Nonprofit · EIN 77-0165029
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CAMARILLO, CA 93012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $25,734,850 | $19,562,314 | $6,172,536 | $250,294,120 | $34,656,564 | $215,637,556 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $44,884,228 | $16,128,525 | $28,755,703 | $234,037,815 | $32,426,571 | $201,611,244 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $17,600,438 | $13,689,404 | $3,911,034 | $176,830,289 | $26,085,460 | $150,744,829 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,121,151
- of which government grants
- $138,520
- Program service revenue
- $1,417,768
- Investment income
- $11,195,931
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,102,729
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,851,436
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $728,831
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,823,122
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,857,757
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $120,576
- Accounting fees
- $93,169
- Occupancy
- $447,196
- Travel
- $6,887
- Depreciation
- $215,420
- Program services (functional)
- $18,080,855
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,136,119
- Fundraising (functional)
- $345,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $234,037,815
- Total assets, end of year
- $250,294,120
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,656,564
- Net assets, end of year
- $215,637,556
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,825,163
- Publicly traded securities
- $133,391,803
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $184,842,649
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $30,794,907
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$3,057
- Gross receipts
- $65,064,792
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BECHTEL | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $356,945 | $25,735 |
| BONITA GILLES | VICE-PRESIDENT AND CFOO Officer | 40 | $288,250 | $18,314 |
| MICHAEL SILACCI | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $223,160 | $13,226 |
| TRACY TAGAWA | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,977 | $22,572 |
| JIM RIVERA | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 20 | $113,686 | $360 |
| KIRSTI THOMPSON | SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,824 | $6,360 |
| SEAN LEONARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA QUINTANA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH LACAYO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MERYL CHASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK EDELSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT P HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JANUZIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE LEAVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CESAR MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDO POZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SEPULVEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD YAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VENKAT YEPURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GARY BYRNE | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BECHTEL | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $337,119 | $25,179 |
| BONITA GILLES | VICE-PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 40 | $261,080 | $16,308 |
| TRACY TAGAWA | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,243 | $21,769 |
| MICHAEL SILACCI | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $209,821 | $465 |
| CLAUDIA RAITI | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER (THRU 12/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,783 | $6,387 |
| JIM RIVERA | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 20 | $106,456 | $0 |
| SEAN LEONARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT P HANSEN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA QUINTANA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH LACAYO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERYL CHASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK EDELSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE JANUZIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE LEVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CESAR MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDO POZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SEPULVEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD YAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VENKAT YEPURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BECHTEL | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $319,632 | $24,955 |
| BONITA GILLES | VICE-PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 40 | $245,534 | $15,367 |
| JEFFREY LAMBERT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,153 | $24,120 |
| TRACY TAGAWA | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,064 | $19,607 |
| JIM RIVERA | CHIEF PHILANTHROPIC COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 20 | $101,024 | $0 |
| SEAN LEONARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA QUINTANA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH LACAYO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT P HANSEN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERYL CHASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK EDELSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SEPULVEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VENKAT YEPURI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4001 MISSION OAKS BLVD STE A, CAMARILLO, CA 93012-5121
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BONNIE GILLES, 4001 MISSION OAKS BLVD A, CAMARILLO, CA 93012
- Signed the 990
- BONNIE GILLES, VP & CFOO
- Phone
- (805) 988-0196
- Website
- WWW.VCCF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0165029 or by the name VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (VCCF) IS CONNECTING PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND SOLUTIONS TO CREATE LASTING IMPACT IN OUR SHARED WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- CONNECTING DONORS TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THEY CARE ABOUT, THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTED $12,084,814 TO 317 UNIQUE PUBLIC CHARITIES AND $1,719,988 TO MORE THAN 400 LOCAL STUDENTS VIA OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THERE WERE ALSO $46,634 IN GRANTS MADE TO 28 VICTIMS OF THE MOUNTAIN FIRE.Expenses $16,268,997 · grants $13,851,436
- INCREASING CHARITABLE GIVING IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, OVER $17 MILLION WAS ADDED TO DONOR FUNDS BRINGING THE TOTAL CHARITABLE ASSETS UNDER THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO $278 MILLION.Expenses $898,527
- THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO OFFER BELOW-MARKET RENT FOR THIRTEEN NONPROFITS IN VENTURA COUNTY. NONPROFIT TENANTS INCLUDE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE OF VENTURA COUNTY, GOLD COAST VETERANS FOUNDATION, CASA OF VENTURA, MAKE-A-WISH TRI-COUNTIES, INTERFACE CHILDREN AND FAMILY, SERVICES/ 2-1-1 VENTURA COUNTY, WOMENS ECONOMIC VENTURES, VISTA REAL PUBLIC CHARTER, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SCAG), THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, FUTURE LABS, AND FARM TO SCHOOL.Expenses $913,331 · revenue $1,426,065
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0165029
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $250,294,120
- Income (IRS master file)
- $65,064,792
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $25,734,850 | $19,562,314 | $250,294,120 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $44,884,228 | $16,128,525 | $234,037,815 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $17,600,438 | $13,689,404 | $176,830,289 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $29,608,234 | $16,351,945 | $164,442,334 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 77-0165029).
Questions about VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is 77-0165029.
- Is VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BONNIE GILLES.
- Who are the officers and directors of VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $356,945 (VANESSA BECHTEL, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,734,850, expenses of $19,562,314 and total assets of $250,294,120 at year end.
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