Elaine Symons Baker Community Impact Award
Funding Amount
$10,000 per recipient
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Type: Community grant program
Geographic Scope: Tuolumne County, CA
Award Purpose:
Recognizes organizations making meaningful community impact.
Example Award Recipients (2023):
- Tuolumne Community Collaborative Construction Pre-Apprentice Training Program: $10,000 to support a seven-week, full-time construction training and career readiness program providing direct entry into union and local contractor positions
- Southside Community Connections: $10,000 to continue providing health, recreation, social interaction, and lifelong learning programs for seniors in a multi-generational setting
Focus Areas:
- Job training and career development
- Senior services and programming
- Community development
Background:
The Elaine Symons Baker Community Impact Award recognizes significant contributions to Tuolumne County community needs.
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
- Workforce development
- Seniors
- Community development
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