Sacramento Region Community Foundation

10/23/2026

Did you know that when you move from one state to another, it's advised to revisit your estate plans?

State laws differ on inheritance, estate taxes, and asset protection. If you've moved recently and haven't taken stock of your estate planning documents in a while, be sure to contact a professional advisor licensed in your state to navigate any significant differences in laws between your previous state of residence and your current one.

Your planned giving doesn’t have to be complicated. If you establish a Legacy Fund with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, you will be able to name and change your charitable beneficiaries at no cost throughout your lifetime, no matter where you reside.

10/22/2026

When two people wed, they don't just marry one another—in most cases, they also merge their assets. While this is one of many things to celebrate in a wedding, it is also something that requires a lot of planning. Whether you work with an attorney or do it yourself, each party will need to review their estate planning documents when entering a marriage.

The Foundation can help you explore ways to bring your philanthropic priorities together. Meet a happy couple who did just that on our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/when-love-giving-grow-together/

10/21/2026

Have you heard of the five Ds of Estate Planning? This , our Director of Legacy Giving, Rebekah, goes over each of them and how you can focus on them to create a lasting giving legacy and plan ahead for yourself and loved ones.⁠
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Established by Congress in 2008, this week focuses on estate planning through wills, trusts, and other vehicles. We’ll use the five Ds—Death, Disability, Divorce, Distance, and Descendants—to guide our planned giving posts this week. Follow along at home or visit our website to connect with our Director of Legacy Giving, Rebekah Rabiroff.

10/20/2026

Dealing with life-altering medical diagnoses, serious illness, and the onset of disabilities can be very overwhelming for you and your loved ones. Unfortunately, it can happen to anyone at any time, through injury, during and after illness, and with age.

That's why it's important to review your estate plan; you can ensure that the assets you may need for care will be available for you and the ones you love. You can make plans for long-term care, anticipate what it might be like to live on a fixed income, and make adjustments from there.

A Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) or Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) can help add to your fixed income for the rest of your lifetime while offering potential tax benefits now. Learn more on our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/split-interest-charitable-gifts/

10/20/2026

We’re proud to celebrate 10 local nonprofits creating meaningful opportunities for youth and families in Del Paso Heights and North Sacramento. Through the Neighborhood Fund, the Foundation recently awarded $159,400 to organizations supporting education, wellness, basic needs, arts, leadership development, and more.

This year’s grantees include Armstead Academic Project, Native Youth Forward, TruKidz, Girls on the Run Greater Sacramento, Broad Room Creative Collective, Bright Braille Inc., and more. Since 2021, the Neighborhood Fund has awarded $361,600 to nonprofits helping these communities thrive.

Learn more on our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/grants-support-youth-and-families-in-del-paso-heights-and-north-sacramento/

📸 Pictured here: Broad Room Creative Collective

10/19/2026

After the loss of two immediate family members in a short period of time, Michele McCormick felt empowered to review her estate plan. She understood how complicated the process could be if one's wishes weren't documented, and wanted to make sure her loved ones wouldn't have to go through the same.

Michele's estate plan review included her health care plan, her assets, and her philanthropic wishes. Ultimately, Michele chose to work with the Foundation to establish a Legacy Fund. It cost her nothing to set up and gives her the flexibility to support multiple nonprofits and change and update the list throughout her lifetime. Read more on our website: https://www.sacregcf.org/learning-from-loss/

10/15/2026

Curious about ways to engage your nonprofit with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation? Join us for a 30-minute session with our Philanthropy and Impact teams. We'll walk you through our programs and how you can get involved, and we'll have time to answer any questions you have.

Register for our Nonprofit 101 session on Wednesday, October 21, via Zoom by registering here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PpBwV8lOQNGZPG-RtTzKEw #/registration

10/14/2026

Members of our Finance Team recently attended the annual Finance, Administration & Operations Group (FAOG) conference, a national network built by and for community foundation professionals. While there, they attended education sessions spanning an array of topics, including cybersecurity, ACH processes, finance and operations, investments, and HR and leadership, and more. Plus, they got to meet Jake, one of the dogs of the Foundant team!

10/13/2026

We’re hiring! Our Impact team is growing, and we’re looking for a Community Impact Manager to join us.

Our Community Impact Manager will manage program implementation, contribute to program strategy and design, and develop deep relationships with community partners and stakeholders. The Community Impact Manager also serves as a key liaison to the Philanthropy & Communications department, supporting grant development and identifying funding partnership opportunities.

If you're a skilled, mission-driven professional ready to make a difference in our region, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more and apply here: https://sacregcf.discovered.ai/

10/12/2026

Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day — and while we celebrate Indigenous communities across our nation, we acknowledge that the Sacramento area was and still is the Tribal land of the Nisenan people.

Sacramento was a gathering place for many local Tribes who have lived throughout the Central Valley and the Foothills for generations and were the original stewards of this land. We would like to acknowledge the Southern Maidu people to the North, the Valley, and Plains; Miwok/Me-Wuk Peoples to the South of the American River; and the Patwin Wintun Peoples to the West of the Sacramento River. We would also like to honor the Wilton Rancheria, the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County.

The Sacramento Region Community Foundation acknowledges its location on the tribal lands of Sacramento’s Indigenous people. To find what ancestral Native American land you currently reside on, visit this website: https://native-land.ca/.

Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.