About Our Impact

A Proper Harvest
June 26, 2023
A Proper Harvest

With our new program tied to Big Day of Giving, Cultivate, we’re pushing back against nationwide fundraising disparities to strengthen the capital region.

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A Bold Future
February 1, 2023
A Bold Future

To respond to our region’s greatest needs, we must advance philanthropy as a vehicle for justice, write Elaine Abelaye-Mateo and Niva Flor.

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Our Strategic Roadmap
January 31, 2023
Our Strategic Roadmap

An encouraging picture of our collective accomplishments emerged during our latest strategic planning process. Also present was a theme that, to enhance our collective impact, we must be bolder. 

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A Foundation for the Future
November 16, 2022
A Foundation for the Future

A message from our Chief Executive Officer, Kerry Wood, on our charge to grow the philanthropic resources available to the Sacramento region, enhance our leadership activities, and ensure all our efforts are rooted in — and advance — diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Foundation awards over $300,000 to area nonprofits
December 7, 2021
Foundation awards over $300,000 to area nonprofits

Grants focus on supporting communities impacted by ongoing health and economic crises.

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Bringing Equity into Focus
November 16, 2020
Bringing Equity into Focus

By Niva Flor, Chief Impact & Strategy Officer

We're doubling down on putting equity at the center of our community leadership.

 

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Taking a Stand for Educational Equity by Supporting Proposition 16
October 13, 2020
Taking a Stand for Educational Equity by Supporting Proposition 16

A Message from the Foundation

We are committed to ensuring all students have equitable opportunities to achieve educational success.

 

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How Can We Advance Racial Equity?
August 31, 2020
How Can We Advance Racial Equity?

Recommendations from Community Leaders

In the midst of renewed attention to racial equity, we gathered virtually with many of our fundholders to hear from leaders who are advancing justice in our region. We invite you to watch some of their remarks.
 

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Toward a More Inclusive, More Equitable Future
June 9, 2020
Toward a More Inclusive, More Equitable Future for Our Region

A Message from the Foundation

As we mourn the senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and all victims of racial injustice who came before them, we cannot sufficiently express the grief, heartbreak, anger, and exhaustion prompted by these tragedies. But we can and will reaffirm our commitment to pursuing a more inclusive and equitable future for our region.

 

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Making the Census Count
April 17, 2020
Making the Census Count

By Gabby Trejo, Executive Director, Sacramento ACT, and Co-Chair of the Sacramento Community Complete Count Committee

The Census is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build lasting coalitions that strengthen our democracy

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Our Community Counts
July 30, 2018
Our Community Counts

By Linda Beech Cutler, Chief Executive Officer

Accurate census data is essential to our region’s future, which is why we are advocating for a fair and accurate 2020 Census.

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