Humboldt Area Foundation
363 Indianola Road
Bayside, California 95524
United States
Mission
Humboldt Area Foundation promotes and encourages generosity, leadership and inclusion to strengthen our communities.
Most Meaningful Change
We embarked on community organizing in Northwestern California in 2011. Thus far, our organizers have coached community members on tribal lands, in a primarily Latino community in an agricultural area, in a continuation high school, and in a rural suburb to research solutions and to formally and publicly request that local officials take their specifically suggested actions to address an issue. We have given these resident groups the tools to drastically improve the quality of their school lunches, provide gym use for kids, address bullying in schools and conduct the first legally proscribed cultural forest burn on the Yurok reservation in 90 years. More importantly, we have involved hundreds of formerly disenfranchised residents in solving local issues important to them together as a community.
1972 Year Founded
27 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$58,000,000 Endowment Value
$4,180,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Humboldt Area Foundation |
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Address 1 | 363 Indianola Road |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Bayside |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 95524 |
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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 | 707-442-2993 |
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Email | clairer@hafoundation.org |
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Website | www.hafoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Patrick Cleary, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Claire Reynolds |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Communications |
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Year Founded | 1972 |
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Mission Statement | Humboldt Area Foundation promotes and encourages generosity, leadership and inclusion to strengthen our communities. |
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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 | 176,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 27 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 11 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $10,062,732 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $8,056,138 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $6,482,013 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $4,180,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $58,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a slight role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a centrally 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 | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No 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 | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Not important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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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 | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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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 | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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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 | Little |
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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 | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Occasionally |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting better |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting worse |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Some important achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | A few small achievements |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Not at all |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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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 | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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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 | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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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 | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More volunteers | Very unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Very important |
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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 | We embarked on community organizing in Northwestern California in 2011. Thus far, our organizers have coached community members on tribal lands, in a primarily Latino community in an agricultural area, in a continuation high school, and in a rural suburb to research solutions and to formally and publicly request that local officials take their specifically suggested actions to address an issue. We have given these resident groups the tools to drastically improve the quality of their school lunches, provide gym use for kids, address bullying in schools and conduct the first legally proscribed cultural forest burn on the Yurok reservation in 90 years. More importantly, we have involved hundreds of formerly disenfranchised residents in solving local issues important to them together as a community. |
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