volunteerism. The campaign slogan – “Who Can? YOU Can!” – underscored the importance of individuals contributing their time, talents, and resources to collective action.

The 2024 LA2050 Grants Challenge invited the public to vote for the issue areas that matter most to them and determine our funding priorities. Almost 15,000 Angelenos cast more than 105,000 votes in 12 languages, representing 98 percent of Los Angeles County’s ZIP codes. For the third consecutive year, housing and homelessness was the top-voted issue. Health care access, and green space, park access, and trees were among

“The Annenberg Foundation is proud to support organizations devoted to addressing the critical needs of our time, including food equity and mental health,” said Annenberg Foundation Executive Director Cinny Kennard. “We value this ongoing partnership and the collective impact of our friends and philanthropic leaders at LA2050.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation proudly supports the LA2050 Grants Challenge as we tackle food insecurity, which often precedes homelessness,” said Nichol Whiteman, CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. “Our collective mission creates a lasting impact that builds a stronger, more vibrant city where everyone has a chance to thrive.”

“We are committed to empowering individuals and communities in LA. Our impact is greater when we collaborate with peer funders and community partners,” said Sarah Ali, managing director of the R&S Kayne Foundation. “Thank you, Goldhirsh Foundation, and congrats to the incredible organizations recognized through the LA2050 Grants Challenge.”

“As a foundation dedicated to breaking down barriers people face in reaching their full potential, we jumped at the chance to hear directly from Angelenos what matters to them most and support nonprofits addressing our city's pressing needs,” Dr. Kristen Paglia, executive director of the Fox Foundation, said prior to the event.

"Supporting these grants enables local nonprofits to uplift Opportunity Youth, reduce income inequality, and expand employment opportunities for a more equitable future for our young people," said Christie Cardenas, program officer for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

The 2024 LA2050 Grants Challenge also highlighted opportunities to make a tangible impact on those same issues, partnering with 24 nonprofit organizations across Los Angeles County to host diverse volunteer activations. Through the events, more than 3,500 people provided 9,450 hours of service.

Once voting closed, the Foundation opened applications to social impact organizations with ideas to address the top-voted issues. A record-breaking 872 proposals arrived from nonprofits, social enterprises, and government agencies.

founder and organizer of the LA2050 Grants Challenge, providing $1 million in grant funds to organizations making an impact on this year’s top-voted issue areas:

Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group

The California Conference for Equality and Justice, Inc.

Access to Tech/creative industry employment: 

 Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore

The below organizations were honored as runners up from the Goldhirsh Foundation:


, addressing the critical issues of our time through innovation, community, compassion, and communication:

funding proven programs that level the playing field and investing in solutions driven by the communities we serve:

sponsoring grants to organizations working with young people to decrease income inequality, find quality jobs, or advance within careers:

supporting projects that develop pathways to the creative economy for underrepresented youth.

supporting organizations with outstanding applications that consider youth.

supporting organizations working to address	housing and homelessness, income inequality,	and K-12 STEAM education.

investing in people and collaborating with communities to empower positive change:

supporting nonprofit sector innovation, sustainability, and success by investing in mission-based earned income ventures.

The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program

providing support to the Goldhirsh Foundation to redistribute to organizations for non-partisan voter engagement.

California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

More than $3 Million in Grants Awarded to 68 Nonprofit Organizations in the LA2050 Grants Challenge

Together with our funding partners, we are granting nearly $3 million to 60 organizations making LA better for all.

Our 2024 Winners!

, we heard from impact leaders from across Los Angeles and this nation.

One of the most impactful conversations came from our panel on volunteerism hosted by AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith. Our panelists included Helen Leung of LA Más, Quan Huynh of Southern California, Defy Ventures, and Romel Pascual from CicLAvia.

From sharing their first memories of falling in love with service to the way volunteers help to power their organizations, our panelists shared their lifelong experience of volunteerism and its power for good.

You can watch the full conversation here.

LA2050 Blog

VIDEO: AmeriCorps’ Michael D. Smith Leads Our LA2050 Grantee Showcase Panel On Volunteerism