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Small Arts Recent Grants
The Fleishhacker Foundation’s Small Arts Grants Program supports arts and culture nonprofit organizations and fiscally sponsored groups in San Francisco, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties with annual budgets under $500,000, as well as film projects directed by filmmakers residing in these counties with budgets under $750,000. Learn more and apply.
2026 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2026 to date:
$5,000
500 Capp Street Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$8,000
ArtSpan, San Francisco
For general support.
$8,000
$5,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Canyon Cinema Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Detour Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Loco Bloco, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$7,000
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$6,000
Oaklash, Oakland
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
People's Circus Theatre, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Mutually Assured Productions, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Rhodessa Jones Productions, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$6,000
San Francisco Cinematheque, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
School of The Getdown, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
Film Projects
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2026 to date:
$5,000
ASK ADELE, Lydia Daniller, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Performance Zone / The Field, New York]
$5,000
For a documentary portrait in which a daughter turns her camera on her octogenarian mother, a Hollywood background actor whose lifelong devotion to cinema began in wartime Vienna, where movie theaters provided refuge for her Jewish family to hide in plain sight.
$5,000
EVEN THE OCEAN SPIT HIM OUT, John Jota Leaños, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative SF, San Francisco]
$5,000
For a short, animated film in which a childhood Mission model project leads to a Native narrator’s historical understanding of California Indian genocide and Indigenous resilience.
$6,000
FINDING MÁ, Thahn Tran, Hayward
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association, Los Angeles]
$6,000
For a feature-length documentary about an Amerasian Vietnamese and Black family's search for their unhoused mother after decades of separation caused by incarceration, foster care, and addiction.
$6,000
FROM THE MAT, Mohammad Gorjestani, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Worthless Foundation, Brooklyn, NY]
$6,000
For a feature-length documentary exploring wrestling in Iran and how it transcends mere sport to become a vessel for cultural memory, national identity, and spiritual connection.
2026 TOTAL TO DATE: $99,000
2026 Small Arts Grants
2025 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2025:
$5,000
The 1947 Partition Archive, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Analog Theatre, Alameda
[A fiscally sponsored project of Playground, Berkeley]
$5,000
For general support.
$6,000
ArtSpan, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$7,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$5,000
Central Works, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$6,000
Church of Clown, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
David James's GPS, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of InterMusic SF, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$7,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$6,000
Dimensions Dance Theater, Oakland
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Freekey Choir, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Glenview Classical Series, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$6,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Joyce Gordon Foundation for the Arts, Oakland]
$6,000
For general support.
$5,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
KITKA, Inc., Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$8,000
KOHO, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Kultivate Labs, San Francisco]
$8,000
For general support.
$5,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$6,000
La Mezcla, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$5,000
The Litquake Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$6,000
The Living Earth Show, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$7,000
Megan Lowe Dances, Richmond
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$7,000
For general support.
$10,000
Mercury Soul, San Francisco
For general support.
$10,000
$5,000
MilkBar, Richmond
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
NAKA Dance Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Parangal, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$6,000
Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
Playground, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$6,000
Re-Present Media, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative SF, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$6,000
Robert Moses' Kin, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Inc. (Dance Film SF), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$6,000
School of the Getdown, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$7,000
San Francisco Camerawork, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$5,000
Shruti Abhishek Dance, Livermore
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$7,000
Fully Tactile Art SF, San Francisco-
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$7,000
For general support.
Film Projects
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2025:
$6,000
DUST BOWLS AND JEWISH SOULS: ANOTHER SIDE OF WOODY GUTHRIE, Steven Pressman, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of the National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA]
$6,000
For a feature-length documentary about the Jewish influence on the life and musical career of Woody Guthrie.
$6,000
HIT AND POSE, Spencer Wilkinson, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Community Rejuvenation Project, Oakland]
$6,000
For a documentary about the origins and influence of Boogaloo, a groundbreaking Bay Area street dance, and the veteran practitioners who now fight to preserve its legacy against cultural erasure, gentrification, and the passage of time.
