Funding Amount

$10,000 per recipient

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Elaine Symons Baker Community Impact Award

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-PF, 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

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitsworkforce-developmentseniorscommunity-development

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