Giving with Impact facilitates philanthropic-minded individuals and businesses to collectively pool funding and resources for charitable causes.

Giving With Impact is participating in Rotary Club of Carlsbad’s 7th Annual Wine & Vine Uncorked Carlsbad event to raise money for multiple welding school scholarships for students in North County San Diego. If you’d like to have a share of your ticket purchase go toward supporting this Trade School opportunity, please consider selecting ‘Giving With Impact’ on the dropdown menu when you go to purchase tickets. Reach out to us to find out more ways to support these much needed vocational opportunities by sponsoring the event through Giving With Impact or donating auction items, etc. A portion of all funds that come in through GWI will go directly to the Pete Roger’s  Welding School Scholarship fund at Palomar College.  Contact Malena for more information: emailMalena@gmail.com

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Working with the Carlsbad Rotary, Giving with Impact also is raising funds to purchase basic hygiene kits for those in need.  Click on Donate to help North County residents.

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Volunteers Make a Difference

 

 

Volunteers prepare Grab and Grow Gardens for Healthy Day Partners

  

 

                                                                              

Volunteers distribute backpacks for the homeless

 

 

 

 

 

View more pictures of volunteers in action in the Gallery i.e. Grab and Grow Gardens for Healthy Day Partners, backpacks for the homeless, I Love A Clean San Diego cleanup days, Surfrider Foundation, ProduceGood, Support The Enlisted Project (STEP)

What We Do

Giving with Impact is a group of people who together to leverage their resources of time, talent and treasure in a social and empowered setting in which they engage in continued learning and support of nonprofit organizations doing the groundwork to improve the lives and support of the highest need populations in our society.

This collective impact circle has the goal of strengthening our communities and specifically:

• Fully inform individuals and families of their potential and ability to maximize their ability to make an impact that benefits those less fortunate.
• Match philanthropists with other giving individuals and businesses to collectively impact the problems of our society by pooling funds and/or volunteering time with nonprofit organizations.
• Establish a peer network of people who enjoy each other’s company.
• Fund programs and volunteer at nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in our community.

 

The mission of the Encinitas Fund is to address local needs and to encourage philanthropy for the benefit of Encinitas and its communities.

Through this giving circle a person, family or business can make one donation, and through pooled philanthropy, make a boarder impact in Encinitas through grants to numerous nonprofits and community projects.

Established in 2018, the Fund is part of Coastal Community Foundation that has been serving the North Coast for over 31 years. The mission of Coastal Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life in the San Diego North County area by directing philanthropic efforts toward community needs.

A grant committee of Encinitas residents who have contributed to the fund and the Foundation will provide oversight to ensure that grants from the Encinitas Fund are distributed for charitable purposes in the community and administered in accordance with established standards and best practices for community foundations.

Donate today  for the 2021 grant program in August.  Your gift will make a difference in the community!

Member Levels

 __________    Friends                       $    50 –   99

__________    Community Partner    $   100 – 249

__________    Bronze Partner            $   250 – 499

__________    Silver Partner              $   500 – 749

__________    Gold Partner                $ 750 – 999

__________   Diamond Partner         $ 1,000

To donate to the Encinitas Fund complete the download the donation form on this page and send in a check.  Donations also may be made by credit card online by clicking on Donate Now.

2021 Donors

Anonymous (1)
Teresa Barth
Joanne Berg
Bill Harman
Michael Kalichman & Linda Roux
Bob Kent
The Lowery Family
Susan MacGillivray
Mim Michelove
Andra Moran-Bacon
Jim Mosher & Sharon Omahen
Jeanne & Victor Orphan
Carol & Vann Parker
Janet Placido
Dr. Lisa Shaffer
Jill Treadwell Svendsen & Bob Svendsen
Dr. Debbie Zmarzly

Encinitas Fund Awards 2021 Grants

The American Academy of Pediatrics  for Reach Out and Read. During regularly, scheduled well-child visits, RORSD-trained providers teach parents how to use daily reading and engagement to support their children’s continuous learning.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito to support financial assistance and mentoring for after school programs and ensures that no youth is turned away from the program.

