Meet our Grantees

FUTURES SUMMIT LA25 brought together emerging creatives, industry leaders, and community partners for a powerful day of mentorship, inspiration, and celebration of underrepresented talent.

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) concludes its 2025 Agency of Assets youth fellowship with the exhibition AoA x IAO: I Smell LA, showcasing aromatic artworks capturing the city’s cultural ecosystem.

Ready to Succeed is closing the opportunity gap for foster care-affected youth by connecting Scholars to career pathways, including recent behind-the-scenes access to AEG and Live Nation for mentorship, industry insights, and inspiration.

ESMoA, a free nonprofit museum in Lawndale, fosters creative thinking in the South Bay through experimental art exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies, making the arts accessible and inclusive for underserved communities.

The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) provides rapid grants and preparedness support to help Los Angeles craft artists recover from the Palisades and Eaton fires while preserving cultural traditions and strengthening the creative economy.

It’s been six months since wildfires swept through Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu—leaving behind devastation, heartbreak, and an urgent call to action. In the face of this crisis, communities came together with extraordinary resolve. At the Snap Foundation, we are humbled to be one of many philanthropic partners supporting the long-term recovery led by local organizations and deeply rooted community leaders.

Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective Impact Initiative is a multi-year, cross-sector effort to build a more equitable, diverse, and sustainable creative economy in Los Angeles by advocating for fair wages, increased representation, and expanded job opportunities for underrepresented artists and creative workers.

The Student and Celebrity Chef Showdown highlighted LAUSD students’ culinary talents, with Polytechnic High’s winning Bibimbap set for next year’s school menu.

The 2025 Otis College Report on the Creative Economy was unveiled at Snap Inc., featuring key findings, updates to the Creative Economy Dashboard, and a panel on L.A.'s role as a global design hub.

In response to the devastating 2025 Southern California wildfires, local organizations like FA-MLI, the P.F. Bresee Foundation, and the Armory Center for the Arts are providing critical aid, resources, and community support to help Angelenos rebuild and recover.

Carina Tovar led a workshop at the Hammer Museum for 826LA, guiding young writers in crafting vignettes inspired by The House on Mango Street and celebrating the power of creative spaces.

Ghetto Film School (GFS) empowers young filmmakers like graduate Natalia Pacheco, whose confidence and career were shaped by the program, leading her to direct Stronger and pursue a passion for filmmaking and production design.

Ryman Arts is a non-profit organization that provides free art education to young people in Southern California, empowering them to explore their creativity and pursue a future in the arts.

The Entertainment Equity Alliance offers career exposure and education to students through events, online resources, and educational frameworks.

Better Youth empowers foster youth through a creative arts mentorship, highlighted by the upcoming 10th anniversary Reel to Reel Film Festival.

Explore Zyde Javier’s journey in the Inner-City Arts' Work of Art program, which empowers students to thrive in the creative economy through content creation and storytelling.

Manifest Works is a non-profit that helps individuals affected by foster care, homelessness, and incarceration find job opportunities in the creative economy through a 12-week training program focused on industry immersion and personal development.

Ghetto Film School, fostering the next generation of filmmakers in LA, challenges industry barriers and offers free high-quality programs to underrepresented aspiring filmmakers, preparing them with immersive training and industry exposure.

The future of theater is being questioned as adaptations dominate over original works, raising concerns about audience engagement and the role of youth in revitalizing the art form.

Girls Inc. of Los Angeles supports girls in accessing the creative economy, bridging the "dream gap" by providing opportunities and mentorship and empowering them to pursue their dreams.

I am currently a museum teacher at the Autry Museum, leading artifact-based programs for K-12 students and exploring the histories of the American West. I also engage with other nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles, such as Art Division, where I take visual arts classes, and 826LA, where I lead creative writing workshops for 6-8th graders.

Agency of Assets is a seven-month fellowship program created by the Learning & Engagement Department of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA).

Crenshaw Dairy Mart is a community collective based in Inglewood, California dedicated to ancestry, abolition, and healing.

A digital tool for young people in LA county to understand the creative economy and navigate careers within it.

The primary mission of Venice Arts is to ignite, expand and transform the lives of youth through creativity and storytelling practices.