Grants & Sponsorships
Since its formation in 1946, Healthy Petaluma has invested in programs, services, and organizations that improve the health and well-being of our residents.
Healthy Petaluma is uniquely positioned to understand the health priorities of southern Sonoma County. We’re committed to allocating funds to support our community’s greatest health needs.
In March of 2025, Healthy Petaluma announced its newest cycle of grantmaking: the Spring 2025 General Operating Support Grant Program. The General Operating Support Grant Program supports the overall health, sustainability, and capacity of nonprofits and organizations with an equivalent tax-exempt status serving the Healthy Petaluma community. By providing unrestricted funding, we aim to strengthen organizations’ operations, help them adapt to challenges, and enhance their impact on community health and well-being.
To apply to the Spring 2025 General Operating Support Grant Program please click here.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Spring 2025 General Operating Support Grant Program, please click here to read our FAQ section.
If you would like to download a pdf of the application so that you can review it conveniently offline, please click here to download the file. Please note that all applications must be submitted online; we will not accept emailed or mailed applications outside of the online portal.
Healthy Petaluma hosted an optional information session on March 13, 2025. To view the recording of the session that provided an overview of the grant program as well as answers to questions that had been asked, click here. Answers to the questions asked, have additionally been incorporated into the FAQ.
For more information about the grant program, contact Matthew Ingram, Director of Community Impact at mingram@healthypetaluma.org or Ben Spierings, Manager of Community Health Programs at bspierings@healthypetaluma.org. We welcome prospective applicants to reach out with any questions about the application or process. However, staff will not be able to assist organizations in preparing their grant application or advising on application competitiveness.
2024 Youth and young Adult Wellbeing Grant recipients
During the fall of 2024, the Healthy Petaluma Foundation announced the Youth and Young Adult Wellbeing Grant Program to support the emotional, mental, and physical health of the youth in our community.
Healthy Petaluma is proud to share that we will be awarding $500,000 in funding to 11 organizations serving southern Sonoma County!
Friends of the Petaluma River
Petaluma People Services Center
Thomas Page Academy
On the Margins, Inc.
Cinnabar Arts Corporation
LIME Foundation
Café Puente
Pediatric Dental Initiative of the North Coast, Inc.
Petaluma River Park Foundation
Technology High School
Kid Scoop News
Questions?
For more information about sponsorship and grants, contact Matthew Ingram, Director of Community Impact at mingram@healthypetaluma.org or Ben Spierings, Manager of Community Health Programs at bspierings@healthypetaluma.org.
For more information on our 2023 grantmaking cycle, please click here.
“We now have people who are getting the support they need to change their lives. And we see benefits to the entire community. This wouldn’t have happened without the Health Care District’s support and leadership.”
- Robin Phoenix, COTS’ Shelter Services Manager
“We now have people who are getting the support they need to change their lives. And we see benefits to the entire community. This wouldn’t have happened without the Health Care District’s support and leadership.”
- Robin Phoenix, COTS’ Shelter Services Manager
Diana - Petaluma Resident
Sponsorships
Each year, we invest into the community through sponsorships to local nonprofits, schools, and social service providers who are working to improve the health of our community.
“We now have people who are getting the support they need to change their lives. And we see benefits to the entire community. This wouldn’t have happened without the Health Care District’s support and leadership.”
2023 GOS Grant RECIPIENTS
We’re pleased to have honored these community partners for everything they do to serve our community.
Buckelew Programs
Child Parent Institute
Committee on the Shelterless (COTS)
Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County
Emergency Prep Help
Grant Elementary School PTA
HomeFirst
Kids Scoop News
Latino Service Providers
North Bay Children’s Center
Pediatric Dental Initiative
Petaluma Blacks for Community Development
Petaluma Health Center
Petaluma People Services Center
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Sonoma County Alano Club
SOS Community Counseling
Village Network of Petaluma
