Category: News

November 23, 2014 •  The Napa Valley Register Editorial Board While much of the region has moved on, the truth is that the Aug. 24 earthquake is still a daily fact of life for many residents and business owners in and around Napa (the Napa Valley Register among them). That is why it is important to…

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Sunday, November 9, 2014 The International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA) celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of its Napa office at the home of Peter Menzel and Faith Daluisio, authors of "A Hungry Planet" and the "Material World" series ). IIBA, a nonprofit founded in 1918, is one of the oldest and…

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November 02, 2014 •  Register staff The Napa Valley Community Foundation intends to begin giving out some $8 million in earthquake aid in December, dovetailing its application process with the one now in use for federal assistance. To be eligible for a grant from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund, business owners and homeowners will…

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014  •  By Kurtis Alexander Federal officials announced Monday that homeowners and renters who suffered damages in the Napa earthquake in August are eligible for financial assistance. A previous emergency declaration by President Obama cleared the way for federal funds to help cover an estimated $80 million in public infrastructure repairs, but it…

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Monday, September 29  •  Register staff The Napa Valley Community Foundation announced the locations Monday where people with quake losses can go starting on Wednesday for direct aid. The foundation is distributing $350,000 in cash aid for such purposes as short-term rental assistance and essentials like food, utilities, car repairs and prescription medications. This is the…

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September 28, 2014 5:01 pm  •  By Howard Yune Thirty-five days after the earthquake shook Napa and produced hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, a different kind of rocking came to town – to aid those whom the quake left in need of aid. A musical bill featuring the bands Michael Franti & Spearhead, Afrolicious and Grass…

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Sunday, Sep 21, 2014 Individuals and families who are recovering from the South Napa Valley earthquake last month will get help immediate help from $1.2 million in grants from the Napa Valley Community Foundation. The money will go to 20 trusted nonprofits, including the Salvation Army, American Red Cross and many in Napa County, for…

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Friday, September 19 at 4:34pm | By Joe Garofoli The Napa Valley Community Foundation distributed $1.2 million Friday to 20 nonprofits who are helping those most in need after the Aug. 24 earthquake that struck the region — and plans to give away millions more in the coming weeks. The foundation has amassed a $10.2 million fund for earthquake victims — the bulk…

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September 19, 2014  •  By Kevin Courtney The Napa Valley Community Foundation will be making $1.16 million in grants to community organizations so they can help earthquake victims who are in immediate need of assistance. This is the first phase of a disaster relief effort launched by a $10 million gift from Napa Valley Vintners, to which…

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It should be no surprise that the Council on Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award and Robert Scrivner Award nominees are predominantly from the world of community foundations. Winning the Distinguished Service Award, to be presented at the COF Community Foundations conference in Cleveland next month, is Darcy Oman, since 1985 the president and CEO of The Community…

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