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$1.15 Million Granted to Community Organizing, Power Building, Movement Building Organizations

These grants to social movement organizations underscore the importance of philanthropic support for these strategies for making long-term change.

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East Bay Fund for Artists Announces 2022 Awardees

Collectively, the awards from the East Bay Fund for Artists support artists whose work celebrates, preserves, and promotes the pride and identity of Black, Indigenous, and people of color and LGBTQ+ communities.

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25 Organizations Named Recipients of $1 Million in Grants to Support Community Organizing, Power Building, and Movement Building 

EBCF grant recipients will continue to organize and advocate in partnership with communities most impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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16 Bay Area Artist Named Recipients of $170,000 in Grants

Selections offer an array of disciplines and perspectives honoring the cultural legacies and histories of East Bay performance traditions.

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Real People’s Fund Receives $500,000 Grant from The James Irvine Foundation

OAKLAND, October 19, 2021 — The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) announced that it has received a grant for $500,000 …

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Belonging In Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund Announces Second Round Of Awards

8 Projects Chosen for Sparking Radical Imagination and Action for Oakland  OAKLAND, CALIF., October 14, 2021 The East Bay Community Foundation, Akonadi Foundation, and the …

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East Bay Community Foundation Receives $1 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett to Support East Bay Artists

The East Bay Community Foundation announced today that it has received a $1 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan …

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18 East Bay Artists Funded in Competitive East Bay Fund for Artists Award

East Bay Community Foundation announces $165,000 in awards for artists, proposed works focus on racial justice and culturally affirming multi-disciplinary …

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East Bay Community Foundation Receives $925,000 Grant from the Hewlett Foundation

 Oakland, December 10, 2020 – The East Bay Community Foundation announced that it has received an unrestricted general support grant …

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Announcing First Year Awards of Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund

12 Cultural Practitioners of Color in Oakland Receive Grants for Community Centered Projects that Radically Imagine a Racially Just City …

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EBCF Announces $100k Donation From Blue Shield Of Ca To COVID-19 Fund

Funding Will Address Economic Hardships, Domestic Violence, and the Need for Accurate and Accessible Information in Multiple Languages for Impacted …

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EBCF Board Approves $1M For COVID-19 Relief

COVID-19: “A Just East Bay” Response Fund Will Disperse Funding to Nonprofits Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis in the East …

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EBCF Announces First-Ever Round Of Grantmaking To Social Movement And Community Organizing Partners

Cohort Reflects Foundation’s Strategy to Affect Sustainable Change at Scale in the East Bay. Oakland, CA – November 4, 2019 …

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Everyone counts: Grants totaling $3.3M go to Bay Area nonprofits for Census 2020 outreach

Oakland, CA – The Bay Area Census Funders Collaborative (BACFC) is pleased to announce more than $3.3 million in grants …

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