General Grants Program
The Community Foundation’s general grants program is funded solely by local donors who have contributed to the Foundation’s Community Endowment and various Field of Interest funds. The general grants program is made possible through the generous support of the Roberta D. Petrie Memorial Endowment; Amy Arsenio Endowment; Alva, Ernest, and William Righetti Fund for Seniors and People with Disabilities; Alfred & Diane Fritz Endowment, Helen & Ronald Dunin Memorial Endowment, Preventive Health Care Endowment and the Community Endowment.
Our goal is to distribute these funds to a variety of non-profit organizations throughout San Luis Obispo County. The grant review committee is comprised of community volunteers and Foundation Board members to assure a proper evaluation is made of all grant requests. Organizations that conduct the majority of their public charitable operations in San Luis Obispo County are eligible to apply.
The San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation makes grants to support programs that provide significant benefits to the community within and across these funding areas:
Arts & Culture - supporting appreciation of new and traditional forms of visual and performing arts through education and experiencing the diverse world of arts;
Education - supporting programs which enhance learning and impact knowledge, skills and attitudes;
Health - improving the quality of life through preventive health and overcoming barriers to physical health and mental health care;
Human Services - improving the quality of life through providing for basic needs and social service programs, addressing the needs of seniors and people with disabilities, programs supporting people attempting to help themselves;
Community Enhancement - providing an enduring impact through the environmental, historical, and civic aspects of community life.
Grants & Programs
In addition to the General Grants Program, the Community Foundation focuses on strategic investments for addressing unmet or emerging community needs. Various field of interest funds have been established at the Foundation to distribute grants for local programs. As new grant programs are developed, information and guidelines will be made available on this site.
Currently, the following programs and annual grants are available through the Community Foundation:
- Art Inspires
- Growing Together Initiative
- Isabel P. Ruiz Humanitarian Award
- Paul Wolff Accessibility Advocacy Award
- SLO Environmental Grants
- Women's Legacy Fund
Scholarships
A number of annual scholarships are also distributed through the Community Foundation.
For more information about grants and programs, contact Janice Fong Wolf, Director of Grants and Programs, at (805) 543-2323 or Contact jwolf@sloccf.org.