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.
Carol Arnold, general manager of the Foothill Farmers Market Association and in charge of administering the pilot program, has received three grants — $25000 from the California Foundation for...more
By Kirsten Read Journal Correspondent Through a project funded by the Placer Community Foundation, these organizations produced short videos capturing an aspect of their services to improve the...more
Placer Community Foundation presented 23 local nonprofit organizations Community Wellness Mini-Grants totaling nearly $339000 during a luncheon held Tuesday. Through a competitive process, grants...more
By Cathy Locke Twenty-three nonprofit organizations on Tuesday will receive community wellness mini-grants totaling nearly $339000 from the Placer Community Foundation. The grants were awarded...more
The Placer Community Foundation recently awarded five grants totaling $14000 to community arts organizations. Grants were awarded to: Auburn Community ...
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By Cathy Locke Eleven Placer County non-profit agencies will receive technical assistance grants through the Placer Community Foundation. ...
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To address the ongoing issue of student dropouts, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) teacher Craig Morrison started a school-business program called the Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) to help keep teens stay in school.