GENESIS INSPIRATION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2024 GRANT WINNERS
-- Genesis Inspiration Foundation donated $3 million in grants to support
youth arts education at 50 organizations nationwide
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesis Inspiration Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced its 2024 grant recipients. Annually, the organization donates millions of dollars to organizations across the country to support youth arts education. This year, Genesis Inspiration Foundation awarded $3 million in grants to 50 organizations.
"When children are actively engaged in any art form - whether it's dancing, drawing, sculpting, or more - it unlocks creativity, it inspires, and it leads to greater achievement inside and outside the classroom," said John Guastaferro, executive director, Genesis Inspiration Foundation. "There is nothing that compares to a quality arts education, yet this is something that many kids don't have access to. Genesis Inspiration Foundation is dedicated to bringing arts programming to local communities because we believe all children deserve to experience the benefits that the arts can have in their lives."
Genesis Inspiration Foundation was founded in 2018 to help address the needs of quality art education in communities throughout the nation. For every vehicle sold at a Genesis retailer, a portion goes to the Genesis Inspiration Foundation to support youth arts education, particularly in underserved communities. With additional support from Genesis Motor America, this year's commitment brings the foundation's lifetime total giving to $10 million.
Art is shown to have a multitude of benefits for children, including supporting emotional and cognitive development, reducing stress, and improving academic outcomes. With the variety of art disciplines, Genesis Inspiration Foundation supports different types of art programs with the goal to reach as many children as possible and expand the transformational impact of the arts on youth.
Genesis Inspiration Foundation Grant Recipients
Organization City State
Uniting Voices Chicago Chicago IL
Alabama Shakespeare Festival Montgomery AL
Free Arts Arizona Phoenix AZ
A Place Called Home Los Angeles CA
Act Out Long Beach Long Beach CA
Amazing Grace Conservatory Los Angeles CA
Get Lit - Words Ignite Los Angeles CA
Inner-City Arts Los Angeles CA
TGR Foundation (TGR Learning Lab) Anaheim CA
A Child's Song Denver CO
Art from Ashes Denver CO
Sitar Arts Center Washington D.C.
Arsht Center Foundation
Miami FL
Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County Fort
Lauderdale FL
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Fort
Lauderdale FL
Chance 2 Dance Orlando FL
Heard Em Say
Tampa FL
Orlando Family Stage Orlando FL
Young At Art Museum Plantation FL
Artportunity Knocks Atlanta GA
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club Savannah GA
Loop it Up Savannah Savannah GA
Songs for Kids Atlanta GA
The People's Music School Chicago IL
Young Audiences Louisiana New Orleans LA
Open Door Arts Boston MA
Joe's Movement Emporium Mount Rainier MD
Upstream Arts Minneapolis MN
Arts for Life Charlotte NC
Arts Together Raleigh NC
The Arts Empowerment Project Charlotte NC
Superior Arts Institute Camden NJ
Positively Arts Las Vegas NV
Arts for All New York NY
ArtsConnection New York NY
Education Through Music New York NY
Exploring the Arts Astoria NY
Art House Inc. Cleveland OH
Arts Impact Cleveland OH
Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute Edmond OK
ArtWell Philadelphia PA
Assemble Pittsburgh PA
Rock to the Future Philadelphia PA
Art and Beyond, Inc. Cedar Hill TX
Art Spark Texas Austin TX
ARTreach Houston TX
Big Thought Dallas TX
Spy Hop Salt Lake City UT
Creative Justice Seattle WA
Madison Youth Arts Madison WI
Genesis Inspiration Foundation
Genesis Inspiration Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to connecting youth to the transformative power of the arts. Our mission is to improve educational outcomes by providing access to arts programs that engage and inspire children in under-resourced communities. Since its inception in 2018, the Genesis Inspiration Foundation has donated $10 million to fund youth arts programming at museums, schools, and nonprofit art and cultural organizations nationwide. With the support of Genesis retailers and charitable donations, we are introducing children to a new world of the possible. To learn more about the Genesis Inspiration Foundation, visit genesisinspirationfoundation.org.
Genesis Motor North America
Genesis is a new global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of design, safety, refined performance, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Drawing from its cultural heritage and distinctly Korean hospitality, Genesis crafts experiences focused on customers as "son-nim", or honored guests.
Genesis Motor North America offers a growing range of award-winning SUV, sedan, and electric models through its network of more than 220 independent U.S. retailers, in addition to its more than 30 Canadian agency distributors. Genesis now counts more than 70 standalone retail facilities across the North American region, with dozens more in development. Consumers can discover the brand through its many retail points, at Genesis House, the brand's flagship space in New York City, or online at www.genesis.com.
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