SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
955 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NO A, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 www.sacregcf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TRANSFORMS OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FOCUSED LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY THAT INSPIRES PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPANDS GIVING.

DONOR ADVISED AND UNRESTRICTED GRANTMAKING: SINCE THE SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1983 BY LOCAL LEADERS, WE HAVE BEEN A PRIMARY PROVIDER OF PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES. LIKE OTHER PLACE-BASED COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES PHILANTHROPY THAT IS VISIONARY, STRATEGIC, AND INCLUSIVE, MAKING IT A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMING THE REGION.THE FOUNDATION MANAGES HUNDREDS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF ITS DONORS WHO ARE PIVOTAL PARTNERS IN ITS WORK TO TRANSFORM AND ENRICH CALIFORNIA'S CAPITAL REGION, THE FOUNDATION ANNUAL GRANT AWARDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ITS CHARITABLE FUNDS HAVE GROWN FROM OVER $272,000 IN 1983 TO MORE THAN $16 MILLION IN 2019. THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS HAVE TOTALED MORE THAN $165 MILLION SINCE THE FOUNDATION'S INCEPTION, MAKING US, ALONGSIDE OUR FUNDHOLDERS, A LEADING GRANTMAKER IN THE REGION.GUIDED BY OUR MISSION, WE ARE MOVING THE CAPITAL AREA FORWARD IN THE AREAS WHERE WE KNOW STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY CAN BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE LED EFFORTS, THROUGH FOUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: 1) TO GROW LOCAL GIVING AND BUILD NONPROFIT CAPACITY, 2) CLOSE GENDER AND RACIAL GAPS IN ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, 3) STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SYSTEM THAT FEEDS OUR REGION'S HUNGRY, AND 4) FOSTER A VIBRANT CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM. OUR LEADERSHIP IN THESE AREAS REFLECTS OUR VISION FOR A FLOURISHING SACRAMENTO REGION, ONE MARKED BY INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY, AND PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

EXPANDING PHILANTHROPY AND THE SOCIAL ECONOMY: THIS STRATEGIC INITIATIVE LEADS TO A MORE GENEROUS REGION BY PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY THROUGH SUCH ACTIVITIES AS BIG DAY OF GIVING AND GIVINGEDGE, CREATING STRONGER NONPROFITS THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DONOR STEWARDSHIP AND FUNDRAISING, AND ADVANCING COLLABORATION AMONG NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, BIG DAY OF GIVING, THE ANNUAL GIVING DAY THAT HAS GENERATED $40 MILLION FROM GENEROUS DONORS FOR HUNDREDS LOCAL NONPROFITS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013, IS A YEARLONG, COMMUNITYWIDE MOVEMENT TO MAKE PHILANTHROPY ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE IN THE CAPITAL REGION. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED ROBUST TRAINING AND COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES TO 600 PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS. AS A RESULT, AREA DONORS MADE 44,000 DONATIONS THROUGH GIVINGEDGE, THE ONLINE DATABASE THAT POWERS BIG DAY OF GIVING, AND RAISED A RECORDBREAKING $8.4 MILLION DURING THE GIVING DAY.PREPARING STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN THE NEW ECONOMY: THROUGH OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE, WE ARE EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE CAPITAL AREA PROMISE (CAP) SCHOLARS PROGRAM. WE PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS TO HELP PREPARE YOUTH IN HIGH-NEED AREAS FOR COLLEGE WITH GRANT STRATEGIC NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL AID. WE ARE ALSO HELPING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ADAPT THEIR POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SERVE LOCAL STUDENTS. THE CAPITAL AREA PROMISE (CAP) SCHOLARS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM TO INCREASE COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES AMONG LOCAL STUDENTS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER EDUCATION, PAIRS STRATEGIC, NEEDBASED SCHOLARSHIPS WITH COLLEGEREADINESS SERVICES THAT PROMOTE COLLEGE ATTAINMENT AND COMPLETION, THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PARTNERS AIM TO HELP MORE YOUNG PEOPLE OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SUCCESS AND ACHIEVE THEIR COLLEGE GOALS. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $600,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 200 CAP SCHOLARS AND WELCOMED NEARLY 100 SCHOLARS TO A TWODAY COLLEGEREADINESS INSTITUTE AT SACRAMENTO STATE.

THE SACRAMENTO REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) WAS SELECTED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO SERVE AS ONE OF TEN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (ACBO) TO OUTREACH TO HARD-TO-COUNT (HTC) POPULATIONS FOR CENSUS 2020. IN THIS ROLE AND THROUGHOUT 2019, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED AND COORDINATED A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS A 17-COUNTY SWATH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIAINCLUDING EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, AND YOLO COUNTIESTO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO COMPLETE THE CENSUS.AN ACCURATE CENSUS 2020 IS VITAL TO EVERYONE IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION INCLUDING FOUNDATION FUNDHOLDERS, NONPROFIT PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHOM WE SERVE EACH DAY WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITHIN EACH OF THE 17 COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE REGION ONE IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP THOUGHTFUL OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT REFLECT THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING HTC POPULATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AND MEANINGFULLY ENGAGED IN THE 2020 CENSUS.TO ENSURE THAT IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, REGION ONE STRATEGIES AND TACTICS HAVE WERE CO-DEVELOPED WITH REGION ONE PARTNERS IN 2019. THE FOUNDATION FORMED THE FUNDING CONSORTIUM PARTNERS (FCP) CONSISTING OF SEVEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS ACROSS REGION ONE. THE FCPS HAVE BOTH DEPTH AND BREADTH OF RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE EXPANSIVE REGION ONE TO REACH THE HARD TO COUNT (HTC) POPULATIONS. THE FOUNDATION HELD AN FCP CONVENING IN SACRAMENTO TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEES AND DEVELOPED LOCALIZED PLANS FOR ALL 17 COUNTIES. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) HAVE ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED. CBOS ARE TRUSTED MESSENGERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. AMONG OTHER OBJECTIVES, DATA FROM CENSUS 2020 WILL DETERMINE THE ALLOCATION OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION AND THE TYPE OF REPRESENTATION OUR COMMUNITY HAS GOING FORWARD. FOR EACH PERSON WHO GOES UNCOUNTED, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OUR COMMUNITY LOSES $1,000 PER YEAR, SEVERELY IMPACTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT, JOB TRAINING, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOOD, LEGAL SERVICES, AND MORE.DURING 2019, THERE WERE 68 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES REPORTED FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY, AND 1,460 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES REPORTED FOR REGION ONE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION, ALONG WITH SACRAMENTO COUNTY, FORMED THE SACRAMENTO COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE (CCC), WHICH CONSISTS OF 15 SUBCOMMITTEES FOCUSING ON THE HTC POPULATIONS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY THAT ARE WORKING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP OUTREACH STRATEGIES THAT WILL TO ENSURE A COMPLETE COUNT IN OUR REGION.

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