The Foundation currently seeks to concentrate its funding in support of initiatives that offer practical assistance to community-based organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. We are especially interested in funding grassroots organizations which seek to empower excluded populations. We want to encourage networking and coalition building within communities. We also are interested in supporting collaborative efforts with other funders.

The Foundation is most concerned with supporting creative grassroots programs which focus on capacity building and social justice. Our priority is to fund projects creating a social or societal change, rather than individual empowerment or development of leadership skills in individuals. Our preference is for programs in which those involved remain in the community and affect public policy.

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