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Liss Fain Dance, Inc.

Project Title: “Three by Four”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2014

Abstract or Project Description

Lotus Bloom Child & Family Resource Center

Project Title: Early childhood education program
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2014
Amount: $65,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

For site expansion, programming and support for children and their families (Birth to age 5).

Luggage Store

Project Title: General Operating Support
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2014
Amount: $5,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

The Luggage Store, also known as The 509 Cultural Center, is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to foster community through multidisciplinary arts programming that promotes diversity, inclusion and dialogue among the diverse cultural communities of downtown San Francisco. They aim to reduce inter-group tensions and stereotypes through exhibitions, performances, education and public art initiatives.

Luggage Store

Project Title: “Light Up Central Market”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: Open Spaces Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $150,000.00
Cycle: Pilot Year

Abstract or Project Description

To illuminate six site-specific projects, including murals, a building façade, and a dramatic 10 x 24-foot interactive bench entitled “Block by Block.”

Mandela Marketplace Inc

Project Title: Ladder Up
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2014
Amount: $5,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

Based in Oakland, California, Mandela MarketPlace is a non-profit Community Development Corporation, incorporated in 2004, that works in partnership with local residents, family farmers and community-based businesses to improve health, create wealth and build assets through cooperative food enterprises in low income communities. Ladder Up, a program launched by Mandela Marketplace in partnership with FreshWorks and Capital Impact Partners, provided financing to small-scale healthy food businesses in underserved communities, offering loans from $1,500 to $34,000 with a unique wealth-building aspect where borrowers receive all interest paid back as savings upon repayment.

Maya Angelou Library & Literacy Center

Project Title: Saturday School Tutoring Program
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2014
Amount: $19,900.00

Abstract or Project Description

For Saturday School Tutoring Program with take home books for children and families.

Mixed Bag Productions

Project Title: “Erasing Time”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2014

Abstract or Project Description

Based on the extraordinary 45-year career of artistic director Sara Shelton Mann.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Project Title: Exploring The Therapeutic Potential Of MUC2, A Gut-Specific Mucin With Anti-Inflammatory Properties.
Giving Area: Health
Program: Innovator Awards
Grant Type: New Grant
Year: 2014
Amount: $100,000
Principal Investigator: Andrea Cerutti, MD

Abstract or Project Description

Mugwumpin

Project Title: “Blockbuster Season”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $15,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2014

Abstract or Project Description

An original devised theater piece that critiques how Hollywood regurgitates an alarmist view of disaster, undermining civil society.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Project Title: Research
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2014
Amount: $2,500.00

Abstract or Project Description

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating neuromuscular diseases through funding research, providing support services and advocating for improved treatments and policies. MDA’s efforts aim to enhance the lives of individuals and families affected by muscular dystrophy and related conditions, ultimately striving for a future free of these debilitating diseases.

NOW FOR NOW

Project Title: “NOW FOR NOW”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $15,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2014

Abstract or Project Description

A new multimedia physical theater piece, created and performed by Mark Jackson and Megan Trout.

Oakland Leaf

Project Title: Oakland Leaf Family Literacy
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2014
Amount: $15,100.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support Oakland Leaf Family Literacy, including the Rise and Shine Reading Program before school and Family Reading Night.

Oakland Literacy Coalition

Project Title: Oakland Reads 2020
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2014
Amount: $45,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support the Oakland Reads 2020 (OR2020) community literacy campaign initiatives.

Oakland Public Library

Project Title: Children’s Literacy Programming Fund
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2014
Amount: $30,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support Children’s Literacy Programming Fund for summer reading, book access and read alouds.

OX

Project Title: “24-Hour play collaboration”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $10,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2014

Abstract or Project Description

A drag performance training and rehearsal technique addressing themes of privilege, whiteness, and Americanness.

Pachamama Alliance

Project Title: General Operating Support
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2014
Amount: $5,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

Pachamama Alliance is a global community fostering sustainable living by integrating Indigenous wisdom with modern knowledge, aiming for a socially just and environmentally sustainable future. Through learning, connection, engagement and travel, they empower individuals to catalyze personal and collective transformation. With roots in the Amazon rainforest, their programs aim to generate conscious commitment and positive change towards a world that works for all.

Playground Inc

Project Title: “20×20 Initiative, Phase Once”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2014

Abstract or Project Description

Including four bold commissions and one co-production toward its goal of 20 commissions and 20 premieres by 20 alumni for the company’s twentieth anniversary

Playworks Education Energized

Project Title: Playworks Programs
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2014
Amount: $5,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

The Lab provides substantial resources to support artists from underrepresented backgrounds, aiming to foster meaningful connections with communities whose voices have been marginalized. Through this commitment, The Lab serves as a catalyst for innovative artistic exploration and societal transformation.

Post:Ballet

Project Title: “Five High, Post: Ballet’s 5th annual program”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $10,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2014

Abstract or Project Description

A mixed repertory program that premieres ‘ourevolution’ and ‘Mine is Yours.’

Ragged Wing Ensemble

Project Title: “Homing”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2014
Amount: $15,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2014

Abstract or Project Description

A multidisciplinary blend of theater, installation, and visual art events that address what it means to find, make, and celebrate home.

Grantee	Giving Area	Program	Grant Year	Project Title	Amount
Liss Fain Dance, Inc.	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“Three by Four”	$20,000.00
Lotus Bloom Child & Family Resource Center	Education	Education Grants	2014	Early childhood education program	$65,000.00
Luggage Store	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2014	General Operating Support	$5,000.00
Luggage Store	Arts	Open Spaces Program	2014	“Light Up Central Market”	$150,000.00
Mandela Marketplace Inc	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2014	Ladder Up	$5,000.00
Maya Angelou Library & Literacy Center	Education	Education Grants	2014	Saturday School Tutoring Program	$19,900.00
Mixed Bag Productions	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“Erasing Time”	$20,000.00
Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Health	Innovator Awards	2014	Exploring The Therapeutic Potential Of MUC2, A Gut-Specific Mucin With Anti-Inflammatory Properties.	$100,000
Mugwumpin	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“Blockbuster Season”	$15,000.00
Muscular Dystrophy Association	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2014	Research	$2,500.00
NOW FOR NOW	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“NOW FOR NOW”	$15,000.00
Oakland Leaf	Education	Education Grants	2014	Oakland Leaf Family Literacy	$15,100.00
Oakland Literacy Coalition	Education	Education Grants	2014	Oakland Reads 2020	$45,000.00
Oakland Public Library	Education	Education Grants	2014	Children’s Literacy Programming Fund	$30,000.00
OX	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“24-Hour play collaboration”	$10,000.00
Pachamama Alliance	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2014	General Operating Support	$5,000.00
Playground Inc	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“20×20 Initiative, Phase Once”	$20,000.00
Playworks Education Energized	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2014	Playworks Programs	$5,000.00
Post:Ballet	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“Five High, Post: Ballet’s 5th annual program”	$10,000.00
Ragged Wing Ensemble	Arts	NEW Program	2014	“Homing”	$15,000.00

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

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