ArtsChoice™, the council’s workplace giving program, is currently one of only two campaigns in California raising funds for the arts in the workplace. This innovative program is coordinated on behalf of over 150 small to mid-sized arts groups at 20 sites throughout the Valley. Workplace giving offers employees a cost-effective and convenient method of contributing to the arts in their community through payroll deductions. Employees can make contributions to the Arts Council for our grants program, or designate funds to a particular arts organization.

The proceeds received from ArtsChoice™ are particularly meaningful for smaller arts groups that may not have the resources to run their own campaigns or have dedicated fundraising staff. ArtsChoice™ is often conducted simultaneously with overall workplace-giving campaigns, which include other federations like Earth Share of California, United Way and Community Health Charities.

Last year the program raised more than $123,877. This is the fourth year in a row this program has surpassed $100,000.

Arts Council development staff provides services to campaign sites including presentations, brochures, pledge forms and campaign incentives.

Looking to designate your contribution to a local arts group? Click here for a listing of more than 140 local arts and cultural organizations that you can donate to through ArtsChoice.

To become an ArtsChoice work site, click here and add your name to this list!
Start a WorkPlace Giving program at your company!

2007-2008 Workplace Giving Sites

1. Adobe Systems Inc.
2. Applied Materials
3. American Century Investments
4. Cisco Systems
5. City of Campbell
6. City of Milpitas
7. City of Palo Alto
8. City of San Jose
9. City of San Jose Retirement Services
10. City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency
11. City of Santa Clara
12. City of Sunnyvale
13. Combined Federal Campaign
14. County of Santa Clara
15. Hewlett Packard
16. Microsoft Corporation
17. Stanford University
18. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
19. State of California
20. Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

For further information, please contact:

Lissa Jones
Development Associate / Workplace Giving Manager
408-998-2787 ext. 202
ljones@artscouncil.org