Joining the Yolo Community Foundation Family of Funds

In considering working with the Yolo Community Foundation, we considered not only its mission and services, but also the family of funds it supports currently. These are the funds that the Barbara Neu Memorial Scholarship fund will be joining (see YCF website for more details):

Bob Morris Family Community Fund - To provide high school scholarship funds, particularly students with an interest in science, music, and agriculture.
Burns-Bellhorn Scholarship Fund - The Burns-Bellhorn Fund Scholarship was established to benefit further education to a Winters High School senior to encourage and assist their participation in making the world a better Place. Applicants must be a Winters High School senior planning on attending a Junior College, Trade, Technical, or vocational school with a career goal of becoming a tradesman, business person or entrepreneur.
Cache Creek Conservancy Reserve Fund - The reserve fund is set up to meet the future needs of the organization.
Cache Creek Nature Preserve Endowment Fund - The fund supports the development, operation, and maintenance of the Jan T. Lowrey Cache Creek Nature Preserve.
Chan Family Fund - To fund general charitable purposes.
David and Margret Gerriets Family Fund - To provide funding for the following agencies: Yolo Hospice, Suicide Prevention Services, Grace-In-Action, Davis Community Meals, Davis Schools Foundation, and the Yolo SPCA.
Davis Arts Center Long-Term Investment Fund - The purpose of the fund is to support the Davis Arts Center’s mission to provide a gathering place for dynamic engagement with the arts. Through multidisciplinary classes and programs for the regional community, the Arts Center inspires creative expression in people of all ages and fosters an environment for the arts to flourish.
Davis Recreation & Community Services Program Fund - To provide long term, consistent source of financial support for the City of Davis Community Services division, including but not limited to, assisting with ongoing operational costs for recreation, community and social services programs.
Davis Senior Services Endowment Fund - To provide long term and consistent source for financial support for the City of Davis Senior Services Division, including but not limited to, supporting and promoting the ongoing activities, services and facilities associated with the City of Davis Senior Center.
Davis Senior Services Improvement Fund - To provide long term, consistent source of financial support for the City of Davis Senior Services division, including but not limited to, assisting with ongoing capital maintenance needs, facility improvements, and special projects desired at the City of Davis Senior Center and its associated programs and services.
Friends of the Davis Library Fund - The purpose of this fund is to assist the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library in efforts to raise funds, plan for expansion of physical facilities, develop the library’s book collection, encourage reading programs for children, and to promote the library as a cultural center for the city of Davis.
Friends of the Yolo Community Foundation - To support operating expenses of the Yolo Community Foundation (YCF) as recommended by the YCF Advisory Board.
George W. Hinkle Fund - The fund emphasizes education and fitness activities for children and seniors, but is not limited to this.
Joan Q. Hogan Endowment - To support Yolo County well into the future through grants to Yolo County organizations and support for operating expenses related to such work.
Lew Franck Family Fund - To help protect or restore the environment (lakes, rivers, wetlands and open spaces in Yolo and El Dorado County, as well as to help meet future needs of Yolo County.
Putah Creek Council Endowment Fund - Putah Creek Expendable Fund
Richard and Kyoko Luna Family Fund - For general charitable purposes.
Roy and Cynthia Kroener Family Scholarship - To provide scholarships to qualified students from Davis Senior High School to pursue higher education.
Senior Citizens of Davis Endowment Fund - To support and benefit the Davis Senior Center and its participants and to carry out other and charitable activities associated with this purpose forever.
Stallard Family Fund - To support the arts, education, the environment, and other charitable purposes.
Stephens DeWall County Library Staff Fund - To support the Yolo County Library (YCL) employees by funding staff development events and opportunities to celebrate and honor the good work of YCL employees.
Timothy Casson Memorial Scholarship Fund - The Timothy Casson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by Paul and Gail Casson in memory of their son, Timothy Casson, who promoted small business ownership as a profession. Applicants must be a Winters High School senior planning on attending a Junior College, Trade, Technical, or vocational school with a career goal of becoming a tradesman, business person or entrepreneur.
Western Yolo Recreation and Aquatic Fund - To support the annual operations and maintenance of the Aquatic Recreation, a 10 acre public park and swimming pool in Esparto, CA and to support future infrastructure improvements and repairs of the park facility and grounds.
Wide, Wide World Fund - To promote educational and cultural enrichment for students in Winters schools that will open a wider world to them. Monies from this fund may also be used to support the Burns-Bellhorn Scholarship Fund.
William and Nancy Roe Fund - For general philanthropy.
Winters Senior Fund - To support seniors activities and facilities in Winters and other related purposes.
Woodland Shakespeare Club - For the general operation of the Woodland Shakespeare Club.
Yolo Children and Families Fund - The purpose of this fund is to ensure that programs exist throughout the county to improve the health, education and wellbeing of children ages 0-5 years and their families.
Yolo County Children’s Alliance Charitable Fund - To Support the mission of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance to assess, coordinate, and act to strengthen and support the continuum of prevention and intervention services and resources of children,youth and their families.
Yolo County Community Impact Fund - To support grantmaking to Yolo County nonprofit organizations, including but not limited to arts and cultures, basic human needs, education and community health, environment, and YoYoSA grants, as recommended by the Yolo Community Foundation Advisory Board.
Yolo Youth Service Award - The Yolo Youth Service Awards (YoYoSA) program is designed to promote and reward Yolo County youth volunteering with local nonprofit organizations, and encourage Yolo County nonprofits to engage with youth volunteers. Yolo Community Foundation is proud to recognize tomorrow’s leaders in local philanthropy.