University of the Pacific Dec 2015 Website $300,000 To support the Beyond Our Gates community early literacy initiative. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Rhythmix Cultural Works Dec 2015 Website $29,000 For the Island City Waterways project, including free guided art tours along the Waterfront Trail engaging diverse audiences with active arts participation opportunities through dance, music, story telling and public art. Focus Area: Arts Term: 9 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Urban Habitat Program Dec 2015 Website $100,000 To support civic engagement through the Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
The Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin Dec 2015 Website $25,000 To support a set of job services that eliminate barriers to employment, as a 2016 finalist for The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Focus Area: Special Initiatives Term: 12 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Yolo County Arts Council, Inc. Dec 2015 Website $68,000 To increase the engagement of homeless and low-income individuals in the arts through 10-week workshops conducted in libraries located in three Yolo County cities. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - Northern Valley
Cygnet Theatre Company Dec 2015 Website $187,000 To provide quality theatre programs and mainstage shows for low-income military personnel and veterans to engage with in the San Diego area. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: San Diego and Imperial
Generation Citizen Dec 2015 Website $100,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Dec 2015 Website $57,000 For site-specific dance workshops, performances, and mobile technology that increase arts engagement by young adults in San Bernardino and San Pedro. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino
United Way of Greater Los Angeles Dec 2015 Website $300,000 To implement the Los Angeles Regional Coalition for Linked Learning. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Dec 2015 Website $112,000 For a project of Latino adults creating visual arts that represent their life stories. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region
Cypress Performing Arts Association Dec 2015 Website $32,000 For Cypress in the City, a series of 16 free pop-up concerts devoted to the complete string quartets of Ludwig van Beethoven, presented in publicly accessible venues in all 11 of San Francisco's supervisor districts. Focus Area: Arts Term: 12 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
YR Media Dec 2015 Website $262,000 To engage diverse audiences in creative collaboration with emerging Bay Area musicians, DJs and audio artists in new civic and digital spaces through a "Play All Day" pop-up live and online music series. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region
Environmental Health Coalition Dec 2015 Website $250,000 To support the building of a statewide civic engagement program focused on communities of color and environmental policy, through an entity such as the California Environmental Justice Alliance. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
DataArts Dec 2015 Website $200,000 To empower the nonprofit arts and cultural sector in California with high-quality data and resources in order to strengthen its vitality, performance, and public impact. Focus Area: Arts Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
18th Street Arts Center Dec 2015 Website $230,000 For the Residents and Riders project, engaging diverse local residents and Metro riders from a new station in the Pico neighborhood through a cultural asset mapping process and the co-creation of artwork in public places around the community. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation Dec 2015 Website $150,000 To plan for the implementation phase of the Bridging the Gap initiative. Focus Area: Youth Term: 9 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
State Street Ballet Dec 2015 Website $288,000 To support Dia de Bailamos, a free day of dance classes and showings in public spaces to engage under-served communities in the arts. Focus Area: Arts Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Coast Region, Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley, Riverside & San Bernardino
California State University Foundation Dec 2015 Website $75,000 To strengthen lower-division curriculum pathways for college freshmen and sophomores. Focus Area: Youth Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Southern California Public Radio Dec 2015 Website $135,000 To support the California Counts Collaborative, a partnership of four public media stations, for coordinated statewide election coverage. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice Dec 2015 Website $300,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: California Democracy Term: 24 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino