The Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program ensures that nonprofit organizations working across Sonoma County have the opportunity to apply for funding in these four areas of impact.
Donor Name: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation
State: California
County: Sonoma County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation’s signature fundraising event, the Sonoma County Wine Auction, has raised tens of millions of dollars for local causes, helping to address Sonoma County’s most pressing needs and fostering both immediate and long-term change.
The Vintners Foundation cultivates a vibrant Sonoma County through charitable giving focused on improving education, health and human services, the environment, and arts and culture.
Program Areas & Funding Priorities
- Health & Human Services
- Inflation and other pandemic-related factors have had a negative impact on access to basic needs such as food and housing within the community, especially for those who were already experiencing insecurity prior to the pandemic.
- Funding in this area will support programs or projects that directly provide shelter and food to populations that are experiencing housing and food insecurity.
- Education
- Natural disasters and the pandemic have decreased early learning opportunities and access to early childhood education, especially for dual-language learners.
- Education funding for 2024 will support programs or projects that offer children, youth, and/or their families the opportunity to increase literacy skills.
- Arts & Culture
- People have long used art not only as a form of expression, but as a method of healing. Especially in a community that has experienced repeated natural disasters and a global pandemic, the arts can be a powerful tool for addressing mental health concerns.
- For 2024, this funding area will support programs or projects that utilize the arts and creative expression to support mental health and healing.
- Environment
- The existing and future threat of wildfires means disaster mitigation continues to be critical for the safety of the community.
- Funding in this area will target disaster mitigation projects that seek to address the impacts of wildfires primarily through the development of a trained, stable, well-compensated workforce that aids in the reduction of fire fuels.
Funding Information
Grant requests must be no more than $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Sonoma County 501c3 nonprofit organizations may apply for a Community Grant for either program or project support. They do not accept proposals for:
- Annual fund campaigns, fundraising events, or debt retirement
- Capital campaigns
- Conferences
- Scholarships
- Grants (or loans) to individuals
- Political or religious purposes (or programs requiring religious participation)
- Projects that primarily serve residents outside of Sonoma County
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Evaluation Criteria
The Community Grants program is a broadly accessible, responsive grants program meant to address the most pressing needs across communities. When evaluating proposals, they use the following criteria to assess the competitiveness of a project or program:
- The proposal aligns with the Community Grants funding priorities.
- The goals and implementation timeline are clearly defined and achievable within the one-year grant period.
- The proposal reflects that the project or program would increase access to marginalized community members and meet a key community need. Projects that provide increased opportunity for youth, BIPOC individuals, and others most impacted by economic, racial, and social inequities, will be prioritized.
For more information, visit SCVF.
