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GRANT RECIPIENTS


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Grant Recipient Cumulative History 2009-2024

Grantmaking History Narrative


In 2024 we added a new multi-year program, the Encore Grant, to our Impetus Grants. Nonprofits applied for the Encore within their Impetus application, explaining how a second consecutive year of funding would allow them to build upon the impact of an Impetus Grant. In a second vote, our members selected one Impetus Grant recipient to also receive the Encore. The Encore Grant comes with a fully-paid two-year membership in Impact100 for a woman (or women, in the case of a shared membership) affiliated with the recipient organization.

2025 Grant Recipients

Impetus Grants:

10,000 Degrees

$25,000 to fund campus tours for SVHS students

Cancer Support Sonoma

$25,000 to provide support for dedicated Client Navigator

Career Technical Education Foundation

$25,000 for programs integrating academics with life skills

Girl Scouts of Northern California

$25,000 to support a program introducing STEM and Robotics

Girls on the Run

$11,000 as an unrestricted partial grant

HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County

$25,000 to support obtaining/maintaining permanent housing

Pets Lifeline

$25,000 to provide vet care, food and supplies pets of seniors 

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$ 25,000 to provide critical hunger relief services 

Sebastiani Theatre Foundation

$25,000 to support renovation of the aging rigging system

Sonoma Community Center

$25,000 to make safety and efficiency upgrades 

Sonoma Ecology Center

$14,000 to establish Outdoor Gear Lending Library at Sugarloaf  

Sonoma Splash

$25,000 to provide low-cost swim lessons for youth and adults

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

$25,000 to provide enrichment activities with career component 

Valley of the Moon Observatory Association

$25,000 to fund safety and accessibility improvements 


Encore Grant (to be paid in 2026):

Sebastiani Theatre Foundation

$25,000 to further fund renovation of the aging stage grid and  rigging system


Total Grant dollars awarded: $350,000

2024 Grant Recipients


Impetus Grants:

Art Escape

$25,000 to support the salary of their Program Director

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley

$25,000 to expand the Clubs' free mental health programs

Ceres Community Project

$25,000 to fulfill nutritional needs of people with chronic illness

Community Matters

$25,000 to implement theirSafe Schools Ambassadors Program 

Kid Scoop News

$25,000 to support their Parent Engagement Program

La Luz Center

$25,000 to develop a grassroots leadership network

North Bay Children's Project

$25,000 to help fund an Infant and Toddler Center at Sassarini 

Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation:

$25,000 to support a revitalized outdoor space at Larson Park 

Sonoma Immigrant Services

$25,000 to support participation in their Citizenship Program

Sonoma Overnight Support

$25,000 to provide meals and connection for unhoused people

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

$25,000 to support after-school enrichment programs at SVHS

ViVO Youth Orchestra

$25,000 to expand ViVo's woodwinds and strings instruction

Vintage House

$25,000 to provide free transportation to isolated seniors 


Encore Grant (to be paid in 2025):

Sonoma Immigrant Services

$25,000 to enable them to continue to provide discounted immigration services such as green cards, visas and work permits


Total Grant dollars awarded: $350,000


In 2021 and 2022, Impact100 Sonoma continued Impetus Grants - awarding up to $25,000 to more than a dozen nonprofits rather than one large $100,000 grant - as a temporary pandemic related grant program. In 2023, we made Impetus Grants our primary grant program in order to distribute funding broadly.

2023 Grant Recipients

Impetus Grants:                                                                  

10,000 Degrees

$25,000 to support alumna fellow advisor and campus visits 

Becoming Independent

$9,689 as an unrestricted partial grant

Cancer Support Sonoma

$25,000 to provide adjunct cancer treatments for underserved

Farm to Pantry

$9,850 to purchase logistics tech for food gleaning/distribution

Food for All/Comida para Todos 

$25,000 to purchase food for families in need

 Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH)                             

