Grants and Awards

The Walnut Creek Civic Pride Foundation is pleased to announce the award of 10 grants -- totaling nearly $10,000 -- to Walnut Creek organizations that help to preserve and enhance the quality of life in the community. Over the past four years, the Foundation has awarded  Community Grants for programs and projects focused on gardens, health, the arts, the environment and education. Learn more about the 2019 grant recipients . . .

 

The Community Grants program continues the Foundation's commitment to the community. Since its founding in 1992, the group has awarded more than $650,000 in community grants to Walnut Creek organizations and programs. The Foundation also helped to fund the Walnut Creek Skate Park and college scholarships for local graduating high school students.

 

How to Become a Community Grant Sponsor or Donor: The Foundation invites the business community and philanthropic community members to become a member of the Civic Pride Sponsor Circle or to make an individual donation. If you would like to contribute to the Community Grant program, you may make a tax-deductible donation by credit card through this website or by sending a check, payable to WCCPF, to P.O. Box 31156, Walnut Creek 94598. Donate now!

Grant Recipients since 1992

  

Since 1992, the Foundation has successfully raised and disbursed more than $650,000 to Walnut Creek organizations and programs.

 

Grant recipients have included:

• Assistance League of Diablo Valley, Operation School Bell

• Buena Vista Elementary School (Lemos Juntos)

• California Symphony (music in the schools program)

• Center for Human Development: PEP

• Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

• The Creek: Middle School Youth Center

• Diabetic Youth Foundation

• Diablo Ballet (school program)

• Family Stress Center

• Foothill Middle School, Homework Club

• Gardens at Heather Farm (youth education programs)

• Lindsay Wildlife Museum (youth education programs)

• Northgate High School Parent Action Team (crisis counselors)

• Walnut Creek Aquanuts

• Walnut Creek Education Foundation

• Walnut Creek Little League, Challenger Division

Walnut Creek Skate Park

 

Through the leadership of Foundation Director June Kirske, the Foundation raised $30,000 in private funds for the building of
Walnut Creek's Skate Park at Heather Farm Park. The Skate Park opened in 2006.

 

College Scholarship Program

 

In past years, the Foundation also helped to make it financially feasible for Walnut Creek students to attend college, awarding more than $25,000 in scholarships to exemplary high school seniors.

 

Pictured at left are the 2006 Scholarship Recipients (left to right): Katherine Soe, Tania Chen, Hannah Poursartip, and Tym Blanchard.