The Center for Nonprofit Leadership is proud to produce Western Nevada County’s annual #GivingTuesday Nonprofit Wish List.
Use this list to find the causes and organizations you care about and support them this season by fulfilling their wishes!
#GivingTuesday 2019 is December 3rd
Organizations appear by sector in the listing. To make a donation, please use the information at the end of each Wish List.
Some organizations are taking advantage of Facebook’s #GivingTuesday Matching Funds campaign- they have pledged to match up to a total of $7 million. The matching funds are offered first-come, first-served beginning at 5am Pacific Time. So, check out your favorite cause(s) and their Facebook page(s) and Rise and Give early on Tuesday, December 3rd – you may be able double your gift(s)! Click here to see more details on the campaign.
Animal Assistance ¦ Arts & Culture ¦ Children Services ¦ Community Support ¦ Environmental ¦ Health Services ¦ Housing & Homelessness ¦ Human Services
The Center for Nonprofit Leadership
The Center for Nonprofit Leadership is a resource center for nonprofit organizations and individuals in Western Nevada County providing hands-on seminars and workshops, peer learning and networking events and coaching and mentoring for its members. CNL is committed to helping nonprofits become effective and well-managed organizations. Donations to CNL benefit our over 70 member organizations.
$50 will provide printed materials for one workshop
$100 will provide catering for one workshop
$500 will fund two peer-learning/networking events
cnlsierra.org \ PO Box 1227, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.5600 \ info@cnlsierra.org \ facebook: CNL
Animal Assistance Organizations
AnimalSave
AnimalSave transforms the lives of cats and dogs by providing humane education, affordable spay and neuter services and by finding loving homes. We envision a time when all animals are valued and treated with kindness and compassion.
$75 provides care for a foster animal that is waiting for a forever home by supporting AnimalSave’s Foster/Adoption Program
$100 spays or neuters a dog or cat reducing the number of homeless animals in our community by supporting AnimalSave’s Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
animalsave.org\ PO Box 817, Grass Valley CA 95945 \ 530.271.7071 x 201 \ facebook: AnimalSave
Nevada County Pets in Need
NC Pets in Needs works to keep pets in Nevada County fed, warm and healthy. In today’s world, many good people live paycheck to paycheck. Can you imagine losing your job and finding yourself unable to provide housing and care for yourself and your family? Our pets become family and they deserve no less.
$5 provides flea medication for one month
$20 provides food for two weeks for 1 cat or dog
$50 is enough to purchase canned food for 24 cats or 22 dogs for a week
$100 will spay or neuter 6 cats
$500 will provide flea and tick medications, dewormer or ear mite medications for 40 dogs or cats
nevadacountypetsinneed.org \434 Colfax Ave., Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.802.3666 \ info@nevadacountypetsinneed.org \ facebook: Nevada County Pets In Need
Sammie’s Friends
The mission of Sammie’s Friends is to provide medical care for the animals at the Nevada County Animal Shelter, making them adoptable, and to support other disadvantaged animals in Nevada County that, without help, would continue to suffer or would be euthanized. Sammie’s Friends has saved the lives of 28,000 animals and reduced the euthanasia rate from 68% to less than 1%.
$50 will contribute toward spay or neuter of cats
$100 will contribute toward spay or neuter of dogs
$250 will contribute to necessary medical care for animals in need
sammiesfriends.org \14647 Mc Courtney Rd., Grass Valley, CA 95949 \ 530.471.5041 \ info@sammiesfriends.org \ facebook: Sammie’s Friends
Wildlife Rehabilitation & Release
Starving Hawks – Orphaned Baby Squirrels and Rabbits – Injured Songbirds – or Bats Unable to Fly. Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release (WR&R) treats over 1000 injured or orphaned wild animals and birds each year and releases them back into the wild. As an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, WR&R seeks donations for food, medication, vet bills and caging for orphaned and injured wildlife.
$25 will provide food for a Great Horned Owl for half a month or food for a nest of baby songbirds for a season
$250 will purchase the supplies needed to build a Squirrel release cage or veterinary costs for injured wildlife
$500 will purchase a new flight cage so that injured Songbirds to test their wings before release or for veterinary costs for a Bald Eagle
cawildlife911.org \ PO Box 868, Penn Valley, CA 95946 \ 530.432.5522 \ facebook: WR&R
Arts and Culture Organizations
The Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts is a cultural and educational organization that promotes and presents the literary, visual & performing arts for the enrichment of our community.
