Thank you for your interest in Speedway Children's Charities Sonoma, the charitable arm of Sonoma Raceway. Through our various events and activities, we strive to raise funds and provide grants to nonprofit children's organizations throughout Sonoma County. In 2023, SCC Sonoma distributed $230,000 raised throughout the year to 40 local, youth-based non-profits providing a variety of services. Those organizations included: 10,000 Degrees, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Committee on the Shelterless (COTS), Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County, Conservation Corps North Bay, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Sonoma County, Inc., Chop's Teen Club, Fence at the Top Inc., Food for Thought, Forget Me Not Children's Services, Friends in Sonoma Helping, Hanna Boys Center, Hope Counseling Services, Social Advocates for Youth, Jewish Community Free Clinic, Magnolia Project, Our Village Closet, Pediatric Dental Initiative, Petaluma People Services Center, Petaluma Policing Foundation, Polly Klass Foundation, Power to Soar Foundation, Presbyterian Church of the Roses, Redwood Empire Food Bank, River to Coast Children's Services, Side by Side, Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma Family Meal, Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS), Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, The LIME Foundation, The Living Room Life Center, The Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation, Verity - Compassion. Safety. Support, Waves of Compassion Foundation, West County Community Services, YWCA Sonoma County
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for funding from the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities if you are an existing 501(c)(3) non-profit charity whose primary focus is children in Sonoma County. Priority consideration will be given to organizations providing critical services (food, shelter, safety). All applications will receive consideration and all eligible organizations are encouraged to apply.
2024 Grant Cycle
Our 2024 grant cycle is open, and we are currently accepting applications through midnight on August 1, 2024. Please see the links below for the application form.
If you have any questions regarding the grant application process, please contact chapter director Courtney Kiser at [email protected].
Earl Broderick "Building Futures" Grant
NEW FOR 2024 - Speedway Children's Charities Sonoma is proud to announce a new grant, in tribute to the late Earl Broderick of Broderick Engineering (Sonoma, CA). The Earl Broderick "Building Futures" Grant will award an annual grant of $20,000 to (1) Sonoma County youth-based 501(c)(3) non-profit with a focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) education and/or a program designed to support and guide youth to achieve a career in a STEAM-related field.
In order to qualify, the program must already be funded and in effect. Proposals for potential programs will not be considered, although the grant can support additional needs/opportunities for an existing program.
Organizations can apply for both an SCC Sonoma general grant and the Earl Broderick "Building Futures" Grant in the same calendar year.
The Earl Broderick "Building Futures" Grant application cycle is currently open through midnight on August 1, 2024.
For questions and more information, contact Courtney Kiser at [email protected].