Placer Community Foundation



Placer Community Foundation is a nonprofit community corporation created by and for the people of Placer County. Our mission is to encourage philanthropy for the betterment of communities in our region. We work to be the preferred conduit for donors and professional advisors interested in establishing charitable endowments.

Web Address

www.placercf.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @placercf


Assets and Giving for Placer Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 14,587,915
2018 - 12,546,680
2017 - 13,441,637
Domestic Grants

2019 - 885,745
2018 - 1,478,207


    

Recent News from Placer Community Foundation


Local couple makes $500000 gift to establish the Gold Country Wildlife Rescue Fund at PCF
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

Preferring to conduct their philanthropic interests under the radar and to remain anonymous, they recently stepped up in a big way to support GCWR by ... Community they would increase philanthropy to...more

Placer Community Foundation Manages Investments for Community Good
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

Auburn, CA - Over dinner in the Sierra Ballroom at Max's Café in Auburn, Placer Community Foundation provided an opportunity for its donors to...more

Placer Community Foundation Awards $33000 in Grants to Serve Local Youth
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

The Community Foundation gave out grants totaling $33,000 to A Touch of Understanding, Axiom of Lincoln, Big Brothers Big Sisters of...more

Seniors First Awarded Grant to Facilitate 'Meals on Wheels'
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

(Auburn, CA) - Seniors First is the recent recipient of a $6,000 grant from Placer Community Foundation. In support of its senior meal program...more

Placer Community Foundation melds philanthropy and advocacy
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

The Placer Community Foundation builds philanthropic resources through donor support and grant making, community leadership,...more

Stand Up Placer receives $20K Grant
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

Placer Community Foundation engaged donors from The Robert Kemp Community Endowment Fund, The Leo W. Ryan and Geraldine...more

Gift to Placer Community Foundation Honors Love and Care of Community
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

Placer Community Foundation was named the beneficiary of a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) which Bob had seeded years back in his estate...more

Seniors First Endowment Fund receives Special Gift
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

But it was a recent and special memorial gift made to the Seniors First Endowment Fund at Placer Community Foundation that showed how...more

RECAP: Placer Community Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Summit
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation, Teichert Foundation

Auburn, CA- 250 nonprofit employees, board members and volunteers representing 55 Placer nonprofits attended Placer Community Foundation's...more

Placer Community Foundation's Sally Johnson Swim Fund Supports Life-Saving Water Skills for ...
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

Sally Johnson was a school teacher for more than fifty years, most notably at Foresthill Divide Middle School in Foresthill and Saint John's...more



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