2025 TOTAL: $210,000
2025 Small Arts Grants
2024 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2024:
$5,000
3Girls Theatre Company, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
21V, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, Hartsdale]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
The Black Woman is God Collective, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts and Media, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Canyon Cinema Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Central Works, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
CubaCaribe, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
David Herrera Performance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers Group, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Jazz in the Neighborhood, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Killing My Lobster, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Kombos Collective (Greek Chamber Music Project), Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of InterMusic SF, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
The Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
The Living Earth Show, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Macro Waves, Emeryville
[A fiscally sponsored project of SOMArts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Mercury Soul, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Nava Dance Theatre, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Oaklash, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
PlayGround, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Re-Present Media, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
SAMMAY Productions, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Shruti Abhishek Dance, Livermore
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Theatre of Yugen, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
UNA Inc., San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco -
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
World Arts West, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
Film Projects
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2024:
$5,000
BUDGET PARADISE, LaTajh A. Weaver, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Berkeley Community Media, Oakland]
$5,000
For a short narrative film that follows a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown.
$5,000
MOSES EZEKIEL: PORTRAIT OF A LOST ARTIST, Steven Pressman, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham]
$5,000
For a feature-length documentary about a Jewish-American sculptor who fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War whose Confederate-era monuments are now being slated for removal around the country.
$5,000
PLAYING WITH FIRE, Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle, E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF, San Francisco
For a 60-minute eco-documentary that explores themes of climate change, social justice, and humans' relationship to nature.
$5,000
$5,000
POST ATLANTIC: THE ART OF DEWEY CRUMPLER, Snitow-Kaufman Productions, Berkeley
For a half-hour documentary about artist Dewey Crumpler that explores his creative process, visual art, and the music and politics of his times.
$5,000
$5,000
SUNDAY ERRAND, Christy Chan, Richmond
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Film, Inc, Los Angeles]
$5,000
For a short narrative film about an eight-year-old girl caught in a standoff between adults when her mother is refused service at a gas station for being Asian.
2024 TOTAL: $210,000
2024 Small Arts Grants
2023 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2023:
$5,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Alternative Theater Ensemble, San Rafael
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Amy Seiwert's Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Analog Theatre, Alameda
[A fiscally sponsored project of PlayGround, Berkeley]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Awesöme Orchestra Collective, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Bindlestiff Studio, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Canyon Cinema Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Bay Area Mural Program, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Cunamacué, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of CubaCaribe, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Dan Hoyle / Journalistic Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Epiphany Dance Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$8,500
Fault Radio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project.Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$8,500
For general support.
$5,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Immersive Arts Alliance, Berkeley
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
Jess Curtis / Gravity, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,500
$6,000
The Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,000
$5,000
Mercury Soul, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
One Found Sound, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Pink Parrot Studio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Re-Present Media, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Filmmakers Collaborative, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Robert Moses' Kin, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,500
For general support.
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$7,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts, San Francisco
For general support.
$7,000
$5,000
Shoga Films Foundation, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Theatre Rhinoceros, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Underworld Opera Company dba Oakland Opera Theater, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$5,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants have been awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2023:
$6,500
LADY LIKE, Luke Willis, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Film Collaborative, Los Angeles]
$6,500
For a docu-fiction film that follows the story of Rex Wheeler and his drag persona, Lady Camden.
$5,000
LYFE IN A STRANGE LAND, Yarrow Slaps, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Luggage Store / 509 Culture Center, San Francisco]
$5,000
For an unscripted, experimental film set in San Francisco's art world in which a maverick creator leads a team of actors and creatives on a journey in which the lines between reality and art blur.
$6,000
STRIPPED FOR PARTS: AMERICAN JOURNALISM ON THE BRINK, Rick Goldsmith, Berkeley
For a feature-length documentary about a hedge fund that is plundering America's newspapers and the journalists who are fighting back.
$6,000
TOTAL: $190,000
2023 Small Arts Grants
2022 GRANTS
The following Small Arts Grants were awarded during 2022:
$6,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$2,500
Amy Seiwert's Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$5,000
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Audium Incorporated, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$8,000
Brian Copeland Performances, San Leandro
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$8,000
For general support.
$6,500
Cartoon Art Museum of California, San Francisco
For general support.
$6,500
$2,500
Central Works, Berkeley
For general support.
$2,500
$3,500
Crescent Moon Theater Productions, Hercules
For general support.
$3,500
$3,000
Crowded Fire Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$3,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,500
Detour Dance, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
$4,500
Dohee Lee Puri Arts, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
$3,000
Duniya Dance and Drum Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$5,000
E.A.R.T.H. Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$4,000
Fault Radio, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$4,000
For general support.
