Grant Year: 2018

70th Annual San Francisco Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
San Francisco,
CA
826 Valencia Free Tutoring Program
San Francisco,
CA
African American Arts and Culture Complex – Juneteenth Celebration
San Francisco,
CA
African American Arts and Culture Complex – San Francisco Black Film Festival
San Francisco,
CA
Alameda Boys & Girls Club
Alameda,
CA
Alameda County Community Food Bank
Oakland,
CA
Alameda High School Music Boosters
Alameda,
CA
Alexander Valley Film Society
Cloverdale,
CA
Alexander Valley Film Society
Cloverdale,
CA
ALIVE
Castro Valley,
CA
Alliance for the Study of the Holocaust – Jewish Music Series
Rohnert Park,
CA
Amateur Music Network
San Francisco,
CA
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
American Conservatory Theatre Foundation – Young Conservatory Scholarships
San Francisco,
CA
Ardenwood Elementary PTA
Fremont,
CA
Arroyo High School Instrumental Music Boosters
San Lorenzo,
CA
Art Escape
Sonoma,
CA
Arts Council Of Mendocino County
Ukiah,
CA
Arts Council Of Mendocino County
Ukiah,
CA
Aseltine School
San Diego,
CA
Aseltine School
San Diego,
CA
Aseltine School – Fine Arts Program
San Diego,
CA
Awesome Ochestra Open Sessions
San Francisco,
CA
Awesome Orchestra
San Francisco,
CA
Axis Dance Company
Oakland,
CA
Axis Dance Company
Oakland,
CA
Axis Dance Company – Dance Access Kids!
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Girls Rock
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Girls Rock
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Girls Rock
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Girls Rock
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Girls Rock Summer Camp
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Green Tours – Farm to School
Oakland,
CA
Bay Area Music Project – After-school Programs
Alameda,
CA
Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley FILM Foundation
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley High Jazz Association
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley High Jazz Association
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley High Jazz Association
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Music Group
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Music Group
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Music Group
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Music Group
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Music Group – Concert Career Pathways
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
Berkeley,
CA
Berkeley Society for the Preservation of Traditional Music
Berkeley,
CA
Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center
San Rafael,
CA
Black History Month Musical Program
San Francisco,
CA
Black Marketplace
San Francisco,
CA
Blue Bear School of American Music
San Francisco,
CA
Blue Bear School of American Music
San Francisco,
CA
Blue Bear School of American Music
San Francisco,
CA
Blue Bear School of American Music
San Francisco,
CA
BoomShake Arts Street Drumming Intensive
San Francisco,
Ca
BORP – Youth Adaptive Sports
Berkeley,
CA
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco – 13th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
San Francisco,
CA
Bread and Roses Benefit Agency
Corte Madera,
CA
Bread and Roses Benefit Agency
Corte Madera,
CA
Bread and Roses Benefit Presents
Corte Madera,
CA
Budding Artist Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
Budding Artist Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
Budding Artist Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
Budding Artist Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
California Food Education
Concord,
CA
California Institute of Integral Studies
San Francisco,
CA
California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. F.K.A Jazzschool, Inc.
Berkeley,
CA
California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. F.K.A Jazzschool, Inc.
Berkeley,
CA
California Jazz Conservatory, Inc. F.K.A Jazzschool, Inc.
Berkeley,
CA
California Jazz Conservatory, Jazzschool
Berkeley,
CA
California Poets in the Schools
Santa Rosa,
CA
California Poets in the Schools
Santa Rosa,
CA
California Poets in the Schools
Santa Rosa,
CA
California Poets in the Schools
Santa Rosa,
CA
California Poets in the Schools – Sonoma Poetry Festival
Santa Rosa,
CA
California State University, East Bay
Hayward,
CA
California State Wildlife Foundation
Oakland,
CA
California State Wildlife Foundation
Oakland,
CA
California State Wildlife Foundation
Berkeley,
CA
California State Wildlife Foundation (doing business as California Wildlife Foundation)
Oakland,
CA
California Wildlife Foundation – California Oaks
