Our Funds

 Agency Funds

The Foundation manages these funds on behalf of local nonprofit organizations.

• American Leadership Forum-Great Valley Chapter, Inc.

• Arts in Public Places – City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Stanislaus County

• Center for Human Services

• Center Plaza Fund – City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Central California Art Association

• Central West Ballet

• City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Community Hospice Foundation

• Dog Park Preservation Fund - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Don’t Trash Modesto - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Education Foundation of Stanislaus County

• Friends of the Modesto Library

• Friends of the Modesto Salvation Army

• Friends of the Virginia Corridor - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum

• Grogan Park Fund – City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Mayor’s Top Teens - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Meadow Glen - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Miscellaneous - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Modesto Arch Preservation Fund - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Modesto Band of Stanislaus County - General

• Modesto Fire Department Historical Restoration

• Modesto Firefighters Training Symposium

• Modesto Gateway Rotary Club Foundation

• Modesto Historic Cruise Route - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Modesto Lions Park Preserve - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Modesto Police Foundation

• Modesto Rotary Club Foundation Endowment

• North Modesto Kiwanis

• Parks Preservation and Maintenance Fund - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Patterson Recreation – Wellness, Sports and Fitness

• Patterson Township Historical Society

• Prospect Theater Project

• Recreation - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• Sierra Vista Child & Family

• St. Luke’s Family Practice

• State Theatre of Modesto, Inc.

• TRRP Fund - City of Modesto Parks & Rec

• United Cerebral Palsy Association

Donor Advised Funds

Grants are made from these funds based on the advice and preferences of the donor.

• Abbott Ervin Fund

• Abram Family Charitable Fund

• Amador Family DA Fund

• Ann M. Veneman Fund

• Arevalo - Frailing Family Fund

• Augusta Fund

• Authentic 209 Community Investment Fund

• Back 40 Benefaction Fund

• Betty Parker Empire Pool Fund

• Bill & Nancy Jackson Family Fund

• Bill and Sharon Morris Fund

• Bowen & Michelle Cardoza Family Foundation Fund

• Boyett Family Foundation Fund

• Boyett Petroleum “Make Dreams Real” Fund

• Bron Family Fund

• Bruce and Grace Valentine Charitable Fund

• Cardoza Bordona Family Fund

• Carroll Family Foundation Fund

• Ciara Chiesa’s Circle of Hope Fund

• Clark Family Fund

• Costa Family Fund

• Curtis Legal Group Foundation Fund

• Data Path Fund

• Deputy Dennis Wallace Kids Soccer Fund

• Dickerson Family Foundation Fund

• Donald W. Moore Memorial Fund

• Elliott Community Celebration Fund

• Eric and Carol Benson Charitable Fund

• Evans Family Fund

• Florence Caruso Family Fund

• Friedman Family Fund

• Froba Family Foundation

• Garton Tractor Family Fund

• Generosity Fund

• Gianelli Family Fund

• Gould Medical Group

• Greater Modesto Area Churches Fund

• Grover Family Fund

• Gulvin Family Fund

• Gunnarson-Duran Charitable Fund

• Hagerty Family Fund

• Haven Family Fund

• Henderson Family Fund

• Holly Danae Mahnke Memorial Foundation Fund

• InterTwine Group Fund

• Iron Otter Fund

• Jeff and Barbara Quinn Family Fund

• Jeff and Britta Foster Family Fund

• John & Diane Bellizzi Fund

• John and Tami Mayol Family Fund

• Johnny Etchebarne’s Nugget Fund

• Johnson-White Fund

• John Wm. Wallace & Susan A. Wallace Fund

• JS Toal Foundation Fund

• Kayla Bernardi Bee Positive Foundation Fund

• Kellogg Family Fund

• Layman Family Fund

• Lloyd S. & Virginia M. Parks Memorial Fund (Endowment)

• LP Family Foundation

• Martini Family Foundation Fund

• Martino/Cusenza Family Fund

• Matthew’s Vision Fund

• Maya Rose Children’s Fund

• Michael and Claudia Krausnick Fund

• Michael and Marjorie Zagaris Family Fund

• Muratore Family Foundation Fund

• Nicholson Family Fund

• Oak Valley Community Bank Fund

• Olson Family Fund

• Paul & Meika Harmon Family Fund

• Piccinini Pesco Family Fund

• Porges Family Foundation Fund

• Rene & Rosa Llamas Family Foundation Fund

• Raspo Family Fund

• Richard and Melissa King Foundation

• Ride for Mom

• Robert E. Perry Memorial Fund

• Robert E. Woolley Fund

• Ryan Michael Barber Memorial Fund

• Siefkin Family Fund

• Six Loves Fund

• Strom Family Fund

• Tim & Lisa Bettencourt Family Fund

• Tony & Linda Miligi Family Fund

• Tony Mistlin Youth Fund

• TREEmendous Goodwill Foundation Fund

• Van Konynenburg Family Fund

• Van Overbeek Family Fund

• Youngheim Family Fund

Designated Funds

Grants are made from these funds to specific organizations of the donors’ preference.

