Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Other requirements

  • This grant program is available to organizations who assist families with children through existing programmatic offerings in Chico and surrounding areas.
  • The grant funds are unrestricted.

Overview

The Chico Children's Endowment Grant, funded by the North Valley Community Foundation and anonymous donors, aims to support organizations that assist children in Chico and its surrounding areas. This grant addresses unmet physical, emotional, or mental needs of children, providing unrestricted funding to enhance programmatic offerings and strengthen community resources for families in need.

The Chico Children’s Endowment Fund (CCEF) is a charitable fund of the North Valley Community Foundation dedicated to benefiting children in Chico and its surrounding areas with unmet physical, emotional or mental needs. The CCEF annual strategic grant program supports and strengthens organizations serving children. The grant is funded by NVCF and anonymous donors.

Eligibility

This grant program is available to organizations who assist families with children through existing programmatic offerings in Chico and surrounding areas. The grant funds are unrestricted.

What North Valley Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
119
Total given
$5.59M
Median grant
$19K
Range
$5,150–$494K
  • By dollars: California 94%, Ohio 3%, District of Columbia <1%. Top recipient cities: Chico, CA; Oroville, CA; Paradise, CA.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • First 5 Butte County Children and Families Commission · Oroville, CA

    $494K

  • True North Housing Alliance · Chico, CA

    $390K

  • Camp Fire Collaborative · Paradise, CA

    $346K

  • The Growing Place · Chico, CA

    $232K

  • Connecting Point · Grass Valley, CA

    $200K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Youth programs
  • Child welfare
  • Family services
  • Unrestricted nonprofits

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