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Endowments

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VCCF holds over 400 funds that are donor-advised, agency designated, agency endowments, fieldof- interest, scholarship, and other program funds. These endowment funds will support in perpetuity the work of the donors and nonprofit agencies. Each fund welcomes additional contributions, with the proviso that the fund’s purpose will govern all distributions in the future.

VCCF Established Funds
Philanthropic giving is often more effective and lasting by joining with others in furthering the work of an already-established VCCF fund. These include funds that focus on the needs of women and girls, Latino organizations, preserving the County’s heritage, special and urgent needs of area nonprofits, community response funds, and a series of scholarship funds that leverage contributions to make a difference in the lives of students from every part of Ventura County.

New VCCF Funds
With a commitment to ensure that long-term donor intent is carried out, VCCF provides multiple opportunities to ensure that donors can make a difference – today and well into the future. Donors are welcome to explore how a donor-advised, field-of-interest, designated and/or agency endowment fund can further their own philanthropic interests and support the organizations they care most about.

Cornerstone Funds
VCCF’s Cornerstone Funds provide long-term stability for VCCF programs and staff. Contributions to these endowment funds sustain the ability of VCCF to strengthen nonprofits, expanding the impact and lower the cost of donor generated philanthropy, and invest in the strategies and solutions that address community priorities, now and in the future. Cornerstone Funds include:

Administrative Endowment
Earnings from this endowment supplement the VCCF annual operating budget by providing earnings to support staff, facilities, technology, outreach and program support. The funds also allow VCCF to serve donors at a lower cost.

Resource Center Endowment
Dedicated endowment provides not only core operating support for the library and programs of the VCCF Resource Center, but also allows innovative and focused programs to be launched through our network of workshops, consulting programs and community gatherings. With the importance of the nonprofit sector growing at a time of higher scrutiny and accountability, keeping programs and training current and relevant to today’s challenges is vital to the health of the nonprofit sector in our County.

Community Response Fund
VCCF’s commitment to serve the communities of Ventura County must take into account the changes that will occur in the years ahead. By building a pool of funds dedicated to meeting community needs on an annual basis, we retain the flexibility to address new problems facing the County, its nonprofits and its residents. These unrestricted grants leverage the work accomplished through VCCF’s growing family of funds reflecting donor intent, designated agency support and field of interest causes, as well as other contributions from foundations, companies and individuals. Grants from this fund can be a catalyst to create sustainable change, and harness the support of others who care.

Annual Support Associates
Annual contributions to the Associates result in a double investment. Half of all unrestricted gifts go toward the Foundation’s annual operating budget, supporting staff, programs and facilities. The other half is invested in the administrative endowment, to sustain our work in future years.

Century Circle
The Century Circle (launched in 2006) is a group of 100 dedicated and generous volunteers who contribute at least $1,000 annually to VCCF to support its initiatives on community priorities and grantmaking. Sustaining the work and leadership of the local nonprofit community as well as being an effective advocate for the work of philanthropy and civic engagement in Ventura County is a unique role for VCCF. Members of the Century Circle are catalysts for our community, an important resource for all of us in these rapidly changing times.