Coastal Bend Community Foundation



The Coastal Bend Community Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded in 1981 to enhance the quality of life in the Coastal Bend of Texas. The Foundation makes grants to charitable organizations, establishes funds to serve donors, and advances philanthropy in the area.
The Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, under the leadership of Cecil E. Burney, started the Foundation in 1981 with a $150,000 donation from the Paul and Mary Haas Foundation to support the newly formed Foundation.

Assets and Giving for Coastal Bend Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 101,512,491
2018 - 77,198,806
2017 - 82,765,641
Domestic Grants

2019 - 9,876,805
2018 - 10,224,011


    

Recent News from Coastal Bend Community Foundation


Coastal Bend Community Foundation opens online scholarship application | News | mysoutex.com
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

CBCF currently administers 106 scholarship funds and distributed over $526,830 in scholarships in 2021. Students who submit the online...more

Coastal Bend Community Foundation releases preliminary numbers on Day of Giving
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

The Coastal Bend Community Foundation recently released its preliminary numbers raised on the Day of Giving that totaled over $3 million...more

Day of Giving | Calendar | mysoutex.com
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

Administered through the Coastal Bend Community Foundation, the Coastal Bend Day of Giving is a one day only, 24-hour, online donation...more

Day of Giving offers chance to double donations to Vineyard | News | mysoutex.com
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

This year's Coastal Bend Community Foundation's Day of Giving is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 9, when 56 South Texas nonprofit organizations...more

Mayor Paulette M. Guajardo to Announce New Community Initiative Powered by Reliant
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

The Mayor's Community Gardens Restoration Program fund will be administered locally by the Coastal Bend Community Foundation. “On behalf of...more

Coastal Bend Community Foundation Awards Winter Storm Grants to Local Charities
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

The Coastal Bend Community Foundation awarded $150,000 in grants through the Winter Storm Crisis Fund to help agencies with physical damages and those assisting low-income populations who suffered...more

Children's Coalition receives $7500 grant
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

The Coastal Bend Community Foundation (CBCF) recently awarded a $7,500 grant to the Children's Coalition of Aransas County...more

Moment of Hope: Non-profit organizations hand out free COVID-19 supplies to the community

The supplies were purchased through the mayor's disaster relief fund and were distributed through the Coastal Bend community foundation. For...more

Mayor's Disaster Relief Fund and Coastal Bend Community Foundation to provide free COVID-19 ...
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

The free kits will include a face mask, two bottles of hand sanitizer, and wipes. Credit: Coastal Bend Community...more

Del Mar College Foundation raising money through ongoing virtual event for Student Emergency ...
Foundation: Coastal Bend Community Foundation

“Thanks to the Coastal Bend Community Foundation, our corporate partners, and many generous individuals, the Foundation quickly created and...more



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