BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
To sustain and nurture the San Francisco Bay Area’s artist communities by presenting, documenting, archiving, and disseminating the creative work of significant musicians, writers, and other artists.
About BIRD & BECKETT CULTURAL LEGACY PROJECT
The Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project (BBCLP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates the Bird & Beckett bookshop performance space in San Francisco, presenting frequent concerts, poetry readings, talks, and small publications while also documenting and archiving local artistic work. ([birdbeckett.com](https://birdbeckett.com/the-cultural-legacy-project/?utm_source=openai))
The EIN 26-1906810 provided for this request matches the organization’s filings and public nonprofit listings; BBCLP is an active, donor-facing charity with recent event programming and fundraising activity. ([nonprofitlocator.org](https://nonprofitlocator.org/organizations/ca/san-francisco/261906810-bird-and-beckett-cultural-legacy-project?utm_source=openai))
Founded to formalize programming that began at the bookshop in 1999, the BBCLP now presents multiple weekly concert series (including a long-running 'Jazz in the Bookshop' series), streams performances online, and engages in publishing and archiving projects to preserve Bay Area musical and literary culture. ([arts.ca.gov](https://arts.ca.gov/grantee/bird-beckett-cultural-legacy-project/?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
Sustained weekly concert programming
Operates several regular music and poetry series—historically including the 'Jazz in the Bookshop' series that has run continuously since the early 2000s—presenting multiple concerts each week and expanding offerings in recent years to increase artist opportunities and audience access. ([arts.ca.gov](https://arts.ca.gov/grantee/bird-beckett-cultural-legacy-project/?utm_source=openai))
State arts support secured
Awarded California Arts Council general operating support (2020–21) to help secure venue location, add staff, and continue presenting and archiving work by San Francisco jazz musicians and writers. ([arts.ca.gov](https://arts.ca.gov/grantee/bird-beckett-cultural-legacy-project/?utm_source=openai))
Local documentation & publishing
Maintains an active archival and publishing component—publishing the occasional small book and the review AMERARCANA—while documenting performances and cultural programming for long-term preservation. ([birdbeckett.com](https://birdbeckett.com/the-cultural-legacy-project/?utm_source=openai))
At a glance
- Total assets
- $68K
- Annual revenue
- $94K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 26-1906810
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- birdbeckett.com
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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