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Program Information

CREATE (Community Real Estate - Arts to Equity) is a two-year cohort program supporting arts and culture organizations from across the 9-county Bay Area and Fresno in developing long-term financial resilience and real estate readiness. The program is designed for community-rooted arts organizations, especially those led by and serving under-invested and low-income communities. The program is anticipated to run from early 2026 through 2027.

Arts organizations are critical drivers of economic development, community belonging, and sometimes neighborhood vitality. They can activate storefronts, provide cultural connections, foster youth leadership and more — yet many face unstable leases, lack of capital, and limited access to tailored financial or real estate advising.

CREATE addresses these challenges through a combination of virtual and in-person learning sessions and convenings, opportunities for peer-to-peer connection, and one-on-one technical assistance. The curriculum focuses on the key components of organizational financial management and real estate readiness, providing an opportunity for organizations to explore commercial corridor strategies and shared space approaches.

By the end of the program, participants will have strengthened their financial infrastructure, developed a long-term space strategy, and positioned themselves to secure, co-own, or sustain community-centered arts facilities.

There will be three different “tracks” in this program: organizational financial management, ownership and preservation, and multi-nonprofit centers. 

Organizations must be located in one of the following counties or the city of Fresno in order to be eligible: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma.

For questions about the program, please contact Amanda Bornstein at abornstein@communityvisionca.org or 415-392-8215 x 329.

For questions about the application, please contact Sarah Schwid at sschwid@communityvisionca.org or 415-392-8215 x 369.

Applications are due January 15th, 2026


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We request that two representatives from each participating organization attend each learning session and in-person programming. If you’re not yet sure who the second participant will be, please enter TBD in the Second Participant Information fields.
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