Beneficiary Application
If you would like your organization to be considered as a 2026 beneficiary of the Livermore Valley Wine Auction, please complete the package below including the Application and Memorandum of Understanding then submit to the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation. The 2025 deadline for beneficiary applications is 3/31/2026. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Brandi Lombardi at 925.447.9463.
2023 Beneficiaries
2025 Beneficiaries
The 2025 deadline for beneficiary applications is 3/31/2025. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact Brandi Lombardi at 925.447.9463.
Founded in 1994, Teen Esteem+ is a nonprofit that empowers students, parents, educators, and communities to address youth challenges and risks. Funded by donations and fees, it provides relief, understanding, and hope to thousands annually.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nonprofit with a clear mission: to ensure no child in our community sleeps on the floor by providing beds that offer security, comfort, and dignity.
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Livermore Valley of Arts offers a wide range of programs including arts camps, classes, studio spaces at the Bothwell, free community events, galleries, student arts programs, and live national performances at the Bankhead Theater.
Down Syndrome Connection aims to empower, inspire, and support individuals with Down syndrome and their families, fostering awareness and acceptance across all areas of life.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Tracy provide programs that promote healthy lifestyles, academic success, and character development, including daily exercise, nutritious meals, homework help, goal-setting, and leadership through community service.
Agape Villages Foster Family Agency offers Enhanced Treatment Foster Care through comprehensive programs including counseling, life skills training, and enrichment activities, all supported by dedicated, well-trained resource parents to help children heal, grow, and thrive.
Past Beneficiaries
Kids Bike Lane – Provides bikes for under-served youth in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with the goal of empowering them to live a healthy and active lifestyle.
Quest for Science – crates new programs for local children, including mobile exhibits, after school programs, family science night and summer enrichment programs.
Fostering Wishes – Provides new duffel bags for each foster child they serve. The bags are filled with toiletries, water bottles, school supplies, and other age-appropriate items.
Open Heart Kitchen – provides low-income children and families with access to healthy foods through its grocery distribution program.
Past Beneficiaries
2025:
- Open Heart Kitchen, provides community meal program and grocery distribution to low-income families with children in the Tri-Valley
- CALICO, provides critical forensic interviewing and family advocacy services to children who have experienced abuse
- Sunflower Hill, creates places and spaces where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) can live, work, learn and thrive
- Valley Humane Society, provides canine comfort pet-assisted therapy for children
2024:
- Teen Esteem+
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace
- Livermore Valley of Arts
- Down Syndrome Connection
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Tracy
- Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
2023:
- Kids Bike Lane
- Quest for Science
- Fostering Wishes
- Open Heart Kitchen
2022:
- The Quest Science Center
- The Boys & Girls Club of Tracy
- George Mark
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP)
2021:
- The Quest Science Center
- Calico Center
- Exceptional Needs Network
- Reigns in Motion
- Livermore Shakespeare’s “So Wise So Young” Program brings
2020:
- Shelter-in-place meal distribution through the Livermore schools
2019:
- Agape Villages
- The Boys and Girls Club of Tracy
- Camp Phoenix
- Livermore Shakespeare Festival
- Quest Science Center
2018:
- De La Salle Academy
- Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center’s Bankhead Theater
- Open Heart Kitchen
- STEAM Programs in Tri-Valley school districts
2017:
- Camp Phoenix
- George Mark Children’s House
- Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
- SonRise Equestrian
- Musical instruments for Tri-Valley Schools
2016:
- Agape Villages
- The Bankhead Theater
- Livermore Valley Education Foundation
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Fund a Need: Open Heart Kitchen
2015:
- Bankhead Theater
- George Mark Children’s House
- Las Positas College Foundation’s 2Gen Fund
- Shakespeare Associates
2014:
- Art in Action
- Bankhead Youth Program
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Agape Villages Foster Family Agency
2013:
- Bankhead Youth Program
- Happy Talkers
- Livermore Valley Education Fund
- Open Heart Kitchen
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
2012:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Open Heart Kitchen
2011:
- Children’s Skin Disease Foundation
- Open Heart Kitchen
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
2010:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Mobile Health Unit
- Open Heart Kitchen
- Children’s Skin Disease Foundation
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
2009:
- Children’s Skin Disease Foundation
- Kaleidoscope After-School Program – Easter Seals Bay Area
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Mobile Health Unit
2008:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Mobile Health Unit
- Kaleidoscope After-School Program – Easter Seals Bay Area
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
2008 PGA NATIONWIDE TOUR DISTRIBUTIONS:
- Children’s Skin Disease Foundation
- Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
- Livermore Rotary
2007:
- Kaleidoscope After-School Program – Easter Seals Bay Area
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
2007 PGA NATIONWIDE TOUR DISTRIBUTIONS:
- Livermore Rotary
- Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
- The Taylor Family Foundation
2006:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
- Kaleidoscope After-School Program – Easter Seals Bay Area
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
2006 PGA NATIONWIDE TOUR DISTRIBUTIONS:
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
- Education Foundation Partners
- Livermore Rotary
2005:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
- Hope Hospice
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
2004:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
- Hope Hospice
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
2003:
- Hope Hospice
- Oakland East Bay Symphony
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
2002:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
- Hope Hospice
- Good News Bears
- The Taylor Family Foundation
2001:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation – Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Unit
- Hope Hospice
- Good News Bears
- The Taylor Family Foundation
2000:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
- Hope Hospice
- Good News Bears
- Tri-Valley Community Fund
1999:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
- Tri-Valley Community Fund
1997:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
- Other Local Charities
1998:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
- Tri-Valley Community Fund
1996:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
1995:
- Valley Care Health Systems/Foundation
- Ryan Comer Cancer Resource Center/ValleyCare Health Library
