ANNIE B's NOTICE: You can make donations through the Annie B's Community Drive from August 1 - September 30. Participating nonprofits WILL NOT be listed online after Sept. 30th unless they are year round clients of NVCF.

The Arts

These funds benefit organizations that offer a wide variety of programs devoted to all aspects of the arts.

• Arts for All ( Info

  • Field of Service: The Arts
  • Mission Statement: Arts for All is a parent and community booster group created to support Visual and Performing Arts for a greater good in Chico Unified School District schools. We support all of the arts in CUSD, its students, its teachers, its programs, through fundraising and raising awareness of the vital importance of an education that includes the arts.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: Your tax-deductible gift provides financial support directly to fund Visual and Performing Arts programs, supplies and resources, as well as special grants for enhancement projects proposed by teachers of Visual and Performing Arts at all CSUD schools.

  :: Contact

  • Pennie Baxter or Kimberly Kurnizki
  • Phone: 891-3026. 331 or 530-228-2458
  • Email: pbaxter _at_ mail _dot_ chicousd _dot_ org or kurnizki _at_ sbcglobal _dot_ net
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 8, Chico CA 95973

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• Chico Art Center ( Info

  • Field of Service: Arts
  • Mission Statement: To promote and increase the community's awareness of the visual arts. www.chicoartcenter.com
  • Expected Use Of Funds: Expand scholarships for children and classes.

  :: Contact

  • Erin Wells
  • Phone: 895-8726
  • Email: chicoartcenter _at_ att _dot_ net
  • Address: 450 Orange St, Suite 6, Chico, CA 95928

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• Chico Beard Collective ( Info

  • Field of Service: To promote and support music in our schools.
  • Mission Statement: To promote and support music in our schools.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: None.

  :: Contact

  • Jeremy Votava
  • Phone: (530) 891-1150
  • Email: nvcf _at_ nvcf _dot_ org
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 8 Chico Ca 95973

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• Chico Community Labyrinth Project ( Info

  • Field of Service: Community Services
  • Mission Statement: To establish a centrally located, permanent community labyrinth in Chico at Children's Park. The Labyrinth will benefit the community by providing an activity that people of all ages and abilities can experience. Labyrinths have been shown to be a healthy way to reduce stress, promote well-being, and create community. www.chiclabyrinth09.blogspot.com/
  • Expected Use Of Funds: To build a permanent labyrinth

  :: Contact

  • Marilyn Jennings
  • Phone: 345-6087
  • Email: whitelotuscenter _at_ sbcglobal _dot_ net
  • Address: PO Box 5613 Chico, CA 95927

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• CHSF - Roger Williams Theatre Endowment Fund ( Info

  • Field of Service: None.
  • Mission Statement: None.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: None.

  :: Contact

  • Alexa Valavanis
  • Phone: (530) 891-1150
  • Email: nvcf _at_ nvcf _dot_ org
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 8, Chico CA 95973

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• Community Connections Foundation ( Info

  • Field of Service: Social Services
  • Mission Statement: To inspire and enrich those in need in Northern California
  • Expected Use Of Funds: Filled backpacks for CPS

  :: Contact

  • Diane Knight
  • Phone: 891-1150
  • Email: nvcf _at_ nvcf _dot_ org
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Rd. Ste. 8 Chico Ca 95973

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• Matt Hogan Memorial Fund ( Info

  • Field of Service: Older Adults
  • Mission Statement: To provide financial support to nonprofit organizations providing music to older adults.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: None.

  :: Contact

  • Mary Johnston
  • Phone: 894-7140
  • Email: mjjohnston5150 _at_ sbcglobal _dot_ net
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Rd, Chico CA 95973

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• Paradise Performing Arts Center ( Info

  • Field of Service: Performing Arts
  • Mission Statement: To provide the community with a state-of-the-art facility for a variety of cultural and public events. www.paradiseperformingarts.com
  • Expected Use Of Funds: Expenses of operating a comprehensive and vibrant theater and facility to serve the needs of our community and the region.

  :: Contact

  • Harvey Parrott
  • Phone: 872-8454
  • Email: harvey _at_ parrottdds _dot_ com
  • Address: P.O. Box 1124, Paradise, CA 95967

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• Paradise Symphony Society ( Info

  • Field of Service: Performing Arts, Education
  • Mission Statement: To provide cultural opportunities for our community and performance opportunities for community memebrs through a symphony orchestra and to provide a stringed instrument program for our community's young people. www.paradisesymphony.org
  • Expected Use Of Funds: To pay for guest artists and symphony operating expenses for concerts and to provide funds for "Strings in Schools", a program that teaches stringed instruments to local youth.

  :: Contact

  • Nancy Frye
  • Phone: 877-4946
  • Email: nancyfryez _at_ aol _dot_ com
  • Address: Box 1892, Paradise, CA 95969

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• PVHS Theater Boosters ( Info

  • Field of Service: To provide financial support to promote and support the theater department at PVHS.
  • Mission Statement: None.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: None.

  :: Contact

  • Alexa Valavanis
  • Phone: (530) 891-1150
  • Email: nvcf _at_ nvcf _dot_ org
  • Address: 3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 8, Chico CA 95973

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• The Giving Glove ( Info

  • Field of Service: Human Services
  • Mission Statement: To help heal grief through the arts during the first year of bereavement for widows and widowers.
  • Expected Use Of Funds: Provide tickets to art exhibits and events at no cost to those in need.

  :: Contact

  • Donna Gauthier
  • Phone: 228-0209
  • Email: TheGivingGlove _at_ gmail _dot_ com
  • Address: P.O. Box 2838, Paradise, CA 95967

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