Deadline approaching for final round of state pandemic relief grants
The clock is ticking for qualified small businesses and nonprofits looking to get a financial boost from the final round of the California COVID-19 pandemic relief grant program. Applications for the ninth round of the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant will be accepted until Sept. 30. Eligible businesses must be affected by the pandemic Read More →
Westmont receives biggest gifts in its history
Westmont College in Montecito announced Sept. 15 that it had received the two largest cash gifts in its history, totaling more than $15 million. In late August, Westmont received $8.2 million from Ed and Mollie Miller, its largest single gift ever. The donation supports the college’s Paul Raymond Miller Scholarship Endowment, named in honor of Read More →
Trek Foundation hits trails in Santa Barbara, Ventura
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art unveils $50M renovation
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Opinion: Hospitals bring big questions about our ‘grand bargain’ with nonprofits
By Bruce DeBoskey The charity “grand bargain” in the United States allows nonprofit organizations to perform charitable, religious, educational and scientific duties for the “public good,” often relieving government from performing those same functions. In return for their contribution to the public good, nonprofits are deemed tax-exempt organizations, which means they typically don’t pay income, Read More →
Good Works: Amgen contributes to homelessness relief; Bayer Fund gives for Ventura County blood drives
The United Way of Ventura County has received a $100,000 grant from The Amgen Foundation for the second time since 2019, to support the United Way’s United to End Homelessness Initiative. The United to End Homelessness Initiative is a landlord engagement program in Ventura County. The program’s goal is to prevent homelessness by increasing the Read More →
Merger wave sweeps region’s chambers and business groups
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