Giving

The Bass Lab thrives on generous support from the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Borealis Philanthropy, Southern California Public Library, and countless gifts from benefactors like you. Our common forms of support are donations for student fellowship stipends, gifts to sponsor community-building programs, and funding to grow our collection of AI-powered interactive interviews with Black icons. Get in touch today to inquire about how you can help. 

  • Our Bass student fellows are paid to produce incredible Black media research and programming through the year. Contact us to sponsor their stipend, or to have a Bass Fellow embedded in your media company.

  • We host events that highlight the legacy of Black storytelling on the West Coast. Contact us to find out how you can sponsor our next lecture series, pop-up installation or screening.

  • We are building a first-of-its-kind, AI-powered Black oral history archive. If you would like to co-executive produce our next interactive interview, or sponsor a pop-up installation of our existing interviews, let's connect.

Can you believe this highlight reel is only from Year 1! We are truly just getting started. Consider giving a gift, to help us grow.