RICHMOND, CA — The Chamberlin Education Foundation delivered a record number of grants to local nonprofit organizations through its annual Giving Tuesday grantmaking initiative.
The foundation’s 2023 Community Giving Initiative (CGI) delivered 51 grants totaling over $300,000 to nonprofits that provide a broad range of direct services to West Contra Costa youth.
This year’s awardee total climbed 11% over the prior year. The program’s growth extended foundation funding to 14 organizations that had not previously received a CGI award.
While CEF focuses the majority of its grantmaking and program support on efforts to improve academic success and education equity for K-12 public school students, the foundation’s annual CGI grants add support for community-based organizations that fill in critical gaps for local youth.
Since 2017, CGI grants have delivered over $1.3 million to local organizations that provide direct service to young people across West Contra Costa.*
This year’s grantee orgs represent a broad cross section of youth service providers. These include organizations that offer extracurricular academic support and college readiness, youth development and leadership, arts, culture and outdoor education, and family and trauma-informed support services.
Nonprofit organizations that provide direct service to West Contra Costa youth are enouraged to visit the foundation’s Community Giving Initiative page to learn more, and sign up for updates about next year’s CGI grant application period.
*Community Giving Initiative grants from 2017-2020 were provided by the Chamberlin Family Foundation.
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The Chamberlin Education Foundation supports initiatives that advance education equity and academic excellence in West Contra Costa public schools. CEF’s grants and programs support effective education leadership, high-quality curriculum and instruction, educator talent pipelines, and help create and sustain a student-centered public education ecosystem.
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