Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

  • In Sonoma County by providing essential support through grants to local nonp
  • In the Sonoma County community
  • In the Sonoma County area
  • Located in and providing services to children in Sonoma County are invited to submit proposals

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Capital projects
  • Not eligible: Funding for operation costs (including salaries for any position)

Overview

Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) is committed to improving the lives of children in Sonoma County by providing essential support through grants to local nonprofit organizations. With a focus on vulnerable children facing challenges such as homelessness and food insecurity, SCC has distributed $180,000 in 2024 alone. By fostering community partnerships, SCC empowers the next generation, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive and succeed, regardless of their circumstances.

Speedway Children's Charities
Since 1982, we’ve distributed over $72 million in grants—$4 million in 2024 alone—ensuring that children in need have the support, care, and opportunities to build brighter futures.
Through strategic funding and community partnerships, we focus on three key areas: providing critical support for vulnerable children facing homelessness, food insecurity, and exploitation; ensuring access to essential medical care, including treatment, therapy, and disability services; and empowering the next generation through education, literacy, and enrichment programs.
Through our various events and activities, we strive to raise funds and provide grants to nonprofit children's organizations in the Sonoma County community. In 2024, SCC Sonoma distributed $180,000 to local organizations.

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for funding from the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities if you are an existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity whose primary focus is children in the Sonoma County area.Eligible children's charities located in and providing services to children in Sonoma County are invited to submit proposals.

Ineligibility

SCC does not fund capital projects or funding for operation costs (including salaries for any position).

What Speedway Children's Charities actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
221
Total given
$3.46M
Median grant
$10K
Range
$6,000–$125K
  • By dollars: North Carolina 47%, Tennessee 22%, Nevada 11%. Top recipient cities: Charlotte, NC; Las Vegas, NV; Johnson City, TN.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 40% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Present Age Ministries Inc · Concord, NC

    Program support

    $125K

  • Wilkes Community Partnership for Children · North Wilkesboro, NC

    Program support

    $115K

  • Atrium Health Foundation · Charlotte, NC

    Program support

    $100K

  • Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation · Charlotte, NC

    Program support

    $100K

  • Safe House Project Inc · Charlotte, NC

    Program support

    $100K

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Homeless
  • Youth programs
  • Human trafficking

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