The Zellerbach Family Foundation is seeking applications for its Community Arts Program.
Donor Name: Zellerbach Family Foundation
State: California
County: Alameda County (CA), Contra Costa County (CA), San Francisco County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Program Priorities
They prioritize support of grantseekers that meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Create and present work that is for an audience or for community engagement
- Engage collaborating artists who reside in Alameda, Contra Costa or San Francisco Counties
- Create work by, with, and for communities that have been historically underrepresented or excluded
- Engage collaborating artists who represent gender parity, diversity of race/ethnicity, age, socio-economic status, and/or difference in ability
- Are underfunded artists or arts organizations in Contra Costa County.
Funding Information
Grants will be awarded in $5,000, $10,000 and $15,000 amounts.
Eligibility Criteria
The Community Arts program is open to all grantseekers who:
- Hold a 501c3 nonprofit organization status or are fiscally sponsored individual artists, organizations, collectives, or groups
- Have an annual organization budget under $2 million
- Are located in or serving communities in Alameda, Contra Costa or San Francisco Counties
- Present or produce work within one of the following:
- Primary Disciplines: dance, music, theater, literary arts, visual arts
- Sub-Disciplines: circus arts, traditional/folk art, performance art, drag, installation, fiber art, craft, sculpture, painting, photography, puppetry, spoken word, poetry, musical theater, multimedia performance, multidisciplinary, illustration, fiction, non-fiction, festival, cultural fair, other
- The following disciplines are excluded unless they are a component of multidisciplinary work within one of the Primary Disciplines listed above: film, digital media, radio, podcast, journalism, games, AR/VR, hardware/software, video art.
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