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What has the City paid Friends of Watts Towers Arts Center?

$693K in City payments across 16 checks, from September 13, 2017 to June 11, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: FRIENDS OF WATTS TOWERS ARTS CENTER

$693KTotal paid
16Payments
$43,313Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $190K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$70K
FY2018-19
$63K
FY2019-20
$70K
FY2022-23
$190K
FY2023-24
$100K
FY2024-25
$90K
FY2025-26
$110K

Who pays them

Cultural Affairs$693K

What for

Watts Towers Jazz & Drum Festival$693K

16 payments

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
June 11, 2026Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPLANNING AND PRODUCTION OF 2025 DAY OF THE DRUM AND WATTS TOWERS JAZZ FESTIVAL$10,000
September 26, 2025Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPLANNING AND PRODUCTION OF 2025 DAY OF THE DRUM AND WATTS TOWERS JAZZ FESTIVAL$90,000
July 7, 2025Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs2024 WATTS TOWERS DRUM & JAZZ FESTIVAL$10,000
September 26, 2024Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs2024 WATTS TOWERS DRUM & JAZZ FESTIVAL$90,000
March 21, 2024Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs41ST ANNUAL WATTS TOWERS DAY OF THE DRUM FESTIVAL AND 46TH ANNUAL SIMON RODIA WATTS TOWER JAZZ FEST$10,000
September 27, 2023Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs41ST ANNUAL WATTS TOWERS DAY OF THE DRUM FESTIVAL AND 46TH ANNUAL SIMON RODIA WATTS TOWER JAZZ FEST$90,000
September 20, 2022Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs40TH ANNUAL WATTS TOWERS DAY OF THE DRUM FESTIVAL/45TH ANNUALSIMON RODIA WATTS TOWERS JAZZ FEST$31,500
September 20, 2022Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural Affairs40TH ANNUAL WATTS TOWERS DAY OF THE DRUM FESTIVAL/45TH ANNUALSIMON RODIA WATTS TOWERS JAZZ FEST$31,500
August 2, 2022Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPRODUCE AND PRESENT WATTS TOWERS 39TH DAY OF THE DRUM AND 44TH JAZZ FESTIVAL$127,000
September 19, 2019Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsTO PRODUCE AND PRESENT THE WATTS TOWERS JAZZ AND DRUM FESTIVALS$63,000
July 5, 2019Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsREFER TO ART II (C) OF PROF SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR$7,000
September 24, 2018Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsREFER TO ART II (C) OF PROF SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR$31,500
September 24, 2018Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsREFER TO ART II (C) OF PROF SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR$31,500
November 22, 2017Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPRODUCE & PRESENT THE WATTS TOWERS JAZZ & DRUMS FESTIVAL$7,000
September 21, 2017Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPRODUCE & PRECENT THE WATTS TOWERS JAZZ & DRUMS FESTIVAL$31,500
September 13, 2017Watts Towers Jazz & Drum FestivalCultural AffairsPRODUCE & PRECENT THE WATTS TOWERS JAZZ & DRUMS FESTIVAL$31,500

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.