Kenneth Rainin Foundation
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The Kenneth Rainin Foundation enhances quality of life by championing the arts, promoting early childhood literacy and supporting research to cure chronic disease.
https://krfoundation.org
https://krfoundation.org
Congratulations to former Synergy and Innovator Awards grantee Sidhartha Sinha, MD, who received the 2026 Sherman Emerging Leader Prize!
Read more about Dr. Sinha and how he turns unconventional ideas into new possibilities for IBD: shermanprize.org/prize-recipi...
Read more about Dr. Sinha and how he turns unconventional ideas into new possibilities for IBD: shermanprize.org/prize-recipi...
October 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Congratulations to former Synergy and Innovator Awards grantee Sidhartha Sinha, MD, who received the 2026 Sherman Emerging Leader Prize!
Read more about Dr. Sinha and how he turns unconventional ideas into new possibilities for IBD: shermanprize.org/prize-recipi...
Read more about Dr. Sinha and how he turns unconventional ideas into new possibilities for IBD: shermanprize.org/prize-recipi...
Our Innovator Awards application is closing next week, on September 30!
Grants will support both individual and collaborative research projects. We invite those who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
Grants will support both individual and collaborative research projects. We invite those who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
IBD Research Grant Opportunity - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
We invite Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 3 through September 30, 2026.
krfoundation.org
September 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Our Innovator Awards application is closing next week, on September 30!
Grants will support both individual and collaborative research projects. We invite those who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
Grants will support both individual and collaborative research projects. We invite those who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
“The Endless Frontier” features three scientists working to solve things like disease & climate change while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine & what’s at stake for all of us if it falters. Catch a screening of the film this month: www.endlessfrontierfilm.com/screenings
September 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“The Endless Frontier” features three scientists working to solve things like disease & climate change while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine & what’s at stake for all of us if it falters. Catch a screening of the film this month: www.endlessfrontierfilm.com/screenings
The political & economic upheaval of 2025 challenged our ability to achieve our vision of a world where no one suffers from IBD. Learn how we met the urgency of the moment with response grants to safeguard opportunities for early career researchers & to help protect the broader scientific landscape.
Health Turning Points 2025: Year In Review
Explore grantee stories and pivotal moments or “turning points” from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation's Health Program.
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September 17, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The political & economic upheaval of 2025 challenged our ability to achieve our vision of a world where no one suffers from IBD. Learn how we met the urgency of the moment with response grants to safeguard opportunities for early career researchers & to help protect the broader scientific landscape.
In July, we hosted our 14th annual Innovations Symposium. Over 160 researchers gathered in San Francisco to share research findings, engage in dialogue and spark new ideas and collaborations. Read about the event: krfoundation.org/news/health/...
📸 1-8: Mitch Tobias
📸 9-10: Jake N Photoz
📸 1-8: Mitch Tobias
📸 9-10: Jake N Photoz
September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In July, we hosted our 14th annual Innovations Symposium. Over 160 researchers gathered in San Francisco to share research findings, engage in dialogue and spark new ideas and collaborations. Read about the event: krfoundation.org/news/health/...
📸 1-8: Mitch Tobias
📸 9-10: Jake N Photoz
📸 1-8: Mitch Tobias
📸 9-10: Jake N Photoz
Our Innovator Awards application closes in three weeks. We encourage researchers from across the globe who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply. Learn more about our funding priorities and how to submit a Letter of Inquiry.
IBD Research Grant Opportunity - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
We invite Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 3 through September 30, 2026.
krfoundation.org
September 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Our Innovator Awards application closes in three weeks. We encourage researchers from across the globe who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply. Learn more about our funding priorities and how to submit a Letter of Inquiry.
We’re accepting Innovator Awards applications through September 30. We invite researchers from across the globe who are working to improve the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease to apply.
IBD Research Grant Opportunity - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
We invite Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 3 through September 30, 2026.
krfoundation.org
August 26, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We’re accepting Innovator Awards applications through September 30. We invite researchers from across the globe who are working to improve the prediction, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease to apply.
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc. is hosting a webinar on Wed, Aug 19, featuring former grantee Dr. Randy Longman. Tune in to hear about the current treatment landscape in ulcerative colitis and the unmet needs that remain: ir.tvarditherapeutics.com/news-release...
August 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc. is hosting a webinar on Wed, Aug 19, featuring former grantee Dr. Randy Longman. Tune in to hear about the current treatment landscape in ulcerative colitis and the unmet needs that remain: ir.tvarditherapeutics.com/news-release...
Visit Warfield Commons for a housewarming and grand opening on September 27 from 12-5 PM. This free event is a public celebration of a new hub for arts, culture, media and civic connection at 988 Market Street.
