$22,500 in awards in six categories, recognizing and honoring Napa County’s outstanding nonprofit volunteers, leaders, and organizations.
9th Annual Heart of Napa
The Corporate Community Service Award is presented to a business that has fostered and encouraged volunteerism and philanthropy among its employees.
The 2023 Nominees are:
Air Doctor
Bank of Marin
Hersly Wines
La Cheve Bakery & Brews
Poppy Bank
Sponsor: OPEN
The Volunteer of the Year Award and $5,000 for the recipient’s nonprofit will be presented to an individual (other than a board member) who has provided exemplary volunteer service to a Napa County nonprofit organization.
The 2023 Nominees are:
Ray Branstetter, UpValley Family Centers
Chris Chandler, World Affairs Napa Valley
Dennis Dowling, Share the Care Napa Valley
Sarah Dunn, Zero Prostate Cancer
Powell Helems, American Canyon CERT
Amanda Holthouse, DO, Operation Access
Melanie Oberting, Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Rachel Perkovich, Aldea, Inc.
Rose Sheehan, Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley, Operation With Love From Home, and Napa Valley TV
Sponsor: Syar Foundation
The Excellence in Board Leadership Award and $2,500 for the recipient’s nonprofit is presented to an exceptional volunteer member of a Napa County nonprofit Board of Directors.
The 2023 Nominees are:
Kim Brown Sims, Mentis
Kristen Georges, UpValley Family Centers
Anna Hickey, Agape Napa Valley
Stan Knight, World Affairs Napa Valley
Bob Nations, Napa Valley Support Services
Pete Richmond, CommuniCare+OLE
Andrea Stover, Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Bruce Streblow, Suscol Intertribal Council
Sponsor: PG&E
Up to five Youth Volunteer of the Year Awards and $1,000 each will be presented to full-time middle or high school students serving a Napa County nonprofit in the community, education, or faith environment.
The 2023 Nominees are:
Paola Barajas, Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley
Presley Brazell, Napa County 4-H
Julia Bui, Bring Change to Mind and Mentis
Jessica Cullen, Mentis
Julian Damron, Napa County 4-H
Sophia Dominici, The God is Good Group
Demian Gonzalez, Napa Valley Education Foundation
Edmundo Gonzalez, Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley
Mikayla Grogan, Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley
Melody Kondor, Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley
Leonie Muth, Agape Napa Valley
Nicholas Muth, Agape Napa Valley
Reilly Parga, Napa County Library
Fatima Rodriguez, Agape Napa Valley
The Excellence in Leadership Award and $5,000 for the recipient’s nonprofit will be presented to an executive director who has demonstrated excellence in leadership and whose vision has inspired meaningful and lasting change benefiting the organization and community.
The 2023 Nominees are:
Evie Ayers, Music in the Vineyards
Jason Beers, Operation Access
Olivia Cowell and Aimee Guillot, Cafeteria Kids Theater
Jamie Graff, Nimbus Arts
Heather Luna, Share the Care Napa Valley
Jennifer Stewart, Napa Valley Education Foundation
Sponsor: Comerica Bank
The Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence Award and $5,000 will be presented to an organization that has demonstrated exemplary service to its constituents.
The 2023 Nominees are:
10,000 Degrees
Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley
Cafeteria Kids Theater
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa
CommuniCare+OLE
Cope Family Center
First Responders Resiliency, Inc.
Molly’s Angels of Napa Valley
Monarch Justice Center
Napa County Historical Society
Napa Valley Chamber Orchestra
Napa Valley Education Foundation
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation
Napa Valley PSI, Inc.
Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center
Share the Care Napa Valley
Sunrise Horse Rescue
Suscol Intertribal Council
UpValley Family Centers
Join Us To Celebrate!
9th Annual Heart of Napa Awards Luncheon & Celebration
Thursday, May 16, 2024, 11 AM – 1:30 PM
Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599
Thank You Presenting Sponsor
2024 Award Sponsors
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) has honored local leaders and their causes at the Heart of Napa Awards for eight consecutive years. As the largest recognition event in the county, the 9th Annual Heart of Napa Awards is expected to reach close to 300 attendees and give $22,500 to honor Napa nonprofits and the passionate individuals who dedicate their work to advancing our communities.