Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
For General Operating Support
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Amount$165,000
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Program
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Date Awarded2/24/2021
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir is dedicated to sharing Black gospel and spiritual music. The choir typically performs more than 30 concerts each year to audiences of more than 60,000, in venues ranging from large theaters to youth centers, senior facilities, homeless service organizations, and correctional facilities. The 35-year old choir, comprising singers from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, also tours locally, nationally, and internationally. Together, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, the Youth Choir, and the non-auditioned Community Choir include more than 230 singers. This grant to the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir supports the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
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. Each year, its namesake gospel choir offers more than 30 concerts to audiences of more than 60,000 people, in venues ranging from large theaters to homeless service organizations. The organization’s eight choirs, which include choristers from the age of five to 100 years, provide rigorous training to more than 300 youth, community members, and semiprofessional singers. This grant to the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir supports the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
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.
