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LA2050 has been honored with multiple awards. 

Our team is humbled to be in such good company with the other finalists and winners.

Nonprofit Organization of the Year (Growing), 

Tara Roth named one of 20 Most Influential Civic Leaders – and one of the 500 Most Influential People, 

Winner - General-Non-Profit, Excellence (Film & Video), 

Silver - Social Video for Social Responsibility, 

Silver - Community Outreach for Human & Civil Rights, 

Bronze - Branded Content - Not For Profit, 

Bronze - Best Local Awareness Program for Human & Civil Rights, 

Finalist - Most Innovative Awareness Campaign, 

Los Angeles Business Journal Citizenship Awards

Distinction - Campaign-Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 

Distinction - General Charitable Organization, 

Honorable Mention: Social Good Partnership – Local, 

State of California Senate Certificate of Recognition, 

LA2050 is an award winning initiative! 

Over 11 years of the LA2050 Grants Challenge, we have collected 3,985 ideas for a better Los Angeles, and they are all available on our Ideas Hub on our website. On the Ideas Hub, you can filter for organizations, ideas, or to see all of the winners throughout the years.

When browsing by organization, you can see all of the ideas the group has applied with over the years. Some organizations have only applied once, but many have applied multiple times with new and innovative ways to better Los Angeles County. You can even search by category to see organizations working on similar themes, such as housing & homelessness and environmental quality & sustainability.

Additionally, you can find helpful resources such as the organization's website, a link to its charity navigator page, and a way to donate directly to its cause.

This is a great way to learn about many of the incredible ways that our LA2050 community is working to make our world a better place. 

Explore 3,985 Innovative Ideas to Transform LA on the LA2050 Ideas Hub

CREATE represents our vision of a Los Angeles region that empowers all of its residents to harness their creativity through both artistic expression and entrepreneurship.

 By the year 2050, LA will host the largest concentration of working artists and high-quality arts establishments. Our region will be a leader in innovation and production across sectors and a center for entrepreneurial activity, creating jobs and generating wealth for local communities.

Below, learn more about the five 2021 My LA2050 Grants Challenge grantees making LA the best place to CREATE, and what you can do right now to participate in their work!

 helps local food entrepreneurs easily and affordably formalize their businesses and grow their customer bases by offering full-service, short-term food truck rentals.

Look out for weekly food truck schedule announcements and opportunities to support emerging entrepreneurs (while eating delicious food!) by following 

 elevates the voices of teenage girls from communities of color through photography and mentoring, empowering them to channel their creativity for the benefit of themselves, their community, and future careers.

Learn more about Las Fotos Project's 

 (PPP) empowers formerly incarcerated women, trans, and non-binary individuals through the power of art-making, grassroots advocacy, and meaningful employment through its non-profit ceramics studio.

Support PPP by purchasing handmade bowls, plates, and mugs from talented ceramicists via its 

's Compton Pledge Initiative is a landmark guaranteed income pilot that is redistributing recurring cash relief to low-income residents of Compton over two years.

Compton Pledge recently released a brand new metrics dashboard to track the impact of its pilot program on the lives of participants in real-time. 

 (CHC) is a network of shelters that provide sanctuary and support for unhoused youth ages 18 to 24.

If you're interested in getting involved, CHC needs volunteers to support its unhoused youth via connection, tutoring, workshops, and donations. 

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Five Ways to Make LA the Best Place to CREATE