East Bay Community Foundation

10/08/2026

EBCF is excited to support DAF Day!

On October 8, people everywhere are increasing the impact of their Donor-Advised Funds by giving together, and we’re thrilled to be part of it.

If you have a DAF, this is your chance to join a nationwide wave of generosity and support East Bay Community Foundation!

📅 Save the date - DAF Day is Thursday, October 8, 2026
🔗 Learn how to give: https://godonate.akoyago.com/eastbay

Let’s show what’s possible when we give together

10/01/2026

Calling all East Bay artists! Applications are now open for the 2026 East Bay Fund for Artists.

We're awarding grants of $5,000–$25,000 to commission new works by artists and organizations rooted in low-income communities of color and other historically disadvantaged communities. With every grant, 100% of funding goes directly to artists.

Application webinar: Oct. 16, 11 a.m. PT (required for first-time applicants, recorded if you can't make it.)
Deadline: Oct. 26, 5 p.m. PT

Open to individual artists and organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Link in bio to learn more and apply!

09/18/2026

Congratulations to our partners at Clorox and the Clorox Company Foundation!

The San Francisco Business Times just released its annual Top Corporate Philanthropists in the Bay Area list, and Clorox ranked #23 among 80 companies, with $2.4M in cash contributions to Greater Bay Area charities in 2025 — including deep, sustained investment in Oakland.

Companywide, Clorox contributed $10.49M in cash during the same period.

Corporate partners like Clorox make our work in the East Bay possible. We're proud to see that commitment recognized.

09/15/2026

EBCF had the exciting opportunity to participate in an East Bay co-op tour with Seed Commons this summer. A few of our partners, including East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative and Mandela Grocery Cooperative, joined 40 members visiting Oakland from across the U.S.

Seed Commons is a national organization providing non-extractive capital to worker-owned cooperatives. Several other Bay Area funders, including Hidden Leaf, Kataly Foundation, Silicon Valley Foundation, and The California Endowment, attended the collaborative event to hear directly from East Bay leaders advancing worker ownership, workplace democracy, and non-extractive financial systems.

Learn more about their mission: https://seedcommons.org/

09/11/2026

EBCF hosted a kick-off event for Contra Costa Business Collaborative (CCBC) in July in partnership with the CA State Treasurer’s Office at Diablo Valley College.

Sabrina Wu, our Senior Program Officer, presented on EBCF’s Small Business Resiliency Fund and how it will partner with CCBC to offer more comprehensive services for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

She also moderated a panel with CA State Deputy Treasurer, Working Solutions, City of Pittsburg, and Martinez Chamber of Commerce, to highlight opportunities for regional inter-agency collaboration, including shared investment, aligned service delivery, and a strengthened ecosystem.

Thank you to all our attendees and partners! Learn more about EBCF’s Small Business Resiliency Fund here: https://www.ebcf.org/program-strategies/inclusive-economy/oakland-small-business-resiliency-fund/

08/21/2026

Belonging in Oakland: A Just City Cultural Fund is back for its fourth round, and initial applications are due in one week!

Three collaborations will receive $100,000 a year for three years to pair Oakland-based cultural and social change organizations serving BIPOC communities — plus stipends for artists' living expenses and funding to document the work.

📹 Couldn't make it to last week's application webinar? The recording is now available here: https://www.ebcf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/GMT20260812-180009_Recording_1280x720.mp4

🗓️ LOIs due Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT
📎 Learn more and apply: https://www.ebcf.org/initiatives/belonging-in-oakland-a-just-city-cultural-fund/

08/17/2026

For over 20 years, Rising Juntos has organized Black and brown families across Contra Costa County for housing, immigrant, and health justice. This summer, their work on renter protections in San Pablo reached the ballot — a win four years in the making.

Thousands of families will now have the chance to vote in permanent rent stabilization, anti-harassment, and just-cause eviction protections.

"I am extremely excited and proud of what our community has accomplished," said Verónica, a San Pablo renter and Rising Juntos member of 25+ years.

Read how two decades of organizing built this moment — and what's next for Rising Juntos in housing, immigrant rights, and community health:

https://www.ebcf.org/post/20-years-in-rising-juntos-is-building-power-with-a-multigenerational-base/

08/14/2026

Oakland Pride is here! This weekend, we're celebrating the incredible organizations across the East Bay working to ensure our LGBTQ+ community can live safely, joyfully, and authentically.

We've put together a giving guide featuring several community-based groups — from trans-led legal advocacy to support for LGBTQ+ elders and youth — all doing vital work in our region.

As you head out to celebrate Oakland Pride, check out the full list and consider making a gift today: ebcf.org/post/supporting-east-bay-lgbtq-communities-a-giving-guide

Learn more about Oakland Pride: https://www.oaklandprideofficial.org/

This Pride Month, we celebrate the joy, resilience, and power of LGBTQ+ communities — and we recommit to the work …

08/13/2026

We're excited to share an upcoming community event from one of our grantee partners!

Breast Friends Lactation and Support Services — funded through our collaboration with the Contra Costa Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice — is hosting their 3rd Annual Boob-e-Que on August 28th at Mosswood Park in Oakland. 🎉

This celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week is open to all. Spread the word, and come out if you can! Register here: https://breastfriendslactationsupportservices.as.me/schedule/3bd7a2f4/?appointmentTypeIds[]=66995149

07/31/2026

Black Philanthropy Month is a global campaign in August celebrating generosity, giving, and community leadership across the African diaspora.

This year's theme, Many Voices One Movement, is an affirmation of how the work continues to grow and transform.

In a movement built on many voices, philanthropy takes many forms — grounded in collective care and community-driven investment.

This work doesn’t belong to one organization. It belongs to all of us.

This is a call to come together — to give, build, and show up — in service of justice for Black people everywhere.

Learn more: https://backblackmovement.org/blackphilanthropymonth