Gilroy Foundation was founded in 1980 to help meet the needs of the community in the specific areas of Agriculture, Health, Education, Recreation, Technology, Culture, and Civic Services. The concept is simple. The Foundation provides a way for individuals, families, and corporations, who share a common commitment to the future prosperity and well-being of the community, to come together to build an endowment that will last in perpetuity. Gilroy Foundation currently has assets of over $15 million.
We are grateful for those people who had the vision to create our community foundation. This group, the “Founders Circle”, whose foresight and determination to provide for the future of the Gilroy community, was instrumental to the good works Gilroy Foundation has done in our community.
Gilroy Foundation awards annual grants to non-profit organizations that provide vital programs and services to meet the ever-changing needs of the community. The Foundation also awards scholarships to local students in high school, college, or vocational schools. Since 1980, Gilroy Foundation has awarded $15.8 Million in grants and scholarships. Foundation grants have made a positive and powerful difference in every sphere of life in the community.
