El Dorado Community Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & VoluntarismFunds Individuals
Placerville, CAWebsite
About El Dorado Community Foundation
The El Dorado Community Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the community now and for future generations by encouraging private giving, building and maintaining a Community Resource Fund for disasters, providing a flexible tax-exempt vehicle for donors, and serving as a catalyst, convener, and partner to address community problems and opportunities.
Focus Areas
Community & CultureEducation / ScholarshipsEnvironment & ConservationHealthHuman ServicesAnimal WelfareVeterans & First RespondersSmall Business Support (relief funds)
Who They Fund
children and youthlow-income individuals and families (basic needs recipients)community-based organizations/communities
About El Dorado Community Foundation
Among the foundation’s recent gifts, community needs funding stands out: $3,103,897 in 2023 and $2,412,425 in 2024 went to various Placerville recipients, showing a large-scale local response centered on El Dorado County. The El Dorado Community Foundation also operates as a convening platform for targeted community funds, including relief and program grants for veterans, small businesses, seniors, and youth. Its grantmaking includes support for human services, education, health and wellness, animal welfare, arts and culture, environmental work, and disaster relief. Recent grants show a mix of broad community support and named nonprofit partnerships. Housing El Dorado received multiple awards in Placerville for human services and basic needs, while the Food Bank of El Dorado County in Cameron Park received support for human services. Other grants reached the arts, libraries, youth services, and environmental organizations, reflecting a foundation that funds both immediate needs and longer-term community capacity. The pattern is local and highly concentrated in California, with funding tied closely to El Dorado County communities and adjacent Lake Tahoe-area recipients.
What El Dorado Community Foundation Funds
Human services and basic needs are a major part of the foundation’s work. In 2025, it gave $211,457 to the Food Bank of El Dorado County in Cameron Park for human services, and $194,440 plus $161,100 plus $155,000 to Housing El Dorado in Placerville for human services and basic needs support. Education and youth development also appear frequently. The foundation awarded $137,200 to El Dorado County Library - So in South Lake Tahoe for education, $94,020 to Fostering Success and Signifi in El Dorado Hills for education, and $70,028 to Hands4Hope - Youth Making a D in El Dorado Hills for children and youth. Environmental and conservation funding is another clear thread. It gave $106,411 to El Dorado County Ag in the Cl in Placerville for environmental support and $90,000 to The Sierra Fund in Nevada City for environmental support. Arts and culture also received support through a $424,139 grant to Folsom Symphony in El Dorado Hills.
How El Dorado Community Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest: the 25th percentile is $9,580, the median is $13,700, and the 75th percentile is $38,114. The recent grant list shows both many smaller community awards and a few much larger operating or project grants, including multi-hundred-thousand-dollar allocations and repeated support to the same organizations in the same year. The foundation also appears to make recurring grants, with several recipients appearing more than once in the recent list. It funds through a community foundation structure, supports individuals, and runs named programs and letter-of-inquiry opportunities; several active programs accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.7M
Total Assets
$34.5M
Total Revenue
$6.7M
Total Expenses
$3.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $38K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$38K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Dan Staszak
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