The deadline for applications is 3 p.m. April 29. Late and/or incomplete proposals will not be considered. Grants are expected to be distributed in September.
Those submitting a proposal are required to attend an informational meeting from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, or from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the Community Room at VCCF, 1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 150, Camarillo.
Those who plan to attend must RSVP to LaToya Ford at (805) 988-0196, Ext. 126, or at lford@vccf.org. To download the full request for proposals, visit http://www.vccf.org/grants/index.shtml.
Destino: The Hispanic Legacy Fund was established in 1996 by local residents as a permanent endowment at VCCF. Its mission is to expand opportunities for Latino youth to succeed, which it supports both through its grantmaking and through the Destino Scholarship Fund, which is focused on supporting first-generation Latino students attending college in California. Since its founding, Destino has awarded 110 grants totaling over $766,000 to 45 nonprofit organizations.
VCCF is a family of charitable funds with combined assets of $106 million. Its mission is to promote and enable philanthropy to improve our community for good for ever, which it does through managing long-term endowments to benefit the region and through its grantmaking, scholarships and leadership training programs through the Center for Nonprofit Leadership. VCCF has been certified in compliance with national standards by the Council on Foundations, the highest form of peer review in the United States. For more information, visit vccf.org or contact VCCF at (805) 988-0196.
