
The 2024 Mental Health Program is currently closed. Invitations to this grant program will be made again in Fall 2025.
Grant Program Overview
Community Foundation Sonoma County is dedicated to fostering equitable access to mental health services and recognizes the critical role that mental health services hold in promoting well-being and resilience within our communities. Seniors, youth, people with disabilities, low-income individuals and families, survivors of domestic abuse, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ+ communities experience disproportionately high mental health risks and have more limited access to relevant, targeted mental health services. The Mental Health Grant Program aims to support regional nonprofits in their efforts to identify and implement holistic, culturally responsive interventions that promote resiliency and mental health in priority populations in Sonoma County.
To meet the growing mental health needs in Sonoma County, Sutter Health and Community Foundation Sonoma County (Community Foundation) are pleased to announce their collaboration in funding $500,000 through a collective Mental Health grant program for the 2024 grant cycle. This grantmaking program will help improve mental health and well-being programs by giving local nonprofits easy access to important grants from a single source.
The first recipients to tap into the collective fund are local nonprofits whose work focuses on breaking down barriers to mental and behavioral health services, especially among people and groups who are often underrepresented and underserved. This fund is designed to acknowledge and support the outstanding work of mental health and behavioral health nonprofits in Sonoma County.
“Partnerships like this are critical for tackling the growing mental health needs in Sonoma County. We are thrilled to collaborate with funding and nonprofit partners who are working towards a more equitable healthcare system in which everyone has access to the mental health services they deserve.” – Amy Holter, Vice President for Community Impact
Grant Program Criteria
- Requesting organization is a Sonoma County 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an organization fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
- Program minimizes barriers to accessing services.
- Organization focuses on mental and behavioral health services.
- Serve one or more of the following populations in Sonoma County:
- Youth
- Seniors
- People with disabilities
- BIPOC communities (Black, Indigenous, People of Color)
- LGBTQ+
- Low income individuals and families
- Survivors of domestic abuse
How To Apply
Applications will be made available to those who are invited to apply. If you have a program or project that you believe fits the Mental Health grant program criteria, please contact Jose Castro Gambino at jcastro@sonomacf.org.
2024 Grant Summary
18 grants were awarded in 2024. The median grant size was $30,000.
Organization |
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Becoming Independent |
Botanical Bus |
Buckelew Programs |
Common Ground Society |
Forget Me Not Childrens Services |
Humanidad Therapy & Education Services |
Keystone Therapy & Training Services |
Community Action Partnership Sonoma County |
Lomi Psychotherapy Clinic |
On the Margins |
Petaluma People Services Center |
Petaluma People Services Center (Amor Para Todos) |
Positive Images |
Side by Side |
Verity |
YWCA |
West County Community Service |
Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy and Services (VIDAS) |
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