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The Hewlett Foundation

For more than 50 years, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has supported efforts to advance education for all, preserve the environment, improve lives and livelihoods in developing countries, promote the health and economic well-being of women, support vibrant performing arts, strengthen Bay Area communities and make the philanthropy sector more effective.

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The Ford Foundation

Around the world, the Ford Foundation makes grants that support the visionary people and organizations who work to challenge inequality in all its forms. Over the past 80 years the Ford Foundation’s social justice mission and vision has guided them to ensure Bay Area communities have opportunities to discover, develop, and experience meaningful artistic and cultural practices.

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Horizons Foundation

Since its founding in 1980 as the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people, Horizons has made grants supporting the entire LGBTQ community. Their  venture philanthropy approach looks favorably toward innovative, grassroots solutions to our community's emerging needs, especially those of the most under-resourced segments of our community.

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Zellerbach Family Foundation

The Zellerbach Family Foundation supports efforts to strengthen families, communities, and the arts in the Bay Area and beyond.

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Blue Heart - Social Good Fund

Blue Heart elevates the stories and solutions of communities on the frontlines of today’s most entrenched social challenges. They find the under-the-radar organizations who are doing transformational work on the ground and help bridge the funding gap.

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Kindle Project

Kindle Project is an outside-the-box grantmaking organization supporting wild solutions, by unusual suspects, in the attempt to move mountains.

We are an agile philanthropic organization invested in democratized, collaborative, and strategic grantmaking that aligns donors and projects for meaningful impact.

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General Service Foundation

Over seven decades, the General Service Foundation has supported thoughtful innovation, movement building, courage and bold leadership. In practice, their work demonstrates their belief that justice connects many issues and true power is sustained by mobilizing people on the ground.

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National Arts & Disability Center

The mission of the National Arts and Disability Center (NADC) is to promote the inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community. The information, technical assistance, training and evaluation services of the NADC aim to strengthen the capacity of the mainstream arts community to include artists and audiences with disabilities, and promote the professional development of artists with disabilities through access to educational, vocational and community activities, supports and networks.

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Urgent Action Fund

Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights is a global women’s fund that protects, strengthens and sustains women’s human rights activists.

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California Arts Council

Strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. Their vision is a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.

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Akonadi Foundation

Akonadi Foundation’s mission is to support the development of powerful social change movements to eliminate structural racism. Their vision — a racially just Oakland — where young people of color have the support systems they need to thrive in schools and communities. 

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Alternate Roots

Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in community, place, tradition or spirit. We are a group of artists and cultural organizers based in the South creating a better world together. As Alternate ROOTS, we call for social and economic justice and are working to dismantle all forms of oppression – everywhere.