Nurturing Our Community

Nurturing the well-being of the Eden Area community – Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Hayward, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo – is what we do. Our partnership with local nonprofits – such as the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition, Habitat for Humanity and Spectrum Community Services –have helped provide shelter, safety, and food to children, women, and men who need this assistance in our area.

We do it because we believe in this community – its present and its future – and we want to help even more by providing grants to local 501(C)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations for qualifying local outreach activities.

We’ve awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to almost $30,000 to over 30 organizations since 2003.

In 2021, we created and funded the Eden Area Scholarship Program to provide financial support to college students who reside in the Eden Area. Since that time, through the generosity of local donors, we have given scholarships totaling almost $100,000 to 49 students, which affirmed our decision to continue our focus on college scholarships for grant year 2024. Regular granting to nonprofit organizations may resume in grant year 2025.

Whether or not you are a resident or organization located in the Eden Area, you can join us in our mission to nurture and energize our community. Check out our How To Donate page for details!