Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation supports human services, music, youth, arts and culture, education, seniors, and community development in Southern California.
FUNDING AREAS: Human services, music, youth, arts and culture, education, seniors, community development
IP TAKE: RBCF has been increasingly interested in proposals that address the promotion of creativity and civic engagement, so consider these preferences in a grant pitch.
PROFILE: Established in 1988, the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation (RBCF) is a community foundation based in Rancho Bernardo, California. RBCF is an affiliate of the San Diego Foundation and part of a network of affiliates in the region. It became an affiliate of the San Diego Foundation in 1996 after its first organized fundraiser in 1993. The foundation aims to "make Rancho Bernardo an even better place to live and work.” It funds local efforts for human services, music, youth, arts and culture, education, seniors, and community development.
The Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation has organized various fundraising programs, including an annual community cruise and Thanksgiving luncheon. It has an emergency reserve fund that supports urgent needs in case of a fire, earthquake or other disaster. RBCF administers the RB Symphony on the Green Fund that supports musical programs and also the RB Smith Scholarship Fund that supports local students. Over the years, grants have gone to many different local causes, including music concerts, the local library, education workshops, youth community service programs and museum exhibits. Grants are typically for projects that are achievable within a 12-month period.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Rancho Bernardo, California and the surrounding area. Past local grantees include the Poway Symphony Orchestra, Rancho Bernardo Senior Services and the Ranch Bernardo Historical Society.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits at certain times of the year. In the past, the application deadline has been in July. Direct general questions to Trudy Armstrong, the foundation’s director, at trudy@sdfoundation.org or 619-764-8602.
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