Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Community Grants

Overview

The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation’s signature fundraising event, the Sonoma County Wine Auction, has raised tens of millions of dollars for local causes, helping to address Sonoma County’s most pressing needs and fostering both immediate and long-term change.

The Vintners Foundation cultivates a vibrant Sonoma County through charitable giving focused on improving education, health and human services, the environment, and arts and culture. The Foundation’s annual Community Grants Program ensures that nonprofit organizations working across Sonoma County have the opportunity to apply for funding in these four areas of impact.

Funding Priorities

Health and Human Services

Inflation and other pandemic-related factors have had a negative impact on access to basic needs such as food and housing within the community, especially for those who were already experiencing insecurity prior to the pandemic.

Funding in this area will support programs or projects that directly provide shelter and food to populations that are experiencing housing and food insecurity.

Education

Natural disasters and the pandemic have decreased early learning opportunities and access to early childhood education, especially for dual-language learners.

Education funding for 2024 will support programs or projects that offer children, youth, and/or their families the opportunity to increase literacy skills.

Arts & Culture

People have long used art not only as a form of expression, but as a method of healing. Especially in a community that has experienced repeated natural disasters and a global pandemic, the arts can be a powerful tool for addressing mental health concerns.

For 2024, this funding area will support programs or projects that utilize the arts and creative expression to support mental health and healing.

Environment

The existing and future threat of wildfires means disaster mitigation continues to be critical for the safety of our community.

Funding in this area will target disaster mitigation projects that seek to address the impacts of wildfires primarily through the development of a trained, stable, well-compensated workforce that aids in the reduction of fire fuels.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Sonoma County 501c3 nonprofit organizations may apply for a Community Grant for either program or project support.
* We will consider only one proposal from any one nonprofit organization

Ineligibility

* We do not accept proposals for:

* Annual fund campaigns, fundraising events, or debt retirement
* Capital campaigns
* Conferences
* Scholarships
* Grants (or loans) to individuals
* Political or religious purposes (or programs requiring religious participation)
* Projects that primarily serve residents outside of Sonoma County
* Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law