Letter of Intent for Children and Youth Services, Women's Services

Letter of Intent for Children and Youth Services, Women's Services is sponsored by Rancho Santa Fe Women's Fund. The Rancho Santa Fe Women's Fund focuses on supporting projects that address Children and Youth Services and Women's Services in North County San Diego, which includes Rancho Bernardo. They award grants based on a Letter of Intent process.

Apply for a Grant - Rancho Santa Fe Womens Fund Early August — Letter of Intent form download is available on our website. August 28th — Letter of Intent form from the organization is due by 5:00 pm to Rancho Santa Fe Women’s Fund. NO EXCEPTIONS.

November — Selected organizations will be asked to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) . December — Proposals are due to the Women’s Fund office. March — Selected organizations are invited to move to the Site Visit phase during which members of the RSFWF will visit the organization to learn more about both the project and the organization, itself.

April — Selected organizations are asked to attend a General Meeting and make a brief presentation about the project to the Women’s Fund membership. Voting by membership soon follows. May — Recipients are notified and grants are awarded.

Only 501(c)3 organizations will be considered for funding. Management of the organization (and project) overseen by reliable, ethical and experienced personnel. Project plans need to demonstrate the ability to achieve results.

No organization that discriminates in any way (age, race, national origin, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief) will be considered for funding. Any organization which has received a grant is ineligible to apply during the next two grant cycles. This guideline is applied to the organization itself, as well as to a given project.

For example, an organization which received a grant in the 2020-2021 grant cycle is ineligible to apply and receive a grant until the 2023-2024 grant cycle. The geographic region from which RSFWF accepts applications is t he County of San Diego . While all programs throughout the eligible region are considered, preference shall be given to projects based in North County.

North County San Diego is comprised of 1) the coastal region from Del Mar up to and including Camp Pendleton, comprising: Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas (including Leucadia, Olivenhain, Cardiff-by-the-Sea), Oceanside and Carlsbad; and 2) inland regions comprised of: Escondido, Vista, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Hidden Meadows, San Marcos, Lake San Marcos, Poway, Ramona, Julian, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, Harmony Grove, Rainbow, Pala, Elfin Forest, Del Dios, 4S Ranch, De Luz, De Luz Heights, Jesmond Dene, Pala Mesa, Pauma Valley and Rincon.

Grant eligibility shall be determined by where the program operates or where the population served resides, NOT the location of the nonprofit’s headquarters.

Applicants seeking to obtain preferential consideration bear the burden of persuasion, so kindly explain in detail how your program will operate in the North County, including where the population to be served resides and the manner of delivering goods and/or services in the North County. Our Focus Areas for the 2026-27 Grant Cycle are: Children and Youth Services Download the 2026-27 Letter of Intent Submission Guidelines .

After reviewing the Submission Guidelines, please complete the 2026-27 Letter of Intent (LOI) form by clicking on the link below. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN AUGUST 28TH AT 5:00 PM. Some Helpful Tips for Submission Please be sure your project addresses the appropriate Focus Area and fits the criteria.

Complete the LOI Form online Be clear and focused about how your organization would make the best use of the funds up to $75,000. Avoid discussing several projects with us, only propose one project. Don’t forget to check the appropriate Focus Area box on the form.

Click here to submit questions 2026-27 Letter of Intent Submission Guidelines Please download our Letter of Intent (LOI) submission guidelines before starting the online LOI submission. Over the past twenty-two years, the Women's Fund has supported 188 projects totaling close to $6. 8 million in grants.

2026 Pooled Funds Award: $532,000 Alzheimer’s San Diego — $40,000 Feeding San Diego — $21,000 Hopsice of the North Coast — $75,000 Rancho Coastal Humane Society — $50,000 San Diego Oasis — $50,000 Shelter to Soldier* — $35,000 The Agrarian Institute — $60,000 Univ.

of CA Health Milk Bank — $75,000 Vista Community Clinic — $26,000 * Gayle Gillies-Mize Award Recipient 2025 Pooled Funds Award: $518,000 Blue Star Families, San Diego Chapter — $30,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego — $48,000 Boys to Men Mentoring Network — $25,000 Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego — $75,000 Chicano Federation of San Diego County — $75,000 Friends of San Pasqual Academy — $25,000 Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank — $25,000 Mitchell Thorp Foundation — $50,000 Pro Kids, First Tee – San Diego — $50,000 The Elizabeth Hospice — $50,000 USD Hahn School of Nursing — $35,000* * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winner 2024 Pooled Funds Award: $500,000 AMVETS of CA Dept of Service Foundation — $25,000 Center for Community Solutions — $23,000 Elementary Institute of Science — $25,000 Interfaith Community Solutions — $75,000 Just in Time for Foster Youth — $50,000 Meals on Wheels Greater San Diego — $50,000 San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program — $75,000 Voices for Children — $35,000 * Gayle Gillies-Mize Award Recipient 2023 Pooled Funds Award: $442,446 Leap to Success — $50,000 The Rosie Network — $54,000 San Diego Rescue Mission * — $60,386 Solutions for Change — $30,000 United Through Reading — $33,060 VETS-Beyond the Uniform — $25,000 Wounded Warrior Homes, Inc. — $75,000 * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winner 2022 Pooled Funds Award: $400,900 Assistance League of San Dieguito — $15,000 Canine Companions — $50,000 North Coast Repertory Theatre — $15,000 The Elizabeth Hospice — $25,000 Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego — $50,000 Community Resource Center — $50,000 Foundation for Women Warriors — $50,000* Kids’ Turn San Diego — $45,900 * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winner 2021 Pooled Funds Award: $303,241 Center for Community Solutions — $50,000 Fresh Start Surgical Gifts– $25,000 Girls on the Run SD — $13,500 Travis Manion Foundation — $20,000* ASYMCA-Camp Pendelton — $50,000 Interfaith Community Services — $19,120.

