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News & Stories

News about the Kenneth Rainin Foundation’s grantmaking in the Arts, Education and Health as well as grantee stories.

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.

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Rest And Care Awards Honor Bay Area Arts Leaders

10/29/2024 | Arts

The Foundation awarded $617,970 to 16 arts organizations through the Rest and Care Awards for Arts to support a six-week sabbatical for their executive leader.

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Rainin Foundation Announces Promotions And New Staff

10/23/2024 | Foundation News

The Foundation announced the promotion of two valued colleagues, Miyesha Perry to Chief Program Officer and Karina Ryan to Executive Team Officer, and welcomed dani lopez as Program Assistant.

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Cox Academy’s Surprising Tutoring Solution Boosted Student Outcomes

10/15/2024 | Education

Cox Academy’s Omar Currie and Kavitha Senthil share how their creative tutor model boosted literacy, maximized student learning time and increased teacher capacity and retention.

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Inspiration And Fresh Ideas Mark Our 2024 Innovations Symposium

10/02/2024 | Health

Our 2024 Innovations Symposium drew 160 attendees for two days of cutting-edge research to accelerate improvements to patient health and well-being.

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An Update On Our Accessibility Journey

09/16/2024 | Equity + Opportunity Foundation News

In the year since our website launched, we’ve continued to work with our partners to improve the accessibility of all our content.

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$1 Million Awarded To Two Early Career Researchers

09/05/2024 | Health

The Early Career Catalyst Award commemorates the Foundation’s 15th anniversary of formal grantmaking and its vision of finding a cure for IBD.

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Report Reexamines Capacity Building Grant Programs

09/04/2024 | Arts

This report explores the experience of grantees, identifies systemic issues that affect capacity building work and offers recommendations for how similar programs can better support small arts nonprofits.

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Foundation Awards Nearly $8 Million In Education Grants

08/21/2024 | Education

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $7.8 million in Education grants in July to support Oakland’s early learning ecosystem.

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New Report Outlines Lessons From 10 Years In Cultural Real Estate

08/20/2024 | Arts

“Lessons from 10 Years in Cultural Real Estate” outlines five key takeaways and insights from interviews with Community Arts Stabilization Trust senior staff members to benefit the wider arts and cultural field.

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Announcing The Rainin Foundation’s First Executive Director

08/12/2024 | Foundation News

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has appointed Shelley Trott as its first Executive Director. This new position will implement the Foundation’s vision and oversee its effective and impactful grantmaking and operations.

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Over $4 Million Awarded For IBD Research

08/06/2024 | Health

We’ve awarded over $4 million through our Innovator Awards Program, which supports individual and collaborative research projects that have the potential to improve the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

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Our Progress Toward More Equity And Trust

07/30/2024 | Equity + Opportunity

Highlights of our progress toward our vision of authentic, equitable relationships with the communities we serve.

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