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Focus Areas
scholarships / educationsenior servicesveterans servicesarts and musicland conservancy / environmentservices for people with disabilities / special needshealthcare
Who They Fund
students (scholarship recipients)postsecondary/college-bound students
Funding Style
direct financial assistance (scholarships)individual-level support
About Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation
Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation shows a dual pattern: it makes immediate-use community grants in North County San Diego while also managing scholarship funds for local students. Among the largest recent awards, the foundation gave $335,401 to Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside in 2025, alongside repeated support for St Madeline Sophie's Center across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Those grants sit within a broader mix of education, senior services, veterans services, arts and music, land conservancy, services for people with disabilities, and healthcare.
The organization’s recent giving also reflects a strong place-based approach. Grants frequently support nonprofits serving Bonsall, Fallbrook, and surrounding North San Diego County communities, with funds used for program support, humanitarian relief, special projects, and scholarships. Several of the named scholarship funds are directed to graduating high school students from Fallbrook, Bonsall, and Mission Vista areas.
The foundation’s structure includes donor-advised funds and named endowment funds, which sit alongside its permanent community fund and scholarship programs. That combination helps explain why its grantmaking includes both out-of-cycle community support and longer-term educational awards.
What Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation Funds
Education is a major thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $335,401 to Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside for educational purposes, and it also granted $18,940 to California State University San Marcos for scholarships. The scholarship side is not limited to one institution; the foundation manages multiple scholarship funds for local high school graduates.
Senior services also appear regularly. The foundation gave $50,893 to Foundation for Senior Care in 2023, followed by $30,265 in 2024 and $28,024 in 2025. Related support reached Fallbrook Senior Center as well, with grants of $22,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023.
Health and human services show up through organizations such as Elizabeth Hospice and Rady Children’s Hospital, while arts funding includes Fallbrook Music Society, which received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
How Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters in the low five figures, with p25 at $8,800, median at $14,265, and p75 at $28,518. The recent list also shows a wide spread, from smaller sponsorship-style awards to a $335,401 grant.
This is a recurring grantmaker rather than a one-time funder: several recipients appear in multiple years, including St Madeline Sophie's Center, Foundation for Senior Care, Fallbrook Music Society, Elizabeth Hospice, Boys and Girls Club of Fallbrook Fd, and Sanford-burnham Medical Research. The foundation is classified as a mixed community foundation and funds both organizations and individuals through scholarship programs. Unsolicited applications are accepted for several community fund channels.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$704K
Total Assets
$17.6M
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $29K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$29K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROY MOOSA
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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postsecondary tuition assistancescholarship awardseducational access and affordability
Where Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation Makes Grants
Giving is heavily concentrated in California, with 96% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Within the recent grants list, Oceanside, Fallbrook, El Cajon, Escondido, La Jolla, San Diego, Bonsall, San Marcos, and Redlands all appear as recipient locations. The pattern is local and regional, centered on North County San Diego and nearby communities. Outside California, no recipient countries appear in the grant data; all listed grants go to US recipients.
Frequently Asked Questions About Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation
What kinds of organizations does Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation support?
The foundation supports education and scholarships, senior services, veterans services, arts and music, land conservancy and environment, services for people with disabilities or special needs, and healthcare. Its community funds also cover humanitarian relief, special projects, and urgent local needs in North County San Diego.
Does the foundation fund individual students?
Yes. It funds scholarship programs for local students, including graduating high school students from Fallbrook, Bonsall, and Mission Vista areas, and it also manages scholarship funds for post-secondary education support.
What is the typical grant size?
The typical grant size is $8,800 at the 25th percentile, $14,265 at the median, and $28,518 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, such as $335,401 to Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside.
Are grants mostly local?
Yes. The foundation’s geographic scope of giving is local, and 96% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent grants are concentrated in communities such as Oceanside, Fallbrook, El Cajon, Escondido, San Diego, Bonsall, San Marcos, and La Jolla.
Can nonprofits submit unsolicited requests?
Yes for several community fund channels. The Community Fund and related community grant programs accept unsolicited requests for special out-of-cycle grants and minor sponsorships, especially for urgent needs, unique projects, and humanitarian relief in Bonsall, Fallbrook, and North County San Diego.
Latest 990 Filing
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Open Grant Opportunities
Current and upcoming funding from Legacy Endowment the Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: $250 – $1K
Community Fund Minor Sponsorships
Community quality of lifeNonprofit programs and projectsImmediate-use community impact
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations may request sponsorship funding for immediate-use programs or projects that improve quality of life in North San Diego County. Applicants should generally be 501(c)(3) organizations; non-501(c)(3) organizations must explain their status and may need advance approval. Requests may not fund operating costs, overhead, capital campaigns, or other non-project needs. Applicants must provide a sponsorship description, beneficiaries and geographic area served, project dates, success measures, intended use of funds, board member list, recent financial statements, and limited supporting materials. Matching funds are not required but may receive higher consideration at the Board’s discretion.
Community impactHumanitarian reliefProjects and programs+1 more
Who can apply: Applicants must generally be organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Legacy may consider non-501(c)(3) organizations if they contact the office in advance. Requests must provide direct impact for residents of Bonsall, Fallbrook, the surrounding region, or North San Diego County; organizations headquartered elsewhere may apply if they have a chapter or branch benefiting residents in the region and demonstrate the geographic linkage. Funds must support immediate-use project, program, service, or initiative needs and cannot fund operating expenses, overhead, capital campaigns, operating budget gaps, religious, fraternal, or political purposes, or organizations whose primary function is making grants to other charitable or public groups. Recipients must provide verification of expenditures within 12 months.
Accepted year-round.
Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: $250+
Community Fund (Community Grant Fund / Community Fund Special)
community developmenthumanitarian reliefyouth programs+5 more
Who can apply: Applicant must generally be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Requests must provide direct impact for residents of Bonsall and Fallbrook, the surrounding region, and North San Diego County. Projects must be for immediate-use impact and not for operating, overhead, capital campaigns, or other non-project needs. Non-501(c)(3) organizations may be considered if contacted in advance.
Community Fund (Community Fund Special / Legacy Community Fund)
Community impactHumanitarian reliefSpecial projects+2 more
Who can apply: Applicants must generally be nonprofit organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3). Legacy may consider non-501(c)(3) organizations if they contact the office in advance and receive approval. Requests must support projects, programs, services, or initiatives providing direct impact to residents of Bonsall, Fallbrook, the surrounding region, or North San Diego County; organizations headquartered outside the area must demonstrate a geographic link through a local chapter, branch, or beneficiaries. Recipients must provide verification of how funds were spent within 12 months. Matching funds are not required, although applications with matching funds may receive higher consideration at the Board's discretion. Funds may not support operating or overhead costs, capital campaigns, organizational operating budget gaps, or religious, fraternal, political, or grantmaking purposes.
Applications accepted year-round.
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