$25,000 to support ongoing food and rental assistance programs

Homeless Action Sonoma collab. with Hanna Center 

$23,972 to provide mental health services at HAS village

 Just1mike      

$20,000 to fund 2 AED stations and heart screening for youth

LifeWorks of Sonoma County

$20,000 to fund El Puentefamily counseling services

Redwood Empire Food Bank             

$25,000 to provide ongoing food distribution services

Sebastiani Theatre Foundation            

$25,000 to fund evaluation of aging stage fly/rigging system

Sonoma Community Center

$25,000 to fund bilingual Early Childhood Music Education

Sonoma Ecology Center

$9,689 as an unrestricted partial grant

Sonoma Overlook Trail (SOT) Stewards

$25,000 to support permanent improvements public trail

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

$25,000 to fund wide-ranging activities for mentoring pairs

Square Peg Foundation

$19,200 for equine therapy for autistic and trauma-afflicted youth


Total Grant dollars awarded: $337,400  

2022 Grant Recipients

Impetus Grants:                                                                                                                     

10,000 Degrees

$25,000 to fund college advising and assistance for HS students

Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma Valley

$24,990 to establish individual and group mental health services 

Career Technical Education Foundation

$23,000 to fund Ag-Engineering course at SVHS

Ceres Community Project

$25,000 to fund delivery of meals to clients with chronic illness

Kid Scoop News

$25,000 to support Parent Engagement Coordinator  

La Luz Center

$25,000 to develop Aventura Artistica program for Latinx youth

On the Move

$25,000 to provide LGBTQ supportive program for middle-school 

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$25,000 to continue food distribution at 13 Sonoma Valley sites

Ruthless Kindness

$12,510 as an unrestricted partial grant

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)

$25,000 to provide on-site grief services at Valley schools

Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS)

$25,000 to provide meals to the Valley's hungry and homeless

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

$25,000 to subsidize preschool for low-income students

Valley Vibes Orchestra (ViVO)

$25,000 to bring a new intensive strings program to Dunbar ES

Vintage House

$25,000 to support the MyRide program for seniors 


Total Grant dollars awarded: $335,500


2021 Grant Recipients


In 2021, Impact100 Sonoma adopted a new Impetus Grants model, for up to $25,000 of core mission support.                                      

Impetus Grants:                                                    

Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma Valley

$20,000 to support a merger with Teen Services Sonoma

Cancer Support Sonoma

$5,786.36 as an unrestricted partial grant

Ceres Community Project

$25,000 to fund delivery of meals to clients with chronic illness

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH)

$25,000 to augment rental and utility fund for vulnerable

Kid Scoop News 

$25,000 to fund Parent Outreach and Engagement Coordinator

La Luz Center

$24,505.64 to establish tech device library and digital lab

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)

$25,000 to expand hours of SAY's homeless outreach team

Sonoma Ecology Center

$25,000 to fund student leaders and environmental programs

Sonoma Overnight Support

$25,000 to provide meals and connection for homeless in SV

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

$25,000 to expand summer program for ES children

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

$25,000 to help maintain mentoring centers, programs and staff

Valley Vibes Youth Orchestra

$24,708 to expand ViVO Youth Orchestra into SVHS

Vintage House

$25,000 to provide nourishing meals for vulnerable seniors


Total Grant dollars awarded: $302,910 



2020 Grant Recipients

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our regular grant preview process was suspended and equal unrestricted grants of $13,170 apiece were awarded to the 23 organization already selected for a site visit. 

               

10,000 Degrees

Audubon Canyon Ranch

Becoming Independent

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH)

Jack London Park Partners

Kid Scoop News

La Luz Center

North Bay Children's Center

On the Move

Pets Lifeline

Social Advocates for Youth

Sonoma Ecology Center

Sonoma Land Trust                                     

Soroptimists International Sonoma 

Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS)

Square Peg Foundation

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Sweetwater Spectrum

Teen Services Sonoma

Transcendence Theatre Company

Valley Vibes Orchestra

Vintage House                                          

Total Grant dollars awarded: $302,910     


2019 Grant Recipients

$100,000 Impact Grant:

Sonoma Valley Community Health Center

New Vision Clinic


Finalist Grants, $10,000 each, unrestricted:

Challenge Sonoma Adventures Ropes Course

Pets Lifeline


$50,000 Anniversary Grant:

Vintage House

Program expansion


Community Grants:

Art Escape

$20,000 to fund Teen Art Lounge expansion

Ceres Community Project

$20,000 to provide meals for families coping with serious illness

Challenge Sonoma Adventure Ropes Course collab.

