Silicon Valley Creates
For General Operating Support
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2015
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Silicon Valley Creates (formerly Arts Council Silicon Valley) is the largest nonprofit arts council in California, providing a comprehensive suite of funding, technical assistance, and marketing services to more than 650 local arts and cultural organizations, and individual artists throughout Santa Clara County. The organization has been through a multi-year period of leadership and programmatic transition, and is now building its capacity for sustainability, focusing on product relevance, leadership quality, the funding model, and targeted marketing. Renewed support would enable the organization to continue its goal to build community through arts and creativity.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
svcreates.org
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Silicon Valley Creates, better known as SVCreates, is a regional arts service organization whose mission is to uplift and empower the creative culture of Silicon Valley. Focused on the creative sector of the South Bay, including San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, it builds capacity, raises value and visibility, and increases access to arts and creativity. Its grantmaking supports scores of creative enterprises through a variety of awards for arts organizations and projects. SVCreates also provides customized support and coaching for a portfolio of approximately 100 small and mid-sized multicultural nonprofit organizations, artists, and creative professionals, year-round professional development workshops, advocacy for the region’s arts and culture sector, and increased visibility for the arts through publishing and events. Support of SVCreates advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
