VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Financial Information

Total Assets: $111,358,694

Total Giving: $111,358,694

Area of Service:

California

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

None

Grants

The following grants were reported in 2007:
$14,500 to El Concilio del Condado de Ventura, Oxnard, CA. For Breakthrough Youth for Success Program, payable over 1 year.
$11,480 to Lutheran Social Services of Southern California, ThoUSnd Oaks, CA. To provide rental and utility assistance to farm workers in Santa Clara Valley ( Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Rancho Sespe) who have been impacted by recent freeze and crop failures, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to American Red Cross of Ventura County, Camarillo, CA. To continue dedication of AmeriCorps member to expand outreach to vulnerable populations and agencies that serve them, as outlined in your grant program plan, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley, Santa Paula, CA. For to be added to GoGirlGo! Program, payable over 1 year.
$9,000 to Westminster Free Clinic, Oak Park, CA. For Teen Healthcare Training Program, training high school-aged girls to provide clinic outreach and direct patient services, and mentorship for continuing education, payable over 1 year.
$8,000 to Rain Communities, Camarillo, CA. For Moving Forward Program, providing crisis counseling, and childcare during counseling sessions, to residents at RAIN Project Transitional Living Center who have been victims of domestic violence, payable over 1 year.
$7,695 to Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Ventura, CA. For purchase, maintenance and restoration of Museum’s collection of George Stuart’s Historical Figures and/or repairs and improvements to Fred W. Smith Gallery. Remaining funds may be used for other activities/needs of Museum, payable over 1 year.
$7,500 to Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, CA. For presentation of, composition of, or inspired by non-western world music at Ojai 61st Music Festival, payable over 1 year.
$5,144 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County, Camarillo, CA. For Violence is Not for Me or My Family Program, payable over 1 year.
$4,852 to Interface Children Family Services, Camarillo, CA. To provide structural pest control fumigation to treat termites and fungus/dry rot at Safe Journey Transitional Shelter and to perform repairs needed due to termite damage, payable over 1 year.
$2,000 to Assistance League of Ventura County, Ventura, CA. For Operation School Bell Program, payable over 1 year.
$500 to American Cancer Society, Ventura, CA. For Ventura County Unit for unrestricted use, payable over 1 year.
$320 to ARC of Ventura County, Ventura, CA. For LED key chains with flashlights and security whistles to be distributed to Arc Ventura County’s employees, payable over 1 year.

Limitations

Giving primarily in Ventura County, CA.
No support for religious purposes.
No grants to individuals (except for scholarships), or for endowments, annual campaigns, budget deficits, or land acquisition; no program-related investments.

Summary

The foundation seeks to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Ventura County and to provide leadership to residents and nonprofit organizations in building an enduring source of funds and strengthening community participation to meet the changing needs and challenges of the community.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Community foundation
Incorporated in 1987 in CA.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://www.vccf.org/

Located in:

Camarillo,

California

United States

Contact Information / Process

Phone: (805) 988-0196

Email: [email protected]

Address:
1317 Del Norte Rd., Ste. 150
Camarillo, CA 93010-8364

Procedure:
Number of requested proposal copies may vary from 1 to 12. Visit foundation Web site for application forms and specific guidelines per grant type. Application form required. Applicants should submit the following:
1. Role played by volunteers
2. Timetable for implementation and evaluation of project
3. How project will be sustained once grantmaker support is completed
4. Results expected from proposed grant
5. Statement of problem project will address
6. Population served
7. Name, address and phone number of organization
8. Brief history of organization and description of its mission
9. Geographic area to be served
10. How project’s results will be evaluated or measured
11. Listing of board of directors, trustees, officers and other key people and their affiliations
12. Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
13. Plans for cooperation with other organizations, if any
14. Contact person
15. Copy of current year’s organizational budget and/or project budget
Initial approach: Complete online application for RFP announcements and information
Board meeting date(s): Bimonthly
Deadline(s): Varies (as designated by RFP)
Final notification: June for scholarships; for all other applications, as designated by RFP

Donors & Leadership

Officers and Directors:
Mary L. Schwabauer, Chairperson
Stacy A. Roscoe, Vice-Chairperson
Pierre Y. Tada, Vice-Chairperson
Sally Yount, Vice-Chairperson
Hugh J. Ralston, Chief Executive Officer and President
Clare M. Brown, Vice President and Controller
Dena C. Jenson, Vice President
Tina Knight, Vice President
Scott B. Samsky, Secretary-Treasurer
Hon. Michael D. Bradbury
Gary E. Erickson
Tim Gallagher
Robert J. Katch
Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo
Terri E. Lisagor
Charles Maxey, Ph.D.
Timothy J. McCallion
Roz McGrath
Alfredo Plascencia
M. Carmen Ramirez
Mike Silacci

EIN:

770165029

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