$100 will bring a local classroom to The Center for a matinee performance
$250 will send a child to summer camp for a week
$500 will will cover a performance at a Family Fun Day
$750 will provide free tickets to 30 volunteers from local social service organizations
$1000 will supply arts and crafts for children at California Worldfest
thecenterforthearts.org \ 314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.274.8384 \ info@thecenterforthearts.org \ facebook: Center for the Arts
Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra
(CATS)
The mission of the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra (CATS) is to promote diversity in the arts through Asian-themed theatre, events, and workshops, serving Nevada County and the greater Sacramento Region since 1994.
catsweb.org \ PO Box 1266, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.265.2990 \ facebook: CATS
Curious Forge
Connecting the resources of the Curious Forge Makerspace with the needs of the community.
$200 will provide kid size safety gear
$200 will purchase a maker class for a local nonprofit
$290 provides a scholarship for 3 months of membership for one person
All gifts are used to support programs created to help local nonprofits benefit their members. Curious Forge provides access to traditional and advanced tools, a large space (20,000sf), and a variety of skill sets in a collaborative and innovative environment that enables the members to create what matters to them.
thecuriousforge.org\ 13024 Bitney Springs Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.210.6040 or 530.277.3319 \ spark@thecuriousforge.org \ facebook: Curious Forge
InConcert Sierra
InConcert Sierra presents exceptional classical and choral performances that inspire and enhance our cultural life. We offer a warm, inclusive community for enjoying music and we provide educational opportunities for youth and adults.
For our youth educational program:
$50 will help provide free tickets to our chamber concerts to at least four youth, ages 5 to 17
$100 will provide docent curriculum packages to five classrooms for our free concerts to 3rd grade students countywide
$500 will provide a grant for a youth, ages 12 – 21 to help with music lessons, summer camp registration, or a new instrument
inconcertsierra.org \ PO Box 205, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.273.3990 \ facebook: InConcert Sierra
KVMR Community Radio
KVMR provides community members opportunities to connect through the development and production of music, news, and public affairs programs that entertain, inform, and educate. KVMR gives voice to the community and celebrates the music of the world.
$50 will replace failed components of equipment
$200 will feed volunteers managing phones during power outages and emergencies
$500 will provide a collaboration opportunity with Nevada County Media to air audio versions of town halls
$1,000 will provide a digital store array to allow KVMR to grow the music library capacity
kvmr.org \ 120 Bridge Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.9073 \ facebook: KVMR
Miners Foundry Cultural Center
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is a living historic treasure serving Nevada County as a cultural arts and community events center. More than a venue, the nonprofit’s mission is to preserve, enhance and utilize the historic Miners Foundry for cultural, educational and social activities in Nevada County. It is a symbol of California’s rich historical heritage, providing an educational and social bridge from our past to the present and future.
$75 will purchase flashlights and emergency lanterns
$100 will purchase walkie-talkie radios
$150 will allow 10 community members in need to attend the Nutcracker in December 2019 or December 2020
$700 will purchase a cable protector to ensure our patrons are safe during shows
minersfoundry.org \ 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.5040 \ facebook: Miners Foundry
Music in the Mountains
We believe people matter and that music makes life just a little bit better. Music in the Mountains was founded on the principal that you should not have to live in a big city to experience phenomenal classical music.
$45 buys three tickets for children to a concert
$100 provides a mentor for the youth orchestra
$500 helps provide a free Family Music Fair and Coutural Arts Day on July 1, 2020
musicinthemountains.org \ PO Box 1451, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.6173 \ MIM@MusicintheMountains.org \ facebook: MIM
Nevada City Film Festival
Nevada City Film Festival (NCFF) serves Nevada County and nearby regions by providing art, entertainment, education and culture through the medium of film and multi-media. Since 2001, NCFF has brought top independent cinema and filmmakers together for a world-class international film festival. This is in addition to producing outdoor family film screenings, filmmaker residencies, and local filmmaker grants and showcases.
$50 – offsets the submission fees for 5 local filmmakers
$100 – offsets the lodging of visiting filmmakers during the festival
$500 – covers the cost of hosting 600 students from Nevada City Schools for a private screening by Pixar Films
nevadacityfilmfestival.com \ 110 Union Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.362.8601 \ info@nevadacityfilmfestival.com \ facebook: NC Film Festival
Nevada County Arts Council
Nevada County Arts Council is State-Local Partner to the California Arts Council. We facilitate collaborative efforts that promote and sustain the visual, literary and performing arts of Nevada County to advance the cultural, social and economic life of our community.
We believe in Nevada County as the ultimate cultural destination, where our artists feel supported and their audiences are well-served. We understand that in places where culture thrives, so do its people.
