Central Valley Community Foundation



For more than fifty years the Central Valley Community Foundation has been a trusted partner in philanthropy in Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare and Kings Counties.

Founded in 1966, it provides giving options for individuals, families, businesses and other foundations to invest in programs that address social and environmental needs.

The foundation works with donors and nonprofits to advance effective philanthropy and build stronger communities with a staff possessing in-depth knowledge of the needs of the region and the agencies and organizations that are working to find solutions.



    

Recent News from Central Valley Community Foundation


Board Governance Series
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The Central Valley Community Foundation is proud to offer the nationally-acclaimed BoardSource curriculum presented by Don Simmons....more

Central Valley Community Foundation grants $100000 for photo archive
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Fresno State's Henry Madden Library has been awarded $100,000 by the Central Valley Community Foundation to establish the Howard K....more

Fresno State gifted 300000 photos featuring Valley history
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The Central Valley Community Foundation delivered a check to pay for the Howard K. Watkins photographic archive, which will be managed...more

Central Valley Community Foundation grants $100k for photo archive at Madden Library
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Ashley Swearengin, president and CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, will speak and present a $100,000 check to Fresno...more

Meet the Staff
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This is the guiding principle behind everything we do here at the Central Valley Community Foundation in our work to promote effective...more

State Center Community College District awarded $1.5M grant
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... California State University Fresno. CVP is also supported by the Fresno County Office of Education and the Central Valley Community...more

Fresno City Hall staffers will join Swearengin at charitable foundation
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... mayor and become the head of the Central Valley Community Foundation. ... the director of community engagement at the community...more

Fresno city staffers to join Swearengin at foundation
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Ashley Swearengin has named her management team for her new job at the Central Valley Community Foundation starting next month.Fresno...more

The state's next governor? A new Field Poll shows Ashley Swearengin in the running
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She'll become the new president/CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, a local nonprofit clearinghouse for charitable contributions,...more

Foundation scores big by signing Ashley Swearengin
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That's the way I feel about the news that Mayor Ashley Swearengin will become CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation. After the...more



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