Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation

What Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation does

The Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation (RCCAAF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1986 (originally as the Rancho Cucamonga Community Foundation) and headquartered at 10995 Eucalyptus St., Suite 103, in Rancho Cucamonga, California. It refocused its mission on the arts in 2006 in conjunction with the opening of the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center and Lewis Family Playhouse, and adopted its current name in 2011. The Foundation's stated mission is to raise funds to enrich the community by supporting, expanding, and advancing arts and cultural opportunities in the Inland Empire region.

The Foundation operates as a grant-making and fundraising intermediary rather than a producer of technology products or services. Its core programs are: the Community Arts Grant Program (up to $10,000 per award to 501(c)(3) nonprofits, public schools, and individual artists); the School Arts Program Sponsorship (up to $2,000 per K-12 school); Student Arts Scholarships ($500–$1,000 to graduating high school seniors); the annual Community Arts Festival and Community Performance Showcase; and communication services including the monthly Art Scene Newsletter and a regional Community Arts Calendar. Funds are raised through the Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament (netting approximately $42,000 in 2024), Monte Carlo Casino Night, benefit performances, corporate sponsorships, individual donations, and grants. Since 2011, the Promoting Arts & Literacy (PAL) Campaign has raised over $5.2 million cumulatively for the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center.

The Foundation is governed by an all-volunteer 8-member Board of Directors and operates with a small paid staff of three: Executive Director Bethany Encina (appointed August 2025, succeeding founding Executive Director Susan Sluka Kelly), a Bookkeeper, and an Arts Programs & Marketing Coordinator. Annual fundraising totals $150,000–$200,000, with approximately $125,000 distributed annually to local schools, students, and arts organizations. The Foundation holds no patents, has no app, and has no disclosed API or AI-driven technology components.

Name

Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation

Legal name

Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation

Website

https://rccaaf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises $150K-$200K annually through fundraisers and sponsorships to provide grants, school sponsorships, and scholarships supporting local arts organizations, K-12 schools, and students in the Inland Empire region of California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts and Cultural Nonprofit Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

Keywords

• Community arts grants
• Arts education funding
• Student arts scholarships
• Arts nonprofit foundation
• Community fundraising events

Headquarters

HQ city

Rancho Cucamonga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation raises funds through annual fundraisers including Monte Carlo Casino Night, Golf Tournament, and benefit performances. Additional revenue comes from corporate sponsorships, individual donations, and grants.
2. Corporate and Event Sponsorships: Local businesses and organizations sponsor events and programs including the Community Arts Festival (U.S. Bank), Community Showcase (Randall & Janell Lewis, U.S. Bank), and Golf Tournament (Burrtec Waste Industries as title sponsor).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises and distributes funds to support visual and performing arts in Rancho Cucamonga. It operates grant programs (Community Arts Grants up to $10,000), school arts sponsorships (up to $2,000 per school), student scholarships ($500–$1,000), and produces community events including the annual Community Arts Festival and Community Performance Showcase. Funding is generated through annual fundraisers such as the Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament, Monte Carlo Casino Night, benefit performances, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations.

Product overview

Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected arts-focused programs. The core offerings include the Community Arts Grant Program (grants up to $10,000), School Arts Program Sponsorship (funding up to $2,000 per school), and Student Arts Scholarships ($500-$1,000 for graduating seniors). Major events include the annual Community Arts Festival and Community Performance Showcase. The Foundation also conducts fundraising through the Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament and Monte Carlo Casino Night. Communication services include a monthly Art Scene Newsletter and Community Arts Calendar. The Foundation supports the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center and Lewis Family Playhouse through the Promoting Arts & Literacy (PAL) Campaign.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Community Arts Festival draws over 2,000 attendees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• City of Rancho CucamongacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2026City partnership for annual Community Arts Festival held at Central Park. The City is a key collaborator on community arts initiatives and provides venue access to Victoria Gardens Cultural Center for performances and events.
• U.S. BankcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 April 2026Community Arts Festival Sponsor and Community Showcase Sponsor. Major financial supporter providing annual contributions to foundation programming.
• Sam and Alfreda Maloof FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Partnership for Living Pallet workshop series at Maloof Foundation venue. Foundation serves as location partner for arts education workshops serving 100+ community members.
• Randall & Janell LewisflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Benefactors and major donors who have contributed over $1,000,000. Sponsors of Golf Tournament and Community Showcase events.
• Burrtec Waste IndustriescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Title Sponsor for Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament, the foundation's major annual fundraiser.
• Victoria Gardens Cultural Center / Lewis Family PlayhousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Key venue partner for community performances and events. Home to Biane Library and Lewis Family Playhouse, primary location for performing arts programming.
• Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partner venue for Zomics: Festival of Zines and Comics project and related workshops.
• Chaffey CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Academic partner for Zomics project providing venue and additional funding from California Humanities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Americans for the Arts: National nonprofit advocating for arts funding and providing resources to local arts organizations. Relevant as a sector-wide peer and potential capacity-building partner for a small community arts foundation.
• California Arts Council: State-level arts funding agency that distributes grants across California. Represents the broader incumbent grantmaking tier that RCCAAF applicants and partners interact with, and could be a future funding source.

Others

• National Arts Club: Historic nonprofit arts membership organization supporting exhibitions, performances, and scholarships. Useful as a broader arts philanthropy peer for benchmarking nonprofit program design and member engagement.

Direct peers

• Pasadena Arts Council: California community arts council that operates a comparable mix of grantmaking, community events, and arts advocacy. Same nonprofit structure, similar small-staff operating model, strong parallel use case as a local arts funding intermediary.
• The Arts Area: Rancho Cucamonga–area grassroots arts nonprofit producing zine festivals and community workshops. An existing RCCAAF Community Arts Grant recipient operating a comparable grassroots arts programming model in the same catchment.
• Inland Empire Community Foundation: Regional community foundation serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties with arts as one of several focus areas. Directly comparable as a geographically overlapping grantmaking foundation supporting arts and culture.
• Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation: Alta Loma-based arts foundation that preserves the Maloof compound and runs arts education programming. Already an RCCAAF partner venue; directly comparable as a small, Inland Empire arts-focused foundation with a residency/workshop model.
• Ontario Museum of Art & History: Local Inland Empire museum offering exhibitions and arts programming. Functions as a near neighbor to RCCAAF, sharing both geography and grantee/audience overlap; Leslie Matamoros previously served as its Curator.

Regional players

• San Bernardino County Arts Council: Regional arts council serving the same Inland Empire geography. Comparable as a grantmaking and capacity-building intermediary for local arts organizations, though at a county rather than city scale.

Emerging players

• Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art: Small college-affiliated contemporary art museum at Chaffey College that has partnered with RCCAAF on zine festivals. Comparable as a local arts programming venue with limited operating capacity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RCCAAF
• Instagraminstagram.com/ranchocucamongaarts

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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