Warfield Commons Housewarming & Grand Opening
A free public Grand Opening on Sept 27th, 2026, 12-5pm celebrating the opening of Warfield Commons—a multi-story hub for arts and culture
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August 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Visit Warfield Commons for a housewarming and grand opening on September 27 from 12-5 PM. This free event is a public celebration of a new hub for arts, culture, media and civic connection at 988 Market Street.
Artists Hub on Market Residences, which is being developed by Mercy Housing at 1687 Market Street, will open 94 new affordable artist homes in early 2028. The San Francisco Artist Housing Certification Interest Form is now open.
Affordable Artist Housing | SF.gov
Scroll down to learn about affordable artist housing in San Francisco. To apply for Artist Housing Certification, go to the Artist Housing Certification page. This page only has information about…
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August 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Artists Hub on Market Residences, which is being developed by Mercy Housing at 1687 Market Street, will open 94 new affordable artist homes in early 2028. The San Francisco Artist Housing Certification Interest Form is now open.
As summer comes to a close, we’re looking forward to the beginning of a new school year! So Fresh City is hosting a free back to school haircut and braiding event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Oakland Public Library on Saturday, August 15, from 12-5 PM. Learn more.
Free Back to School Haircuts and Braiding
Start the school year with confidence! Join us for a FREE Back to School Haircut and Hair Braiding Community Event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch. This community event is designed to support…
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August 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
As summer comes to a close, we’re looking forward to the beginning of a new school year! So Fresh City is hosting a free back to school haircut and braiding event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Branch of the Oakland Public Library on Saturday, August 15, from 12-5 PM. Learn more.
We’re still buzzing from the research that was shared at our 2026 Innovations Symposium. Check out some recently published work by our Innovator Awards grantees. ⬇️
We're accepting Letters of Inquiry for this funding program through September 30.
We're accepting Letters of Inquiry for this funding program through September 30.
Innovator Awards - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
The Innovator Awards Program enables researchers worldwide to test ideas and collaborate to advance the understanding of IBD.
krfoundation.org
August 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We’re still buzzing from the research that was shared at our 2026 Innovations Symposium. Check out some recently published work by our Innovator Awards grantees. ⬇️
We're accepting Letters of Inquiry for this funding program through September 30.
We're accepting Letters of Inquiry for this funding program through September 30.
Kick off Oakland Pride at Cinemama’s fourth Reel Queer Flix on August 12. The lineup includes 2025 Rainin Arts Fellow Kyle Casey Chu’s “Betty St. Clair” and “Thanks, Babs!” directed by our CEO Jen Rainin & Board Member Rivkah Beth Medow.
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/reel-queer...
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/reel-queer...
August 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Kick off Oakland Pride at Cinemama’s fourth Reel Queer Flix on August 12. The lineup includes 2025 Rainin Arts Fellow Kyle Casey Chu’s “Betty St. Clair” and “Thanks, Babs!” directed by our CEO Jen Rainin & Board Member Rivkah Beth Medow.
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/reel-queer...
Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/reel-queer...
The Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program is open for Cohort 3 applications! This paid fellowship supports diverse creative workers who directly engage in advocacy & policy development to benefit Oakland & San Francisco artists and culture bearers.
RSVP for an informational webinar tomorrow at noon.
RSVP for an informational webinar tomorrow at noon.
California for the Arts | Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program
Regional Advocacy Infrastructure Network: Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program
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August 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Grassroots Artists Advocacy Program is open for Cohort 3 applications! This paid fellowship supports diverse creative workers who directly engage in advocacy & policy development to benefit Oakland & San Francisco artists and culture bearers.
RSVP for an informational webinar tomorrow at noon.
RSVP for an informational webinar tomorrow at noon.
We’ve awarded $820K to 35 small & mid-sized arts organizations through our NEW Program. Across the grantee cohort, projects will engage a diverse spectrum of communities & voices that have long been underserved or silenced, including veterans, immigrants & those impacted by the carceral system.
Rainin Foundation Awards $820,000 In Dance And Theater Grants - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation awarded $820,000 to 35 small and mid-sized arts organizations through its New and Experimental Works Program.
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August 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We’ve awarded $820K to 35 small & mid-sized arts organizations through our NEW Program. Across the grantee cohort, projects will engage a diverse spectrum of communities & voices that have long been underserved or silenced, including veterans, immigrants & those impacted by the carceral system.
We’re now accepting Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards. We encourage researchers from across the globe who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
August 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We’re now accepting Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards. We encourage researchers from across the globe who are interested in improving the prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of IBD to apply.
Read this great KQED article featuring our grantee BlackECE, which is part of a movement to get preschool teachers and caregivers to legitimize Black English as a way to build children’s early literacy skills and honor their cultural identity.
These Advocates Say Black English Belongs in Preschool Classrooms | KQED
Generations of Black children grew up learning that their home language isn’t acceptable in school or the workplace. A movement is underway in California to change that.
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July 30, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Read this great KQED article featuring our grantee BlackECE, which is part of a movement to get preschool teachers and caregivers to legitimize Black English as a way to build children’s early literacy skills and honor their cultural identity.
