Redwood City Education Nonprofit Gets $1M Donation From Volunteer

REDWOOD CITY, CA — The Redwood City Education Foundation (RCEF) received a donation of nearly $1 million from the estate of a longtime community volunteer, according to Climate Online.

Violet King, who passed away at the age of 101 in October 2020 in Redwood City, said her final wishes were to “benefit the children of San Mateo County.” RCEF is a nonprofit that aims to improve underserved students’ early academic performance.

King moved to Redwood City in 1958 and worked for the San Mateo County Probation Department, according to an obituary posted in the San Mateo Daily Journal. She was described as a “voracious reader” and a regular volunteer at the Kaiser Hospital and Main Library Downtown. She was also “fond of children's issues, and desired to see them benefited in some way.”

The funds will be used to support future generations of students in Redwood City, according to Climate Online.

“Planned gifts like hers are like seeds that sprout into opportunity for Redwood City children for generations to come,” RCEF Executive Director Jason Galisatus said in a statement to Climate Online.