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 |
|---|---|---|---|
CHIP | To fund the "Happy Hearts, Healthy Minds" program for young people under 18 at two Paradise properties operated by CHIP. | $9,115 | 03/25/2025 |
The Black Resiliency Project | To support the Florence Avenue Project allowing the organization to renovate its building as an after-school space for teens. | $14,410 | 03/25/2025 |
Paradise Stronger | To fund the Thrive: Fuel, Focus, Flourish program, a seven-week wellness program for young people. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Oroville Southside Community Improvement Association | To support the Youth Intervention Program which provides mentorship, academic support, health resources and more. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Valley Contractors Workforce Foundation | To host weeklong summer camps for young people to teach them construction and home-building skills. | $10,900 | 03/25/2025 |
Spring Valley School | To support a mental health intervention program at the school which serves students in Concow and elsewhere in the Camp Fire footprint. | $25,000 | 03/25/2025 |
Golden Feather Union Elementary School District | To support the Primary Intervention Program at Spring Valley School for students experiencing school adjustment difficulties. | $25,000 | 02/28/2025 |
Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund | To support relief efforts for the Park Fire | $50,000 | 07/31/2024 |
Tiny Pine Foundation | To provide help for Tiny Pine Foundation helping people who have been evacuated. | $10,000 | 07/03/2024 |
Northern Valley Catholic Social Service | To provide help for Northern Valley Catholic Social Service for helping those who have been evacuated. | $10,000 | 07/03/2024 |
Oroville Southside Community Improvement Association | To provide help for Oroville Southside Community Improvement Association for helping those who have been evacuated. | $10,000 | 07/03/2024 |
North Valley Animal Disaster Group | To provide help for North Valley Animal Disaster Group helping those who have been evacuated. | $10,000 | 07/03/2024 |
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.