Somewhere out there is a Los Angeles that never met Public Matters. Let's keep that one hypothetical. Twenty years of civic art that moved people and policy. Give today—many employers match, so your gift may go twice as far.

For twenty years, Public Matters has filled Los Angeles with civic imagination and art that moves both people and policy. Neighborhoods mapped, reclaimed, and celebrated. Young people who became civic leaders. Intersections, sidewalks, and storefronts that look different than they otherwise would. Here's what two decades taught us: this isn't a project with an end date. It's a practice. Your gift is what makes it continuous.

Here's what we've learned in two decades: the work isn't a project with an end date. It's a practice. 

Your gift is what makes it continuous.

★ THE TRUEST WAY TO GIVE: BECOME A PERPETUAL $25/month, automatically. Set it once and give the way the work actually happens—continuously. Any amount works, month after month after month.

$50 - The Neighbor
Small acts, real attention. Fund the everyday work of showing up.

$100 - The Good Mischief Maker
Rules are guidelines. Fund the tools of neighborhood self-determination.

$250 - The Slow Jammer
Fund traffic calming that feels like a block party. 

$500 - The PAW-litician
Democracy, but furrier. Fund the parades and rituals that make showing up joyful.

$1,000 - The Fixer
The detail nobody asked for but everybody remembers. Fund the extra mile. 

$1,500 - The Explorer
Chart what’s next. Fund the discovery work—new routes, new ideas, new adventures.

$2,500 - The Urban Futurist
Somebody has to do this after us. Invest in the next generation of community leaders.

$5,000 - The Avant-Gardener
Underwrite what endures. Plant things that outlast us.

Double the Mischief.
Many employers match charitable gifts--and private and corporate sponsorships can multiply your impact even further. To explore matching gifts or sponsorships: mike@publicmattersgroup.com 

Somewhere out there is a Los Angeles that never met Public Matters.
Let's keep that one hypothetical.

Public Matters is a project of Fulcrum Arts’ Emerge fiscal sponsorship program. Fulcrum Arts is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Donations to Public Matters are tax deductible to the full extent of the law under Federal ID 95-2540759.

About Public Matters

Public Matters is an award-winning Los Angeles-based creative studio for civic engagement. Founded as a social enterprise in 2006, we’ve spent two decades implementing large-scale, creative community engagement projects with Los Angeles' communities of color–neighborhoods rich in culture, history, and people who know exactly what their blocks need. 

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Mail to: 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103