Humboldt Area Foundation was established in 1972 by Vera Vietor with the donation of $2.4 million and her home in Bayside, CA.

Over the years we have distributed over $70 million in grants and scholarships while growing to over $107 million in assets. Vera’s vision and generosity has inspired more than 1,000 North Coast community members to enrich the quality of education, health, the arts, the environment, animal welfare and many other causes in our region.

Humboldt Area Foundation is the community foundation of and for the citizens of the Humboldt, Trinity and Wild Rivers regions. We promote and encourage generosity, leadership and inclusion to strengthen our communities. We're committed to the following five strategic goals to accomplish by 2020:

Our Strategic Goals

• Transforming Our Communities' Abilities to Solve Problems and Address Root Causes - We are cultivating skilled leaders and supporting community initiatives that create long-term solutions. We support healing and improving health outcomes in Native communities and beyond.
• Strengthening Community Capacity- We prioritize grants that respond to immediate and long-term community needs. We work to strengthen our nonprofit partners, to increase access to post-secondary education, and to serve as a catalyst and connector for economic development.
• Building and Leveraging Funds and Partnerships- We are expanding our offerings to better support the objectives of donors and to educate our community on the long-term impacts of giving. We partner with other funders and supporting organizations to increase our impact.
• Strengthening Internal Infrastructure- We are continuously improving our operations to best serve our community. We are dedicated to teamwork, transparency and best practices.
• Sustainable Strategy and Accountability - We model professional excellence in everything we do. We listen, engage, and respond with cultural awareness and evaluate our impact to better serve our communities.