Funding Amount

$5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Laurie Pitman Award

Award Amount: $5,000 annual award

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
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    artsmusic-educationeducationk-12-schools

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