The Kenneth Rainin Foundation shares news, what we’re learning and stories written in collaboration with our grantees and partners. Read our blogs to learn about the work of the Foundation and the incredible artists, educators and researchers we support.
07/31/2025 | Education
Our Community Advisory Council has been helping us design a new grant that recognizes schools as sites of change for literacy. Learn about our approach and key insights.
07/29/2025 | Arts
Highlights from the first-ever Creative Land Trust Summit and next steps for building a strong, connected global community of practice.
07/24/2025 | Health
The 2025 Innovator Awards grantee projects explore new ways to reduce inflammation and restore gut health, targeted treatment options with fewer side effects and the chance for lasting healing, and the gut-brain connection.
07/09/2025 | Health
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation invites Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 15 through September 30, 2025.
06/23/2025 | Blog Foundation News
Unified action to protect our democracy is critical. We support the right to speak out, to gather peacefully and to champion causes we believe in.
05/21/2025 | Education
Early Care Spaces will provide one-year grants of up to $75,000 or two-year grants of up to $100,000 to support organizations promoting early language and literacy development for Oakland children from birth to five years old.
05/20/2025 | Arts
The Bay Area Arts and Culture Organizational Sustainability Survey reflects trends from 2019 to 2023 that affirm the challenges and highlight the opportunities that theater, dance and performing arts organizations faced as they navigated pandemic recovery.
05/07/2025 | Blog Foundation News
We’ve joined foundations across the nation who are uniting to uphold the fundamental rights and liberties we all deserve and need to thrive.
05/07/2025 | Blog
The Rainin Foundation has compiled resources to help our grantees manage the evolving landscape and continue their vital work.
04/29/2025 | Arts
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation invites applications for our Open Spaces Program from May 21 through June 17, 2025.
04/29/2025 | Arts
In May, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, along with Left Bank Co. and World Cities Culture Forum, will welcome 20 cities to the inaugural Creative Land Trust Summit in San Francisco.
04/23/2025 | Arts
Meet the 2025 Rainin Fellows—Brenda Wong Aoki (Theater), Christy Chan (Public Space), Vanessa Sanchez (Dance) and Kyle Casey Chu AKA Panda Dulce (Film). Photos courtesy of the artists.
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