Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in California

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION USING SOLELY THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE.

MISSION:

THE MARIN SYMPHONY'S MISSION IS TO ENRICH, EDUCATE, AND TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH CLASSICAL MUSIC.

MISSION:

THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (RAM) SERVES A LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE FROM ITS TWO DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE LOCATIONS - THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (OPENED IN 1967) AND THE CHEECH MARIN CENTER FOR CHICANO ART & CULTURE OF THE RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM (OPENED IN 2022), OFFERING EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT BOTH SITES. RAM PROVIDES CURRICULUM-BASED ART LESSONS THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS IN INLAND EMPIRE SCHOOLS AND GIVES DOCENT-LED EXHIBITION TOURS AT BOTH SITES FOR STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. RAM ALSO ENGAGES AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH MURAL PROJECTS AND ONLINE CLASSES, OFFERS ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS, AND HOLDS EXHIBIT-RELATED LECTURES, SYMPOSIUMS, AND TOURS. RAM'S ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM, BASED IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT, FACILITATES RESIDENT-LED CREATIVE PLACE-MAKING PROJECTS IN RIVERSIDE'S EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to promote artistic expression within a particular ethnic community; work for the preservation and promotion of the traditions, values and lifestyles of different cultural groups; organize activities and events which promote cultural exchange locally or nationally; and encourage understanding and respect for different cultural heritages among the youthful members of the group as well as the mainstream population.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to publish a variety of materials on diverse topics. Includes university presses.

MISSION:

TREEPEOPLE LAND TRUST STEWARDS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES THROUGH HABITAT RESTORATION, LAND CONSERVATION, ACCESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT.

MISSION:

CALVIN SIMMONS THEATRE (CST) PRESERVES AND SHARES THE HISTORIC RESOURCE OF THE CALVIN SIMMONS THEATRE. WE PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ITS DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. WE SERVE AS AN AFFORDABLE HOME FOR ARTS THEATRE. WE PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ITS DIVERSE CULTURES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. WE SERVE AS AN AFFORDABLE HOME FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OAKLAND AND THE GREATER EAST BAY.

MISSION:

THE MUSEUM OF SONOMA COUNTY ENGAGES AND INSPIRES OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY WITH ART AND HISTORY EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELEVANT.

MISSION:

PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY, EXPERIENCES, CULTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICANS OF KOREAN ANCESTRY.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.

MISSION:

WE PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WORK THROUGH ARTISTS RESIDENCIES AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS. WE OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFLECTION, DIALOGUE AND EXCHANGE THAT BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR THE ROLE OF THE ART IN SOCIETY.

MISSION:

IGNITE CURIOSITY, CONNECT COMMUNITIES AND SHARE AMERICA'S ROLE IN MARITIME PEACE/PROSPERITY

MISSION:

RADIO BILINGE IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AS A VOICE TO EMPOWER LATINOS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ESTABLISHED IN 1977 BY A COLLECTIVE OF FARMWORKERS, ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS, AND EDUCATORS, RB IS ONE OF THE LEADING NON-COMMERCIAL LATINO RADIO NETWORKS IN THE U.S. AS A TRUSTED PRODUCER AND BROADCASTER OF SPANISH AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAMMING, RADIO BILINGE UTILIZES ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF RADIO STATIONS, REPEATERS AND REGIONAL AFFILIATES TO REACH LINGUISTICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE.RB FOCUSES ON MEETING THE NEWS AND INFORMATIONAL NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE LATINO POPULATIONS. ITS AUDIENCE CONSISTS OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES AND WORKERS, MANY OF WHOM WORK IN FARMING, CONSTRUCTION, SERVICE/HOSPITALITY, MANUFACTURING, GARDENING, DAY LABOR, TRUCKING, AND OTHER LOW-WAGE FIELDS. RADIO BILINGE IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHER DISENFRANCHISED MINORITY GROUPS, INCLUDING THE MIXTECO AND TRIQUI INDIGENO

MISSION:

THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES AND PRESENTS THE LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

MISSION:

TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE ALL ASPECTS OF JAZZ AND RELATED STYLES OF MUSIC.

MISSION:

THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE SHALL SERVE AS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY, WHICH CONSISTS OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING AND/OR REPRESENTING FILMS AND/OR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND LICENSING SUCH PROGRAMMING FOR DISTRIBUTION WORLDWIDE PRIMARILY THROUGH THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS AND PLATFORMS. IT SHALL ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE BY ENGAGING IN PUBLIC ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND EXPAND THE MARKETPLACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE; BY CONDUCTING TRADE SHOWS RELATING TO THE THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL AMERICAN FILM MARKET ("AFM"); AND BY DELIVERING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS.

MISSION:

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS AND ATMOSPHERE OF PACIFIC COAST RAILROADING DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1910 TO 1960. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A WORKING RAILROAD MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

MISSION:

ROSIE THE RIVETER TRUST IS THE NONPROFIT PARTNER OF ROSIE THE RIVETER/WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK LOCATED IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA.

MISSION:

THE SOCIETY SERVES TO PRESERVE CALIFORNIA HISTORY THROUGH A LIBRARY, A MUSEUM, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.

MISSION:

THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA GUILD WAS ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE OPERA EDUCATION, DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES AND PROVIDE FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE AND GENERATE BROAD-BASED SUPPORT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION.