This article is part of the ’24-’25 Donor Yearbook & Annual Report. Click here to download the full report (PDF).
In the last fiscal year, $2.1M was disbursed from Donor-Advised Funds at the Foundation, in the form of 571 grants to 333 organizations throughout our community and beyond. These grants were all made at the recommendation of individuals, families, community groups, and businesses dedicated to improving the well-being of our region and its residents. With an average grant amount of just over $3,500, Donor-Advised Grants support organizations large and small, from national and international organizations to grassroots local groups and everything in between, across all sectors of nonprofit organizations and civic groups. While some funding was for specific programs or projects, the majority—75% in FY 2024-2025—provided flexible, unrestricted support through general operating grants.
The long list of Donor-Advised Grants is not just about the numbers—it is evidence that people are participating in and strengthening our community. Each grant represents people coming together—on sports fields, at festivals and events, in schools, out in nature, at animal shelters—to experience art and music, to celebrate culture, organize, and help those in need. These activities take time, energy, ideas, and often money, which community members have established these funds to provide.
Several Donor-Advised Funds contributed to the Wilderness Land Trust project to acquire the Emerald Lake/Morris Meadows properties, private holdings in the Trinity Alps Wilderness along the Stuart Fork Trail. The acquisition of the properties will prevent future private uses, such as recreational development and logging, while securing public trail access and protecting the lakes and river that provide support for people, wildlife, and steelhead and salmon spawning. PHOTO COURTESY WILDERNESS LAND TRUST.
The Del Norte Area Fund and Del Norte Area Youth Fund supported the Redwood Coast Football Club with funding to support equipment and volunteer expenses. The contributions helped provide a soccer program to 525 youth. SUBMITTED PHOTO.
Local youth, ages 0 through 5, can enroll to receive a free, high-quality age-appropriate book each month through the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, run by the Bridgeville Community Center. The program is supported by community donations, including several Donor-Advised Funds at HAF+WRCF. SUBMITTED PHOTO.