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Desert Community Foundation
The Desert Community Foundation was established in 1999 as a public nonprofit organization to provide opportunities for individual donors to make lasting contributions to the desert communities of the Coachella Valley today and in the future.
The Desert Community Foundation was founded by Ronald E. Gother, after an informal feasibility study was conducted. Ronald Gother, along with Jack Shakely, President Emeritus of the California Community Foundation, interviewed nonprofit executives, community and business leaders regarding the role and benefits of a local community foundation.
Web Address
www.desertfoundation.org/index.cfm
The Desert Community Foundation was founded by Ronald E. Gother, after an informal feasibility study was conducted. Ronald Gother, along with Jack Shakely, President Emeritus of the California Community Foundation, interviewed nonprofit executives, community and business leaders regarding the role and benefits of a local community foundation.
Web Address
www.desertfoundation.org/index.cfm
Assets and Giving for Desert Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 27,476,834
2018 - 19,701,574
2017 - 20,262,585
2019 - 27,476,834
2018 - 19,701,574
2017 - 20,262,585
Domestic Grants
2019 - 2,096,140
2018 - 2,797,644
2019 - 2,096,140
2018 - 2,797,644
Recent News from Desert Community Foundation
Coachella Valley: Join us on our inaugural Giving Day - The Desert Sun
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
Desert Community Foundation and FirstBank have launched an inaugural Coachella Valley Giving Day on March 1,...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
Desert Community Foundation and FirstBank have launched an inaugural Coachella Valley Giving Day on March 1,...more
Indian Ridge Scholarship Fund celebrates 10 years of giving back to employees - The Desert Sun
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
The fund is managed by the Desert Community Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. A scholarship committee consisting of Indian...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
The fund is managed by the Desert Community Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. A scholarship committee consisting of Indian...more
Lori Dengler: Challenges of working in disaster zones
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
Funding is a necessary first step, but a productive trip requires coordination — both with officials and scientists in the affected area and with...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
Funding is a necessary first step, but a productive trip requires coordination — both with officials and scientists in the affected area and with...more
Desert Community Foundation awards grants in memory of Bill Powers
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
The Desert Community Foundation recently awarded two grants of $2,500 each to The Ophelia Project and Xavier Preparatory High School in...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
The Desert Community Foundation recently awarded two grants of $2,500 each to The Ophelia Project and Xavier Preparatory High School in...more
Six honored at inaugural virtual National Philanthropy Day in the Desert Awards
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
6, celebrated six distinguished honorees who propel the philanthropic community forward with their unwavering generosity, compassion and...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
6, celebrated six distinguished honorees who propel the philanthropic community forward with their unwavering generosity, compassion and...more
Local Digest: Feb. 28, 2020
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation, High Desert Community Foundation
Donations can be made to High Desert Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2028, Apple Valley. For more information, call 760-242-8877 or...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation, High Desert Community Foundation
Donations can be made to High Desert Community Foundation, P.O. Box 2028, Apple Valley. For more information, call 760-242-8877 or...more
Betty Barker, co-founder of Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert, dies at 99
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
... Friends of the Philharmonic, the Desert Community Foundation, Women's Leadership Foundation, Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
... Friends of the Philharmonic, the Desert Community Foundation, Women's Leadership Foundation, Women Leaders Forum of the Coachella...more
Time, effort put into Desert X art exhibits could be better used restoring the Salton Sea
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
This year, The Desert Community Foundation celebrates 20 years of charitable giving to Coachella Valley, providing over $35 million to area...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation
This year, The Desert Community Foundation celebrates 20 years of charitable giving to Coachella Valley, providing over $35 million to area...more
Give BIG virtual fundraiser begins Tuesday
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation, High Desert Community Foundation
Some of those organizations include the High Desert Community Foundation based in Apple Valley, and Victor Valley High Desert Homeless...more
Foundation: Desert Community Foundation, High Desert Community Foundation
Some of those organizations include the High Desert Community Foundation based in Apple Valley, and Victor Valley High Desert Homeless...more
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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.