Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

LAANE is a co-founder of the left-of-center Partnership for Working Families (PWF), ^{2 3 4} supports the far-left Black Lives Matter movement, ^{5 6} has called abortion a “human right,” ⁷ calls water affordability a “racial justice and equity issue,” ^{8 9} and incorporates components of the critical race theory-influenced concept of social justice in its approach to Los Angeles-area activism. ⁴

LAANE’s funders include the left-of-center Annenberg Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Center for Popular Democracy, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, left-wing Penney Family Fund, Weingart Foundation, and others. ¹⁰ In 2022, LAANE received a three-year, $2 million grant from the left-of-center James Irvine Foundation. ¹¹ LAANE has also received grants from the left-wing Movement Strategy Center ¹² and $50,000 from the left-of-center Tides Foundation in 2018. ¹³

History and Leadership

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy was founded in 1993. ¹⁴

Roxana Tyan has been the executive director of LAANE since February 2012. ^{15 16} Tyan is a 2022-2023 Job Quality Fellow with the Aspen Institute. ¹⁷ Previously, she was an organizer for the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE) labor union in Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. ¹⁸

Activities and Funding

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy is at the “forefront” of the left-progressive and labor union movements in Los Angeles. ^{2 3 4}

LAANE is a co-founder of the left-of-center Partnership for Working Families (PWF) and incorporates components of the critical race theory-influenced concept of social justice in its approach to social movements in the Los Angeles area. ^{2 3 4} LAANE is also an ally of the the left-of-center California Calls. ¹⁹

LAANE supports the far-left Black Lives Matter movement, ^{5 6} has called abortion a “human right,” and published a statement that the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is an “attack on poor and working class folx [sic] with uteruses.” ²⁰

LAANE operates the Reclaim Our Schools LA coalition, ²¹ is a member of Our Water LA Coalition, ²² calls water affordability a “racial justice and equity issue,” ⁸ helped create left-of-center PowerSwitch Action, ²³ and supports a one-time tax on all property sales over $5 million in Los Angeles, California. ²⁴

LAANE demands what it calls an “equitable, water secure future.” ⁹ The organization is a member of the Repower LA coalition that advocates for the critical theory-influenced concept of equitable environmental programs in Los Angeles. ²⁵ It also advocates using critical theory-influenced “climate and economic justice screening” to direct federal funding, with race included as a key factor for grants. ²⁶ In 2016, LAANE conducted research that aimed to “advance equity in California climate policy.” ²⁷

In 2015, LAANE launched the Quality Care Campaign with the left-of-center SEIU labor union to mobilize and activate nursing home workers. ²⁸ LAANE supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour ²⁹ and supports labor unions at the Port of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach, ³⁰ and in the retail sectors. ³¹

In 2019, LAANE gave a $40,000 grant to the left-of-center Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE). ³²

Funding

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy is funded by individual donations and foundation grants. ³³ LAANE’s funders include the left-of-center Annenberg Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Center for Popular Democracy, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, left-wing Penney Family Fund of the Common Counsel Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation,  Resources Legacy Fund, Roth Family Foundation, Weingart Foundation, and others. ¹⁰

In 2022, LAANE received a three-year grant worth $2 million from the left-of-center James Irvine Foundation. ³⁴ LAANE also received a grant from the left-of-center Raikes Foundation in 2022. ³⁵

In 2020, LAANE reported revenue of $5,234,400 and expenses of $2,193,917. ³⁶ LAANE reported revenue of $3,669,402 and expenses of $3,255,672 in 2019. ³⁷

In 2020, received a $75,000 grant from the Omidyar Network as one of its “reimagining capitalism” grants ^{38 39} and also received a $30,000 grant from the left-of-center Hidden Leaf Foundation. ⁴⁰ In 2019, LAANE received a $300,000 grant from the left-of-center Lumina Foundation. ⁴¹

In 2018, LAANE received $60,000 from the left-wing Movement Strategy Center; ¹² $50,700 from the Liberty Hill Foundation; ^{42 43} $50,400 from the left-of-center California Community Foundation; ⁴⁴ $50,000 from the left-of-center Tides Foundation; ¹³ $10,000 from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) labor union; ⁴⁵ $89,000 from the Screen Actors Guild of America; and others. ⁴⁶

LAANE also received $600,000 in grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation between 2012 and 2015; ⁴⁷ $110,000 from the left-of-center William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in 2007; ⁴⁸  $100,000 from the Rosenberg Foundation; ⁴⁹ and smaller grants from organizations including the AFL-CIO labor union, ⁵⁰ Chicago Community Trust, ⁵¹ Surdna Foundation, ⁵² United Steelworkers (USW) labor union, ⁵³ Solidago Foundation, ⁵⁴ Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles, ^{55 56} Unite Here, ⁵⁷ San Francisco Foundation, ⁵⁸ ImpactAssets, ⁵⁹ Ronald W. Burkle Foundation, and others. ⁶⁰