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Advisor Giving Circle

Giving Circles are a form of shared giving and social investment networking. They represent a growing trend in philanthropy and are established by individuals seeking to have greater involvement in their giving. Learn More . . .

Grants Advisory Board for Youth (GABY)

The Grants Advisory Board for Youth (GABY) program provides a way for Placer County youth, between the ages of 12 and 19, to get hands-on experience with community leadership by providing funding and assistance to youth-led projects that utilize local resources to address critical community challenges. Learn More . . .

Natural Wonders Forever Fund

In 2011 the Placer Land Trust, a nonprofit charitable organization, renewed its commitment to Placer County and future generations with the establishment of the Natural Wonders Forever endowment fund at the Placer Community Foundation. When you contribute through this fund, you become part of a community effort to protect our rural heritage and quality of life, forever. Learn More . . .

PARC Legacy Fund

PARC is Protect American River Canyon, a group that for more than 30 years has worked to protect the American River and its canyons. By establishing the PARC Legacy Fund at Placer Community Foundation, PARC has created a permanent resource to meet future challenges that threaten the river canyons. Learn More . . .

Placer Endowment for the Arts

After conducting a series of community focus groups, the Placer Community Foundation established an Arts Initiative to help develop, promote and encourage the arts in Placer County—for the benefit of our children and our local communities. Learn More . . .

Placer Community Needs Fund

Meeting ever-changing community needs. A gift to the Community Needs Fund addresses a broad range of local needs—including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made. We evaluate all aspects of community well-being: arts and culture, economic development, education, environment, health and human services, neighborhood revitalization, and more. The flexibility of your unrestricted gift enables our experienced community foundation program staff to respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and tomorrow. Give to this Fund . . .

Rocklin Heritage Fund

In 2011 a group of community-minded individuals, committed to safeguarding the very qualities that make the City of Rocklin unique, partnered with the Placer Community Foundation to establish an endowed fund that will forever support the education and preservation of Rocklin's history. Learn More. . .

Operating Endowment Fund

Through the generosity of our donors and the collection of modest administrative fees, the Foundation’s internal expenses are covered to further its charitable purpose at the administrative level. We invite you to consider a contribution to the Foundation’s Operating Endowment Fund. Your generosity will enable the Foundation to focus on enhancing and sustaining communities in our region through its grantmaking programs and services. Give to this Fund . . .