by Caitlin Childs | Apr 3, 2019 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Our Resilience Fund 2018 Report It is hard to believe that more than a year has passed since the fires swept through Sonoma County on the night of October 8, 2017. In looking at the devastation: 5,130 homes and 24 lives lost, property damage estimates of at least $7...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 1, 2019 | Featured Stories
We are closely following the flooding happening throughout the county, and want to share some updates with you about a number of nonprofits who are supporting the relief effort, or who themselves have been impacted. This is an evolving situation, as we learn more we...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 18, 2018 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Resilience Fund
Community Foundation Sonoma County is pleased to announce a $1 million investment in community-wide healing efforts through grants to mental-health focused projects. Listen to our CEO Elizabeth Brown announcing our healing grants on The Drive with Steve Jaxon: Long...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 30, 2018 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
The night of October 8 changed thousands of lives in a near instant. For Cary and Josiah Rich, the fire meant the loss of not only their beloved apartment and all of their treasured keepsakes, but their home-based child care business as well. As Cary describes her...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 30, 2018 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Growing up in Santa Rosa, Brooke and his sister Lisa learned about philanthropy as young children. Their mother, Jeannie Schulz, is renowned for her support of local causes, especially for her commitment to the arts and environment. “Obviously my mom has been a major...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 17, 2018 | Featured Stories
The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is donating $520,000 in grants to more than 50 local nonprofit organizations that address the community’s critical needs. Grants were made through the Sonoma County Vintners Foundation community grants program, with funding from...