$4,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
Geoffrey's Inner Circle, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$5,000
Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
KAMBARA+, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$5,500
For general support.
$5,000
Killing My Lobster (The Lobster Theater Project), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Kitka, Inc., Oakland
For general support.
$3,500
$5,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$5,500
The Lab SF, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,500
$3,500
La Lengua Teatro en Español, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$3,500
For general support.
$3,000
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$5,000
The Litquake Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,500
$5,000
Manilatown Heritage Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato
For general support.
$2,500
$3,500
Mosaic America, Saratoga
For general support.
$3,500
$2,500
Musical Traditions | dba Paul Dresher Ensemble, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$3,000
NAKA Dance Theater, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$5,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$5,000
$3,500
Opera Cultura, San José
For general support.
$3,500
$3,500
Orchestra Gold, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Independent Arts & Media, San Francisco]
$3,500
For general support.
$5,000
Pink Parrot Studio, San Francisco
[Brava! for Women in the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
PlayGround, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,000
$3,500
RAWdance, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$4,500
San Francisco Dance Film Festival Inc., San Francisco
For general support.
$4,500
$5,000
San Francisco Neo-Futurists, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Fresh Meat Productions, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,500
San José Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San José
For general support.
$4,500
$5,000
School of The Getdown / Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Eastside Arts Alliance, Oakland]
$5,000
For general support.
$8,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts, San Francisco -
For general support.
$8,000
$6,000
Stephanie Weisman Productions, San Francisco -
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh, San Francisco]
$6,000
For general support.
$3,500
Teatro Visión, San José
For general support.
$3,500
$3,000
tinypistol, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers' Group, San Francisco]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,500
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco]
$4,500
For general support.
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for post-production support for film projects during 2022:
$3,500
THE NINE LIVES OF BARBARA DANE – Maureen Gosling & Jed Riffe, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Arhoolie Foundation, El Cerrito]
$3,500
For a feature-length documentary about Barbara Dane, a currently overlooked legend of American music and activist.
$3,500
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Nancy Mabel Valdiviezo, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of From the Heart Productions, Inc., Oxnard]
$3,500
For a documentary that traces the filmmaker's journey from living as an immigrant in the United States to reunite with her family in Peru after 16 years.
$3,500
TOWN DESTROYER, Snitow-Kaufman Productions, Berkeley
For an hour-long documentary about the controversy over the content of the New Deal-era murals at George Washington High School in San Francisco.
$3,500
TOTAL: $210,500
2022 Small Arts Grants
2021 GRANTS
In response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Bay Area arts organizations, the following Small Arts Grants were awarded for general support in 2021:
$4,000
3Girls Theatre Company, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,500
ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$6,000
Afro Urban Society, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$6,000
For general support.
$5,000
Alternative Theater Ensemble, San Rafael
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
ARTogether, Oakland
For general support.
$2,000
$3,000
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley
For general support.
$3,000
$2,500
Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$5,000
Cartoon Art Museum of California, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Circo Zero, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
Crescent Moon Theater Productions, Novato
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dance Brigade]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,500
CubaCaribe, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,500
$2,000
Custom Made Theatre Co, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,000
Cutting Ball Theater, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Dan Hoyle / Journalistic Theater, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Marsh]
$4,000
For general support.
$4,000
Del Sol Performing Arts Organization, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$5,000
For general support.
$2,000
Eye Zen Presents, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of CounterPulse]
$2,000
For general support.
$2,000
Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,000
Filmmakers Collaborative San Francisco, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,000
Flyaway Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$5,000
Golden Thread Productions, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,000
Hope Mohr Dance, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,500
Kathleen Hermsdorf FRESH Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Dancers’ Group]
$2,500
For general support
$4,000
Kearny Street Workshop, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
Kulintang Arts, Inc. (KULARTS), San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
The Lab, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,500
La Lengua Teatro en Español, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Brava! for Women in the Arts]
$2,500
For general support
$5,000
Lenora Lee Dance, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center]
$5,000
For general support.
$3,000
The Litquake Foundation, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$4,000
Lower Bottom Playaz, Oakland
For general support.
$4,000
$3,000
Macro Waves, Emeryville
[A fiscally sponsored project of SOMArts]
$3,000
For general support.
