The Zellerbach Family Foundation

Which state are you working in?

California

What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?

Applied and not funded

If you were funded, tell us the outcome

What year was this experience?

2016

How would you rate this funder's accessibility?

Good

The applicant workshops, website and staff are very helpful. Avail yourself of staff expertise both before submission and especially if you get a declination.

How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its current philanthropic goals?

Good

Zellerbach's commitment to the arts is pretty awesome. The fact that they keep the light on for small projects adds up to big cultural investment in the Bay Area.

If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?

Keep this program going! It's one of the few sources of funding for experimental work, and communicates "stamp of approval" to other funders.

Tell us one thing that this funder does really well

Streamlined process for applications. They've really right-sized the effort needed to apply for a minigrant from Community Arts Program.