How much funding does East Bay Fund for Artists provide?

East Bay Fund for Artists provides Varies by project in funding.

When is the deadline for East Bay Fund for Artists?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

East Bay Fund for Artists runs on an annual cycle.

Funding Amount

Varies by project

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

The East Bay Fund for Artists supports local artists and arts organizations in the East Bay to create new and diverse works of art.

Geographic Scope: East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)

Focus Areas:

Arts and culture projects
New artistic works across multiple disciplines (visual arts, performance, music, theater, dance, multimedia, installation, etc.)
Projects with social and cultural impact

Impact to Date:

Since its creation, the fund has supported over 200 new projects created by over 300 individual artists
Has leveraged a total of $3.1M for local artists and arts organizations in the East Bay
Recent grant cycle (2018) awarded 23 grants totaling over $130,000 to support 46 local artists

Eligibility: Local artists and arts organizations in the East Bay

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

By dollars: California 55%, Massachusetts 11%, District of Columbia 10%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA; Berkeley, CA.
39% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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