Past Honorees

2022 Honorees

Organizations
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
East County Regional Group
Family Harvest Farm
First 5 Contra Costa
Love Never Fails
Monument Crisis Center
Rubicon Participant Advisory Board

Individuals
Gigi Crowder
Dr. Sara Levin
Lillian Roselin

2021 Honorees

Community Leaders
Nancy Raniere, Meeting the Moment Award
Oral Lee Brown, Lifetime Achievement Award

Nonprofits & Employers
CocoKids, Social Impact Award
HIjas del Campo, Equity Impact Award
Kitchen@812, Building Wealth Award
Opportunity Junction, Economic Justice Award
The Trinity Center, Community Resilience Award

Honorable Mentions
Antioch Community Foundation
Contra Costa Health Foundation

2020 Honorees

Community Leaders
Donald Frazier, Social Impact Award
Tamisha Walker, Social Impact Award
Bret Sweet, Economic Justice Award

Nonprofits & Employers
RYSE Center, Next Generation Leadership Award
Contra Costa Health Services, Bridge Builder Award
Healthy Richmond, Changemaker Award
Monument Impact Fund, Meeting the Moment Award
Blue Shield of California, Community Impact Award
CSAA Insurance Group, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award

All Past Honorees

Outstanding Employer Philanthropists (500+ Employees)
Robert Half
Andeavor
Republic Services
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, HOME Campaign
Safeway
John Muir Health
Phillips 66
Wells Fargo
Chevron

Outstanding Employer Philanthropists (100-499 Employees)
Syserco
Bay Area News Group
Fremont Bank
Mechanics Bank
Clif Bar & Company
Nutiva
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Neiman Marcus, Walnut Creek
Burr Pilger Mayer

Outstanding Employer Philanthropists (1-99 Employees)
Wisegirl Ristorante Italiano
Accounting Principals
DeNova Homes
Litman Gregory Asset Management
Waters Moving & Storage
Broadway Plaza Shopping Center
Brookfield Homes of Northern California
Douglah Designs
InVision Communications
Lescure Company

Outstanding Collaborative Project
Ensuring Opportunity
RotaCare Pittsburg Free Medical Clinic at St. Vincent de Paul Contra Costa County
Loaves and Fishes Contra Costa
Contra Costa County Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence Initiative, Family Justice Alliance
White Pony Express
Kaiser Permanente - The Monument HEAL Zone
Mt. Diablo Beacon Restoration Project
SparkPoint Contra Costa
Acalanes Ridge

Outstanding Foundation or Community Grant Maker
Hellman Foundation
Kennedy-King Memorial College Fund
First 5 Contra Costa
Richmond Community Foundation
Thomas J. Long Foundation
Y & H Soda Foundation
Target Foundation
John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Fund
East Bay Community Foundation
The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation

Outstanding Philanthropist
Guy Henshaw
Bob Hammer
Menbere Aklilu
Sharon Simpson
Tomas DeJonghe
Matt & Dana Croghan, Team KC
Wendy & Earl Dunivan
Mary Garaventa
Don & Sharon Ritchey

Volunteer of the Year
Jane Emanuel
Dr. Stephanie Santos
Pete & Julie Davis
Susan Woolwine
Dr. Washington Burns
Susan Alice Grice
Deborah Jansen
Kay Aaker
Ray Zenoni

Next Generation Philanthropist
Angel Duran
Audrey Kaplan
Dwane Felix
Breezy Bochenek
Christina Adams
Kristi Conner
Katie Easterly & Paige Blake

Lifetime Achievement
Larry Sly
Angie Coffee
Kenneth E. Behring
Jim Noe
Sue Rainey
Elaine Taylor
Project Hearth
Judy Lazarus
The Assistance League of Diablo Valley

Most Inspirational
Arlie Smith

Courage Award
Maria Isabel Bueso

Judges Choice
Donna Colombo