COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NAPA VALLEY

PROVIDED GRANTS TO 258 ORGANIZATIONS COVERING A VARIETY OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES INCLUDING YOUTH, HEALTH, FAMILY SERVICES, LEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES, FOOD, SHELTER, AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS, EDUCATION, RELIGION, THE ARTS AND DISASTER RELIEF AND RECOVERY. ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS, NONPROFIT AND LOCAL LEADERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR NAPA COUNTY. MANAGED A MULTI-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO CREATE NEW CITIZENS IN NAPA COUNTY CALLED THE ONE NAPA VALLEY INITIATIVE, WHICH IN THE 12-YEAR PERIOD ENDING 6/30/25 PROVIDED LEGAL CONSULTATIONS AND (CONTINUATION ON SCH O) ESL CLASSES TO NEARLY 14,000 RESIDENTS, HELPED MORE THAN 8,250 SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP AND OTHER IMMIGRATION BENEFITS TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, AND ENABLED ALMOST 2,600 PEOPLE TO BECOME U.S. CITIZENS. CONTINUED THE FIFTH YEAR OF A PILOT INITIATIVE CALLED THE NAPA SONOMA ADU CENTER, TO HELP CREATE MORE AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS FOR THE VALLEY'S WORKFORCE AND ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUS) AND SPUN THE PROJECT OFF IN FEBRUARY 2025 TO A SEPARATE FISCAL SPONSOR, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. IN THE FIVE YEAR-PERIOD BETWEEN THE LAUNCH AND THE SPINOFF, NEARLY 850 FEASIBILITY REPORTS WERE ISSUED TO HOMEOWNERS TO HELP THEM CONSTRUCT ADUS, AND NEARLY 100 OF THESE HOMEOWNERS HAVE COMMITTED TO RENTING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AT SUBSIDIZED RATES, VIA A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY OF NAPA'S AFFORDABLE ADU FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM.THE NAPA VALLEY DISASTER RELIEF FUND (DISASTER RELIEF FUND) AND ITS RELATED FUND, THE 2020 NAPA COUNTY WILDFIRE FUND, WERE ACTIVE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AT 6/30/2025, AS A RESULT OF THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF THE AUGUST 18, 2020 AND SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 CALIFORNIA STATES OF EMERGENCIES RELATED TO THE LNU AND GLASS FIRES IN NAPA COUNTY. AS A RESULT OF THESE TWO DISASTERS, GRANTMAKING TO QUALIFIED NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE RELIEF, RECOVERY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN NAPA COUNTY, WERE MADE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025. THESE GRANTS PROVIDED SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN LONG-TERM RECOVERY STILL RECOVERING FROM THE 2020 WILDFIRES. GRANTS ALSO WERE MADE DURING THE PERIOD TO SUPPORT NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTERS (COAD), A NETWORK OF NONPROFIT, FAITH COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SECTOR GROUPS WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER A DISASTER. ADDITIONAL GRANTS FUNDED THE FIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS OF NAPA COMMUNITIES FIREWISE FOUNDATION.