California Arts Council 2019–2020 Local Impact Grant Listings
Local Impact supports community-driven arts projects for small and mid-sized arts organizations to foster equity, access, and opportunity in historically marginalized communities by centering the arts as a vehicle for building strong, healthy, vibrant, and resilient communities. Learn more at http://arts.ca.gov/programs/li.php.
Number of Grants Awarded: 240 Total Investment: $4,111,980
Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
3RD I SOUTH ASIAN LI-19-6757 San Francisco $20,000 INDEPENDENT FILM
ABADA-CAPOEIRA LI-19-8620 San Francisco $19,000 SAN FRANCISCO
ABHINAYA DANCE COMPANY LI-19-8431 Santa Clara $19,000 OF SAN JOSE INC
ABO COMIX LI-19-6766 Alameda $6,650
AFRO URBAN SOCIETY LI-19-8178 Alameda $19,000
AFROSOLO THEATRE LI-19-7115 San Francisco $20,000 COMPANY
AGGREGATE SPACE LI-19-8267 Alameda $17,860 GALLERY
AIMUSIC SCHOOL LI-19-7584 Santa Clara $19,000
ALEXANDER VALLEY LI-19-9134 Sonoma $18,000 FILM SOCIETY
ALTERNATIVE THEATER LI-19-8317 Marin $19,000 ENSEMBLE
ANNE BLUETHENTHAL LI-19-8159 San Francisco $20,000 AND DANCERS
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL INC LI-19-7387 San Francisco $18,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 1 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION LI-19-8378 Contra Costa $19,000
ART OF THE MATTER LI-19-7625 San Francisco $18,000 PERFORMANCE FOUNDATION
ARTE AMERICAS THE LI-19-8331 Fresno $18,000 MEXICAN ARTS CENTER
ARTOGETHER LI-19-8403 Alameda $17,338
ARTS COUNCIL OF KERN LI-19-7742 Kern $14,355
ARTS FOR THE SCHOOLS LI-19-8148 Nevada $18,000
ARTS ORANGE COUNTY LI-19-6870 Orange $19,000
ARTSPAN LI-19-8692 San Francisco $20,000
ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN LI-19-8225 San Francisco $18,000 ARTISTS ASSOCIATION INC
ASIAN IMPROV ARTS LI-19-8720 San Francisco $19,000
ASSOCIATION FOR THE LI-19-8678 Los Angeles $19,000 ADVANCEMENT OF FILIPINO AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL OF PHIL ARTS & CULTURE
ATTITUDINAL HEALING LI-19-8139 Alameda $19,000 CONNECTION INC
AU CO VIETNAMESE LI-19-8360 San Francisco $19,000 CULTURAL CENTER
AUNT LUTE FOUNDATION LI-19-8538 San Francisco $18,000
AXIS DANCE COMPANY LI-19-8156 Alameda $20,000
AYPAL: BUILDING API LI-19-7959 Alameda $15,200 COMMUNITY POWER
AYUDANDO LATINOS LI-19-7473 San Mateo $19,000 A SONAR
BENITA BIKES LI-19-7082 Los Angeles $3,825 DANCEART INC
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 2 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
BLACK JOY PARADE LI-19-8304 Alameda $19,000
BLUE MOUNTAIN COALITION LI-19-8639 Calaveras $12,888 FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES INC
BOOMSHAKE MUSIC LI-19-7035 Alameda $18,000
BRASARTE THE LI-19-8049 Alameda $19,930 DAMASCENO BRAZILIAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE
BROCKUS PROJECT LI-19-8475 Los Angeles $3,825 DANCE COMPANY
CALIDANZA DANCE LI-19-7068 Sacramento $19,000 COMPANY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE LI-19-8945 Alameda $20,000 FOR COMMUNITY, ART, AND NATURE
CAPITAL DANCE PROJECT LI-19-8669 Sacramento $13,500
CASA CIRCULO LI-19-8735 San Mateo $15,100 CULTURAL INC
CASHION CULTURAL LI-19-7660 Santa Clara $19,000 LEGACY
CENTER FOR THE STUDY LI-19-7120 Los Angeles $20,000 OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS
