The A&v Kulaev Cultural Heritage Fund

Foundation Overview

They've funded 46 grants worth $632,500

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?


—Total Assets

$1,691,143

—Total Giving

$632,500

—Grant Median

$17,500

Past Grantees 46

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Craft Contemporary $20,000 Los Angeles, CA, US This Grant Supported Two Exhibitions:(1)diedrick Brackens: Heaven Is A Muddy Riverbed Broughttogether A Group Of The Artists Weavings Whichcentered On The Catfish Motif. Recalling A Haunting Story Of The Drowning Death Of Three Blackmen In Police Custody In The Town Where Brackens Was Raised, The Woven Tapestries Paid Homage Tothe Deceased And To The Many Symbols Embraced By Bodies Of Water.(2) Jaishri Abichandani: Flower Headed Children Curated By Anu Vikram Brought This Mid-careerartist Recognition On The West Coast And The Exhibition Can Be Credited For Igniting New Interest In Her Artistic Practice. This Brooklyn Based Artist Whose Brightly Colored Sculptures Speak Tohuman Rights, Equity For All And Featured A Portrait Gallery Of South Asian Heroines Celebratesfemale Energy While Revealing The Darker Side Of Female Victimization. 2022
Songwriting With Soldiers Inc $15,000 Austin, TX, US The Purpose Of This Grant Was To Assist In Anniversary Concerts And Manage Archivalsongs. 2022
National Comedy Center $15,000 Jamestown, NY, US This Grant Provided Assistance In Development Of Johnny Carson Special Exhibit. 2022
The Sterling Foundation $20,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US This Grant Supports The Albert Einstein Book. The Manuscript For The Book Has Been Completed And Has Undergone Copy Editing. The Index Is In Preparation. The Foreword By Hanoch Gutfreund, Academic Director Of The Einstein Archives At Thehebrew University Of Jerusalem, And The Epilogue By Co-author Michael Diruggiero Remain To Be Added. 2022
47 Palmer Inc $20,000 Cambridge, MA, US This Grant Supported Labor Day Young Artists Presentation (live And Streamed). 2022
Kurt,Vonnegut,Library,And,Museum $10,000 Indianapolis, IN, US This Grant Was In Support Of Activities Surrounding "banned Books Week." 2022
Second,Stage,Theatre $25,000 New York, NY, US This Grant Provided Support To Safely Reopen Theaters And Resume Productions; Produce Four Shows Total At Two Venues, The Hayes Theater And The Tony Kiser Theater, Support 25+ Artists With New Play Development Activities Including Readings, Workshops, And Commissions;make Productions Accessible By Providing At Least 7,000 Free And Low-cost Tickets Through The Affordable Ticket Initiative. 2022
The,Fire,Department,Theatre,Company $20,000 New York, NY, US Salon/sanctuary Concerts For Production And Distribution Of A New Opera Discussingjewish African American Relations. 2022
Cedar,Lane,Unitarian,Universalist,C $13,500 Bethesda, MD, US This Grant Was For The Creation Of A Community Concert Series Called "womenin Contemporary Folk Music." 2022
Neo,Philanthropy,Inc $15,000 New York, NY, US To Support The Abortion Access Front(aaf)for The Development Of A Podcast On Issues Relating To Womens'reproductive Rights. 2022
Indiana,Arts,Council $11,000 Indiana, PA, US This Grant Provided For A Citywide Murals Project. 2022
Players,Philanthropy,Fund $20,000 Towson, MD, US This Grant Was For Work On "mr. Clown & Friends" Puppetry Program On Teaching Reading And Values. 2022
Craft,Contemporary $38,000 Los Angeles, CA, US This Grant Supported An Important Exhibition: Tuoya Afshar Exhibit As Well As General Administrative Functions. Also New York-based Artist And Curator Jaishri Abichandanis Celebratory Visions Of Feminist And Transgender Liberation Take Their Forms From Indian Classical Art And Their Subjects From Contemporary South Asian Diaspora Culture And Activism. Flower-headed Children Is The First Comprehensive Museum Survey Of The Artists Varied Creative Production. 2021
