Grants Awarded By
Mcconnell Foundation

132 Grants Awarded in 2023

Grant RecipientAward

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT ($990), CATS & DOGS PET SPONSORSHIP ($375), MEMBERSHIP ($75), FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: JONATHAN & NICOLETTE REEVES ($75), FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: DIANE DEGEN & KRISTIN POPE ($75), FUNDING FAMILIES ($1,500), GENERAL SUPPORT ($750), SPONSORSHIP OF AL EXHIBIT ($11,250), GIFT MEMBERSHIP FOR TODD HARPST AND SHANNON HARRISON-HARPST ($75), FAMILY MEMBERSHIP FOR PAUL SOUZA, KASANDRA SCHRUMPF AND CHILDREN ($75), FUND-A-NEED ($15,000), DONATION IN MEMORY OF SHERRILL BAMBAUER ($1,000), AND OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND SUSTAINABILITY GARDENS - SITE MAINTENANCE 2023 ($1,570,000)

$1,601,240
REDDING CITY OF

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: CITY OF REDDING BLOCK 7 HCD/AHSC FUNDING AND 2023-2027 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS

$1,177,273

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GIVING TUESDAY 2023, OPERATING SUPPORT FOR OCCUPANCY EXPENSES 1335 ARBORETUM DRIVE, SUITE B (2023-2025), OPERATING SUPPORT 2022-2026, AND THE MCCONNELL FUND AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE NORTH STATE 2023

$1,081,163

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND CONSERVATION CAPACITY AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANT MATCH AND GORE RANCH CONSERVATION EASEMENT ASSOCIATED COSTS ($103,291), GORE RANCH CONSERVATION EASEMENT (IN KIND DONATION 25% OF FAIR MARKET VALUE) ($775,000)

$878,291

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: NORTH STATE TOGETHER 2020-2027 AND SHASTA COLLEGE GLOBAL EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM (2023-2029)

$736,000
SHASTA LIVING STREETS

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: BCYCLE BIKESHARE EQUIPMENT, THIRD PARTY PAYEE THE ROEHR AGENCY - SLS BIKE DEPOT INSURANCE, OPERATING SUPPORT, OCCUPANCY-RENT AND UTILITY SUBSIDY AND THIRD PARTY PAYEE LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE - SLS BIKE DEPOT INSURANCE

$586,459

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS 2022-2023 AND 2024-2026

$525,000
NATURAL RESOURCE CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION CENTER - NEPAL (NRCTC)

PURPOSE: PHASE VII: TOGETHER FOR PEACE

$516,500

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: VIVA DOWNTOWN BUTTE STREET REVITALIZATION-RENT & UTILITY SUBSIDY 2023-2025

$264,195

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS TO RESTORE CHINOOK SALMON

$250,000

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PURPOSE: RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PROJECT AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL LAO CITIZENS: PHASE IV

$230,000
MAHILA SHAKTI BIKASH KENDRA NEPAL (MSBKN)

PURPOSE: RURAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: PHASE VII

$208,000
SHASTA LAKE CITY OF

SHASTA LAKE, CA

PURPOSE: BIZZ JOHNSON BALLPARK CONCESSION AND BATHROOM REPLACEMENT PROJECT

$165,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: ACTIVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

$150,000

HAYFORK, CA

PURPOSE: WEAVER BASIN TRAILS - EXPANSION & IMPROVEMENT

$112,500
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHICO

CHICO, CA

PURPOSE: 2017 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($6,853), 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,716), 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($17,940), 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($19,896), 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,512), 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($24,650), AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($32,299), OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES ($300)

$112,166

WASHINGTON, DC

PURPOSE: EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR DEBRIS FLOODS IN NEPAL - PHASE I

$85,000
MANTON PARKS

MANTON, CA

PURPOSE: MANTON SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER

$75,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: 2023 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN ($1,500), KIDS' PLAYGROUND UPGRADE PROJECT ($7,500), THE NEW PLAYGROUND PROJECT ($3,750), GENERAL SUPPORT ($750), BIG BIKE WEEKEND COMMUNITY FUND ($4,021), AND HEALTHY SHASTA PARTNERSHIP 2023-2025 ($60,000)

