CHP Officers Raise $58,000 for Widows and Orphans Fund
California Highway Patrol officers served lunch at a Bakersfield Outback Steakhouse to support families of fallen officers.
Bakersfield Business Philanthropy News
Philanthropy in Bakersfield runs on charitable giving, nonprofit fundraising and community generosity, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting takes in large gifts, benefit events, donation drives and the groups that depend on them.
Recent news
October 30, 2026
Volunteers Support Foster Youth in BakersfieldLocal volunteers are working with Victory Family Services to provide support and care to children in the foster system.
October 30, 2026
Bakersfield Businesses to Launch Donation Drive in NovemberLocal shops will collect essential supplies for the Open Door Network starting this November.
October 23, 2026
Team Opens Learning Center at Casa EsperanzaLeadership Bakersfield Team Two unveiled a new facility featuring laptops and garden beds for residents in need.
October 16, 2026
Valley Strong Donates $500,000 to CSU BakersfieldThe donation supports university athletic initiatives and provides naming rights for a laboratory.
September 30, 2026
Scouting America Potato Booth Has Served Bakersfield FairA longstanding Bakersfield tradition continues to fund youth programming at the annual Kern County Fair.
September 25, 2026
Sprouts Foundation Granted $5,000 to Kern County ClubThe funding will support the growth of culinary programs and the maintenance of local vegetable gardens.
September 25, 2026
Nina Ha Promotes Bakersfield Literacy as Wonder WomanA longtime local resident volunteers at city schools to encourage reading while supporting student scholarships.
September 24, 2026
Barrientos Will Speak at Bakersfield FundraiserThe veteran will serve as an honorary speaker for an October 10 event supporting the Wounded Heroes Fund.
September 19, 2026
Mother Honored Son with Bakersfield Give-Back EventJosie Rosel hosted a commemorative event to celebrate what would have been her son's 21st birthday.
September 18, 2026
Dress for Success Opened New Bakersfield BoutiqueThe nonprofit organization is recruiting volunteers to assist at its new downtown location.
Regular subjects here include major gifts to local institutions, benefit dinners and charity auctions, drives that supply uniforms or equipment to youth programs, and campaigns that turn merchandise sales into donations. Coverage reaches across the city and into the communities around it wherever a giving story crosses the line. Seasonal drives tend to cluster around the holidays and the end of the fiscal year. Small neighborhood fundraisers often matter as much to donors as the largest gifts do.