Golden Rule Foundation

Administrative support for programming and general administrative support.

Funding for operations and Here All The Time

Funding for the creation of art by David Guinn

Our program is expanding to include more than just children with disabilitiesand foster children. We have joined forces with other nonprofits to reach someof the most vulnerable children in our community: those who live in poverty.We are working with Novato Spirit, Gilead House (homeless shelter), andMarin Community Clinic.

This grant will allow our school to enhance our performing arts, acting andchorus programming. We will use this funding to hire a musical director, actingteacher and choreographer to coach our students. We will also allocate moneyfor our set design crew. Our goal is to provide students with acting classes andsinging lessons and to perform a school musical and talent show.

This grant request is to support the continued success and expansion ofCommunity Partnerships Programs (CPPs) at VisArts. This includes: MakeSpace, Art After School (AAS), Adult Partnerships (Studio S and Veterans)and Engage, our gallery education program.CPPs deliver artseducation and studio [individual] experiences to 2,500 youth and over 500 adultcommunity-members who are in need.

Funding to support the PennPIRG [individual]

General operations and venue rental spaces.

We want to continue our music and movement program for the children atBelfast [individual] Children's Center and Starrett Children's Center. We will bring ina musician each week as well as a yoga instructor to teach children aboutmusic and movement. The benefits of both Yoga and music for children arewell documented as far as being beneficial in reducing stress and advancingbrain development.

Funding for the development of audiences and artistic activity

To continue to offer a fully funded sponsorship to international artists of talentwho are seeking an opportunity in the US. With the support of the Golden RuleFoundation's grant, matched by an anonymous donor, [individual] is able to coverthe artist's travel expenses, offer a stipend for material, in addition to full board,and all programming and opportunities our residency program offers.

With this campaign, we work to protect the lands of the worlds mostvulnerable peoples, Uncontacted tribes. Our goal is to ensure that their right toremain uncontacted is respected so that they, and the environments on whichthey depend, continue to thrive. In order to meet these goals we take amultifaceted approach that includes lobbying, collecting data, working withIndigenous organizations.

Funding for 2025 event

We request support for experimental artists in 2025 via 120 music, dance, andintermedia performances. Funds support all seasonal programming, includingcommissions, residencies, concert production, and technical support forartists. Funds help bring artists' work to a broad public, building communitythrough live audio and video streaming and broadcast via cable, radio,internet, and podcast.

Support Palestinian grassroots efforts during humanitarian crisis

To help fund our exhibitions across our five locations in the US. Funds will helpsupport exhibition costs to produce each show such as shipping, installationmaterials, and administrative support.

The [individual] seeks to inspire learning and build community through shared experiences in nature, history, music and art.

Funding for immigration consultation and training

Funds will support Chrissy Fowler's ongoing work in communities and schoolsin [individual], including (a) directly teaching and leading traditional participatorysocial dance & music/song with students, families, & community members,and (b) facilitating those same sorts of programs with other leaders. Specialfocus on serving under resourced organizations and PK-12 schools, especiallyin Waldo County.

Support for the endowment

Funding for the annual expenses of the [individual]

Funding to support 2025 programming

[individual] respectfully requests a $1000 grant to purchase desktop computers. The SharingFoundation employs two teachers to teach 32 children to read, write and spell.This school is in a remote area in northeastern Cambodia, populated bymountain people called a Hill Tribe. If not for TSF, the children would remainilliterate.

Community Programs

Music brings the community together and increases social bonding betweenpeople.The request for $1000 will continue to support the musical offerings at SweetTree [individual] / [individual] by allowing us to continue our steel drums andfolk music offerings within [individual] and our local community.

Funding for general operations

Funding to support the Fallout Exhibition