GENESIS INSPIRATION FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2025 GRANT RECIPIENTS

News provided by

Dec 18, 2025, 11:02 ET

Genesis Inspiration Foundation awards $3 million in grants to 83 youth arts organizations nationwide

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 presents Debbie Allen Dance Academy with a grant in support of youth arts education in Los Angeles on June 4, 2025. (Photo/Genesis)

"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

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

Genesis is a new global automotive brand that delivers the highest standards of design, safety, refined performance, and innovation while looking towards a more sustainable future. Drawing from its cultural heritage and distinctly Korean hospitality, Genesis crafts experiences focused on customers as "son-nim", or honored guests.

Genesis Motor North America offers a growing range of award-winning SUV, sedan, and electric models through its network of more than 200 independent U.S. retailers, in addition to its more than 30 Canadian agency distributors. Genesis now counts more than 90 standalone retail facilities across the North American region, with dozens more in development. Consumers can discover the brand through its many retail points, at Genesis House, the brand's flagship space in New York City, or online at www.genesis.com.

Please visit our media site for the latest news at www.genesisnewsusa.com (United States) and www.genesisnews.ca (Canada).

SOURCE Genesis Motor America