The Goldhirsh Foundation has been making grants for almost a decade, but was re-launched in 2012 in Los Angeles, where the majority of Their grant-making occurs. In 2013, the Goldhirsh Foundation conducted its grantmaking via the 2013 My LA2050 Grants Challenge. After a successful grants challenge in 2013, the Goldhirsh Foundation conducted its grantmaking in 2014 via the My LA2050 Grants Challenge.
Tia Chuchas Centro Cultural is a non-profit and independent bookstore with the purpose of transforming communities and beyond via ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy, and creative involvement.
Grid110
Grant in 2024
Grid110 is an accelerator based in Los Angeles, California, established in 2014 to support early-stage entrepreneurs by providing access to office space, mentorship, and essential resources. Recognizing the potential of Downtown LA as a burgeoning tech hub, Grid110 aims to address the challenges faced by startups, particularly the scarcity of suitable office environments in the area. Initially focusing on Fashion Tech startups, Grid110 has expanded its programming to encompass a wider range of industries, reflecting its commitment to fostering diverse entrepreneurial talent. The organization seeks to create clearer pathways for successful entrepreneurship while actively engaging the local community, ultimately enhancing the landscape for startups in Downtown LA.
Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group
Grant in 2024
Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group is a vehicle to create economic opportunities for residents. Pueblo Nuevo Education and Development Group – supports eight Camino Nuevo Charter Academy campuses. Each school stands out for providing a full range of student and family support services and delivering an education tailored to their neighborhoods' specific needs and demands. Students can access college-preparatory classes, mental health services, and enrichment programs including art, music, and dance.
Fighting Chance
Grant in 2024
Fighting Chance is a non-profit organization that improves the lives of young adults with physical disability in Australia. Through the creation of training programs and social businesses, Fighting Chance provides opportunities for social participation, employment, work experience, and skill development to young people with significant disabilities in its community. Since its launch, Fighting Chance Australia has gone on to raise over 1,000,000 U.S. dollars and established a number of programs and social enterprises, which provide opportunities to young adults with disability in Sydney. It was founded in 2009 by siblings Laura and Jordan O’Reilly and is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales.
The California Conference for Equality and Justice
Grant in 2024
The California Conference for Equality and Justice is a community organization that aims to educate and empower youth and adults.
Bridge the Digital Divide
Grant in 2024
Bridge the Digital Divide provides digital access and skills training and supports local technology needs.
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Grant in 2024
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation aims to save lives by enhancing firefighting capabilities.
Destination Crenshaw
Grant in 2024
Destination Crenshaw project is designed to serve as a catalyst for economic development.
Birthworkers of Color Collective
Grant in 2024
Birthworkers of Color Collective supports marginalized communities by providing full-spectrum doula services. They conduct workshops and trainings to share knowledge, promote advocacy, and build resources. As a collective we strive to bring our diverse skills, ancestral practices, and unique experiences to the people and communities that we support.
Creating Justice LA
Grant in 2024
Creating Justice LA promote youth-led businesses to create positive impact encouraging engagement in local governance.
ACT-LA
Grant in 2024
The Alliance for Community Transit-Los Angeles strives to create community transit – just, equitable, sustainable transit systems and neighborhoods for ALL people in Los Angeles, placing the interests of low-income communities and communities of color first as we create a more sustainable city.
Empower LA
Grant in 2024
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment connects LA's diverse communities to City Hall.
LA-Mas
Grant in 2024
LA-Mas is a multidisciplinary, non-profit community design organization. The organization is committed to offering architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture services to support and strengthen communities in need. Through research and planning, it promotes culturally-sensitive design and innovative infrastructure focusing on economic, environmental, and social sustainability. LA-Mas offers a bottom up approach to challenge and re-define the traditional expectations of civic engagement in the built environment. Through intensive research, and by chiefly involving the user and the community, it works to uncover new questions that lead to innovative solutions and designs in the areas of public health and community space. LA-Mas was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
Grant in 2024
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools' transformation of schools is fundamentally about changing, building, and strengthening systems and building the capacity of adults surrounding students. The firm focuses on building school leaders, teachers, families, and community partners.
Adventures to Dreams Enrichment
Grant in 2024
Adventures to Dreams Enrichment is a nonprofit organization that provides fun, hands-on, educational activities for youth.
DignityMoves
Grant in 2023
DignityMoves is a non-profit organization that reimagine scalable solutions to homelessness. DignityMoves works to end unsheltered homelessness in communities by building Interim Supportive Housing as a rapid, cost-effective, and thus, scalable solution. It was founded in 2020 and is located in All of California, California.
Stones2Milestones
Venture Round in 2020
Stones2Milestones is dedicated to fostering a love of reading among children, with the goal of creating a literate nation. The organization operates Freadom, an app tailored for children aged 3 to 9, designed to enhance their English reading skills. Freadom offers a curated selection of stories, language activities, monthly competitions, and daily news articles that align with children's reading levels. By employing a proprietary reading scale, the app assesses users' abilities and guides them toward improvement. The platform emphasizes family engagement through shared reading experiences, which research indicates is vital for developing lifelong reading habits. Stones2Milestones utilizes an AI-driven recommendation engine for personalized content delivery and collects detailed usage data to provide insights for continuous improvement. The organization collaborates with prestigious educational institutions, including Stanford University and IIM Calcutta, for impact evaluation. Freadom has reached 100,000 parents and partners with notable publishers such as Harper Collins and Penguin Random House, earning recognition in the EdTech sector for its innovative approach.
Encantos
Seed Round in 2020
Encantos is an award-winning online platform connecting kids with the world's best storyteachers to teach them 21st century skills. Encantos has received numerous industry awards and accolades from the AP, ASU GSV, CNN, Common Sense Media, Forbes, Kidscreen, Kirkus Reviews, NBC News, The New York Times, NPR, Parents Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Romper, School Library Journal, Univision and USA Today.
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