GENESIS INSPIRATION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2025 GRANT RECIPIENTS

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 – Genesis Inspiration Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization championing youth arts education, proudly announced its 2025 grant recipients. As part of its annual commitment, Genesis Inspiration Foundation awarded a total of $3 million in grants to support arts programming at 83 nonprofit organizations across the United States.

“Genesis Inspiration Foundation is honored to fund a record 83 youth arts organizations, the most in a single year since our founding in 2018,” said John Guastaferro, executive director, Genesis Inspiration Foundation. “With $3 million in grants, we are continuing to expand access to creative learning so more children nationwide can experience the transformative power of the arts.”

Driven by the belief that inspiration is the greatest luxury, Genesis retailers contribute a portion of every new vehicle sale to Genesis Inspiration Foundation. Through this support and additional charitable contributions from Genesis Motor America, Genesis Inspiration Foundation awards grants to schools, museums, and cultural organizations that provide meaningful arts opportunities fostering creativity and discovery for underserved children. This year’s commitment brings the lifetime giving to more than $13 million.

Genesis Inspiration Foundation Grant Recipients

Organization	City	State
Alabama Shakespeare Festival	Montgomery	AL
Amp Up Arts	Montgomery	AL
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona	Phoenix	AZ
Anaheim Family YMCA	Anaheim	CA
TGR Foundation (TGR Learning Lab)	Anaheim	CA
Pretend City Children’s Museum	Irvine	CA
Amazing Grace Conservatory	Los Angeles	CA
Debbie Allen Dance Academy	Los Angeles	CA
Inner-City Arts	Los Angeles	CA
SPIRIT SERIES	Los Angeles	CA
Broadway Sacramento	Sacramento	CA
DrawBridge	San Francisco	CA
El Sistema Colorado	Denver	CO
Feel the Beat	Englewood	CO
INTEMPO	Stamford	CT
Children’s Chorus of Washington	Washington	DC
Dance Place	Washington	DC
DC Youth Orchestra Program	Washington	DC
Kennedy Center Education	Washington	DC
Dancing for a Difference	Brandon	FL
Camp Boggy Creek	Eustis	FL
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County	Fort Lauderdale	FL
Broward Center for the Performing Arts	Fort Lauderdale	FL
Banner Lake Club	Hobe Sound	FL
Breakthrough Miami	Miami	FL
URGENT, Inc.	Miami	FL
Quest, Inc.	Orlando	FL
The Lionheart School	Alpharetta	GA
The Creatives Project	Atlanta	GA
Deep Center	Savannah	GA
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club	Savannah	GA
Savannah Children’s Theatre	Savannah	GA
SkyART	Chicago	IL
The Simple Good	Chicago	IL
Uniting Voices Chicago	Chicago	IL
Arts for Learning Indiana	Indianapolis	IN
Acadiana Center for the Arts	Lafayette	LA
Jefferson Performing Arts	Metairie	LA
KID smART	New Orleans	LA
Young Audiences of Louisiana	New Orleans	LA
Equitable School Partnerships of Boston	Boston	MA
Open Door Arts	Boston	MA
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids	Baltimore	MD
Washington Conservatory of Music	Glen Echo	MD
Living Arts Detroit	Detroit	MI
Upstream Arts	Minneapolis	MN
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis	St. Louis	MO
Arts+	Charlotte	NC
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Winston-Salem	NC
The Nashua Community Music School	Nashua	NH
Center for Modern Dance Education	Hackensack	NJ
JAZZ HOUSE KiDS	Montclair	NJ
Positively Arts	Las Vegas	NV
Uniquely Me Creative Arts	Brooklyn	NY
Teen Art Salon	Long Island City	NY
Broadway Bound Kids	New York	NY
Music and the Brain	New York	NY
Arts Impact	Cleveland	OH
Fairmount Center for the Arts	Novelty	OH
Oklahoma A+ Schools Institute	Edmond	OK
Music Workshop	Portland	OR
Superior Arts Institute	Camden	PA
MusicWorks	Havertown	PA
Play On Philly	Philadelphia	PA
Rock to the Future	Philadelphia	PA
MCG Youth	Pittsburgh	PA
Wayne Art Center	Wayne	PA
Yo Art	Charleston	SC
Public Works Art Center	Summerville	SC
The Forge Nashville	Nashville	TN
YEAH!	Nashville	TN
Art Spark Texas	Austin	TX
Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus	Houston	TX
Young Audiences of Houston	Houston	TX
ARTreach	Katy	TX
Chamberlain Ballet	Plano	TX
Mobile Education Center for All	San Antonio	TX
Boys & Girls Club of Northern Utah	Brigham City	UT
Youth Impact	Ogden	UT
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (ASO Sympatico)	Alexandria	VA
Mosaic Steel Orchestra	Norfolk	VA
Creative Justice	Seattle	WA
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras	Madison	WI

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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. Founded in 2018, the Genesis Inspiration Foundation has awarded over $13 million in grants to expand youth arts at museums, schools, and community organizations nationwide. With the support of Genesis and its retailers, we are introducing children to a new world of the possible. To learn more, visit us online at www.genesisinspirationfoundation.org.

Genesis Motor North America
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