Our Purpose
We serve as the most effective funding force in supporting, strengthening and growing nonprofits in our community.
We improve our quality of life and meet emerging needs through responsible philanthropy, our community endowment, annual grantmaking, and legacy planning that will benefit Carlsbad, now and forever.
Carlsbad Charitable Foundation 2024-2025 Grant Cycle
At our 2024 grants celebration on June 12, CCF awarded $90,500 in total to seven organizations, including Kids for Peace, Boys to Men Mentoring, and Assistance League of North Coast. The focus area for this grant cycle was projects that promote civility, unity, community building and concern for the common good.
Hear the Inside Story of the Foundation
Listen to Membership Chair Justin Peek speak about how Carlsbad Charitable Foundation celebrates and invests in the people and programs dedicated to improving the Carlsbad community.
Meet Our Members
* Founder
Board of Directors
Bret Schanzenbach
Chair
*Karen Pearson
Vice Chair
*Justin Peek
Membership Chair
*Stefan Prvanov
Treasurer
Renee Cohen
Events Chair
Matthew Anderson
Grants Chair
*Hollyce Phillips
Legacy Chair
*Carlton Lund
Special Projects Chair
Polly Williams
Governance Chair
*Jim Brubaker
Secretary
Justin Frank
Dale Isaacs
*Sandy Lund
JR Phillips
Carl Pinkard
Corporate Members
Banner Bank
Corporate Member
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Partners in Education
Corporate Member
Chris Ryan Video
Corporate Member
Eaton Fuschia Investments
Corporate Member
Famulare Jewelers
Corporate Member
Hoehn Motors
Corporate Member
The Lund Team
Corporate Member
Phillips + Co
Corporate Member
Sanders Tech-Ed Foundation
Corporate Member
Ting Internet
Corporate Member
WWM Financial
Corporate Member
2024 - 2025 Grant Cycle
CCF focused on projects that will improve and preserve the quality of life for those who live, work and play in Carlsbad for generations to come.
Footsteps Program
Assistance League of North Coast
$25,000
Boys to Men’s in-school Group Mentoring Program
Boys to Men Mentoring Network
$25,000
Nobody Knows: Voices (Un)Muted
Inside the Barrio—Learning to Tell Stories of the Past, Present and Future
Jefferson Elementary
$5,000
The Grandfriends Kindness Project
Kids For Peace
$10,500
Certificate in Culture, Communication and Conflict
Showers of Blessings Carlsbad
Showers of Blessings Carlsbad
$10,000
Contact Us
For more information or to join today, contact us at hello@celebratecarlsbad.org or (619) 791-1773.