Emergency Readiness Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Donation Period: Donations to the fund from individuals, businesses, and other community-minded partners are accepted year-round.”
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Eligible organizations
- Service Area: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties
Other requirements
- Eligible applicants include:
- Organizations
- Agencies
- Collaborative programs
Overview
An integral part of United Way of the Wine Country's mission to help families and individuals improve financial stability. Donations made to the Emergency Readiness Fund are distributed as strategic grants to emergency readiness and response efforts across the five-county region.
Geographic Scope
Service Area: Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma counties
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include:
- Organizations
- Agencies
- Collaborative programs
- Entities committed to preparing for emergencies and/or responding to their broader impact
Funding Focus
Grants are awarded primarily to nonprofits providing equitable access to information and resources including financial assistance before, during, or after an emergency.
Types of Emergencies Supported:
- Fires
- Floods
- Wind events
- Power outages
- Natural disasters
- Human-made disasters
- Pandemics
- Industrial accidents
- Associated economic impacts
Fund Status
Donation Period: Donations to the fund from individuals, businesses, and other community-minded partners are accepted year-round. The funder recommends donations especially during the dry season to effectively plan, prepare, and respond.
What United Way of the Wine Country actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $169K
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $9,417–$50K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Santa Rosa, CA; Ukiah, CA; Willits, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
North Coast Opportunities (NCO) · Ukiah, CA
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$50K
Sonoma County Action Network (Cap) · Santa Rosa, CA
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$29K
Nuestra Allianza De Willits · Willits, CA
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$22K
Red Latinx the Hub · Santa Rosa, CA
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$19K
Redwood Community Action Agency · Eureka, CA
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$19K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Disaster relief
- Hardship
- Food security
- Housing
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