Oakland,
CA
Canal Family Support – Kids Club
San Francisco,
CA
Canal Family Support Kids Club
San Francisco,
CA
Cantare Con Vivo
Oakland,
CA
Cantare Con Vivo
Oakland,
CA
Cantare Con Vivo
Oakland,
CA
Cantare Con Vivo
Oakland,
CA
Cantare Con Vivo Children’s Choirs of Oakland
Oakland,
CA
Catholic Charities CYO of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Center for New Music San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Center for New Music San Francisco, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Center for New Music San Francisco, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Ceres Community Project
Sebastopol,
CA
Ceres Community Project
Sebastopol,
CA
Ceres Community Project
Sebastopol,
CA
Ceres Community Project – Healing Meals for Healthy Communities
Sebastopol,
CA
Ceres Community Project – Marin
Sebastopol,
CA
Chabad of San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Chabad of San Francisco – Menorah Project
San Francisco,
CA
Chapter 510 Ink
Oakland,
CA
Chapter 510 Ink
Oakland,
CA
Chapter 510 Ink – First Friday
Oakland,
CA
Cinnabar Arts Corporation – Young Rep Summer Camp
Petaluma,
CA
City Lights Theater Company
San Jose,
CA
City Slicker Farms
Oakland,
CA
Community Initiatives
Oakland,
CA
Community Initiatives
Oakland,
CA
Community Initiatives – At The Crossroads
Oakland,
CA
Community Initiatives – Harmony Project
San Francisco,
CA
Community Music Center San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Community Music Center San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Community Music Center San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Community School of Music & Arts
Mountain View,
CA
Community School of Music & Arts
Mountain View,
CA
Community School of Music & Arts
Mountain View,
CA
Community School of Music & Arts
Mountain View,
CA
Conservation Value Institute
El Cerrito,
CA
Cougar Band Aides, Inc. – El Dorado High School Music
Placerville,
CA
Creativity Explored
San Francisco,
CA
CreaTV San Jose
San Jose,
CA
CreaTV San Jose (San Jose Community Media Access Corp.)
San Jose,
CA
CreaTV San Jose (San Jose Community Media Access)
San Jose,
CA
CubaCaribe
san francisco,
CA
Culture For One, Inc.
New York,
NY
Culture For One, Inc.
New York,
NY
Dancer’s Group
San Francisco,
CA
Dancer’s Group
San Francisco,
CA
Dancer’s Group
San Francisco,
CA
Destiny Arts Center
Oakland,
CA
Destiny Arts Center
Oakland,
CA
Destiny Arts Center
Oakland,
CA
Downieville Tennis & Education Association
Downieville,
CA
Downieville Tennis & Education Association
Downieville,
CA
Drama In The Classroom
San Francisco,
Ca
DrawBridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children
San Rafael,
CA
DrawBridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children
San Rafael,
CA
DrawBridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children
San Rafael,
CA
Drum Corp Boom Shake
San Francisco,
CA
Early Childhood Mental Health Program
Richmond,
CA
Earth Island Institute
Berkeley,
CA
East Bay Agency for Children
Oakland,
CA
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond,
CA
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond,
CA
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond,
CA
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Richmond,
CA
East Bay Center For The Performing Arts – After-School Program
Richmond,
CA
Ecology Center, Inc
Berkeley,
CA
El Camino Youth Symphony Association – Endangered Instruments Program
Palo Alto,
CA
El Centro De Libertad
Redwood City,
CA
Eldergivers
San Francisco,
CA
Eldergivers
San Francisco,
CA
Eldergivers
San Francisco,
CA
Eldergivers – Art With Elders
San Francisco,
CA
Enactivist – Immigrant Yarn Project
San Francisco,
CA
Enriching Lives through Music
Larkspur,
CA
Enriching Lives through Music
Larkspur,
CA
Enriching Lives through Music
San Rafael,
CA
Enriching Lives through Music
San Rafael,
CA
Environmental Volunteers
Palo Alto,
CA
Environmental Volunteers
Palo Alto,
CA
Environmental Volunteers
Palo Alto,
CA
ETM-Bay Area (Education Through Music- Bay Area) – Zsharp In School Music Education
Walnut,
CA
Family Support Services
Oakland,
CA
Family Support Services – Kinship Youth Program
Oakland,
CA
Felix Gillet Institute
North San Juan,
CA
Fillmore Community Jazz
Concord,
CA
Flyaway Productions
San Francisco,
CA
Food For Thought
Forestville,
CA
Food For Thought
Forestville,
CA
Food For Thought
Forestville,
CA
Food For Thought
Forestville,
CA
Forget Me Not Children’s Services
Santa Rosa,
CA
Freight and Salvage Youth Music Program
Berkeley,
CA
Fresh Meat Productions – Transgender Film Festival
San Francisco,
CA
FRIENDS OF EL CERRITO MUSIC – Instrumental Coaching Program
El Cerrito,
CA