$72,750
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY HUMBOLDT

ARCATA, CA

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($29,256), 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLAR ($20,620), 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLAR ($21,137)

$71,013
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS

WEST SACRAMENTO, CA

PURPOSE: WINNEMEM WINTU COLLABORATION RESEARCH PROJECT, MARC DADIGAN, DOCTORAL CANDIDATE TEACHING ASSISTANT UC-DAVIS NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES ($9,100), 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($16,599), 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS (13,166), 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($17,111), AND 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,486)

$58,462

SACRAMENTO, CA

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($13,134), 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($19,532), 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500), 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500), AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,758)

$50,424
UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: NORTH STATE EQUITY FUND

$50,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT ($750), ONCOLOGY CENTER ($15,000), CATHERINE MCAULEY CIRCLE MMC REDDING 2022 ($750), HOSPICE PROGRAM IN MEMORY OF MARGARET AND RUDY BALMA ($750), NICU CAMPAIGN ($1,500), CATHERINE MCAULEY CIRCLE ($750), PLEDGE FOR REGIONAL CANCER CENTER PROJECT ($24,000), 2023-2024 CATHERINE MCAULEY CIRCLE ($750)

$44,250
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY

BERKELEY, CA

PURPOSE: 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($30,000) AND 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,253)

$37,253
CABRILLO COLLEGE

APTOS, CA

PURPOSE: 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$26,500

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: ACCELERATING THE REDDING CULTURAL DISTRICT

$25,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: PAYEE: PROJECT BANDALOOP 1601 18TH STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE AT SUNDIAL BRIDGE CELEBRATE 20

$23,750
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

TEMPE, AZ

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,251), 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($15,612)

$22,863
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON

FULLERTON, CA

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($15,000) AND 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500)

$22,500
SHASTA COLLEGE

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: 2014 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($5,000), 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($1,000), 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500), AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($9,000)

$22,500

PORTLAND, OR

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($15,000) AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500)

$22,500

ASHLAND, OR

PURPOSE: 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($17,977) AND 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,500)

$20,477
NEPAL YOUTH FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

PURPOSE: EDUCATING DALIT LAWYERS PROJECT

$20,000
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

STILLWATER, OK

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($11,750) AND 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500)

$19,250

ROHNERT PARK, CA

PURPOSE: 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($6,857), 202 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($7,500), AND 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($4,250)

$18,607
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS

EUREKA, CA

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($5,000) AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($13,500)

$18,500

MERCED, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($10,000) AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($6,391)

$16,391

SANTA BARBARA, CA

PURPOSE: 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,500), 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($5,005), AND 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($8,728)

$16,233

FRESNO, CA

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$16,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FUTURE OF REDDING TRAILS MASTER PLAN

$15,000
CHABOT COLLEGE

HAYWARD, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$14,000
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY SAN LUIS OBISPO

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA

PURPOSE: 2019 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$12,270

LA JOLLA, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($11,654) AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($450)

$12,104

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,500
THE UNYOKE FOUNDATION

PURPOSE: PEACEBUILDERS' UNYOKE RETREAT: II

$10,000

MILWAUKEE, WI

PURPOSE: LABORATORY TESTING OF SAOLA DUNG SAMPLES

$9,800
TRINITY COUNTY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

WEAVERVILLE, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$9,673

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

PURPOSE: 2017 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$8,925
TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA

VALLEJO, CA

PURPOSE: 2017 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$8,842
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SAN DIEGO, CA

PURPOSE: 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$8,500
SHASTA WOMEN'S REFUGE

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$7,583
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500

SEASIDE, CA

PURPOSE: 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500

SAN DIEGO, CA

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

SAN JOSE, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY

STEPHENVILLE, TX

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500

LAS VEGAS, NV

PURPOSE: 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,500
SHASTA SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$7,109
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO

