About Coastal Community Foundation
Enhancing the quality of life in North County by directing philanthropic efforts toward community needs such as social services, education and the environment.
Focus Areas
Social servicesEducationEnvironmentCommunity projectsScholarshipsCollective giving / giving circles
Who They Fund
youth (K-12 students)women and girlsrefugees and immigrantspeople experiencing homelessness and families in crisissenior womenanimals (animal-related programs)
Funding Style
About Coastal Community Foundation
Coastal Community Foundation directs competitive grant cycles and local giving circles toward North County San Diego, with grants commonly landing in social services, education, environment, and community projects. In the recent grant list, scholarships stand out as one of the clearest funding threads: the University of San Diego received $83,400 for scholarships, and Campanile Foundation SDSU received $25,000 for the Tom & Donna Bergelis Golich Scholarship in Communication. The foundation also backs place-based community institutions that serve day-to-day needs. Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA received awards for general support, sports and recreation, community projects, and social service, while Community Resource Center received support for social service work in Encinitas. Environmental giving appears alongside human services rather than separate from them, as shown by support for San Diego Botanic Garden and Oceanside Museum of Art. The foundation’s grantmaking is framed around enhancing quality of life in North County, and its recent awards show a mix of program support, general support, scholarships, and project-specific funding across nonprofit, education, health, and community-serving organizations.
What Coastal Community Foundation Funds
Education appears in both scholarship funding and school-focused grants. The University of San Diego received $83,400 for scholarships, while San Dieguito Union High School District was awarded $28,016 for educational purposes. Community-based youth and family services are another recurring theme. Community Resource Center received $70,624 for social service, and Just in Time for Foster Youth received $25,000 for social service support. Health and wellness funding also shows up in the recent grants list. Scripps Health Foundation received $42,000 for emergency department bedside carts and an EMCO machine, followed by $41,000 and $31,500 for health and wellness. Environmental support includes $53,000 to San Diego Botanic Garden for environmental work. The foundation also backed arts and public-interest work, including $78,156 to Oceanside Museum of Art for general support and Free Concert Fridays, plus $50,000 to Inewsource for advocacy and public policy.
How Coastal Community Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. That pattern fits a grantmaker that uses a mix of competitive cycles and community-based giving circles, alongside scholarship support. The recent grant list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, Community Resource Center, Scripps Health Foundation, Campanile Foundation SDSU, San Dieguito United Methodist Church, End of Life Choices California, and Solutions for Change. The foundation also accepts unsolicited applications through its Coastal Grantmaking and North County grant cycle programs. Grants are generally program, project, general-support, or scholarship oriented rather than investments or individual aid.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$351K
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$479K
Total Expenses
$777K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KRISTI YANOVER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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