Friends of Oakland Parks & Recreation – Today’s Future Sound
Oakland,
CA
Friends of San Rafael – Canal Arts
San Rafael,
CA
Friends of Sausal Creek (FOSC)
Oakland,
CA
Friends of Sausal Creek (FOSC)
Oakland,
CA
Front Porch Communities Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
Gamelan Sekar Jaya
Oakland,
CA
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society
San Francisco,
CA
Generations in Jazz Foundation
Lafayette,
CA
Generations in Jazz Foundation
Lafayette,
CA
Generations in Jazz Foundation – Summer Music Workshop
Lafayette,
CA
Golden Gate Performing Arts
San Francisco,
CA
Golden Gate Performing Arts
San Francisco,
CA
Greenlight Clinic
San Francisco,
CA
Gritty City Repertory Youth Theatre
Oakland,
CA
Gritty City Repertory Youth Theatre
Oakland,
CA
Guitars In The Classroom
San Diego,
CA
Guitars In The Classroom
San Diego,
CA
H.E.A.R.- Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Harmon Project Bay Area
Oakland,
CA
Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Healdsburg,
CA
HealthRIGHT 360
San Francisco,
CA
HipHopForChange
Oakland,
CA
IN SPIRIT
Woodacre,
CA
IN SPIRIT
Woodacre,
CA
IN SPIRIT
Woodacre,
CA
IN SPIRIT
Woodacre,
CA
InterMusic SF
San Francisco,
CA
International Child Resource – Project Commotion
Berkeley,
CA
International Child Resource Institute
Berkeley,
CA
International Child Resource Institute – Kids In Motion
Berkeley,
CA
Intersection for the Arts
San Francisco,
Ca
Intersection for the Arts – Drama In The Classroom
San Francisco,
CA
Intersection for the Arts – Multicultural Drum Corp
San Francisco,
CA
Intersection for the Arts – The dynamic Miss Faye Carroll Show
San Francisco,
Ca
Jewish Coalition for Literacy
San Francisco,
CA
Jewish Community Relations Council
San Francisco,
CA
Jewish Community Relations Council
San Francisco,
CA
Jewish Community Relations Council – Opening Books, Opening Minds
San Francisco,
CA
Jewish Community Relations Council- Opening Books, Opening Minds
San Francisco,
CA
Jewish Family Services East Bay – Holocaust Survivor Services
Berkeley,
CA
Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
Berkeley,
CA
Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
Berkeley,
CA
Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay
Berkeley,
CA
Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay – Holocaust Survivor Services
Berkeley,
CA
Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco,
CA
Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco,
CA – CA
Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco,
CA
Joe Goode Performance Group
San Francisco,
CA
Joe Goode Performance Group – Inspired Bodies
San Francisco,
CA
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley,
CA
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley,
CA
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley,
CA
Kids At The Freight
Berkeley,
CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Society
Santa Cruz,
CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Society
Santa Cruz,
CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Society
Santa Cruz,
CA
Kuumbwa Jazz Society
Santa Cruz,
CA
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC)
San Francisco,
CA
Laytonville High School Arts Program
Laytonville,
CA
Laytonville High School Culinary Arts Program
Laytonville,
CA
Laytonville Unified School District
Laytonville,
CA
Lead, Enrich, Achieve, Progress (LEAP)
San Geronimo,
CA
Lead, Enrich, Achieve, Progress (LEAP) – Lagunitas Bobcat Band
San Geronimo,
CA
LEAP… Imagination in Learning
San Francisco,
CA
LEAP… Imagination in Learning
San Francisco,
CA
Little Kids Rock Inc.
Verona,
NJ
Little Kids Rock Inc.
Verona,
New Jersey
Little Kids Rock Inc.
Montclair,
NJ
Little Kids Rock Inc.
Bay Area Chapter,
CA
Little Opera
San Francisco,
CA
Little Village Foundation
Solvang,
CA
Little Village Foundation
Solvang,
CA
Little Village Foundation
Solvang,
CA
Little Village Foundation – Raise Your Voice
Solvang,
CA
Live Music Lantern – Music Is Care
Petaluma,
CA
Living Classroom
Los Altos,
CA
Living Jazz
Oakland,
CA
Living Jazz
Oakland,
CA
Living Jazz
Oakland,
CA
Living Jazz
Oakland,
CA
Living Jazz – Jazz and Jam Camps Bill Graham Scholarship
Oakland,
CA
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
San Pablo,
CA
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
San Pablo,
CA
Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center
San Pablo,
CA
Lost Coast Interpretive Association
Whitethorn,
CA
Lost Coast Interpretive Association
Whitethorn,
CA
Love Never Fails
DUBLIN,
CA
Love Never Fails
Dublin,
CA
Loved Twice
Oakland,
CA
Mannakin Theater and Dance
San Francisco,
CA
Mannakin Theater and Dance
San Francisco,
CA
Marin Brain Injury Network
Larkspur,
