Shasta Regional Community Foundation

What Shasta Regional Community Foundation does

Shasta Regional Community Foundation, operating under the trade name Community Foundation of the North State, is a 501(c)(3) grantmaking public charity founded in 2000 and headquartered in Redding, California (EIN 68-0242276). The foundation serves the North State region of Northern California — specifically Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and Modoc counties — connecting philanthropic donors with charitable causes through fund management, competitive grantmaking, and scholarship administration. Its core service offerings include a Grant Portal for 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies, a Universal Scholarship Application system for students, and a secure Fund Advisor Portal for existing fund holders, complemented by named endowed funds such as the McConnell Fund, Burney Regional Community Fund, Redding Rancheria Community Fund, Animal Welfare Endowment, Community Arts Endowment, and Women's Fund.

The organization operates a managed-services revenue model, generating income through management fees and investment returns on donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and field-of-interest endowments under its stewardship. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer across three primary stakeholder segments: individual donors (charitable giving, legacy planning, donor-advised funds), professional advisors (client charitable-giving strategy resources), and regional 501(c)(3) nonprofits plus students (grant and scholarship access). The foundation coordinates the annual North State Giving Tuesday event across the five-county region, which raised $1,454,629 in 14 hours in 2025, and conducts seasonal grantmaking cycles (e.g., the McConnell Fund's spring 2025 awards of $777,822 to 34 nonprofits).

As of 2025, the foundation is commemorating its 25th anniversary, marked by the launch of the Shasta County Fund with $25,000 in initial distributions. It operates with a small staff of 1-10 employees and is governed by a Board of Directors, with no parent company, no private equity or venture capital ownership, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Marketing channels are concentrated in organic social (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletters, regional press releases, and the annual North State Giving Tuesday event. The foundation's strategic anchor partnerships include Pattern Energy Group LP (2007 founding gift for the Burney Regional Community Fund) and the federally recognized Redding Rancheria Tribe (Redding Rancheria Community Fund).

Name

Shasta Regional Community Foundation

Legal name

Shasta Regional Community Foundation

Website

https://cfnorthstate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shasta Regional Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) grantmaking public charity that connects donors with charitable causes in California's North State region (Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and Modoc counties) through fund management, competitive grants, and scholarships.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Grantmaking Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Charitable giving
• Grantmaking services
• Donor-advised funds
• Scholarship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Redding

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Fund Management: Manages donor-advised funds, scholarship funds, and endowment funds. Revenue generated through management fees and investment returns on endowed funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shasta Regional Community Foundation is a grantmaking public charity that manages donor-advised funds, endowed funds, and scholarship funds for individuals, families, and professional advisors across the North State region. It awards competitive grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies, distributes scholarships to students, and convenes the annual North State Giving Tuesday regional giving event across Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and Modoc counties.

Product overview

The Community Foundation of the North State is a grantmaking public charity that operates as a single unified service offering. The organization connects philanthropic donors with community causes through fund management services, competitive grant programs, and scholarship opportunities. Their core offerings include the Grant Portal for nonprofit funding applications, a Universal Scholarship Application system for students, and various endowed community funds (such as the McConnell Fund, Burney Regional Community Fund, Redding Rancheria Community Fund, Animal Welfare Endowment, Community Arts Endowment, and Women's Fund). The organization serves Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, and Modoc counties in Northern California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donor-Advised Funds Charitable giving accounts that allow individual donors, families, and professional advisors to contribute assets, receive tax benefits, and recommend grants to nonprofits over time, managed by the foundation on behalf of the donor.
• Competitive Grant Programs Competitive grant cycles (McConnell Fund, Burney Regional Community Fund, Redding Rancheria Community Fund, Animal Welfare Endowment, Community Arts Endowment, Women's Fund) awarded to 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies serving the North State region.
• Scholarship Programs Multiple named scholarship funds awarded to students in the North State region, accessible through a single Universal Scholarship Application that matches students to multiple scholarship opportunities.
• North State Giving Tuesday Annual community giving event coordinated by the foundation that aggregates donations for approximately 180 local nonprofits across five North State counties through a single online giving platform.
• Fund Advisor Portal Secure online portal for existing fund holders and professional advisors to manage charitable accounts, review balances, and submit grant recommendations to nonprofits.
• Online Grant Portal Online application portal through which 501(c)(3) nonprofits and public agencies in the North State region submit competitive grant applications for foundation funding.
• Universal Scholarship Application Single online application that matches North State students to multiple scholarship opportunities offered by the foundation and its scholarship funds.
• Shasta County Fund New community fund introduced in 2025 to commemorate the foundation's 25th anniversary, distributing an initial $25,000 to area nonprofits in Shasta County.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1,454,629 raised in 14 hours for North State Giving Tuesday 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Redding RancheriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRedding Rancheria is a federally recognized Tribe whose members are of the Pit River, Yana and Wintu descent. They operate tribal administration offices, health centers, headstart programs, and casino operations. The Redding Rancheria Community Fund supports cultural, historic, and educational causes in surrounding communities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: Among the largest community foundations in the U.S., administering multi-billion-dollar AUM with donor-advised funds and regional grantmaking. Comparable in service categories (DAFs, scholarships, regional grants), but operates at vastly larger scale and in a wealthier metro geography.
• Fidelity Charitable: Largest national donor-advised fund sponsor, integrated with Fidelity's investment platform and offering broad investment options. Comparable in DAF and grantmaking capabilities, and represents the most significant competitive alternative for donors evaluating where to place charitable assets.
• National Philanthropic Trust: National sponsor of donor-advised funds providing DAF administration, grantmaking support, and philanthropic advisory services. Comparable in fund-administration and grant-distribution capabilities, but operates nationally with substantially greater scale and technology investment.
• Schwab Charitable Fund: One of the largest national donor-advised fund sponsors, integrated with Schwab's brokerage platform and serving donors across the U.S. Directly competes for donor-advised fund dollars that could otherwise flow to regional community foundations like Shasta Regional.
• The San Diego Foundation: One of California's largest community foundations with comprehensive grantmaking, scholarship, and donor services. Comparable mission and offerings, but operates at materially larger scale and broader geographic scope than the Shasta Regional Community Foundation.

Direct peers

• Sacramento Region Community Foundation: Community foundation serving the greater Sacramento region with comparable grantmaking, donor-advised funds, and scholarship offerings. Directly comparable in mission and structure to Shasta Regional, though operating in a larger, more urban-adjacent Northern California geography.
• Sierra Health Foundation: California-based foundation operating in Northern and Central California with grantmaking and capacity-building programs for community organizations. Comparable in regional focus and nonprofit funding model, though with a narrower health-focused programmatic lens.
• The Oregon Community Foundation: Statewide community foundation administering donor-advised funds, scholarship programs, and competitive grant cycles. Highly comparable in operating model to Shasta Regional, though operating at significantly larger scale across Oregon.
• Humboldt Area Foundation: Rural Northern California community foundation serving Humboldt County with similar grantmaking, scholarship, and donor-advised fund programs. Highly comparable given overlapping geography, similar rural demographic profile, and analogous fund structures.
• North Valley Community Foundation: California-based community foundation with overlapping Northern California service territory and similar grant administration model. Comparable in mission to mobilize regional philanthropy, though somewhat larger in geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTSimqWQeQZTmv5mwhCmYcQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/cfnorthstate
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfnorthstate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-foundation-of-the-north-state

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