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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943289283Est. 1998-05

KENNETH RAININ FOUNDATION

OAKLAND, CA 94612

Total Assets

$641.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$16.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

218

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$900K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$274K

Arts - deepened focus on systems change framework through intentional learning and strategic investment in innovative models, access to space, and policy & advocacy. Enhanced transparency and access for historically excluded artists by facilitating a series of community dialogues. Undertook a program review and refinement of the new & experimental works (new) program. Created four videos highlighting awardees of the rainin arts fellowship.

Program 2

$116K

Education - evaluated the impact of the program's system-level strategy to inform a strategic refresh. Curated stories and lessons from grantees to showcase their work and inform philanthropic efforts and policy conversations. Convened grantees and partners to support collaboration and learning. Conducted stakeholder interviews to design grant priorities. Deepened relationships within local and national funding spaces to amplify funding efforts and strengthen grantmaking practices.

Program 3

$729K

Health - hosted an annual health innovations symposium virtually, bringing together early career and seasoned scientists and experts from around the world who are advancing inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) research. Expanded capacity around diversity, equity and inclusion in ibd research. Began exploring a variety of partners who may be eligible for a response fund grant.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$10.4M

Total Expenses

$37.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$24.6M

Distributable Amount

$30.2M

Min. Investment Return

$30.1M

Undistributed Income

$23.9M

Payout rate 81%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.81%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

218 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $30K to maximum $900K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $17.2M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$4.1M
9 grants
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY
$3.1M
4 grants
COMMUNITY ARTS STABILIZATION
$3M
3 grants
CARES FOR LEARNING
$2.8M
4 grants
EDUCATION FOR CHANGE
$2.7M
4 grants
UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC
$1.8M
3 grants
THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INNOVATION
$1.1M
5 grants
ASPIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$945K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
147
grants
$10–50K
140
grants
$50–250K
179
grants
$250K–1M
33
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

California
$27.9M
62% of total
Minnesota
$3.4M
7% of total
New York
$3.0M
7% of total
Illinois
$2.9M
6% of total
Massachusetts
$2.3M
5% of total
Ohio
$975K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$805K
2% of total
Missouri
$800K
2% of total
Connecticut
$610K
1% of total
Washington
$545K
1% of total

+15 more states

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