with Sonoma Valley Youth and Family Services:

$14,500 as an unrestricted partial grant

Community Matters

$19,500 to fund Safe Schools Ambassadors program

Flowery Elementary School PTO collab.

with Flowery Elementary School

$20,000 to purchase and install a new playground structure

Legal Aid of Sonoma County

$20,000 to provide assistance for keeping tenants safely housed

North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council

$20,000 to fund Waste Wizards ES recycling program

Teen Services Sonoma

$20,000 to expand Ready to Work program

    

Total Grant dollars awarded: $306,000



2018 Grant Recipients


$100,000 Impact Grant:

La Luz Centre

Computer Literacy and Employment Counseling Services

Finalist Grants, $10,000 each, unrestricted:

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Sustainable Sonoma                                    


Community Grants:

Becoming independent       

$20,000 to improve client-selected activity offerings

Cancer Support Sonoma     

$20,000 to support Patience Assistance Fund for cancer therapies

Jack London Park Partners

$15,970 to expand 7th grade biodiversity education program

Kenwood Education Foundation

$10,030 as an unrestricted partial grant

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$20,000 to provide fresh produce for food-insecure families

Sebastiani Theatre Foundation

$20,000 to fund scholarships for theatre-arts programs

Sonoma Community Center

$20,000 to upgrade safety and accessibility features

Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS)

$20,000 to expand free Day Services program

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

$20,000 to support expansion of music programs

Vintage House

$20,000 to fund a study of Sonoma Valley's senior population

           

Total Grant dollars awarded: $324,000     


2017 Grant Recipients


$100,000 Impact Grant:

Sonoma Land Trust

Sonoma Development Center Land Protection Project                 


Finalist Grants, $10,000 each:

Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County

La Luz Center                                                                       


Community Grants:

10,000 Degrees

$20,000 to develop Middle school College Awareness Initiative

On the Move

$19,990 to expand Parent University program

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$20,000 to provide produce and staple foods for SV families

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)

$20,000 to expand grief services to SV youth

Sonoma Overlook Trail Stewards

$10,000 to repair erosion/damage on Overlook Trail

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

$20,000 to develop Jump into Reading for K-3 students

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

$20,000 to fund a career exploration program

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance (Capital)

$8,048 to upgrade eight Mentoring Centers

Teen Services Sonoma

$19,845 to expand Ready to Work program

Teen Services Sonoma (Capital)

$14,344 to fund equipment upgrades for Lovin' Oven kitchen 


Total Grant dollars awarded: $292,227                                                            

2016 Grant Recipients


$100,000 Impact Grant:        

10,000 Degrees:

10,000 Degrees Institute Sonoma Valley Expansion

Finalist Grants, $20,000 each:

Becoming Independent

Pets Lifeline

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Community Grants:   

Ceres Community Project

$15,000 for Healing meals for Healthy Communities

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH)

$15,000 to provide rental assistance for SV residents in need

La Luz Center

$15,000 to provide employment counseling and tech classes

Pets Lifeline

$15,000 to expand spay/neuter capabilities

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$15,000 to expand weekly distribution of fresh produce

Sonoma Community Center

$10,000 to purchase a newer kiln to expand ceramics program

Sonoma Ecology Center

$2,316 to fund the training of teen EnviroLeaders

SV Education Foundation

$2,316 to fund college visits for Ag-Engineering Academies

Teen Services Sonoma

$15,000 to launch a welding program

Verity

$2,316 to educate and empower youth to prevent sexual violence

Vintage House

$15,000 to expand LIMO; senior ride program

Total Grant dollars awarded: $281,948


2015 Grant Recipients

                                                

$100,000 Impact Grant: 

On the Move

Sonoma Valley Parent University


Finalist Grants, $20,000:

10,000 Degrees

Audubon Canyon Ranch


Community Grants:

4Paws Learning and Wellness Center

$2,200 to expand canine social therapy teams

ArtsGuild

$15,000 to fund a mobile arts education program school

Becoming Independent

$15,000 to purchase a new vehicle to transport clients

Ceres Community Project

$15,000 to provide nutritional needs for recuperating patients

Community Matters

$15,000 to establish Safe School Ambassadors at SV middle schools

Jack London Park Partners

$15,000 to conduct invasive species removal and other projects

La Luz Center

$15,000 to provide tech literacy classes and employment counseling

Pets Lifeline

$800 to improve kennels and dog play area

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance (Capital)