$50 will provide one hour of one-to-one professional development consulting for artists
$100 will provide an hour of classroom arts tuition and supplies to ten low income elementary school students
$500 will fund a day-long facilitated training session on grant writing for artists and arts organizations
$1,000 will fund vital research and support in disaster preparedness and relief for artists in Nevada County
nevadacountyarts.org \ PO Box 1833, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.718.0727 \ director@nevadacountyarts.org \ facebook: NC Arts
Nevada County Media is a community hub for all things film, video, and media. We strive to foster community dialogue, increase civic engagement, and enrich the cultural life of our community through television, the internet, and other digital media. The Nevada County Media studio provides a place to create, collaborate and learn and has memberships as low as $30 per year. The facility is equipped with state of the art equipment, has a large production studio, editing bays, an audio recording studio and more.
The Nevada County Media studio is the perfect place to hold your live-streamed or recorded event.
$500 helps a young person attend Academy classes for a year.
$1500 underwrites a local show
$2500 buys a room – Your name will be displayed outside of our new editing bays, control rooms or recording studio (forever)
nevadacountytv.org \ 355 Crown Point Circle, Suite B \ 530.272.8862 \stationmanager@nevadacountytv.org \ facebook: NC Media
Nevada County Historical Society
The Nevada County Historical Society is a cultural and educational organization that collects, preserves, interprets and disseminates knowledge about the history of Nevada County and the surrounding mining area known as the Northern Mines. The Society operates three museums and a historical library. This past year, we dedicated the new location of the Searls Historical Library, as located within our History Center.
nevadacountyhistory.org\ 161 Nevada City Highway, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.264.7569 \ info@nevadacountyhistory.org \ facebook: NC Historical Society
North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
The mission of the North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center is to inspire and educate our community by providing a venue for gatherings, performance, art and education that enriches and sustains our rural character and traditions.
$50 will sponsor a weekday community building event or/ 2 tickets to low income community members to come to the Sierra Storytelling Festival
$100 will help us make some grounds improvements or/ 4 tickets to low income community members to attend the Sierra Storytelling Festival
$250 will provide 20 tickets to the Sunday Children’s Concert and Performance at the 35th annual Sierra Storytelling Festival, to the School or Organization of your choice.
$500- $1000 will help us bring special performers/ speakers to present their talents to our community in our Forest Amphitheater or inside our historic Schoolhouse
You can also become a member and help support our rural cultural center year round.
northcolumbiaschoolhouse.org \ 17894 Tyler Foote Rd, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.2826 \ ncscc@nccn.net \ facebook: N. Columbia Schoolhouse
Saint Joseph’s Cultural Center
The mission of the Saint Joseph’s Cultural Center is two-fold – first to preserve and maintain the structural integrity of this beautiful historical landmark which was built by the Sisters of Mercy in the 1860’s (this encompasses the Orphanage building, St. Joseph’s Chapel and the historic rose garden). And second, to provide space/access that promotes arts and education in our community.
Thanks to donations from our community in the early part of 2019, we were able to:
- replace the garden fountain which had been destroyed by vandals
- repair and reinforce the railings on the front section of the 2nd level deck
- replace the 3rd floor deck which had been inaccessible for over a decade
- repair leaks around the chimney & vent pipes on the roof of the Convent
This year, your generous donation of:
$50 will help maintain the beauty of the Rose Garden
$100 will offset the cost of restoring one historic window
$500 will help repair and reinforce the remaining 2nd level railings
$1000 will help with repairs to the exterior buttresses on the Chapel
$2500 will offset the removal of the two sentinel cedars which flank the green garden gate and are damaging the red brick wall
saintjosephsculturalcenter.org \ 410 S. Church Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.4725 \ saintjosephsculturalcenter@gmail.com \ facebook: St. Joseph’s
Sierra Stages
Sierra Stages is a community theater which enriches the cultural life of Nevada County by providing high quality, affordable and accessible performances for everyone.
SierraStages.org\ PO Box 709, Nevada City, CA 95959\ 530.346.3210 \ facebook: Sierra Stages
Children Services
4 Elements Earth Education
Our mission is to offer programs that guide children, families, and teens toward a pure connection to the Earth through direct experiences in nature.
At 4 Elements Earth Education, we aim to make our programs as accessible as possible, ensuring every child who wants to participate is supported in doing so.
$50 provides one scholarship to an after-school Fox Walkers program
$100 subsidizes week-long summer camps for up to 10 Young Fox Walkers
$500 can scholarship two Fox Walkers alumni teens for a season, as they transition into leadership roles
4eee.org \ P. O. Box 1823, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.2036\ info@4eee.org \ facebook: 4EEE
Child Advocates of Nevada County
Child Advocates of Nevada County helps Nevada County’s children grow up safe, secure, and ready for the future.
