Fund Directory

Adrian Joseph Romo Memorial Scholarship

The Adrian Joseph Romo Memorial Scholarship supports Native Indigenous students enrolled in the Native American Center for Academic Excellence (ITEPP) at Humboldt State University that have completed at least one year in the program and display qualities of leadership and significant involvement with building and supporting the ITEPP student community. Scholarships will be available beginning in 2021.

Alive Richard Scholarship Fund

This scholarship fund was established by the Academy of the Redwoods community and the family of Alive Richard to memorialize his love of people, love of learning, and love of life. Alive had an exceptional thirst for knowledge and was accepting of all people regardless of their backgrounds and beliefs. With his contagious smile and kind heart he offered daily inspiration to his friends, teachers, and family. Funds will be allocated annually in the form of a scholarship for an Academy of the Redwoods graduate pursuing a college education. The first scholarship was awarded to a student in the graduating class of 2014. Additional contributions to this fund are welcome. (2012)

Amie Haas LaBanca Emerging Artists Fund

Always nurturing the creative spirit of the young people around her, Amie Haas LaBanca spent her life encouraging everyone she met interested in any form of creative expression. The Haas-LaBanca family has established the Amie Haas LaBanca Emerging Artists Fund to create an endowed, sustainable scholarship award opportunity, similar to the opportunity Amie was given as a young student and artist---one that transformed and sustained her entire life, personally and professionally. This fund will support graduating students within the Arcata Arts Institute at Arcata High School who will be entering a field of study in the arts, regardless of grade point average, type of school, or enrollment status. (2014)

Arcata Forest Fund

The Arcata Forest Fund provides a source for private donations to assist the city of Arcata in purchasing forest lands to be added to the Arcata Community Forest, the Sunny Brae Forest, and the Jacoby Creek Forest. Donations to this fund will go only towards the purchase and restoration of forest lands, and it will help the city leverage state and federal grants. Forest lands purchased through these funds preserve and expand open space around the city, and they will be managed for recreation, watershed and habitat protection, carbon sequestration, and sustainable forestry use. (2002)

Arcata High Baseball Fund

The fund supports athletics at Arcata High School with an emphasis on facilities construction and maintenance, and other needs as they arise, for the Arcata High School baseball team

Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Endowment Fund

The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary Community Endowment Fund provides a source for community donations to assist the city of Arcata in the preservation, restoration, wildlife conservation, expansion, public access, and trail-maintenance of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. The endowment will serve to protect the natural beauty, habitats, walking trails, and environmental health of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary for the enjoyment of all creatures, great and small. Funded projects may include but are not limited to: wetlands and riparian habitat restoration, trail maintenance, land purchase for marsh and trail expansion, climate change adaptation, required environmental appraisals, permits and reviews, or other projects which promote and protect the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary. Ongoing stewardship and oversight for the fund will be provided by the city of Arcata Environmental Services Department, Natural Services Division. (2017)

Astraia Pulliam Memorial Scholarship Fund for Nursing

Astraia Pulliam grew up in the town of Bonny Doon in the mountains of Santa Cruz, California. A bright and vibrant life, she set forth to spread the gift of health and healing, becoming a yoga instructor in San Francisco for several years. Along her journey she was blessed to become a mother to her cherished first born son. Her ambition to help heal never ceased, leading her to move to Humboldt County and attended College of the Redwoods nursing program. While raising her young son as a single mother, she completed her nursing degree in 2014. She started work on the Medical Surgical Unit at St. Joseph's Hospital, where she quickly gained a reputation as a dedicated and tender nurse who cared and advocated for all of her patients with loving kindness. One of her signature traits was her bright red lipstick. Astraia was the kind of nurse who went above and beyond, buying red lipstick for a patient who was in need of cheering up. Astraia was a beautiful person who had an amazing personality, a strong will, an infectious laugh and a smile that would make your day. She would smile her beautiful red lips at the thought that this scholarship is helping single moms achieve their goal of becoming nurses. (2019)

Betty Chin Fund for the Homeless

Betty grew up homeless in China, but for the past 25 years she has been a tireless advocate and caretaker to Humboldt County's homeless and underserved populations. Twice a day, nearly 365 days a year, Betty delivers meals and coffee to hundreds of people. Betty also provides toiletries, clothing, phone cards, bus tickets, blankets, and a host of other items. In addition, Betty supports the St. Vincent de Paul--Betty Chinn public showers and is currently focusing on developing Betty's Place: a community center where the homeless can find comfort and connect to community. In 2008, California First Lady Maria Shriver presented Betty with the prestigious Minerva Award. In 2010, President Obama gave Betty the second highest civilian honor in the US, the Presidential Citizens Medal. Betty will be the first to say that it is the generous community that enables her outreach. All funds go directly to serving those in need. Visit bettysblueangel.com. (2008)

Brian D. Tripp Red House People Memorial Fund

Beloved by many, this fund is in memoriam of Karuk Artist Brian D. Tripp in support of American Indian arts and artists.

Cal-Ore Life Flight N661TC Flight Team Memorial Fund

On July 29, 2016, a Cal-Ore Life Flight air medical plane crashed in northern California while transporting a patient to care. There were no survivors. In addition to the patient, there were three Cal-Ore Life Flight personnel on board: Pilot Larry Mills, Flight Nurse Deborah Kroon, RN, CCRN, and Certified Flight Paramedic Michelle Tarwater, FP-C, NREMT-P. To honor the fallen crew members who gave their lives being of service to others, a memorial scholarship fund has been established to support education for aviation, flight nursing, and flight paramedics in Curry and Del Norte counties.

