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


Assets and Giving for Ventura County Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 148,269,326
2018 - 129,116,818
2017 - 126,510,503
Domestic Grants

2019 - 11,681,166
2018 - 6,116,689


    

Recent News from Ventura County Community Foundation


VCCCD Board of Trustees names Bernardo M. Perez, Chair and Arturo Hernández, Vice Chair at ...
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

Hernández is a founding member of the Ventura County Community Foundation's Destino 2000 Legacy Fund and the Vice President of the...more

Meeting will focus on gender
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

The Ventura County Community Foundation will host a presentation on defining gender from 5:15 to 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 9 at 4001 Mission Oaks...more

On Nonprofit Buildings & Other Big Bets: Lessons from One Foundation's Folly
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

The Ventura County Community Foundation opened its $11 million nonprofit center with a financing strategy that lowered the value of the...more

Foundation building at heart of woes
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

Ventura County Community Foundation CEO Vanessa Bechtel sits for a portrait at the Ventura County Community Foundation building in Camarillo...more

Local philanthropist, CLU regent Ted Jensen dies
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

Jensen was also on the scholarship advisory board for the Ventura County Community Foundation and served on the board of directors of the...more

Critical theater fund tied to embattled community foundation
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

Critical theater fund tied to embattled community foundation ... attorney general's investigation into the Ventura County Community...more

Community Foundation cuts bottom line by $25 million
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation

The Ventura County Community Foundation has informed federal tax authorities that its net assets may have been overstated by $20 million in...more

Statement Regarding Hugh Ralston, Founding Board Member of the National Standards for US ...
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation

The Community Foundations National Standards Board, as the entity charged with administering the Community Foundation National...more

Two Boards Struck with Buyer's Remorse
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation

Hugh Ralston was CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation for only two years before he parted ways with the foundation in June. All...more

Editorial: Nonprofit center's revival shows CLU leadership
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation, Simi Valley Community Foundation

It had been operating at Ventura County Community Foundation headquarters in Camarillo, and was a casualty of the foundation's ailing...more



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