In 2024, Office of Arts and Culture received a record-breaking 51 grant applications from arts and culture nonprofits and organizations that provide arts programming in San Mateo County. We are greatly inspired by the incredible work these organizations provide to uplift our communities. We look forward to working closely with theses 2025 grantees!
Casa Circulo Cultural
Mission: To promote Hispanic art and traditions, through engagement by actively enhancing individuals' and families' physical and mental well-being.
Redwood City, District 4
Center for Creativity
Mission: To establish an inclusive, accessible, and innovative arts center that nurtures creativity, strengthens community bonds, and empowers individuals to experience, create, and connect. We aim to create an environment that welcomes all people, providing them with opportunities to engage with the arts in meaningful ways.
Redwood City, District 4
Kids & Art Foundation
Mission: To use the power of the arts and creativity to mitigate stress, anxiety, and trauma induced from the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric cancer and other critical medical conditions.
Burlingame, District 1
Leap Arts in Education
Mission: To bridge the gap in arts access, focusing on historically underserved and marginalized communities.
San Francisco, works throughout San Mateo County of San Mateo
Lyrical Opposition
Mission: To cultivate lyrical artists and activists to oppose systemic oppression through creative expression, education, and communal joy.
Brisbane, District 5
Paloma Press
Mission: To publish poetry and other literary works that honor our shared identities and inspire our creative futures.
San Mateo, District 2
Quinteto Latino
Mission: To perform classical music that is culturally relevant and inclusive, advocate for Latino composers through commissioning and professional, high-quality performances, and engage children and youth of color in classical music through culturally competent and student-centered educational programs and community outreach.
Menlo Park, District 4
Spindrift School of Performing Arts Inc.
Mission: To create transformative arts experiences in a safe, supportive space where students can thrive, with a particular focus on serving low-income and Title I schools in SMC.
Pacifica, District 3
Stir Fry Stories
Mission: To weave in Asian American stories and artworks to enrich the tapestry of San Mateo County and forges bonds between Asian and non-Asian arts enthusiasts at-large while also offering refuge to Bay Area API artists, drawing them to resources and venues on the Peninsula.
San Carlos, District 3
The Art of Yoga Project
Mission: To bring mindfulness-based practices to system-involved and marginalized youth for their healing and empowerment using the Yoga and Creative Arts Curricula designed to meet the needs of system-involved, trauma-impacted youth.
Palo Alto, works throughout San Mateo County of San Mateo
The Beat Within a program of Intersection for the Arts
Mission: To provide a safe space for incarcerated youth to express themselves through writing, literacy, mentoring, and creative arts.
San Francisco, works throughout San Mateo County of San Mateo