2021-2022 Grant Cycle: Vibrant Community
The Ramona Community Foundation is in its 10th year of grantmaking to enhance the quality of life for those who live, work and play in Ramona. In the current cycle, the Ramona Community Foundation invites nonprofit organizations to submit project proposals specifically for Ramona that demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant community.
Grant Guidelines
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The deadline for application submission is Monday, May 24, 2021, at 5:00 p.m.
Grants
Grants Awarded
2020-2021
Ramona Community Foundation awarded $24,500 in funding to four nonprofit organizations during its 9th grant cycle. RCF focused on projects that will help make Ramona a great place to live, work and play.
Visual Arts and Wellness for Ramona Elementary Students
ArtReach
$5,000
ATPF Hearts and Hooves Therapy Workshop
Autism Tree Project Foundation
$2,500
Agency Produce – Ramona Food and Clothes Closet, First Congregational Church of Ramona
Feeding San Diego
$2,500
On-Site Sessions and Off-Site Visits
Hearts and Hooves Therapy
$1,000
Increasing Access to Healthcare by Addressing Our Patients’ Transportation Barriers in Ramona
North County Health Project
$4,000
Senior Nutrition Program
Ramona Senior Center
$2,500
Ramona Crisis Intervention
Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego, Inc.
$2,000
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program – San Diego County
Voices for Children
$5,000
2019-2020
The Ramona Community Foundation awarded $47,000 in funding to 13 nonprofits at its 8th Annual Grants Celebration. RCF focused its 2019-2020 grantmaking on projects that will enhance quality of life and inspire community pride in Ramona.
Books for Pediatricins at North County Health Services
American Academy of Pediatrics
$1,000 Grant
Art at Ramona Elementary School
ArtReach
$3,000 Grant
City Hope
Domestic Violence Intervention
$5,000 Grant
Food for the Disadvantaged
Feeding San Diego
$3,000 Grant
Support for Sessions
Hearts and Hooves Therapy, Inc.
$3,000 Grant
Program Support
Ramona Senior Center
$3,500 Grant
Industrial Ceiling Fan for Ramona Junior Fair Beef Barn
Ramona Junior Fair
$5,000 Grant
Adult Enrichment Education Program
Ramona Parks and Recreation Association
$5,000 Grant
Two Demonstrations in Ramona
San Diego Opera
$4,000 Grant
Ramona Monument Sign Renovation
Spirit of Joy
$5,000 Grant
Support for Training
Trauma Intervention Programs
$2,000 Grant
Advocate for Children
Voices for Children
$5,000 Grant
Write Out Loud Ramona
Write Out Loud
$2,500 Grant
2018-2019
The Ramona Community Foundation awarded $46,000 in funding to 15 nonprofits at its 7th Annual Grants Celebration at the Ranch Events Center. RCF focused its 2018-2019 grantmaking on projects that specifically demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant Ramona community.
ArtReach Access to Art Program
ArtReach
$4,000 Grant
Take Note: Music in the Schools
Arts for Learning
$3,000 Grant
Project Learn
Boys & Girls Club of Greater San Diego
$2,500 Grant
Ramona Agency Produce Program
Feeding San Diego
$3,000 Grant
Community Hero Storytime
Friends of Ramona Library
$2,000 Grant
Ramona Girls on the Run Site
Girls on the Run San Diego
$4,000 Grant
Charles LeMenager Reference Library
Guy B. Woodward Museum
$2,000 Grant
Funding On-site and Off-site Sessions and Visits
Heart and Hooves Therapy, Inc.
$3,000 Grant
Ramona Sheriff’s Station Canine Unit
Honorary Deputy Sheriffs Association
$2,500 Grant
Courtyard to Garden Conversion Project
Michael’s House, Inc.
$3,000 Grant
Portable Dental X-Ray Unit for the New NCHS Ramona Health Center
North County Health Service
$5,000 Grant
Senior Nutrition Program
Pacific Educational Facilities, Inc. DBA Ramona Senior Center
$5,000 Grant
Class Updates and Curriculum Enhancements
Ramona Pregnancy Care
$2,000 Grant
Crisis Intervention
Trauma Intervention Program of San Diego, Inc.
