Working with intermediaries allows our funding to operate closer to the ground as we share power and decision-making with trusted aligned partners in the community.
![Ryan Coogler and Jen Rainin standing close to each other while smiling for the camera.](https://krfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/web_Coogler_Rainin_byPamelaGentile_001-380x260.jpg)
Working with intermediaries allows our funding to operate closer to the ground as we share power and decision-making with trusted aligned partners in the community.
The Rainin Fellowship supports anchor artists—artists who are central to their communities and who inevitably push the field forward.