Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
ActiveRecreation & Sports
About Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
Elevate Los Angeles by securing high-profile sports and entertainment events that deliver lasting social and economic impact to local communities.
Focus Areas
Event hosting and productionCommunity grants and legacy programsSupplier diversity and business developmentEconomic impact initiativesYouth programs and education through sport
Who They Fund
Los Angeles youtheducatorssurvivors or persons at risk of human trafficking
Funding Style
event-based supportproject/program grantseducator-targeted funding
About Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission
The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission’s clearest pattern is large event-support funding tied to major sports milestones in Los Angeles. A single 2024 award of $9,297,867 went to the Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host, and in 2025 the Los Angeles World Cup 2026 Host Committee LLC received $1,584,979 for event support. That event-driven approach sits alongside grants that extend the legacy of major competitions into schools and neighborhoods. The foundation’s recent awards also reach beyond host-committee infrastructure. It backed The Play Equity Fund for a mobile playground serving Los Angeles youth, supported Inner City Visions on anti-trafficking initiatives, and funded The Salvation Army for outreach. Earlier grants include support for sustainability programs through Treepeople Inc and social media work at the University of Southern California. Across these examples, the commission funds programs connected to sport, public engagement, and community impact rather than general operating support. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on temporary, project-based awards that follow major events and the local networks built around them.
What Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission Funds
In education through sport, the commission supported the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Champions Educate Here legacy program, which awarded educators up to $20,000 to expand sport-, play- and movement-based programming in schools. That grant links event legacy work to classroom-level activity and educator-led implementation. Community wellbeing appears in a $375,000 award to The Play Equity Fund for a mobile playground for Los Angeles youth, bringing play-based programming directly into neighborhoods. The commission also gave $100,000 to Inner City Visions for anti-trafficking initiatives, showing support for survivor- and prevention-focused work. The foundation has also funded outreach and public-facing engagement. It gave $35,363 to the University of Southern California for social media and $25,000 to Treepeople Inc for sustainability programs, two examples of how event-adjacent support can extend into communications and environmental programming.
How Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission Gives
Typical grant size sits at a median of $119,580, with a lower quartile of $34,619 and an upper quartile of $599,227. The largest awards are tied to event support, while smaller grants appear in targeted community and outreach categories. The pattern is mostly project-based and short-term, not recurring operating support. A few recipients appear across multiple years, including the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee and the Los Angeles College Football Playoff National Championship Host, which suggests repeat support around successive major events. The commission is an event-focused public-facing body rather than a family foundation or donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals. Some programs accept unsolicited inquiries, including LASEC Workforce, LASEC Business Connect, and the Professional Development Program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7M
Total Assets
$35.8M
Total Revenue
$26.5M
Total Expenses
$10.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $35K and $599K, with a median of $120K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$120K
75th Percentile
$599K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KATHRYN SCHLOESSMAN
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