Los Altos Community Foundation
183 Hillview Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 949-5908 ext. 1
Website: www.losaltoscf.org
Contact:
Joe Eyre
Executive Director
joe.eyre@losaltoscf.org
Year organization became a 501(c)(3): 1991
Year of first fiscal sponsorship: 1997
Number of sponsored projects: 12
Fiscal sponsorship fee:
Our fees range from 1% to 10%, depending on the services offered. For groups that have employees or receive grants, the higher fee applies. We tend to fiscally sponsor projects that are focussed on the communities we serve.
Eligibility criteria:
- Aligned mission/values
- Geographic
- Type of service
- Has an advisory group
- Minimum budget
Types of projects or services we sponsor:
- Arts and culture
- Children, youth and families
- Economic development
- Education
- Festivals and events
- Health/nutrition
- Social services
- Youth development
Services we offer projects:
- Auditing
- Bill paying
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- Human resource management
- Insurance
- Legal services
- Organizational development
- Receiving property and stock donations
- Tax reporting
Based on Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right: Our model(s) of fiscal sponsorship are:
- Model A, Direct Project
- Model B, Independent Contractor Project
- Model E, Supporting Organization
Organization description:
The foundation’s mission is building community through programs, fiscal sponsorships, a grants program, and managing philanthropic funds for individuals, families and organizations.