The Wonderful Company is seeking applications for its Central Valley Community Grants.
Donor Name: The Wonderful Company
State: California
County: Fresno County (CA), Kern County (CA), Kings County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Since 2015, Wonderful Community Grants has funded over $10M across 172 nonprofits and 175 schools in the San Joaquin Valley. This next year, they will be funding $1M in grants to schools and organizations serving the priority communities.
Impact Areas
Wonderful Community Grants will support game changing work across all impact areas, but they especially encourage initiatives that support:
- Youth Enrichment/Education
- Community Health
- Domestic Violence
- Arts
- Economic Advancement
- Legal Aid
- Park Access & Sustainability
Funding Information
- $1,000–$50,000 grants, awarded until funds are exhausted.
- Up to two $100,000 grants, awarded funds to be used over two years.
Eligible Activities
Program activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Program development and expansion
- Capacity-building and innovation
- Technology and equipment, where the grant funds the entire purchase price
- Public education and outreach
- One-time start-up costs required for the program
- Programmatic events such as workshops (fundraising events are not eligible)
- Small-scale capital improvements where the grant funds the entire capital cost
Geographical Areas
Organizations must demonstrate impact in one or more of the following communities:
- Kern County: Delano, Wasco, Shafter, Lost Hills
- Kings County: Avenal
- Fresno County: Sanger, Del Rey, Firebaugh, Mendota.
Eligibility Criteria
- Demonstrate a commitment to making the rural communities of the San Joaquin Valley in California a more equitable place to live, work, and play
- Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, hospital, clinic or community health organization, local government agency, or school.
- Grant proposal must directly impact one of the communities in the geographic focus areas.
For more information, visit The Wonderful Company.
