June 17, 2011

Grants Approved by The James Irvine Foundation
Board of Directors

Arts

Arts Innovation Fund

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
$1,000,000
To seed the creation of the Center for Artistic Innovation, and to support the development of Summer Lab, a unique model for theatrical artist residencies and cross-boundary development of new work, payable over 48 months.

Pacific Symphony
$850,000
To support 'aMUSEd,' a four-year initiative encouraging active arts participation in the community, payable over 48 months.

San Francisco Ballet Association
$900,000
To support ongoing efforts to acquire new tools and expertise in social media, payable over 36 months.

Cultural Participation

Alliance for California Traditional Arts
$975,000
To support culturally significant folk and traditional arts created by practitioners and groups in California, payable over 36 months.

Lula Washington Contemporary Dance Foundation
$240,000
To support touring to underserved regions in California, payable over 36 months.

Poets & Writers
$400,000
To support public literary events and writing workshops in California through the Readings/Workshops regranting program, payable over 36 months.

California Democracy

Civic Engagement

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
$450,000
To involve low-income residents in San Bernardino County in collaborative efforts with public officials and others to improve environmental health, payable over 36 months.

TransForm CA
$550,000
To foster informed public involvement in the implementation of SB 375 and land use decision making in California, payable over 24 months.

Working Partnerships USA
$300,000
To facilitate the participation of diverse communities in fiscal reform, budgeting, transportation and land-use planning efforts, payable over 24 months.

Special Initiatives

The Community Foundation
$500,000
To accelerate the organization's growth and leadership abilities, payable over 36 months.

Williams Group
$300,000
To share lessons, tools and insights learned through the Community Foundations Initiative II, payable over 12 months.

Youth

Linked Learning Policy

Alliance for Excellent Education
$500,000
To use lessons learned from California's experience with implementing Linked Learning to inform and enhance federal education policy, payable over 24 months.

Linked Learning Practice

ConnectEd the California Center for College and Career
$8,850,000
For continued support of the California Linked Learning District Initiative, payable over 24 months.

Foundation for California Community Colleges
$550,000
For the Career Ladders Project to complete the planning phase for a demonstration project that would extend the benefits of Linked Learning into postsecondary education, payable over 12 months.

Linked Learning Public Will

Stanford University
$1,240,000
To support the District Leadership Series of the California Linked Learning District Initiative, payable over 26 months.

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About The James Irvine Foundation

The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California to participate in a vibrant, successful and inclusive society. The Foundation’s grantmaking focuses on three program areas: Arts, California Democracy and Youth. Since 1937 the Foundation has provided over $1 billion in grants to more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations throughout California. With $1.6 billion in assets, the Foundation made grants of $65 million in 2010 for the people of California.

For more information about the Irvine Foundation, please visit our Web site at www.irvine.org or call 415.777.2244.

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