Community Recovery Fund (COVID-19)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Local nonprofit organizations
Geography
- Organizations providing charitable services to COVID-19 impacted residents
Other requirements
- Government entities
Overview
Community Recovery Fund (CRF)
Program Status: Established March 2020 (pandemic response fund)
Geographic Scope: Tuolumne County, CA
Program Purpose:
Repository for donations to support Tuolumne County residents and organizations impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place mandates.
Eligible Recipients:
- Local nonprofit organizations
- Government entities
- Organizations providing charitable services to COVID-19 impacted residents
Fund Features:
- 100% of donations granted to local organizations
- Sonora Area Foundation does not take administrative fees
- Board-sponsored matching grant ($300 per donation) to incentivize donations eligible for above-the-line tax deduction
Organizations Receiving Grants:
- Interfaith
- Sierra Senior Providers, Inc. / Meals on Wheels
- Nancy's Hope
- Give Someone A Chance
- Resiliency Village Project / Jamestown Family Resource Center
- ATCAA Food Bank (received $36,000 in matched grants via Mother Lode Food Project partnership)
Background:
Established as emergency response fund during COVID-19 pandemic. Community response was significant, with matching grants generating $36,000 to food security efforts.
What Sonora Area Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 58
- Total given
- $1.51M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,500–$104K
- By dollars: California 94%, Idaho 1%, North Carolina 1%. Top recipient cities: Sonora, CA; Soulsbyville, CA; Columbia, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 53% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Sierra Bible Church · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$104K
Cornerstone Bible Church · Standard, CA
Program Support
$100K
Sierra Repertory Theater · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$88K
Interfaith · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$85K
San Joaquin County Office of Educat · Stockton, CA
program support
$85K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Disaster relief
- Food security
- Human services
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