Sonora Area Foundation
362 South Stewart Street
Sonora, California 95370
United States
Mission
The foundation assists donors, makes grants and provides community leadership. Primary areas of interest include human services, education, arts, culture and humanities, health, public and society benefit, and environment and animals.
Most Meaningful Change
The level at which we positively impact the youth of our area, whether through program support for at-risk youth, scholarships to local students or broader support for youth through the arts, health or human services.
1989 Year Founded
3 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$44,076,675 Endowment Value
$2,008,131 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Sonora Area Foundation |
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Address 1 | 362 South Stewart Street |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Sonora |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 95370 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (209) 533-2596 |
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Email | edwyllie@sonora-area.org |
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Website | www.sonora-area.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Jim Johnson, President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Ed Wyllie |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1989 |
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Mission Statement | The foundation assists donors, makes grants and provides community leadership. Primary areas of interest include human services, education, arts, culture and humanities, health, public and society benefit, and environment and animals. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 55,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 3 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 9 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | Did not answer |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,872,152 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $2,640,275 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $2,008,131 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $44,076,675 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Very little time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Did not answer |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Did not answer |
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Seeking local donations | Did not answer |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Did not answer |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Did not answer |
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Building an endowment | Did not answer |
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Serving donor needs | Did not answer |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Did not answer |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Did not answer |
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Pursuing equity | Did not answer |
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Accountability to local people | Did not answer |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Did not answer |
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Community development | Did not answer |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Not at all |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Not at all |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Did not answer |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Did not answer |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Did not answer |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Did not answer |
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Advocacy | Did not answer |
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Loaned staff | Did not answer |
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Research | Did not answer |
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Community needs assessment | Did not answer |
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Leadership development | Did not answer |
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Internships | Did not answer |
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Providing space for local organizations | Did not answer |
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Access to information technology | Did not answer |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Did not answer |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Did not answer |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Did not answer |
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Crime | Did not answer |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Did not answer |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Did not answer |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Did not answer |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Did not answer |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Did not answer |
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Value of community assets | Did not answer |
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Quality of the environment | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Did not answer |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Did not answer |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Did not answer |
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Gender equity | Did not answer |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Did not answer |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Did not answer |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Did not answer |
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Informal associations of citizens | Did not answer |
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Non-governmental organizations | Did not answer |
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Local government | Did not answer |
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National government | Did not answer |
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Universities | Did not answer |
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Schools | Did not answer |
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Businesses | Did not answer |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Regional association of grantmakers | N/A |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Unimportant |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | The level at which we positively impact the youth of our area, whether through program support for at-risk youth, scholarships to local students or broader support for youth through the arts, health or human services. |
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