Make a Grant

You direct the grant, and we'll take care of the rest

Granting to your favorite nonprofit organizations from your charitable fund at the Foundation is a breeze. Foundation donors can recommend grants online through the donor portal or by printing and returning our Grant Recommendation Form.

STEP 1:  SELECT AN ORGANIZATION

More often than not, our donors have a clear sense of the nonprofit organizations and causes they wish to support in the capital area or across the nation. If you are interested in discovering new nonprofits in the Sacramento region, please browse GivingEdge, the region's online nonprofit database, or contact Chelsea Fahr, Director of Donor Engagement, who is happy to provide information related to nonprofit organizations in the areas that you care about. After all, we are here to help!

A man of great faith and heart, Joe took steps to ensure that the region’s military veterans were cared for, and before he passed away, he established the Ruzich Family Fund. Today, his brothers make grants from the endowment to programs serving veterans in need.

STEP 2:  NOTIFY THE FOUNDATION

Once you have selected an organization to receive a grant from your fund, please submit the grant through the donor portal, your direct connection to your fund at the Foundation. In the donor portal, you can:

• View fund balances, gifts, and grants from the fund. Gift and grant information is updated daily, and market information is updated monthly. 

• Recommend grants, if you are a fund advisor with granting privileges.

​visit the donor portal

If you are interested in learning more about the donor portal, please contact Chelsea, Director of Donor Engagement, at (916) 921-7723 ext. 2021 or chelsea@sacregcf.org. 

You may also make a grant from your fund by returning a completed Grant Recommendation Form, signed by an authorized fund advisor, to us in one of the following ways:

• By email to info@sacregcf.org
• By fax to (916) 921-7725
• By mail to Sacramento Region Community Foundation, 955 University Avenue, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95825

Download a Grant Recommendation Form

The Foundation issues grant checks during the first and third weeks of every month. To ensure that your grants are processed, please submit your recommendations at least ten days in advance. 
 

STEP 3:  WE TAKE CARE OF THE REST

Once we receive your recommendation, our staff will verify all necessary information and make the grant on your behalf. Thank you for supporting the causes you care about!