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COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Improving the quality of life in the Coastal Bend

Corpus Christi, TX   |  http://www.cbcfoundation.org/

Mission

The Mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life in the Coastal Bend by building community endowment and addressing social, educational, environmental and cultural needs through the awarding of grants and scholarships.

Notes from the nonprofit

Since CBCF was established in 1981, CBCF’s assets have grown to over $97.6 million in 312 funds. CBCF has assisted its donors in awarding over $138 million in grants to nonprofits and scholarships to individuals to help Coastal Bend residents improve their lives and the lives of people around them. Our most prominent event is the Coastal Bend Day of Giving. Established in 2009 to address the human needs caused by the 2008 recession, the Coastal Bend has embraced this event to lift up nonprofits assisting the neediest of our neighbors. The Day of Giving has achieved remarkable growth; funds raised have increased from $410,000 at inception to almost $3.34 million in 2020. Since 2009 the event has put $20 million to work in our community aiding those who are least able to help themselves, and with no administrative fees taken from the matching funds or the individual donations by CBCF.

Ruling year info

1981

President & CEO

Mrs. Karen W. Selim

Main address

555 N. Carancahua, Suite 900

Corpus Christi, TX 78401 USA

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EIN

74-2190039

NTEE code info

Community Foundations (T31)

IRS filing requirement

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Coastal Bend Grants

Helps meet the charitable needs of and enhances the quality of life in the Coastal Bend of Texas through grants to charitable organizations. Grants are awarded annually through a competitive process and focus on the areas of: arts and culture, education, environment, families and children, health, human services and public good. Funding is available in CBCF's seven county service area of Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Veterans
Adults
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors and current college students for both CBCF and Outside scholarships. A single online application considers students for over 70 CBCF scholarships. Outside scholarships use an application process specific to the organization or donor. Students must live in the CBCF seven county service area of Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

In November 2009, nine Coastal Bend area foundations initiated the Coastal Bend Day of Giving, a matching gift program in response to the need for food, shelter, and basic human services in the Coastal Bend. The funds raised assisted nonprofits impacted by the downturn in the economy. Additional Days of Giving have been held every year since, raising over $24.3 million to help thousands of our neediest neighbors with much needed services. Administered by Coastal Bend Community Foundation, the 24-hour online matching fundraising campaign is held the second Tuesday in November. Matching funders pledge match monies, offering donors the unique opportunity to make gifts that are doubled to local participating nonprofits in a seven-county service area. Only the donations made through the website at coastalbenddayofgiving.org count towards the match. As Coastal Bend Community Foundation underwrites all operating costs of the event, 100% of the matching funds go directly to the nonprofits.

Population(s) Served
Substance abusers
At-risk youth
Victims of crime and abuse
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Accreditations

Council on Foundations Accredited

Community Foundations National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations- Accredited 2009

Community Foundations National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations- Re-accredited 2015

Community Foundations National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations- Re-accredited 2020

Community Foundations National Standards for U.S. Community Foundation - Re-accredited 2023

Awards

Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation 2021

Association of Fundraising Professionals TX, Coastal Bend Chapter

Affiliations & memberships

Council on Foundations 2020

Council on Foundations 2023

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of organizations applying for grants

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Coastal Bend Scholarships

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The totals refer to the total number of completed Coastal Bend Community Foundation General Scholarship Applications received from high school seniors and current/prospective college students.

Average grant amount

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Coastal Bend Scholarships

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

The totals refer to the average grant amount awarded to students through The Coastal Bend Community Foundation scholarship program. Amounts available to spend are determined by our spending policy.

Total dollar amount of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Coastal Bend Scholarships

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The totals refer to the total amount of new scholarship awards that are approved each year. Some of these awards pay out over multiple semesters. The total award amount is included in each calculation

Total number of grants awarded

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Coastal Bend Scholarships

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

The number of scholarships awarded each year fluctuates based upon the available balances that our funds have after applying the foundation's spending policy to them.

Number of endowments

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Coastal Bend Grants

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The total refers to the Total Number of Endowment Funds held at The Coastal Bend Community Foundation as of 12/31 each year.

Number of donor-advised funds

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The total refers to the Total Number of Donor Advised Funds held at The Coastal Bend Community Foundation on 12/31 of each year listed.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Coastal Bend Community Foundation's goals to implement are: (1) Increase the Foundation's assets and donations, (2) Manage and administer donors' gifts responsibly, (3) Ensure, promote, and enhance the Foundation's reputation, (4) Provide the necessary organizational structure to manage and administer the Foundation's assets.

The Coastal Bend Community Foundation's strategies to implement for each of our goals are:

(1) Increase the Foundation's assets and donations
(a) Secure gifts from Board members
(b) Increase presence and influence with estate planning professionals
(c) Have small foundations convert their assets to Foundation-managed funds or programs.

(2) Manage and administer donors' gifts responsibly
(a) Manage investment portfolio and consultants
(b) Maintain professional, credentialed, and well-trained staff
(c) Create innovative grant and scholarship opportunities
(d) Evaluate, carefully and critically, grant and scholarship recipients

(3) Ensure, promote, and enhance the Foundation's reputation
(a) Secure highly respected, engaged board members to lead into the future
(b) Exercise non-profit leadership education
(c) Continue collaborative working relationships in the communities served

(4) Provide the necessary organizational structure to manage and administer the Foundation's assets
(a) Develop succession plan for staff positions
(b) Implement technology advances
(c) Provide sufficient budget to carry out Goals.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

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COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Board of directors
as of 01/18/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mrs. Karen O'Connor Urban

No Affiliation

Term: 2022 -

Jennifer Vogt

Pamela Brower

Richard Scanio

Michelle Unda

Sarah Fisher

Richard Leshin

Hon. John Martinez

Karen O'Conner Urban

Paula Dean

Amanda Kellar

Laura Fischer

Kirkby Townsend

Hon. Karin Knolle

Brad Womack

Louise Aduddell

Nan Linney

Wes Hoskins

Ken Griffin

Al Jones

Joe McComb

Dr. Osbert Blow

James H Clement III

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/23/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/23/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.