Kultivate Labs

Kultivate Labs is a Non-profit Economic Development and Arts Organization.

We create thriving commercial ecosystems by accelerating businesses that preserve culture and community. We provide space and opportunities for the arts to flourish so that commercial activities are activated and reflect the community at large.

#Kultivate5for5

Your donations will go towards supporting the five arms of Kultivate Labs. In our mission to nourish culture, community, and commerce, Kultivate Labs has designed and executed several distinct programs and organizations to equitably address the needs of our local communities. 

Donate in $5 increments in support of our 5 programs! 

Balay Kreative

Balay Kreative has invested over $100,000 to building programming that reflects the rich culture and history of Filipinx Diaspora in SoMa and the Bay Area. During this Covid-19 pandemic, Balay Kreative granted $50,000 to over 20 Bay Area-based artists.  Balay Kreative grantees tackle culturally and socially relevant issues and history. Erina Alejo’s “A Hxstory of Renting,” for example, examines the impact of a culture of gentrification and  displacement, and the resilience of the Yelamu in San Francisco. Balay Kreative also supported public art projects, such as SOMCAN and Mel Vera Cruz’s “We Live Here”. Vera Cruz aims to empower the Filipino-American community through education in the history of San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas.

Kapwa Gardens

Kapwa Gardens is the first public space in San Francisco designed with COVID-19 in mind to create a healing space for people to be outdoors and gather safely.
Kapwa Gardens will involve community members and the public in a number of ways. Weekly programming, hosted by local businesses and figures, will cover self-care, wellness, and self-expression.

Kapwa Gardens programs range from free Covid-19 testing to Women’s Self-Defense Training, as well as Ilokano Weaving Workshops and San Francisco’s only Plant-Based Marketplace & Festival. 

Filipinos Feed the Frontlines

Filipinos Feed the Frontlines featured on NBC's Asian Pacific America

 In 342 days, Filipinos Feed the Frontlines raised $144,597 from 1101 donors to feed  Frontline Health Workers & Scientists, & Communities Battling Covid-19. We've expanded our support network from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Stockton! Your support will allow us to continue serving our communities that continue to be impacted by and are recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

#FilipinosFeedtheFrontlines is an alliance of Filipino food businesses and like-minded individuals and organizations banding together to provide meals to heal our community. www.filipinosfeedthefrontlines.com

UNDSCVRD

UNDISCOVERED SF is a non-profit venture designed to jump-start economicUNDSCVRD 2019, Pre-Covid 19 Pandemic activity and public awareness of SOMA Pilipinas. 

UNDISCOVERED SF vendors are given skill-set building workshops, mentorship, and more to strengthen their operations and set them-up for success, through our partnership with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center. Select vendors will be enrolled in our Incubator for free professional services like branding, accounting, legal, crowdfunding, etc to prepare them for long-term growth opportunities in the cultural district.

Saints & Sentinels

Saints and Sentinels is an upcoming program from Kultivate Labs in response to the increased violence and hatred against our AAPI community members. 

POPULATIONS SERVED

Chinese : Filipino : Pacific Islander : Vietnamese : Korean : Japanese : Burmese : Thai : Mongolian : Indonesian : Malaysian : Taiwanese : Other : Tibetan : Myanmar : Lao