California · Community foundation
Sonora Area Foundation
Strengthens its community through assisting donors, making grants, and providing leadership.
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 58
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 39
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $16,491
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $103,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 48
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations Sonora Area Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $268k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 55 | $1.5M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 39 | $906k | 38% |
| FY2022 | 48 | $1.2M | 46% |
| FY2021 | 32 | $1.4M | 28% |
| FY2020 | 38 | $1.0M | 39% |
| FY2019 | 34 | $819k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 27 | $601k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 14 | $272k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Bible Church | $577,264 | 5 | n/a |
| Sierra Repertory Theatre Inc | $485,534 | 8 | 9% |
| Interfaith Community Social Services | $450,059 | 8 | 33% |
| Youth Sports Foundation of Tuolumne County | $301,679 | 2 | 34% |
| Columbia College Foundation | $287,175 | 6 | 17% |
| United States Catholic Conference | $243,292 | 5 | n/a |
| Resiliency Village | $230,700 | 4 | 28% |
| Sonora Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Sonora | $216,901 | 7 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Bible Church of Sonora | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sierra Senior Providers Inc | $193,214 | 7 | 7% |
Show all 125 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Bible Church | $577,264 | 5 | n/a |
| Sierra Repertory Theatre Inc | $485,534 | 8 | 9% |
| Interfaith Community Social Services | $450,059 | 8 | 33% |
| Youth Sports Foundation of Tuolumne County | $301,679 | 2 | 34% |
| Columbia College Foundation | $287,175 | 6 | 17% |
| United States Catholic Conference | $243,292 | 5 | n/a |
| Resiliency Village | $230,700 | 4 | 28% |
| Sonora Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Sonora | $216,901 | 7 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Bible Church of Sonora | $200,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sierra Senior Providers Inc | $193,214 | 7 | 7% |
| Sonora High School | $189,971 | 7 | n/a |
| Sierra Bible Church | $189,629 | 2 | n/a |
| Watch Resources Inc | $170,647 | 6 | 2% |
| County of Tuolumne | $161,699 | 6 | n/a |
| Twain Harte Community Services | $156,153 | 5 | n/a |
| Symons Family Fund | $153,138 | 1 | 45% |
| Amador Tuolumne Caa | $151,041 | 5 | n/a |
| Tuolumne County Superintenden | $145,326 | 7 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Tuolumne County Inc | $141,700 | 7 | 9% |
| Foothill Pregnancy Center | $122,900 | 3 | 27% |
| Mother Lode Christian School | $115,923 | 5 | 3% |
| Big Dreams Universally Accessible | $115,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | $111,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Sonora Lions Club | $105,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Faith Home Network | $93,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Center for a Non Violent Community | $87,758 | 5 | 2% |
| San Joaquin County Office of Education | $84,737 | 1 | n/a |
| Word of Life Fellowship Inc | $84,540 | 1 | n/a |
| Spiritual Roads Inc | $81,910 | 5 | 84% |
| Keith Dale Wann Post No4748 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the USA | $81,398 | 2 | 36% |
| Pinecrest Expedition Academy | $73,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Sierra Waldorf School | $69,808 | 2 | 5% |
| Central Sierra Search and Rescue Inc | $64,771 | 2 | n/a |
| Childrens Holiday Party Inc | $63,850 | 6 | n/a |
| Friends of the Animal Community | $59,250 | 4 | 5% |
| Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society | $57,720 | 3 | 40% |
| Idaho State University Foundation Inc | $52,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Amador Tuolumne Community Resources | $51,750 | 3 | 37% |
| Call to Inspire | $47,150 | 3 | n/a |
| Nancys Hope Community Closet | $46,800 | 4 | 12% |
| Hilltop Church | $45,850 | 2 | n/a |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Tuolumne County | $44,536 | 2 | 8% |
| International Mountain Bicycling Association | $42,292 | 2 | n/a |
| Sonora Seventh-Day Adventist Church | $40,930 | 3 | n/a |
| Twain Harte Bible Church | $39,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Mother Lode Fairgrounds | $38,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuolunme County Arts Alliance | $37,153 | 4 | 13% |
| Give Someone a Chance | $36,096 | 4 | 11% |
| General Council on Finance & Admins of the United | $31,491 | 2 | n/a |
| Teenworks Inc of Tuolumne County California | $30,750 | 4 | n/a |
| Calvary Chapel Sonora | $30,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Sonora Police Department | $29,558 | 1 | 52% |
| Friends of Tuolumne Co Library | $29,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Kiwanis Club of Sonora | $26,650 | 3 | 37% |
| Southside Senior Services Inc | $26,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Promotion Club of Jamestown | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Horses of Warriors | $24,485 | 2 | 16% |
| Black Hat Foundation | $23,350 | 3 | 34% |
| Historic Sonora Chamber of Commerce | $23,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Saint Matthew Lutheran Church | $22,056 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuolumne Safe | $20,500 | 2 | 70% |
| City of Sonora | $20,128 | 3 | n/a |
