Silicon Valley Creates
For General Operating Support
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/1/2018
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Strategies
Overview
Silicon Valley Creates (SVCreates) is the largest arts council in California, and the only arts council serving the South Bay. The organization is unique to the region because of its constituent reach and program offerings. SVCreates supports more than 650 organizations and their communities with numerous programs, including grants, technical assistance, conferences, award programs, and the publication of arts based news for Santa Clara County. Through marketing tools such as Content Magazine, the organization releases 2,000 publications annually. Renewed funding will support growth in the business model, fundraising and an expanded reach for the organization’s offerings.
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.
