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Belonging In Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund

A grant program from East Bay Community Foundation

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The funder lists an application deadline of August 28, 2026, but we haven't been able to verify the program's current status. Confirm on the funder's site before applying.

Application deadline
August 28, 2026
Award size
$100K – $300K (Three-year grants of $100,000 per year, plus an annual $12,000 artist or cultural practitioner life-sustaining stipend and up to $25,000 annually for project-related research and documentation.)
Geographic focus
Oakland, California

About this grant

A public-private partnership providing three-year grants to Oakland-based collaborations between cultural organizations or civically engaged artists and social change organizations to advance racial justice, transform power relations, and develop policy-change-oriented prototypes or frameworks for a more just and equitable Oakland.

Arts and cultureRacial justiceSocial justiceCommunity organizingPower buildingPolicy changeCommunity developmentEconomic justice

Who can apply

The lead applicant must be an Oakland-based organization with 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) status, or an organization with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor in good standing with the IRS. The applicant must be a social change organization or a cultural organization working with civically oriented artists or cultural practitioners, and must collaborate across those organizational types. Organizations should have an operating budget of at least $500,000, be deeply rooted in Oakland communities impacted by structural racism, and demonstrate a record of shaping racial or social justice-oriented policies or practices. The collaboration must center Oakland communities and include critical participation by Oakland artists or cultural practitioners.

About the funder
East Bay Community Foundation · OAKLAND, CA
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