$50 pays for a “sweetcase”- a duffel bag for a child who was removed from their home due to severe abuse or neglect and is being moved to a new home. Bags are filled with stuffed animal, blanket, coloring book, and toothbrush. Bags for older youth have toiletries
$100 pays for a winter coat for a foster child
$500 pays for the cost of a college trip for a foster youth to visit and explore college with their CASA volunteer
caofnc.org \ 200 Providence Mine Road, Suite 210, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.9550 ext. 555 \ marina@caofnc.org \ facebook: Child Advocates
Common VisionCommon Vision is creating a Healthy and Just Society by growing fruit tree orchards in low-income schools.
commonvision.org \ 19693 State Highway 49, Nevada City, California 95959 \ 831.588.5889\ facebook: Common Vision
The Friendship Club
Since 1995 the mission of The Friendship Club has been to engage, educate, and empower girls at risk.
$50 will provide basic needs clothing for one girl
$100 will feed 75 girls a healthy snack each week
$500 will fund a college field trip, broadening girls’ horizons and thoughts about their future
Specific Wish List Items:
Gift cards for basics needs for homeless youth
Visa cards, gas cards, restaurant or specific grocery store cards
Twin bedding and towel sets (new) for homeless youth entering host homes or apartments
Stamps
Kitchen store certificates (will use to equip our commercial kitchen)
friendshipclub.org \ 200 Litton Dr., Ste. 308 Grass Valley 95945 \ 530.265.4311 \ facebook: Friendship Club
NEO (New Events & Opportunities)
NEO believes that all youth deserve to grow up happy and healthy. NEO’s Youth Center offers free after school programming for for over 600 youth and young adults between the ages of 11-25. You can help create a safe and engaging community where youth thrive by donating today!
$50 will provide 1 week worth of snacks for the students
$180 will cover the cost for 1 youth to attend the center for a year
$500 will provide a special event such as a dance, assembly, or field trip
ncneo.org \ 139 Joerschke Dr., Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.470.3869 \ facebook: NEO
Sierra Nevada Children’s Services
(SNCS)
Sponsor families for the holidays through Children’s Community Chest. When there is no other community support available, we offer hope. Our mission is to enrich the community by supporting quality child care and empowering families to aspire to lifelong success.
100% of your gift will directly benefit the physical and emotional needs of a child.
$50 will purchase bus passes for a parent to go to work
$100 will provide enrichment classes or summer camp for a child
$200 will prevent utility shut-off for a family
$500 will help save two families from rental evictions.
www.sncs.org\ 420 Sierra College Drive, Ste. 100, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.8866 \ info@sncs.org \ facebook: SNCS
Community Support Organizations
Conflict Resolution Center of Nevada County
To provide professionally trained mediators to help people resolve conflicts or conclude contract negotiations with a mutually acceptable and durable agreement. CRC also promotes the benefits of mediation for the resolution of conflicts and provides training to prospective mediators.
resolveconflicts.org \ 308 Main Street, Suite 5, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.477.6517 \ CRC@resolveconflicts.org \ facebook: CRC
County of Nevada
To work with the community to develop sound and innovative public policy, provide strong leadership and deliver excellent services in a fiscally responsible manner.
mynevadacounty.com \ 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530-265-1218 \ facebook: NevadaCountyCA
Fire Safe Council of Nevada County
Formed in 1998 by citizens concerned about the very high potential for catastrophic wildfire in our communities and adjacent forestland, the purpose of the Fire Safe Council is to work to reduce the risk of life and property loss from wildfire.
areyoufiresafe.com \ 139 East Main Street. Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.1122 \ facebook: Fire Safe Council
Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce
To serve our members by facilitating business development, promoting tourism and visitor direction and presenting information that supports responsible business growth in our community.
grassvalleychamber.com \ 128 E Main St, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.273.4667 \ facebook: GV Chamber
Grass Valley Downtown Association
In 1979 the retail merchants formed the Grass Valley Downtown Association (GVDA), and in 1986 they incorporated the National Trust for Historic Preservations model of the Main Street Program. GVDA is committed to a vibrant historic downtown Grass Valley, California business district that embraces the incredible legacy of our past while implementing our vision for the future.