57 Outdoor Outreach — $32,000 * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winner 2020 Pooled Funds Award: $357,000 ElderHelp of San Diego — $23,750 Feeding San Diego — $50,000 Just in Time for Foster Youth — $34,000 Operation Homefront — $35,000* Refuge for Women — $50,000 San Diego Rescue Mission — $39,000 Vision of Children — $21,750 Women’s Resource Center — $31,750 * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winner 2019 Pooled Fund Awards: $292,500 Boys and Girls Club of Vista — $25,000 Ocean Discovery Institute — $25,000 Voices for Children — $35,000 Susan G.

Komen Breast Cancer Foundation-San Diego — $25,000 Support the Enlisted Project (STEP) — $25,000 Vista Community Clinic — $37,500 Casa de Amistad — $30,000 Coastal Roots Farms — $10,000 * Gayle Gillies Mize Award Winne 2018 Pooled Fund Awards: $280,700 Angels Foster Family Network — $50,000 Community Resource Center — $30,000 Emilio Nares Foundation — $25,000 North County Lifeline — $50,000 Operation Hope/Vista — $25,700 2017 Pooled Fund Awards: $234,194 Kitchens for Good — $30,000 Lightbridge Hospice Foundation — $39,000 Palomar College Foundation — $27,152 Project Concern International — $50,000 The Elizabeth Hospice — $18,042 Wounded Warrior Homes — $50,000 2016 Pooled Fund Awards: $251,190 A Reason to Survive — $50,000 Dress for Success — $10,000 Eric Paredes Foundation — $25,000 Mira Costa College Foundation — $20,000 Reality Changers — $50,000 Tender Loving Canines — $21,190 2015 Pooled Fund Awards: $254,000 Armed Services YMCA at Camp Pendleton — $41,000 Just in Time for Foster Youth — $25,000 San Diego Public Library Foundation — $25,000 San Diego Rescue Mission — $50,000 Southern Caregiver Resource Center — $45,000 Veterans Ass.

of North County (VANC) — $43,000 2014 Pooled Fund Awards: $258,000 Big Brothers & Big Sisters of SD County — $25,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of GREATER San Diego — $25,000 Casa de Amistad — $15,000 Cecily’s Closet — $30,000 Emilio Nares Foundation — $20,000 Mira Costa College Foundation — $23,000 New Haven Youth & Family Services — $30,000 North County Lifeline — $35,000 Outdoor Outreach — $30,000 San Diego Second Chance — $25,000 2013 Pooled Fund Awards: $250,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito — $25,000 Cancer Angels of San Diego — $50,000 San Diego County Medical Society Foundation — $45,000 Scripps Health Foundation — $45,000 Vista Community Clinic — $50,000 Voices for Children — $35,000 2012 Pooled Funds Awards: $285,600 Interfaith Community Services — $25,000 Mira Costa College Foundation — $25,000 New Haven Youth Services — $28,000 North County Trade Tech High School — $28,000 San Diego Children’s Choir — $20,000 San Diego Public Library — $40,000 2011 Pooled Funds Award: $284,930 CSUSM-ACE Scholars — $48,600 Reality Changers — $50,000 Angels Foster Network — $40,000 San Diego Blood Bank — $24,031 Senior Community Centers — $28,434 2010 Pooled Funds Awards: $260,055 ARTS (A Reason to Survive) — $40,000 Big Brothers & Big Sisters of SD County — $40,000 Armed Services YMCA at Camp Pendleton — $48,000 Escondido Creek Conservancy — $23,000 High Tech High North County — $16,055 Military Outreach Ministry (MOM) — $23,000 New Children’s Museum — $23,000 USD/Hahn School of Nursing — $47,000 2009 Pooled Funds Awards: $277,000 Cancer Angels of San Diego — $35,000 Child Abuse Prevention Foundation — $32,000 Interfaith Community Services — $30,000 Just in Time Foster Youth — $40,000 San Diego ASYMCA — $30,000 Voices for Children — $43,000 2008 Pooled Funds Awards: $295,000 The Angel’s Depot — $45,000 Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton — $45,000 Canine Companions for Independence — $40,000 Juvenile Court Book Club — $45,000 San Diego Chamber Orchestra — $45,000 Scripps Hospital Health Foundation — $45,000 2007 Pooled Funds Awards: $230,160 Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego — $45,000 Fostering Opportunities Dollars for Scholars — $45,000 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation — $40,000 Kids Included Together, Inc. — $25,160 Neurosciences Research Foundation — $40,000 2006 Pooled Funds Awards: $165,000 Boys & Girls Club of Oceanside — $25,000 Cal State San Marcos — $15,000 Community Resource Center — $25,000 Family Literacy Foundation — $15,000 Jewish Family Services — $25,000 Kiwanis Oceanside Pacific Foundation — $10,000 Vision of Children — $25,000 2005 Pooled Funds Award: $100,000 ASYMCA at Camp Pendleton — $25,000 San Diego Youth & Family Services — $25,000