North Valley Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The North Valley Community Foundation supports community, youth development, animal welfare, disaster recovery, the elderly, education, health, human services and music therapy in Northern California.
FUNDING AREAS: Community, youth development, animal welfare, disaster recovery, the elderly, education, health, human services, music therapy
IP TAKE: There are various ways to get involved with this community funder, especially in times of disasters and urgent needs.
PROFILE: Established in 1989, the North Valley Community Foundation is a community foundation based in Chico, California. NVCF holds and administers hundreds of individual funds to facilitate local giving. The foundation aims to "fuel healing and compassion for a better world.” It funds local efforts for community, youth development, animal welfare, disaster recovery, the elderly, education, health, human services and music therapy.
The North Valley Community Foundation serves as a hub in the North Valley of California for social change and to help individuals and groups maximize their local impact. NVCF has several grant programs that are accessible to local nonprofits, including the Chico Children’s Endowment Fund Grant Program to benefit children and the Stiefvater Senior Endowment Grant Program to benefit elderly adults. The Yellow Door Cares Grant assists people with ASD and their families, the Lundberg Family Foundation supports basic human services while Music Therapy Impact Grants fund evidence-based music interventions. Meanwhile, the Community Impact Grant of the Hignell Companies Foundation funds social welfare, community betterment, Christian growth and industry-related education scholarships.
Grants range between about $100 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Butte County and the surrounding North Valley region in California. Other counties of interest are Colusa, Glenn and Tehama. Past local grantees include the Chico Children’s Museum, Purses for Primates and the Alex Project.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for several grant programs. Each NVCF program has its own unique set of guidelines and deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at 530-891-1150 or to individual staff members by email.
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