CA
Marin Brain Injury Network
Larkspur,
CA
Marin Brain Injury Network – Art Therapy Program
Larkspur,
CA
MarinLink
San Rafael,
CA
MarinLink – Youth Poster Contest
San Rafael,
CA
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino,
CA
Menorah Project – Bill Graham Menorah
San Francisco,
CA
Mindful Life Project
Richmond,
CA
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
San Francisco,
CA
Mitzvah Project
San Francisco,
CA
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey,
CA
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey,
CA
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey,
CA
Monterey Jazz Festival – Jazz In The Schools
Monterey,
CA
Monterey Jazz Festival In School Clinicians Program
Monterey,
CA
Morgan Hill Art School
Morgan Hill,
CA
Morgan Hill Art School
Morgan Hill,
CA
Music for Minors II Music In the Classroom
Fremont,
CA
Music For Minors, Inc.
San Carlos,
CA
Music For Minors, Inc.
San Carlos,
CA
Music For Minors, Inc. – In School Music Program
San Carlos,
CA
Music in Schools Today
San Francisco,
CA
Music in Schools Today
San Francisco,
CA
Music in Schools Today
San Francisco,
CA
Music in the Schools Foundation
Palo Alto,
CA
Music is First
San Francisco,
CA
Music Is First: Literacy in School Residency
San Francisco,
CA
Musically Minded, Inc.
Oakland,
CA
Musically Minded, Inc. – Playwrights Musical Theatre Camp
Oakland,
CA
National AIDS Memorial Grove – Youth Art Exchange
San Francisco,
CA
Nevada City Community Broadcast Group
Nevada City,
CA
Nevada City School of the Arts
Nevada City,
CA
Nevada City School of the Arts
Nevada City,
CA
Nicasio School Foundation
Nicasio,
CA
Nicasio School Foundation
Nicasio,
CA
Nicasio School Foundation – Art Instruction Nicasio Elementary
Nicasio,
CA
Noe Valley Nursery School – fostering Children’s Love Of Music and the Natural World Program
San Francisco,
CA
North East Exchange Team San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Northern California Center for the Arts
Grass Valley,
CA
Oakes Children’s Center, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Oakes Children’s Center, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Oakes Children’s Center, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
OAKLAND CHILDRENS FAIRYLAND INC
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Parks Foundation
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Parks Foundation
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Parks Foundation – Beats4Lunch
Oakland,
CA
Oakland School for the Arts
Oakland,
CA
Oakland School for the Arts – Step It Up
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Youth Chorus
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Youth Chorus
Oakland,
CA
Oakland Youth Chorus
Oakland,
CA
Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Oakland,
CA
Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Oakland,
CA
Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Oakland,
CA
Oaktown Jazz Workshops
Oakland,
CA
Oasis For Girls
San Francisco,
CA
Oasis For Girls
San Francisco,
CA
Oberlin Dance Collective – ODC/San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Occidental,
CA
Omniware Networks
Palo Alto,
CA
Open Collective Foundation
Walnut,
CA
Opera Parallele
San Francisco,
CA
Opera Parallele
San Francisco,
CA
Opera Parallele
San Francisco,
CA
Orff Method Instruction at Waugh District
Petaluma,
CA
Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association FA: Fresh Approach – Community Jazz
Concord,
CA
Pacifica Education Foundation
Pacifica,
CA
Parallèle Ensemble Corporation
San Francisco,
CA
Parallèle Ensemble Corporation – Opera Parallele 3 Tiered Ed Program
San Francisco,
CA
Paxton Sports Academy
East Palo Alto,
CA
Performing Arts Workshop, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Performing Arts Workshop, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Performing Arts Workshop, Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
Performing Stars of Marin
Marin City,
CA
Performing Stars of Marin
Marin City,
CA
Performing Stars of Marin
Marin City,
CA
Performing Stars of Marin
Marin City,
CA
Petaluma Educational Foundation (PEF) – Creating a New Beat AT PJHS
Petaluma,
CA
Petaluma Educational Foundation (PEF) – Live Oak Charter Strings Instrument Exchange
Petaluma,
CA
Petaluma Jr High School Drum Section
Petaluma,
CA
Petaluma Oral History Preservation Project
Petaluma,
CA
Play It Forward Music Foundation
Santa Rosa,
CA
Play It Forward Music Foundation
Santa Rosa,
CA
Play It Forward Music Foundation
Santa Rosa,
CA
Play Marimba
Sebastopol,
CA
PlayGround
Berkeley,
CA
PlayGround
Berkeley,
CA
PlayGround
Berkeley,
CA
PlayGround – Young Playwrights Project
Berkeley,
CA