Join Oakland Public Library on August 1 for an end-of-summer celebration at the Diamond Branch. There will be storytime, programs and fun for all ages. Our grantee Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation will be onsite with snacks and books for children. Check out the event schedule.
OPL End of Summer Celebration
Join OPL for an end-of-summer celebration at the Dimond Library. There’s something for all ages!There will be storytime, programs, and fun for Kids, Teens, and Adults!BBQ provided by Oakland…
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July 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Join Oakland Public Library on August 1 for an end-of-summer celebration at the Diamond Branch. There will be storytime, programs and fun for all ages. Our grantee Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation will be onsite with snacks and books for children. Check out the event schedule.
In May, the Trans Arts Community Care Fund—a collaborative effort between the Rainin Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Gerbode Foundation and Horizons Foundation—distributed a total of $350K to 14 trans-led and trans-serving organizations.
Trans Arts Community Care Fund Distributes $350,000 To Bay Area Organizations - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
The fund celebrates the trans arts community’s ongoing cultural contributions that define the Bay Area as one of the most vibrant, inclusive and artistically bold regions in the world.
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July 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In May, the Trans Arts Community Care Fund—a collaborative effort between the Rainin Foundation, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Gerbode Foundation and Horizons Foundation—distributed a total of $350K to 14 trans-led and trans-serving organizations.
Next Monday, August 3, we will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards. Grants of up to $150K will support individual IBD research projects and grants of up to $300K will support collaborative work. Explore our funding priorities and learn how to apply.
IBD Research Grant Opportunity - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
We invite Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards Program from August 3 through September 30, 2026.
krfoundation.org
July 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Next Monday, August 3, we will begin accepting Letters of Inquiry for our Innovator Awards. Grants of up to $150K will support individual IBD research projects and grants of up to $300K will support collaborative work. Explore our funding priorities and learn how to apply.
“The Endless Frontier” is screening at Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod on Tuesday, July 28. This documentary features three scientists who are working to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine.
Woods Hole Film Festival
Independent film on Cape Cod. Join us for our 35th annual summer festival (July 25 - August 1, 2026), daily screenings, workshops, panels, and special events.
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July 24, 2026 at 4:02 PM
“The Endless Frontier” is screening at Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod on Tuesday, July 28. This documentary features three scientists who are working to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine.
We’ve awarded nearly $4.6 million in IBD research grants. Many of this year’s funded projects are exploring the gut-brain connection, which provides an exciting opportunity to address the gap in existing information in this area. Explore the 2026 Innovator Awards grantees.
Foundation Awards Over $4 Million To IBD Researchers - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
The Kenneth Rainin Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 million through our Innovator Awards Program.
krfoundation.org
July 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We’ve awarded nearly $4.6 million in IBD research grants. Many of this year’s funded projects are exploring the gut-brain connection, which provides an exciting opportunity to address the gap in existing information in this area. Explore the 2026 Innovator Awards grantees.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at #InnovationsSymposium2026! Hearing about the important work of this scientific community and the progress being made in #IBD research always brings us hope. Mark your calendars to meet us back in San Francisco next year.
July 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us at #InnovationsSymposium2026! Hearing about the important work of this scientific community and the progress being made in #IBD research always brings us hope. Mark your calendars to meet us back in San Francisco next year.
Florian Rieder, MD, of the Florian Rieder Laboratory at Cleveland Clinic, is presenting on cracking the nut of stricturing Crohn’s disease. #InnovationsSymposium2026
Learn more about his research into new ways to treat IBD patients with established strictures: www.lerner.ccf.org/inflammation...
Learn more about his research into new ways to treat IBD patients with established strictures: www.lerner.ccf.org/inflammation...
July 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Florian Rieder, MD, of the Florian Rieder Laboratory at Cleveland Clinic, is presenting on cracking the nut of stricturing Crohn’s disease. #InnovationsSymposium2026
Learn more about his research into new ways to treat IBD patients with established strictures: www.lerner.ccf.org/inflammation...
Learn more about his research into new ways to treat IBD patients with established strictures: www.lerner.ccf.org/inflammation...
Kathy McCoy, PhD, of the McCoy Lab at University of Calgary, is presenting on the identification and targeting of patient-specific pathobionts in IBD. #InnovationsSymposium2026
Learn more about her work on the interplay between gut microbiota and immune systems: www.kathymccoylab.ca/home
Learn more about her work on the interplay between gut microbiota and immune systems: www.kathymccoylab.ca/home
July 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Kathy McCoy, PhD, of the McCoy Lab at University of Calgary, is presenting on the identification and targeting of patient-specific pathobionts in IBD. #InnovationsSymposium2026
Learn more about her work on the interplay between gut microbiota and immune systems: www.kathymccoylab.ca/home
Learn more about her work on the interplay between gut microbiota and immune systems: www.kathymccoylab.ca/home