Create a Legacy
Memorial Funds
 A gift in memory of someone can last forever
Establish a Memorial Fund at the Ventura
County Community Foundation
A fund in honor of someone important to you
– family members, colleagues, and friends
– will show your respect and regard into the
future. Memorial funds can be created to
provide scholarships, to make grants to local
nonprofits, to sustain the work of particular
organizations, or support the work of the
Community Foundation – all in honor of that
special person.
Honor a family member, valued colleague or friend
through the establishment of a fund in their name, or by
making a gift to the Memorial Fund at the Ventura County
Community Foundation.
Make a Memorial Gift
Memorial gifts in honor of someone special
can be made in the following way:
- Annual Contribution - to support VCCF’s current year budget
- Endowment – to strengthen the endowment of a VCCF program or local nonprofit, providing long term stability
- Named Fund - $10,000 gift or multiyear
pledge to the endowment of a VCCF
Field of Interest Fund will receive permanent recognition, and expand future grantmaking
The Ventura County Community
Foundation Memorial Fund
- Annual grantmaking on community priority needs, as determined by the VCCF Board.
- Acknowledgements of the memorial gift accompany distribution of the grant.
- Named Fund Status for gifts in excess of $10,000 to the Memorial Fund endowment
Memorial Funds at VCCF
There are several ways that you can use a
Memorial fund to establish a philanthropic
vehicle to support nonprofit organizations.
- A pass through gift which is recognized in the year the gift is made.
- Establishment of an endowment fund
that allows a nonprofit organization to
receive operating support in perpetuity,
honoring someone’s passion or lifetime
accomplishments, and ensuring that
person’s legacy will continue at a favorite nonprofit.
- A named fund (initiated through a contribution
or pledge of at least $10,000 to a
specific VCCF fund) that lasts in perpetuity and helps support important causes in Ventura County.
Current options include:
- Destino: The Hispanic Legacy Fund, the
only endowment fund dedicated to meeting
the needs and creating philanthropic and leadership opportunities for Latinos in Ventura County.
- The Women’s Legacy Fund, the only
permanent endowment fund to address the needs of women and girls in Ventura County
- Cornerstone Funds established by VCCF
to accelerate and multiply the base of permanent philanthropy in Ventura County through VCCF programs.
- Heritage Fund, established to provide an
enduring source of capital for grantmaking to capture, preserve and honor the heritage of Ventura County.
- Scholarship Funds, created by individuals,
corporations and organizations to assist
students in their pursuit of higher education,
focus on a particular area of interest, or get training in the workforce. Local nonprofit endowment.
- Community Response Fund to address community priorities through grantmaking, today and in the future.
Perpetuating
Memories
VCCF staff can assist you in making your gift in
honor of or in memory of that important person for
a cause that is important to you and/or that person.
Visible recognition will happen with the gift in the
Foundation’s annual listings and in the distribution
of grant dollars.
For more information on establishing a Memorial
Fund or contributing to the VCCF Memorial Fund to
honor someone important to you contact Hugh J. Ralston, President and CEO at
805-988-0196 ext. 116 or the Director of Donor Relations
at 805-988-0196 ext. 115.
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