CCI Zoo Labs: FUND

Cycle

Twice a year

Next expected

May 19, 2027

Tracked since

September 2026

Deadlines each year: May 19 · July 7

From the program guidelines: “2025 application period: May 19 – July 7 (closed).”

• Hip Hop for the People

  Emeryville, CA · 2025

  $50K

• Oakland Parks & Recreation Foundation

  Oakland, CA · 2025

  $25K

• 51OAKLAND

  Oakland, CA · 2025

  $15K

• Cultura Y Arte Nativa De Las Americas

  San Francisco, CA · 2024

  $25K

• Intersection for the Arts

  San Francisco, CA · 2024

  $25K

8 grants in Center for Cultural Innovation's 2023–2025 filings reference “CCI Zoo Labs” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

Grants in 2025

30

Total given

$2.34M

Median grant

$50K

Range

$6,000–$500K

• 26% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California, where this grant's project is located.
• By dollars: California 26%, Oregon 21%, Alabama 13%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; Boston, MA; San Francisco, CA.
• 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
• 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

• Beloved Economies LLC · Beaverton, OR

  Ambitious program

  $500K

• Ekvnv Yefolecvlke · Weogufka, AL

  Ambitious program

  $300K

• East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Inc · Oakland, CA

  Ambitious program

  $250K

• Historic Clayborn Temple · Memphis, TN

  Ambitious program

  $150K

• Boston Ujima Project Inc · Boston, MA

  Ambitious program

  $125K