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Donor-Advised Funds

Donor-Advised Funds enable donors to contribute assets to their funds at any time and then to periodically make recommendations to the Community Foundation regarding grants from their funds. Donor-advised funds are a flexible, personalized way to support nonprofit, scientific, and educational groups in Mendocino County and beyond.

Elmer Albertson Fund
This fund provides a source of funds for the Savings Bank of Mendocino County to enable individuals to borrow money at a low rate of interest to further their scholastic education.

Mabel Albertson Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Patricia and Albert Beltrami Family Endowment Fund
Established by Albert Beltrami to honor his wife Pat and her involvement as a Foundation regional advisor and Angel Fund volunteer.  To learn more about Patricia Jean Beltrami, click here.

Bowman Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisor.

Matthew Coleman Fund for Environmental Education and Conservation
A fund has been established in honor of Matthew R. Coleman who died on Thursday, August 11, 2011 as the result of a homicide while working as the Stewardship Coordinator for the Mendocino Land Trust.

Community Assistance Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Frank and Maxine Crane Memorial Fund
Douglas Crane and Francine Selim created this fund as a testament to their parents. The fund makes grants to programs that teach, train, and help young people develop the skills and tools they need to become contributing members of the community. Focus areas include scouting, vocational training, and the performing arts.

Meredythe G. & Clayton C. Daley, Jr. Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Guilford and Gudrun Dye Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Full Circle Family Fund 
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Hudson Family Fund
This fund makes grants for arts enrichment and education at Dana Gray and Redwood Elementary Schools in Fort Bragg

Klein Family Fund for South Coast Opportunities
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Lowery Family Fund
Ione Field Lowery was born in Ukiah in 1930. She raised two daughters with her husband, Leroy, and was active in assisting young people as an elementary school teacher, as a Campfire Girls volunteer, and as “Miss Nancy” on the KCRA-TV (Sacramento) Romper Room in the late 1950s.

Sandy Mailliard Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisor.

Martin and Morris Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Mathey Charitable Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by Judy and Bob Mathey.

Jim and Babbie Mayfield Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by Jim and Babbie Mayfield for the community they love.

MLH Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

J-Olivanti Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

John Pack and Linda Francis Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisor.

Pacific Redwood Medical Group Charitable Fund
Supporting local organizations dedicated to improving community health. To learn more about the Pacific Redwood Medical Group Charitable Fund, click here.

Pearson Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisors.

Redwood Valley and Santa Rosa Community Recovery Fund
A fund established by Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company and Allweather Wood to support community restoration for youth, elderly, educators, emergency workers and animals affected by the Nuns, Tubbs and Redwood Valley fires. Forward together from the North Bay Fire.

Rodrigue Family Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the Rodrigue Family.

Rotary Club of Ukiah Fund
Grants are made for charitable activities in the local community as recommended by the Rotary Club of Ukiah Board of Directors.

Paul and Linda Shimmin Fund
This is a donor-advised fund, grants from which are recommended by the donor advisor.

Ted and Wilma Westman Fund
This is a donor-advised fund set up by Sandy and John Mayfield to honor Sandy’s parents Ted and Wilma Westman.

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