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Local Donors Award $22.5M in 2025
Read more: Local Donors Award $22.5M in 2025In 2025, local generosity resulted in $22.5 million awarded to support nonprofits and students.
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Nine Grants Support Youth Performing Arts
Read more: Nine Grants Support Youth Performing ArtsMore than $40,000 awarded to performing arts programs across our region.
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Funding Helps Four Nonprofits, Their Way
Read more: Funding Helps Four Nonprofits, Their WayFlexible funding helps four nonprofits strengthen the work they do for youth and families.
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Building Bridges with Youth in Del Paso Heights
Read more: Building Bridges with Youth in Del Paso HeightsAt a recent Town Hall, Del Paso Heights residents and youth shared powerful insights on what it will take for young people to truly thrive.
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A Platform Built with (and for) Area Nonprofits
Read more: A Platform Built with (and for) Area NonprofitsOur region’s giving platform, GivingEdge, is built with and for local nonprofits.
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Over $300,000 Invested to Strengthen Del Paso Heights
Read more: Over $300,000 Invested to Strengthen Del Paso HeightsNew funding marks the beginning of community-led efforts to support youth in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights.
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Confidence and Collaboration: Cultivate’s Impact
Read more: Confidence and Collaboration: Cultivate’s ImpactThis year’s Cultivate cohort gained skills, expanded their donor base, and launched new partnerships.
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From Festival to Fund: BENT Grants Fuel Filmmakers
Read more: From Festival to Fund: BENT Grants Fuel FilmmakersSupport for LGBTQ+ artists continues through new grants celebrating creative expression, visibility, and community.
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Community, Culture, and Giving During AANHPI Heritage Month
Read more: Community, Culture, and Giving During AANHPI Heritage MonthAPIs RISE Fund grants support visibility, wellness, and local leadership.
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A Mega Boost for Arden Arcade HART
Read more: A Mega Boost for Arden Arcade HARTA surprise $5,000 Mega Boost during Big Day of Giving turned a $50 gift into $5,050 for Arden Arcade HART.
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Findings Examine Food Insecurity in Yolo County
Read more: Findings Examine Food Insecurity in Yolo CountyThrough conversations with those tackling food access in Yolo County, a clear picture of strengths and challenges comes into focus.
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Cultivate Highlight: Justine Villanueva
Read more: Cultivate Highlight: Justine Villanueva“My Cultivate mentor and peers understand my joys and challenges of building a nonprofit from scratch, with the BIPOC communities of which we are all part,” Justine shared.
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Cultivate Highlight: Fatima Malik
Read more: Cultivate Highlight: Fatima Malik“I’m really thankful for Cultivate, because there’s no other space like it,” Fatima shared.
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Cultivate Closes Gaps, Creates Community
Read more: Cultivate Closes Gaps, Creates CommunityNow in its third year, our program to nourish connection and collaboration among leaders of color at local nonprofits is making a real difference.
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Connection, Care, and Culture Create Brighter Futures
Read more: Connection, Care, and Culture Create Brighter FuturesResearch shows our investments in local partnerships improved mental health for area youth.