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Search current and former Kenneth Rainin Foundation grantees in the Arts, Education and Health to learn more about what we fund.

Grantee Giving Area Program Grant Year Project Title Amount  
Magic Theatre Arts NEW Program 2023 “GARUDA’S WING” $30,000
Marigold Project Inc. Arts NEW Program 2023 “SKATEBOARDING THROUGH BARDOS” $30,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Health Innovator Awards 2023 Understanding the role of lysosomal autophagy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. $175,000
Mayo Clinic Health Innovator Awards 2023 Metabolism controls CD4 T helper cell-induced pathogenicity during Inflammatory Bowel Disease. $100,000
Medical University of South Carolina Health Innovator Awards 2023 A Randomized Crossover Trial of Bright Light Therapy in Crohn’s Disease on Intestinal Barrier Homeostasis. $100,000
melissa dorothy lewis wong [the sardine] Arts NEW Program 2023 “花和霧 flowers and fog / joy is here” (working title) $15,000
Menlo Atherton High School Foundation for the Future Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 Menlo-Atherton High School $7,000.00
Mighty Moose Foundation, Inc. Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 General Operating Support $10,000.00
Mindful Life Project Education Education Grants 2023 Mindfulness for East Oakland Schools $45,000
Movement Generation Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 Justice & Ecology Center $30,000.00
My Other Brother Mob Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 My Other Brother and My Other Sister $5,000.00
Navarrete x Kajiyama Dance Theater (NAKA) Arts NEW Program 2023 “Dismantling Tactic X” $30,000
Norcal Crew Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 General Operating Support $5,000.00
Nursing Heart Inc. Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 General Operating Support $10,000.00
Oakland Literacy Coalition Education Education Grants 2023 Supporting Oakland Literacy Coalition’s Four Strategies for Impact $200,000
Oakland Museum of California Arts Invite-Only Grants 2023 Exploring Public Art Practices Symposium $120,000.00
Oakland Public Library Education Education Grants 2023 Children’s Literacy Programming Fund $60,000
Oakland School for the Arts Foundation Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) 2023 General Operating Support $1,000.00
Oakland Starting Smart and Strong Education Education Grants 2023 Oakland Early Learning Symposium support. $60,000.00
Oakland Unified School District Education Education Grants 2023 23-25 Structured Literacy Initiative: K-2 Coaching in OUSD’s Central Office. $264,156.00
A site specific dance in Bayview-Hunter’s Point where three dancers are on top of a roof and one dancer is dancing on a wooden block with a briefcase.

Arts

Our Arts Program funds dance, film, public space and theater projects that highlight important issues facing our society and local communities.

A young Black girl smiling while she looks down at an open book, reading.

Education

Our Education Program supports schools and community-based organizations that help Oakland’s children develop literacy and social emotional skills.

A female scientist in the lab looking into a microscope.

Health

Our Health Program invests early in novel approaches and collaborations to advance Inflammatory Bowel Disease research.