About
The Neighborhood Fund was created from a local philanthropist’s desire to support impactful organizations providing critical services in Sacramento’s Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
Application Opens
June 9, 2025Application Closes
July 7, 2025Grant Criteria & Application
The fund will award grants from $2,500 to $7,500, distributing at least $50,000 this year to support programs that are underway by the end of 2025:
- Specifically, serve the Del Paso Heights community.
- Are from organizations that are well-equipped to carry out the projects effectively and the projects are in line with the mission of the organizations.
- Include clear and measurable project objectives and activities. Grant requests must be detailed with an explanation of how much money is being requested and note the specific purpose for which the funds will be used.
To be eligible, your organization must:
- Be located in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and/or Yolo counties.
- Be considered a 501(c)(3) public charity, 501(c)(3) private operating foundation or be fiscally-sponsored by an organization that meets this requirement.
- Have a current profile on GivingEdge, or agree to submit a profile as a grantee before the final report deadline.
Please contact us for questions about proposal content and the grant application system. Proposals will only be accepted through our online application; no email or paper applications will be accepted.
Please ensure your organization’s legal name associated with your tax ID number and mailing address are current in your grant organization profile. If you are a fiscally sponsored organization, please make sure your fiscal sponsor name and tax ID number are current in your grant organizational profile.
- 916 Ink
- Bright Braille
- Feed Sacramento Homeless
- FosterHope Sacramento
- Hike and Hit
- Hmong Youth and Parents United
- Mercy Holistic Ministries
- Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
- Sierra Service Project
- TruKidz
- Youth Forward
- Del Paso Heights Growers Alliance
- NorCal Resist
- Sierra Service Project
- AcademySTAY
- Sacramento Native American Healthcenter, Inc.
- Trukidz
- Trans and Queer Youth Collective
- First Step Housing, dba First Step Communities
- Sierra Nevada Journeys
- Feed Sacramento Homeless
- Hmong Youth and Parents United
- Mercy Holistic Ministries
- First Step Housing, dba First Step Communities
- Sacramento Children’s Museum
- SAC Connect
- Insight Garden Program
- Feed Sacramento Homeless
- Sacramento Youth Center
- Sierra Service Project
- Insight Garden Program
- Greater Sacramento Urban League
- Hmong Youth and Parents United
- Neighborhood Wellness Foundation
- Gateway Community Charters Foundation
- California Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.