Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
For General Support
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Amount$80,000
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Program
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Date Awarded4/5/2004
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.oigc.org
Address
1212 Preservation Park Way, #200, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is dedicated to sharing Black gospel and spiritual music with diverse audiences. The organization comprises seven choirs, including the professional Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, a community choir, and numerous youth choirs. In a typical year, the professional choir performs more than 30 concerts to audiences of more than 60,000 in theaters, schools, outdoor events, community centers, and correctional facilities. The five youth choirs and two in-school choir classes serve elementary, middle, and high school students. Together, the choirs include more than 300 adult and youth singers. This grant to Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.