Welcome to SLOCCF
San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
Everyone has a passion that benefits neighbors. How can we help you turn your passion into community action?
Anyone who makes charitable donations is a philanthropist. We believe that people are limited in their giving not by a lack of money, but by a lack of vision. How can we help you create a philanthropic vision?
Welcome to the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation website. We accomplish our work by supporting local nonprofits, helping people donate money strategically, and building endowments for the future. We focus our activities on the needs of the residents of San Luis Obispo County, California.
Through the vision and guidance of the original founders in 1998, the Community Foundation has raised the impact of charitable giving to new heights in the local community. The Community Foundation has grown its endowment to $30 million, granted over $16 million to the community, and awarded more than 600 scholarships, worth more than $1 million.
We have additional programs to help donors support emerging needs in our communities: the Real Estate Foundation facilitates the sale of donated real estate to charities designated by the donor, and Charitable Gift Annuities enable donors to establish a legacy with as little as $10,000. Our newest organization, Spokes, Inc. (formerly the Nonprofit Support Center of San Luis Obispo) trains and empowers nonprofits to achieve their missions.
Please contact us. We look forward to working with you.
Annual Report
Annual Reports for prior years
How We Work
The Community Foundation helps people turn their passion into community action in numerous ways:
- Some people help increase philanthropy throughout the county through the Leadership Fund
- Some invest in current and future generations through the Community Needs Fund
- Some focus on a particular area or cause through Field of Interest Funds, like scholarships
- Some recommend specific grants through Donor Advised Funds
Combined, all donors actively improve the quality of life for all residents of San Luis Obispo County.
