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Ventura County Community Foundation
Established in 1987, the Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF) is a family of charitable funds created by citizens who care deeply about strengthening the community, preserving and expanding its cultural resources, and helping those in need.
Web Address
www.vccf.org
Web Address
www.vccf.org
Assets and Giving for Ventura County Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 148,269,326
2018 - 129,116,818
2017 - 126,510,503
2019 - 148,269,326
2018 - 129,116,818
2017 - 126,510,503
Domestic Grants
2019 - 11,681,166
2018 - 6,116,689
2019 - 11,681,166
2018 - 6,116,689
Recent News from Ventura County Community Foundation
Kevin Costner, others take stage at Ventura benefit for Thomas Fire victims
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Vanessa Bechtel, president and CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation, which helped organize the benefit, said she was blown away by all the people who made it possible, including hundreds of...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Vanessa Bechtel, president and CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation, which helped organize the benefit, said she was blown away by all the people who made it possible, including hundreds of...more
Foundation donates $485000 to 12 local organizations
Foundation: Point Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation announced 12 grants totaling $485,000 to provide support in the areas of youth development, senior services, basic needs, the arts, veteran services,...more
Foundation: Point Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation announced 12 grants totaling $485,000 to provide support in the areas of youth development, senior services, basic needs, the arts, veteran services,...more
Foundation donates $485000 to 12 local organizations
Foundation: Point Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
Since joining the Ventura County Community Foundation as a support organization in 1994, the Smith Foundation has awarded more than 250 grants totaling more than $16 million to a vast array of...more
Foundation: Point Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
Since joining the Ventura County Community Foundation as a support organization in 1994, the Smith Foundation has awarded more than 250 grants totaling more than $16 million to a vast array of...more
Amgen Foundation chips in $200K toward disaster relief
Foundation: Amgen Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Amgen Foundation recently granted $200,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund, which helps support mid- and long-term relief and rebuilding efforts. The funds are...more
Foundation: Amgen Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Amgen Foundation recently granted $200,000 to the Ventura County Community Foundation's Disaster Relief Fund, which helps support mid- and long-term relief and rebuilding efforts. The funds are...more
Editorial: A new step forward for county foundation
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Anyone who doubts the important role the Ventura County Community Foundation plays in helping the less fortunate in our region should consider its latest efforts. The foundation has contributed more...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Anyone who doubts the important role the Ventura County Community Foundation plays in helping the less fortunate in our region should consider its latest efforts. The foundation has contributed more...more
Ventura County Community Foundation in the clear, attorney general says
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The Ventura County Community Foundation has satisfied a powerful regulator's concerns over financial practices that allegedly lowered earnings and conflicted with the donors' intent. In a...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The Ventura County Community Foundation has satisfied a powerful regulator's concerns over financial practices that allegedly lowered earnings and conflicted with the donors' intent. In a...more
Thomas Fire Benefit Festival: Tickets on Sale Now
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW, and "100% of the Proceeds Will Benefit Victims of the Thomas Fires," states the event site; beneficiaries include The Ventura County Community Foundation, World...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW, and "100% of the Proceeds Will Benefit Victims of the Thomas Fires," states the event site; beneficiaries include The Ventura County Community Foundation, World...more
Joy and gratitude
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Additionally, the Ventura College Foundation will receive $4,950 from the Ventura County Community Foundation. VCCF is supporting nonprofits that are managing Thomas Fire relief efforts. We are...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Additionally, the Ventura College Foundation will receive $4,950 from the Ventura County Community Foundation. VCCF is supporting nonprofits that are managing Thomas Fire relief efforts. We are...more
Marijuana, field lab cleanup, SOAR among top East County news stories of 2017
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The results of the state attorney general's investigation in March into the Ventura County Community Foundation were less favorable. State attorneys faulted trustees and prior managers for using $3.8...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The results of the state attorney general's investigation in March into the Ventura County Community Foundation were less favorable. State attorneys faulted trustees and prior managers for using $3.8...more
Southern California Wildfire Relief
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The Ventura County Community Disaster Relief Fund, created by the Ventura County Community Foundation, supports organizations providing shelter and long-term housing, legal services, education,...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
The Ventura County Community Disaster Relief Fund, created by the Ventura County Community Foundation, supports organizations providing shelter and long-term housing, legal services, education,...more
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Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of eight years.