Caldwell & Sund Family Trust

Kevin Caldwell and Donna Sund-Caldwell moved to Crescent City from Southern California in 1984. Both family physicians, they decided that Del Norte County was a great place to live and to raise their three children, Marisa, Dylan, and Connor, who have now all successfully moved on to college educations. Kevin and Donna continue to operate their own family medicine practice, Redwood Medical Offices. Throughout the years, they have been involved in the local community in innumerable ways, with a focus on providing cultural and academic opportunities that create a nurturing environment for their own children, as well as all children of the area. This endowment has been created to ensure financial stability in this continuing community participation and enrichment. (2006)

Carol Ann Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund

Carol Harrison was a freelance journalist and women's collegiate basketball coach who lived in Humboldt County for 30 years. After earning her degrees in political science from UC Davis (BA) and journalism from UC Berkeley (MJ), Harrison spent 25 years at three colleges as a women's basketball coach; 16 of those years at Humboldt State. At 48, she returned to her roots to successfully coordinate an election campaign to pass a local bond measure and then became the health, education and travel section editor for The Eureka Reporter. After the paper folded, Carol split her time between freelance journalism, college teaching, marketing/PR consultation for local nonprofits, and working for Area 1 Agency on Aging. To honor Carol and her love of writing, this scholarship will be awarded to a Humboldt County female graduating high school senior planning to attend a four-year college or university to study journalism or communications. A preference will be given to print journalists. (2018)

Carson Park Inclusive Playground Fund

Community support is key to achieving our mission of revitalizing the playground at Carson Park in Eureka CA, making it an inclusive place for play and imagination. The Carson Park Inclusive Playground Fund will be used to develop an innovative playground experience for children. Our dream is to have equipment that provides unique opportunities to practice balance, coordination and cooperative play as well as cognitive planning and social emotional development. Along with meeting the diverse physical demands of our community youth we seek to promote an engaging sensory experience. (2019)

Cascade Fund

The Cascade Fund is a memorial fund to honor a teen's passion for a more loving world through making support available to those who want it. Funds raised will be used to facilitate effective support for LGBTQ+ individuals. This will include community building work as well as meeting individual physical and mental health needs.

Cooperative Community Fund

The Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) is a permanent endowment established and directed by members of the North Coast Cooperative, which awards grants to support projects and the work of community organizations in Humboldt County. Through collaborative grantmaking, the fund seeks to strengthen the community by emphasizing projects and activities that promote democratic cooperative principles, community development, and food security. (1990)

COVID-19 Regional Response Fund

The COVID-19 Regional Response Fund will support urgent community needs identified by our regional partners. The fund will make grants on a rolling basis to nonprofits, charitable organizations and public agencies meeting the immediate needs of residents in Trinity, Humboldt, Del Norte and Curry counties. The Fund's priority is vulnerable communities and the organizations that support them. Currently, this includes organizations and service providers serving first responders and healthcare providers; seniors; low-income families and youth; low-access residents; individuals with underlying conditions; disabled; veterans; homeless, housing or food insecure; Native Americans; at-risk communities of color; and those with limited or no healthcare resources.

David Nathan “Gypsy” Chain Memorial Scholarship Fund

David Nathan Chain was a young forest activist killed in 1998 while trying to prevent illegal logging in an Earth First! action near Grizzly Creek in the Van Duzen River valley. Childhood friends in Texas remember David as a gentle, loving man who considered becoming a chiropractor. Traveling to Humboldt County in the midst of the timber controversy, David learned tree-climbing and nonviolent protest tactics; he took the wood's name "Gypsy." The story of his vibrant life and tragic death at 24 is documented in 'A Good Forest For Dying,' by Patrick Beach (2004). On the 20th anniversary of Gypsy's death, community leaders, friends, and fellow activists established this fund to provide an annual scholarship for a local high school senior or first year student at Humboldt State University or College of the Redwoods who has demonstrated commitment to issues of forest ecology through volunteer and/or academic projects. (2018)

Disaster Response & Resilience Fund

The Disaster Response & Resilience Fund supports residents of Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, and Curry counties, as well as adjoining Tribal lands during current and future disasters, including public health emergencies such as the COVID19 pandemic, fires, earthquakes, flooding, and other natural and man-made disasters. Grants are made to nonprofit agencies, public benefit organizations (schools, government agencies, federally recognized Tribes, etc.), charitable organizations and groups with a qualified fiscal sponsor. There is no written application process, and we strive to have funds in place for both immediate disaster response and to help communities become more resilient in the face of future disasters.

Disc Golf Development Fund

The Disc Golf Development Fund was created by Par Infinity Disc Golf Club to promote and cultivate the sport of disc golf in Humboldt County. Disc golf is a sport that can be enjoyed by a wide variety of people. As the popularity of the sport grows worldwide we will continue its growth locally as well. In doing so, the bounty of free and accessible recreational opportunities in the county will increase. This will be accomplished through the three goals of the fund: 1. Promote and create youth disc golf programs and events. 2. Encourage and fund local course development. 3. Purchase property for a disc golf course/complex.

Don & Bettie Albright Endowment Fund

Don grew up in Fresno, CA. He enlisted in the marines, serving as flight engineer on a PBY. Upon his discharge he worked for PG&E for 43 years. Don was a mover and a shaker of the community, serving as president of Eureka Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Humboldt Economic Development and West Coast Alliance, as well as on the boards of Humboldt Area Foundation, Humboldt Taxpayers League, City of Eureka Visitors & Convention Bureau, Eureka Historical Society, Boy Scouts, Ingomar Club, and as a member of Eureka Downtown Rotary, Northcoast Vintage Aviation, and Marine Corps League. Don & Bettie served together on the first jazz festival committee of Eureka. Don loved woodworking as a hobby. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Don passed away on March 5, 2008. He and Bettie had a wonderful life together and wanted to share this discretionary fund with others. (2008)

Dr. Richard J. Wolf Memorial Fund

Dr. Richard Wolf was a celebrated local nephrologist who first brought dialysis treatment to Humboldt County in the late 1970s. The Dr. Richard J. Wolf Memorial Fund continues Dr. Wolf's legacy of care for residents from all corners of the region by pursuing giving opportunities that address structural barriers to health. Funding priorities include transportation to medical services, medical monitoring devices, and programs that promote indigenous approaches to health and well-being. (2016)

