James B. McClatchy Foundation Sunrise Plan: Advancing A Multiracial Democracy in California’s Central Valley

The James B. McClatchy Foundation’s Board has regularly assessed the Central Valley’s landscape and needs over the decades to determine how best to help its communities. In 2016, it recognized that the needs of the Central Valley’s unique populations were only increasing—to the point that a much greater long-term investment would be needed than what the Foundation could supply.

The Board developed a spend down strategy (the Sunrise Plan) geared toward building a strong, self-sustaining infrastructure that would generate and support new and current initiatives. The strategy’s planning accelerated in 2019 and has now developed into a blueprint for the future. The timeline for this strategy is to spend down JBMF’s resources to build the foundation for this infrastructure by 2030.