Lodi Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Lodi Community Foundation supports parks and recreation, health, arts and culture, animal welfare, youth and other community needs in Northern California.
FUNDING AREAS: Parks and recreation, health, arts and culture, animal welfare, youth, community development
IP TAKE: This is an affiliate foundation of a larger grantmaker in the region, which means that it is hyper-focused on the needs of nonprofits operating in a small geographic area.
PROFILE: Established in 2005, the Lodi Community Foundation (LCF) is a community foundation based in Lodi, California. This foundation is an affiliate of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. Community members created LCF to help accomplish the philanthropic goals of the area in an efficient and sustainable manner. The foundation aims to "advocate and facilitate charitable giving to create lasting legacies that build a stronger Lodi community.” It funds local efforts for parks and recreation, health, arts and culture, animal welfare, youth and other community needs.
The Lodi Community Foundation holds numerous expendable funds to serve the local community. These include the LCF Lodi Aquatic Center, Helm & Mary Haas Fund, Schulman Family Fund and LCF Animal Friends Connection Humane Society Expendable Fund. LCF also holds many endowment funds, such as the Lodi Community Concert Association, Lodi Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund, Lodi Boys & Girls Club Endowment and Women's Center of SJC-Phoebe Watt Endowment. Additionally, LCF hosts a community philanthropy summit that involves full-day professional development opportunities on topics of interest to the nonprofit and philanthropy communities.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $10,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by in the news section of the LCF website. Grantmaking focuses on the Lodi area of Northern California. Past local grantees include Lodi House, the Lodi Public Library and Hospice of San Joaquin.
This foundation does not typically accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits, and it does not share a grant application on its website. Direct general questions to the staff at info@lodicommunityfoundation.org or 209-910-3523.
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