Scholarship Funds

• Ain’t Noth’n Ever Been Got That Ain’t Been Went Out After Scholarship

  The "AIN'T NOTH'N EVER BEEN GOT THAT AIN'T BEEN WENT OUT AFTER, Jack and Ruby Terwilliger Laytonville High School Scholarship Trust Fund.'' (Read More...)

• Alma and August Mendosa Scholarship Fund

  The importance of family and history is something that Marilyn imparts to her children and grandchildren. She told me, “I want them to understand how hard their relatives worked and how little they had. I especially want my grandchildren to know where they come from and appreciate the fact that they can enjoy (Read More...)

• California Retired Teachers’ Association (CRTA) Division 55 Hilmer Finne Music Scholarship Fund

  Inspiration in Education (Read More...)

• California Retired Teachers’ Association (CRTA) Division 55 Scholarship Fund - Bessie Scott

  Inspiration in Education (Read More...)

• Community Foundation of Mendocino County Scholarship Fund »

• David Joseph Talamo Memorial Athletic Scholarship Fund

  The family of David Talamo has created a memorial scholarship to be awarded to a graduating senior at Ukiah High School (Read More...)

• Dr. Charles O. and Harriett C. Smith Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship Fund

  Dr. Charles O. and Harriett C. Smith Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship Fund was created by the Smiths’ daughters, Melanie, Tara and Jennifer to honor their parents who encouraged them to compete and excel. The scholarship is awarded annually to Willits High School seniors based on their academic and (Read More...)

• Fionna & Richard Perkins Scholarship Fund

  Fionna Perkins, the Poet Laureate of Point Arena, often gets credit for “founding” the Community Foundation, for it was her initial gift of $500 in 1993 that paid the incorporation expenses for the fledgling Community Foundation (Read More...)

• Hammond Trust Emergency Services Scholarship Fund

  Created by the Ukiah Fire Fighters Association in honor of Virginia and George Hammond, this scholarship is awarded to Mendocino County high school students and/or graduates to attend the Explorer Academy, emergency medical technician (EMT) or paramedic training, Fire Academy, or a Bachelors in Fire Science degree (Read More...)

• Jean Cannon Scholarship Fund

  Jean Cannon was a woman with many talents and a big heart. She was passionate about conditions for women and children in the workplace and home. It was because of this that her husband Marvin “Scotty” created the Jean Cannon Scholarship at the Community Foundation of Mendocino County to honor his wife’s legacy (Read More...)

• Jesse Pittman Scholarship Fund

  Jesse was born and raised among the great redwoods of northern California. He graduated from Willits High School in 2002, and as a young man he worked as a wild land firefighter with CAL Fire. In 2005, that all changed because Jesse volunteered to join the United States Navy with the goal of becoming a SEAL commando (Read More...)

• Jonathan Family Scholarship Fund

  Created by William Wagner in honor of the Jonathan family, this scholarship is for Laytonville High School seniors who plan to attend vocational schools, community colleges, or four-year colleges or universities.  Awardees are selected for their financial need, their qualities of diligence, perseverance, and (Read More...)

• M. Cecil and Alice M. Gowan Memorial Scholarship Fund

  Created by Josephine N. Gowan and Cecil and Alice Gowan’s grandchildren and their families to honor their grandparents’ legacy and to continue the scholarship created by M. Cecil Gowan as a memorial to his wife Alice in 1978. This scholarship fund provides an annual scholarship to an Anderson Valley High School (Read More...)

• Marge Pardini Philanthropy Scholarship Fund

  Lion’s Club International celebrated their centennial anniversary in 2017, and for a quarter of a century Marge Pardini has been at the heart of the Redwood Empire chapter, a heart that beats the very mission of the organization, “We serve.” It is this boundless spirit of giving back that led the Redwood Empire (Read More...)

• MCHC Health Centers: Linnea Hunter Scholarship Fund

  At the Community Foundation of Mendocino County, we often remind people that the money they donate will have a lasting effect, a legacy that continues long after they’re gone (Read More...)

• Mendocino Agricultural Families’ Scholarship Fund

  The Mendocino Agricultural Families Scholarship Fund (MAFSF) is a program designed to help the children of Mendocino County’s agriculturally-employed families. The scholarship is aimed at helping students achieve the dream of higher education and their goals that might otherwise be unachievable (Read More...)

• Paul and Linda Shimmin Scholarship Fund

  This scholarship is awarded annually to graduates from Ukiah High School who will attend a vocational school, community college, or four-year college or university full-time. Preference will be given to scholar-athletes who have excelled at athletics (as evidenced by multi-sport or single sport year-round (Read More...)

• Penserra Founder's Scholarship Fund

  Graduation from high school represents a crossroads. There are sign posts pointing in many directions, and young men and women need to choose a path. That is the situation that George Madrigal, who recently opened a scholarship fund at the Community Foundation, faced when he graduated from Willits High School in 1986 (Read More...)

• Randy Clark Memorial Vocational Scholarship Fund

  The Randy Clark Memorial Vocational Scholarship was created by the friends of Randy Clark who died on February 16, 2002 at the age of 21 (Read More...)

• Ryan & Collin Petitte Memorial Scholarship Fund »

• Skye Scholarship Fund

  This scholarship is awarded to graduates from Mendocino County high schools who plan to attend an accredited and/or licensed vocational school, an accredited community college, or an accredited four-year college or university within the United States. A primary consideration will be the student’s altruism and desire (Read More...)

• Todd Hudson Memorial Basketball Scholarship Fund

  Created by Jay and Terri Hudson in the memory of their son, Todd Hudson, this scholarship is awarded to a graduate of Fort Bragg High School who played for the boys Varsity basketball team during his senior year and plans to attend an accredited and/or licensed vocational school, community college, or four-year (Read More...)

• Tom Goforth Memorial Scholarship Fund - Ukiah High School Alumni Association »

• Ukiah High School Class of 1960 Scholarship Fund »

• Viola and Oscar Allen Scholarship Fund

  The Promise of The Allen Scholarship (Read More...)

• Walter Camp STEM Scholarship Fund

  Created in honor of Walter Camp by his family, wife Jane and sons Tomki and Blaise, this scholarship is awarded to a Mendocino County high school senior (excluding Ukiah High School*) pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). To learn more about the inspiration behind this (Read More...)

• Warren "Ed" Brown Scholarship Fund - Ukiah High School Alumni Association

  The Warren “Ed” Brown Scholarship, recently created at the Community Foundation through the auspices of the Ukiah High School Alumni Association, honors a Mendocino County native who is remembered for his remarkable intelligence, passion for the outdoors, gentle nature, and practical approach to life (Read More...)

• Women's Opportunity Scholarship Fund

  Woman’s Opportunity Scholarship FundThis scholarship will be awarded to a female graduate of a Ukiah area high school who is a first generation college student (neither parent may have attended either a 2 or 4-year college or university) and intends to pursue a course of study at an accredited and/or licensed (Read More...)

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