Ramona Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Ramona Community Foundation supports local efforts for K-12 education, arts education, youth development, health, mental health and community development.
IP TAKE: The Ramona Community Foundation is a steadfast supporter of small- to medium-sized nonprofits that serve this San Diego County community of about 20,000 people. Arts and culture organizations that run educational or participatory programs stand an excellent chance here, as do health and mental health providers that serve low-income people. Grant applications are due at the end of May, but reach out any time with questions and ideas. Contact information is provided below.
PROFILE: The Ramona Community Foundation (RCF) is a community foundation based in Ramona, California. RCF is a regional affiliate of the San Diego Foundation. It aims to "build a Ramona community endowment, provide funding annually to Ramona organizations and causes and give Ramona community members a vehicle for legacy planning and gifts that will benefit Ramona now and forever.”
This funder focuses its grantmaking broadly on efforts to “ enhance the quality of life for those who live, work and play in Ramona.” Grantmaking typically supports education, youth, health, mental health and community development.
Grants for K-12 Education, Arts Education and Youth Development
A significant portion of the Ramona Community Foundation’s giving supports local education and initiatives for the well-being of children and youth. The foundation does not name specific goals for this giving. Past grants have gone to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego, Voices for Children, Write Out Loud and Girls on the Run San Diego.
The foundation has also supported a number of organizations provide educational or enrichment programs in the arts. Grantees include the Alliance for Music Education, Arts for Learning and ArtReach, which serves K-6 students with “dynamic social-emotional learning and visual and performing arts-aligned visual arts workshops.”
Grants for Health and Mental Health
The Ramona Community Foundation has supported many nonprofit organizations that provide health and mental health services to the Ramona community. These grantees often focus on underserved and low-income populations. Grantees include Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego, the Ramona Senior Center’s Nutrition Program, North County Health Services, Heart and Hooves Therapy and TrueCare, which provides free health care services to people who cannot afford the organization’s sliding scale fees.
Grants for Arts, Culture and Community Development
The Ramona Community Foundation’s does not outline specific goals for its community development grants but tends to favor arts and culture programs that reach broad swaths of the community. Grantees include the Classics Rotors Museum, the Guy B. Woodward Museum and the Ramona HEART Mural Project. Other community development grants have supported the Ramona Community Garden, the Ramona Senior Center, the Ramona Chamber of Commerce and the Friends of the Ramona Library.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $1,500 to $10,000.
This funder’s grants are limited to organizations serving the community of Ramona in San Diego County.
The Ramona Community Foundation accepts applications annually with a due date that typically falls at the end of May. See the foundation’s application guidelines for detailed instructions on how to apply.
The applications of grant finalists are reviewed in July, and grants are announced in September.
Questions may be directed to Trudy Armstrong via email at trudy@sdfoundation.org or by telephone at (619) 764-8602.
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