$50 will provide a sponsorship for a young entrepreneur to set up shop at Cornish Christmas
$100 will provide firewood for the cozy fire pits at Cornish Christmas to warm the hands of the community
$500 will provide sponsorship for local musicians to perform for your delight at Cornish Christmas
downtowngrassvalley.com \ 125 Neal St, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.8315 \ info@downtowngrassvalley.com \ facebook: GVDA
Modoc Harvest
Our mission is to provide access to healthy local food by: Operating Certified Farmers Markets that accept nutrition benefits; Supporting the Surprise Valley Grown food hub that supplies locally-sourced food to stores, restaurants and schools or other institutions; and Publicizing and supporting farm stands and other farm-direct businesses.
modocharvest.org \ PO Box 549, Cedarville, CA 96104 \ 530.456.6362 \ modocharvest@gmail.com
Nevada County Cannabis Alliance
The Nevada County Cannabis Alliance is an advocacy and trade association of cannabis farmers, patients, and responsible cannabis businesses. It is our mission to provide education and advocacy while collaborating with the community for a sustainable local cannabis industry.
nccannabisalliance.org \ 419 Broad St., Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.264.7376 \ facebook: NC Cannabis Alliance
Nevada County Grown
Nevada County Grown is dedicated to supporting and celebrating our local food culture and agriculture by promoting, empowering and connecting our farmers, ranchers and food makers, with merchants, restaurants, and the greater community.
$50 gifts a small farmer Nevada County Grown Membership
$100 provides four (4) Bounty of the County complimentary tickets
$250 creates shared media to promote our local farmers and ranchers
$500 helps purchase food from a local farmer to support our Bounty of the County community event
nevadacountygrown.org \PO Box 2294, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.913.2334 \ ED@nevadacountygrown.org \ facebook: NC Grown
Nevada County Regional Chambers of Commerce
Our mission is to create and agree upon marketing activities that best promote the assets of the County, serve visitors to Nevada County, promote the general welfare and prosperity of the business community and generally advance the interests of the County of Nevada through its activities.
regionalchambers.com \ 530.272.5100
North Star Historic Conservancy
Our mission is to rehabilitate and transform the Historic North Star House into a premier cultural event center and to promote Nevada County’s legacy by fostering local arts, letters and sciences.
thenorthstarhouse.org \10275 Auburn Road, Grass Valley, CA 95949 \ 530.477.7126 \ facebook: TheNorthStarHouse
San Juan Ridge Community Library
The mission of the San Juan Ridge Community Library is to provide an inspirational and educational hub while giving the residents, including students, of the San Juan Ridge excellent library services including book exchange, DVD rentals, and internet access in a central location.
sjrcommunitylibrary.org \PO Box 124, North San Juan, CA 95960 \ 530.292.3008 \ SJRlibrary @gmail.com \ facebook: SJRcommunitylibrary
Sierra Commons
Sierra Commons helps businesses grow. Offering coworking, educational programs, and mentorship. Our campus is Western Nevada County’s small business hub where entrepreneurs come together to learn and thrive.
$50 will help us purchase a new projector for our classroom
$100 will help us upgrade technology for our co-working facility
$250 will provide a scholarship to one student in the next Business Ignitor Course
sierracommons.org \ 792 Searls Ave, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.8443 \ info@sierracommons.org \ facebook: Sierra Commons
Sierra Harvest
Sierra Harvest educates, inspires, and connects families to fresh, local, seasonal foods. Through our work we see kids feeling successful when they visit farms and fall in love with fresh, local veggies and fruits: we see farmers earning a living wage when people buy farm direct and ask to buy local food: and we help communities thrive when local, fresh food is accessible by all.
Join is in improving the health of our community!
$50 buys veggie starts for a low-income family to grow (and eat!) for a full season in their Sierra Garden
$100 provides a partial scholarship for farm business and production classes
$500 sponsors an entire classroom for one year in our farm to school program
sierraharvest.org \ 313 Railroad Avenue, Suite 201, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.2343 \ \ facebook: Sierra Harvest
The Traveling Medicine Show
578 Sutton Way #364, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.446.1565
United Way of Nevada County
United Way of Nevada County strives to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community.
$75 will pay for copy paper for the office
$100 will feed one family of 4 through Food Access Saturday
$250 would sponsor a Dental Chair during the 2020 Free Health Clinic
$1000 would pay for a new computer
Priceless: Volunteers!
uwnc.org \ P.O. Box 2733 Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.274.8111 \ admin@uwnc.org \ facebook: United Way
Environmental Organizations
Bear Yuba Land Trust
Bear Yuba Land Trust exists to protect and defend the working and natural lands of the Bear and Yuba River Watersheds and to enrich the deep community connection with nature, in perpetuity.
Save the Open Spaces & Wild Places you love!