Dylan Wade Ruiz Memorial Scholarship Fund

Dylan Wade Ruiz died in a tragic vehicle accident on October 16, 2014 at the young age of 23 years old. A gay man who lived for dancing and performing to the many varieties of music he loved, Dylan was naturally creative and every performance was a masterpiece. Every detail was considered for maximum effect---costumes, make-up, props, and choreography alike. He performed many styles of dance at multiple venues and community events. Whether dancing at a night club with his friends, twerking, fire-dancing, performing burlesque or drag, or singing with the Arcata Youth Choir, he was "all-in." He was thrilled to perform for one person or hundreds of people, solo or in a company of like-minded entertainers. Dylan would be thrilled that his legacy helps LGBT youth pursue their passion in the performing arts. (2014)

Edith & James A. “Jim” Howard Scholarship Fund

Jim Howard, born in 1915 in Athens, GA, came to Eureka at the age of 3 months. A member of the first black family in Eureka---the Turks---Jim attended Eureka City Schools. A self-employed Eureka businessman for over 36 years, Jim was a well-liked and respected member of the community. He was a member of the Eureka City Council for 18 years (1972--1990), including three terms as vice mayor. Jim also served three years on the Eureka Housing Authority. He was a member of the Eureka Chamber of Commerce, and served as vice president of the Rotary Club of Eureka. Jim also was the president of the Eureka NAACP. Jim and Edith Howard were married for 39 years, until Edith's death in 1987. Scholarship recipients are African-American graduates of Eureka High School or St. Bernard's High School with a 3.0 grade point average who have been accepted into a college or university. (1995)

Eli & Jacob Lyons Memorial Scholarship Fund

Eli Lyons was a native of Arcata. A quiet young man with a lifelong love of the outdoors, Eli loved to fish and spent his happiest hours on the local rivers. An exemplary student, Eli planned on pursuing a career in the field of marine biology. He was active in sports, lettering in football and basketball at Arcata High School and receiving All-County honors for football in 1993. This fund was established in Eli's name for scholar-athletes graduating from Arcata High School who are planning to attend a four-year college or university and major in the biological sciences. Eli's brother Jacob passed away in 2008 just before his 24th birthday. Jacob was a kind and gentle young man who struggled as a young adult to make sense of his brother's death. He discovered an interest and talent for woodworking in high school, going on to work in local woodworking shops after his high school graduation. Memorial gifts in Jacob's name have been used to purchase a bench for the Arcata Community Forest and to plant a tree at the Humboldt Botanical Garden. A scholarship was established to help Arcata High School graduates pursue ongoing education in the area of industrial technology. (1995)

Endowment for Eco-Cultural Revitalization Fund

This fund is dedicated to program support for Tribal partnerships focusing on eco-cultural revitalization activities. Its focus is to reconnect the hearts, hands, and minds of people to the natural environment. The cultural relationships of indigenous peoples with their ancestral homeland environments are becoming more imperiled with each generation. Indigenous knowledge is founded in practice and belief; without being a component of ecosystem process, the functional role of humans is removed from our landscapes. Traditional Ecological Knowledge, practice, and belief systems can be revitalized, and it may be our best chance at learning to live with fire in our rural communities once again. It is with great hope this fund will grow to support our work in the western Klamath Mountains and beyond. When you think of water, fish, wildlife, plants, and people in partnership with ecosystem processes and functions, please support this endowment fund. (2016)

Equity Alliance of the North Coast

Humboldt County prides itself on being a very connected and welcoming community. The truth is that many people of color in Humboldt communities feel unsafe, unwelcome and experience discrimination -- in short, their experiences are not equitable to those of people who identify as white. Most of us don’t want that to be true. However, we can’t change this unless we understand how these differences manifest individually, institutionally and collectively, and address racial inequities across organizations and at every level of society. That’s why we have taken on a multi-year initiative to do just that: The Equity Alliance of the North Coast.

Eric A. and Karene L. Shields Fund

Eric and Karene started their lives together while attending Humboldt State University and, after a life raising amazing children and having an adventure or two, felt fortunate to leave a legacy supporting causes close to their hearts. This fund supports annual gifts for mental health advocacy and services in Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, and Inyo Counties, all in California; the protection, preservation and habitat conservation of Sandhill Cranes populations in Nebraska and neighboring states; and the Mothorn-Reid-Corbitt Family Fund at the Idaho Community Foundation.

Fern Cottage Fund

Fern Cottage House Museum is our local history museum displaying a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, and historical importance to the Eel River Valley and Humboldt County. Fern Cottage Historic House Museum makes this available for public viewing through permanent or temporary exhibits during regular hours throughout the year. The mission of Fern Cottage Foundation is to provide a solid financial basis to preserve, maintain, and promote Fern Cottage Historic House Museum through expanded community awareness and involvement, increased educational opportunities, and celebration of its historic value.

Fortuna High School Scholarship Fund for the MECHA Club

To provide one annual $10,000 scholarship for a graduating high school senior at Fortuna Union High School heading to a 4 year university with a preference for students who participated in MECHA Club at Fortuna High School.

Friel Family Scholarship Fund

The purpose of the Friel Family Scholarship Fund is to recognize an outstanding Eureka High School graduating senior who intends to major in English at University of California or California State University schools. Selection of the award winner is to be made by the chairperson of Eureka High School, along with the support and cooperation of the high school's English faculty. Preference is given to a student who not only excels in the study of English, but who has also been active in Eureka High School's music program. (2009)

Gilbert Henry Gates C.R.U. Trust of 1993

Gilbert F. and Helen J. Gates, longtime residents of San Francisco and Trinity County, created this Unitrust ultimately for the benefit of Trinity County. The Gates family was drawn to the Trinity Alps in the 1920s. Joe Joseph, Helen's father, purchased the Trinity property in the 1920s. From age 12, Hank Gates enjoyed summers with his mother Helen, his sister Joan, and his father Gilbert in the Trinity area. The Trust will eventually benefit such charities as Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Trinity County Free Library, and Trinity County Historical Society.

