This wasn’t an easy year, but I’m so proud of everything we accomplished as an LA Forward community. Thank you for for supporting us financially this year! I’m happy to share 2024 highlights below and I hope you’ll keep the LA Forward family of organizations (c3, c4, PAC) in mind for you make plans for year-end giving.
In 2024, our LA Forward family of organizations:
Reached more than 230,000 people with our voter guide.
Held 102 events.
Were featured in the press 18 times.
Raised $540,000 to help re-elect Councilmember Nithya Raman, and elect Ysabel Jurado against Kevin de León in the face of massive spending by the corporate landlords and the police union in both races.
Placed unarmed crisis response at the center of LA City Council’s budget conversations.
Worked with coalition partners to put independent redistricting on the ballot for LA City/LAUSD and to successfully pass it
Ran three leadership development academies – a SGV Housing Justice Academy, a Progressive Campaign Leadership Academy (c4), and a nonpartisan Campaign Leadership Academy (c3)
Expanded our opinion journalism by becoming the home of two of LA County’s leading civic affairs podcasts -- LA Podcast and What’s Next, Los Angeles?
Filed a lawsuit against the city for the first time, to ensure affordable housing gets built on the Westside
This is just a sampling of what we’ve done in 2024 thanks to support from people like you. We’re looking forward to sharing an even more detailed impact report next month and following up with more details about our plans to fight Trumpism and make LA County a fair, flourishing place for everyone.
Your support is critical to powering our work. We literally can't do this work without resources. And the unrestricted funding that individuals provide is the most valuable kind of support we can get. We will be making some important decisions about how ambitious our organizing and advocacy plans can be for 2025. Getting your support now would go a long way toward helping us set our sights high for the new year.
You can make a tax deductible donation to our 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliate at laforward.institute/donate (including via your DAF), contribute to our affiliated PAC (LA Forward AF) at secure.actblue.com/donate/laforward-af, or give to support LA Forward's core work at laforward.org/contribute.
Thank you so much for your support and partnership in this vital work.
With gratitude,
David Levitus
Executive Director
LA Forward