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
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.
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.
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.
Click here to read more about the Harold Bray Statue and Monument
It Starts with the Heart Community Event – May 20, 2023, from 5pm to 10:30pm at the Benicia Clock Tower
Benicia Community Foundation, Inc. will host the 1st Annual IT STARTS WITH THE HEART Community Event, May 20, 2023, from 5pm to 10:30pm at the Benicia Clock Tower. This major fundraiser is a fun-filled dinner and dancing event. The proceeds from this event will be used for programs that support our local community. We are seeking event sponsors and donations from our community allies for this important community event.
Read More about the Event Here
Honoring our active Military from Benicia
The Benicia Community Foundation/ Benicians Adopting Benicia in conjunction with the City of Benicia would like to honor our active Military from Benicia. We will be putting up banners on the light post up and down First Street (and possibly also on Military) with the...