Cornerstone Funds


The Cornerstone Project was launched in 1997 to accelerate and multiply the base of permanent philanthropy in Ventura County. The following funds were created through the Cornerstone Initiative and continue to support all aspects of the Community Foundation's work in Ventura County.

Community Response Funds

Earnings from Community Response Funds address the most important issues facing Ventura County. The flexibility of these funds offers the Community Foundation an effective way to meet donor interest while recognizing the changing needs of the community. Contributions received, but not earmarked for specific charitable purposes go into the Cornerstone Community Response Fund - a general endowment to respond to programs that make in investment in the community and improve the lives of Ventura County Residents.

Cornerstone Community Response Fund

Gladys Daily Coffman Fund

Bernice Daily Gastl Fund

Bert M. and Mildred O. Dahl Fund

Nellie Daily Fund

Haas Automation Charitable Fund

Dominick and Bridget McGrath Fund

A.A. and Jeanne W. Milligan Fund

Ben E. and Joan H. Nordman Fund

Smith-Hobson Foundation Community Response Fund

VCCF Founders' Fund


Cornerstone Administrative Endowment Funds


The Community Foundation's 15 years of service to the community have opened doors for a stronger community spirit, fostering philanthropy and promoting partnering to make Ventura County an even better place to live. The administrative endowment is a basic underlying element that fortifies and expands the Foundation's current efforts and provides funding to launch new initiatives.

MaryAnn and William Bang Cornerstone Fund

L. John Bernatz Charitable Cornerstone Fund

Lydia T. and Joseph Brown Cornerstone Fund

Otis and Bettina Chandler Fund

Dennis Collins Administrative Endowment Fund

Cornerstone Admin Endowment Fund

Robert Calder Davis, Jr. Cornerstone Fund

Mike A. DeLorenzo Fund

William A. and Cynthia D. Fairburn Jr. Memorial Fund

Haas VCCF Administrative Endowment Fund

Bob and Emily Hall Charitable Administrative Fund

Dr. and Mrs. William Hart Fund

Ronald and Carolyn Hertel Fund

Bertha Kunz Fund

Loebl Family Cornerstone Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lueck Cornerstone Fund

Mahan Fund

McLean Fund

A.A. and Jeanne W. Milligan Fund

Marshal and Gretchen Milligan Fund

John V. and Ruth T. Newman Fund

J.M. Sharp Company Fund

Richard and Barbara Shipley Fund

Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Cornerstone Fund

Smith-Hobson Foundation Cornerstone Fund

Sunkist Centennial Fund

Teague-McKevett Fund

Dorcas Thille Fund

George and Eleanor Tillquist Cornerstone Fund

VCCF Administrative Endowment Fund

Dave O. and Leila M. White Cornerstone Fund

Esther Margaret Young Fund


Needs Assessment Endowment Funds


Needs Assessment Funds provide funding to gather, review and analyze input from the community on pressing and current community needs, providing the information necessary for the Community Foundation, nonprofit organizations and funders to develop programs and address community needs in a focused, strategic fashion that will have a measurable impact on the community.

William A. & Cynthia D. Fairburn, Jr. Memorial Fund

Resource Center for Nonprofit Management
Endowment Funds


Endowment Funds for the Resource Center for Nonprofit Management ensure the continued education and training programs of the Resource Center, and, in turn, ensure the success of the nonprofit organizations that rely on it.

Cornerstone Resource Center Endowment Fund

Haas Automation Seminars for Nonprofit Excellence

Bob and Emily Hall Charitable Resource Center Fund - CSTF

Joan Merritt Fund to Strengthen Ventura County Nonprofits

Sidney Lyons Memorial Fund

Midge and Dave Stork Resource Center Fund

Helen Yunker Collection for Nonprofit Research


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