RENO, NV

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$7,000

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT OF HAVEN HUMANE SOCIETY IN APPRECIATION OF CONNIE GRINOLS, MISTY LEE FUND IN MEMORY OF GEOFF GRINOLS ($300), GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS AT HAVEN HUMANE IN MEMORY OF JEFF GRINOLS ($375), DOGGIE DASH SPONSORSHIP ($300), BARK WINE & BREW BEST FRIEND SPONSORSHIP ($938), MISTY LEE FUND IN MEMORY OF GEOFF GRINOLS ($4,500)

$6,713
SHASTA TRINITY TEHAMA HIV FOOD BANK

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$6,106
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ

SANTA CRUZ, CA

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($3,738) AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,332)

$6,070

RENO, NV

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$5,856

WEED, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$5,689
ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE DBA EMPOWER TEHAMA

RED BLUFF, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$5,580

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$5,385

ANDERSON, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$5,251
BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE

BOSTON, MA

PURPOSE: 2021 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$5,000
OREGON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

KLAMATH FALLS, OR

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$5,000
SHASTA VALLEY CEMETERY DISTRICT

YREKA, CA

PURPOSE: EVERGREEN CEMETERY GENERAL SUPPORT

$5,000

BURNEY, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$5,000

ASHLAND, OR

PURPOSE: OPERATING SUPPORT (MATCH TO 2022 ACHS TO JPR FOUNDATION) [$1,575}, OPERATING SUPPORT (MATCH TO 2021 ACH DRAWS) [$675], GENERAL FUNDS (MATCH TO DONATIONS MADE IN 2022) [$1,800], AND GENERAL SUPPORT OF CASCADE THEATRE IN APPRECIATION OF CHINA ROSE MORRISON ($200)

$4,625

MARSHALL, MO

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$4,268
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY POMONA

POMONA, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,750

NORTHRIDGE, CA

PURPOSE: 2020 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,750
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

HANOVER, NH

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,750

TACOMA, WA

PURPOSE: 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,750
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

EUGENE, OR

PURPOSE: 2018 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,417

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: SPONSORSHIP OF THE PLAY "THE TEMPEST"

$3,000

OROVILLE, CA

PURPOSE: 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$3,000
SOUTH SISKIYOU SWIM

MOUNT SHASTA, CA

PURPOSE: SOUTH SISKIYOU SWIM TEAM

$3,000

EVANSTON, IL

PURPOSE: ANNUAL FUND - SHARE ($75), POLIO PLUS ($600), PAUL HARRIS FELLOW ($750), ANNUAL FUND - SHARE ($750)

$2,850

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: LEE'S PAUL HARRIS FELLOW ($300), ROTARY ENDOWMENT ($600), $200 CLUB; $200 POLIO; $1,000 PAUL HARRIS; $1,000 JASON SALTER'S PAUL HARRIS

$2,700
LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LAKE TAHOE, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$2,500

LOS ANGELES, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($167), AND 2023 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS ($2,000)

$2,167

WEED, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$2,000
ACORN COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES

MONTGOMERY CREEK, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL FUNDS (MATCH TO DONATIONS MADE IN 2022)

$1,801

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL FUNDS (MATCH TO DONATIONS MADE IN 2022)

$1,800
PISTOLS RESCUE RANCH

MODESTO, CA

PURPOSE: AS FOUNDER/DIRECTOR SEES FIT FOR HER RESCUE SHELTER

$1,500

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: OPERATING SUPPORT ($750), GIVING TUESDAY 2023 ($750)

$1,500
THE SALVATION ARMY

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: PROJECT STAY IN YOUR HOME

$1,500
NORCAL OUTREACH

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: FOOD DONATIONS

$1,417
NORCAL OUTREACH PROJECT

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: UNDERWRITING AND GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,125
OPEN COLLECTIVE FOUNDATION

COVINA, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$1,125
IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE

IRVINE, CA

PURPOSE: 2022 MCCONNELL SCHOLARS

$1,000
BELLA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BELLA VISTA, CA

PURPOSE: IN-KIND DONATION OF IRRIGATION AND SOIL THE BELLA VISTA ELEMENTARY GARDEN CLUB

$874

OAKLAND, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$750
FRIENDS OF SACRAMENTO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

WILLOWS, CA

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$750
INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT NEWS

REDDING, CA

PURPOSE: SHASTA SCOUT

$750