San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation

San Luis Obispo, CA

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Physical Address:: San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 1580
EIN:: 77-0496500
Web URL:: www.sloccf.org
Leadership:: Barry VanderKelen

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 01, 2011
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2011

Revenue
Total Revenue	$5,090,243

Expenses
Total Expenses	$2,016,512

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Basic Organization Information

San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation

Physical Address:: San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 1580
EIN:: 77-0496500
Web URL:: www.sloccf.org
NTEE Category:: T Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking; T31 Community Foundations; None; None; None; None
Year Founded:: 1998
Ruling Year:: 1999

Mission Statement

The San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation is a public trust established to assist donors in building an enduring source of charitable funds to meet the changing needs and interests of the community.

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

The San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation was established to help donors in the County establish endowed funds to meet the needs of the people of San Luis Obispo County.  In 2008 we made more than 400 grants totalling more than $2.3 million, 93% of which were to SLO County-based nonprofits and individuals. Some of our current initiatives are: helping prepare children for school by increasing the number of Raising a Reader sites; giving young adults opportunities to explore career options through Pathways to Adulthood; making college more affordable through our scholarship program; catalyzing the enhancement of wrap-around services to homeless individuals and families through the Klaproad Initiative; and supporting the arts through Arts Inspire!

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Leadership

Barry VanderKelen

Term:

Since Jan 2007

Leadership Statement:

Everyone has a passion that benefits neighbors. How can we help you turn your passion into community action? Anyone who makes charitable donations is a philanthropist. We believe that people are limited in their giving not by a lack of money, but by a lack of vision. How can we help you create a philanthropic vision? Welcome to the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation website. We accomplish our work by supporting local <a href="http://www.sloccf.org/grant.php">nonprofits</a>, helping people <a href="http://www.sloccf.org/donors.php">donate</a> money strategically, and building <a href="http://www.sloccf.org/donors_power.php">endowments</a> for the future. We focus our activities on the needs of the residents of <a href="http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/residents.htm">San Luis Obispo County, California</a>. Please contact us. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Barry VanderKelen Executive Director

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Program: Grantmaking

Budget:: $2,255,466
Category:: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
Population Served:: General Public/Unspecified

Program Description:

Grantmaking - our primary mission is to build an endowment.  The earnings are used to make grants to local non-profit organizations.   <div> </div> <div>Donor Services - our mission is to help individual donors to fulfill their charitable giving goals.</div>

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