Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROMOTES & ENCOURAGES GENEROSITY, LEADERSHIP & INCLUSION TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES.
HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION SERVES THE RESIDENTS OF HUMBOLDT, TRINITY, DEL NORTE, AND CURRY COUNTIES BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING GENEROSITY, LEADERSHIP AND INCLUSION TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF LOCAL DONORS, HAF HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $86 MILLION IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 1972. HAF, ALONG WITH OUR AFFILIATE WILD RIVERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FOCUSES ITS GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM EFFORTS ON STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND TRANSFORMING OUR COMMUNITIES' ABILITY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THOSE PROBLEMS.
THE COVID-19 REGIONAL RESPONSE FUND SUPPORTS URGENT COMMUNITY NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS. THE FUND MAKES 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.
FOUNDED BY CALIFORNIA INDIAN LEADERS AND NATIVE LED, THE NATIVE CULTURES FUND HAS PRACTICED COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AT HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION SINCE 2002. NCF GRANTMAKING COMMITTEES CONTINUE TO BE MADE UP OF NATIVE CALIFORNIA CULTURE BEARERS, LANGUAGE REVIVALISTS, ARTISTS, AND EDUCATORS FORMER GRANTEES MAKE THE GRANTS. THE NATIVE CULTURES FUND HAS MADE $2.3 MILLION IN GRANTS TO 315 COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT IN MORE THAN 100 CALIFORNIA NATIVE COMMUNITIES. SINCE 2016 THE NATIVE CULTURES FUND HAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED THE JACK MONTOYA SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIVE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA WHO ARE ACTIVELY STRENGTHENING THEIR CULTURES TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY OR GRADUATE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO GRANTMAKING, THE NATIVE CULTURES FUND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS LIKE THE LIVE YOUR LANGUAGE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE TEACHERS. NCF CURATED THE RIVER AS HOME EXHIBITION, HELPED TO ADVOCATE FOR YUROK LANGUAGE TO BE ADOPTED FOR LANGUAGE CREDITS INTO THE EUREKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND CO-FOUNDED THE HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY BIG TIME WITH NATIVE STUDENTS AT HSU. WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE, CONNECT, AND SUPPORT NATIVE PEOPLES IN THE MOVEMENTS THAT ARISE FROM WITHIN CALIFORNIA INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Patrick Cleary | DIR OF COMMUNITY PROSPERITY & INVESTMENTS | 40 | $107,208 |
| Deborah Downs | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ENDED 08/2019 | 40 | $100,965 |
| Sara Dronkers | DIR OF GRANTMAKING & NONPROFIT RESOURCES | 40 | $90,311 |
| Sarah Millsap | VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | 40 | $87,730 |
| Keytra Meyer | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $86,553 |
| Bryna Lipper | CEO AS OF 08/2019 | 40 | $74,684 |
| Kathryn Lobato | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Zuretti Goosby | SECRETARY | 7 | $0 |
| Raquel Ortega | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Mary Keehn | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| David Finigan | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Carol Rische | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Christina Huff | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| John Mcbeth | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Charleen Jordan | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Marylyn Paik Nicely | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Dennis Rael | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Julie Fulkerson | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
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