$3,500
Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Oakland
For general support.
$3,500
$2,000
Oakland Theater Project, Oakland
For general support.
$2,000
$4,500
Opera Cultura, San José
For general support.
$4,500
$2,500
PlayGround, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
Pocket Opera, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,500
PUSH Dance Company, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Queen Cultural Center, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Robert Moses’ Kin, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,500
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda
For general support.
$2,500
$3,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe, San Francisco
For general support.
$3,000
$2,000
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Fresh Meat Productions]
$2,000
For general support.
$3,000
San Francisco Urban Film Festival, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$3,000
For general support.
$4,000
Sangam Arts, Saratoga
For general support.
$4,000
$2,000
SCRAP, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Shipyard Trust for the Arts (Hunters Point Shipyard Artists), San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$4,000
Silent Film Festival, San Francisco
For general support.
$4,000
$2,000
Southern Exposure, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,000
$2,000
Teatro Visión, San Jose
For general support.
$2,000
$4,000
Urban Jazz Dance Company, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts]
$4,000
For general support.
$5,000
World Arts West, San Francisco
For general support.
$5,000
$2,500
Zaccho Dance Theatre, San Francisco
For general support.
$2,500
$2,000
ZiRu Dance, Redwood City
For general support.
$2,000
Bay Area Filmmakers
In addition, the following grants were awarded in 2021 for post-production support for films directed by Bay Area filmmakers:
$3,000
A FIELD GUIDE TO SEACOAST FORTIFICATIONS – Tiajan Petrović, Oakland
[A fiscally sponsored project of Union Docs, Inc.]
$3,000
For an essay film charting the evolution of military structures built within San Francisco Bay’s eroding landscapes.
$2,500
BUCHLA – Connie Field, Clarity Educational Productions, Berkeley
For a documentary about Don Buchla, the inventor of iconoclastic electronic musical instruments that changed the way that people think about, compose, and perform music.
$2,500
$2,500
CONNECTION – Sarah Gross, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Women Make Movies]
$2,500
For a four-part documentary mini-series following the lives of fifteen individuals during the events of 2020.
$3,500
FINDING THE VIRGO – Barre Fong, San Francisco
[A fiscally sponsored project of Chinese Historical Society of America]
$3,500
For a documentary about Vietnamese boat refugee’s search for the crew of a US cargo ship that rescued her and her family at sea.
$6,000
JACK HAS A PLAN – Bradley Berman, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$6,000
For a documentary about musician, storyteller, and artist Jack Tuller’s experience living for 25 years with a terminal brain tumor and his decision to end his life legally.
$2,000
KEEPER OF THE FIRE – David L. Brown, Brisbane
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$2,000
For a half-hour documentary profiling the life and work of San Francisco poet and activist Alejandro Murguia.
$3,000
THE LODGE – Pam Walton, Santa Rosa
[A fiscally sponsored project of International Documentary Association]
$3,000
For a feature-length documentary about the nation’s first continuing care retirement community for LGBTQ+ seniors.
$2,500
ON THE DIVIDE – Maya Cueva and Leah Galant, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Women Make Movies]
$2,500
For a documentary that follows the story of three Latinx people living in McAllen, Texas who are connected through the last abortion clinic on the U.S./Mexico border.
$4,000
PROGNOSIS – NOTES ON LIVING – Citizen Film, San Francisco
+ For the final feature-length film by Oscar-winning director, Debra Chasnoff, documenting her terminal illness from stage-4 breast cancer.
$4,000
$5,000
SKIN OF GLASS – Denise Zmekhol, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Interfaze Educational Productions, Inc.]
$5,000
For a documentary about a modernist high-rise office tower in São Paulo and the homeless residents who come to inhabit it.
$5,000
UNDOCUMENTED JUSTICE – Marlene Morris, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of The Film Collaborative]
$5,000
For a 50-minute documentary about undocumented attorney Luis Cortes Romero, as he represents 800,000 DACA recipients in a case before the US Supreme Court.
$4,000
WAGING CHANGE (Pandemic Segment) – Abby Ginzberg, Berkeley
[A fiscally sponsored project of Kovno Communications]
$4,000
To support a new pandemic segment of WAGING CHANGE, a documentary that investigates challenges faced by restaurant workers forced to live off tips.
TOTAL: $214,500
2021 Small Arts Grants