Ventura County Community Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$25.7m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$19.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$250.3m
$34.7m liabilities
Net assets
$215.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
5.1 years on average
Staff
21
250 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Scott P Hansen
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Ventura County Community Foundation's network
14 people10 organisationsi14 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott P Hansen Chair (also filed as Scott Hansen) | Immediate Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sean L Leonard Chair (also filed as Sean Leonard) | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brando Pozzi | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Catherine Sepulveda | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cesar Morales | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Geoff Dean | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jack Edelstein | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Leah Lacayo | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Leslie Levans | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Meryl Chase | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mike Januzik | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard YAO | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Venkat Yepuri | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Veronica Quintana | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita Gilles | Vice-President and CFO | since 2022 |
| Bonnie Gilles CPA | VP & CFO | since 2018 |
| Claudia Raiti | Assistant Controller (Thru 12/23) | 2024 |
| Jeffrey Lambert | Chief Operating Officer | since 2022 |
| Jim Rivera | COO | since 2018 |
| Michael Silacci | Chief Philanthropic Officer | 2024 |
| Tracy Tagawa | Chief Compliance Officer | since 2022 |
| Vanessa Bechtel | President and CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Bechtel | President and CEO | 40 | $357k | $26k | |
| Bonita Gilles | Vice-President and Cfoo | 40 | $288k | $18k | |
| Michael Silacci | Chief Philanthropic Officer | 40 | $223k | $13k | |
| Tracy Tagawa | Chief Compliance Officer | 40 | $184k | $23k | |
| Jim Rivera | Chief Philanthropic Counsel | 20 | $114k | $360 | |
| Kirsti Thompson | Scholarship Director | 40 | $102k | $6k | |
| Sean Leonard | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Veronica Quintana | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah Lacayo | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Meryl Chase | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Dean | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jack Edelstein | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Scott P Hansen | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mike Januzik | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Leavens | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Cesar Morales | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brando Pozzi | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Sepulveda | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Richard Yao | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Venkat Yepuri | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gary Byrne | Vice President | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Ventura County Community Foundation
- EIN
- 770165029
- Address
- 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd Ste A, Camarillo, CA, 93012-5121
- State
- California
- Mission
- The mission of the ventura county community foundation (vccf) is connecting people, resources, and solutions to create lasting impact in our shared world. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T310 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Bonnie Gilles (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsScott P Hansen
≥7years on the filingsSean L Leonard
≥7years on the filingsGeoff Dean
≥7years on the filingsVeronica Quintana
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $250.3m
- Total liabilities
- $34.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $215.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.1m
- Program service revenue
- $1.4m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $13.9m
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 250
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $44.9m | $16.1m | $28.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food Share Inc | $1,000,000 in support of the capital campaign and $100,000 in support of operational expenses, unrestricted | $1.1m |
| Interface Children Family Services | $510,000 will be used to provide $1,750 in immediate direct financial support to 220 households where the primary home was destroyed or suff | $550k |
| California State University Channel Islands Foundation | In support of undergraduate student research assistant: $284,211 (includes $14,211 gift fee), academic affairs internship support: $52,632 ( | $389k |
| Interface Children Family Services | $288,500 in support of direct financial assistance to the highest priority households (e.g., home destruction/loss or major damage) affected | $341k |
| Santa Monica Mountains Fund | To support the ewc focusing on impacted areas of the thomas, woolsey, and hill fires in the counties of santa barbara, ventura, and la, incl | $315k |
| Trust for Public Land | In support of the rancho canada larga project | $300k |
| Santa Barbara Zoological Foundation | To support the santa barbara zoo conservation center at california state university channel islands with naming right for the nutrition cent | $250k |
| Concerned Resource & Environmental Workers | To support the ewc focusing on impacted areas of the thomas, woolsey, and hill fires in the counties of santa barbara, ventura, and la, incl | $235k |
| City of Thousand Oaks | To provide financial support to the city of thousand oaks for the civic auditorium/forum theatre | $227k |
| Alzheimer's Association California Central Coast Chapter | In support of the alzheimer's association initiative to launch the increasing access to quality dementia care for california's aging populat | $200k |
| Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families | In support of general charitable purposes & unrestricted use | $200k |
| Casa Pacifica Centers for Children & Families | In support of general charitable purposes & unrestricted use | $200k |
| Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council | To support the ewc focusing on impacted areas of the thomas, woolsey, and hill fires in the counties of santa barbara, ventura, and la, incl | $187k |
| Oxnard Firefighters Foundation Inc | In support of the oxnard fire department's neurofeedback pilot program | $176k |
| Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo | In support of general charitable purposes & unrestricted use | $170k |
| Habitat for Humanity of Ventura County | To sponsor an affordable home build in camarillo per submitted proposal | $158k |
| Camarillo Health Care District | To support the camarillo health care district, only to be used for the care-a-van service in camarillo | $154k |
| Safe Passage Youth Foundation | To support the ewc focusing on impacted areas of the thomas, woolsey, and hill fires in the counties of santa barbara, ventura, and la, incl | $148k |
| Stanford University | To provide financial support for stanford students from ventura county, see attached letter for eligibility guidelines | $141k |
| Museum of Ventura County | For general charitable support | $134k |
| Ojai Raptor Center | For general charitable support | $134k |
| Ventura Music Festival Association | For general charitable support | $134k |
| Namba Performing Arts Space Inc | For general charitable support | $132k |
| American Red Cross | To support the american red cross for use in ventura county, preferably in camarillo (remaining fy2025 annual calculated distribution) | $121k |
| Humane Society of Ventura County | To provide a third and final year of support of the hsvc full-time finance director position | $121k |