Fresno Regional Foundation

Competitive and discretionary grants recipients

In 2007, the Fresno Regional Foundation granted almost $4 million dollars to organizations working in the six counties of the Central San Joaquin Valley

Our donor advised funds disbursed 364 grants totaling $2,974,061 in all our major program areas.

The Fresno Regional Foundation acts as the fiscal agent to about 12 organizations and processed disbursements of $285,487 to support the work of those organizations.

The competitive grants cycles and the board discretionary funds for 2007 made grants in the arts, youth, and human services program areas.  The competitive and discretionary grants awarded in 2007 supported the the following organizations:
 

Crisis response fund $45,000

• Catholic Charities response to 2007 Freeze Crisis $25,000
• Economic Opportunities Commision-assistance to local farmers $20,000

Arts to zoo funding $100,000

• Valley Public Television, Inc. $50,000
• Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute $10,000
• Pop Laval Foundation $10,000
• Lowell Neighborhood Resource Center $9,000
• Chinatown Revitalization, Inc. $5,000
• Fresno Philharmonic $5,000
• Sunnyside High School $5,000
• Animal Rescue of Fresno $3,500
• San Joaquin Valley Town Hall Inc. $2,500

Gaby advisory board funding $16,686

• Bullard High School $1,000
• Bullard High School Earth Club $680
• Central East High School $1,300
• Dare to Dream "Malaga" $150
• Girl Scouts of America, Troop 157, Hanford $988
• Hanford High School $1,800
• Interfaith Youth Alliance $1,200
• Judah First Church $2,000
• Madera South High School $2,000
• Merced Chapter California Youth Connection $2,000
• Slater Soaring Eagle $500
• Sunnyside High School $1,500
• Youth Leadership Institute $1,168
• Zimmerman Boys & Girls Club $400

Youth advancement funding $173,192

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fresno, Kings and $30,000
• Boys & Girls Club of Tulare County $30,000
• CASA of Fresno and Madera Counties $23,000
• Comprehensive Youth Services, Inc. $30,000
• Edison High School $15,192
• Encourage Tomorrow $30,000
• New Life Urban Strategies $15,000 

Fund for the common good $15,000

• City of Fresno, Parks and Recreation Warming Centers $5,000
• Community Food Bank Food for Holiday Meals $10,000

Application deadlines

• Arts and Culture - March 6, 2009, 5:00 p.m. CLOSED for 2009
• Youth - June 12, 2009, 5:00 p.m. CLOSED for 2009
• Human Services - September 11, 2009, 5:00 p.m.

Important Dates

Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) grantmaking for Mariposa and Madera Counties Organization Profile Deadline September 4, 2009 at 5:00 pm, Grant Application deadline September 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm.