Impact Fund
Build a more just and vibrant Sacramento region by partnering with us to address collective needs and foster positive social change. When you contribute to the Impact Fund, you pool your charitable dollars to direct resources where they’re needed most — right in our community.
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Make Your Impact
Creating lasting change requires vision and partnership. That’s why we’ve established the Impact Fund, a philanthropic option for you to fuel bold initiatives, foster innovation, and meet the most pressing needs in the capital area. Here’s how.
When you give to the Impact Fund, you invest where it matters most, now and in the future. Your gift makes it possible for us to lead with agility and respond to what our region needs most.
Case in point: A multi-year grant from the Impact Fund is addressing food insecurity in Yolo County. In partnership with Yolo Food Bank, the grant is delivering food boxes to families in remote areas, making sure local pantries offer culturally relevant options, and uniting people to tackle the deeper challenges in Yolo County’s food system.
That’s not all. Gifts to the Impact Fund make possible efforts like:
- Big Day of Giving, which annually connects 30,000 local people to causes that matter.
- Cultivate, our local solution to nationwide fundraising disparities affecting nonprofit leaders of color.
- Culture Is Mental Health Project, which strengthens mental health for area youth by connecting them to their cultural backgrounds.
The Impact Fund is powered by people like you — those who believe in a vibrant, thriving community where everyone can succeed. Together, we can drive meaningful change and ensure a brighter future for generations to come.
Nourish a healthy future for your community with a gift to the Impact Fund. Your tax-deductible gift of any size:
Supports the Community
Address immediate needs and long-term ambitions as they evolve.
Fosters Collaboaration
Fund new ideas, pilot projects, and innovative approaches that bring positive change.
Pools Flexible Resources
Ensure that local nonprofits have the stability and capacity to help our region flourish.
Give to the Impact Fund on our credit card donation portal and you’ll be emailed a tax receipt immediately. Go to the credit card donation portal.
Mail a check to our office, noting the Impact Fund in the Memo section. Our address is:
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
955 University Avenue, Suite A
Sacramento, CA 95825
Direct a grant from your Donor Advised Fund to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation’s Impact Fund. Those with Donor Advised Funds at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation or Yolo Community Foundation can easily recommend a grant using the donor portal. Once signed in, select Create Grant Request and then Previous Grantee. Choose Impact Fund on the Other Foundation Funds drop-down list, then complete the grant request.
To make a gift of cash to the Impact Fund via domestic wire transfer, please contact our Philanthropy Team.
A gift of appreciated stock to the Impact Fund avoids capital gains taxes and allows you to deduct the fully appreciated value regardless of the original purchase price. To transfer appreciated stock, complete a Stock Transfer Form with your broker. Then, please contact our Philanthropy Team to facilitate the deposit.
Those over 72 years-old who must take Required Minimum Distributions annually from their IRAs can make Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) directly to the Impact Fund and avoid income taxes. To qualify, your IRA administrator must initiate the QCD before year-end and send it directly to the Sacramento Region Community Foundation.
You can leave a lasting legacy of support for your community using planned giving strategies to support the Impact Fund, including via bequests in your will or trust, charitable gift annuities, life insurance, and retirement plan donations. Please contact our Philanthropy Team for support.
Establish a named Unrestricted Fund at the Sacramento Region Community Foundation and reflect your wishes for its investment in the near-term or as a permanent source of community capital.
“The Sacramento Region Community Foundation continues to be the place to turn when looking to direct funds with significant impact.”
Dennis Mangers, Community Member
Join the Impact Collaborative
Your generosity has the power to shape the future. Join the Impact Collaborative, a giving circle of fellow changemakers working together to build a vibrant and equitable Sacramento region. Members pool their resources to support initiatives that strengthen our community — including some aligned with advancing health equity — while enjoying exclusive gatherings and seminars that connect them to the conversations shaping philanthropy in our region.
Memberships available through one-time and recurring gifts. More details here.
| Impact Collaborative Membership $300 annually, or just $25 per month! Donate Now | |
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