About Fresno Building Healthy Communities
To achieve community transformation by empowering and elevating the voices of residents to organize, advocate, and build healthier, more equitable neighborhoods across Fresno County.
Focus Areas
HealthHousingEconomic DevelopmentLand UseOutdoor Access / ParksTransportationCommunity SafetyWorkforce Development / Job Training
Who They Fund
children and familiesyouthfarmworkers / agricultural workerslow-income and underserved communitiesfaith-based and community organizations (as implementation partners)
About Fresno Building Healthy Communities
Fresno Building Healthy Communities backs local organizations that organize residents and build healthier, more equitable neighborhoods across Fresno County. Its recent giving shows a strong emphasis on community-led work tied to health, housing, land use, transportation, and economic opportunity, with every recent grant going to California recipients. The largest recent grant, $60,893, went to Reading and Beyond in Fresno, signaling support for neighborhood-based service and capacity in the city. Another major award, $50,000 to Jakara Movement, points to grantmaking that reaches community organizations working from within Fresno’s local networks. The foundation also supports policy and systems change through grantees such as the CV Health Policy Institute, and it pairs that approach with direct community-serving work through grants to groups like Cultiva La Salud and Fresno Intl Refugee Minist. Across its program areas, the foundation’s pattern is less about one issue alone than about linking health, housing, transportation, outdoor access, and workforce development to resident leadership and implementation partners rooted in the region.
What Fresno Building Healthy Communities Funds
Health is a consistent thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $45,419 to CV Health Policy Institute in Fresno for work aligned with community health promotion and policy change, and $25,000 to Cultiva La Salud in Fresno. It also funds workforce pathways connected to health: the Farmworker Advancement Program provides Community Health Worker certification, career skills, and resource connections for farmworkers in Fresno and Madera counties. Housing and neighborhood conditions are another part of the portfolio. The foundation’s stated focus areas include housing, land use, transportation, outdoor access, community safety, and economic development, which places its grants within a broader neighborhood-transformation frame. The recent award to Fresno Intl Refugee Minist in Fresno fits that community-oriented, locally implemented model.
How Fresno Building Healthy Communities Gives
Typical grants cluster tightly around the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $45,419, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent list also includes a larger outlier at $60,893, showing some spread above the core band. The foundation appears to be a regular local funder rather than a DAF or PRI player, and the recipient list is concentrated in Fresno, with all recent grants going to California organizations. The presence of active programs such as the Farmworker Advancement Program and the Youth Internship Program suggests a mix of open and invitation-based support; the Farmworker Advancement Program accepts unsolicited applications, while the Youth Internship Program does not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$206K
Total Assets
$7.4M
Total Revenue
$4.6M
Total Expenses
$4.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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