Local service organizations – Lions, Soroptimist, Rotary, Kiwanis, Knights of Columbus and more — raise and donate major sums of money each year to support non-profits in need of project funding.
For-profit companies, of course, are a huge support of global contributions for charity. One local example is Redwood Investments in Fort Bragg.
The Redwood Investments Community Grant Program, started in July, has awarded $1,000 to the Mendocino Coast Habitat for Humanity.
“We will use the funds to purchase the kitchen for a home we are now building,” explained Habitat Executive Director Chuck Greenberg. When the family buying the house repays the loan, the grant money will be reused for another home. Other recent Redwood Investments grants: $250 to Kiwanis, $800 to the College of the Redwoods Community Chorus to help pay for an accompanist, and $1,000 to Art Explorers to fund a field trip to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
“We’ve have donated nearly $50,000 to a wide range of organizations since launching Redwood Investments in 2005,” said Dan Catone, one of three partner/owners. “Investing in our community is investing in all of our futures.”
The Redwood Investments Grant Program donates $1,000 each month to non-profits.