Berklee,College,Of,Music $10,000 Boston, MA, US This Grant Funded 3 Days Of Panel Discussions Via Zoom On Music In The Age Of Covid: Best Practices From Around The World. These 3 Panels, Featuring Renown Musicians And Music Industry Experts, Focused On Promotion Of Music In Africa And India, Asia, And The Americas And Europe. 2021
Songwriting,With,Soldiers,Inc $12,000 Austin, TX, US This Grant Alllowed The Design And Implementation Of A Social Media Strategy To Disseminate Programs From Its Innovative Program To Have Veterans Of The Wars In Iraq And Afganistan Work With Professional Singer-songwriters To Create Powerful Songs About Veterans Experiences. The Social Media Itself Also Focuses On Llnking These Songs With Civilian Communities So That Those Non-military Audiences Can Better Understand Veterans Experiences At War And At Home Upon Their Return. 2021
Woody,Guthrie,Center $12,000 Tulsa, OK, US This Grant Was In Support Of The Fire In Little Africa, A Project Including A Film, About The Centennial Of Tulsas Race Massacre. Funding Was Used For The Development Of A Curriculum On This Historical Event, And Music For The Film Which Was Successfully Submitted To Various Film Festivals Around The Country. 2021
National,Comedy,Center $5,000 Jamestown, NY, US This Grant Provided Significant Support For A Major Project To Recognize And Promote The Life And Comedy Of Lucille Ball Whose Hometown Jamestown, New York Is Where The National Comedy Center Is Located. The Exhibition Was Featured In Numerous National Media Including A Long Segment For Cbs Sunday. 2021
Beth,Morrison,Projects $28,000 Brooklyn, NY, US This Grant Supported The Next Generation Of Boundary-pushing Operatheatre Composers. First Launched In 2017-18, The Bmp: Next Gen Program Was Established To Help Bmp Stay Connected To A New Generation Of Composers, Singers And Artists Just Coming Out Of School. Aspiring Composers From Coast To Coast Are Invited To Submit Vocal Works Up To Ten Minutes In Length. Bmp Creative Producer Beth Morrison And Executive Director Jecca Barry Select Ten First-round Finalists From These Applicants And Then Produce An Evening Of New Music Out Of These Submissions. 2021
The,Sterling,Foundation $20,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US This Grant Supports The Albert Einstein Book. The Manuscript For The Book Has Been Completed And Has Undergone Copy Editing. The Index Is In Preparation. The Foreword By Hanoch Gutfreund, Academic Director Of The Einstein Archives At Thehebrew University Of Jerusalem, And The Epilogue By Co-author Michael Diruggiero Remain To Be Added. Publication Is Expected In Fall Of 2022. 2021
47,Palmer,Inc $15,000 Cambridge, MA, US This Grant Supported Labor Day Weekends Campfire Festival To Help Develop New Artists At This Non-profit Venue In Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Festival Was Held Partially Live And Partially With Submitted Videosand Had Both A Live Audience And A Much Larger Streaming Audience. 2021
Kurt,Vonnegut,Library,And,Museum $7,500 Indianapolis, IN, US This Grant Was In Support Of The Museums Celebration Of The American Library Assosiations Annual Banned Books Week With A Series Of Programs On Free Speech And Freedom Of Expression. The Weeklong Program Included A Playwright In Residence And Webinars On Banned Books For Young People As Well As Efforts To Censor Books That Discuss Policing, The Environment And Gender Recognition Issues. 2021
Second,Stage,Theatre $12,000 New York, NY, US This Grant Supports Three Broadway Theaters In New York To Help With Covid Strategies. 2021
Bang,On,A,Can $23,000 Brooklyn, NY, US The Debut Of The Expanded Bang On A Can All-stars Was A Smashing Success! Despite The Current Covid Outbreak They Were Able To Safely Seat 200 In-person Guests And More Than 1,000 People Watched The Live Stream Of The Show. 2021
Exapno,New,Music,Community,Center,I $14,000 Brooklyn, NY, US This Grant Paid For The Third Coast In Performance. This Piece Invites The Audience To Explore The Sonic Space By Moving Freely Throughout The Performance Area. The Work Stems From Clays Interest In Integrating The Elements Of Play And Community-building Into His Body. 2021