Community Resource Center for social services and assistance to low-income seniors in Encinitas

Nature Collective for habitat restoration on Lake Drive

2020 Grantees:

Alzheimer’s San Diego

American Academy of Pediatrics

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito, Griset Branch

Meals on Wheels

2019 Grant Photos

Click on the link below to view pictures from the 2019 grant ceremony.

https://www.encinitasadvocate.com/lifestyle/photo-galleries/story/2019-11-18/encinitas-fund-grant-ceremony

 

Hand to Hand is a group of women who grant funds to local non-profits which promote economic self-sufficiency and positive change in the lives of women and girls.

History:

In the spring of 2008, a group of women began to discuss ways that they could make a difference in the community for women and girls through their joint philanthropy.  In October 2008 Hand to Hand was established as a charitable fund at Coastal Community Foundation. Nineteen women joined as founders.

Mission:

Hand to Hand makes an impact in the lives of women and girls in San Diego County by directly resources to programs that empower change and self-sufficiency.  Hand to Hand fulfills its mission by funding education and job training for women, programs to help women re-enter the work force, mentoring programs for girls, and microloan programs through non-profit organizations.

Why You Should Join:

Grant funds are made possible through the membership donations. By investing $500, you become a voting member and you will be able to help select the grant recipients. OR you can participate as a “Friend” of Hand to Hand and your donation at any level provides additional funding for grants.

Additional information on becoming a member can be found in the Files section on the top right of this page – Hand to Hand Donation Form. Donations may be made online by clicking on the Donate button which will take you to a secure page.

Chair Persons:

Chair of Hand to Hand: KJ Koljonen

Grants Committee Chair: Carol Zeenkov

Grantee Relations Committee Chair: Mary Murphy

Finance Committee:  Trisha O’Neal

Membership Committee  Chair: Amy Larson

Hospitality Chair: Jody Sather

Grant History:

Over the past 14 years, Hand to Hand has distributed grants totaling over $488,000 for programs and services for women and girls.

2023 grants:

• Exposure Skate –
• Alabaster Jar Project –
• Poetic Justice –
• ElderHelp –
• Project Next (San Marcos Promise) –

2022 grants:

• All Tribes Charter School serves girls – empowering them with tools to grow in their self-confidence, self-esteem, self-sufficiency, identity, and independence, as well as a possible new career choice ahead.
• Operation Hope’s vision – to promotes economic self-sufficiency and positive change to the lives of women and children who are experiencing homelessness.
• The North County African American Women’s (NCAAW) – dedicated to providing a support network through education, health awareness, and life skills program for women and girls in San Diego North County
• ElderHelp of San Diego – focuses on the needs of seniors in San Diego, enabling them to be independent and remain in their homes. The majority of their clients are women.

2021 grants:

• Brother Benno Foundation – helping underserved women obtain the identification papers needed to access support services
• Foundation for Women Warriors – providing transition and emergency services for female veterans in need
• MANA de San Diego – supporting the economic mobility of Latinas through mentoring and leadership programs
• Operation Hope North County – assisting women and children transition out of homelessness through Steps to Independence program

2020 grants:

• Dreams for Change – housing assistance for young women as a result of COVID-19
• Just in Time for Foster Youth – resilience checks for young women as a result of job loss and for emergency needs
• Kitchens for Good – for case management for women in the job training program and hunger relief meals for the community

2019 grants:

• Boys & Girls Club of Vista – SMART Girls
• Girls Rising – summer programs
• Operation Hope, Vista – year-round shelter program for women
• Reading Legacies – reading program form mothers in jail to read to their children

2018 grants:

• Barrio Logan College Institute – helping first generation students get on the path to college
• Girls Rising – mentor program for girls
• National Veteran Transition Services – Operation Empower for women transitioning out of the military
• New Entra Casa for the residential treatment program for women upon release from jail
• Reading Legacies for the Family Correction Program which encourages literacy for women in correctional facilities

2017 grants:

• Dreams for Change for Eat Better Today, a job readiness program
• Generate Hope for housing and recovery program for sex trafficking victims
• New Entra Casa for the residential treatment program for women upon release from jail
• Reading Legacies for the Family Correction Program which encourages literacy for women in correctional facilities
• TLC Assistance Dogs Inc for support of their program at the County Girls Rehabilitation facility training service dogs

2009-2016 grants:

