Kenneth Rainin Foundation
About this vendor
A private grantmaking foundation in Oakland, California. It gives grants in three areas: the arts, early childhood literacy, and research to cure chronic disease, including Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Its education work focuses on helping Oakland children read at or above grade level.
- Registered name
- Kenneth Rainin Foundation
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Website
- krfoundation.org
- Phone
- 510-625-5200
- Headquarters
- Oakland, CA
- IRS EIN
94-3289283Nonprofit filings (ProPublica)
Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 3, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Contact - Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Collaborative Classroom: coaching partnership with the Rainin Foundation in OUSD.
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- Named in the agenda text as
- Kenneth Rainin Foundation; The Kenneth Rainin Foundation
- Presenting offices
- Chief Academic Officer (7)
- Record types
- Agreement or Contract (5); Application (2)
- Funding sources
- Kenneth Rainin Foundation; Kenneth Rainin Foundation Grant; The Kenneth Rainin Foundation; The Rainin Foundation
Approved on the consent report (7)
- Accepts an $860,000 Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for K-2 structured literacy coachingOct 23, 2024 ·
L.-73·24-2492· Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$860Kcoming in - Accepts a $264,156 Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for K-2 literacy coaching and trainingMar 27, 2024 ·
T.-40·24-0557· Jan 1, 2024 – Aug 31, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$264Kcoming in - Accepts a $2.36M Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for the Oakland Early Literacy ProjectDec 1, 2021 ·
V.-45·21-2487· Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$2.36Mcoming in - Accepts a $2.08M Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for early literacy through 2024Oct 27, 2021 ·
V.-5·21-2358· Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$2.08Mcoming in - Accepts a $1.85M Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for early literacy support in 39 schoolsDec 9, 2020 ·
V.-65·20-2320· Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$1.85Mcoming in - Accepts $1.85M from the Rainin Foundation for the Early Literacy Cohort ProjectJan 22, 2020 ·
P.-43·19-2205· Jul 1, 2019 – Jun 30, 2020 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began+$1.85Mcoming in - Accepts a $502,000 Kenneth Rainin Foundation grant for a men of color early education teaching fellows pilotDec 11, 2019 ·
P.-102·19-2417· Jul 1, 2019 – Mar 1, 2022 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganMulti-year+$502Kcoming in
All Legistar records (7)
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| Date | File | Official title | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | 24-2492 | Grant Agreement - Structured Literacy Initiative - #20240082 - Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Academics and Instruction DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-1968 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 24-0557 | Grant Agreement - Structured Literacy Initiatives - #20230138 and # 20210077 - Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Academics and Instruction DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-0560 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Dec 1, 2021 | 21-2487 | Agreement for Education – Teaching & Learning Grant #20210077 - The Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Oakland Early Literacy Project - Academics and Instruction DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 21-1924 · Plain-English summary | Application | Passed |
| Oct 27, 2021 | 21-2358 | Grant Agreement – The Kenneth Rainin Foundation – Early Literacy Kings of Oakland Project – Early Childhood EducationChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 21-1708 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Dec 9, 2020 | 20-2320 | Grant Agreement - Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Academics and Instructional Innovation DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 20-1717 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jan 22, 2020 | 19-2205 | Grant Award - The Rainin Foundation - Early Literacy Cohort Project - Early Childhood EducationChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 20-0147 · Plain-English summary | Application | Passed |
| Dec 11, 2019 | 19-2417 | Grant Agreement - Kenneth Rainin Foundation - Early Childhood EducationChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 19-1862 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |