To foster a just and thriving Sonoma Valley by empowering women to invest in a more sustainable nonprofit community through collective giving, responsible stewardship, and active engagement while emphasizing equity in grantmaking.
Women Giving As One Inc centers its grantmaking on Sonoma Valley nonprofits with flexible support, and its recent awards repeatedly show that pattern. The foundation’s active grant programs are built around core mission support, capacity building, and general operating support, with awards up to $25,000. In the recent grants list, Sonoma Overnight Support received $25,000 in 2023 for support operations and again in 2025 for support services, reflecting a sustained relationship rather than a one-time award. Vintage House also appears twice at $25,000, in 2023 and 2025, both for support operations. That repeat funding fits the organization’s stated emphasis on strengthening the internal stability of service-providing nonprofits rather than funding a single project or campaign. The recipient mix includes community-serving organizations such as La Luz Center, Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley, and Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, along with groups serving related North Bay communities. Across the record provided, the grantmaking pattern is consistent: local, operating-focused, and tied to organizations that serve Sonoma Valley residents.
Core mission support is the clearest theme in the recent grants. Women Giving As One Inc gave $25,000 to Sonoma Valley Education Foundation for support operations and $25,000 to Sonoma Community Center for support operations, both of which point to broad organizational backing rather than restricted project funding. Capacity-building support also appears through grants to Sonoma Vly Mentoring Alliance and Sonoma Immigrant Services, each awarded $25,000 for support operations. Community-serving programs are part of the picture as well: Ceres Community Project received $25,000 for support operations in 2024, and Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley received $25,000 in 2025 for support operations. The recipient list also includes nonprofits working in food access, youth development, education, and community services, all within the Sonoma Valley-centered funding model.
Typical awards cluster tightly around the top end of the program range: p25 is $23,243, median is $25,000, and p75 is $25,000. That means most grants land at the same level, with $25,000 functioning as the standard award amount in the recent record. The foundation is a pure DAF provider, and the available grants show repeat support across multiple years for some recipients, including Sonoma Overnight Support, Vintage House, Kid Scoop News, and Vivo Youth Orchestra. The grantmaking model is flexible and operating-oriented, with unsolicited applications accepted in the Impetus Grants and Annual Grants Program. The Encore Grant is a separate second-year award for a prior Impetus recipient.
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Most grants fall between $23K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Grantmaking is geographically concentrated: 100% of grants in the provided record went to recipients in California, and the top giving state is CA. Sonoma appears most often, with many grantees in Sonoma, including Sonoma Overnight Support, Vintage House, La Luz Center, and Sonoma Valley Education Foundation. Other recipient cities include Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Novato, Eldridge, Napa, and San Rafael. The pattern stays local to Sonoma Valley and the surrounding North Bay.
The foundation supports nonprofit organizations and service-providing organizations, especially through core mission support, nonprofit capacity building, and community-serving programs in Sonoma Valley. Recent grants include organizations working in education, food access, youth development, community centers, and immigrant services.
Typical awards are very consistent: p25 is $23,243, median is $25,000, and p75 is $25,000. In the recent grants list, many awards are exactly $25,000.
No. The record shows repeat support for multiple organizations across different years, including Sonoma Overnight Support, Vintage House, Kid Scoop News, and Vivo Youth Orchestra. The grant pattern includes ongoing operating support rather than a single isolated award.
Yes for the Impetus Grants and the Annual Grants Program, both of which accept unsolicited applications. The Encore Grant is different: it is awarded to one recipient of an Impetus Grant and is not unsolicited.
The grants are local and all of the recipient organizations in the provided data are in California. The concentration is in Sonoma and nearby North Bay cities such as Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Novato, Eldridge, Napa, and San Rafael.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Women Giving As One that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations must serve Sonoma Valley and meet the applicant requirements described on the Grants Overview and Applicant FAQ pages; applicants apply via Impact100 Sonoma's online application portal.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONOMA IMMIGRANT SERVICES | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| KID SCOOP NEWS | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| NORTH BAY CHILDREN'S CENTER | NOVATO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| ART ESCAPE | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS FDN | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA OVERNIGHT SUPPORT | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT SERVICES |
| VINTAGE HOUSE | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY MATTERS | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SONOMA VALLEY | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SEBASTIANI THEATER FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| 10000 DEGRES | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA VLY MENTORING ALLIANCE | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA OVERLOOK TRAIL SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER | ELDRIDGE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FOOD FOR ALL NORTH BAY ORGANIZING PROJECT | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FRIENDS IN SONOMA HELPING (FISH) | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CANCER SUPPORT OF SONOMA | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| HOMELESS ACTION SONOMA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $23,972 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| JUST 1 MIKE | SONOMA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| LIFE WORKS OF SONOMA COUNTY | SANTA ROSA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SQUARE PEG FOUNDATION | HALF MOON BAY, CA | $19,200 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| FARM TO PANTRY | WINDSOR, CA | $9,850 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| BECOMING INDEPENDENT | SONOMA, CA | $9,689 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER | ELDRIDGE, CA | $9,689 | 2024 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| 10000 DEGRES | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| SONOMA VLY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| SONOMA OVERNIGHT SUPPORT | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| VINTAGE HOUSE | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| ON THE MOVE | NAPA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| KID SCOOP NEWS | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| INDIVIDUALS NOW SOCIAL ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SONOMA | SONOMA, CA | $24,990 | 2023 | SUPPORT OPERATIONS |
| CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION FDN | SANTA ROSA, CA | $23,000 | 2023 | — |
| RUTHLESS KINDNESS | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $12,510 | 2023 | — |
VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
ART ESCAPE
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
SONOMA COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS FDN
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
VINTAGE HOUSE
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
SEBASTIANI THEATER FOUNDATION
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FOOD FOR ALL NORTH BAY ORGANIZING PROJECT
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
FRIENDS IN SONOMA HELPING (FISH)
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
CANCER SUPPORT OF SONOMA
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
HOMELESS ACTION SONOMA
$23,972SUPPORT OPERATIONS
JUST 1 MIKE
$20,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
LIFE WORKS OF SONOMA COUNTY
$20,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
VINTAGE HOUSE
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS
VIVO YOUTH ORCHESTRA
$25,000SUPPORT OPERATIONS