Institutional Giving

Grants provide funding not only for general operations but also for LAist internships, engagement, events, capital projects, and news coverage of broad topics, such as education, health, and the environment.

Grants support more specific issues or newsroom projects as well, such as our Voter Game Plan, immigration, mental health, early childhood development, military and veterans, economic security and advancement, and general assignment reporting.

In addition, grants are a primary means by which the organization develops and tests new programming and initiatives. For example, the Institutional Giving team is currently seeking funding for Project Next, a forward-thinking initiative that will improve how our fact-based journalism is produced (modernized systems, new tools and workflows) and discovered (social video storytelling, personalized curation).

For more information, please contact:
grants@LAist.org

Impact Reports

• Download the Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report [PDF]
• Download the Maynard Institute case study: "Digital Transformation at LAist/Southern California Public Radio (2016-2025)" [PDF]

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We wish to thank the following for their support:

The Ahmanson Foundation

Angell Foundation

Atlas Kardia Foundation

Ballmer Group

Otis Booth Foundation

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

California Community Foundation

California Health Care Foundation

California Wellness Foundation

Vera R. Campbell Foundation

The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation

Johnny Carson Foundation

College Futures Foundation

The Deutsch Foundation

Edison International

Fund for Investigative Journalism

Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

Hearthland Embers Fund

The James Irvine Foundation

The LA Local

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, in part, through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation

Orange County Community Foundation

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

QueensCare

The Rose Hills Foundation

Seattle Foundation

Lon V. Smith Foundation

Tikun Olam Foundation

Guillermo J. Valenzuela Foundation

Frederick R. Weisman Discretionary Trust

As of July 2026