• Bert Family Scholarship Fund

• Camp Jack Hazard – “Bart Bennett” Fund

• Camp Jack Hazard – “Robert Babington” Fund

• Christopher P. Walker Family Fund

• Donovan & Alberta Bodes Fund

• Friends of the Empire Community Pool Fund

• Marie Gallo Scholarship Fund

• Modesto Bee Economic Mobility Lab Fund

• National Ag Science Center Fund (Endowment)

• Nick Chipponeri Family Fund

• O’ B Green O’Brien’s Market Fund

• Rotary Centennial Junction Fund

• Sharing Gratitude Fund

• William H. Turner & Doris L. Turner Trust Fund

Fiscal Sponsorships

The Foundation assumes responsibility for these funds of ad hoc groups or other entities without 501(c)(3) status.

• George A Rogers Neighborhood Park Fund ▹

• Stanislaus Cradle to Career Partnership

• Youth Empowerment Program-Create Our Space Fund

Field Of Interest Funds

Grants are made from these funds based on needs in specific issue areas.

• Brian LoConte Agricultural Endowment Fund

• Friends Outside ReEntry Fund

• Focus on Prevention Fund

• James McClatchy Bee Disadvantaged Youth Fund (endowment)

• The John and Cheri Phillips Fund

• NOZ Fund

• Stanislaus Health Careers Fund

• Victoria Higginbotham Fund

Unrestricted Funds

These Community Foundation unrestricted funds are used to address urgent community needs and emerging opportunities. The Foundation staff and board will apply their expertise in the distribution of these funds.

• Bette Belle & Jean Smith Memorial Fund

• McClatchy Discretionary Fund (Unrestricted Endowment)

Scholarship Funds

Grants are made from these funds based on the criteria of individual scholarships, as established by the donor.

• AAUW Oakdale-Riverbank Escalon (ORE) Scholarship

• Alpha Epsilon-Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Educator Scholarship [Learn More]

• Amador Family Scholarship

• Arthur T. and Corrine K Shields Scholarship

• Beyer High School Athletic Scholarship

• Bob Boggeri Farms Scholarship

• Chiton Society Scholarship

• David W. Moore Memorial Scholarship [Learn More]

• Don Hendricks Memorial FFA Scholarship

• Dr. Grant E & Colleen Bare Scholarship [Learn More]

• Dr. Larry Cooke Memorial Scholarship

• Earl Pride Scholarship

• Edward T. Taylor Jr. Perpetual Memorial Scholarship

• Elizabeth Jane Smyth Memorial Scholarship [Learn More]

• Evelyn Hanshaw Scholarship

• First Tee of Central Valley Scholarship

• Gemperle Family Farms Scholarship [Learn More]

• George A. Rogers Neighborhood Park Scholarship

• James McClatchy Scholarship [Learn More]

• Jane Wynne Woolley Memorial Scholarship

• Jim & Betty Lilly Scholarship

• Loving Jags Scholarship

• Maralyn J. Stewart Memorial Scholarship [Learn More]

• Martella Family Scholarship [Learn More]

• Mary Grogan Scholarship

• Rick “Ricky” Trevino Scholarship

• Ryan Dickerson Scholarship

• Sammy Jenkins Math Scholarship

• Scholarship Athletes of Stanislaus-Formerly Tom Mellis Memorial

• Stanislaus Futures Scholarship

• Zwahlen Family Scholarship

Special Initiative Funds

Grants from these funds are dedicated to tackling community challenges aligned with the leadership work of SCF.

• Civic Solutions Fund

• Education Solutions Fund

• Health Careers Fund

• Housing Solutions Fund

• Latino Leadership Fund

• Leadership & Education in Ag Fund (LEAF)

• Resident-Led Grantmaking Funds

  • Adelante

  • Tupo-Pamoja