My LA2050
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CicLAvia
The mission of CicLAvia is to catalyze vibrant public spaces, active transportation, and good health through car-free open street events. CicLAvia engages with people throughout Southern California to transform our relationship with our communitie...
2021 Winner, 2013 Winner
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Jenesse Center, Inc.
Jenesse Center’s mission is to restore families impacted by domestic and sexual violence through holistic, trauma informed, culturally responsive services, and advance prevention initiatives that foster and sustain healthy, violence free communities.
2020 Winner
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Miry's List
Refugees come to the U.S. seeking a safe haven from violence and persecution, leaving behind family, friends, and virtually everything they own. Miry's List provides a network for Americans to directly help their resettling refugee neighbors get w...
2018 Winner
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The Triforium Project
We are a coaltion of people dedicated to reimagining The Triforium, transforming it from a forgotten piece of public art to a dynamic, interactive, creative site for Angelenos of all ages.
2016 Winner
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The Music Center and Grand Park
The Music Center strives to deepen the cultural life of every resident of LA County and continue creating an increasingly relevant, multidisciplinary performing arts center. We champion the arts for all people. We connect the people of LA with one...
2015 Winner
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Hammer Museum
Over the past decade plus, the Hammer Museum has transformed itself into one of the most innovative and well-respected arts and cultural institutions in Los Angeles. One important focus of our exhibitions and artist programs is highlighting emergi...
2013 Winner
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Women's Center For Creative Work
The Women's Center for Creative Work is a LA-based intersectional feminist arts space that is building community & elevating the work of women & non-binary artists, makers, & creative practitioners.
2019 Finalist
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Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
To elevate, educate, and entertain audiences of all ages by presenting thought-provoking classics, socially relevant plays, and education programs in a beautiful, natural outdoor sanctuary for the arts. We offer a diversity of programming from Sha...
2021
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The Why Lab
The Why Lab Innovation School is committed to creating a more human-centered workforce by teaching the skills needed in the future of work, so we can redesign our systems and services towards equity, sustainability, and community empowerment.
2021
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Thai Fan Meet USA
To increase international awareness of the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. and Asia, and to develop solidarity across national and regional lines. To promote racial, gender, and sexual equality through media advocacy, and culturally ...
2021
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Textile Arts Los Angeles
Textile Arts | Los Angeles advances the understanding of the textile arts by encouraging and supporting critical dialogue, skill building, and professional development. We convene artists, craft makers, designers, entrepreneurs, curators, and rese...
2021
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Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Ready, Set, Gold! (RSG!)partners with Olympians and Paralympians to inspire youth through sport by promoting the Olympic ideals of hard work, healthy living and a growth mindset.
2021
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Project Giving Kids
The mission of Project Giving Kids is to cultivate empathy in youth by leveraging technology to connect them to meaningful and age-appropriate service.
2021
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OLASTEO
OLASTEO’s mission is to create experiences that empower students to serve as catalysts for social impact.
2021
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NOW Art
NOW Art Foundation is a women’s run non-profit organization that facilitates cultural production for community betterment. NOW Art seeks to serve the public, first and foremost, and aspires to improve and augment the overall quality of life of tho...
2021
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Mels Love Land
Mels Love Land embodies unconditional love in action to expand critical thinking through programs, storytelling, creating care filled experiences to amplify what unites us to consider the possibility there is another way.
2021
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Los Angeles Choral Lab (LACL)
The mission of the L.A. Choral Lab is to deliver unique, transformative performances of the choral repertoire, to provide musical and educational enrichment to amateur and professional choral artists, to advocate for living composers and the music...
2021
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LA Commons
We engage communities in artistic and cultural expression that tells their unique stories to foster dialogue, interaction and a better Los Angeles. We are grounded in the philosophy that culture is a valuable community resource, art is a powerful ...
2021
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ITS-IN-SCOPE
ITS-IN-SCOPE works to accurately contextualize our histories, effortlessly imagine our futures, and firmly ground us in the present by archiving communal experiences and investing in member-driven equitable and fulfilling possibilities of a shared...
2021
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Griffith Observatory Foundation
The mission of Griffith Observatory Foundation is to support and promote Griffith Observatory as a home for science literacy, education, and public astronomy through resource development and advocacy in partnership with the community.
2021
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Food Tribe USA
Food Tribe’s mission is to connect good people to good food. We vision a world free of hunger, starting in Los Angeles.
2021
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Esperanza Community Housing
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation is a social justice non-profit in South Central LA that achieves long-term, comprehensive community development through affordable housing, health equity and access to care, environmental justice, local econ...
2021
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Cancer Support Community Los Angeles
To ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community.
