“What’s your vision for the future of Los Angeles?”

LA2050 is a community-guided initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. We achieve this through research and reporting, digital and physical engagement, as well as local grantmaking.

LA2050 was launched in 2011 by the Goldhirsh Foundation to inspire an outbreak of civic activism and to develop a roadmap for the future of the Los Angeles region. We engaged tens of thousands of Angelenos and sought the input of a group of academic and advocacy experts in forming our vision and outlining our five goals – to make Los Angeles the best place to connect, create, learn, live, and play. Since that time, we have leveraged our financial, human, and social capital to drive progress. More than 1,000,000 votes have been cast by the public in our annual LA2050 Grants Challenge.

We’ve also checked in with impactful Angelenos to ask, “What’s your vision for the future of Los Angeles?” Please see below to watch or read answers from among the leaders of nonprofit organizations and social enterprises that we support, and some of the 14-24-year-olds in the LA2050 Youth Ambassadors Program.

LA2050 Grantees:

• Kayo Anderson, Creating Justice LA (coming soon)
• Carmen Khan, CicLAvia
• Marquell Byrd, Color Compton
• Jordan Tracy, Clay Day LBC
• Katie Brandon, Pasadena Village
• Jennifer Rodriguez, LA Más
• Daniel Zepeda, Connecting Compton
• Elida Ledesma, Arts for Healing Justice Network
• Stevie Merino, Birthworkers of Color Collective
• Freya Estreller, Dignity Moves
• Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Flavors From Afar / Tiyya Foundation
• Veronica Hahni, Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative
• Joe Laskin, North East Trees
• John Oh, LA Voice
• Jason Schlatter, Friends of the LA River
• LaDawn Best, Peer Health Exchange
• Dominique Perkins, People’s Pottery Project
• Michael Schneider, Streets For All
• Carmen Dianne, Prosperity Market
• Fernando Rejón, Urban Peace Institute
• Erica Dumas, Inner City Law Center
• Jorge Adams, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
• Adia James, Black Women for Wellness
• Gaby Hernandez, Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition
• Tom Burley, Healing California
• Evan Meyer, Theodore Payne Foundation
• Belén Bernal, Nature For All
• Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Flavors From Afar / Tiyya Foundation

Public Servants and Media Members:

• Jemahl Amen, Office of Senator Smallwood Cuevas
• Alissa Walker, Journalist

LA2050 Youth Ambassadors:

• Dakota L.’s Vision for LA
• Lucy F.’s Vision for LA
• Kai B.’s Vision for LA
• Lauren K.’s Vision for LA
• Christine C.’s Vision for LA
• Lexi K.’s Vision for LA
• Grace A.’s Vision for LA
• Sheridan C.’s Vision for LA
• Katherine L.O.’s Vision for LA
• Sophie H.’s Vision for LA
• Marion L.’s Vision for LA
• Liza D.’s Vision for LA
• CJ C.’s Vision for LA
• Joy M.’s Vision for LA
• Brooklyn V.’s Vision for LA
• Zachary P.’s Vision for LA
• Edith A.’s Vision for LA
• Kayla B.’s Vision for LA
• Samantha C.’s Vision for LA
• Berenice D.’s Vision for LA
• Journey W.’s Vision for LA
• Caressa P.’s Vision for LA
• Tiffany A.’s Vision for LA
• Caitlin Jane C.’s Vision for LA
• Cole H.’s Vision for LA
• Tehya J.’s Vision for LA
• Fabio J.’s Vision for LA
• Natsnet H.’s Vision for LA
• Juri K.’s Vision for LA
• Jazmin A.’s Vision for LA
• Alisella H.’s Vision for LA
• Aaron D.’s Vision for LA

LA2050 Birthday Books – Annual e-books released on the City of LA’s birthday, with social impact leaders sharing their wishes for what they want for the city and its future:

• 2024 – Elected officials representing Los Angeles at the national, state, and local levels
• 2023 – Diplomats from the LA-based consular corps community, and leaders from the LA social impact community
• 2022 – Local leaders, doers, and social innovators
• 2020 – LA2050 Grantees
• 2019 – Leaders, doers, and innovators