Donors announced Tuesday that $10 million in grants will go toward more than 800 arts and culture nonprofits across the Washington state. Funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and administered by ArtsFund, the grants are awarded through the Community Accelerator Grant Program and can be spent however grantees choose to further their work. "Arts and culture is such an essential part of our lives," said Lara Littlefield, executive director of partnerships and programs for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. "It's an essential part of being who we are and expressing ourselves and it leads to better understanding, to better conversation - to a greater understanding of what we're here for." Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/donors-award-millions-washignton-arts-culture-nonprofits/281-d0f89955-87b7-4bbc-b269-422469bdc738