CHAMBER MUSIC UNBOUND LI-19-7412 Mono $19,000
CHHANDAM CHITRESH LI-19-8228 San Francisco $19,000 DAS DANCE COMPANY
CHINESE CULTURAL LI-19-8105 San Francisco $20,000 PRODUCTIONS
CHITRESH DAS INSTITUTE LI-19-8601 San Francisco $18,000
CHRYSALIS STUDIO LI-19-8448 San Francisco $20,000
CIRCO ZERO LI-19-8687 San Francisco $19,000
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY LI-19-8815 Ventura $18,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 3 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
COLLAGE DANCE THEATRE LI-19-8730 Los Angeles $19,000
COMPANY OF ANGELS INC LI-19-7271 Los Angeles $19,000
CONTRA TIEMPO LI-19-7310 Los Angeles $19,000
CORNERSTONE LI-19-8311 Los Angeles $19,000 THEATER COMPANY INC
COUNTERPULSE LI-19-8033 San Francisco $20,000
CRE OUTREACH LI-19-8365 Los Angeles $19,000 FOUNDATION INC
CROWDED FIRE LI-19-8233 San Francisco $14,668 THEATER COMPANY
CUBACARIBE LI-19-6814 San Francisco $20,000
DANCE ELIXIR LI-19-8032 Alameda $20,000
DANCESSENCE INC LI-19-7090 Los Angeles $12,600
DNAGA LI-19-7065 Alameda $19,000
DSTL ARTS LI-19-8229 Los Angeles $20,000
DUNIYA DANCE AND LI-19-8375 San Francisco $19,000 DRUM COMPANY
EAGLE ROCK COMMUNITY LI-19-7208 Los Angeles $11,700 CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
EAST BAY CENTER FOR LI-19-8320 Alameda $19,000 THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL ARTS
EBONY REPERTORY LI-19-8388 Los Angeles $20,000 THEATRE INC
EKTAA CENTER LI-19-8037 Orange $19,000
EL TEATRO CAMPESINO LI-19-8621 San Benito $20,000
ELDERGIVERS LI-19-8947 San Francisco $20,000
EMBODIMENT PROJECT LI-19-9156 San Francisco $19,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 4 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
ENRICHING LIVES LI-19-7689 Marin $20,000 THROUGH MUSIC
EPIPHANY DANCE THEATER LI-19-8294 San Francisco $16,200
ETH-NOH-TEC CREATIONS LI-19-7096 San Francisco $20,000
EVERYBODY DANCE NOW LI-19-8546 Santa Barbara $19,000
EYE ZEN PRESENTS LI-19-8526 San Francisco $19,000
FAMILY RESOURCE & LI-19-6971 San Joaquin $20,000 REFERRAL CENTER OF SAN JOAQUIN
FERN STREET LI-19-7791 San Diego $19,000 COMMUNITY ARTS INC
FIRST EXPOSURES LI-19-8090 San Francisco $19,000
FIRST NIGHT MONTEREY INC LI-19-8219 Monterey $19,000
FIRST VOICE INC LI-19-8313 San Francisco $19,000
FLORICANTO LI-19-7366 Los Angeles $19,000 DANCE THEATRE
FLYAWAY PRODUCTIONS LI-19-6979 San Francisco $19,000
FOGLIFTER PRESS LI-19-8496 San Francisco $9,503
FRESH MEAT PRODUCTIONS LI-19-8437 San Francisco $19,000
FUNSCH DANCE LI-19-7055 San Francisco $18,000 EXPERIENCE
FUSE THEATRE INC LI-19-7693 San Mateo $13,500
GAMELAN SEKAR JAYA LI-19-8465 Alameda $18,946
GENRYU ARTS LI-19-7597 San Francisco $19,000
GIRLS ROCK SB LI-19-8695 Santa Barbara $17,237
GOLDEN THREAD LI-19-8230 San Francisco $19,000 PRODUCTIONS
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 5 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
GREAT LEAP LI-19-6679 Los Angeles $19,000 INCORPORATED
GREEN ART WORKSHOP LI-19-7903 San Francisco $18,000
GREENLY ART SPACE LI-19-8116 Los Angeles $11,015
GROWN WOMEN DANCE LI-19-7243 Contra Costa $19,000 COLLECTIVE
HERNANDEZ MARIACHI LI-19-8980 Los Angeles $20,000 HERITAGE SOCIETY
HIERO FOUNDATION LI-19-9166 Alameda $19,000
