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With great excitement, the Coronado Community Foundation (CCF) Board of Directors announces that Michelle Gilmore will join the organization as its first CEO on September 1, 2024. “Michelle has served on our Advisory Council since its inception and has been a sounding board, a valued source of advice, and a cheerleader for CCF since we launched in 2021,”  said Board Chair Helen Kupka, adding, “I have no doubts she will take CCF to new heights.” Previously CEO of the Coronado

Since its launch a few months ago, the Exceptional Families Program has held three events: Earth Day in the Coronado Cays (pictured above), family picnic day at the Rady Shell, and a meet-up at the Promenade Concert. The impact is already being felt. CCF is actively seeking donations from the community to ensure the Exceptional Families Program can be expanded and sustained. The Coronado Community Foundation (CCF) is hard at work this year with the launch of the Exceptional F

Featured in Coronado 365 Magazine By Beth Wood Helen Kupka, chair of the Coronado Community Foundation Board, had misgivings before moving to the Crown City in 2010. But her husband, Sig, was determined. “Sig wanted a boat in his backyard,” the former Silicon Valley resident said, speaking from her Coronado Cays home. “I was ready to kill him! But now you couldn’t get me out of here with an atomic bomb. “I’ve never lived anywhere before that I wouldn’t live anywhere else. Peo

The Coronado Community Foundation is working in partnership with Camp Able and other local agencies to develop the “Exceptional Families Program.” A series of events is being planned which will offer stimulating engagement for both the family member and their caregivers. Caring for a family member with special needs is vital but difficult work that can last for years. Help for tireless caregivers is offered through a number of agencies in the region. Often it is costly and pr

Janine Zuñiga July 2023 Coronado residents want more community enhancement projects, initiatives centered around arts and culture, and programs for seniors, an informal survey by the Coronado Community Foundation has found. After connecting with many of the city’s local nonprofit organizations, making key grants to nearly two dozen, and putting the finishing touches on a collaborative effort to upgrade the audio-visual system at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, the Founda

Coronado Community Foundation Seeks to Fulfill Community Needs, Engage Coronado Community As It Forges Path Forward Janine Zuñiga May 2023 The projector barely worked, presentations were glitchy and the speakers sounded muffled. The weak lighting was the icing on the cake for crews struggling to stage productions at the 570-seat main stage theater at the high school. With an audio-visual system well past its useful life and only part of the funding identified for a complete u

January 2022 The Coronado Community Foundation awarded six more $1000 grants to round out our “Let’s Connect” campaign. Our next step is to meet with each of the 21 organizations to learn more about them and explore opportunities to partner in the future. Their perspectives will help focus our efforts to grow charitable giving in and around Coronado. Read more here!

January 2022 To welcome in the New Year and new opportunities to partner in philanthropy, The Coronado Community Foundation awarded its second round of grants. Making connections was the mission as our Foundation board members and advisors got together with another seven organizations to present them with their $1000 grants. More information will be forthcoming when we present our remaining six grantees. Read more here!

December 2021 Tis the season to give back. To celebrate the season of giving and the opening of its doors in 2021, the Coronado Community Foundation is awarding 21 “Let’s Connect” grants to Coronado nonprofit organizations. With smiles and fist-bumps, the first recipients received their $1000 grants this week from Foundation Board members and advisors. Read more here!

December 2021 The Coronado Community Foundation is now established and will be launching this month with its own season of giving. Community foundations connect with nonprofit organizations, the business community, city government and donors to learn about local needs and where there are funding gaps. They then leverage the charitable resources of individuals, families and businesses to support initiatives led by local nonprofits. Read more here!

Community foundations build a culture of philanthropy across generations. Community foundations connect with nonprofit organizations, the business community, city government and donors to learn about local needs and where there are funding gaps. We strive to be the enduring cornerstone organization that helps donors and partners fulfill their collective dreams. Our role will evolve, balancing a long-term perspective with responsiveness to immediate issues in the community. W