Prescott Circus Theatre
Oakland,
CA
Project Avary
San Rafael,
CA
Project Avary
San Rafael,
CA
Project Avary
San Rafael,
CA
Project Avary
San Rafael,
CA
Project Avary – Teen Leadership
San Rafael,
CA
Project Commotion
San Francisco,
CA
Project Commotion
San Francisco,
CA
Queer Cultural Center
San Francisco,
CA
Queer Cultural Center QCC
San Francisco,
CA
Quinan Street
San Francisco,
CA
Quinan Street Project
San Francisco,
CA
Raphael House
San Francisco,
CA
Raphael House
San Francisco,
CA
Read-Aloud Volunteer Program
San Pablo,
CA
Red Poppy Art House
San Francisco,
CA
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK
Santa Rosa,
CA
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Santa Rosa,
CA
Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) – Kitchen Collective
Santa Rosa,
CA
Renaissance Parents Of Success – Kwanzaa Celebration
San Francisco,
CA
Rhythm Section Drumlines, Inc.
Oakland,
CA
Rhythm Section Drumlines, Inc.
Oakland,
CA
Rhythm Section Drumlines, Inc.
Oakland,
CA
Rhythm Section Drumlines, Inc. – Percussion Education
San Francisco,
CA
Rhythmix Cultural Works
Alameda,
CA
Rhythmix Cultural Works
Alameda,
CA
Rhythmix Cultural Works
Alameda,
CA
Rhythmix Cultural Works
Alameda,
CA
Root Division
San Francisco,
CA
Root Division
San Francisco,
CA
Root Division
San Francisco,
CA
Root Division
San Francisco,
CA
Root Division – Youth Education Program
San Francisco,
CA
RYSE, INC
Richmond,
CA
RYSE, INC
Richmond,
CA
RYSE, INC – Healing Arts and Youth Culture in Richmond
Richmond,
CA
SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts
San Francisco,
CA
Salvation Computers
San Jose,
CA
San Francisco Art and Film Program
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Arts Education Project
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Arts Education Project
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Black Film Festival 2020 (SFBFF XXII) URBANKidz Film Festival,
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Choral Society
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Early Music Society
Berkeley,
CA
San Francisco Food Bank
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Girls Chorus Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Girls Chorus Inc.
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Mime Troupe
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Mime Troupe
San Francisco,
CA
SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE
San Francisco Mime Troupe
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Mime Troupe – Youth Theatre
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Parks Alliance – Urban Sprouts Garden Based Education Program
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival – Free Shakespeare in the Park
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Unified School and the Archdiocese of San Francisco
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Unified School and the Archdiocese of San Francisco – Wellness Center At Academy SF
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Youth Theatre
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Youth Theatre
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco Youth Theatre
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
San Francisco,
CA
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
San Francisco,
CA
San Jose Downtown Foundation – Downtown Doors Public Art
San Jose,
CA
Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa,
CA
Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa,
CA
Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa,
CA
Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa,
CA
Santa Rosa Symphony – Simply Strings
Santa Rosa,
CA
School of Arts and Culture at MHP
San Jose,
CA
School of Arts and Culture at MHP (SAC)
San Jose,
CA
School of Arts and Culture at MHP (SAC)
San Jose,
CA
School of Arts and Culture at MHP (SAC)
San Jose,
CA
Sebastiani Theatre – Performing Arts Camp
Sonoma,
CA
Seneca Family of Agencies – Kids Cubed
OAKLAND,
CA
SFJAZZ
San Francisco,
CA
SFJAZZ
San Francisco,
CA
SFJAZZ
San Francisco,
CA
SFJAZZ
San Francisco,
CA
SFJAZZ Rising Stars Youth Program
San Francisco,
CA
Shasta County Arts Council
Redding,
CA
Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Berkeley,
CA
Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance Center
Berkeley,
CA
Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance Center
Berkeley,
CA
Sierra County Arts Council
Downieville,
CA
Sierra County Arts Council
Downieville,
CA
Sierra County Arts Council
Downieville,
CA
Sierra County Arts Council
Downieville,
CA
Sierra Repertory Theatre
Sonora,
CA
Sierra Repertory Theatre Incorporated
Sonora,
CA
Sierra Repertory Theatre Incorporated
Sonora,
CA
Smith Family Foundation
Sebastapol,
CA
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park,
CA
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park,
CA
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation
Sonoma,
CA
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation – Valley Vibes Orchestra
Sonoma,
CA
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation – VIVO Youth Orchestra
Sonoma,
CA
Southern Exposure
San Francisco,
CA
Southern Exposure
San Francisco,
CA
Southern Exposure
San Francisco,
CA
Southern Exposure Artists In Education
San Francisco,
CA
Spokeland
Oakland,
CA
Stanford Jazz Workshop
San Francisco,
CA
Stanford Jazz Workshop
San Francisco,
CA
Stanford Jazz Workshop
San Francisco,
CA
Stanford Jazz Workshop – Youth Scholarship Program
San Francisco,
CA
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
Duncans Mills,
CA
Success Center San Francisco – Each One Reach One
South San Francisco,
CA
Sunshine Famiy Outreach Center
Granite Bay,
CA
Take Note: Music At Two Rock
Petaluma,
CA
The Academy SF
San Francisco,
CA
The Artivist Foundation
San Anselmo,
CA
The Dance Brigade A New Group From Wallflower Order – Mission Youth Arts Festival
San Francisco,
CA
The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
Danville,
CA
The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
Danville,
CA
The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area
Danville,
CA
The Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area – Movers and Groovers
Danville,
CA
The Litquake Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
The Litquake Foundation
San Francisco,
CA
The Living Room Center Inc.
Santa Rosa,
CA
The New Conservatory Theatre
San Francisco,
CA
The New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco,
CA
The New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco,
CA
The Practice Space
El Cerrito,
CA
The Quinan Street Project
San Francisco,
Ca
The Rock Poster Society – TRPS Artist Relief Fund
Sacramento,
CA
The Tides Center
San Francisco,
CA
Thingamajigs
Oakland,
CA
Thingamajigs
Oakland,
CA
Thingamajigs
Oakland,
CA
Thingamajigs – Thingamakids!
Oakland,
CA
Today’s Future Sound – Beats for Lunch
OAKLAND,
CA
Town Hall Theatre Company
Lafayette,
CA
Transcendence Theater Company
SONOMA,
CA
Transcendence Theater Company
SONOMA,
CA
Trees Foundation
Redway,
CA
Trees Foundation
Redway,
CA
Trees Foundation
Redway,
CA
Trees Foundation
Redway,
CA
Trips for Kids
San Rafael,
CA
Trips for Kids
San Rafael,
CA
Trips for Kids – Marin Trail Rides, Earn-a-Bike
San Rafael,
CA
Via Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Santa Clara,
CA
Via Rehabilitation Services, Inc. – Dance Like No One Is Watching
Santa Clara,
CA
Vida Verde Nature Education
San Gregorio,
CA
Vida Verde Nature Education
San Gregorio,
CA
ViVO Youth Orchestras
Sonoma,
CA
ViVO Youth Orchestras
Sonoma,
CA
Voices of Eve N Angels
Benicia,
CA
Voices of Eve N Angels
Benicia,
CA
Voices of Eve N Angels
Benicia,
CA
Voices of Eve N Angels (VOENA)
Benicia,
CA
Voices of Eve N Angels in the Schools
Benicia,
CA
Waterside Workshops
Berkeley,
CA
Waterside Workshops
Berkeley,
CA
Waterside Workshops
Berkeley,
CA
Waterside Workshops
Berkeley,
CA
WCC YMCA of the East Bay – Mindful Life Program at Stege Elementary School
Richmond,
CA
WE Foundation
Windsor,
CA
Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
Brooklyn,
NY
Willits Center For The Arts
Willits,
CA
Windsor High School Boosters – Instruments for School
Windsor,
CA
Women In Jazz and Blues Lecture Series
San Francisco,
CA
Women’s Audio Mission
San Francisco,
CA
Women’s Audio Mission
San Francisco,
CA
Women’s Audio Mission – Girls On The Mic
San Francisco,
CA
Woodstock Museum
Woodstock,
NY
Woodstock Museum
Woodstock,
NY
Woodstock Museum
Woodstock,
NY
Woodstock Museum – Drummin’ Nation Program
Woodstock,
NY
Woody Guthrie Coalition
Okemah,
OK
Young Audiences of Northern California
San Francisco,
CA
Young Audiences of Northern California
San Francisco,
CA
Young Audiences of Northern California
San Francisco,
CA
Young Audiences of Northern California
San Francisco,
CA
Young Imaginations
San Rafael,
CA
Young Imaginations
San Rafael,
CA
Young Imaginations – Music Arts and Education Program
San Rafael,
CA
Youth Art Exchange
San Francisco,
CA
Youth Art Exchange
San Francisco,
CA
Youth Climate Drum Corps
San Francisco,
CA
Youth Enrichment Strategies (YES)
Richmond,
Ca
Youth Musical Theater Company
Berkeley,
CA
Youth UpRising
Oakland,
CA
Zaccho SF
San Francisco,
CA
Zaccho SF
San Francisco,
CA
Zaccho SF
San Francisco,
CA
Zaccho SF
San Francisco,
CA
Zaccho SF Dance Theatre Youth Performing Arts Program
San Francisco,
CA
ZiRu Dance Inc
Redwood City,
CA

