Grantee | Giving Area | Program | Grant Year | Project Title | Amount | |
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University of California, Davis | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Exacerbation of colitis by impaired microbial catabolism of sorbitol. | $100,000 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Colonic epithelial injury in response to inflammatory fibroblast and mononuclear phagocyte activation. | $125,000 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Role of Ga13-coupled receptor signaling during induction of intestinal Th17 cells. | $125,000 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Pioneering single-cell intracellular metagenomics: a revolutionary new window into microbe-immune interactions at barrier tissues. | $250,000 | |
University of California, San Francisco | Health | Early Career Catalyst Award | 2024 | Improving clinical decision making beyond the standard of care using artificial intelligence. | $500,000 | |
University of Massachusetts | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | HOXA11os, an IBD associated lncRNA that maintains tissue homeostasis and restrains inflammation. | $100,000 | |
University of Pennsylvania | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Understanding the impact of psychological stress on IBD severity. | $125,000 | |
University of Pennsylvania | Health | Early Career Catalyst Award | 2024 | Neuro-epithelial interactions in mucosal regeneration. | $500,000 | |
University of Pittsburgh | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Explore the immunomodulatory consequences of protist-derived metabolites in IBD. | $125,000 | |
University of Pittsburgh | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Development of a rapid, flexible and quantitative method for measuring the intestinal microbiota in IBD patients. | $100,000 | |
Urban Jazz Dance Company | Arts | NEW Program | 2024 | “The Power of Shuffling Through Deaf Education” | $30,000.00 | |
UT Southwestern Medical Center | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Immune-checkpoint engineered colon organoids to induce immune tolerance as treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). | $250,000 | |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Vanishing act: the disappearance of cell death brakes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. | $125,000 | |
Washington University | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | How intraepithelial TCRgd T cell subsets maintain intestinal homeostasis. | $75,000 | |
Weaving Spirits Festival of Two-Spirit Performance | Arts | Open Spaces Program | 2024 | “Native Seeds Aflame (K)now” | $23,500.00 | |
Weill Cornell Medicine | Health | Innovator Awards | 2024 | Investigating molecular mechanisms behind gut bacterial transamination and IBD. | $75,000 | |
West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Foundation | Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only) | 2024 | Conference Attendance | $4,000.00 | |
Yu Ming Charter School | Education | Invite-Only Grants | 2024 | TK Planning | $50,000 | |
Z Space Studio | Arts | Invite-Only Grants | 2024 | Rest and Care Award | $40,000.00 | |
3Ls Academy | Education | Invite-Only Grants | 2023 | Sobrante Park Network | $200,000 |

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

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

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