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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.

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

, 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.

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

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

Our 2024 Winners!

It's time again for the My LA2050 Grants Challenge and we've made a few changes for 2020 that we're happy to share with you:

More time to work on your application. This year the application will be open for eight weeks (February 3 - March 27). We hope this extra time will give you more time to find collaborators, partners, and big ideas.

Winners will be selected via a two-step process. First, 25 finalists will be selected by our external evaluation committee. Those 25 finalists will then move on to public vote, which will determine final award levels.

We've selected Social Venture Partners Los Angeles to serve as our 

. All proposals will be reviewed, scored, and evaluated by members of 

Each of the 25 finalist organizations that participate in voting will receive a grant. First place in each goal category will receive $100,000, second: $50,000, third: $25,000, fourth: $15,000, and fifth: $10,000. That means there will be five $100,000 winners, five $50,000 winners, and so on.

More support for your project! In addition to $1,000,000 in grant funding provided by the Goldhirsh Foundation, additional funds will be awarded by the Annenberg Foundation to support organizations' diversity and equity efforts, and co-working space 

 will offer free office, meeting, and event space to help select winning organizations accomplish their goals.

 to ensure we're keeping up with the most pressing issues in our region.

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Changes to the 2020 My LA2050 Grants Challenge