• Angel Faces for a retreat to help girls with severe facial disfigurements build a positive self-image (2009/2012)
• Boys & Girls Club of Vista (2015) SMART (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) program for girls
• Casa Cornelia Law Center for the domestic violence program (2012 / 2013 / 2015)
• Community Resource Center for Life Skills training for domestic abuse survivors (2009)
• Foundation for Women a micro-credit loan program to help women in poverty start a business (2010)
• From the Inside Out for the Girls Only mentoring program (2009 / 2011)
• Generate Hope ($10,000) residential treatment program for victims of sex trafficking (2016)
• Girls on the Run for development and support of a North County program (2009 / 2011 / 2015)
• Girls Rising for girls’ mentor program (2013 / 2014 / 2015)
• Just in Time for Foster Youth for Career Horizons program for girls (2012 / 2014 /2015)
• Karen Organization of San Diego ($5,700) women’s mentoring circles for Burmese refugees in San Diego (2016)
• Kitchens for Good ($10,000) culinary job training and life skills program for women in need (2016)
• Leap to Success for the women’s leadership program (2011)
• MANA de North County San Diego for the Hermanitas® mentorship program (2010)
• MANA de San Diego for the Hermanitas® mentorship program (2015)
• New Entra Casa for residential treatment program for women being released from prison (2014 / 2016)
• San Diego Hope House to develop a “cottage industry” for women who have been victims of human trafficking (2011)
• Shakti Rising for the Transformational Recovery Program for women (2009 / 2010)
• Welcome Home Ministries for Fair Dorm project and peer re-entry program (2013/ 2014)

The mission of the Solana Beach Fund is to address and fund community needs and to build local philanthropy through ongoing and legacy gifts.  The fund provides grants for nonprofit programs and community projects for the benefit of Solana Beach, its residents, businesses and friends.

The founding members believe in a Thriving Community that builds strong nonprofits, supports neighborhoods and families and ensures a vibrant culture.

The grant focus for 2023 is to support our most vulnerable neighbors who are currently experiencing added financial challenges. Through partnerships with Community Resource Center, La Colonia Community Foundation, and other nonprofits emergency funds will be available to meet basic needs.

TO DONATE: Click the donate button at the top right of this page. Include Solana Beach Fund in the fund section. Or print and mail the Solana Beach Fund form that can be found in the Files section to the right of this page.

Solana Beach Fund Has Awarded Over $180,000 in Grants!

2022 Grantees:

Girls on the Run–motivational afterschool program for girls culminating in a 5K run

La Colonia de Eden Gardens–La Clase Magica afterschool program serving youth in Solana Beach

Nature Collective–support for volunteer ambassador program at Annie’s Canyon Trail

North Coast Repertory Theatre–underwriting for Shakespeare in the Park production of As You Like It at La Colonia Park

Pathways to Citizenship–assisting immigrant families and expanding legal capacity for program in Solana Beach

2021 Grantees:

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito–academic and mentoring programs at La Colonia and Harper Teen Center

Cal Western Community Law Project–free legal clinics for local residents at St. Leo’s Church and online

Casa de Amistad–Support for K-12 tutoring program, including online needs

City of Kindness Solana Beach–underwriting for yard signs and support for public awareness campaign

Nature Collective–support for volunteer ambassador program at Annie’s Canyon Trail

Pathways to Citizenship–assisting immigrant families and expanding the ESL program in Solana Beach

St. James-St. Leo Medical Program–offering improved diabetic care for Solana Beach families through home follow-up

2020 Grantees:

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito–scholarships for full-day and afterschool care

Cal Western Community Law Project–free legal clinics for local residents

Casa de Amistad–Support for K-12 tutoring needs during COVID

La Colonia de Eden Gardens–support for computers and hotspots for resident training and educational needs

North County Immigration & Citizenship Center–support for immigrant families in need

Produce Good–support for Field to Fork initiative that collects unsold food at the Solana Beach Farmer’s Market to distribute fresh produce to families in need

 

See Fall 2019 Newsletter for more details.

2019 Grantees:

Cal Western Community Law Project–free legal clinics for local residents

Casa de Amistad–Support for Kinder to College Initiative

North County Immigration & Citizenship Center–support for immigrant families in need through Project Grow

San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy–support for A Pollinator’s Paradise program with Solana Beach School District

Silver Age Yoga–free yoga for Solana Beach seniors

Solana Beach Civic & Historical Society–SeaWeeders’ El Viento Pocket Park Project

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS WHO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY EFFORT POSSIBLE!

See Donor List attached.