The,Fund,For,Reconciliation,And,Dev $7,500 Riverhead, NY, US This Grant Is To Help Support Efforts For Reconciliation Between The United States And Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, And Cuba, As Well As The Development Of These Countries. 2021
Craft,Contemporary $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Exhibition & Catalogue For Merion Estes: Unnatural Disasters 2020
The,Sterling,Foundation $13,000 Chapel Hill, NC, US Support A Book With Pictures Of The Life And Work Of Albert Einstein. The Book Will Feature An Astonishing Collection Of Photographs Ranging From The Earliest Known Signed Photograph Of Einstein As A Teenager To The Last Known Signed Photograph Taken Shortly Before His Death. 2020
Folk,Alliance,International $12,000 Kansas City, MO, US To Support Collaborative Cross-border Response To Covid-19. This Project Included The Creation And Dissemination Of 10 Collaborative Topical Compositions By 20 High Profile Acoustic Musicians Responding To The Pandemic. 2020
Craft,And,Folk,Art,Museum $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Exhibition & Catalogue For Merion Estes: Unnatural Disasters 2018
Newman,Center,University,Of,Denver $10,000 Denver, CO, US Concert By The Bang On A Can All Stars 2018
Brooklyn,Museum,Of,Art $15,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Presentation Of "radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985" 2018
Berklee,College,Of,Music $15,000 Boston, MA, US A Two Day Presentation On "arts & Activism" Including Seminars With Musicians & Dancers 2018
Ucla,Center,For,The,Performing,Arts $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Nico Muhly Performing Lesser Known Songs Of Philip Glass, With Other Performers 2018
Craft,And,Folk,Art,Museum $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US An In-depth Look At One Body Of Work By Betty Saar Began In The 1960's & Continues To This Day 2017
Ucla,Center,For,The,Performing,Arts $10,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Eighth Blackbird Commissioning & Performing A New Work By David Lang 2017
Brooklyn,Museum,Of,Art $15,000 Brooklyn, NY, US A History Of Feminism & Feminist Art. 2017
Newman,Center,University,Of,Denver $10,000 Denver, CO, US Concert By Wild Up Performing Contemporty Classical Music 2017
Woody,Guthrie,Center $10,000 Tulsa, OK, US An Exhibit Of The Life Of Pete Seeger With A Celebration Of Talented Performers Who Did Shows & Educational Panels For The Community 2017
Craft,And,Folk,Art,Museum $14,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Supports New Ceramic Works By Keiko Fukazawa 2016
Ucla,Center,For,The,Performing,Arts $7,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support Performances Of Lucinda Childs Dance Company's Repertoire Evening, Including The New Work. 2016
Newman,Center,University,Of,Denver $6,250 Denver, CO, US Will Compose A New Work To Be Performed In Both Carnegie Hall & At Newman Center Presents 2016
Brooklyn,Museum,Of,Art $15,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Support A Planning Grant For A Wide Investigation Of How Feminisum Informs Our Daily Experiences And The Ways We Look At The World, In The Museum And Beyond 2016
Songwriting,With,Soldiers,Inc $10,000 Austin, TX, US Provides The Gift Of Song & Creativity To Soldiers And Veterans 2016
Ucla,Center,For,The,Performing,Arts $7,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Support"beyond Zero: 1914-1918,"a Collobration Marking The 100th Anniversary Of The State Of World War I 2016
Newman,Center,University,Of,Denver $6,750 Denver, CO, US Support Presenting The Dance Company Blace Grace From New Zealand 2016
Colorado,Music,Festival $3,000 Lafayette, CO, US Support Crowd-sources Program To Commission A New Orchestral Work To Premiere In The 2017 Season 2016

Contact Information

EIN 943235979
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Address 440 N BARRANCA AVE 6010 Covina, CA 91723-1722

Key People (2)

Vice,President Barry Lynn
President Karen Ringen