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The Bishop Rotary Community Foundation has created a PayPal charity account for ongoing donations to the Community Foundation’s General Fund.
DONATIONS: Proceeds will be used for approved projects in our local area. You may donate by selecting the Donate button above.
Select Community Disaster Relief from the drop-down menu if you are donating for the C5 Willow Street Fire Benefit. Donated funds will be made available to the victims of the Willow Fire, and any balance will be used for future community disaster relief.
You may also donate by sending a check to the Bishop Rotary Community Foundation General Fund at: 119 MacIver St, Bishop CA 93514.
If you have any thoughts on worthwhile projects or worthy recipients in need of assistance, please contact us at
Prefer to send a check?
MAIL TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION CHECKS TO
Bishop Rotary Community Foundation
119 McIver St.
Suite G
Bishop, CA 93514
All donations will be deposited into the General Fund, unless otherwise stated.
Get Involved
Volunteer
IMACA
Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action (IMACA) has volunteer opportunities at its food bank to pack the over 1,200 bags of food they are now providing folks in our area. As the need in our community has grown, so has the need for volunteers. Please call Jeannie to volunteer to help pack food at (760) 873-8557, ext. 115. Larry who works in the housing department of IMACA is also in need of volunteers – same phone number, ext. 109.
Support our Community
There are many ways to support our community and local families during the continuing Covid-19 crisis. Find out more about other ways to donate and get involved.
Check this link at the Bishop Chamber of Commerce page for a list of restaurants and businesses.
Download or print a PDF of all the following information for quick access and to share with family and friends.
Other Places to Make Donations
IMACA
Inyo-Mono Advocates for Community Action is providing food and hotel vouchers to people facing emergencies and economic hardships. You can donate to IMACA via a “donate” button on their web page here.
St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent de Paul is providing a variety of types of assistance (food, utility bills, temporary shelter, laundry, transportation needs, etc.) tailored to the needs of individuals and families experiencing hardships. You can donate to their efforts via the “donate” button on their website here.
Checks can be made out to St. Vincent de Paul and sent to St. Vincent de Paul c/o Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 849 Home Street, Bishop, CA 93514
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is providing ‘grab and go’ lunches three days a week and ‘grab and go’ breakfasts on Sundays. You can donate to the Salvation Army by sending a check to 621 W Line St, Bishop 93514. Their current food bank needs: 1. Crackers 2. Chili 3. Tuna 4. Jelly 5. Rice 6. Beans in bags 7. Snack foods 8. Single size fruit cups or jello cups or pudding cups 9. Soups 10. Canned fruit 11. Small box of cereal 12. Vienna Sausages
Bishop United Methodist Church
The Bishop United Methodist Church has volunteer personal shoppers to assist people in Lone Pine and Bishop. The Church is also providing food assistance from its food pantry and has a longstanding Nicodemus Fund to provide emergency financial help to people in need. The Church has also established a new COVID-19 emergency fund for persons affected by the COVID-19 situation who have emergency needs. To donate to either or both of these funds, send a check made out to BUMC with COVID Fund and/or Nicodemus Fund in the memo line and mail to: Bishop First United Methodist Church 205 N. Fowler St. Bishop, CA 93514.
They are in the process of re-starting their soup kitchen in a grab-and-go capacity.
Wild Iris
Wild Iris’s work to provide free and confidential support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and their families takes on added urgency. You can donate to their work via the “donate” button on the Wild Iris webpage here.
Eastern Sierra Continuum of Care
The ESCOC is a coalition of service providers in Alpine, Inyo and Mono Counties dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness. ESCOC provides street outreach, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing and other assistance to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Donations can be made here.
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"Service Above Self"
Strengthens Our Community and Our World.
About Us
The Bishop Rotary Community Foundation is a private, not-for-profit corporation that services as the primary community charitable arm of the two Rotary Clubs of Bishop, California — Bishop Sunrise Rotary club and Bishop Rotary (noon) club. Annual contributions to the Community Foundation from Rotarians and friends of the Community Foundation are utilized to support grants for charitable and educational purposes, primarily in Eastern California’s Inyo County, but also in other areas in need around the world. Bishop Rotary Community Foundation supporters share the Community Foundation’s vision of a community and world strengthened by our service.
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(760) 872-1122
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119 McIver St., Suite G
Bishop, CA 93514