HIGHWAYS INC LI-19-8067 Los Angeles $20,000
HIJOS DEL SOL ARTS LI-19-8581 Monterey $20,000 PRODUCTIONS
HIPHOPFORCHANGE INC LI-19-6779 Alameda $18,000
IDRIS ACKAMOOR AND LI-19-6617 San Francisco $20,000 CULTURAL ODYSSEY
IMPERIAL COUNTY LI-19-8307 Imperial $3,600 FILM COMMISSION
IMPRINT CITY LI-19-8093 San Francisco $18,000
INDEPENDENT LI-19-8441 Inyo $4,038 PROJECT PRESS
INNER CITY YOUTH LI-19-7156 Los Angeles $18,000 ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES INCORPORATED
INSTITUTO MAZATLAN LI-19-7089 Sacramento $15,210 BELLAS ARTES DE SACRAMENTO
INTERNATIONAL LI-19-8440 Yolo $16,435 HOUSE DAVIS
INVERTIGO DANCE THEATRE LI-19-8262 Los Angeles $20,000
INYO COUNCIL FOR LI-19-7227 Inyo $20,000 THE ARTS
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 6 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
JESS CURTISGRAVITY INC LI-19-8703 San Francisco $18,000
JUSTICE BY UNITING IN LI-19-7628 Los Angeles $12,873 CREATIVE ENERGY-JUICE
KEARNY STREET LI-19-8132 San Francisco $20,000 WORKSHOP
KINGS REGIONAL LI-19-7885 Kings $19,000 TRADITIONAL FOLK ARTS INC
KITKA INC LI-19-8544 Alameda $19,000
KNIGHTS OF INDULGENCE LI-19-8844 Sonoma $11,400 THEATRE UNITED STATES
KOREAN CULTURE CENTER - LI-19-8609 Alameda $10,355 URISAWE INC
KOREATOWN OAKLAND LI-19-8532 Alameda $17,062
KULINTANG ARTS INC LI-19-8566 San Francisco $19,000
KULTIVATE LABS LI-19-8452 San Francisco $19,000
LA COMMONS LI-19-8158 Los Angeles $19,000
LAMBDA LITERARY LI-19-8136 Los Angeles $19,000 FOUNDATION
LANCASTER MUSEUM AND LI-19-7667 Los Angeles $18,000 PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION
LAS FOTOS PROJECT LI-19-8723 Los Angeles $20,000
LATINO CENTER OF ART LI-19-9137 Sacramento $18,000 AND CULTURE
LEELA INSTITUTE LI-19-8523 Los Angeles $18,000
LENORA LEE DANCE LI-19-8617 San Francisco $19,000
LIBERTY PAINTING CORP LI-19-7146 Siskiyou $18,000
LITQUAKE FOUNDATION LI-19-7316 San Francisco $19,000
LIVING JAZZ LI-19-6696 Alameda $19,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 7 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
LOBSTER LI-19-8275 San Francisco $6,912 THEATER PROJECT
LONG BEACH LI-19-6994 Los Angeles $2,700 YOUTH CHORUS
LOS ANGELES MUSIC LI-19-8125 Los Angeles $20,000 AND ART SCHOOL
LUNA KIDS DANCE INC LI-19-7688 Alameda $20,000
M5ARTS LI-19-8445 Sacramento $19,000
MALAYA FILIPINO LI-19-7963 Los Angeles $5,143 AMERICAN DANCE ARTS
MANILATOWN HERITAGE LI-19-6804 San Francisco $18,000 FOUNDATION
MARIN SOCIETY LI-19-7318 Marin $11,700 OF ARTISTS INC
MARIPOSA COUNTY ARTS LI-19-8562 Mariposa $17,000 COUNCIL INC
MEDIA ARTS SANTA ANA LI-19-6930 Orange $19,000 (MASA)
MEDIA4GOOD INC LI-19-7902 Santa Barbara $18,000
MISSION PEAK CHAMBER LI-19-6970 Alameda $17,618 SINGERS INC
MORONGO BASIN LI-19-8121 San Bernardino $19,000 CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL
MUSIC AND KIDS A LI-19-8552 Los Angeles $18,000 CALIFORNIA NON PROFIT CORPORATION
MUSICIANS AT PLAY LI-19-7732 Los Angeles $14,250 FOUNDATION INC
NA LEI HULU I KA WEKIU LI-19-8472 San Francisco $18,000 HULA HALAU
NAKA DANCE THEATER LI-19-7525 San Francisco $19,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 8 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
NAVA DANCE THEATRE LI-19-8351 Contra Costa $2,375