Great Redwood Trail Alliance Fund

This fund supports charitable work to promote, support, and implement the development and use of the Great Redwood Trail along the north coast counties of Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino and Humboldt. The trail will traverse the entirety of, or portions of, the North Coast Railroad Authority's tracks, rights-of-way and other properties, taking hikers and bicycle and horseback riders through a stunning North Coast river canyon and old growth redwood forests. Propelled by Senate Bill 1029, which was approved by the California Legislature and Governor and authored by Senator Mike McGuire, the trail corridor stretches 300 miles from San Francisco Bay to Humboldt Bay. Your contributions to this fund will help create a gift to benefit generations to come.

HAF Native Cultures Fund

The Native Cultures Fund supports revitalization of the transmission of Native American arts and culture between generations with the goal of fostering individual and community health and well-being in 50 California counties. (2014)

HAF+WRCF Opportunity Fund

Even the best plans can't anticipate everything, especially in growing, diverse communities like ours. When you make an investment in the Opportunity Fund, it gives our board of directors the flexibility to respond to local opportunities and changing needs from a pool of unrestricted funds. Funds have been used to improve our economy, develop leaders, and build our communities' capacity to address issues of equity and social justice.

HAF+WRCF Pass-Through Fund

A fund to receive contributions that will be re-granted back out.

Helping Hand Fund

The local Young Women's Christian Association dissolved in 1989. Through the sale of its historic property at H and 8th Streets in Eureka, it was able to establish this fund, which provides income for programs benefiting women and/or women with children.

Herrmann Ludwig Spetzler Memorial Fund

The fund is established by Herrmann's family to benefit the public by using donations to promote healthful outdoor activities, such as walking trails, youth sports, and the enjoyment of nature, and to continue the work of Open Door Community Health Centers.

HSU Emeritus & Retired Faculty Association Fund

Humboldt State University retired faculty members established this fund more than 20 years ago to assist young faculty in their professional development. It has provided awards to more than 70 junior faculty to further their research and creative accomplishments and to enhance their teaching effectiveness. Recent recipients have used their awards to help involve current students in their work on projects, many related to the local area, such as forest regeneration, the North American river otter, Native American architecture, field research in Tibet, Devonian floras, children's theater, and printmaking. The Association gratefully accepts donations to the fund. Pictured: Katherine Corbett, founding member of ERFA, presenting 2011 research grant award to Dr. Robert Cliver. Photo credit: Ellen Land-Weber, Emeritus Professor.

Humboldt Bay Trail Fund

This fund supports the maintenance and development of the Humboldt Bay Trail. Donations to the fund can be earmarked endowed or expendable. Please use the Additional Comments/Requests section if you wish to specify how your contribution is designated. If no designation is specified, the donation will be split 50% endowed and 50% expendable. The Humboldt Bay Trail is a multipurpose trail around the bay for walking, running, biking, and wheeling. The trail will be constructed in phases with initial projects focused on a continuous trail between central Arcata and southwest Eureka serving as an anchor for a network of adjacent trails that connect surrounding communities. The fund supports trail related needs including: 1.) maintenance and rehabilitation, with an emphasis on projects involving community volunteers, 2.) emergency repair projects, 3.) trail amenities, and 4.) cost-share to state or federal grant funds for project development. The fund is governed by the Humboldt Bay Trail Committee, composed of four community members at large (including one member from the Humboldt Bay Trails Council), and three public agency representatives from the city of Arcata, city of Eureka, and the Humboldt County Public Works Department. For more information about the trail, visit: humboldtbaytrail.info (2015)

Humboldt Health Foundation (HHF)

The mission of HHF (formerly ULHF), a supporting organization of Humboldt Area Foundation, is to improve the health and well-being of the residents and communities of Humboldt County. The original Union Labor Hospital, later known as General Hospital, was established in Eureka in 1906 by newly unionized timber and mill workers as a charitable nonprofit organization. After 90 years of service in the field, Union Labor Hospital Association established the foundation in 1997 with proceeds from the sale of the hospital. The fund balance reflects the original endowment and contributions made to the foundation by community members. (1997)

Humboldt Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Fund

Humboldt County is biologically diverse and still supports healthy populations of a wide variety of plants and animals, including rare, threatened, and endangered species. Many of us who live here chose it for that very fact. Yet, a long history of uncontrolled resource consumption, combined with current pressures such as a growing human population, increasing cannabis cultivation, aquaculture, renewable energy projects, and climate change, have caused and will continue to cause damage that needs to be remedied, mitigated, and prevented in order to maintain that diversity. The Humboldt Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Fund was established by local author, biologist, and educator, Ken Burton, in 2022 to support environmental and conservation efforts in the county, with an emphasis on needs related to wildlife and wildlife habitat. Projects that will have direct, measurable effects, such as invasive species control, fish passage enhancement, habitat restoration, and reintroductions, are preferred. Please consider donating to this fund to help make Humboldt County an even better home for its wildlife - and by extension its human inhabitants!

Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society Future Physicians Scholarship Fund

The Humboldt-Del Norte County Medical Society, a component of the California Medical Association, was founded in 1886 to represent physicians on the North Coast. The purposes of the Society are to promote the science and art of medicine, the care and well-being of patients, the protections of the public health, and the interests of the medical profession; to cooperate with other organizations of like purposes; and to unite with similar societies in the state of California as component societies of the California Medical Association. Humboldt and Del Norte counties have always faced issues with recruitment and retention, and the Society is committed to programs that help develop pipelines for future physicians interested in living and working in our beautiful area. We are hoping to build this fund into an endowment to make it sustainable for the future. This fund was created as another way physicians and our community can be involved in helping to recruit and retain physicians here on the North Coast. (2018)

