The Council

Sacramento Region Community Foundation

Sacramento, CA

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation supports nonprofits through grants and capacity-building, with priorities including health equity, food access, mental health, and education. It serves El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties; program-specific grants range from $500 to $10,000, though giving varies by fund. It lists funding opportunities through an online grants portal, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Point West Rotary Club Foundation

Sacramento, CA

The Point West Rotary Club Foundation supports charitable and Rotary-affiliated projects, with a focus on children’s programs and causes. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,786 to $19,877, typically about $10,000, and went to California organizations, primarily in the Sacramento area; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation

Saint Louis, MO

Enterprise Holdings Foundation supports nonprofits in health, education, arts, disaster relief, reforestation, hunger relief, and community equity, with an emphasis on organizations actively supported by Enterprise employees and their families. Its reported grants range widely: 2024 giving averaged about $7,700 across 9,499 grants, while the foundation also offers awards of up to $40,000; it supports communities where Enterprise operates worldwide. Unsolicited requests are accepted at any time, but eligible applications must be submitted by an Enterprise team member or their spouse or domestic partner on behalf of a nonprofit they actively support.

Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management

Sacramento, CA

Sierra Health Foundation funds projects improving health and well-being in underserved communities, with a focus on health equity, community and economic development, and healthy youth development. Its 2024 grants ranged from $6,000 to $2.5 million, with a median of $35,000; funding is primarily in California, including a focus on nine San Joaquin Valley counties. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Arata Brothers Trust

Carmichael, CA

The trust funds education and youth programs, including literacy, science education, workforce preparation, and services for children, with awards restricted to the Sacramento Region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $37,500. It does not limit giving to preselected organizations; applicants are directed to contact Matson Sewell, and the trust’s website provides submission information.

Treehouse Family Foundation

New York, NY

Safe Credit Union

Folsom, CA

Safe Credit Union's purpose statement is building financial freedom. Safe believes in financial freedom. This belief drives our commitment to serving members with knowledge and opportunities to build financial freedom.

Optimist Club of Country Club

Roseville, CA

The club funds organizations supporting underprivileged and abused children, including youth programs in foster care, mentoring, recreation, and outdoor education. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $90,686, with a median of $25,000; most funding went to California, including the Sacramento area, though some grants went elsewhere. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Teichert Foundation

Sacramento, CA

The Teichert Foundation funds nonprofits, government entities, and public agencies working in areas such as community services, arts, education and workforce development, health, the environment, and youth and older-adult programs. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $25,000, with a median of $4,600; its geographic focus is areas where Teichert Family of Companies operates, primarily California, with some support in Nevada. It accepts unsolicited requests through GOapply.

Service Year Exchange Inc

Washington, DC

Service Year Exchange funds programs advancing national service, including work on bridging divides, corps-member pathways, climate, and workforce development. In 2024, its 16 grants ranged from $8,000 to $45,000, with a median of $17,500, and went to organizations in multiple states. No policy on unsolicited requests is stated.

Our Little Light Foundation

Roseville, CA

Our Little Light Foundation supports programs promoting the health, well-being, and education of children, youth, and families, primarily in California and occasionally beyond. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $20,000. It provides application forms for new and returning applicants, so unsolicited requests are accepted.

Reinvent Stockton Foundation

Stockton, CA

Reinvent Stockton Foundation supports community initiatives and nonprofits, particularly youth-serving organizations and capacity-building efforts, with a focus on improving quality of life in Stockton. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $340,000, with a median of about $78,000; grants went primarily to California organizations.