Community Foundation of Mendocino County

About Community Foundation of Mendocino County

Community Foundation of Mendocino County centers its grantmaking on Mendocino County organizations, students, and community needs, with all recorded grants going to recipients in California. Its recent awards show a broad county-serving role: general operating support for local nonprofits, scholarships for Mendocino County students, disaster response, and targeted help for health, food, and community infrastructure. The foundation’s largest recent grants include $83,162 to Mendocino Art Center for general operating support and $82,500 to Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County for general operating support, alongside repeated support for community anchors such as Mendocino Coast Humane Society, Ukiah Senior Center, and Adventist Health Ukiah Valley. The pattern is not limited to one type of institution. Arts groups, human services providers, health organizations, museums, churches, botanical gardens, and senior-serving nonprofits all appear in the recent grants list. Several awards also support specific projects, such as stage rehabilitation, building improvements, archiving documents, equipment, and winter storm relief. That mix suggests a funder using permanent charitable funds to support both day-to-day operations and one-time community needs across the county.

What Community Foundation of Mendocino County Funds

In arts and culture, the foundation gave $83,162 to Mendocino Art Center for general operating support and $64,793 to Mendocino Music Festival for general operating support, while also supporting project work such as $50,000 for the festival to rehab the stage and rebuild stage risers. In health and human services, Adventist Health Ukiah Valley received $77,008 for program support, $41,958 for general operating support, and $38,249 for equipment, showing both program and institutional support. Older-adult services are another clear theme: Ukiah Senior Center received $70,921 for general operating support and Council on Aging received $35,000 for Meals on Wheels and nutrition programs. Disaster response also appears in the recent grants, with $75,717 to North Coast Opportunities for winter storm relief 2023 and $49,500 to Mendonoma Health Alliance for the same purpose. The foundation also supports technical and organizational needs through grants such as building improvements, archiving documents, and equipment.

How Community Foundation of Mendocino County Gives