- 1992 - Sally Upatisringa
- 1993 - Leon & Jean Wagner
- 1994 - David T. Davis, John Gierek, Sr., The Humboldt Open Door Clinic
- 1995 - Dr. Doris K Niles, Humboldt Literacy Project
- 1996 - Dale Neiman, The Foodworks Culinary Center
- 1997 - David Lehman, Eureka Elks Lodge #652
- 1998 - The North Coast Journal, Carol Masterson, Sandra Warshaw
- 1999 - Sally Arnot, Ken Collins
- 2000 - Ina Harris, Simona Keat, Alexandra Stillman
- 2001 - KEET-TV, Ron Perry
- 2002 - Humboldt Area Foundation, Muriel Dinsmore
- 2003 - Santiago Cruz
- 2004 - Kathryn Corbett
- 2005 - Evergreen Lodge (American Cancer Society, College of the Redwoods, Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka & St. Joseph Health System)
- 2006 - Kay Escarda, KINS - For Talk Shop
- 2007 - Marge Custis, Jan Kraepelien
- 2008 - Dr. Douglas Jager, Gwynna Morris
- 2009 - Arcata Community Recycling Ctr., Carol Jacobson & the Eureka Symphony
- 2010 - Rose Baker, Humboldt Community Breast Health Project
- 2011 - Byrd Lochtie, Humboldt Sponsors
- 2012 - P.J. “Paul” Nicholson, North Coast Stand Down
- 2013 - Sylvia Noel Douglas & Dave Douglas, Food for People
- 2014 - Jimmy Smith, CASA of Humboldt County
- 2015 - Ruth Mountaingrove, Helen Person, Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods
- 2016 – Hospice of Humboldt, Redwood Empire Quilters Guild, Judith Stoffer
- 2017 - Access Humboldt, Marianne Pennekamp
- 2018 - Betty Diehl and the Ferndale Community Choir, NAMI-Humboldt National Alliance on Mental Illness