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Coastal Community Foundation
The Coastal Community Foundation (CCF) was established in 1987 as a resource and service for the North Coastal communities, including Carmel Valley, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, La Costa, Carlsbad and Oceanside.
The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the North Coast by directing philanthropic efforts toward community needs.
Web Address
www.coastalfoundation.org
The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the North Coast by directing philanthropic efforts toward community needs.
Web Address
www.coastalfoundation.org
Assets and Giving for Coastal Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 7,332,697
2018 - 6,292,363
2017 - 6,301,494
2019 - 7,332,697
2018 - 6,292,363
2017 - 6,301,494
Domestic Grants
2019 - 816,144
2018 - 619,112
2019 - 816,144
2018 - 619,112
Recent News from Coastal Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation: May 2025 Newsletter
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Youth Fundraising Update: Over $90,000 has been raised to support youth in crisis.Summer Grant Cycle will open July 21, 2025 and close August 22, 2025.$838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants awarded...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
Youth Fundraising Update: Over $90,000 has been raised to support youth in crisis.Summer Grant Cycle will open July 21, 2025 and close August 22, 2025.$838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants awarded...more
Community Events in San Diego County: From Summer Wine Festival to All American Car Show
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The fifth annual Uncorked: Del Mar Summer Wine Fest is from 1 to 5 p.m.The La Jolla Music Society will offer 50 free Learning and Engagement activities.A night on the Lawn benefits the Coastal...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The fifth annual Uncorked: Del Mar Summer Wine Fest is from 1 to 5 p.m.The La Jolla Music Society will offer 50 free Learning and Engagement activities.A night on the Lawn benefits the Coastal...more
Editorial: As Coastal Community Foundation Turns 50, Let's Celebrate and Rededicate
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Waccamaw Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation marks its 50th anniversary this year.It's now the largest grantmaking organization in South Carolina.The foundation's flexibility has been part of its success, the...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Waccamaw Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation marks its 50th anniversary this year.It's now the largest grantmaking organization in South Carolina.The foundation's flexibility has been part of its success, the...more
Warriorwod Foundation Receives Grant to Expand Programs to Help Lowcountry Veterans
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Lowcountry foundation to expand its programs to aid veterans.Lowcountry organization works with veterans to treat the mental wounds left from combat.WarriorWOD Foundation, based in Johns Island,...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Lowcountry foundation to expand its programs to aid veterans.Lowcountry organization works with veterans to treat the mental wounds left from combat.WarriorWOD Foundation, based in Johns Island,...more
Groups Work Together to Abolish More Than $4M in Local Medical Debt
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Waccamaw Community Foundation
Groups work together to abolish more than $4M in local medical debt.$3.14 million in medical debt will be erased in this first round of relief.Additional debt relief will follow with the remaining...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Waccamaw Community Foundation
Groups work together to abolish more than $4M in local medical debt.$3.14 million in medical debt will be erased in this first round of relief.Additional debt relief will follow with the remaining...more
Partnership to cut $4 million in Lowcountry medical debt - Charleston City Paper
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss announces the new partnership that will bring millions of dollars of relief to...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO Darrin Goss announces the new partnership that will bring millions of dollars of relief to...more
More Foundations Are Examining the Ethics of Where Their Money Came From
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Weingart Foundation
The Kate B.Reynolds trust gave to organizations that helped Black people, but also financed a park that excluded people on the basis of race.Some critics think philanthropy is ill-suited to play a...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation, Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Rockefeller Foundation, Weingart Foundation
The Kate B.Reynolds trust gave to organizations that helped Black people, but also financed a park that excluded people on the basis of race.Some critics think philanthropy is ill-suited to play a...more
Saul Alexander's Legacy Continues to Live on in Summerville
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Saul Alexander fled his home country of Ukraine and came to the United States to escape anti-Semitic persecution.Local historian Ed West said he arrived in New York on Ellis Island shortly after...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
Saul Alexander fled his home country of Ukraine and came to the United States to escape anti-Semitic persecution.Local historian Ed West said he arrived in New York on Ellis Island shortly after...more
It took a community to change North Charleston High School. Here's how they did it.
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The Coastal Community Foundation and Spartanburg Foundation serve as fiscal sponsors for the Education Lab, which is supported by grants from...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The Coastal Community Foundation and Spartanburg Foundation serve as fiscal sponsors for the Education Lab, which is supported by grants from...more
New Giving Circle hopes to support Lowcountry African American communities - WCIV
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The Lowcountry African American Giving Circle launches at Coastal Community Foundation (CCF).A Giving Circle was curated for individuals to...more
Foundation: Coastal Community Foundation
The Lowcountry African American Giving Circle launches at Coastal Community Foundation (CCF).A Giving Circle was curated for individuals to...more
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