Redlands Community Foundation

     The Redlands Community Foundation (RCF) is building a savings account for the future of our children, families, and neighborhoods. For people interested in leaving a legacy, the foundation is the most effective place for local residents to mention in their estate plan or will.

     Foundation donors can do great things with their money and have an impact that they wouldn’t have thought of on their own. When donors pool their resources through a community foundation, they leave a stronger legacy together than they can on their own.

     The community foundation marshals local resources and solutions for local problems by assessing our community’s pressing needs and providing a means for people to give to those needs as they change. RCF strengthens organizations addressing those needs.

     And, as the community’s needs shift in the future, RCF will be able to distribute funds for the current needs of the community.

     RCF does this in three ways:

1. Annual “Friends of the Foundation” fund,
2. Donor-Advised Funds for individual donors who want flexibility with their giving, and
3. A community endowment fund to maintain and improve the quality of life in our region.

     RCF puts a donor’s gift to use right away to change the lives of youth and families by meeting their basic needs and lifting their sights to achieve their potential.

     “Friends of the Foundation” make community impact grants to nonprofit organizations who make a difference in our community through the arts (music, performance, and visual arts), education (history, tutoring, and literacy), youth development (sports, feeding and clothing vulnerable youth, and character development), social services (food, shelter, and clothing for families) and our outdoor spaces (parks, trees, and the environment).

     Donor-Advised Fund holders made a difference in the lives of youth and adults by supporting sports programs, scholarships, tuition assistance, classroom teachers, police and fire departments, parks, museums, and libraries.

     Right now the Redlands Community Foundation is a well-kept secret. As more people know about the services available for donors and the potential for a lasting local impact, the foundation’s community impact will grow.

     Redlands Community Foundation board members are one of its greatest strengths. Board members have the relationships, tools, and resources to help local donors make a difference right here, right now.

Executive Committee
Allan Griesemer
Shelli Stockton
Beth Kolpien
Danny Payne
Cheryl Riggs
Neal Waner

Board members
 Ken Ballou
George Barich
Jerry Bean
Char Burgess
Larry Burgess
Robert Cannon
Robert Dawes
Jerry Fields
Bob Gardner
Brian Guggisberg
Susan Kean
Renee Kern
Don McCue
Melissa Moore
Tony Mueller
Rose Palmer
Richard Pennington
Mario Saucedo
Ty Schuiling
Nancy Spencer
Treva Webster
Lynn Whitmer