THE 2025 GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS IS CLOSED.
Thank you for your submissions.
Thank you for your submissions.
How to Apply:
The Avila Beach Community Foundation annual grant application process is now open and we are going digital! We invite you to apply by accessing our online application here.
Background & Process:
The Avila Beach Community Foundation was created to manage an endowment established as part of the UNOCAL beach contamination clean-up settlement. Funds from the endowment may be made available for grant-making purposes in an amount determined annually by the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
The Foundation accepts applications for the funding of grants each year from July through early September for projects that will take place during the ensuing calendar year. The Board of Trustees reviews grant requests and determines recipients each fall. Sponsorship of smaller projects or special projects may occur other times throughout the year outside of the grant-making process and calendar. Such requests may be acted on by the Foundation's Board of Trustees or Executive Committee in accordance with our by-laws.
Description of the Grant Process:
In the summer of each calendar year, organizations located in Avila Beach and other interested parties that serve Avila Beach are invited to submit requests for the funding of projects to enhance the community of Avila Beach to be accomplished during the following calendar year. All requests are acted on by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation or the Executive Committee of the Foundation in accordance with our by-laws. The goal of the Foundation is to finance enhancement projects of minor amounts, major amounts, or co-sponsored projects with other organizations.
Suggestions for Grant Applications:
Matching Contributions:
The Avila Beach Community Foundation Board of Trustees recognizes the value of seeking grants from our organization to leverage funding from other grant-making organizations. It is therefore possible that applicants seeking matching grants may be given greater consideration during our selection process.
Questions about the grant matching contributions requirements should be directed to Foundation Executive Director, Rick Rowe at [email protected].
Please note the application deadline is Monday, September 30th
The Avila Beach Community Foundation was created to manage an endowment established as part of the UNOCAL beach contamination clean-up settlement. Funds from the endowment may be made available for grant-making purposes in an amount determined annually by the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
The Foundation accepts applications for the funding of grants each year from July through early September for projects that will take place during the ensuing calendar year. The Board of Trustees reviews grant requests and determines recipients each fall. Sponsorship of smaller projects or special projects may occur other times throughout the year outside of the grant-making process and calendar. Such requests may be acted on by the Foundation's Board of Trustees or Executive Committee in accordance with our by-laws.
Description of the Grant Process:
In the summer of each calendar year, organizations located in Avila Beach and other interested parties that serve Avila Beach are invited to submit requests for the funding of projects to enhance the community of Avila Beach to be accomplished during the following calendar year. All requests are acted on by the Board of Trustees of the Foundation or the Executive Committee of the Foundation in accordance with our by-laws. The goal of the Foundation is to finance enhancement projects of minor amounts, major amounts, or co-sponsored projects with other organizations.
Suggestions for Grant Applications:
- Preservation of historical and cultural assets
- Enhancement of the overall beauty and/or infrastructure of the Avila Beach Community
- Improvement visible within the community
- Stewardship is the responsibility we all share in protecting and preserving our planet for future generations
Matching Contributions:
The Avila Beach Community Foundation Board of Trustees recognizes the value of seeking grants from our organization to leverage funding from other grant-making organizations. It is therefore possible that applicants seeking matching grants may be given greater consideration during our selection process.
Questions about the grant matching contributions requirements should be directed to Foundation Executive Director, Rick Rowe at [email protected].
Please note the application deadline is Monday, September 30th