El Paso Community Foundation



El Paso Community Foundation was established in 1977 as a permanent endowment for the long term benefit of far West Texas, southern New Mexico and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. It serves as a charitable resource to donors, nonprofit organizations and the community at-large.

Web Address

www.epcf.org

Social Media Links

Twitter - @ElPasoCF


Assets and Giving for El Paso Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 71,646,863
2018 - 58,414,480
Domestic Grants

2019 - 10,300,083


    

Recent News from El Paso Community Foundation


Rotary honors philanthropist Richard Castro
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

For his outstanding contributions to the community, the Rotary Club of El Paso honored El Paso businessman and philanthropist Richard Castro with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award. Castro was...more

PechaKucha night spans two cites, two countries
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

PechaKucha El Paso and PechaKucha Juárez came together for a special two-day, two-city binational event. PechaKucha night was held in Juárez March 28 at Café San Angel and in El Paso March 29 at...more

NECO Student and Alumnus Receive Mattingly Scholarship
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

The award, co-sponsored by Mattingly Low Vision and the El Paso Community Foundation, was created to honor Bill Mattingly and presented to an optometry or ophthalmology student or resident focused on...more

Nuevo Siglo Festival expands with modern plays
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

At 3 p.m. on April 10, there is an international cuisine demonstration with Longacre at the El Paso Community Foundation room, 333 N. Oregon. Given its past success and expanded focus, Mireles sees...more

Foundation donates camisoles for patients
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

After Casas was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer last September, she launched the Stand With Estela Fund to help breast cancer patients with limited means. The fund is part of the El Paso...more

Foundation wants to work with city to give Scenic Drive's Murchison Park a makeover
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

The El Paso Community Foundation plans to partner with the city to redesign and rejuvenate the park. The City Council on Tuesday authorized staff to pursue a memorandum of understanding with the...more

Downtown El Paso children's museum might get $31 million financial boost
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

A representative for Gyroscope Inc., a design studio based in Oakland, Calif., shows renderings of how an interior space in the new El Paso children's museum could look during a meeting last year to...more

Downtown El Paso is now a destination for locals, tourists
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

The efforts of Eric Pearson and the El Paso Community Foundation arguably kick-started the current Downtown revolution with the opening of the Plaza Theatre in 2005. The EPCF continued to lead by...more

Community Foundation honors women donors
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

The El Paso Community Foundation held a dessert party to celebrate its women donors on Valentine's Day at the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon. About 200 people attended the “Great Ladies and...more

Frontera, Community Foundation Enter Partnership in Fund for Conservation
Foundation: El Paso Community Foundation

The newly-established Fund will help Frontera support a growing number of projects and programs that maximize its impact on the conservation of El Paso's water, land and wildlife. Via a news release,...more



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