Kenneth Rainin Foundation

Happy New Year! Are you looking for a new job in 2025? Apply by January 15 to lead our Arts grantmaking program.

In 2024, we celebrated 15 years of enhancing life through the Arts, Education and Health. As we close out the year, take a look back at the lessons and key milestones our CEO Jen Rainin shared.

Are you interested in joining the Kenneth Rainin Foundation team? We’re hiring for a Director of Arts Strategy & Ventures. Learn more about this opportunity to lead the Arts Program grantmaking and evaluation.

The Kenneth Rainin Foundation offices are closed December 23 through January 3. We hope you enjoy the holiday season and have a peaceful end to the year.

Meet us in Hawaii this July to hear the latest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease research and exchange ideas to advance our understanding and improve the lives of patients with this complex disease. Learn more about the 2025 Innovations Symposium and register to attend.

Saqib Keval, People’s Kitchen Collective co-founder and one of our inaugural Rainin Arts Fellows, uses food as a tool for social change. Learn about his inspiration for his approach to food and catch him on Netflix’s “Chef’s Table: Volume 7,” which is now streaming.

“We’re a tight-knit community doing amazing work. We connect with each other. We rely on each other. And that’s what it takes. Thank you so much and here’s to 2025!” - Dana Cilono, Education Director It was an honor to gather with our Education grantees last week to celebrate their incredible work to improve early literacy in Oakland. Photo credit: Julio Duffoo Photography

“Our greatest strength lies in the people who make up our community and the partnerships we’ve built together.” - Shelley Trott, Executive Director We’re grateful for our grantee partners and the incredible work they do. Read about our new Executive Director’s aspirations for the Foundation and her plans to continue listening to grantees about barriers to progress so we can work together to transcend them.

I am thrilled to share that the Kenneth Rainin Foundation is hiring its next Director of Arts Strategy & Ventures! Join our amazing team and help lead the Foundation's Arts program. The application closes on January 15, 2025, and the initial screening of applications will take place in late January. The Arts Team stewards foundation resources (people, money, power, culture) in alignment with the Arts program’s strategies and values to achieve the Foundation’s vision and mission. The Team is a group of highly experienced individuals and dynamic leaders with technical expertise in their professional area and experience driving Arts program strategies and goals. The Team plays an important leadership role locally and nationally in supporting the Bay Area arts ecosystem.  

The SFFILM Rainin Grant funds narrative feature films that address social justice issues and the SFFILM Rainin Filmmakers with Disabilities Grant supports films that specifically address stories from the disability community. Explore the 20 projects receiving funding through these two unique programs.