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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
County of Ventura to Host First-of-Its-Kind Statewide Government and Disability Summit
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
County of Ventura to host first-of-its-kind statewide Government and Disability Summit.Attendees will work towards developing practical solutions to address access barriers and promote disability...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
County of Ventura to host first-of-its-kind statewide Government and Disability Summit.Attendees will work towards developing practical solutions to address access barriers and promote disability...more
Clean Power Alliance Announces Applications Now Being Accepted For 2024 Community ...
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Clean Power Alliance Announces Applications Now Being Accepted for 2024 Community Benefits Grant.$325,000 in funding will be made available to 12 to 15 organizations.Grants ranging from $15,000 to...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Clean Power Alliance Announces Applications Now Being Accepted for 2024 Community Benefits Grant.$325,000 in funding will be made available to 12 to 15 organizations.Grants ranging from $15,000 to...more
Women's Economic Ventures Honors Community Leaders | Business | Noozhawk
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Trailblazer Award — Vanessa Bechtel, president/CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation. Community Partner of the Year — Santa Paula...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Trailblazer Award — Vanessa Bechtel, president/CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation. Community Partner of the Year — Santa Paula...more
County of Ventura and Museum of Ventura County Announce Upcoming Series of Events in ...
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Ventura County, Calif., is turning 150 years old this year, and to mark the occasion, the county is holding a series of "family-friendly pop-up celebrations," the Los Angeles Times reports. The...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Ventura County, Calif., is turning 150 years old this year, and to mark the occasion, the county is holding a series of "family-friendly pop-up celebrations," the Los Angeles Times reports. The...more
Raises approved for Thousand Oaks' top 2 workers; salaries surpass $320 K each
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
This story was made possible by a grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation's Fund to Support Local...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
This story was made possible by a grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation's Fund to Support Local...more
Tri-county area shows resilience in the face of a storm - Pacific Coast Business Times
Foundation: Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County was founded in the late 1990s to provide a vehicle for community fundraising, joining a...more
Foundation: Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara Foundation, Ventura County Community Foundation
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County was founded in the late 1990s to provide a vehicle for community fundraising, joining a...more
Ventura County mourns Supervisor Carmen Ramirez | Pacific Coast Business Times
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Among the business and community leaders who were mourning her death was Vanessa Bechtel, CEO of the Ventura County Community...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
Among the business and community leaders who were mourning her death was Vanessa Bechtel, CEO of the Ventura County Community...more
Grant helps fund aviary upgrade - Moorpark Acorn
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
... recently received a $30000 grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation to provide an updated aviary structure for the zoo's...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
... recently received a $30000 grant from the Ventura County Community Foundation to provide an updated aviary structure for the zoo's...more
Guest column: Ventura County's post-pandemic recovery — we've got this
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
As Vanessa Bechtel, the CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation, recently said in an interview about the county's census...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
As Vanessa Bechtel, the CEO of the Ventura County Community Foundation, recently said in an interview about the county's census...more
Addressing COVID-19 fears door-to-door, from omicron to vaccine side effects - Ventura County Star
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
They work in tandem with the Ventura County Community Foundation and community groups that advocate for vaccines in homes,...more
Foundation: Ventura County Community Foundation
They work in tandem with the Ventura County Community Foundation and community groups that advocate for vaccines in homes,...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.