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.
02/04/2025 | Arts
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $821,500 to 33 small and mid-sized arts organizations through our NEW Program.
01/30/2025 | Blog Foundation News
The threats made during the campaign are real and upon us and we must protect the most vulnerable among us.
01/22/2025 | Education
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $715,000 to eight organizations through our Early Care Spaces Program.
01/09/2025 | Arts
The nine funded projects feature generative collaborations between artists, communities and nonprofit organizations.
12/06/2024 | Arts
SFFILM has announced the 17 recipients for the 2024 SFFILM Rainin Grant and the three recipients of the SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant.
12/04/2024 | Blog Foundation News
Shelley Trott reflects on her journey, her aspirations for the Foundation and the influences that have shaped her leadership.
11/13/2024 | Arts
Twenty-three filmmaking teams have been shortlisted as contenders to receive funding and professional support for their narrative projects.
11/07/2024 | Blog Foundation News
At the Rainin Foundation, our vision remains steadfast, and in the face of division, we will lean into our mission more than ever.
10/29/2024 | Education
Lotus Bloom, Lead Liberated, Parent Voices Oakland, Oakland Literacy Coalition and The Teaching Well are recipients of the Rest and Care Award for Education.
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.
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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