Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    LIBRARY PROGRAM FUNDINGTHE ORGANIZATION RAISES AND DONATES FUNDS TO THE SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY. SONOMA COUNTY HAS 14 LIBRARIES THAT SERVE OVER 2 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE FOUNDATION HAS DONATED BETWEEN $100,000 TO $200,000 ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMS. SINCE 2015 WE HAVE SPONSORED THE SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, ENCOURAGING LITERACY AND PREVENTING SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LIBRARY BRANCH IN ROSELAND, A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PROVIDED OVER $70,000 TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND COMPUTERS TO JUMPSTART THE PROJECT. OUR MINI-GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED 12 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY: AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL ART PROGRAM WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS IN SANTA ROSA; A FREE PERFORMANCE BY THE SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY IN CLOVERDALE; AND THE PURCHASE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY TOOLS TO HELP KIDS EXPLORE, IMAGINE AND DEVELOP LITERACY SKILLS IN ROHNERT PARK AND PETALUMA.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $83.9K

  • Library Support and Literacy Programs

    LIBRARY PROGRAM FUNDING:THE ORGANIZATION RAISES AND DONATES FUNDS TO THE SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY. SONOMA COUNTY HAS 14 LIBRARIES THAT SERVE OVER 2 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE FOUNDATION HAS DONATED BETWEEN $100,000 TO $200,000 TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS. SINCE 2015 WE HAVE SPONSORED THE SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, ENCOURAGING LITERACY & PREVENTING SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LIBRARY BRANCH IN ROSELAND, A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PROVIDED OVER $70,000 TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND COMPUTERS TO JUMPSTART THE PROJECT. OUR MINI GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED 12 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY: AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL ART PROGRAM WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS IN SANTA ROSA. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS/IMPROVEMENTS GOING FORWARD AND SHIFTED AWAY FROM FUNDING PROGRAMS, ETC. IN THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS ADEQUATELY FUNDED TO SUPPORT ALL ITS OPERATIONS, BUT IT WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS UPCOMING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.3K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    LIBRARY PROGRAM FUNDING:THE ORGANIZATION RAISES AND DONATES FUNDS TO THE SONOMA COUNTY LIBRARY. SONOMA COUNTY HAS 14 LIBRARIES THAT SERVE OVER 2 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THE FOUNDATION HAS DONATED BETWEEN $100,000 TO $200,000 TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS. SINCE 2015 WE HAVE SPONSORED THE SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS, ENCOURAGING LITERACY & PREVENTING SUMMER LEARNING LOSS. WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LIBRARY BRANCH IN ROSELAND, A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD, AND PROVIDED OVER $70,000 TO PURCHASE BOOKS AND COMPUTERS TO JUMPSTART THE PROJECT. OUR MINI GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED 12 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY: AN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL ART PROGRAM WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS IN SANTA ROSA. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS TO FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS/IMPROVEMENTS GOING FORWARD AND SHIFTED AWAY FROM FUNDING PROGRAMS, ETC. IN THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS ADEQUATELY FUNDED TO SUPPORT ALL ITS OPERATIONS, BUT IT WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ITS UPCOMING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $75.5K