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For Jumpstart Oakland, a program that serves children in preschool classrooms, helping them develop the language, literacy, and social skills they need for school readiness.

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An evening length work about growing up during the AIDS crisis and looking for role models among a dying generation.

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Support for Merit Based Scholarships for students and postdoctoral fellows.

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A new interdisciplinary play by playwright/performer Ariel Luckey, investigating America’s forgotten immigrant roots and the role of race at the border.

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For the School Readiness Playgroup, a program providing preschool experiences for children ( birth to 5 years) that includes parent engagement and support.

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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.

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A three-year capacity building grant to support fund development, Board development and audience assessment.

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Makers @ theMint was a weekend pop-up retail event at the historic Old Mint in SOMA in November 2013. Makers Mart is SacramentoÕs beloved annual handmade maker fair. They bring together 75+ vendors Ð a thoughtfully curated slate of craftspeople, bespoke brands, designers and local shops Ð to showcase the unique talent of makers from around the region.

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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.

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The 40th Anniversary Season, with new works, “Times Bones” (Alexander V. Nichols, set design) and “The Gate of Winds” (in collaboration with Kolben Dance Company of Jerusalem).

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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.

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A multidisciplinary, roving public performance work that kickstarts an investigation of race relations, state brutality, and border violence.

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To foster artistic creativity and create opportunities for emerging artists.

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For the Oakland Leaf Family Literacy program that includes the Rise and Shine reading program (before school family reading time) and Family Reading Night.

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To purchase curriculum and materials for transition kindergarten classrooms, aligned with the California Preschool Foundations (social-emotional, language and literacy, etc.), and Common Core Kindergarten Standards. They will also provide training for teachers and provide families with materials and instructions for home learning activities.

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Playworks Education Energized is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the school experience for children through the power of play. They provide schools with training, resources and support to implement structured recess and play programs that promote social and emotional learning, reduce bullying and enhance overall school culture.

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To support integral creative and career development activities and a fund for resident playwrights.

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Multi-dimensional dance responding to Ft. Mason, past and present, employing vertical, floor-based and aerial site-reactive dance to draw in the viewer.