February Community Link
Dear friends,

At Napa Valley Community Foundation, one of our most important jobs is stewarding the charitable legacies of others, from broad fields of interest (like children's health, or seniors, or animal welfare) to scholarships for local students. 

Today, we’re proud to announce the most recent grants made possible by the generous bequest of a local donor. David and Jane Gotelli were Napa residents who cared deeply about animals and saved carefully in their lifetimes to ensure that their vision of supporting small animal welfare in our community would be carried out in perpetuity. 

We invite you to read the Napa Valley Register article, or our press release below to learn about the seven hardworking animal welfare organizations that received the first round of grants from The David and Jane Gotelli Fund, and how they’ll use this year’s funding to support more than 10,000 small animals and their people.

If you’d like to learn more about the grant application process for The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund, please contact me at  julia@napavalleycf.org or 707.254.9565, ext. 11.

If you'd like to learn more about starting your own Legacy Fund, please contact Sarah Lehman, Vice President of Development at 707.254.9565 ext. 13 or sarah@napavalleycf.org.

We are grateful to work side-by-side with local donors and nonprofits to address the important needs that lie beneath the surface of this beautiful place we call home. 

Julia DeNatale
Vice President of Community Impact
Napa Valley Community Foundation
NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 
ANNOUNCES $115,000 IN FUNDING FOR NAPA COUNTY ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS; A CHORUS OF MEOWS AND WOOFS ENSUES


Thursday, February 6, 2020, Napa, CA – Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) announced today the first round of grants from The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund, which was created through a generous bequest from the late David and Jane Gotelli to support small animals in Napa Valley.

“David and Jane Gotelli knew that establishing an endowed Fund with Napa Valley Community Foundation would allow them to provide ongoing care for small animals in Napa County,” said Terence Mulligan, NVCF President. “We are honored that they’ve entrusted us to carry out their charitable legacy in perpetuity, and we take very seriously our job to carefully support the health, welfare and humane treatment of small animals, now and in the future.” 

Grants for 2020 have been made to seven nonprofit organizations and public agencies whose missions are to improve or sustain the welfare of small animals throughout Napa County, including: Friends of Napa County Animal Shelter; Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch; Humane Society of Napa County & SPCA Inc. (aka Napa Humane); Napa County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center; We Care Animal Rescue; Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County; and Wine Country Animal Lovers. In total, the $115,000 in grants will provide programs -- like rescue and adoption, medical care and spay/neuter -- to benefit more than 10,000 small animals and their people.

“Napa Humane is extremely grateful for the very generous grant from The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund,” said Wendi Piscia, Executive Director of Napa Humane. “The money will go toward low cost spay/neuter, humane education and pet wellness: programs that are vital to decreasing pet overpopulation and enhancing the welfare of companion animals in our community. The most exciting thing about the Gotelli Family Fund is that it will truly have a lasting impact on Napa County’s animals by granting funds to several nonprofits to meet our community’s most pressing needs in animal welfare.”

The next round of grants will be made from the Fund in early 2021 to qualified nonprofits and public agencies that seek to improve or sustain the welfare of small companion animals throughout Napa County. 

For more information on the request for proposal/grant application process for The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund, contact NVCF Vice President of Community Impact, Julia DeNatale at  julia@napavalleycf.org or 707.254.9565, ext. 11. For information about legacy giving through a will or trust to support your own charitable goals, contact NVCF Vice President for Development, Sarah Lehman at sarah@napavalleycf.org or 707.254.9565,
ext. 13

About Napa Valley Community Foundation
Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) works side-by-side with local donors and nonprofits to tackle the most important challenges our Valley faces. Now celebrating 25 years of service to the community, the foundation has distributed more than $50 million in grants to improve the quality of life for residents of the region, and currently serves as the philanthropic partner to thousands of individuals, families, nonprofit agencies and corporations in Napa Valley and beyond.