SUCCESS: YOUR GIFT WAS DOUBLED!!
Heartfelt thanks to you, our community, who stepped up to the challenge, maximized the generous $150,000 matching grant from the Community Foundation Sonoma County, and enabled us to exceed our $300,000 goal. At 2020 year-end, the “Healdsburg Forever Community Impact Fund” rang in $360,000, with gifts from close to 100 donors! Thank You for this collective philanthropic response to the needs of our community! The Healdsburg Forever Grants Committee is already partnering with community nonprofits to assess the most pressing community needs in order to direct funds quickly.
Healdsburg Forever Community Impact Fund
$360,000….$210,000 was raised toward the $150,000 matching fund.
Our community needs you now more than ever
1 in 3 people in our community face food insecurity
Job loss has led to housing uncertainty, mental health challenges and food insecurity
Loss of health insurance inhibits people from seeking medical care
School closures create uncertainties around childcare, school lunches and internet access required for virtual learning
Given the wide-reaching impact of a global pandemic coupled with successive years of wildfires, Healdsburg Forever identified food security, shelter, and healthcare as top priorities in 2020. We granted two rounds of emergency funding, totaling $142,000, to eight key nonprofits serving these critical needs. Together, these organizations have touched over 8,000 lives in our community, delivering more than 1 million pounds of food, providing over 16,000 health care visits, and helping hundreds of residents secure shelter.
However, the demand for services from these and other nonprofits continues to grow exponentially. COVID, the economic recession and the fires all weigh most heavily on the same population groups. New community needs continue to emerge.
A gift of:
Join us, together we create hope, we cultivate connections, and we nurture and sustain a more equitable community.
Give by mail by sending a check to:
Healdsburg Forever
Community Foundation Sonoma County
120 Stony Point Road, Suite 220
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Please enter: “Healdsburg Forever Impact Fund” in the memo line
AN INVESTMENT FOR GOOD IN OUR COMMUNITY
GIVE WITH CONFIDENCE
We are a volunteer board, with no paid staff, allowing your philanthropic dollars to go directly to grantees.
LEVERAGE OUR EXPERTISE
Our rigorous application and funding processes ensure grants go to worthy organizations quickly. Our experienced grants team knows both local community needs and the network of local nonprofits. We assemble a portfolio of grants for maximum impact.
WE SUPPORT CRITICAL AND EMERGING NEEDS
In this time of multiple crises, we are providing essential safety net services which help individuals and families stay healthy, housed, fed and engaged in learning.
AN ENDOWMENT IS FOREVER
The very definition of sustainability. Interest distribution provides a stable stream of funds for grant making to local nonprofits.