Sacramento Region Community Foundation

Donor Advised and Unrestricted Grantmaking: Since the Sacramento Region Community Foundation was founded in 1983 by local leaders, we have been a primary provider of philanthropic services. Like other place-based community foundations across the United States and around the world, the Foundation promotes philanthropy that is visionary, strategic, and inclusive, making it a catalyst for transforming the region. The Foundation manages hundreds of charitable funds for local families, businesses, and nonprofits. (Continued at Schedule O.)

The Foundation manages over 40 scholarship funds, which were established by local individuals, families, businesses, and organizations. Our scholarships provide tuition assistance and recognition to local students as they strive to achieve a wide range of goals through the pursuit of higher education. Each scholarship fund has its own unique criteria for selecting recipients, including academic achievement, financial need, educational and career goals, community involvement and ethnic background. Annual scholarship awards range from $500 to $10,000 and may be used for accredited academic and vocational training programs. In 2022, the Foundation awarded nearly $1 million to more than 400 students.(Continued at Schedule O.)

Expanding Philanthropy and the Social Economy: This Strategic Initiative leads to a more generous region by promoting individual philanthropy through such activities as Big Day of Giving and the GivingEdge regional nonprofit database, creating stronger nonprofits through leadership development, donor stewardship and fundraising, and advancing collaboration among nonprofit organizations. For example, Big Day of Giving, the annual giving day that has generated more than $78 million from generous donors for hundreds of local nonprofits since its inception in 2013, is a yearlong, communitywide movement to make philanthropy accessible to everyone in the capital region. (Continued at Schedule O.)