FOA Foundation
In 1989, the Festival of Arts with a $1.5 million donation established the FOA Foundation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, in order to guarantee annual financial support for the arts in Laguna Beach.
The FOA Foundation, co-founded by John Rayment and David Young, was designed to hold these funds in a permanent endowment. The earnings and income from this endowment would be distributed annually in the form of scholarships to graduates of Laguna Beach High School and as grants to nonprofit art organizations and educational institutions in and about the city of Laguna Beach.
The FOA Foundation operates independently from the Festival of Arts. In 2007, the Festival of Arts assumed the financial responsibility of the art scholarships, enabling The FOA Foundation to focus on its grant program for local non-profit art organizations. To date, the Festival of Arts along with the Foundation cumulatively has awarded nearly $3 million in grants to the art community in Laguna Beach and over $3.5 million in scholarships.
Grant Application
Deadline to apply:
February 29, 2024
Foundation Board of Trustees
The FOA Foundation is comprised of a five-member board of trustees who oversees and administers the program.
- President, Kathy Jones– a former board member of the Festival of Arts and exhibitor
- Vice President, John Campbell– a former board member of the Festival of Arts
- Treasurer, Bob Earl– a past member of The Glenn E. Vedder Scholarship Committee
- Secretary, Kirsten Whalen– a current Festival of Arts exhibitor
- Board Member, Jacquie Moffett– a former Festival of Arts president, board member and past exhibitor
- Board Member, Jeff Redeker– a former president of Laguna Beach Rotary and chairman of the Rotary’s Grapes for Grads event
- Board Member, Michelle Reindl – Festival of Arts Director of Finance
- Board Member, Jeff Rovner– a current Festival of Arts board member and exhibitor