| Cal Baseball Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Groveland Community Services Distri | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | $19,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Yosemite Community College Di | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Infant Child Enrichment Services Inc | $17,170 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuolumne City Memorial Museum | $16,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sun Valley Policy Forum Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Northern California Christian Service Camp | $15,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Nami Tuolumne County | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvary Relief International Co Cc Sonora | $12,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Twain Harte Chapel in the Pines | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rock In Road Inc | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Tuolumne County Library | $11,425 | 1 | n/a |
| Sierra Hope | $11,418 | 1 | 2% |
| Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources and Environment Inc | $10,400 | 1 | 10% |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities - Bay Area | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Francisco Opera Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of the Pacific | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coastal Christian School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Uc Davis Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Rescue | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Operation Mercy Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Resilience Counseling Center | $10,000 | 1 | 66% |
| Tuolumne County Sheriff's Posse | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Yosemite Chamber of Commerce | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Little League International | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Evangelical Free Church of Groveland | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sonora Vets Helping Vets | $9,750 | 1 | 10% |
| Hope58 | $9,600 | 1 | 3% |
| Area 12 Agency on Aging | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Belleview Elementary School | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Western American Diocese of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russi | $8,400 | 1 | n/a |
| High Sierra Timber Management | $8,303 | 1 | n/a |
| Jamestown Family Resource Center | $8,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Christian Heights Assembly of God | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Duende Drama & Literature Inc | $7,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the World Food Program Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Return to Hill Valley | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| 1pileatatime | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau Inc Dba Visit Tuolumne County | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Jr Cats Football Program Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Rotarun Ski Club | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Murphys Creek Theatre | $7,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Sonora Bach Festival | $6,837 | 1 | n/a |
| First Presbyterian Church of Columbia | $6,292 | 1 | n/a |
| Motherlode Martin Luther King Jrcommittee | $6,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce | $6,172 | 1 | 5% |
| Burlingame Historical Society | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chester and Push Horse Rescue | $6,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Aronos Research Club Incorporated | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Summerville Parent Nursery School | $5,835 | 1 | 9% |
| International Association of Lions Clubs | $5,700 | 1 | 11% |
| Athletic Scholarship Foundation of Tuolumne County | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Summerville High Quarterback Club | $5,500 | 1 | 14% |
| Twain Harte Chamber of Commerce | $5,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Leadership Network | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Tuolumne County Historical Society | $5,500 | 1 | 19% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($27k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Sonora Area Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 14 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 71 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Irving J Symons Foundation · Sonora Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Sonora · Symons Family Fund · California Fire Foundation · Public Health Institute · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus
How do I get to Sonora Area Foundation?
Find your warmest path to Sonora Area Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.
Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.
About Sonora Area Foundation
- How much does Sonora Area Foundation give?
- Sonora Area Foundation reported 58 itemized grants totaling $1,513,482, out of $2,327,906 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Sonora Area Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (17%), Education (16%), Arts & Culture (12%).
- Who are Sonora Area Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sierra Bible Church ($577k), Sierra Repertory Theatre Inc ($486k), Interfaith Community Social Services ($450k).
- Does Sonora Area Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sonora Area Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Irving J Symons Foundation, Sonora Community Hospital dba Adventist Health Sonora, Symons Family Fund.
- Where is Sonora Area Foundation based?
- Sonora Area Foundation is based in CA.
Play a game based on Sonora Area’s filings →