AARON RODGERS
NORCAL FIRE RECOVERY
GRANT PROGRAM
This grant program is focused on efforts that address health and wellness for youth in Butte County, especially in the Camp Fire footprint. The annual grant program accepts applications at the beginning of the year and awards grants in April.
Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Grant Program
The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund at North Valley Community Foundation accepts applications annually in February. This grant program is focused on efforts that address health and wellness – physical and emotional – for youth in Butte County, especially in the Camp Fire footprint.
To see the projects that received grants in the 2026 cycle, read our press release.
Previous Grants Issued
The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund was established at NVCF in the immediate aftermath of the Camp Fire in 2018. Since then, Aaron has been actively involved with several grant programs distributing millions of dollars for regional recovery.
After six years of grants for Camp Fire recovery, NVCF and the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund switched to an annual grant cycle. The first grants, awarded in March 2025, totaled $215,266 for 12 organizations in the Camp Fire footprint and throughout Butte County.
Recipient | Description | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Butte County Local Food Network | Enhance and expand the garden at Ridgeview High School in Paradise | $5,000 | 04/14/2026 |
Paradise High School | To help pay travel expenses for Paradise High School’s football game in Maui,
called the Resilience Bowl, in September | $15,000 | 04/14/2026 |
CORE Butte Charter School | For a youth wellness initiative | $2,500 | 04/14/2026 |
Citrus Elementary School | For products and supplies for a health and wellness program | $5,000 | 04/14/2026 |
The Lord’s Gym | For a sponsorship of the Kids Mud Run in Oroville | $2,500 | 04/14/2026 |
PUSD Positive Educational Partnerships program | To purchase items for student wellness centers on four Paradise Unified School District campuses. | $6,000 | 04/29/2025 |
Moms of the Ridge | To support the new nonprofit organization, which serves as a vital hub for families through networking and community-building programs. | $7,200 | 03/25/2025 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley | To support their fundraising campaign for a new gym floor at the Chico Teen Center. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Reading Pals | To support the launch of the nonprofit Math Pals, a program providing at-risk students with mentorship. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Positive Educational Partnerships | To provide items for student wellness centers on four Paradise Unified School District campuses. | $6,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Paradise Little League | To create a playground at the Egleson Little League complex. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Girls on the Run of the North State | To expand the program that provides girls an opportunity to participate in a program bolstering confidence and emotional well-being. | $17,641 | 03/25/2025 |
Aaron was born and raised in Chico before becoming a Super Bowl-winning quarterback and four-time NFL Most Valuable Player.
The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund was established in 2018 with $1 million from the Aaron Rodgers Foundation. The fund has been bolstered by thousands of additional donations, including contri-butions after Aaron hosted “Jeopardy” as well as proceeds from a celebrity golf event.
The fund has supported dozens of organizations and programs to help promote a sense of normalcy for young people as well as supporting several housing initiatives. The fund continues to issue grants for recovery from several Northern California wildfires, including $50,000 for relief efforts after both the Thompson Fire and Park Fire in Butte County in 2024.
Grants from the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund have totaled $1.9 million.
Aaron started a new fund at NVCF in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Aaron Rodgers Small-Business COVID-19 Fund. That fund helped 159 small, locally owned restaurants and retail businesses with rent and other operational costs to help survive pandemic restrictions. Grants from the fund totaled $1.6 million.