Carlsbad Charitable Foundation (CCF) is accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for its 2020 grant cycle. The Letter of Intent is the first step in a two-step application process, which will facilitate the allocation of funding for Carlsbad-centered projects. The minimum funding range is $10,000 to an excess of $100,000 possibly available. The foundation will evaluate all LOI submissions and qualify those that meet the program and eligibility criteria.
The deadline for submitting the LOI is 5:00 p.m. on December 6, 2019. Non-profit organizations that are moved forward through the LOI process to the next step will be invited to submit a full application proposal by January 9th, 2020. Those organizations invited to submit a full application will submit the completed application by February 6th, 2020.
For the 2020 grant cycle: CCF will be accepting proposals for innovative projects, partnerships and initiatives that will advance the quality of life for Carlsbad residents in a meaningful, measurable and sustainable way.
The primary areas for impact include:
• Health & Human Services
• Arts & Culture
• Environmental Sustainability
• Technological Innovation
“For the 2019 grant cycle, CCF focused on nonprofits that invested in youth in collaboration with celebrating seniors and we awarded four grants totaling $73,000. The non-profit organizations were the Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad – Rancho Carlsbad Garden Mentoring Program, Kids for Peace, Inc. – Grandfriends Kindness Project, New Village Arts, Inc., – A Documentary Theatre Program Connecting Teens and Seniors and San Diego Dance Theater – Intergenerational Carlsbad Dances,” says Estela Mitrani, Regional Affiliates Manager of The San Diego Foundation.
Executive Director Trisha Gooch from the San Diego Dance Theater will be a guest speaker at the upcoming CCF mixer event scheduled for December 11th at the home of Pam Valinet. “We were awarded a CCF grant in 2019 for our intergenerational dance program in Carlsbad that connects resident seniors and youth through the arts and honors the community of Carlsbad,” says Gooch. “We currently have a group of 12 children and two groups of seniors meeting weekly to learn the same structured, improvisational scores along with phrases they will do together. They have been rehearsing at the Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy weekly and will give a free culminating performance on December 8th at the Pine Avenue Community Park.”
Another 2019 CCF grant awardee was Kids for Peace for their Grandfriends Kindness Project. “The Grandfriends Kindness Project is a yearlong, intergenerational program that connects our younger and older Carlsbad citizens, offering an uplifting opportunity to work together to create a culture of kindness and connection,” says Megan Jansen, peace pledge program director with Kids for Peace. “It is an extension of the Great Kindness Challenge, which is a school-wide bullying prevention program that provides students access to a checklist of 50 kind acts that the younger students and seniors come together to complete over a course of 10 months.”
The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation (CCF), an affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, mission is to celebrate and invest in Carlsbad’s diverse and thriving community through its annual grant making process to local Carlsbad non-profit charitable organizations. Over the past 12 years, CCF has supported a wide range of grants to Carlsbad Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Poverty and Homelessness needs in the community. Since 2008, CCF has granted out $900,000 to local nonprofits and raised over $745,000 in permanent endowment funds.
About The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation
The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation is a regional affiliate of The San Diego Foundation, that improves the quality of life and meets local needs through philanthropy and civic engagement, including grantmaking to nonprofits strengthening the community and endowment building through legacy planning and gifts. The San Diego Foundation over the last 40 years has granted more than $1.1 billion to grow a vibrant San Diego region.
About San Diego Dance Theater
Founded in 1972 as a 501(c)3 professional company, the San Diego Dance Theater (SDDT) has for 45 years enriched the cultural life of San Diego through countless dance concerts and training for young dancers. Jean Isaacs was appointed Artistic Director in 1997 and under her direction, SDDT has earned its reputation as a company of fully-professional dancers committed to unconventional and deeply courageous programming which expands access to the stage for dancers of many nationalities, races, ages, and physical abilities. We are also known for our cross-border projects, our site-specific Trolley Dances, our summer dance workshops, and for the sheer beauty of our dancers.
About Kids for Peace
Kids for Peace is a global, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) youth organization dedicated to “uplifting our world through love and action.” The mission of Kids for Peace is to create peace through youth leadership, community service, global friendships, and thoughtful acts of kindness. Our vision is a safe and peaceful world where all people respect and care for each other and our planet. Kids for Peace serves as a model and inspiration for creating this reality with children leading the way, not only for today, but for generations to come. Kids for Peace has over 100 chapters, spanning six continents.