James & Donna Brantly Memorial Fund

James and Donna Brantly were married August 25, 1953. They had been married over 54 years at the time of the car accident that claimed Jim's life and disabled Donna on Dec. 29, 2007, on Hwy 299 in Trinity County. They met in Long Beach, CA while Jim was on shore leave from the Navy during the Korean War and Donna was on a vacation from Arizona with her best friend. Two years of letter-writing later, they married, and raised two daughters, Cheryl and Susan. James Phillip Brantly was born January 16, 1932, in Lake Providence, LA. After leaving the U.S. Navy, he studied engineering, then worked for the US Border Patrol Agency for 25 years. James received citations from President Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy for his assistance during the Oxford riots when the University of Mississippi enrolled the first black student, James Meredith, and from President Johnson for bravery during the Watts riots. He also received the Commissioner's Meritorious Achievement Award for rescuing an injured woman. Jim was a member of the Murrieta United Methodist Church for 50 years and a Life Member of the VFW. He enjoyed duck hunting, fishing, and telling stories. Donna JoAnn Stevens was born in Salina, Kansas on March 11, 1933. Following in the footsteps of her accountant father, Donna studied business at Bethany College before marriage. She retired from the Murrieta United School District in 1990 after nearly 30 years as the Asst. Superintendent of Business Services after overseeing the district's first growth spurt from one K-8 school into six elementary, 3 middle schools and 1 high school. In addition to being the treasurer and auditor for the Murrieta United Method Church, she was active in the United Methodist Women and was the Community Leader for the local 4-H club for more than 5 years. Donna enjoyed writing for local newspapers, scrapbooking, and travel. She passed away May 16, 2022. This fund is for non-profit rural search and rescue organizations and first responders. (2022)

Jim Koch Memorial Fund

Ka’m-t’em Scholarship

This scholarship is primarily funded by the royalties from the publication of "Ka'm-t'em: A Journey Toward Healing," by 27 California Indigenous advocates of Ka'm-te'm (Indigenous Treasures). This scholarship is for California Indigenous students with a path to contribute, protect and/or advocate for Indigenous knowledge such as language, sacred sites, burial grounds and inherent rights. Applicants must be 1) Indigenous to California; 2) an undergraduate or graduate student; and 3) an advocate, protector and/or contributor to Indigenous knowledge. (2019)

Keep Eureka Beautiful Fund

An all-volunteer group, Keep Eureka Beautiful was founded in 1996. It promotes beautification as an essential building block in preventing crime, calming traffic and promoting economic development. Its mission is to educate the community about the importance of beautification and to motivate individuals to take personal responsibility for making Eureka a more livable city. In 2006, a gift of $50,000 from the Arkley family allowed Keep Eureka Beautiful to launch a street tree program. With ongoing support from private donors and the Christine and Jalmer Berg Foundation, it has planted over 1,200 street and front yard trees over the years. (2006)

Kevin Ebbert Memorial Fund

Kevin R. Ebbert was born in 1980 and grew up in Arcata. As a boy he loved backpacking, rafting, and drawing. As a young adult he played Ultimate Frisbee, was an accomplished musician, loved learning, and was an avid reader. Kevin grew into a caring man who practiced his values, lived by his ideals, and was committed to helping others. Kevin graduated from Arcata High School, received a bachelor's degree in music from UC Santa Cruz, and became an active duty US Navy SEAL and corpsman. He hoped to build on his training as a corpsman to pursue a career as a physician. Kevin married Ursula (Jansson) Ebbert in 2011. The couple shared a love of the outdoors and enjoyed family gatherings. Kevin was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2012. Funds will be given in honor of Kevin to organizations that support education, protecting the outdoors, medical care, wounded warriors, and the families of the fallen. (2012)

Kneeland Fire Protection District Fire Station Fund

The mission of the Kneeland Volunteer Fire Department is to provide fire protection and prevention and emergency medical aid to our 36-square-mile district. The KVFD has provided these services for over 20 years without a firehouse. Currently the response vehicles and fire and medical apparatus are housed at the homes of the volunteer firefighters, where they are exposed to maritime influences and other weather effects. This trust fund has been created to raise the money needed to build a 60' x 80' building with three large bay doors, a fueling station, and the development of a water source and storage. The firehouse will serve as a central command post to house and maintain the equipment and as a training center for our brave volunteer firefighters so that they can continue to provide outstanding service to the community of Kneeland. Support your local fire department! (2008)

Kuttner/Mason Camp Unalayee Scholarship Fund

The fund was created by a friendship circle of Guy Kuttner and John "Moose" Mason---both highly regarded, dedicated, and inspirational local public school teachers---to honor their love of high mountain wilderness, commitment to environmental education, and emphasis on cooperative hands-on learning. The fund's sole purpose is to financially enable children from low-income, urban households to attend Camp Unalayee. Short-term and long-term financial goals, respectively, are to cover one camper's costs per year and to grow a self-supporting endowment. Since 1949, Camp Unalayee---an accredited, nonprofit backpacking summer camp located in the Trinity Alps Wilderness---has been providing children from all walks of life with experiences that are life affirming for all and life changing for many. The camp emphasizes cooperation, building confidence through learning outdoor skills, exploring one's interests and natural abilities, and sharing daily responsibilities at base camp and on backcountry trails. (2015)

Lee Smith Memorial Fund

Lee Lake Smith, born in Long Beach on October, 15, 1936, lived fully and died peacefully February 29, 2020. Lee played violin, viola and piano and for fifty years taught music history at Taft Community College and played in the Bakersfield Symphony. He was drawn to Humboldt through the friends he made at HSU "music camp." Upon arriving in Eureka, Lee began playing music in all possible venues in private and for the community including the Eureka Symphony Orchestra and Trinidad Bay Art and Music Festival. The Lee L. Smith Memorial Fund reflects Lee?s wish to support musicians and other artists to gather and perform and to provide lodging assistance for visiting artists, with a priority for needs related to classical music.

Long Line of Ladies Fund

The Long Line of Ladies Fund will work intergenerationally to support projects and activities that align with the values and lessons shared during the Karuk coming of age ceremonies.

