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Kern Community Foundation
Kern Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity created by and for the people of Kern County. We work to enhance the quality of life for all the people of Kern County by encouraging philanthropy, providing services to donors and assisting those who work to meet community needs.
Web Address
www.kernfoundation.org
Web Address
www.kernfoundation.org
Assets and Giving for Kern Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 27,432,024
2018 - 21,007,863
2017 - 21,099,943
2019 - 27,432,024
2018 - 21,007,863
2017 - 21,099,943
Domestic Grants
2019 - 2,084,062
2018 - 1,793,960
2019 - 2,084,062
2018 - 1,793,960
Recent News from Kern Community Foundation
Tehachapi students among scholarship recipients
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Thanks to generous contributions from a score of scholarship funds and a grant from the College Futures Foundation, Kern Community...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Thanks to generous contributions from a score of scholarship funds and a grant from the College Futures Foundation, Kern Community...more
Charity Giving Guide coming to Bakersfield Life Magazine in December
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Bakersfield Life Magazine is proud to partner with the Kern Community Foundation to publish its Charity Giving Guide in the December...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Bakersfield Life Magazine is proud to partner with the Kern Community Foundation to publish its Charity Giving Guide in the December...more
Businessman to receive John Brock award
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
... the United Way of Kern County, and the Kern Community Foundation. He is past president of Kiwanis clubs of South and Southeast Bakersfield...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
... the United Way of Kern County, and the Kern Community Foundation. He is past president of Kiwanis clubs of South and Southeast Bakersfield...more
Give Big organizers pleased, but see need for improvement
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
... not in hard dollars but in soft dollars," said Kristen Beall, president and CEO of the Kern Community Foundation, the primary organizer of the...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
... not in hard dollars but in soft dollars," said Kristen Beall, president and CEO of the Kern Community Foundation, the primary organizer of the...more
Give Big Kern benefits from kindness — even from a 5-year-old
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kristen Beall, president and CEO of the Kern Community Foundation, told attendees of a Women's & Girls' Fund luncheon Wednesday that Give...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kristen Beall, president and CEO of the Kern Community Foundation, told attendees of a Women's & Girls' Fund luncheon Wednesday that Give...more
Women's and Girls' Fund awards grants, honors philanthropists
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
The Women's and Girls' Fund, an initiative of the Kern Community Foundation that seeks to empower females, announced its latest grant...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
The Women's and Girls' Fund, an initiative of the Kern Community Foundation that seeks to empower females, announced its latest grant...more
Give Big Kern showcases the good that lies within Kern County's borders
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kern Community Foundation President/CEO Kristen Beall Barnes and a group of three are pushing for this year's Give Big Kern to be bigger and...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kern Community Foundation President/CEO Kristen Beall Barnes and a group of three are pushing for this year's Give Big Kern to be bigger and...more
Philanthropy Matters: Leave a legacy that keeps on giving
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Planting a garden or investing in a home requires us to look to the future and consider possibilities. In the world of philanthropy, we often...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Planting a garden or investing in a home requires us to look to the future and consider possibilities. In the world of philanthropy, we often...more
Philanthropy Matters: A different approach to philanthropy: Philanthropy on Tap
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Philanthropy comes in many shapes and sizes. To prove that point, Kern Community Foundation and Bakersfield Young Professionals, a program...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Philanthropy comes in many shapes and sizes. To prove that point, Kern Community Foundation and Bakersfield Young Professionals, a program...more
Community Voices: Joint KHSD program jump-starts college experience
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kristen Beall Barnes, Ed.D, is the president and CEO of Kern Community Foundation, an organization supporting improved educational outcomes...more
Foundation: Kern Community Foundation
Kristen Beall Barnes, Ed.D, is the president and CEO of Kern Community Foundation, an organization supporting improved educational outcomes...more
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Is Corporate Philanthropy Dead?
Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.