$15,000 to provide STEM learning tools for Mentoring Centers

Verity

$15,000 for Youth Empowerment and Support project  


Total Grant dollars awarded: $263,000                                                      

2014 Grant Recipients


$100,000 Impact Grant: 

Redwood Empire Food Bank

Diabetes Wellness Project of Sonoma Valley

Finalist Grants, $20,000:

Sonoma Land Trust

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Community Grants: 

Ceres Community Project:

$12,000 for Healing Meals for Healthy Communities

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH), in collab. with SOS:                       

$14,000 to establish a severe weather shelter for homeless in SV

Jack London State Park, in collab. with Hanna Boys Center

$15,000 To employ teens on a trail restoration project

On the Move, in partnership with SVUSD and La Luz: 

$15,000 To develop Parent University program

Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS):

$15,000 To expand homeless drop-in services

Sonoma Valley Community Health Center

$13,000 to purchase equipment for its dental clinic

Teen Services Sonoma

$15,000 to purchase refrigerator for Lovin' Oven workspace  

                           

Total Grant dollars awarded: $239,000 

2013 Grant Recipients

$100,000 Impact Grant:

Sonoma Valley Education Foundation

Smart Start; Preschool for all in Sonoma Valley

                      

Finalist Grants,$20,000 each:

Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

Willimar Family Grief and Healing Center

                                                           

Community Grants:

Becoming Independent

$5,000 to develop and conduct Healthy Living classes

Bookmobile/Literary Arts Guild

$3,000 to provide a steel carport vehicle shelter for Bookmobile

Boys and Girls Club in collab.

with the City of Sonoma, La Luz Center and SAY

$15,000 to develop an action plan focusing on gang prevention

California Parenting Institute

$15,000 to provide gang prevention parent support services

Ceres Community Project

$15,000 to provide meals for families dealing with illness

Hospice by the Bay

$8,500 to furnish a hospice suite within Sonoma Valley Hospital

On the Move

$15,000 to provide foster care transition support services

Redwood Empire Food Bank

$15,000 to establish hub distribution of food delivery


Total Grant dollars awarded: $231,500 


2012 Grant Recipients                                                                                                                                  

$100,000 Impact Grant:

La Luz Center:

Strengthening Families and the Community


Finalist Grants,$20,000 each:

Sonoma Community Center

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

 

Community Grants:

10,000 Degrees, in collab. with SV Education Foundation

and Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

$15,000 to promote college attendance from ES through HS

Bookmobile/Literary Arts Guild   

$3,250 to provide supplies for Bookmobile      

California Parenting Institute

$15,000 to conduct parenting classes for high-risk families

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH)

$15,000 for parking repaving, security camera and flooring

Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS)

$11,000 to replace flooring and upgrade storage

WillMar Family Grief and Healing Center

$9,000 to purchase supplies for on-the-go grief kits

                     

Total Grant dollars awarded: $195,000 


2011 Grant Recipients

In 2011, there were no Finalist Grants awarded in order to

create a funding pool for Community Grants

$100,000 Impact Grant:

Sonoma Valley Teen Services                                 

Skills for Life Program


Community Grants:

Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH):

$15,000 to provide facility improvements

Sebastiani Theatre Foundation:

$3,500 as an unrestricted partial grant

Sonoma Ecology Center:
$7,000 to furnish electricity for Garden Park

Sonoma Valley Health Care Center:
$9,000 to provide equipment for two new exam rooms

Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance:
$7,500 to establish a Girls' Empowerment Fund

Women's Initiative for Self-Employment:

$15,000 to provide micro-enterprise training


Total Grant dollars awarded: $157,000 

2010 Grant Recipients

$100,000 Impact Grant:

Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley

College Bound Program

Finalist Grants, $2,500 each:

Sonoma Ecology Center

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Social Advocates for Youth (SAY)

WillMar Family Grief and Healing Center

                                                                        

Total Grant dollars awarded: $110,000 


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