CheckbookBudget line

What has the City spent on African American History Month?

$78K across 8 payments, March 27, 2019 to June 4, 2025 — 6 purchase orders and 2 vendors, run by Cultural Affairs.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

Spans more than one contract

This budget line has run for 6 fiscal years across 6 separate purchase orders. A single payment in the register shows none of that — the commitment outlives any one order, and the orders are how it gets renewed.

$78KTotal spent
6Purchase orders
2Vendors
83%Largest vendor's share

Spending by fiscal year

FY2018-19
$13K
FY2020-21
$13K
FY2021-22
$13K
FY2022-23
$13K
FY2023-24
$13K
FY2024-25
$13K

Who was paid

5 payments

3 payments

Under which orders

1 payment · March 27, 2019 to March 27, 2019

1 payment · April 20, 2021 to April 20, 2021

1 payment · March 30, 2022 to March 30, 2022

1 payment · February 16, 2023 to February 16, 2023

1 payment · March 13, 2024 to March 13, 2024

3 payments · November 22, 2024 to June 4, 2025

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Grouped by account_name, the budget line a payment is booked against — populated on every row, and the most useful field for understanding what a payment actually bought. Back to the checkbook.