2021
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Citizens Of Culture
Citizens Of Culture uses arts to develop critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and combat resource inequality. We work with individuals, organizations, and communities to provide social emotional learning, arts programming, and resources for ...
2020
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Ryman Arts
Ryman Arts transforms lives by creating access and opportunity for a diverse community of young artists through rigorous education in fundamental art skills and mentoring.
2020
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Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore transforms community in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, arts, literacy, and creative engagement. We provide a positive space for people to activate their natural ca...
2020
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Cheshire Moon
This program will fund a minimum of five theatre productions annually, as well as an ongoing writer's lab to help students develop their voices as writers. We want to create a program that will be the origin story for many great artists of the nex...
2020
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Trauma Informed LA (TILA)
Trauma Informed LA (TILA) is an all-volunteer grassroots organization founded in 2014 whose mission is to foster resilient communities that promote healing and wellbeing through collaboration, education, and community engagement.
2020
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The LEAGUE of EXPERIENTIAL & IMMERSIVE ARTISTS (LEIA)
The LEAGUE of EXPERIENTIAL & IMMERSIVE ARTISTS seeks to advance the immersive & experiential arts through collaboration, education, and advocacy on behalf of creators & producers. They are organizing that community in LA: providing professional ...
2020
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Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball is guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. The Skirball welcomes all communities and generations to celebrate discovery and hope, foster human co...
2020
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Shared_Studios (LA_Portal)
We create meaningful human connections between people separated by distance and difference. We bring communities together in immersive spaces called Portals to talk and collaborate as if in the same room to highlight our shared humanity and provid...
2020
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Saturday Night Bath Concert Fund
Saturday Night Bath is dedicated to the performance of the art of American Jazz and Blues. Our mission is to write and perform music-and to educate, improve and impact the lives. We encourage our audiences to finish high school, and to seek, stu...
2020
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SameSide Inc
SameSide's mission is to provide technology to empower grassroots political engagement at the millions of events and gatherings that happen every day live or virtually. Through SameSide everyone has the power to impact the issues that matter to th...
2020
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Kid City Hope Place
At Kid City our mission is to increase access to opportunities where young people explore their intellectual curiosity and capacity, claim their education, and advocate for themselves and their communities.
2020
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International Eye LA
International Eye L A transforms communities through arts, culture and humanities. It creates opportunities for those whose creative voices have been muted in mainstream channels, and facilitates equitable distribution of resources, regardless of ...
2020
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Heidi Duckler Dance
Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) creates place-based performances that transform non-traditional spaces, providing learning opportunities and engaging diverse communities, in the belief that the arts can change our vision of the world and of ourselves.
2020
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Convergence Creative Solutions
We are the entertainment capital of the world yet local talent struggles to thrive in our own marketplace. We create and publicize opportunities in performance and entrepreneurship through community driven marketing initiatives that guide struggli...
2020
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Camp Lost Boys
Through events, gathering (virtual and real life) we teach and model healthy masculinity via intention, awareness and integrity.
2020
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Access Books
The mission of Access Books is to provide high interest reading material to underserved children in Los Angeles by providing low income neighborhoods with a warm and welcoming school or community library. In this process, different communities wor...
2020
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NAVEL
NAVEL is an equitable, collectively-run cultural space where people from a range of backgrounds and skillsets feel welcome and supported in developing radical ideas with revolutionary potential.
2019
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Los Angeles County Grand Park Foundation
To enhance the experience of Grand Park ("The Park for Everyone") for the people of Los Angeles County and all visitors for generations to come.
2019
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JOY FACTORY
JOY FACTORY is an artist run clubhouse with a season of events. Membership fees pay for our internship program for teens and adults who are ready to get off the streets and into employment.
2019
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International Visitors Council of Los Angeles
The International Visitors Council of L.A. designs exchange programs for international change-makers to foster understanding and cooperation between the L.A. and the world.
2019
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In the Making
In the Making is a community resource center located in East Los Angeles collaborating with open-minded, forward thinking organizations for the enhancement of all.
2019
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Think Tank Productions, Inc. dba Think Tank Gallery
Think Tank Gallery is an alternative arts space and immersive production company est. in DTLA in 2010. We build themed Post-Street Art experiences around the country, and hide content in every corner
2018
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Promesa Boyle Heights at Proyecto Pastoral
Promesa Boyle Heights is a passionate collaborative of residents, educators, and organizations working together to create a community where all thrive and are empowered to act.
2018
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LA Commons, a project of Community Partners
LA Commons facilitates artistic processes that engage diverse communities in creating highly visible art projects that tell dynamic neighborhood stories and connect residents more deeply to LA.
2018
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We Are the Mighty
The Los Angeles Veterans Orientation is a fun and friendly way to welcome veterans home to LA.
