Community Foundation Santa Cruz County

Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing

The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.”.

When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “Founded in 1982, community foundation santa cruz county is a public, nonprofit organization created by area residents as a permanent, local resource for charitable giving. the mission is to promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.to fulfill its mission, the foundation:*builds permanently endowed funds contributed by many individuals and institutions;*engages donors and professional advisors in charitable giving;*provides grants and assistance to develop and strengthen community organizations;*encourages partnerships with foundations, businesses, and government to increase funds distributed to the community; and*inspires philanthropy and community involvement”.

• The non-profit is operating legally in the state of CA.
• The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 7807 SOQUEL DRIVE, APTOS, CA, 95003 in the filing.
• The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 25 employees.
• Is not a private foundation.
• Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
• Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
• Revenue less expenses is $7,656,191.
• The organization has 19 independent voting members.
• The organization was formed in 1982.
• The organization pays $2,039,238 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
• The organization pays $468,612 in fundraising expenses.