Laurie Pitman Award
Funding Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Named After: Laurie Pitman, long-standing AOK Board member who served for 15 years and acted as Board President for over half of that time
Purpose: Introduced in AOK's 25th year to honor Laurie's invaluable contributions and vision of providing every child in Oakland with great arts education every week
Geographic Scope: Oakland, California
Eligible Recipients: Arts education providers serving Oakland public schools
Funding Focus: Hands-on arts education programs serving students who attend financially oppressed Oakland public schools
Award Design: Recognizes exceptional Landis Grant applicants that would otherwise be disqualified from funding, including:
- Excellent projects that don't quite fit Landis Grant guidelines
- Outstanding projects required to take one year off from funding per guidelines
- Exemplary past recipients that may not have applied in a given year
Eligibility Requirement: Applicants must first apply for and be awarded a Landis Grant to be eligible for the Laurie Pitman Award
Contact Info:
- Phone: (510) 488-3036
- Email: info@artsforoaklandkids.org
- Address: 3871 Piedmont Avenue #11, Oakland, CA 94611
What Arts for Oakland Kids actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Arts for Oakland Kids reported $65K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2024, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $60K
- Median grant
- $60K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA.
Example grants
Arts Education Grants · Oakland, CA
To fund art programs
$60K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
- Music education
- Education
- K-12 schools
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