--- title: Grantee Partner Spotlight - Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts description: Grunin Foundation's grantee partners are doing incredible work - learn about Jay & Linda Grunin Center for the arts at Ocean County College. image: https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/hubfs/OCCGruninFeatured.jpg --- ![GF\_Logo\_Horizontal\_Text-only\_Full-Color\_T](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/GF_Logo_Horizontal_Text-only_Full-Color_T.png?height=50&name=GF_Logo_Horizontal_Text-only_Full-Color_T.png) - About - [About the Grunin Foundation](https://gruninfoundation.org/about/) - [Our Team](https://gruninfoundation.org/our-team/) - [Our Story](https://gruninfoundation.org/our-history/) - [Our EDI Framework](https://gruninfoundation.org/edi-framework/) - [Careers](https://gruninfoundation.org/careers/) - Our Work - [Strategic Priorities](https://gruninfoundation.org/strategic-priorities/) - [Funding](https://gruninfoundation.org/funding/) - [Funding Process](https://gruninfoundation.org/funding-process/) - [Grants Directory](https://gruninfoundation.org/grants-directory/) - [Capacity Building](https://gruninfoundation.org/capacity-building/) - [Coalition Building](https://gruninfoundation.org/coalition-building/) - [Events](https://gruninfoundation.org/events/) - [Blog](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/) - [Contact](https://gruninfoundation.org/contact/) October 07th, 2025 | [Partner Updates](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/tag/partner-updates) # Grantee Partner Spotlight - Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts **by [grunin](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/author/grunin)** Share: *Our grantee partners are doing incredible work in the community - advancing an equitable, just, and vibrant Central Jersey Shore. We believe in the sharing of stories, learnings, and accomplishments of people, organizations, and community. Each week, we will highlight a grantee partner who we have funded in the prior quarter. Please visit their websites and learn more about how they are impacting the people they serve and the greater community.* Meet the *Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts* at Ocean County College! The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts connects communities and celebrates culture by offering vibrant visual and performing arts experiences that entertain, deepen understanding, and inspire joy and creativity.  Located on the campus of Ocean County College, the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts is a performing arts center that celebrates the arts of dance, theater, music, and visual art. Featuring acts from across the globe, the Grunin Center’s intimate venue allows visitors to experience once-in-a-lifetime performances at its multi-venue complex, which includes the Main Stage, the Gia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theater, the OCC Black Box Theatre, and a brand-new Art Gallery. To learn more about all the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College has to offer, visit: [grunincenter.org](https://www.grunincenter.org/). Photo credit: [grunincenter.org/about](https://www.grunincenter.org/about/) and [facebook.com/GruninCenterOCC](https://www.facebook.com/GruninCenterOCC). [![Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Grunin-Center-Header.jpg?width=800&height=400&name=Grunin-Center-Header.jpg)](https://www.grunincenter.org/about/)   ## Related Blogs September 22nd, 2026 ### [Grantee Partner Spotlight - Common Ground Grief Center](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/grantee-partner-spotlight-common-ground-grief-center) **by [grunin](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/author/grunin)** [Partner Updates](https://blog.gruninfoundation.org/tag/partner-updates) Grantee Spotlight: Common Ground Grief Center Funds from the Grunin Foundation have supported "The Language of Loss" play. 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