Sightline, a new arts space at Pier 29 in San Francisco, is accepting proposals for community-centered programming & private events. Our friends at Community Arts Stabilization Trust have transformed this formerly vacant waterfront building into a home for arts & culture.
The findings add evidence of early inflammatory markers to predict the risk of developing Crohn’s disease. They also offer a promising vaccine component to prevent disease onset.
We support research that has the potential to transform the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of IBD. We’re proud to have provided funding for the development of the cytometric bead array used in this study.
Celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, at The Lawrence Hall of Science. They’re offering $5 entry to join the Society of Women Engineers to design, build and test hands-on activities and meet women engineers from University of California, Berkeley.
Whether you’re an established investigator or early in your career, the digital poster sessions at our annual Symposium are an open invitation to share findings & learn from others in the field. Submit an abstract & apply for a Travel Award by March 31.
Our New & Experimental Works Program is now open for applications. Apply by March 24 for grants of $5K-$30K. Funding provides unrestricted and artist fee support to small and mid-size arts organizations to produce visionary works of dance and theater.
This Sunday, March 1, Open Spaces Program grantee Megan Lowe Dances will perform “Chinatown Connections” at Oakland Chinatown’s fourth annual Lantern Festival. The event will feature food booths, Asian & Black artist vendors, a community altar honoring immigrant rights & family-friendly activities.
@keystonesymposia.bsky.social and Endocrine Society published “Science Advocacy For Biomedical Researchers: Make Your Voice Heard!” It offers scientists the guidance, knowledge and tools they need to fight funding cuts and garner public and political support for investing in research.
The 9th annual Black Joy Parade is happening in Oakland this Sunday, February 22. Enjoy performances and activities for the whole family, and support Black owned vendors. The parade will begin at 14th Street & Broadway at 12:30 PM.
Every year, scientists from around the world gather at our Symposium to share knowledge, build relationships & advance IBD research. At a time when science is facing challenges & constraints, we remain committed to creating space for curiosity & collaboration. Read about this year’s event.
Happy Lunar New Year! Join Oakland Museum of California for the 25th anniversary of their annual celebration. On Feb 21, the museum will offer a full day of performances, family-friendly storytelling, hands-on activities, food from local Asian American Pacific Islander chefs & community connection.
Our grantees @castsf.bsky.social & Artist Space Trust were featured in the New York Times! We’re proud to support their work to secure affordable space to ensure artists can live & create in the Bay Area. And we’re excited that these models are inspiring cities across the country & around the world.
Our Scientific Advisory Board member Dr. David Artis is a co-corresponding author. We’re proud to support collaborations like this that lead to medical breakthroughs.
Innovator Awards grantee Dr. Chun-Jun Guo shared findings that could lead to a new cancer treatment. Instead of targeting tumors directly, clinicians may one day be able to reshape a patient’s gut microbiome or diet to starve tumors while supercharging immune cells.
“Black Spaces: Reclaim & Remain” shares how Black American communities use creativity & resistance to carve out places to hold their histories & futures despite systemic oppression. Adrian Burrell, our 2024 Rainin Arts Fellow in Film, is the lead artist of the exhibition.
Applications are open for the 2026 SFFILM Rainin Grant. Grants of up to $25K support the screenwriting, development or post-production of films that address social justice issues. Grantees also receive access to the FilmHouse and benefit from SFFILM’s comprehensive artist development programs.
SFFILM announced the 2026 FilmHouse Residents. This year’s group of Bay Area-based storytellers will make use of SFFILM’s shared workspace and gain artistic guidance and support to develop their narrative and documentary film projects.
In this blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, our Executive Director Shelley Trott talks about how the moment we’re in sets the stage for a "Third Founding" that centers human dignity, agency & possibility. Read about the role philanthropy—and each of us—plays in transforming this moment.
"It’s our turn now. What we dream and build from these ashes matters. We cannot surrender our rights to the patterns of oppression that have so often inflicted suffering on the most vulnerable."
The Literacy & Justice For All Symposium returns next month. This annual event promotes effective practices in literacy and reading skills. Attendees will learn from leaders in literacy education, network with literacy professionals and discover practical tools to implement meaningful change.
Our 2025 Response Fund provided additional unrestricted operating support to existing grantees to offset unforeseen shortfalls. Our investments created momentum around systems change work and advanced collaborative funding and learning efforts in the arts.
Explore arts in action as a force for civic engagement, movement building and community transformation. Tickets for CA Arts & Culture Summit on April 20 and registration for Arts Advocacy Day on April 21 are now open.
Sidhartha Sinha, MD, a Rainin Foundation grantee and senior author on this paper, studied the fasting mimicking diet (FMD) in Crohn’s disease patients after earlier research showed that diet could reduce a common marker of systemic inflammation.
Our Education Program used the 2025 Response Fund to develop a multiyear policy and advocacy strategy, planting seeds that will benefit young people for years to come. This has allowed us to invest in organizations that are focused on critical literacy issues.
BANANAS is hosting their first playgroup of the year at the Main Oakland Library today, January 23, from 12-1:30 PM. These playgroups give children a place to pretend, play, celebrate music and create art while parents can gain new tools and learn more about child development.
We invite applications for our New & Experimental Works Program from March 3-24, 2026. Grants of $5K-$30K provide unrestricted and artist fee support to small and mid-size dance and theater organizations to produce visionary works relevant to the communities they serve.
Amid federal cuts to scientific research, we used our 2025 Response Fund to benefit early career scientists working on Foundation-funded IBD research. Beyond direct grants, we also financed a documentary aimed at shifting harmful narratives about science.
A flyer detailing the schedule of events for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Film Festival. 11 AM: "Mighty Times: The Children's March" 12 PM: "MLK/FBI" 2 PM: "Mr. Civil Rights: Thurgood Marshall & the NAACP" 3:30 PM: "Four Little Girls" 5 PM: "Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker"
Visit the African American Museum and Library at Oakland today for a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Film Festival. Watch civil rights film screenings and bring the whole family for kid-friendly hands-on activities from 11 AM – 6 PM.
Register to attend: oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/694b3...
