Donor Highlights

ANNUAL FUND OSA’s Annual Fund rallies support from more than 500 individuals, businesses, and corporations each year. This vital fundraising effort brings our community together and bridges the gap between allocated government funds and what it truly costs OSA to provide a world-class arts education in the heart of Oakland. Donations to the Annual Fund make up 10-14% of our revenue each year and directly fund OSA arts programs, arts faculty, technology, facility maintenance and upgrades, and special programs. In 2021–22, OSA’s generous Annual Fund donors raised a remarkable $515,750 for the school and 50% of OSA families participated. Thank you for an incredible year!

KAISER PERMANENTE OSA and Kaiser Permanente deepened their partnership in 2021–22 to ensure that OSA students, teachers, and staff alike would have the support they need to thrive in learning and in health. Kaiser Permanente not only made significant financial contributions to fund our JEDI work and our expanded Student Support Team, anchoring this work at a critical time, they also connected us with their Thriving Schools initiative, a program that provides assessments, tools, and resources that address four integrated dimensions of health: mental, physical, and social, as well as equitable access to healthcare. THE BARRIOS TRUST OSA is proud to partner with The Barrios Trust, a foundation started in 1999 by longtime Oakland resident, Warren Wilson, to support local youth programs in the spirit of love and fellowship. The Barrios Trust (named in honor of Wilson’s mother, Louise Barrios Wilson) focuses particularly on programs that encourage healthy habits, nourish cultural diversity, and educate the whole child. Here at OSA, funds from The Barrios Trust have been vital in underwriting Step It Up, our signature after school arts outreach program for middle schoolers.

#GIVINGTUESDAY On #GivingTuesday, more than 100 OSA supporters banded together in giving $33,100 to support the school’s JEDI programming. This outpouring of generosity surpassed OSA’s fundraising goal and unlocked a matching gift from the Quest Foundation. Thanks to the foundation and each of our #GivingTuesday donors, we raised a grand total of $60,700 to fund restorative justice training, affinity groups, curriculum updates, and more.