Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Preselected recipients only
Kenneth Rainin Foundation is a private foundation in Oakland, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $21.6 million in 294 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $1.3 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$21.6 million
- Number of grants294
- Typical grant$25,000
- Largest grant$1.3 million
- Assets$669 million
- New grantees59%
Giving in 2024 was up from $15.9 million the year before.
59% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $15.9 million | 218 | $641 million |
| 2024 | $21.6 million | 294 | $669 million |
How to apply
Kenneth Rainin Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Kenneth Rainin Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to California. It also paid $475,000 in 4 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 223 | $16.5 million |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | $910,000 |
| New York | 10 | $836,415 |
| Massachusetts | 15 | $712,000 |
| Illinois | 4 | $656,237 |
| Washington | 4 | $501,000 |
| Ohio | 2 | $325,000 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | $255,500 |
| Texas | 2 | $251,000 |
| Michigan | 2 | $180,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roxie Theater | $1,200,000 for the roxie forever campaign and $100,000 for general operations support of the new facility and staff. | $1.3 million |
| Community Arts Stabilization Trust | General operating support | $1.0 million |
| Community Arts Stabilization Trust | General operating support | $1.0 million |
| Education for Change | Structured literacy initiative | $900,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District | Structured literacy initiative | $832,432 |
| San Francisco Film Society | Sffilm rainin filmmaking grants and programs | $750,000 |
| United States Artists Inc | For the rainin fellowship program. | $600,000 |
| Trustees of University of Pennsylvania | Neuro-epithelial interactions in mucosal regeneration | $500,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | Improving clinical decision making beyond the standard of care using artificial intelligence | $500,000 |
| Center for the Collaborative Classroom | 2025-2026 k-2 literacy support | $400,000 |
| Aspire Public Schools | 23-25 structured literacy initiative | $380,000 |
| Californians for the Arts | Field leadership/artist advocate program | $318,000 |
| Teaching Well Inc | General retention support | $315,000 |
| Reach University | Semester of literacy design | $300,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District | 23-35 structured literacy initiatve: K-12 coaching/training | $264,156 |
| Azora Therapeutics Inc | Novel oral small molecule for ulcerative colitis | $250,000 |
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason | Integrin autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis | $250,000 |
| Oakland Literacy Coalition | General support | $250,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | General support | $250,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Epithelial metabolic reprogramming for pediatric ulcerative colitis | $250,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Immune-checkpoint engineered colon organoids to induce immune tolerance as treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) | $250,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | Pioneering single-cell intracellular metagenomics: a revolutionary new window into microbe-immune interactions at barrier tissues | $250,000 |
| Association of Black Gastroenterogists | For capacity building support | $240,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | 3l's programming & expansion | $240,000 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | To support alder graduate school of education to align with california's new educator preparation standards for literacy instruction. | $200,000 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Identifying the driver of penetrating fibrosis in crohns disease | $200,000 |
| The Oakland Public Education Fund | General support | $200,000 |
| Families in Action for Quality Education | Lit4literacy campaign | $175,000 |
| California Institute of Technology | Decoding the neuronal and microbial basis of stress-induced colitis | $150,000 |
| Oakland Reach | General support (bridge grant) | $150,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Investigating the intestinal microenvironment in inflammatory bowel disease under physiologic conditions using a novel ingestible sampling device | $150,000 |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Epithelial signals mediating intestinal fibrosis | $125,000 |
| Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum | Functionally decoding the contribution of human host-fungal interactions to the pathogenesis of ibd | $125,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Dietary regulation of intestinal immune-metabolic trade-offs through activation of neuroimmune circuits | $125,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Mechanisms by which maternal antibodies regulate immune responses to the microbiota in early life | $125,000 |
| Harvard University | Discovery of therapeutic microbial metabolites in inflammatory bowel diseases | $125,000 |
| Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt Munich | Unveiling druggable targets of necroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease using a genome-wide crispr screen approach | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cortical modulation of gut motility | $125,000 |
| The Children's Hospital Corporation | Androgen-dependent regulation of colonic inflammation by gut-innervating nociceptors | $125,000 |
| The New York and Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell | Fungal-bacterial interactions: an opportunity for novel treatment of ulcerative colitis | $125,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Jennifer Rainin
- Lauren Webster
- Michelle Trott
- Rivkah Medow
- Moy Eng
- William Rogers
- Dash Patterson
Questions people ask
Does Kenneth Rainin Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Kenneth Rainin Foundation give?
$21.6 million in tax year 2024, across 294 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.
Who runs Kenneth Rainin Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Jennifer Rainin (Ceo/Director/President), Lauren Webster (Cfo/Treasurer), Michelle Trott (Executive Director/Secretary) and Rivkah Medow (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does Kenneth Rainin Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.