Amnesty International Human Rights Now! 1988

After presenting the first live stadium rock concert featuring American artists in Russia, Bill put together the “Human Rights Now!” tour in 1988 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Featuring Yossou N’Dour, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Bruce Springsteen, the tour began in England and continued with concerts in Europe, Costa Rica, Canada, the United States, Japan, India, Zimbabwe, the Ivory Coast, Brazil, and Argentina. The sheer logistics of moving so many musicians around the world in “the greatest ever rock-music extravaganza” were staggering but the tour brought Amnesty’s message of hope to people in the third world where the organization had long been struggling to achieve its goals.

In Concert Against AIDS 1989

In Concert Against Aids was a groundbreaking, 18-months-in-the-making entertainment series which took place in the Bay Area over five days at the end of May, 1989.  A giant AIDS benefit concert was the idea of Bill’s close friend and associate, Zohn Artman. Artman wanted to “see heterosexual rock stars stand up and be counted in the battle against AIDS.” He had envisioned a stadium concert and telethon three years earlier but sadly he succumbed to AIDS before his vision could be realized. 

Two years later Bill Graham brought Zohn’s vision to fruition. Billed as a “… total community effort …” the week of events included “the world’s longest conga line,” a comedy night, a gospel choir show, and the highlight – a nine-hour rock concert at the Oakland Coliseum featuring the Grateful Dead, John Fogerty, Tracy Chapman, Los Lobos and others.

“I’ve lost some friends to AIDS. This is an emotional issue for me,” Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia said at a news conference announcing In Concert Against AIDS. “We are not really making any sacrifices. We’re doing what we always do, playing music for people,” Garcia said. “I hope this gets treated with the seriousness it deserves. It’s still being treated like some kind of political issue, not like what it really is, a health issue.”

The week kicked off with Huey Lewis and the News performing an intimate set at Slim’s which included a sit down dinner, while Linda Ronstadt starred in an evening of Latin music at the San Francisco Gift Center. Between the week of concerts and a telethon with filmed portions of the stadium show that ran on KRON, more than $500,000 was raised. 

Earthquake Relief Benefit 1989

Bob Hope with Bill Graham. Photo by Ken Friedman

In response to the 1989 earthquake in Northern California, a benefit event was swiftly organized by Bill Graham. Approximately 50 music and comedy acts performed on November 26, 1989, at three different venues – Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center  in Oakland, the Cow Palace in San Francisco and the Watsonville High School football field. KQED, a public broadcasting station, played a key role by securing an FCC waiver and dedicating 13 hours of airtime for the telethon, broadcasting live concerts and appeals for earthquake relief donations. During the telethon, Bill pledged to match funds up to one million dollars. 

