East Bay Community Foundation
For General Operating Support
-
Amount$925,000
-
Program
-
Date Awarded11/15/2020
-
Term12 Months
-
Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
The East Bay Community Foundation partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers; advance racial equity; and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home. One of its programs includes the ASCEND Black-led organizations (ASCEND BLO) initiative that seeks to (a) enhance the growth, sustainability, impact, and sense of community among Black-led anchor institutions in the Bay Area and (b) apply a fresh, dynamic, and replicable approach to collaborative capacity building that further develops the nonprofit sector with a lens toward race and equity.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.eastbaycf.org
Address
200 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, 94612-2005, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Founded in 1928, East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) connects donors with community-led movements to create an inclusive, fair, and just East Bay. EBCF is committed to ensuring that all members of the community are treated fairly, with equitable opportunity and outcomes. It partners with donors, social movements, and the community to eliminate structural barriers; advance racial equity; and transform political, social, and economic outcomes for all who call the East Bay home. This grant provides general operating support to EBCF.
for the East Bay Fund for Artists
The East Bay Community Foundation supports fair and equitable opportunities and outcomes for residents of the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its pooled fund and regranting programs support individuals and communities experiencing low incomes and other disadvantages, including the East Bay Fund for Artists. Each year, this fund provides 15 to 40 grants to composers, playwrights, choreographers, and visual and media artists to commission new works that promote racial and social justice. This grant for the East Bay Fund for Artists advances the Performing Arts Program’s Artists strategy.
