Richmond Community Foundation
1014 Florida Avenue, Suite 200
Richmond, California 94804
United States
Mission
RCF harnesses the power of philanthropy to build healthy, sustainable communities throughout Richmond and Contra Cost County. We provide the leadership to effectively engage those who wish to create positive change, and leverage the assets necessary to make this change possible.
Most Meaningful Change
We have been able to build effective models of collective impact to address community issues, especially the area of economic security.
1999 Year Founded
10 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$2,000,000 Endowment Value
$530,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Richmond Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 1014 Florida Avenue, Suite 200 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Richmond |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 94804 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | (510) 234-1200 |
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Email | jbecker@richmondcf.org |
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Website | www.richmondcf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | James Becker, President and CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | James Becker |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President and CEO |
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Year Founded | 1999 |
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Mission Statement | RCF harnesses the power of philanthropy to build healthy, sustainable communities throughout Richmond and Contra Cost County. We provide the leadership to effectively engage those who wish to create positive change, and leverage the assets necessary to make this change possible.
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 110,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 10 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 15 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,200,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $886,086 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $1,200,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $530,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No but intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $2,000,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Declined |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played an important role |
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Changes in the political environment | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | No role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a slight role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Lots of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Important but not central |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Lot |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Fair amount |
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Information technology | Lot |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Little |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Fair amount |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Occasionally |
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Community needs assessment | Occasionally |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Often |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | Getting much better |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting much better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting better |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting much better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting much better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting much better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Some important achievements |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Much achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Value of community assets | Much achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Much achievement |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Lot |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Lot |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Very helpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Important |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | We have been able to build effective models of collective impact to address community issues, especially the area of economic security. |
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