ArtsFund’s 2024 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 2024, ArtsFund awarded YAOF grants to 30 organizations, totaling $208,600. Applications were reviewed by a panel of community members, including:
Avery Berschauer
A•B Inclusion
Michael Greer
ArtsFund
Moe’Neyah Holland
Teens in Tacoma
Rebecca Holland
Potlatch Fund
Levi Mogg
Teach for America
Gail Sehlhorst
Seattle Public Schools
Anne Shukla
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
ArtsFund’s 2024 YAOF grants were generously sponsored by Costco Wholesale, Kaphan Foundation, Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation, PNC Foundation, and KING 5 / TEGNA Foundation.
2024 Youth Arts Opportunity Fund Grants
Youth in Focus | $15,000
Totem Star | $14,100
Hilltop Artists in Residence | $14,000
The Vera Project | $12,000
Arts Corps | $12,000
Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association | $11,000
Coyote Central | $10,000
Adaptive and Inclusive Movement Initiative | $10,000
Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center, T.U.P.A.C. | $10,000
Seattle Opera | $10,000
Seattle JazzED | $10,000
Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra | $7,000
Seattle Children’s Theatre | $7,000
Intiman Theatre | $7,000
TeenTix | $7,000
NFFTY | $5,000
Seattle Arts & Lectures | $5,000
Orquesta Northwest | $5,000
Pacific Northwest Ballet Association | $5,000
Ted Brown Music Outreach | $5,000
The Rhapsody Project | $5,000
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience | $2,500
Village Theatre | $2,500
Urban ArtWorks | $2,500
Asia Pacific Cultural Center | $2,500
El Centro de la Raza | $2,500
Key to Change | $2,500
Tacoma Art Museum | $2,500
Arts Council of Snohomish County DBA Schack Art Center | $2,500
Jack Straw Cultural Center | $2,500