NEAR & ARNOLDS SCHOOL LI-19-9170 Mendocino $19,000 OF PERFORMING ARTS & CULTURAL EDUCATION
NETWORK OF MYANMAR LI-19-6844 Los Angeles $18,050 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
NEWFILMMAKERS LI-19-7830 Los Angeles $18,050 LOS ANGELES
NO EASY PROPS INC LI-19-7048 Los Angeles $8,351
NOORANI DANCE LI-19-8066 San Mateo $18,000
OAKLAND BALLET COMPANY LI-19-8190 Alameda $19,000
OAKLAND INTERFAITH LI-19-8305 Alameda $20,000 GOSPEL CHOIR INC
OPERA CULTURA LI-19-8288 Santa Clara $19,000
OUTSIDE THE LENS LI-19-8503 San Diego $20,000
OX LI-19-7926 San Francisco $18,000
PACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENT LI-19-8627 San Diego $19,000
PANAMANIAN LI-19-6963 Los Angeles $12,018 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
THE PGK PROJECT INC LI-19-8733 San Diego $19,000
PIECE BY PIECE LI-19-8614 Los Angeles $19,000
PLAYHOUSE ARTS LI-19-7303 Humboldt $18,000
PONY BOX DANCE THEATRE LI-19-8604 Los Angeles $18,000
POSITIVE ACTION LI-19-6650 San Diego $16,000 COMMUNITY THEATRE
PRIDE PANTHERS LI-19-8716 Fresno $2,925 COALITION INC
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 9 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR LI-19-8611 Los Angeles $20,000 THE ARTS OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
QCC-THE CENTER FOR LI-19-8548 San Francisco $18,000 LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER ART & CULTURE
QUEER REBELS LI-19-8112 San Francisco $11,737 PRODUCTIONS
QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR LI-19-8204 San Francisco $18,000 MEDIA ARTS PROJECT- QWOCMAP
QUINTETO LATINO LI-19-8162 San Mateo $19,000
RADAR PRODUCTIONS INC LI-19-8629 San Francisco $18,000
RED POPPY ART HOUSE LI-19-8446 San Francisco $18,998
RE-PRESENT MEDIA LI-19-8543 San Francisco $19,000
RHYTHM ARTS ALLIANCE LI-19-7022 Los Angeles $20,000
RIVERSIDE ARTS COUNCIL LI-19-8640 Riverside $19,000
THE ROBEY LI-19-6611 Los Angeles $18,000 THEATRE COMPANY
ROOT DIVISION LI-19-8580 San Francisco $20,000
ROYAL STAGE CHRISTIAN LI-19-8491 Sacramento $19,000 PERFORMING ARTS
SACRAMENTO MENS LI-19-8653 Sacramento $8,550 CHORUS
SAFE HOUSE FOR THE LI-19-8428 San Francisco $18,000 PERFORMING ARTS
SALASTINA LI-19-8214 Los Angeles $18,000
SAMAHAN FILIPINO LI-19-8099 San Diego $9,500 AMERICAN PERFORMING ARTS & EDUCATION CENTER
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 10 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
SAMOAN SOLUTIONS LI-19-8134 San Mateo $14,720
SAN DIEGO DANCE THEATER LI-19-7066 San Diego $18,000
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LI-19-8418 San Francisco $19,000 THEATRE COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO BLACK LI-19-8656 San Francisco $19,000 FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO LI-19-7705 San Francisco $18,000 INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP DANCEFEST
SAN FRANCISCO MIME LI-19-8751 San Francisco $20,000 TROUPE
SAN FRANCISCO LI-19-8292 San Francisco $20,000 TRANSGENDER FILM FESTIVAL
SAN JOSE MULTICULTURAL LI-19-8109 Santa Clara $18,700 ARTISTS GUILD INC
SANGAM ARTS LI-19-7202 Santa Clara $20,000
SANTA ANA LI-19-7638 Orange $18,000 BUSINESS COUNCIL
SANTA BARBARA LI-19-8497 Santa Barbara $19,000 COMMUNITY YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SANTA CECILIA OPERA AND LI-19-6839 Los Angeles $18,000 ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION
