Community Foundation of Mendocino County accepting grant proposals

The Community Foundation of Mendocino County is pleased to announce $67,500 in available funding from its Field-of-Interest grant program. Fieldof-Interest funds are established to make grants in specified areas of interest (e.g., the environment or human services), or specified geographical areas, or both. Nonprofit organizations from throughout Mendocino County are invited to submit proposals online by 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31.

Grants will be available from 10 different Field-ofInterest funds, thanks to the A.D. Abramson Endowment Fund for the Visual Arts, the Blood Bank of the Redwoods Legacy Fund, the Charles F. Flinn and Walker B.Tilley Fund for Sustainable Forestry, the Environmental Education & Conservation Fund, the Fraeda Dubin & Pat Denny Endowment Funds, the HaighScatena Youth Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy Fund, the John and Sandra Mayfield Family Economic Development Fund, the Judy Pruden Historical Preservation Fund, the ReLeaf Tree Planting Fund, and the Textile and Fiber Arts Fund.

Available funding includes:

-A.D. Abramson Endowment Fund for the Visual Arts: total $8,000; grant range $2,500 -$8,000.

-Blood Bank of the Redwoods Legacy Fund: total $14,000; grant range $500$5,000

-Charles B. Flinn and Walker B. Tilley Fund for

Sustainable Forestry: total $4,000; grant range $500$4,000

-Environmental Education and Conservation Fund: total $10,000; grant range $1,000-$5,000

-Fraeda Dubin and Pat Denny Endowment Funds: total $7,000; grant range $500-$7,000

-Haigh-Scatena Youth Leadership, Empowerment, and Advocacy Fund: total $1,500; grant range $500$1,500

-John and Sandra Mayfield Family Economic Development Fund: total $10,000; grant range $5,000-$10,000

-Judy Pruden Historical Preservation Fund: total $2,000; grant range $500$2,000

-ReLeaf Tree Planting Fund: total $8,000; grant range $1,000-$8,000

-Textile and Fiber Arts Fund: total $3,000; grant range $500-$3,000

Guidelines and a link to the online application are available at www.communityfound.org. Questions about eligibility, guidelines or the application may be directed to Allison Findley, program officer, at (707) 468-9882, x103.

Field-of-Interest funds are created with a specific area of interest in mind, but anyone can contribute to these funds. You can join with others who have a shared passion to help your giving go further together. In addition to the 10 funds accepting applications now, there are many more Field-of-Interest funds to choose from, representing diverse areas of interest such as the arts, providing basic needs, and promoting animal welfare.

For more information about applying to the Field-of-Interest grant program or about how you can make a gift to any of the Field-of-Interest funds, visit www.communityfound.org.