$50 – Individual Supporter Membership: Support administration and operation expenses that keep our organization up & running
$100 – Family Membership : Support administration and operation expenses that keep our organization up & running by providing the solid base of support necessary to protect, restore and care for open spaces and wild places
$500 – Guardian Level Membership: Support the protection and enhancement of BYLT land through annual restoration and pollinator projects
Learn the benefits of each membership at the BYLT website
bylt.org \ PO Box 1004 Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.5994 \ facebook: BYLT
Biodynamic Association of Northern California
The Biodynamic Association of Northern California seeks to inspire social, environmental and spiritual renewal through the cultivation of the art and science of biodynamic agriculture.
bdanc.org \ P.O. Box 1702, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ facebook: BDANC
Forest Trails Alliance
Engaging Trails for a healthy and vital community
foresttrailsalliance.org \ PO Box 1102, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.274.2388 \ facebook: Forest Trails
To provide education and promote awareness about solar and renewable energy, sustainable design, and appropriate technology: To install solar and appropriate technology systems for use in both private and public facilities that meet needy, low-income, and/or charitable-use criteria.
Through its Local Power initiative, Good Sun has and will continue to provide free solar energy to existing and future local nonprofits and schools.
$50 will underwrite the costs of installation materials for 1000 watts of free power
$100 will support storage of donated panels for three months while designing rooftop applications
$300 will provide engineering services to one solar design
$500 will support design services for one installation
If you support your local nonprofit organizations, and if you believe solar power is the wave of the future, welcome to Good Sun’s circle!
goodsun.life \ 128 Race St., Grass Valley, CA 95945\ 302.466.3786 \ eric@goodsun.life \ facebook: Good Sun Solar
South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL)
The South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) is the leading voice for the protection and restoration of the Yuba River watershed. Founded in 1983 through a rural, grassroots campaign to defend the South Yuba River from proposed hydropower dams, SYRCL has developed into a vibrant community organization with more than 3,500 members and volunteers.
$50 will sponsor a student on a salmon education raft trip
$125 will sponsor a River Ambassador day at a popular Yuba crossing
$500 will sponsor one cleanup site at the Yuba River Cleanup
yubariver.org \ 313 Railroad Ave, #101, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.5961 \ julie@yubariver.org \ facebook: SYRCL
Wolf Creek Community Alliance
Our vision: A free-flowing clean creek and healthy watershed, with viable fish populations and public access.
WolfCreekAlliance.org \ PO Box 477, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.2347 \ facebook: Wolf Creek Alliance
Health Service Organizations
Anew Day
Anew Day is a faith-based organization that provides healing and hope through free and low-cost counseling services for those who are hurting. Partnering with our clients, our professional and lay counselors meet community members where they are and equip them with the tools and skills to confidently face today’s struggles as well as tomorrow’s challenges.
$20 will provide a week of supplies for the participants of our Healing Through Art group therapy classes
$200 will provide scholarship for four community members to attend a Counseling Skills Workshop
$2000 will fund a month of necessary literature, supplies and professional services to individuals and families seeking material and emotional support
anew-day.com \117 New Mohawk Road, Ste. A, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.470.9111 \ facebook: Anew Day
Citizens for Choice, Nevada County
Citizens for Choice believes that everyone deserves reproductive justice—the ability to make educated choices about their reproductive lives, health, and access to the affordable care they need.
$50 provides free condoms distributed at The Clinic! for one month
$100 provides a portion of a month’s utilities for The Clinic!
$500 provides a portion of a month’s rent for The Clinic!
citizensforchoice.org \ PO Box 3525, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.274.3331 \ facebook: Citizens for Choice
Hospice of the Foothills
Hospice of the Foothills provides compassionate support to our patients, their families and our community.
$25 provides a patient with medical equipment for 5 days
$50 provides a patient with prescription medications for a week
$100 provides a patient with home visits by a Certified Hospice Aide for a week
$500 provides 13 months of grief support for a spouse/family member
$1500 covers the cost of admitting a new patient onto hospice service
HospiceoftheFoothills.org \ 11270 Rough & Ready Hwy, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.272.5739 \ kdonahue@HOFO.ORG \ facebook: Hospice of the Foothills
Mountain Steam Meditation
Mountain Steam Meditation’s mission and purpose is to offer the heart and depth of the Buddha’s teachings, to all beings, to ease suffering and to awaken to compassion and joy.
Donations support the Buddhist teachings and practice of Insight Meditation (Vipassana) at the Nevada City Insight Center. Mountain Stream has served as a resource for Buddhism in the Sierra foothills of Northern California for the past twenty–seven years.