SANTA CRUZ ART LI-19-8728 Santa Cruz $8,930 LEAGUE INC
SANTA PAULA MUSEUM LI-19-8381 Ventura $10,165 OF ART
SF URBAN FILM FEST LI-19-8660 San Francisco $8,550
SHIPYARD TRUST LI-19-8097 San Francisco $19,000 FOR THE ARTS
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 11 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
SIDE STREET PROJECTS LI-19-8557 Los Angeles $19,000
SIXTH STREET LI-19-6629 San Francisco $19,000 PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
SOL TREASURES LI-19-8088 Monterey $12,600
SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN LI-19-8436 Los Angeles $19,000 FILM FESTIVAL
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE LI-19-8473 San Francisco $17,951
SPECTORDANCE LI-19-8108 Monterey $19,000
STAGEWRITE: BUILDING LI-19-8300 San Francisco $19,000 LITERACY THROUGH THEATRE
STILL HERE PRODUCTIONS LI-19-8645 San Francisco $13,264
STREET POETS INC LI-19-7489 Los Angeles $19,000
STREET SYMPHONY LI-19-7600 Los Angeles $19,000 PROJECT INC
STUDIOS FOR THE LI-19-8563 Sacramento $14,060 PERFORMING ARTS OPERATING CO
SYNCHROMY LI-19-8554 Los Angeles $9,180
SYZYGY DANCE PROJECT LI-19-7061 Marin $9,000
TA YER LI-19-6887 Los Angeles $16,000
TEADA PRODUCTIONS LI-19-7696 Los Angeles $20,000
TEATRO ESPEJO LI-19-7043 Sacramento $18,000
TEATRO VISION LI-19-7332 Santa Clara $19,000
THINGAMAJIGS LI-19-8368 Alameda $19,000
THREE GIRLS THEATRE LI-19-8575 San Francisco $18,000 COMPANY INC
TIA CHUCHAS CENTRO LI-19-8312 Los Angeles $18,000 CULTURAL INC
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 12 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
TOWNSEND OPERA LI-19-8098 Stanislaus $18,000 PLAYERS INC
TRANSCENDANCE YOUTH LI-19-8600 San Diego $19,000 ARTS PROJECT
TRAVELING STORIES LI-19-8330 San Diego $18,000
TRITON MUSEUM OF ART LI-19-8340 Santa Clara $7,600
UPSTATE COMMUNITY LI-19-8457 Butte $19,000 ENHANCEMENT FOUNDATION INC
URBAN JAZZ DANCE LI-19-8157 San Francisco $20,000 COMPANY
URBAN VOICES PROJECT LI-19-7125 Los Angeles $18,000
URBAN X INDIGENOUS LI-19-8622 San Francisco $7,942
VELASLAVASAY PANORAMA LI-19-8401 Los Angeles $18,000
VERSA-STYLE LI-19-7975 Los Angeles $15,200 DANCE COMPANY
VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN LI-19-8231 Orange $15,200 ARTS AND LETTERS ASSOCIATION
VISALIA ARTS LI-19-8708 Tulare $19,000 CONSORTIUM INC
VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LI-19-8195 Los Angeles $19,000 MEDIA
VIVER BRASIL LI-19-6924 Los Angeles $20,000 DANCE COMPANY
WATSONVILLE LI-19-7158 Santa Cruz $19,000 FILM FESTIVAL
WILD ART GROUP LI-19-8208 Los Angeles $9,765
WOMEN’S CENTER LI-19-7834 Los Angeles $19,000 FOR CREATIVE WORK
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 13 Organization Application ID County Grant Award Amount
WORLD STAGE LI-19-8130 Los Angeles $19,000 PERFORMANCE GALLERY
THE WRITERS GROTTO LI-19-8432 San Francisco $9,500
YOLO COUNTY LI-19-8714 Yolo $17,100 ARTS COUNCIL INC
YOUTH ART EXCHANGE LI-19-8007 San Francisco $19,000
YOUTH SPIRIT ARTWORKS LI-19-7260 Alameda $19,000
YULIA MALUTA, TRANSFORM LI-19-8334 Santa Barbara $16,863 THROUGH ARTS
ZACCHO SF LI-19-7841 San Francisco $19,000
ZAWAYA LI-19-6727 San Mateo $19,000
California Arts Council | 2019 – 2020 LI Grant Listings | 14