OVERVIEW: The Claremont Community Foundation supports community impact, arts, education, youth and family services, historic preservation, animal welfare, health and the environment in California.
FUNDING AREAS: Community impact, arts, education, youth and family services, historic preservation, animal welfare, health, environment
IP TAKE: This community foundation is in its spend-down phase, so contact CCF immediately to inquire about any remaining grant opportunities that still exist. If you’re seeking multiple cycles of funding, this is not the funder with which to do so.
PROFILE: Established in 1989, the Claremont Community Foundation (CCF) is a community foundation based in Claremont, California. The Claremont city council encouraged the development of CCF to address the needs of organizations in and around Claremont. The foundation aims to "champion charitable giving to improve the quality of life in our community now and for future generations.” It funds local efforts for community impact, arts, education, youth and family services, historic preservation, animal welfare, health and the environment.
The Claremont Community Foundation provides grant support to a wide variety of local nonprofits in the region. Recent grants have supported K-12 art education, breaking the cycle of poverty, addressing human trafficking and sheltering the homeless. Other support has gone to a ballet outreach program, film festival and lessons about teen dating violence. CCF partners with the California Community Foundation, which serves as a fiscal sponsor and assists with donation and fund management. The foundation posted an announcement on its website advising grantseekers that it is spending down its remaining assets and will be closing its doors soon.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $50,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Claremont, California and the surrounding communities. Past local grantees include Pacific Lifeline, Foothill Family Shelter and Meals on Wheels.
This foundation has accepted unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits in the past. However, grantseekers are advised to contact the foundation directly to learn about which grant opportunities are still available before CCF closes its doors. Direct general questions to the staff at 909-398-1060 or via online form.
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