Shasta Regional Community Foundation Board of Directors recently approved recommendations for funding from The McConnell Fund. $716,197 was awarded to 28 organizations in Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties. This brings the total grants awarded from the Shasta Regional Community Foundation to over $13 million since its inception in 2000.
The McConnell Fund at the Shasta Regional Community Foundation was established in 2001. The McConnell Foundation directors chose the Community Foundation as a funding partner because of its connection and widespread involvement in the communities they serve. The McConnell Fund accepts grant requests up to $50,000 from eligible organizations in Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties and up to $30,000 from eligible organization in Modoc and Trinity counties. Volunteer panelists from the counties review proposals, conduct site visits, and make recommendations for grants to the Community Foundation Board of Directors.
The following organizations were awarded funding through the recent cycle:
MODOC COUNTY
|
Alturas Cemetery District |
$30,000.00 |
Sprinkler system for half of the cemetery grounds |
|
Training, Employment & Community Help (TEACH) |
$30,000.00 |
HVAC replacement in building |
SHASTA COUNTY
|
Central Valley High School |
$12,000.00 |
Livestock trailer for FFA chapter |
|
City of Redding-Recreation Division |
$25,601.00 |
Resurface the roller rink at Enterprise Park |
|
Empire Recovery Center |
$43,140.00 |
New air conditioning unit and 28 steel doors |
|
Enterprise High School |
$4,917.00 |
Guitars and guitar storage racks |
|
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation |
$22,544.00 |
Furniture and deli display cases for cafeterias at 2 locations |
|
Oak Run Elementary School |
$50,000.00 |
Kitchen renovation project |
|
Redding YMCA |
$43,904.00 |
Outdoor sports court project |
|
Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council |
$6,850.00 |
Update computer hardware and equipment |
|
Shasta Historical Society |
$50,000.00 |
Replace roof |
|
Smart Business Resource Center |
$11,455.00 |
Virtual desktop equipment – Shasta County portion |
|
Anderson Union High School/South Shasta Co. Youth Arts |
$26,839.00 |
Upgrades to the Performing Arts Center |
SISKIYOU COUNTY
|
Butteville Elementary School District |
$40,800.00 |
Light and sound equipment and restore stage and curtains. |
|
CASA of Siskiyou County |
$5,105.00 |
Upgrade computer hardware equipment |
|
Mount Shasta Trails Association |
$21,404.00 |
Bicycle skills course for Shastice Bike Park |
|
Ore-Cal Resource Conservation and Development |
$3,472.00 |
Flag replacement and flag pole restoration for Dorris flagpole |
|
Salmon River Restoration Council |
$14,014.00 |
Solar panel system |
|
Siskiyou Arts Museum |
$2,900.00 |
Art display equipment |
|
Siskiyou Domestic Violence & Crisis Center |
$35,000.00 |
Van |
|
Weed Recreation & Parks District |
$31,500.00 |
Solar panels and water heaters |
TEHAMA COUNTY
|
NVCSS Tehama County |
$40,000.00 |
Two cars for the Foster Youth and Family Strengthening Program/Case Management |
|
Red Bluff Union High School District |
$50,000.00 |
New marching band uniforms |
|
Sacramento River Discovery Center |
$11,750.00 |
Information centers and markers for plant identification |
|
State Theatre for the Arts |
$49,720.00 |
Replace boiler |
TRINITY COUNTY
|
SMART Business Resource Center |
$4,391.00 |
Virtual desktop equipment – Trinity County portion |
|
The Watershed Research and Training Center |
$14,417.00 |
Informational kiosks and construction supplies for trail improvements |
|
Trinity County Life Support |
$28,224.00 |
Renovation of building for an emergency training facility |
|
Trinity Players Inc. |
$6,250.00 |
Grand piano |
For more information about future deadlines and other details for this and the other funds of the Community Foundation please visit our website at www.shastarcf.org.
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The Shasta Regional Community Foundation is a resource building organization in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties dedicated promoting philanthropy by connecting people who care with causes that matter. Since 2000, the Community Foundation has awarded over $13,000,000 in grants to area nonprofit organizations. For more information call the Shasta Regional Community Foundation at (530)244-1219 or visit www.shastarcf.org.
-from press release