2018
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South Bay Bicycle Coalition
SBBC, now >400 members, was founded in 2009 by South Bay cyclists determined to connect local riders on a mission to unite the South Bay Cities in safe, easily accessible, fun active transportation.
2018
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REGIONAL.LA
REGIONAL.LA is a civic engagement tool that allows residents to find and connect with their civic community according to local geography: cities, neighborhoods, service areas.
2018
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Mar Vista Family Center
The Mar Vista Family Center provides low-income families with quality early childhood education, youth enrichment programming, and community development opportunities.
2018
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Kitchen Table App
Kitchen Table App is a community building platform that brings people together to meet new people, make new friends, and create community over a shared love of good food and great company.
2018
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EverWild
EverWild is a community that fosters environmental stewards through family adventures, place-based learning, and conservancy projects.
2018
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City Impact Lab, powered by Stratiscope
Powered by Stratiscope, the City Impact Lab empowers individuals, businesses, & organizations to make an impact in their community. CIL serves as a hub for change-makers to connect and collaborate.
2018
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Impact Hub Los Angeles
Impact Hub Los Angeles is a community hub and co-working space for socially conscious entrepreneurs, civic leaders, professionals and creatives.
2016
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Valley Relics
Valley Relics is a non profit 501(c)3 organization working to preserve and protect the history, culture and artifacts of the San Fernando Valley
2016
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Unified Everything Project
Brings Mentors together with Newbies to Create Arts & Science spectacles for education and entertainment.
2016
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thecool
thecool is a physical space that encourages safe, organic sharing of ideas & opinions, unique gifts & hidden talents - centered around humanity’s age-old pastime of congregating over food and drink.
2016
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The Ron Finley Project
The Ron Finley Project is a nonprofit dedicated to shifting culture and changing urban landscapes by bringing gardens, art and new life to inner-city neighborhoods.
2016
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The C.I.T.Y. x1 Youth Group
We provide free and empowering activities for Homeless LGBT Youth in a safe place that helps link them to transitional living, educational programs, and emotional support.
2016
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Southern California Public Radio (KPCC)
We are a member-supported public media organization that informs, engages, and reflects Southern California using broadcast radio, the web, mobile apps and podcasts, social media, and live events.
2016
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SIJCC
The SIJCC is a home for arts, culture, education and belonging on LA’s east side, with numerous classes, events and other offerings devoted to supporting and showcasing our local community of artists.
2016
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Maiden LA
Maiden LA is a decentralized county-wide program that encourages, maps and connects art-related events annually.
2016
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Light and Life Christian Fellowship Community Center
Our focus is to embrace, equip, and empower individuals to make a change in their lives as well as others through a variety of outreach programs geared to harness one’s gifts and passions.
2016
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I3 Arts Fest
I3 Arts Fest is a definitive demonstration of how community is built through interactions with arts and culture and how this in turn creates the foundation for a thriving and dynamic city.
2016
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EMX Los Angeles
EMX is a LA-based electronic music community providing upcoming artists a platform for artistic development, cross-generational educational programs, safe event practices, and community engagement.
2016
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County of Los Angeles Public Library
We are a library system which has the stated mission of helping its patrons connect, create and explore.
2016
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boxcar+muse
boxcar+muse is an indulgent and imaginative play and work space, a connector of diverse women, and a platform for fun and meaningful experiences.
2016
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The Dinner Party, The Kitchen Widow, Hope After Project, First Seating
The Dinner Party is a community of mostly 20- and 30-somethings who’ve each experienced significant loss, and get together over dinner parties to talk about it and the ways in which it continues to affect our lives.
2015
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Los Angeles World's Fair, FPC
With a theme of "The Connected City; A World Connected," we are bringing the World’s Fair to Los Angeles in 2022-2024!
2015
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Ambulante
Generate dialogue, cultural exchange and revitalize public spaces through a mobile, curated documentary series, which travels directly into communities to offer it 100% for free.
2015
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Friends of Levitt Pavilion—City of Angels
We create “Community through Music”, by making live music accessible to all, creating stronger and more connected communities. We celebrate the diversity of cultures, and promote appreciation of the arts, through 50 FREE concerts each year per venue.
2015
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Wise Guys Events
Wise Guys Events is the premiere source for real life games in Southern California and beyond.
2015
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Smart Gals Productions
Dedicated to building community and supporting dialog throughout Los Angeles, Smart Gals seeks to connect those who would otherwise not meet, by taking literature, performance and the arts out of their traditional venues, removing exclusivity, and op
2015
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Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center
The Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center (SIJCC) is a leading center for arts, culture and Jewish education on the east side of Los Angeles, and strives to connect people of all different backgrounds through arts & cultural programming.
2015
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Kensington Presents
Kensington Presents builds community through free, family-friendly concerts and other cultural programming in partnership with the California State Parks.
