Kern Community Foundation

Kern Community Foundation is a vibrant nonprofit enterprise in Bakersfield, California, with a powerfully simple mission of growing community and growing philanthropy. The Foundation is known as a home for local philanthropists, a results-oriented grantmaker, and a trusted community leader.

The Foundation actively serves the community through its strategic initiatives:

• Community Engagement
• Educational Attainment/ Workforce Development
• Nonprofit Strengthening

About Kern Community Foundation

Kern Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization with a straightforward mission:

"Growing Community. Growing Philanthropy."

Kern Community Foundation is a vibrant nonprofit enterprise with a simple mission: “Growing Community.  Growing Philanthropy.”  For 25 years, the Foundation has been in business to serve as a charitable resource for local donors and corporations, and to generate capital that provides philanthropic solutions to help make Kern County a better place to live, work, and visit.  Since its establishment in 1999, we have been home to over 200 charitable funds, with assets over $40 million.  We have awarded to the community close to $30 million in grants and scholarships.