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Overview

Living Cultures Grant

Organization: Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA)

Geographic Scope: California

Focus Areas: Support for folk and traditional arts projects and programs

Overview: The Living Cultures Grant program supports traditional arts initiatives. This program has provided funding to cultural organizations and projects documenting and preserving traditional cultural heritage. For example, the Friends of Negro Spirituals' oral history project "In Our Own Words–The Negro Spirituals Heritage Keepers" was supported in part by ACTA's Living Cultures Grants Program in 2007.

What Alliance for California Traditional Arts actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
48
Total given
$675K
Median grant
$13K
Range
$13K–$50K
  • By dollars: California 89%, Maryland 7%, PR 4%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Jose, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

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    $25K

  • Cambodian American Resource a · San Jose, CA

    Taproot Fellowship

    $25K

  • Dancers Group · San Francisco, CA

    Living Cultures Program

    $25K

  • Another Level Training Academ · Fresno, CA

    Living Cultures Program

    $13K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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