Donate
support our mission to elevate the voices of teenage girls and gender-expansive youth
By donating to Las Fotos Project, you are ensuring that girls and gender-expansive youth have access to free photography instruction, mentoring, and a community of support. From our core programming to our social enterprise initiatives to our events and community engagement opportunities, everything Las Fotos Project does ensures our students and the communities they represent are placed at the forefront. Your support ensures our organization continues to grow and continues empowering youth voices from communities of color.
together, we can continue:
serving over 1300 girls & gender expansive youth
provide over 58,748 hours of photography instruction
support over 21,000 hours of one on one mentorship and photography coaching
ANNUALLY
150
girls served through mentorship programs.
300+
girls served through community programs.
$180,000
of arts education instruction provided for free.
your donation supports our yearly programming
“Las Fotos Project has become a space in which I can exist and create art for the sole purpose of doing it. I never have to prove anything or defend my character. All I have
to do is be present and exist.”
MIA BELLA CHAVEZ, AGE 17
“My favorite part about participating in this program is the creative outlet that I was able to embed into capturing social issues. There is so much power in photojournalism that I have come to realize, and this has made my excited to explore it was a potential career option in the future.”
PAOLA JAIME, AGE 18
other ways to give:
mail a check:
Checks can be made to: “Community Partners fbo Las Fotos Project”
and mailed to:
Community Partners fbo Las Fotos Project
P. O. Box 741265
Los Angeles, CA 90074-1265
employer matching:
Many companies have programs through which they will "match" the charitable contributions made by their employees. Through corporate gift matching, your employer can multiply your gift to Las Fotos Project, making it go further. Check with your company's Human Resources office to see if they offer gift matching. If your employer does offer this program, your Human Resources department should provide you with a matching gift form to send to Las Fotos Project along with your donation.
in kind donations:
We are happy to accept equipment that will support our students learning and creativity! Please see our list below for the type of equipment that is currently benefiting our students. If you are interested in providing an in-kind contribution, please email us at info@lasfotosproject.org
DSLR Cameras: Our programs are currently utilizing Canon DSLR cameras (T3i, 5D, 6D)
Lenses compatible with the models above
SD Memory Cards
Functioning digital cameras with charger cables/batteries and/or functional film cameras for our “camera library”
35 mm film
Photo props such as backdrop tiles, colored light gels, apple boxes or tripods.
Unfortunately, due to space limitation and our need to provide students with adequate equipment, we cannot accept the following at this time:
Broken cameras or cameras that are missing charging cables/batteries.
Incomplete studio equipment
Large camera bags
Photo printers
Video equipment
If you are interested in donating in-kind supplies or equipment not listed, please reach out to us at info@lasfotosproject.org!
shop with us:
Buy a print or special edition Foto Book through The Foto Shop. The Foto Shop houses select images created by our students during our program year as well as special-edition merchandise produced by our students and the organization. Proceeds from most image sales are also shared directly with our students, so your purchase provides both support for our programs and an income for a creative teen!
Our Generous Funders
Las Fotos Project is fiscally sponsored by Community Partners, EIN 95-4302067
Support
By donating to Las Fotos Project, you are ensuring that girls and gender-expansive youth have access to free photography instruction, mentoring, and a community of support. From our core programming to our social enterprise initiatives to our events and community engagement opportunities, everything Las Fotos Project does ensures our students and the communities they represent are placed at the forefront. Your support ensures our organization continues to grow and continues empowering youth voices from communities of color.
