| Grantee | Giving Area | Program | Grant Year | Project Title | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Artists Contemporary Cultural Experience | Arts | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | General Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation | Arts | Open Spaces Program | 2025 | “Sunrise Salutations & Sunset Valedictories” | $180,000.00 | |
| Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation/BLACspace Cooperative | Arts | Invite-Only Grants | 2025 | General Operating Support | $200,000.00 | |
| Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (BlackECE) | Education | Early Care Spaces | 2025 | Ancestral Coaching for Early Literacy in Oakland | $75,000.00 | |
| Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (BlackECE) | Education | Invite-Only Grants | 2025 | Symposium Sponsorship for Early Childhood Educators | $13,560.00 | |
| Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Arts | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | General Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| BODYSTORM | Arts | NEW Program | 2025 | “TRANSMARSH” | $27,000.00 | |
| Boston University | Health | Innovator Awards | 2025 | Retrievable bead system for in vivo characterization of engineered microbial protein secretion | $200,000.00 | |
| Boston University | Health | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | Trainee Travel | $15,000.00 | |
| Brighter Beginnings | Education | Early Care Spaces | 2025 | Our Stories, Our Books: Celebrating Oakland Culture, Memories and Voices | $100,000.00 | |
| Bundle of Sticks | Arts | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | General Operating Support | $5,000.00 | |
| California for the Arts | Arts | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | Regional Program Manager | $100,000.00 | |
| California Institute of Technology | Health | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | Trainee Travel | $15,000.00 | |
| California Institute of Technology | Health | Innovator Awards | 2025 | Decoding the neuronal and microbial basis of stress-induced colitis | $150,000 | |
| California Scenic Fabrication (Cal Scenic) | Arts | Invite-Only Grants | 2025 | General Operating Support | $100,000.00 | |
| Center for Accessible Technology | Education | Early Care Spaces | 2025 | Increasing Emerging Literacy Development Through Universal Design and Capacity Building in Early Care Spaces | $75,000.00 | |
| Center for American Progress | Health | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | Protect Science and American Innovation Initiative | $200,000.00 | |
| Center for Cultural Innovation | Arts | Response Fund (Invitation Only) | 2025 | LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund | $100,000.00 | |
| Center for Cultural Innovation | Arts | Invite-Only Grants | 2025 | AmbititoUS & Research to Impact Lab | $750,000.00 | |
| Center for Cultural Power | Arts | Invite-Only Grants | 2025 | General Operating Support | $50,000.00 |
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.
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