Search Grantees - Kenneth Rainin Foundation

Ever Gold Gallery

Project Title: General Operating Support
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $12,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

Flux Foundation

Project Title: Skill-sharing Program
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $5,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support the purchase of additional equipment and tools to expand the skill-sharing program: 1) two new welders; 2) an air compressor; 3) a second plasma cutter; and 40 a band saw.

Frozen Film Festival

Project Title: Frozen Film
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $1,500.00

Abstract or Project Description

The San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, established in 2006, aims to provide a platform for independent filmmakers, youth and artists from underserved communities to showcase their work and engage with a diverse audience. Through its annual summer event in San Francisco, the festival not only screens films but also hosts discussions and youth programs, emphasizing career opportunities in the film arts for underserved youth.

Harvard School of Public Health

Project Title: A Novel Mouse Model to Study the Molecular Basis of Chronic Inflammation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Giving Area: Health
Program: Innovator Awards
Grant Type: New Grant
Year: 2011
Amount: $100,000
Principal Investigator: Tiffany Horng, PhD

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Headlands Center for the Arts

Project Title: Dance/Choreography Artist in Residence Program in 2012
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2011

Abstract or Project Description

Awarding three artists residencies of up to ten weeks each at Headland’s remarkable campus in a National Park.

Hope Mohr Dance

Project Title: “Reluctant Light” by Hope Mohr
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $5,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A dance exploring emotional surrender through vivid imagery and formal inquiry accompanied by cellist Helen Money and featuring a set by designer Zakary Zide.

inkBoat

Project Title: “Line Between”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $12,500.00
Cycle: Spring 2011

Abstract or Project Description

An evening-length performance work utilizing Korean shamanism and Butoh to explore the state of mind between waking and sleeping.

Internet Science Education Project

Project Title: General Operating Support
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $3,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

Youth Beat provides free digital media training to kids from some of the Bay AreaÕs lowest income neighborhoods. Their mission is to help inner-city kids get on a path that leads to success in college, career and life.

Intersection for the Arts

Project Title: Innovation Studio
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A residency offering theatre artists and emerging and/or small companies a home, shared infrastructure, resources, and an innovative learning community.

Jess Curtis/Gravity

Project Title: “Performance Research Experiment #2”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A new work in collaboration with renowned French/German dance and circus performer Jorg Muller and Iranian neuroscientist Ida Mommenejad.

Jumpstart for Young Children

Project Title: Jumpstart Oakland
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

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

Just Theater

Project Title: Various plays
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $5,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2011

Abstract or Project Description

Plays developed by five Bay Area playwrights paired with five directors from conception to first draft.

Liberty Restoration, Inc.

Project Title: The Liberty Theater
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $10,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support the restoration of The Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon.

Luggage Store

Project Title: Mid-Market San Francisco Arts District
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $2,500.00

Abstract or Project Description

Musical Traditions, Inc./The Paul Dresher Ensemble

Project Title: “Max Understood”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A music theater work about a 7 year-old boy with autism by playwright Nancy Carlin and composer/sound designer Michael Rasbury.

New Conservatory Theatre Center

Project Title: “Waiting for Giovanni”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $10,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A play exploring the dilemmas looming over the late author James Baldwin by local playwright Jewelle Gomez in collaboration with Harry Waters, Jr.

Oakland Ready to Learn

Project Title: Early Learning & Literacy Connections
Giving Area: Education
Program: Education Grants
Year: 2011
Amount: $10,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

To support Early Learning & Literacy Connections, a project providing early learning and literacy experiences using a variety of age and culturally appropriate activities.

Playwrights Foundation

Project Title: Resident Playwrights Initiative: Artistic Career Development and Production Fund
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Fall 2011

Abstract or Project Description

To support the development of exceptional Bay Area Playwrights, and provide a fund for Residents’ work.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association

Project Title: Autoimmunity
Giving Area: Foundation
Program: Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)
Grant Type: New
Year: 2011
Amount: $11,000.00

Abstract or Project Description

Robert Moses’ Kin

Project Title: “Grace”
Giving Area: Arts
Program: NEW Program
Year: 2011
Amount: $20,000.00
Cycle: Spring 2011

Abstract or Project Description

A trans-disciplinary, original artistic work exploring how historically racist and otherwise offensive cultural iconography has become scrubbed of its original meanings over time.

Grantee	Giving Area	Program	Grant Year	Project Title	Amount
Ever Gold Gallery	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	General Operating Support	$12,000.00
Flux Foundation	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	Skill-sharing Program	$5,000.00
Frozen Film Festival	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	Frozen Film	$1,500.00
Harvard School of Public Health	Health	Innovator Awards	2011	A Novel Mouse Model to Study the Molecular Basis of Chronic Inflammation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.	$100,000
Headlands Center for the Arts	Arts	NEW Program	2011	Dance/Choreography Artist in Residence Program in 2012	$20,000.00
Hope Mohr Dance	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Reluctant Light” by Hope Mohr	$5,000.00
inkBoat	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Line Between”	$12,500.00
Internet Science Education Project	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	General Operating Support	$3,000.00
Intersection for the Arts	Arts	NEW Program	2011	Innovation Studio	$20,000.00
Jess Curtis/Gravity	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Performance Research Experiment #2”	$20,000.00
Jumpstart for Young Children	Education	Education Grants	2011	Jumpstart Oakland	$20,000.00
Just Theater	Arts	NEW Program	2011	Various plays	$5,000.00
Liberty Restoration, Inc.	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	The Liberty Theater	$10,000.00
Luggage Store	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	Mid-Market San Francisco Arts District	$2,500.00
Musical Traditions, Inc./The Paul Dresher Ensemble	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Max Understood”	$20,000.00
New Conservatory Theatre Center	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Waiting for Giovanni”	$10,000.00
Oakland Ready to Learn	Education	Education Grants	2011	Early Learning & Literacy Connections	$10,000.00
Playwrights Foundation	Arts	NEW Program	2011	Resident Playwrights Initiative: Artistic Career Development and Production Fund	$20,000.00
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association	Foundation	Discretionary Awards (Invitation Only)	2011	Autoimmunity	$11,000.00
Robert Moses’ Kin	Arts	NEW Program	2011	“Grace”	$20,000.00

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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.

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

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

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

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