Mtstream.org \ Nevada City Insight Center – 710 Zion Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.265.6111 \ marcia@mtstream.org \ facebook: Mountain Stream Meditation
Sierra Family Medical Clinic
Our mission is to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and quality medical, dental, and behavioral health care to our culturally diverse community, including the indigent and medically under-served populations of Nevada County, California, and surrounding communities and to initiate preventive health programs that will improve the general health status of the communities we serve. We strive to be a center of healing, learning, and caring, and are committed to quality and to adding value in every aspect of our work.
All services shall be provided without regard to race, sex, color, age, national origin, disability, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or ability of clients to pay for services.
sierraclinic.org \ 15301 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ 530.292.3478 \ info@sierraclinic.org \ facebook: sierraclinic
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation
We touch and save lives every day by helping Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital deliver superior healthcare through outreach programs, education, state-of-the-art technology and facilities by means of philanthropy and volunteerism.
Supporting Women and Infant Health: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation is currently raising funds for women and infant needs at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, including: a new mammography unit to assist with early breast cancer detection, new fetal monitors, a new neo natal cardiac monitor and a resuscitation warmer to help care for delicate little lives.
SupportSierraNevada.org \ PO BOX 1810, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.477.9700 \ Kimberly.parker1@dignityhealth.org \ facebook: SNMHF
Housing and Homelessness Organizations
Acres of Hope
Breaking the cycle of homelessness for women and children.
Acres of Hope is a spiritually based renewal center serving homeless women with children by providing them with a home and an environment of structured programming. Our unique approach allows residents to live onsite for up to two years while staff and volunteers invest heavily in their lives by providing encouragement, practical life-skills training, job skills, mentoring and spiritual direction. We are valued as the last program these families will ever need.
$20 – Essentials Sponsor – covers the cost of basic essentials (toilet paper, soap, hygiene supplies, etc) for one family for 1 month
$40 – Diaper Sponsor – covers the cost of diapers/wipes for one infant for 1 month
$60 – Transportation Sponsor – covers the cost of transportation for one family for 1 month
$80 – Dinner Sponsor – covers the cost of dinners for one family for 1 month
$100 – Cottage Sponsor – covers the cost of utilities for one family for 1 month
acresofhopeonline.org \ PO Box 238, Auburn, CA 95604 \ 530.878.8030 \ info@acresofhopeonline.org \ facebook: Acres of Hope
Habitat for Humanity, Nevada County
We bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. With your help, Habitat homeowners achieve the strength, stability, and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. Everyone deserves a decent place to live, and every donation makes a difference.
$25 will purchase nails and hardware
$50 will purchase a bathroom faucet
$100 will purchase a kitchen faucet
$250 will purchase a front door
$500 will purchase two windows
$1000 will purchase a child’s bedroom
$5000 will purchase a permanent roof overhead
nchabitat.org \ PO Box 2997, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.274.1951 \ info@nchabitat.org \ facebook: Habitat
Hospitality House
The mission of Hospitality House is to bring homeless people in Nevada County into a circle of community caring that offers shelter, sustenance, medical care, advocacy, opportunity, dignity, and hope as we assist them in transitioning from homelessness to housing.
$50 will help one person in crisis receive emergency shelter, along with food, clothing, case management, job training and counseling to transition from homelessness to housing
$69 will feed 69 hungry and homeless individuals each one meal
$200 will sponsor a family of 4 with emergency shelter and all-inclusive services
$250 will help homeless students learn culinary job training skills to acquire jobs in the community as well as provide dinner to the entire shelter
$483 will give 69 hungry and homeless individuals lunch for one week
hhshelter.org \ Utah’s Place, 1262 Sutton Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.271.7144 \ facebook: Hospitality House
Human Service Organizations
Community Beyond Violence 
Our mission is to offer resources for building healthy relationships and to work with community partners to provide services for healing the effects of interpersonal violence. Our vision is a community unified in peace and justice for the safety and well-being of every individual.
$50 provides emergency food and gas vouchers for a family of 3
$100 provides an emergency motel room night
$500 provides a month’s rent at our safehouse for a family of 4
cbv.org\ 960-E McCourtney Road, Grass Valley, 95949 \ 530.272.3467 \ info@cbv.org \ facebook: Community Beyond Violence
FREED
Our mission is to eliminate barriers to full equality for people with disabilities through programs, which promote independent living, and effect systems change, while honoring dignity and self- determination.
A donation to FREED will help us fund our many programs that impact people with disabilities and seniors in Nevada, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties. We appreciate your support.
freed.org \ 2059 Nevada City Highway, Ste. 102, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.477.3333 \ facebook: FREED
Helping Hands Nurturing Center
At Helping Hands Nurturing Center, we promote healthy, nurturing parent-child relationships through support services and education. Families and their children will develop socially, emotionally and physically through nurturing and personal growth. Creating a foundation of hope for future generations.
helpinghandsnurturingcenter.org \ 248 Mill Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.559.2313
Interfaith Food Ministry
Interfaith Food Ministry works to reduce food insecurity in Western Nevada County. We feed the hungry, helping to sustain good health and human dignity.
