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


Grant encourages low-income families to purchase more locally grown produce
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

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

Creative Vision and Philanthropy
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

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

Mini-grants doled out to Placer agencies
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

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

23 nonprofits to receive mini-grants in Placer County
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

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

Local arts awarded $14,000 in grants - Roseville Press-Tribune
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Irvine Foundation

The Placer Community Foundation recently awarded five grants totaling $14000 to community arts organizations. Grants were awarded to: Auburn Community ... See all stories on this...more

Placer non-profit groups receive grants - Roseville/Placer County News - sacbee.com
Foundation: Placer Community Foundation

By Cathy Locke Eleven Placer County non-profit agencies will receive technical assistance grants through the Placer Community Foundation. ... See all stories on this...more



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Students, Skateboarding and Social Enterprise


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.




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