Lottie Memorial Fund

Christopher John Lottie, was born August 6, 1980, in Raleigh, NC. By the time he was 18 months old he had developed an extensive vocabulary and sense of humor. Chris loved to smile with a twinkle in his eyes, and make people laugh. Between the ages of 6 weeks old and 18 years, Chris and the family moved 5 times: Raleigh, NC; Colts Neck, NJ; Fairview, TX; Bellevue, WA; Eden Prairie, MN; and Plano, TX in 1994. He went to the University of Texas at Austin for two years before going to and graduating from Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute of Austin, TX. He was a chef in various Austin area restaurants, and planted, cultivated, and expanded fresh produce gardens. For three years Chris was part owner, managed and worked at two Dickey's BBQ Pit restaurants in Austin. Upon their closing, he moved to Redway, CA in 2015. While in Redway, he met Mackenzie E. Dorn. On June 25, 2022, they were married. He passed away July 28, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Mackenzie Dorn Lottie, parents Rick and Vickie Lottie, and sister Christy Lottie. Chris would do anything for family or friends, and during the 2020-21 wildfires in Northern CA, he helped evacuate friends and strangers alike. Donations made to this fund will go toward supporting local fire organizations throughout all of Humboldt County.

Matthew David Barnes Memorial Fund

Matthew D. Barnes was born in Arcata in 1977 and died suddenly from heart complications at age 29. He was a top scholar at Arcata High School, a champion showman for 4-H and FFA, and a decorated athlete in soccer and wrestling. Matt was an avid golfer, and loved the SF Giants and 49ers. Matt graduated from Cal Poly--SLO with a degree in Agriculture Engineering and worked for the John Deere Company. He was devoted to his career. Matt had a passion for agriculture, sports, hard work, and his family and friends. This fund was established in Matt's name to benefit students wishing to pursue a four-year education in agriculture or engineering. Consideration is given to students who have actively shown livestock or dairy at the Redwood Acres or Humboldt County fairs, who are high academic achievers, and who have shown extra-curricular and community involvement. (2006)

McCullough Family Fund

Macky and Dena McCullough began their family in 1982 and over the past 35 years they have dedicated their lives to their faith, family, and service to others who live in Humboldt and Trinity counties. Macky and Dena raised their three daughters to be generous, empathetic, and compassionate. The McCullough Family Fund has been established to help others in need. The fund will benefit individuals and community projects. The McCullough family (comprised of the Macky, Dena, eight grandchildren, three daughters, and three sons-in-law) will join in creating family goals for annual giving. Each one of Macky and Dena's daughters and their husbands contribute financially to the fund and are involved in the recipient selection. It is the desire of the McCullough family to provide support to children in need, people affected by the loss of a spouse, and to care for the elderly. (2018)

Merv George Memorial Music Fund

Merv was a professional musician and powerful Native American ceremonial singer on and around the North Coast of California for over 60 years of his 74 years of life. Music was a constant, steadying, healing force throughout his life. In his own life, music enabled Merv to overcome bullying, racism, and prejudices he encountered in his journeys. He recognized the therapeutic power it held, so he always made sure his own children and grandchildren and their classmates had access to instruments, music sheets, recorded music lessons, PA systems, and of course live music. To further assist children to learn and enjoy the power of live music, a fund has been set up at Humboldt Area Foundation to continue to overcome obstacles to bring instruments, music instruction and appreciation, to promote live music, and to bring opportunities through music education for schoolchildren preK--12 in Humboldt County, primarily in the Hoopa Valley. (2018)

Migrant Assistance in Baja Fund

This fund was established to support charitable work of community organizations that advocate for human rights and humane immigration reform and social justice on the Mexico-United States border. Contributions will be used for basic human service needs (e.g., water, food, shelter, counseling), as well as education and cross-border arts that promote understanding and sharing of ideas and cultural values. The fund's advisor is actively involved in the process and ensuring all contributions are used appropriately. (2020)

Northern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Scholarship Fund

The Northern California Tribal Chairmen's Association (NCTCA) Scholarship Fund was created to increase the number of Native American students entering undergraduate, graduate, and vocational education programs. This scholarship is available to students from Federally-Recognized and Non-Federally-Recognized Tribes, provided the student is culturally involved in their Tribe. In an effort to increase attendance at local high education facilities, preference will be given to those students attending Humboldt State University or College of the Redwoods. (2017)

Pacific Redwoods Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Crisis Action Fund

The epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) is a national humanitarian crisis, with California ranking fifth in the nation for incidents of MMIP, and the far north of the state accounting for most cases. The Pacific Redwoods Missing & Murdered Indigenous People's Crisis Action Fund supports prevention and response to violence against Indigenous people in our region. Your investment in the Pacific Redwoods Missing & Murdered Indigenous People's Crisis Action Fund supports regional research, policy advocacy, crisis response, recovery, and more. Funds allow for our continued partnership with Tribal leaders and Indigenous experts to facilitate community support and address the root cause of this public safety threat. (2022)

Pay it Forward Humboldt Fund

The mission of Pay It Forward Humboldt is to provide help, healing, and hope in times of crisis. With our fault lines, flood zones, and dense forests, Northern California is a hotbed for natural disaster. Pay It Forward Humboldt provides efficient intake, organization, and distribution of necessary emergency supplies to victims of crisis, without creating the secondary disaster of piles of unusable donations. Our vision is to offer immediate HELP to those in need. We provide HEALING through community outreach & fundraisers that support one another. We provide HOPE by paying it forward and encouraging others to pay it forward alongside us. Our nonprofit is 100% volunteer operated. (2018)

Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund for Historical Photographic Research

Peter Palmquist was killed at age 66 by a hit-and-run driver on January 13, 2003. A professional photographer for over 50 years, including 28 at Humboldt State University, he is considered one of the most important photo-historians of the 20th century. His emphasis was the American West, California, Humboldt County before 1950, and the international history of women in photography. He published over 60 books and 340 articles. With co-author Thomas Kailbourn, he won the Caroline Bancroft Western History Prize for their book 'Pioneer Photographers of the Far West.' Professor Martha Sandweiss of Amherst College wrote, "He established new ways of pursuing the history of photography. With his collections and research notes now accessible at Yale, he will be speaking to and inspiring new generations forever." Established by Peter's lifetime companion Pam Mendelsohn, this fund supports the study of under researched women photographers internationally and western American photographers before 1900. (2003)

