Freight & Salvage
For General Operating Support
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Amount$105,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/22/2011
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
The Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music operates the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, a 440-seat LEED-certified concert hall that presents folk, roots, blues, and world music six nights a week. In 2010, the organization completed its $11 million capital campaign, supported in part by a $1 million grant from the Hewlett Foundation in 2006, and presented 300 shows to 50,000 attendees this year. In addition to its live music presentations, the Freight conducts onsite music classes for 700 students.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.thefreight.org/about.html
Address
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA, 94702, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Freight & Salvage is a presenter of traditional music, which it defines as “music that is rooted in and expressive of the great variety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of peoples throughout the world.†Freight & Salvage provides concerts, music instruction, and participatory programs for more than 80,000 people each year at its 440-seat facility in Berkeley, California. It also provides programs at local schools and at community events. Support for Freight & Salvage aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
