Calif. tribe to share casino profits with community

Thursday, March 11, 2004  

The United Auburn Indian Community of California plans to share $1 million in casino revenues every year with local non-profits.

The tribe is establishing the Community Giving Program to award grants in education, community health, arts and humanities, the environment, community development and social services. The awards will be handed out quarterly. The first recipients will be named in June.

Get the Story:
Casino owners set up Placer foundation (Sacramento Business Journal 3/11)
Tribe to donate $1 million a year to Placer charities (The Sacramento Bee 3/11)
Tribe that operates casino to give Placer nonprofits $1 million annually (The Sacramento Bee 3/9)