William A & Cynthia D Fairburn, Jr. Memorial Fund

Established by: Cynthia Fairburn, Jr. Estate

Established on: 09/28/2001

Purpose of the fund: This fund was established to provide an annual source of funds to conduct research important to understanding Ventura County’s pressing and current community needs.

Background: Mr. Fairburn, son of a Columbia University teacher, was born in New York City. Mrs. Fairburn’s parents were professors at St. Paul’s College in Tarsus, Turkey, where she was born. Mr. and Mrs. Fairburn retired to Ojai, read voraciously, and believed fervently that the finest heritage one can leave children is an education.

Grants distributed:

• Ventura County Civic Alliance 12/06/2005
  VCCA State of the Region Report
• Ventura County Community Foundation 09/15/2006
  for needs assessment purposes
• Ventura County Community Foundation 08/09/2007
  to support the research and needs assessment related to the VCCF Arts Initiative
• VCCF Community Profile Fund 07/18/2008
  to provide funding for the Ventura County Profile on Health & Human Services
• Ventura County Community Foundation 08/11/2008
  to support a countywide study on The Status of Women and Girls
• Ventura County Civic Alliance 12/31/2008
  to support research of the VCCA
• Advancement Project 06/26/2009
  for Healthy City Ventura as part of Healthy City California