Current Grantmaking
2012 Grantmaking
In its fifth cycle of grantmaking, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation is focusing on arts and culture. In October, the CCF invited nonprofit organizations to submit project proposals specifically for Carlsbad that demonstrate the power of arts and culture to build more vibrant and civically engaged communities.
The deadline for 2012 Proposals has passed and the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation was proud to receive a great response from community organizations and nonprofits. The CCF Grants Committee is currently reviewing proposals.
Check back later in the Spring for more information on the 2012 Grants...
Past Grantees
2011 Grantees
In its fourth year of grantmaking, the CCF focused on the Environment, and awarded $54,877 to programs that sought to better Carlsbad’s environment.
Grants went to the following organizations and programs:
Carlsbad Kids Go Green Expansion – Jefferson Elementary School and Kelly Elementary School
$10,000 went to Carlsbad Kids Go Green to expand their school-wide recycling and zero-waste lunchroom program to Jefferson and Kelly elementary schools. The program seeks to create a culture of environmental awareness and stewardship in school-aged children. The CCF grant from CCF will be used to purchase the supplies needed to implement recycling and zero-waste lunch programs at both elementary schools.
Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s Academy for Environmental Stewardship – The Carlsbad Educational Foundation
$29,877 went to support The Carlsbad Educational Foundation’s program to enable all 867 Carlsbad third graders to participate in the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation’s Academy for Environmental Stewardship during the 2011-2012 school year. The Academy for Environmental Stewardship is a unique curriculum delivered to Carlsbad Unified School District third graders during four visits to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center over the course of the year. Funding from the CCF covered the cost, including AHLF fees and field-trip transportation, for each CUSD third grade student for two out of the four visits.
Going Green Campaign - Carlsbad Kids for Peace
$15,000 from the CCF went to support the leadership and implementation of the Going Green Campaign, a one-year campaign to serve Carlsbad youth, the natural environment and the community at large. Led by the three current Carlsbad Kids for Peace chapters, the student councils at all Carlsbad elementary schools will collectively select one environmental issue they feel inspired to address. The youth will create a comprehensive campaign of education, awareness and action around the chosen issue.
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2010 Grantees
During its third year of grantmaking, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation chose to focus on Civil Society: Building a Better Carlsbad--Together. In particular, CCF sought to support projects that benefit Carlsbad by enhancing its identity, supporting its residents, and fostering a unifying sense of community and purpose.
Grants went to the following organizations and programs:
Carlsbad Faith Center Mobilization - Interfaith Community Services
$24,545 went to support Interfaith Community Services in mobilizing the 40+ faith organizations and centers in Carlsbad to coordinate their efforts to help the Carlsbad community and streamline their service delivery to people in need. The funding enabled Interfaith to meet with Carlsbad faith leaders, host two community-wide Town Hall meetings to cultivate a dialogue between faith leaders, conduct trainings to improve access to Interfaith’s referral system, create the “Carlsbad Faith Center Asset Map and Resource Guide” and to organize and coordinate volunteers from various faith centers to accomplish community service projects.
Carlsbad Workshop Expansion - Kids’ Turn San Diego
$20,000 enabled the expansion of Kids’ Turn San Diego workshops to the community of Carlsbad. Kids’ Turn San Diego’s four-week workshops serve families who are divorcing or fighting over custody of their children. The workshops show families how their conflict is negatively impacting their children and teach them to communicate more effectively, manage their anger, focus on their children and create a healthy two household environment for all involved. CCF funding allowed Kids’ Turn San Diego to bring four, 4-week psycho-educational workshops to Carlsbad over one year, serving close to 400 adults and children. Thanks to the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation’s support of the program’s expansion, Kids’ Turn San Diego continues to conduct workshops in Carlsbad today.
2009 Grantees
In its second cycle of grantmaking, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation focused on Health and Human Services. In particular, the CCF sought proposals that addressed Health and Human Service needs in the community and that would serve Carlsbad seniors over the age of 55.
Grants went to the following organizations and programs:
Carlsbad Long Term Care Education Project - San Diego Hospice & the Institute for Palliative Medicine
$28,406 went to San Diego Hospice & the Institute for Palliative Medicine (SDHIPM) to design and implement the Carlsbad Long Term Care Education Project. CCF funding helped to support 21trainings for clinical staff at three Carlsbad assisted living and care facilities to improve the experience of long-term care residents. Ultimately the program will become a model for training staff in long term care facilities statewide.
Senior Citizen Outreach - Interfaith Community Services
$12,500 in funding from the CCF went to provide emergency food cards and transportation assistance to Carlsbad senior citizens through Interfaith Community Services’ outreach programs. The grant was used to provide case management, to purchase taxi voucher booklets to allow seniors transportation to and from doctors’ appointments, and to purchase gift cards from grocery stores in $50 increments.
North County Food Bank - North County Community Services
$12,500 in funding helped North County Community Services (NCCS) open a second food distribution site within the City of Carlsbad, and to augment current outreach to Carlsbad seniors through their Senior Visitor Program. Thanks to CCF funding, NCCS set up a new food distribution site at Tyler Court Apartments, a seventy five unit low-income senior community managed by the City of Carlsbad. Over the course of five months, the Tyler Court site distributed 12,000 pounds of food and benefited over 100 Carlsbad seniors.
2008 Grantees
In its first year of grantmaking, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation chose to focus its efforts on youth education and sought proposals that focused on math, science, technology, art, music, life skills, literacy and mentoring for grades K-8.
Grants went to the following organizations and programs:
Science Olympiad - Valley Middle School, Aviara Oaks Middle School and Calavera Hills Middle School
$20,000 provided training, materials, and necessary equipment to support the Science Olympiad, a nationwide program that creates a passion for learning science and recognizes high levels of academic achievement by motivating students in a challenging after-school enrichment program. All three schools collaborated to provide access to the program; by combining the knowledge of three different science departments, the Carlsbad middle schools are able to provide a high quality science enrichment program for more students. With the CCF grant, Science Olympiad teams at all three middle schools were given the resources and expertise to successfully represent Carlsbad in competition. Carlsbad students had the opportunity to participate in record numbers, place higher in more events, and qualify for State and National levels.
Junior Achievement Biztown – Carlsbad Unified School District
$23,870 provided the Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) with the funding for 800 fifth grade students to participate in the Junior Achievement BizTown program, a simulated community that teaches the life skills of entrepreneurship, work readiness, financial literacy and citizenship. After six weeks of integrated instruction, students receive their BizTown job assignments and begin to work in business teams. The culmination of the program is a day-long simulation in BizTown, a 10,000 square foot mini-municipality containing 20 businesses. Here, students experience firsthand how free enterprise works in a city, as they run businesses, make laws, become philanthropists and pay taxes.