The “Earthquake Relief” concerts featured Bobby McFerrin, Carlos Santana, Neil Young, Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Pete Escovedo, Taj Mahal and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Bob Hope joined the lineup for the event that in the end, raised a total of two million dollars for the relief fund. 

A remembrance from Bob Barsotti who worked alongside Bill on many of the benefit shows over the years…”When Bill was doing his rounds of the three benefit sites he was able to bring Bob Hope along to say hello to the crowds out to support Earthquake relief. When they arrived at the Cow Palace it was time for the Doobie Brothers to begin their set so Bill brought Bob out on stage with him for an extra special intro for his dear friends. When Bill introduced Bob the crowd erupted and Bob just stood there staring out, eventually able to say a few words of welcome before the Doobies started their set. As Bill was walking Bob off stage he noticed a strange look on his face so he bent down and asked if everything was ok? Bob turned to Bill and said “What was that?” Bill, realizing Bob was speaking of the  deafening roar of the crowd looked him in the eye and said,” That, my friend, is the power of rock n roll!”  Bob’s response was “I’ve been in front of plenty of huge crowds before but I’ve never felt anything close to what I felt out there today.”

Nelson Mandela for a Free South Africa 1990

After his release from prison in February of 1990, Nelson Mandela traveled extensively, making several trips to the United States. He came to the Bay Area in June 1990, where he was honored at a sold-out concert at the Oakland Coliseum.

For Bill Graham, it was important that the show reflected the supporters of Mandela and the makeup of the greater Bay Area. During a press conference Bill said that he felt strongly about what the Bay Area stands for having been the home of the free speech movement and so supportive of the labor movement, and that recognition should be given to those factors. In addition to that “the music at the event must be roots music that emanated from Africa extending into gospel and jazz and blues and r&b.” 

Ticket prices were kept to $5.00 to make the event available to as many as possible and performers included Zulu Spear, John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt, the Oakland-based Vukani Mawethu Choir, Baba Olatunji and Mickey Hart, Tramaine Hawkins, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia, Gospel Hummingbirds, John Lee Hooker, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, John Santos, Kotoja, as well as Bay Area drum and dance troupes. 

At the event, acknowledging the Bay Area’s role as a U.S. center of activism against apartheid, Mandela told the crowd: “You must remember that you are our blood brothers and sisters. You are our comrades in the struggle. Remember that we respect you, we admire you and, above all, we love you. ‘We are at a crucial historical juncture,” he told a cheering crowd of 58,000 people, ”We shall not turn back. Despite my 71 years, at the end of this visit I feel like a young man of 35. I feel like an old battery that has been recharged. And if I feel so young, it is the people of the United States of America that are responsible for this.”

Line up for the Nelson Mandela 1990 concert

  • OUR BOYS STEEL ORCHESTRA
  • OPENING INVOCATION AND MASSED DRUM PROCESSION FEATURING: BABA OLATUNJI / MICKEY HART / LADZEKPO BROTHERS / MANDELEO INSTITUTE / JONI HAASTRUP / JOSE LORENZO WITH BATUCAJE I MICHAEL PLUZNICK / MOTHERSTONE / HINTIL KUU KA POMO CHILDREN DANCERS / PLUS BAY AREA DRUM AND DANCE TROUPES / WITH SPECIAL GUESTS JERRY GARCIA AND BOB WEIR 
  • TRAMAINE HAWKINS 
  • THE CAST OF SARAFINA
  • GOSPEL HUMMINGBIRDS 
  • JOHN LEE HOOKER WITH BONNIE RAITT 
  • BAY AREA JAZZ ALL-STARS WITH: FAVE CAROL / JOHN HANDY / BOBBY HUTCHERSON / ED KELLY/ TROY LAMPKIN / PHAROAH SANDERS / E.W. WAINWRIGHT 
  • OAKLAND INTERFAITH GOSPEL CHOIR 
  • SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK
  • MACHETE ENSEMBLE FEATURING: DAVID BELOVE / JOHN CALLOWAY / BILL ORTIZ / JOHN SANTOS / WAYNE WALLACE 
  • BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS 
  • ZULU SPEAR
  • KOTOJA 
  • VUKANI MAWETHU
  • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MASS CHOIR
Audio: Bill Graham at the Press conference for the Nelson Mandela event