STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS
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Supporting Seniors & Caregivers
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Military-connected Families
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Mental Health
ARTS & CULTURE
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Community Grant Shortfall Funding
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Coronado Playhouse Upgrades
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Arts and Culture Events
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT & PRESERVATION
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Orange Avenue Enhancements
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Village Theater Preservation
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Town Beautification Projects
COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS
Funds to support organizations serving seniors, families with special needs, military-connected families, and to step up when challenges arise.
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We are a small town with a community that includes growing families, long-time residents, Navy personnel, and part-time homeowners. We may be diverse but we are all neighbors and sometimes neighbors need help. We identify and fund programs for seniors (isolation, respite, transportation, food insecurity), families with special needs, military-connected families, and step up when challenges arise.
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ARTS & CULTURE
Funds to support our arts and culture organizations that enrich our lives and are a significant contributor to our economy.
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Coronado has such a vibrant arts and culture scene. Our arts organizations not only enrich our lives but are a significant contributor to our economy. Although some funds are granted to these organizations by the City, they fall far short of meeting the needs. This fund will ensure that our arts community thrives.
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COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT & PRESERVATION
Funds to support capital projects to preserve and enhance our town’s character.
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We plan to fund projects that the community identifies as priorities. We are committed to our vision to enhance the present, ensure the future.
INITIATIVES
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LET'S CONNECT GRANTS
The Coronado Community Foundation awarded 21 “Let’s Connect” grants to Coronado nonprofit organizations.
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The Coronado Community Foundation proudly partners with and supports local nonprofits. Our first step was to listen. We learned so much in our conversations with key staff and board members of Coronado nonprofits. We asked about their goals, their aspirations and their current and long-term needs.
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Camp Able | Coronado Art Association | Coronado Community Band | Coronado Floral Association | Coronado Historical Association | Coronado Island Film Festival | Coronado Playhouse | Coronado School of the Arts Foundation | Coronado Schools Foundation | Emerald Keepers | FOCUS | Friends of Coronado Public Library | Lambs Players | Mainstreet Coronado | Musica Vitale | Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | Navy Seals Foundation | PAWS | Safe Harbor | Sharp Coronado Hospital Foundation | United Through Reading
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ALL NEW AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE CORONADO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Coronado Community Foundation forged a cross-sector collaboration with stakeholders and empowered them to work together toward a complete upgrade at the largest and most widely used theatrical venue in the city, the 570-seat main stage theater at Coronado School of the Arts.
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Working with an initial grant from the City of Coronado, the Coronado Community Foundation, Coronado School of the Arts, Coronado Island Film Festival and Coronado Schools Foundation applied for multiple County of San Diego Community Development Block Grants to amass the $400,000 needed to replace all the lights, speakers, projector and screen.
This type of partnership is central to the purpose of the Coronado Community Foundation as a convener, connector, collaborator.
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EXCEPTIONAL FAMILIES PROGRAM
The Coronado Community Foundation is working in partnership with Camp Able, Coronado Public Library, and other local agencies to provide no-cost enrichment activities for family members with special needs while at the same time supplying respite opportunities for caregivers.
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Since its launch in April 2024, the Exceptional Families Program has been able to serve over 75 families with year-round activities. The monthly events included Earth Day in the Coronado Cays, family picnic day at the Rady Shell, and a meet-up at the Coronado Promenade Concerts. The goal of the program is to develop a supportive community environment and create a sense of belonging for all Coronado residents. The impact of this program reflects CCF’s mission—building philanthropy, building community.
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CORONADO ART & WINE FESTIVAL
Since its inception, the Coronado Community Foundation has underwritten the student art auction at the Coronado Art & Wine Festival, a signature event in Coronado
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In celebration of the arts community and local artists, the Coronado Art & Wine Festival has become a signature event in Coronado. Each year since its inception, the Coronado Community Foundation has underwritten the student art auction at the festival in support of our young artists. Student art is sold and the revenue goes to the Coronado Schools Foundation to support their K-12 fine arts and performing arts programs.
