SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Sacramento, CA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
94-2891517
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DAF Sponsor
Community Foundation
Regional Funder
Sacramento, CA, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
94-2891517
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DAF Sponsor
Community Foundation
Regional Funder
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
DONOR ADVISED AND UNRESTRICTED GRANTMAKING: SINCE THE SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1983 BY LOCAL LEADERS, WE HAVE BEEN A PRIMARY PROVIDER OF PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES. LIKE OTHER PLACE-BASED COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES PHILANTHROPY THAT IS VISIONARY, STRATEGIC, AND INCLUSIVE, MAKING IT A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMING THE REGION.THE FOUNDATION MANAGES HUNDREDS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ITS DONORS WHO ARE PIVOTAL PARTNERS IN ITS WORK TO TRANSFORM AND ENRICH CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL REGION, THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL GRANT AWARDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ITS CHARITABLE FUNDS HAVE GROWN FROM OVER $272,000 IN 1983 TO MORE THAN $19 MILLION IN 2020. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS HAVE TOTALED MORE THAN $185 MILLION SINCE THE FOUNDATION'S INCEPTION, MAKING US, ALONGSIDE OUR FUNDHOLDERS, A LEADING GRANTMAKER IN THE REGION.GUIDED BY OUR MISSION, WE ARE MOVING THE CAPITAL AREA FORWARD IN THE AREAS WHERE WE KNOW STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY CAN BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE LED EFFORTS, THROUGH FOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: 1) TO GROW LOCAL GIVING AND BUILD NONPROFIT CAPACITY, 2) CLOSE GENDER AND RACIAL GAPS IN ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, 3) STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SYSTEM THAT FEEDS OUR REGION'S HUNGRY, AND 4) FOSTER A VIBRANT CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM. OUR LEADERSHIP IN THESE AREAS REFLECTS OUR VISION FOR A FLOURISHING SACRAMENTO REGION, ONE MARKED BY INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY, AND PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.6MProgram 2 [2020]
EXPANDING PHILANTHROPY AND THE SOCIAL ECONOMY: THIS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE LEADS TO A MORE GENEROUS REGION BY PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES AS BIG DAY OF GIVING AND GIVINGEDGE, CREATING STRONGER NONPROFITS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DONOR STEWARDSHIP AND FUNDRAISING, AND ADVANCING COLLABORATION AMONG NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, BIG DAY OF GIVING, THE ANNUAL GIVING DAY THAT HAS GENERATED $52 MILLION FROM GENEROUS DONORS FOR HUNDREDS LOCAL NONPROFITS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013, IS A YEARLONG, COMMUNITYWIDE MOVEMENT TO MAKE PHILANTHROPY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN THE CAPITAL REGION. IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED ROBUST TRAINING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO 615 PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS. AS A RESULT, AREA DONORS MADE 64,000 DONATIONS THROUGH GIVINGEDGE, THE ONLINE DATABASE THAT POWERS BIG DAY OF GIVING, AND RAISED A RECORDBREAKING $11.9 MILLION DURING THE GIVING DAY. SIMILARLY, THE FOUNDATION INVESTED $100,000 IN BUILDING UP THE REGION'S CAPACITY THROUGH THE LAB, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER TWENTY EIGHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND EMERGING LEADERS TO HELP LOCAL AREA NONPROFITS DOUBLE THEIR CONFIDENCE AND LAND ON MEASURABLE HIGH IMPACT SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE THEIR WORK.PREPARING STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN THE NEW ECONOMY: THROUGH OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE, WE ARE EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CAPITAL AREA PROMISE (CAP) SCHOLARS PROGRAM. WE PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS TO HELP PREPARE YOUTH IN HIGH-NEED AREAS FOR COLLEGE WITH GRANT STRATEGIC NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID. WE ARE ALSO HELPING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ADAPT THEIR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SERVE LOCAL STUDENTS. THE CAPITAL AREA PROMISE (CAP) SCHOLARS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM TO INCREASE COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES AMONG LOCAL STUDENTS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION, PAIRS STRATEGIC, NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS WITH COLLEGE READINESS SERVICES THAT PROMOTE COLLEGE ATTAINMENT AND COMPLETION, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS AIM TO HELP MORE YOUNG PEOPLE OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SUCCESS AND ACHIEVE THEIR COLLEGE GOALS. IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $371,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 155 CAP SCHOLARS AND BROUGHT TOGETHER 45 STUDENTS IN A VIRTUAL TWO DAY COLLEGE READINESS INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS ASSISTED CAPS PARTNERS WITH DISTRIBUTING NEW LAPTOPS TO CAP SCHOLARS WHEN STUDENTS WERE SENT HOME FOR DISTANCED LEARNING IN THE SPRING OF 2020.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.6MProgram 3 [2020]
THE SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) WAS SELECTED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SERVE AS ONE OF TEN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (ACBO) TO OUTREACH TO HARD-TO-COUNT (HTC) POPULATIONS FOR CENSUS 2020. IN THIS ROLE AND THROUGHOUT 2020, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED AND COORDINATED A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS A 17-COUNTY SWATH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, AND YOLO COUNTIES TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO COMPLETE THE CENSUS.AN ACCURATE CENSUS 2020 IS VITAL TO EVERYONE IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION INCLUDING FOUNDATION FUNDHOLDERS, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHOM WE SERVE EACH DAY WHICH IS WHY WE WORKED CLOSELY WITHIN EACH OF THE 17 COUNTIES TO DEVELOP THOUGHTFUL OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT REFLECTED THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDED ENSURING HISTORICALLY HARD-TO-COUNT (HTC) POPULATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGED IN THE 2020 CENSUS.TO ENSURE THAT IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, REGION ONE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS HAVE WERE CO-DEVELOPED WITH REGION ONE PARTNERS IN 2019. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED OVER 2.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT CENSUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE 17 COUNTIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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