2015
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Haunted Play LLC
For the last 4 years, Delusion has been the premiere live theatre event in the nation. We create eerie "moving plays" in existing structures (such as old mansions) where the audience plays parts in a living, breathing, and tangible story.
2015
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Grand Performances
In 2016, Grand Performances (GP) celebrates 30 years of presenting FREE, high quality performing arts that reflect the best of global culture and inspire community among America's most diverse audience.
2015
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Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
DWC aims to end homelessness for women in Los Angeles; to achieve this, we provide gender-responsive services including access to basic needs and resources, clinical health and wellness, mental health, housing, education, and job readiness.
2015
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Colossi
Our company Colossi is about creating interactive games for giant screens, like at sports events and other venues, where the whole audience can play at once, replacing the traditional non-interactive content that usually takes place.
2015
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Bill Weber Studios
Bill Weber Studios creates marketing communications, promotions, products and media for non-profit organizations that work to improve the lives of children and families worldwide.
2015
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Architecture and Design Museum (A+D)
The mission of The Architecture and Design Museum is to celebrate and promote an awareness of progressive architecture and design in everyday life through exhibits, educational programs and public outreach.
2015
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Eagle Rock Yacht Club
Through dodgeball, civic service, partnerships with rec centers and our youth, The Yacht Club inspires Angelenos to pursue the common good.
2014
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The Human Element Project
Develops partnerships through education, creative exploration and exhibitions in constituents’ neighborhoods near to Public transportation.
2014
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QueerFest
QueerFest is a space to celebrate LA’s rich queer history and culture, and expose local queer artists to the community.
2014
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Holy Ghost Global
Holy Ghost Global is a church without walls that celebrates diversity, healing, and empowerment through service, praise, and prayer.
2014
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Friends of the VisionTheater
We are committed to making a renovated Vision Theater the driving principle in shaping local development around a shared cultural legacy.
2014
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Brown Paper LA
We cater intimate events using fresh ingredients and simple recipes.
2014
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Venice Art Crawl
The Venice Art Crawl has been around for more than two years now and has focused a lot of the artistic energy which Venice has historically been known for. For one night, we’re able to turn so many shops and restaurants all across one of the bigge...
2013
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The Last Bookstore
The RXforLA program is an expansion Brady Wastewater’s long work with a wide variety of stakeholders in DTLA. Since moving there full time, he was a founding member of Downtown LA Neighborhood Council where served as both president & VP. He also r...
2013
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Outfest
Founded by UCLA students in 1982, Outfest is the leading organization that promotes equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) stories on the screen. Outfest builds community by connecting diverse p...
2013
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Oasis USA
After several years of testing and developing the model, there are now 14 TFCs in various stages of development in California, Colorado, Ohio and Florida. Through training and support provided by Oasis, TFCs: * Participated as a leading...
2013
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Machine Project
Since 2003, Machine Project has built a national reputation for nurturing innovative, experimental modes of arts engagement by framing challenging arts and educational opportunities as fun, approachable, and occasionally bizarre community events. ...
2013
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Great Leap, Inc.
2013 is the 35th anniversary of Great Leap. We have consistently created productions, workshops and art programs that have grown from our engagement with diverse communities. Our longevity reflects our ability to change, innovate and respond to th...
2013
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FSBCS dba Community Builders Resource Network (CBRN)
The First Southern Baptist Church of Sylmar (FSBCS), who is the sponsoring partner of this initiative, began a food pantry immediately after the Northridge earthquake in ’94, as a distributor for FEMA. Since the need to assist the hungry didn’t en...
2013
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Electronic Music Alliance
We are still a young organization. We worked hard last year to get over 100 founding industry and cultural veterans to come on board as our founding members. We have also made many key collaborative partners such as E-stewards for our ...
2013
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DIYFO (Do-It-Yourself. For Others.)
In fewer than 18 months, DIYFO has grown from an arts and crafts-oriented meeting among friends at a bar, to an organization whose vision will change the way Los Angeles uses and cultivates its creative talents. We have teamed up with organization...
2013
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Dear Los Angeles
None. Our organization has not published anything public yet. I conceived this idea about three months ago after talking with the CEO of Dekit Magazine. If I were to receive this grant, I could have the website and social media channel...
2013
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City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
DCA generates & supports high quality arts & cultural experiences for LA’s 4 million residents & 26 million annual visitors. DCA supports artists & cultural projects through the following Divisions: The Grants Administration Division awards grants...
2013
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Antigua Coffee House
Best Coffee Roaster 2007 Best Coffeehouse 2012 Economic Development and successful business consulting. High ratings on Yelp Great facebook Page Community involvement and volunteerism A great community role model for...
2013
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