Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in California

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TO INCREASE SUPPORT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EGAGEMENT OF SUFI ARTS AND CULTURE BY SUPPORTING CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN EUROPE

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The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research and exhibit collections of objects including documents, tools, implements and furnishings that have significance in helping to interpret or understand the past.

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THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING ON THE POWER OF ART TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATING, TEACHING AND PRESENTING THE ARTS. A NATIONAL LEADER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS EXHIBITIONS AND COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION, THE ARMORY BELIEVES THAT AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IS ESSENTIAL FOR A WELL-ROUNDED HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. FOR THREE DECADES, THE ARMORY HAS TRAINED PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE AND ENTHUSIASM TO TEACH AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS OF DIVERSE AGES AND BACKGROUNDS THROUGH CLASSES AND EXHIBITIONS AT ITS MAIN LOCATION IN OLD PASADENA, AS WELL AS A RANGE OF FREE PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY.

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THE SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ART RESOURCE CENTER'S ("SPARC") MISSION IS TO PRODUCE, PRESERVE, AND PROMOTE ACTIVITST AND SOCIALLY RELEVANT ARTWORK; TO DEVISE AND INNOVATE EXCELLENT ART PIECES THROUGH PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES; AND ULTIMATELY, TO FOSTER ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS THAT EMPOWER COMMUNITIES WHO FACE MARGINALIZATION AND DISCRIMINATION.

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THE MISSION OF THE GO FOR BROKE NATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER IS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE CHARACTER AND EQUALITY THROUGH THE VIRTUE AND VALOR OF OUR WORLD WAR II AMERICAN VETERANS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY.

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FOCUSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR NATION'S EDUCATORS TO IMPROVE WRITING AND LEARNING.

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF ITS STUDENTS.

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SPACE'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER OUR YOUTH TO DISCOVER AND TRUST IN THEIR INNATE ABILITY TO BE CREATIVE, RESPONSIBLE, AND COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EFFECTIVE TRAINING IN DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS AND CULURAL EDUCATION (AKA SPACE) PROVIDES CLASSES IN DANCE, ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, AND ART IN A CULTURALLY DIVERSE CONTEXT.

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STRIVE FOR CHORAL MUSIC EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING CHORAL MUSIC EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND BLENDING THE BEST OF EASTERN AND WESTERN MUSICAL TRADITIONS.

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The goal of this organization is to provide arts and humanities services or products not covered by other categories.

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BRAVA IS A PROFESSIONAL ARTS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PRODUCING, PRESENTING, AND CULTIVATING LIVE ART CELEBRATING THE INTERSECTION OF FEMINISM AND MULTICULTURALISM THAT IGNITES SOCIAL CHANGE AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITY.

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TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PRIMARILY THE VIOLIN AND CELLO.ORGANIZING AND SPONSORING THE SCHOENFELD INTERNATIONAL STRING COMPETITION.

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ENRICH AND CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE AND TRANSFORMATIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES

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THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND ENGAGE THE BROADEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, COLLECTION, AND PRESERVATION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM, AND VIDEO.

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SHOTGUN PLAYERS IS A COMPANY OF ARTISTS DETERMINED TO CREATE BOLD, RELEVANT, AFFORDABLE THEATRE THAT INSPIRES AND CHALLENGES AUDIENCE AND ARTIST ALIKE TO RE-EXAMINE OUR LIVES, OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE EVER-CHANGING WORLD AROUND US.

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MAINTENANCE/DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMORIAL PARK HONORING OUR VETERANS.

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ORGANIZATION OFFERS EDUCATION TO FILMMAKERS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES WITHOUT TAKING RIGHTS.

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RADIO BILINGE IS COMMITTED TO SERVING AS A VOICE TO EMPOWER LATINOS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ESTABLISHED IN 1977 BY A COLLECTIVE OF FARMWORKERS, ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS AND EDUCATORS, TODAY RB IS ONE OF THE LEADING LATINO NON-COMMERCIAL RADIO NETWORKS IN THE U.S. AS A TRUSTED PRODUCER AND BROADCASTER OF SPANISH AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAMMING, RADIO BILINGE UTILIZES ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF RADIO STATIONS, REPEATERS AND REGIONAL AFFILIATES TO REACH COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LINGUISTICALLY, SOCIALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED IN THE DIGITAL AGE.RB FOCUSES ON MEETING THE NEWS AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE LATINO POPULATIONS. ITS AUDIENCE CONSISTS OF TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES AND WORKERS, MANY OF WHOM WORK IN FARMING, CONSTRUCTION, SERVICE/HOSPITALITY, MANUFACTURING, GARDENING, DAY LABOR, TRUCKING AND OTHER LOW-WAGE FIELDS. RADIO BILINGE IS ALSO COMMITTED TO SERVING OTHER DISENFRANCHISED MINORITY GROUPS, INCLUDING THE MIXTECO AND TRIQ

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The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.

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THE CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM OF THE DESERT IS A VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF LEARNING ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THE MUSEUM INSPIRES PERSONAL GROWTH BY ENGAGING CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS OF EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.