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Teen Boy in Mask Reading a Book with Text "Generosity Changes Everything"

Education & Youth

Thanks to the generosity of Catherine and John Maser and their established library fund at Bay Area Community Foundation, students at Au Gres-Sims High School were able to help choose books they were interested in for classroom libraries.

From closed offices and cancelled fundraising events to adaptive programming for the digital landscape, we know that our local nonprofits are feeling the effects of COVID-19 in varying ways, both big and small. Perhaps operations have already shifted, or perhaps you're only starting to experience the longer-term implications. Here at the Community Foundation, we are listening and working through ways to best serve you. Know that the work you do is important and that together, we will see our community through this.

Community Initiative

The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) tool assesses an individual’s mindset and skill set toward cultural difference and aims to facilitate cooperative conversations and actions directed toward growth and development rather than judgment and resistance.

Give IRA to Charity so Loved Ones are Burdened by Taxes

We can make your charitable IRA transfer easy, flexible and effective, helping you achieve your personal charitable and financial goals.

From closed offices and cancelled fundraising events to adaptive programming for the digital landscape, we know that our local nonprofits are feeling the effects of COVID-19 in varying ways, both big and small. Perhaps operations have already shifted, or perhaps you're only starting to experience the longer-term implications. Here at the Community Foundation, we are listening and working through ways to best serve you. Know that the work you do is important and that together, we will see our community through this.

The Warren F. and Ruth P. Mandley Memorial Education Fund now supports one student each year with a $2,000 Bay Commitment Scholarship. Ledonna Husband is the first recipient and shares her experience starting college as a first-generation student.

Volunteers and Funders of Sweet Corn Food Program

The Richmond Brothers are busy farmers, but each year they find time to volunteer to help feed our local community.

Person Pouring Beer at Drydock. Text says "Be Bold"

Community Initiative

The partners who opened Drydock Beer Garden envisioned a more vibrant downtown and a way to support their nonprofit organizations. What they didn’t realize was just how important it would become to many nonprofits in 2020.