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.
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.
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.
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.
08/21/2024 | Education
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $7.8 million in Education grants in July to support Oakland’s early learning ecosystem.
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.
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.
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).
07/30/2024 | Equity + Opportunity
Highlights of our progress toward our vision of authentic, equitable relationships with the communities we serve.
07/24/2024 | Arts
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation invites applications for our New & Experimental Works (NEW) Program from September 9-22, 2024.
07/10/2024 | Health
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation invites Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 1 through September 30, 2024.
06/10/2024 | Arts Foundation News
After seven years of dedicated service to the Rainin Foundation, Ted Russell is departing to re-establish his consultant practice where he will continue to support artists.
06/10/2024 | Foundation News
Serena Solórzano, Program Assistant, will leave the Rainin Foundation in July to pursue graduate studies in social work.
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