ArtsFund’s 2023 Youth Arts Opportunity Fund (YAOF) Grantees
ArtsFund’s Youth Arts Opportunity Fund (YAOF) aims to increase access to and participation in meaningful, sustained, robust arts experiences for historically underserved youth. All awards are granted as unrestricted general operating support. To learn more about the fund, please visit ArtsFund’s Grants page.
In September 2023, ArtsFund awarded YAOF grants to 28 organizations, totaling $202,500. Applications were reviewed by a panel of community members, including:
Avery Berschauer
A•B Inclusion
Michael Greer
ArtsFund
Moe’Neyah Holland
Teens in Tacoma
Gail Sehlhorst
Seattle Public Schools
Nina Yarbrough
4Culture
ArtsFund’s 2023 YAOF grants were generously sponsored by COSTCO, Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation and the PNC Foundation.
2023 Youth Arts Opportunity Fund Grants
Hilltop Artists in Residence | $15,000
NFFTY | $15,000
The Vera Project | $15,000
Totem Star |$15,000
Arts Corps | $12,000
Seattle JazzED | $12,000
Asia Pacific Cultural Center | $7,500
Northwest African American Museum | $7,500
Seattle Children’s Theatre | $7,500
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra | $7,500
TeenTix | $7,500
Youth in Focus | $7,500
Intiman Theatre | $6,000
Key to Change | $6,000
Seattle Arts & Lectures | $6,000
Ted Brown Music Outreach | $6,000
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience | $6,000
Music Works Northwest | $6,000
Jack Straw Cultural Center | $5,000
El Centro de la Raza | $5,000
Tacoma Youth Symphony Association | $5,000
Seattle Art Museum | $5,000
Museum of Pop Culture | $3,000
Seattle Opera | $3,000
Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center, T.U.P.A.C. | $3,000
Urban ArtWorks | $3,000
Coyote Central | $3,000
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association | $2,500