Everyone can be a philanthropist. At Kern Community Foundation, we’re committed to making it easy to find, learn about and give to the causes you care about most. Discover the impact local nonprofits have on our community with our comprehensive nonprofit database. Search for your organization of choice and find information to help you make the most of your charitable gift.
To safeguard the communities of Kern County from the effects of wildfire through education, innovation and action.
Empowering individuals to improve their quality of life through literacy education since 1966.
Volunteers from teenagers to retirees donate more than 10,000 hours of service each year to assist patients, visitors, & staff in the hospital.
Raise funds to enhance hospital facilities & services for better health, safety, and community welfare.
Seeks to meet needs of low-income and foster children in Kern County.
We offer water polo and swim extra-curricular activities to the youth (ages 5-18) of Kern County
To implement our education initiatives focused on conservation, native trout preservation and community outreach.
To provide opportunities, resources and exhibition venues for artists with an emphasis on art education and emerging artists.
Our mission is to broaden the economic and cultural horizons of the Kern River Valley residents. ”Art for all and all for art” is our slogan.
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