Benicia Community Foundation, Inc.

The Benicia Community Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to proactively improving the lives of Benicians while supporting our community by strengthening the City’s economic vitality, enhancing beautification, and building community camaraderie.

About Us

About Us

The Benicia Community Foundation is dedicated to proactively improving the lives of Benicians while supporting our community by strengthening the City’s economic vitality, enhancing beautification, and building community camaraderie.

Benicia Dog Festival 2022

Supporting Benicia

We make grants to nonprofit organizations and private parties that are doing essential work within the community, including health and human services, youth and families, arts and culture, education, and for civic, environmental, and economic growth.

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We are so grateful for those generous donors who invest in the Benicia Community Foundation to help our local community and residents. Our Sponsors and Donors funding enabled us to use their donations toward making a difference here in Benicia.

Playground of Dreams

    VOLUNTEERS PULL TOGETHER TO RESTORE HISTORIC PLAYGROUND Fans of Benicia’s Playground of Dreams in City Park are signing up to help restore the beloved facility at volunteer workdays planned September 15th and 16th. “No construction skills are required –...

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Harold Bray Bronze Statue and Monument – Open to the Public: The Harold Bray Statue Unveiling July 7th, 2023, at 6PM at the Commandants Quarters in front of the Clock Tower

The Benicia Community Foundation, Inc. is working with the City of Benicia, Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall, and Solano County to design and place a bronze statue paying tribute to our hometown hero Harold Bray, retired Benicia Police Officer, and the lone living survivor of the legendary USS Indianapolis that its last mission to help end WWII. This life-sized bronze statue will stand nearly seven feet tall, affixed to a pedestal, surrounded by several bronze sponsorship legacy plaques, personalized engraved bricks, concrete benches, and a storyboard displaying the history of Harold Bray and the USS Indianapolis. The Benicia Community Foundation projects are supported by generous sponsorships from residents, groups, organizations, and businesses. We sincerely appreciate your support.
 

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