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Grants available from Shasta Regional Community Foundation

On Monday, February 18, Amanda Hutchings, Program Officer for Shasta Regional Community Foundation sent the following notice to Nonprofit Partners in Shasta County:

“We have heard from a number of you in Shasta County that you have experienced a heavy impact on services or a loss of revenue or donations because of the Carr Fire. With this in mind, we have restructured The McConnell Fund a bit this funding cycle to provide a grant opportunity to offer operating support through a Safety Net program.  Organizational requests ranging from $5,000 – $15,000 will be considered and must be able to demonstrate need in accordance with the guidelines.”

Grant applications and guidelines can be found on the SRCF  website at www.shastarcf.org/grants. The deadline for applications via the online system is March 13 at 5:00 p.m.

Traditional funding opportunity of The McConnell Fund to provide for capital and/or equipment expenditures is also still available. The deadline for these applications is also March 13.

Two other grants available through SRCF with a March deadline are:

  1. The Burney Regional Community Fund that was established to address the needs within the communities of the Greater Burney Region. Grants from this fund are awarded to nonprofit organizations in the region through a competitive process. The deadline for applications is March 6.
  2.  The Redding Rancheria Community fund established by the Redding Rancheria, a federally recognized Tribe whose members are of Pit River, Yana and Wintu decent. This fund was established to give to worthy causes in the surrounding communities. The deadline for applications is March 27.

Other grants available include:

  1. The Animal Welfare Endowment Fund created to provide for the care of animals in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties.  As the fund grows, grants will be made to nonprofit organizations who promote animal welfare such as support for: rabies clinics, spay and neuter services, animal rescue, animal rehabilitation and more. The 2019 deadline has not yet been announced. The window for applications is April until the deadline sometime in June.
  2. Community Arts Endowment Fund that began in 2010 as the Articipate Campaign and is now the Community Arts Endowment Fund at the Shasta Regional Community Foundation. The fund allows grants for the presentation and creation of “new artistic work” to be given in support of artists and art projects such as visual public art, murals and sculptures, and other graphic art forms displayed or presented in public areas in Shasta and Siskiyou counties. The window for applications is April until the deadline sometime in June.
  3. The Women’s Fund of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation began in February 2008 with a founding cabinet of 10 women, representing diverse backgrounds, ages, and perspectives, all from the greater Redding region. The Deadline for applications is September 4, 2019 with an Application Window from  June until the Deadline Date.

Information about Shasta Regional Community organization and all of these funds can be found on the SRCF website https://www.shastarcf.org/. In addition to applying for grants, organizations and individuals who want to support the work of all of these funds are encouraged to contribute.

SRCF has also established a Community Disaster Relief Fund that has been enabled to receive donations for those in the North State impacted by the Carr Fire. The fund focuses on both the short and long-term recovery.

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Community Foundation Announces Grant Opportunity for Shasta and Trinity Counties

The Redding Rancheria Community Fund of the Shasta Regional Community Foundation will be accepting applications for grant requests from Shasta and Trinity County nonprofit organizations and public entities in the focus areas of arts/culture, education, environment, health and social services. All grant requests for the fall cycle must be submitted online by 5:00 pm on September 13, 2017.

Funding guidelines and grantmaking history for this and other programs managed by the Community Foundation can be found at www.shastarcf.org .  If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Hutchings at the Community Foundation at (530) 244­-1219.

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Community Foundation Announces Grant Recipients

Shasta Regional Community Foundation announces recent awards to recipients in Shasta and Siskiyou counties in the fields of Animal Welfare and Community Arts. The Community Foundation administers the grants and the corresponding funds while grant review committee members from the region serve to evaluate proposals and make recommendations for funding.

The following organizations were awarded grants from the Animal Welfare Endowment Fund, established in 2009 to provide care for animals in Shasta and Siskiyou counties:

  • Haven Humane Society,                $7,500 to provide low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for dogs
  • Horses Assist Lives Organization (HALO,) $4,898 to provide feed, veterinary care, vaccinations, and saddle pads for program horses
  • Siskiyou Spay & Neuter Incentive Program (SNIP), $7,500 to provide low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for cats and dogs
  • Stable Hands, $3,000 to purchase horse shelters
  • Turtle Bay Exploration Park, $7,500 to cover veterinary costs for animal ambassadors

The following recipients were awarded grants from the Community Arts Endowment Fund, established to support the arts in our region today and forever. Grants are made to nonprofits, public entities, and individual artists for the creation and presentation of new work in any media:

  • Axiom Repertory Theatre, $2,500 to fund royalties and rental fees for five upcoming shows
  • Enterprise High School, $1,000 to fund the free productions of Robin Hood and Into the Woods for surrounding schools
  • Eric Whitmer, Individual Artist, $1,250 to cover costs of a concert series featuring local youth musicians and composers
  • Kim Solga, Individual Artist, $2,500 to fund materials and labor for mural painting in Mt. Shasta
  • Siskiyou County Arts Council, $1,629 to purchase portable dance floor, microphones and sound system for outdoor performances of Shasta Studios/Mt. Shasta Children’s Theatre
  • Turtle Bay Exploration Park, $2,500 to provide support of the Drop-in Art Studio

The Shasta Regional Community Foundation is a resource building organization in Shasta and Siskiyou

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