Apply for Grants

Last Updated: 01/06/20

We are excited to introduce you to our new website and our Apply for Grants page! Here you will find information about funding opportunities through our competitive grants programs, which run through a spring cycle and a fall cycle.

Please visit our Recent Grants page to learn more about the nonprofits we are currently funding.

Click here to learn more about the Resilience Fund.

Always feel free to reach out to our Community Impact Team if you have questions about these or any of our other grant programs.

Your Community Impact Team: Karin, Ariana and Annette

Open Grant Programs

Community Grants

Grants of up to $20,000 for projects or programs in the areas of Education, Health and Human Services, Arts & Culture, and the Environment.

The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Community Grants application will open on January 17, 2020. Click here to read the 2020 grant guidelines and criteria.

Other Grant Programs

Arts Education Innovation Grants

Grants for increasing equitable access to a high quality arts education for underserved youth in Sonoma County.

The 2019 Arts Education Innovation Grants Program is closed. To see a list of recent grants, click here.

Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs

Grants up to $15,000 for food, shelter, medical expenses, and transportation for low-income persons in crisis.

The 2019 Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs program is closed. To see a list of recent grants, click here.

Environmental Education

Grants of up to $10,000 for increasing access to high quality environmental education for underserved audiences in Sonoma County.

The 2019 Environmental Education grants program is closed. To a list of recent grants, click here.

iRead Grants

Grants of $10,000 to promote parents and family members reading to children.

The 2018 iREAD grant program is closed. To see a list of recent grants, click here.

Post-Secondary Scholarships

Scholarship applications are administered by our partner, 10,000 Degrees Sonoma County.

Please visit the 10,000 Degrees website for further details.

Healdsburg Forever Grants

Up to $13,000 for general support to cover core operating expenses or program costs.

The 2019 Healdsburg Forever grants program closed September 15. To learn about the criteria for this program, click here.

Sonoma Valley Fund Grants

Up to $10,000 for capacity-building support and the opportunity to work with a consultant to develop a capacity-building plan for your organization.

The Sonoma Valley Fund grants program closed October 24. To learn more about this program, click here.

For more information about our grant programs, please contact us

Annette Williams

Community Impact Coordinator

awilliams@sonomacf.org

707.303.9639

Karin Demarest

Vice President for Community Impact

kdemarest@sonomacf.org

707.303.9621

Ariana Díaz de León

Program Officer

adiazdeleon@sonomacf.org

707.303.9619