Our biggest need is your support for the Sponsor a Family for the Holidays Program, providing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals in addition to regular food distributions to Nevada County families experiencing financial hardship
$10 Feed the Need bag purchased at Safeway will provide $20 groceries for those in need
$20 to IFM’s Sponsor a Family will provide groceries for a full holiday meal for an average family of four
$40 to IFM’s Sponsor a Family will provide both Thanksgiving and Christmas meals for an average family of four
$100 will provide 50 lbs of oats feeding 100 clients for 2 weeks
$500 will provide beans for 350 clients for 2 weeks
$1000 will support a commercial generator to secure IFM operations during power outages
Want to see what your donation in action? Drop by the IFM Open House on Giving Tuesday between 11am-4pm.
feedingfamilies.org \ 440 Henderson Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \ 530.273.8132 \ info@interfaithfoodministryorg \ facebook: IFM
One Source – Empowering Caregivers
The mission of One Source – Empowering Caregivers is to improve quality of life for caregivers and care recipients by providing free, high quality, non-medical, in-home respite care and community resource referrals.
$50 will cover the volunteer training for one volunteer
$50 will cover the cost of the training manuals
$50 will cover the costs of the volunteer vetting process
$150 to cover the cost of one volunteer training certification
empoweringcaregivers.org\P.O. Box 311, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924\ 530.205.9514 \ facebook: One Source – Empowering Caregivers
Partners in English Language Learning (PiELL)
Helps English language learners become thriving members of our community by offering one-on-one language tutoring, and building bridges that foster cross-cultural respect, understanding, and friendship.
$50 will purchase two reading skill books
$100 will help purchase printer ink cartridges for use in correspondence
$500 will help purchase a much-needed computer for our office
Priceless: A quiet location where a tutor and student can study together
piell.org \ 103 Providence Mind Road, Ste. 104B, Nevada City, 95959 – 578 Sutton Way, PMB #198, Grass Valley, CA, 95945 \ 530.265.2116 \ facebook: PiELL
Sierra Foothills Village
Serves communities in Nevada County, helping members remain safely and comfortably in their homes and community as they age. We provide members with access to new and existing programs and services that foster connections to the community, support good health, and promote independence and a meaningful life.
$50 will help with purchase of sophisticated software to run the Village
$75 will cover nearly 2 month’s membership for a potential member with financial need
$100 will cover background screening expenses for 5 volunteers
$250 will prevent social isolation for one older person for half of a year by providing transportation to social events, appointments and various events
sierrafoothillsvillage.org \ PO Box 1010, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ info@sierrafoothillsvillage.org \ facebook:
Welcome Home Vets
We provide mental health services, referrals, advocacy and support for veterans and their families along with community education on the effect of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder on the individual, family and community.
$50 provides one session of group psychotherapy to a veteran or family member
$100 provides one individual psychotherapy session for a veteran or family member
$500 provides either 10 group psychotherapy sessions or 5 individual psychotherapy sessions to a veteran or family member
welcomehomevets.org \ PO Box 189, Grass Valley, CA 95945 \GV Vets Building at 255 S. Auburn St. Grass Valley \ 530.272.3300 \ facebook: Welcome Home Vets
Women of Worth
Women of Worth is a community benefit nonprofit, offering assistance to victims shattered by domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and families in crisis to increase self-reliance and improve quality of life by helping them rebuild their lives with dignity, hope, and safety.
$50 provides a night at Hetty’s Haven
$100 provides a month of phone service
$500 provides a month of utilities for Hetty’s Haven
$2000 provides a month rent for Hetty’s Haven
For more ways to support our shelter, visit our thrift store and crisis center.
women-of-worth.org \ 224 Church Street, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ PO Box 213, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 \ 530-264-7337 \ facebook: Women of Worth
Woolman at Sierra Friends Center
Our mission is to nourish learning communities committed to self-directed inquiry, spiritual and emotional growth, engaged work and stewardship of the earth.
$50 will purchase a backpack for a camper
$100 will send an urban student to the Woolman Outdoor School
$500 will fund a backpacking experience for a camper
woolman.org \ 13075 Woolman Lane, Nevada City, CA 95959 \ \ 530.273.7337 \ amyc@woolman.org \ facebook: Woolman at Sierra Friends Center