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Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation

To raise money for sonoma county charities through wine related activities that are within the expertise of vintners and growers.

$81k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
1
Itemized grants FY2024
1
Organizations funded FY2018
100%
First-time grantees FY2018
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Itemized, FY2024
$50k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 56
FY2017 to FY2018
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$211k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2018, 100% of the organizations Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving1$50k100%
FY20181$1.5M100%
FY201756$1.5Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Community Improvement$2.0MPhilanthropy$260kHuman Services$170kEmployment$150kFood & Nutrition$80kEducation$68kYouth Development$60kArts & Culture$40kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation$1,500,0001n/a
United Way of the Wine Country$250,00018%
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation$120,000168%
Sonoma Valley Vintners Association$50,000113%
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County$30,00010%
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation$30,00012%
Sonoma Valley Unified School$28,0001n/a
Sonoma Ecology Center$19,00011%
Sonoma County Fair Foundation$16,66614%
10000 Degrees$10,00010%
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All grantees of Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Sonoma County Vintners Foundation$1,500,0001n/a
United Way of the Wine Country$250,00018%
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation$120,000168%
Sonoma Valley Vintners Association$50,000113%
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County$30,00010%
Sonoma Valley Education Foundation$30,00012%
Sonoma Valley Unified School$28,0001n/a
Sonoma Ecology Center$19,00011%
Sonoma County Fair Foundation$16,66614%
10000 Degrees$10,00010%
Cinnabar Arts Corporation$10,00011%
By the Bay Health$10,00010%
Transcendence Theatre Company$10,0001n/a
Committee on the Shelterless$10,00010%
North Bay Makers$10,00019%
Marin Link Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Sonoma Library$10,000113%
Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation$10,00011%
Alexander Valley Union School District$10,0001n/a
Worth Our Weight$10,00012%
TLC Child and Family Services$10,00010%
The Jewish Community Free Clinic$10,00015%
Food for Thought$10,00010%
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center$10,00010%
Cloverdale Community Outreach Committee$10,00014%
Point Reyes Bird Observatory$10,00010%
Literacyworks$10,00012%
West County Health Centers Inc$10,00010%
Sonoma Valley Teen Services$10,00012%
Sonoma Overnight Support Inc$10,00012%
Sonoma Community Center$10,00011%
Homeless With Pets$10,0001n/a
Presbyterian Church of the Roses$10,0001n/a
Forget Me Not Childrens Services$10,00013%
The Society of St Vincent de Paul District Council of Sonoma County Inc$10,00011%
The Ceres Community Project$10,00010%
The School Garden Network Foundation$10,0001n/a
The Young Women's Christian Association of Sonoma County$10,00010%
Womens Recovery ServicesA Unique Place$10,00011%
Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation$10,00010%
Demeo Teen Club Inc$10,00011%
California Native Plant Society$10,00010%
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance$10,00012%
Petaluma People Services Center$10,00010%
Legal Aid of Sonoma County$10,00011%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley$10,00010%
Healdsburg Education Foundation$10,00012%
Summer Search$10,00010%
Sonoma Valley Historical Society$10,000118%
Sonoma County Childrens Village$10,000111%
Career Technical Education Foundation Sonoma County$10,00011%
Redwood Empire Food Bank$10,00010%
Friends In Sonoma Helping Inc$10,00012%
Individuals Now Inc Dba Social Advocates for Youth$10,00010%
Reach for Home$10,00011%
New Ways to Work Inc$10,00014%
Valley of the Moon Natural History Association$6,00011%

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($500k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 50 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Way of the Wine Country: $250,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetSonoma County Grape Growers Foundation: $120,000 over 1y, 68% of budgetSonoma Valley Vintners Association: $50,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCommunity Action Partnership of Sonoma County: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSonoma Valley Education Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSonoma Ecology Center: $19,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSonoma County Fair Foundation: $16,666 over 1y, 4.4% of budget10000 Degrees: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCinnabar Arts Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetBy the Bay Health: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommittee on the Shelterless: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Bay Makers: $10,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetMarin Link Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of the Sonoma Library: $10,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetSonoma Valley Hospital Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWorth Our Weight: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetTLC Child and Family Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Jewish Community Free Clinic: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetFood for Thought: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSonoma Valley Community Health Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCloverdale Community Outreach Committee: $10,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetPoint Reyes Bird Observatory: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracyworks: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetWest County Health Centers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSonoma Valley Teen Services: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetSonoma Overnight Support Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetSonoma Community Center: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetForget Me Not Childrens Services: $10,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetThe Society of St Vincent de Paul District Council of Sonoma County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Ceres Community Project: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Young Women's Christian Association of Sonoma County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWomens Recovery ServicesA Unique Place: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSanta Rosa Junior College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDemeo Teen Club Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCalifornia Native Plant Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetPetaluma People Services Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLegal Aid of Sonoma County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHealdsburg Education Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetSummer Search: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSonoma Valley Historical Society: $10,000 over 1y, 18% of budgetSonoma County Childrens Village: $10,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCareer Technical Education Foundation Sonoma County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetRedwood Empire Food Bank: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends In Sonoma Helping Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetIndividuals Now Inc Dba Social Advocates for Youth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetReach for Home: $10,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 50.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sonoma County Communi…Sonoma County Vintner…McNabb FoundationMarin Community Found…Bothin FoundationKaiser Foundation Hos…Redwood Credit Union …Speedway Children's C…The Heck FoundationWomen Giving as One I…Exchange Bank Foundat…Simon Blattner Family…
Sonoma County Community FoundationCA81× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sonoma County Community Foundation · Sonoma County Vintners Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Redwood Credit Union Community Fund Inc · Speedway Children's Charities · The Heck Foundation · Women Giving as One Inc · Exchange Bank Foundation · Simon Blattner Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation

How much does Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation give?
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $50,000, out of $81,174 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 56 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
What does Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (67%), Philanthropy (9%), Human Services (6%).
Who are Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sonoma County Vintners Foundation ($1.5M), United Way of the Wine Country ($250k), Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation ($120k).
Does Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2018, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sonoma County Community Foundation, Sonoma County Vintners Foundation, McNabb Foundation.
Where is Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation based?
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 58 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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