Redwood Art Association Accessibility Fund

The primary purpose and intent of the Redwood Art Association Accessibility Fund is to expeditiously raise the necessary funds to install a chair lift, making it possible for disabled and mobility-impaired artists, members and visitors to enjoy full access to the second-floor galleries, benefiting all who partake in the RAA. All donations received will go toward that end goal and to increasing all levels of accessibility at the RAA. In 2012 the RAA purchased and renovated a Classical Revival building at 603 F Street in Eureka, designed in 1925 by F.T. Georgeson, to serve as a headquarters and exhibition space, open to the public. Those coming to our gallery with physical disabilities or mobility impairments have not been able to access gallery spaces on the second floor easily or at all. Other ADA compliant renovations have been made or are currently underway to make accessible all personal gallery spaces, restrooms, and entry/exits to the entire community and visiting population. The need for this access is acute. Senior citizens, many of whom experience mobility impairment to some degree, represent a good portion of the RAA’s members and visitors. At present, some docents are unable to access the building’s second-floor exhibition spaces making it difficult to provide volunteer staffing. Since all personal gallery spaces that are available to rent are located on the building’s second floor, the installation of a chair lift will mean that all RAA member and guest artists will be able to enjoy unhindered access to exhibition opportunities. Purchase and Installation of a chair lift at the RAA has been estimated to cost $135,000. (2022)

Redwood Art Association Endowment Fund

Created in 1958, the Redwood Art Association (RAA) is the largest and oldest arts organization in Humboldt County. In 2012, the organization bought a gallery in Eureka large enough to accommodate large exhibitions for our membership. The RAA continues to be a growing community of artists and supporters who value art as an essential component of every aspect of our culture. The RAA nurtures creativity, provides innovative, leading-edge ideas to inspire its members, and actively relates to young and emerging artists as well as those who are well established. We bring artistic dialogue and collaboration with the membership, local government, and other creative organizations and outside communities. This endowment fund was created by anonymous donors who support our history, vision, and placement in the community. The funds will be used toward continuing our mission. Additional donations from other individuals and organizations can be made to this fund. (2015)

Redwood Region Climate & Community Resilience (CORE) Hub

The Redwood Region Climate & Community Resilience (CORE) Hub provides community engagement, technical assistance and an equity and justice lens to help our community transition our built and natural systems to a decarbonized and resilient future. By transitioning our built systems to lowest-emission operations, and optimizing natural systems’ regenerative and carbon ‘sink’ (sequestration) potentials, rural areas can adapt and manage against impacts, improve local economies and quality of life, zero out their own carbon footprint, and help the planet cool. The CORE Hub helps convene dialogues and distribute resources to communities as they work to reorganize and relocate built and natural systems in better cooperation with human needs, and to document the processes so local communities and other rural regions and Tribal Nations have a recipe for their own decarbonized resilience. Donations to the CORE Hub fund support this work. (2021)

Redwood Rural Healthcare Scholarship Fund

The Redwood Rural Healthcare Scholarship Fund supports scholarships awarded to graduating high school seniors or current college students pursuing the study of healthcare at an accredited college, university or vocational school, who demonstrate financial need and reside in or are from Southern Humboldt.

Robert Fasic and Roy Grieshaber Endowment Fund

Robert Fasic and Roy Grieshaber enjoyed 48 years in a relationship filled with love, adventure, creativity, and spiritual companionship. They met in Chicago when Robert was an attorney and bank trust officer and Roy was a marketing professional. In 1987 they moved to Humboldt County to own and operate Heartwood Institute, a vocational school east of Garberville. Under their management, the school earned its national accreditation. After moving to Eureka in 2003, they served as officers of the Redwood Art Association and helped guide the association to purchase its permanent home. Both were art lovers. Robert was an accomplished photographer with a passion for photography that started at age ten. This fund supports arts and culture in the city of Eureka including art organizations, KEET-TV, and projects that make Eureka an attractive place to live and visit. The fund also provides scholarships to students pursuing higher education in any major. (2017)

Roelofs Humboldt Fisheries Fund

Dr. Terry Roelofs, Emeritus Professor of fisheries biology at Humboldt State University, has inspired and mentored numerous cohorts of fisheries students since his arrival at HSU in 1970. Terry has the rivers and streams of the North Coast running through his veins and has tirelessly shared his love of fisheries and sustainable fishing with his many students and colleagues. This fund was originally established by the Humboldt Fishin' Lumberjacks, a group of HSU fisheries alumni that have met annually since 2002 to share quality fishing time together. The goal of the fund is to provide scholarships for students in the fisheries department at HSU who are pursuing an advanced degree with a focus on fisheries conservation and enhancement research that applies to, or is in, North Coast watersheds and adjacent marine waters. (2013)

Sequoia Park Playground Improvement Fund

The purpose of the Sequoia Park Playground Improvement Fund is to raise funds to address park deficiencies by providing increased access and diverse recreational opportunities reflected in the Upper Meadow Conceptual Design. The fund gives businesses, residents, neighborhood groups, and park advocates an opportunity to make a difference in their parks and to build community, foster stewardship, and leverage resources to improve Eureka's vital public spaces. The fund was established to provide a mechanism for private donations to support this project. Donations may also be used to leverage additional funding by demonstrating strong community support and improving the competitiveness of applications for state or federal funding. Become a part of Eureka?s history. Help the City of Eureka and countless other volunteers and donors to take Sequoia Park into the next century and beyond. (2016) (updated 2021)

Social Work and Elder Support Scholarship

The Social Work and Elder Support Scholarship Fund was established in 2016 by Robin Wolff, LCSW, who has supported frail, older, impoverished adults in the local Humboldt County community for over 20 years. This scholarship is designed to support social work students at Humboldt State University who want to commit to working with older adults in the local area. Robin wants to dedicate this scholarship to the memory and generosity of her parents and hopes to inspire all of us to care more about our local elders. (2016)

Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare Foundation

SoHum Health Foundation and this fund support the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District in providing high quality healthcare services to residents of Southern Humboldt County. Access to modern medical care in Southern Humboldt is a vital part of our community infrastructure and the well-being of those we serve, especially to those getting to and accessing services. Every minute counts when the unexpected happens. SoHum Health saves lives by delivering the most advanced healthcare technologies possible, including emergency services, radiology, CT, mammography, home health visits, primary care and skilled nursing. Two past foundation projects are SoHum Health Courtyard Beautification and Wheelchairs for Skilled Nursing Facility Residents. Gifts to the fund will improve the quality of life for residents of Southern Humboldt, and allow them to live and thrive in the community we all love. (2019)

Southern Humboldt Schools Foundation Endowment Fund

The Southern Humboldt Schools Foundation Endowment Fund was established in February of 1994 to improve and enhance the education of students in the Southern Humboldt Unified School District. Through gifts and bequests to this fund, a perpetual source of assistance has been established for programs and projects not funded by the school district's budget. (1994)

Spay Neuter Access Fund

The purpose of this the Spay Neuter Access Fund is to support charitable work in the Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation service area, in particular to promote and make available affordable spay and neuter surgeries and wellness care for owned animals and community cats. This may include, but is not limited to, capital improvements for spay and neuter facilities, including new construction and facility and equipment upgrades; operation of mobile or MASH-style clinics; and subsidizing spay and neuter surgeries at local veterinary clinics.

Supporting Science Fund

The fund will provide support to natural science-oriented programs, including environmental science, and made available to various organizations & projects located in HAF+WRCF services areas and Mendocino County. The main goal is to support, improve, or help establish natural science oriented scientific endeavors. This could include supporting workshops/conferences or to assist educators and students with new projects that will inform people about the following subjects: Biology (including biodiversity, ecology, marine biology, evolution, and botany), geology, astronomy, paleontology, and chemistry specifically. This fund can also be used to support expenses such as field trips, or scientific supplies (ex: microscopes, telescopes, kits, field/lab equipment, etc.) that will educate participants engaged in one or more of the above-mentioned subjects.

Susan Freeman Science Scholarship Fund

Susan Freeman, a well-known local educator, was a graduate of the University of California at Davis. Sue believed in education and had a passion for the sciences. Sue received her master's degree and administrator's credential from Humboldt State University. She was a popular science teacher at Sunnybrae Middle School for 16 years and was the assistant principal at Zane Middle School for the last two years of her life. During her teaching career, Sue was honored with the Excellence in Education award given to outstanding Humboldt County teachers. She was selected by the National Science Foundation to participate at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, the Marine Research Field Expedition in Key Largo, FL, and to work with the Monterey Bay Aquarium doing research in Baja California. Sue was also an athlete, a NCAA tennis champion, and she rode the 100-mile Tour of the Unknown Coast and in the Kinetic Sculpture Race. Hope through science was Sue's philosophy. (2002)

The Patenaude-Juell-Hart Masonic Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship has been created by Six Rivers Masonic Lodge in memory of three of their Masonic brothers who dedicated their careers to public education---Clyde Patenaude, Leonard Juell, and Bruce Hart---all of whom taught for many years in Arcata and nearby communities. (2010)

Travis McKinley Dow Memorial Scholarship Fund

Travis started his first band The River while at HSU. Graduating in 1994 he married his college sweetheart at Fieldbrook Winery in a storybook wedding. Inspired by the beauty of the area he began writing songs. A prolific and talented singer-songwriter, he won multiple awards, fronted five bands, signed a contract with Jericho Records for his San Francisco band Cal Hollow, and recorded three albums with the Katie Todd Band in Chicago and several original CDs. Travis co-created and penned two albums with Portland's Concrete Cowboys and wrote the musical theatre piece, Fate of Dreams, with Will Foreman, sharing his creative quest with others. Cancer took his life on his forty-first birthday. The scholarship enables students to fulfill their dreams of a career in the arts. "Something unique happens when songwriters collaborate---their souls touch, changing things from the ordinary to the sublime." -- Travis Dow www.reverbnation.com/travisdow http://www.syntropix.net/travis-dow-a-life-in-music/ (2013)

Trinity Trust Endowment Fund

The Trinity Trust is a permanent endowment for the exclusive use of Trinity County residents. This fund was created with a gift from Trinity County residents, with additional funds provided by Reverend Charles H. Baldwin and an anonymous donor. (1998)

Ultimate Equity Scholarship

Cate Roscoe created this fund in 2008 with money left by her father Stanley "Neb" Roscoe to originally provide two scholarships inspired by two of her first students. In 2020, these scholarships were commuted into the Ultimate Equity Scholarship with the intent of supporting and empowering increased diversity and equity in the sport of Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee). As a teacher and a member of marginalized communities, Cate has always been committed to decolonizing education and dismantling the white supremacist patriarchy. However, as a 20+ year veteran of elite club and professional Ultimate, she recognized her blindness to the inequities in her majority white sport, resulting in the creation of the Ultimate Equity Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded to incoming and returning college Ultimate players from underrepresented, marginalized groups, and to those who are active in equity activism. (2008)

Uyeki Scholarship Fund

Victims of the Curry County Chetco Bar Fire Fund

Which Way the Wind Fund

Which Way the Wind organization and its festival were initially created in 2018 to draw attention to the threat of nuclear proliferation. Today the organization actively addresses the nexus between nuclear weapons, global warming, and environmental degradation. Our goal is to engage the Humboldt Community through the arts to advocate and support actions for peace and increase awareness of the perils and costs of nuclear weapons and global climate threats. Your tax-deductible contribution will support the Which Way the Wind Festival, October 7-15, 2022, at Synapsis, Eureka. More information about the fund and the Festival is available at https://whichwaythewind.org/programs (2022)