As the Greater Sacramento region attracts new businesses, high-quality jobs and major capital investment, one essential factor often remains behind the scenes: child care. For nearly 50 years, Child Action has ensured families — and the employers who rely on them — have access to reliable, affordable, high-quality child care.

For over a decade, Sadie St. Lawrence has led at the forefront of AI and data science. From rural Iowa roots to founding the global nonprofit Women in Data, she built her career on one core belief: people deserve access to the future.

For more than four decades, Saint John’s Program for Real Change has offered a lifeline to women and children facing homelessness in Sacramento, battling a crisis fueled by systemic obstacles and personal trauma.

The SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC) is an immersive science center and community gathering space dedicated to learning. Its mission is to make science accessible to all and encourage sparks
of creativity that last a lifetime. 

KidsFirst Counseling & Family Resource Centers in Roseville and Auburn offer free bilingual education and resources for local children, young adults, parents and families. These include parenting classes, health and wellness programs, crisis phone lines, financial literacy classes, support groups and counseling at low or no cost. 

NonProfits United (NPU), a Sacramento-based organization, stands as a pillar of support for hundreds of nonprofits across California, offering essential pooled insurance that helps social service organizations stay focused on serving their communities, even amid uncertainty in the commercial insurance market.

In Old Sacramento, history lives not only in its cobblestone streets or century-old facades, but also in the voices of the people who call the region home.

The American Heart Association has long served as a lifeline in Sacramento, rallying the region’s people, businesses and schools in a relentless fight against heart disease and stroke.

Shriners Children’s Northern California is the Sacramento region’s only freestanding children’s hospital providing highly specialized care for patients requiring treatment for a broad range of orthopedic and neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, burns and traumatic injuries.

FUTURE Foundation of Sacramento transforms lives by empowering students from the Greater Sacramento area to attend and graduate from college. This nonprofit provides scholarships to high-achieving students from at-risk backgrounds who are first-in-family to attend college.