$2,500 Grant
Write Out Loud Ramona
Write Out Loud
$2,500 Grant
2017-2018
The Ramona Community Foundation awarded $40,150 to 13 nonprofit organizations at its Annual Grants Celebration. RCF focused its 2017-2018 grantmaking on projects that demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant Ramona community.
ArtReach Access to Art Program: Visual Arts Education at
Ramona Elementary School
ArtReach
$3,500 Grant
Take Note: Music in the Schools
Arts for Learning
$3,000 Grant
Fire Safe Kids
Burn Institute
$1,500 Grant
Video Displays
Classic Rotors Museum
$3,500 Grant
Operation Saddle Up
Cornerstone Therapeutic Riding Center
$5,000 Grant
Ramona Utility Box Beautification
Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Murals
$3,900 Grant
Edible Potted Garden
Ramona Community Library
$3,000 Grant
Senior Nutrition Program
Ramona Senior Center
$3,500 Grant
High School Skate Spot
Ramona Skatepark Champions
$2,500 Grant
Docent Coordinator for the Ramona Town Hall
Ramona Town Hall
$1,750 Grant
Ramona High Femineers Programs
RUSD Femineers
$2,500 Grant
Crisis Intervention
Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego
$3,500 Grant
Write Out Loud Ramona
Write Out Loud
$3,000 Grant
2016 – 2017
The Ramona Community Foundation awarded $39,700 to 10 nonprofit organizations at its Annual Grants Celebration. RCF focused its 2016-2017 grantmaking on projects specifically for Ramona that demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant and civically engaged community.
ArtReach Access to Art Program
ArtReach
$7,000 Grant
Healthy Girls, Healthy Life Project
Girls on the Run San Diego
$3,500 Grant
On-site and Off-site Sessions
Heart and Hooves Therapy, Inc.
$3,000 Grant
Ramona Sobering Center
In His Steps Christian Recovery Homes
$3,500 Grant
Senior Companion Program
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
$3,500 Grant
Giving and Giving: A Food Drive and Delivery
Promising Futures, Inc.
$2,000 Grant
Ramona Junior Fair, Inc.
$6,700 Grant
Ramona Meals on Wheels
$4,000 Grant
Trauma Intervention Programs of San Diego, Inc.
$3,500 Grant
Take Note: Music in the Schools Program
Young Audiences of San Diego
$3,000 Grant
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2015 – 2016
The Ramona Community Foundation awarded $41,473 to 10 nonprofit organizations that demonstrated the power to build a more vibrant and healthy community.
Stepping Stones to Stem Success
Boys and Girls Clubs Ramona Branch
$5,000 Grant
Screen Your Teen
Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation
$3,500 Grant
Partner Mobile Pantry
Feeding America San Diego
$4,773 Grant
Offsite and Onsite Sessions
Hearts and Hooves
$1,000 Grant
Ramona Sobering Center
In His Steps Christian Recovery Homes
$7,000 Grant
Partner Mobile Pantry
Feeding America San Diego
$4,773 Grant
Reducing Senior Food Insecurities
Ramona Senior Center
$5,000 Grant
Main Hall Project
Ramona Town Hall
$7,000 Grant
Crisis Intervention
Trauma Intervention Programs
$4,000 Grant
Write Out Loud
$2,500 Grant
Grants Awarded
2014 – 2015
In its third cycle of grantmaking, the Ramona Community Foundation invited nonprofit organizations to submit project proposals that would help encourage Civic Engagement and Leadership. Thanks to additional funding from the Matt McLaughlin Live Here, Give Here Matching Program.
The following organizations and programs were awarded grants:
Ramona Community Health Fair
North County Health Services
$1,500 Grant
Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface Training
Ramona West End Fire Safe Council
$1,500 Grant
Write Out Loud Ramona
Write Out Loud
$2,100 Grant
The Table: A Community Collaboration
Ramona Chamber of Commerce
$2,500 Grant
Carrying the Torch
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
$3,000 Grant
Outreach & Community Education Volunteer Program
Fund for Animals Wildlife Center
$3,100 Grant
Ramona Tree Trust & San Dieguito River Valley
Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project
$4,000 Grant
Fire and Burn Prevention Education
Burn Institute
$4,500 Grant
Educational Empowerment Initiative
Disadvantaged Youth Alliance
$7,000 Grant
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