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GENESIS INSPIRATION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2023 GRANT AWARDEES

Genesis Inspiration Foundation presents Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club with a donation in support of arts education in Savanna, Ga. on June 1, 2023. (Photo/Genesis)

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 21, 2023 – Genesis Inspiration Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting education through the arts, today announced its 2023 grant recipients. As part of its annual donation cycle, the foundation awarded $3 million in grants to 48 nonprofits nationwide working in the arts, as well as additional year-round support to advance the arts.

“Genesis Inspiration Foundation is proud to extend its support to community organizations nationwide that share our commitment to connect youth to the transformative power of the arts,” said John Guastaferro, executive director of Genesis Inspiration Foundation. “We are driven to support the educators and programs across the country that are enabling a well-rounded education inclusive of the arts.”

Every Genesis vehicle sold supports youth arts education through the Genesis Inspiration Foundation. Thanks to Genesis and its retailers, the foundation has donated nearly $8 million since 2018. These donations help nonprofit organizations across the country to provide youth arts programming in a variety of art disciplines. From dancing to painting to spoken word, this diversity of arts underscores the foundation’s commitment to ensure that all youth across the country have an opportunity to experience the life-changing benefits of the arts.

Genesis Inspiration Foundation Grant Recipients

Organization City State
That’s My Child Montgomery AL
Kids in Focus Phoenix AZ
Young Arts Arizona Phoenix AZ
Create Now Los Angeles CA
In A Perfect World Los Angeles CA
Inner-City Arts Los Angeles CA
Music Center LA Los Angeles CA
TGR Foundation Anaheim CA
The Wooden Floor Santa Ana CA
Art from Ashes Denver CO
El Sistema Colorado Denver CO
Fell the Beat Lakewood CO
Children’s Chorus of Washington Washington DC
Project Create DC Washington DC
Sitar Arts Center Washington DC
Young Playwrights’ Theater Washington DC
Art Reach Orlando Orlando FL
Miami Music Project Miami FL
Young At Art Children’s Museum Plantation FL
Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club of Savannah Savannah GA
Paint Love Atlanta GA
Piano’s for Peace Atlanta GA
Savannah College or Art and Design Savannah GA
Showability Atlanta GA
Ingenuity Chicago IL
People’s Music School Chicago IL
Totally Positive Productions Chicago IL
Open Door Arts Boston MA
Art Works Now Hyattsville MD
Levine Music Silver Spring MD
Positively Arts Las Vegas NV
Arts for All New York NY
Dancewave Brooklyn NY
Education Through Music New York NY
Exploring the Arts Astoria NY
Girls Write Now New York NY
Center for Arts-Inspired Learning Cleveland OH
Rainey Institute Cleveland OH
Oklahoma A+ School Edmond OK
ArtWell Philadelphia PA
Art and Beyond, Inc Cedar Hill TX
Art Spark Texas Austin TX
ARTreach Houston TX
Creative Action Austin TX
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Dallas TX
Spy Hop Salt Lake City UT
Arts for All Wisconsin Wisconsin WI
Boys & Girls Club or Greater Green Bay Green Bay 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 nearly $5 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
At Genesis, we put the customer at the center of every decision we make. Genesis is a global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of performance, design, safety, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Genesis designs customer experiences that go beyond products, embodying audacious, forward-thinking, and distinctly Korean characteristics within its unique Athletic Elegance design identity. With a growing range of award-winning models — including the 2022 MotorTrend SUV of the Year, GV70, along with G70, G80, G90, GV60, and GV80 — Genesis aims to lead the age of electrification by focusing on a dual electrification strategy involving fuel-cell and battery EVs, starting with its Electrified G80 and GV60 electric models. Genesis has stated its commitment to becoming an all-electric vehicle brand by 2030 and to pursuing carbon neutrality by 2035.

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A Message From GENESIS

At Genesis, we celebrate that creative force in each child that will catapult their lives. It is central to the mission of Genesis CSR, because Genesis is born of a balance. Between the part of us that marvels at stunning technological achievements, and the sector in every heart that longs for graceful simplicity and tranquility. That balance lives deep in the soul of our company.

Driven by the belief that inspiration is the greatest luxury a luxury car company can deliver.

And that as long as humans express their deepest aspirations in paint and steel and stone and the human form itself, there will be children witnessing that expression whose hearts and minds and destinies will be redefined and reimagined forever.

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