2025 Grant guidelines

The City of Sacramento Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission invites you to apply for grants from the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds.

To be considered, applications must be received via the web form no later than: 4:00pm on Friday, September 27, 2024.

2025 Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission Guidelines

2025 Annual Funding Priorities for the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission

The purpose of the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund is to assist the destitute men, women, and children of the City of Sacramento.

History

The Ann Land Memorial Fund was established in 1914 with a bequest of $200,000 to the City by former Mayor William Land as a memorial to his mother, Ann Land. In 1952, Bertha Henschel bequeathed $275,000 to the City to establish a fund in her name. Additional contributions to these funds have been made by Emma Hotfilter, Annie Zacariah, and Warren Reed. Each year, interest earnings on these bequests and contributions may be distributed to non-profit organizations. The Sacramento City Council appoints community members to the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Funds Commission to review grant applications and award grants to qualified non-profit organizations.

Dates and deadlines

  • Deadline for Submitting Applications: Completed applications must be received via the web form no later than 4:00pm on Friday, September 27, 2024. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted or considered. Early submissions are encouraged.
  • Mandatory Funding Meeting: The Commission will hold its annual funding meeting in person at 10am on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 in the Council Chambers in New City Hall, 915 I Street.

Applicants are required to attend; failure to attend the meeting will result in disqualification even if an organization has been previously funded. Due to the number of grant requests, the commissioners will not be requesting a presentation from each applicant, but the grant applicants must have a representative present to answer any questions that might arise during discussion of their application.

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