TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

What TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION does

Tustin Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation (Tax ID 33-0558228) established in 2008 and headquartered at P.O. Box 362, Tustin, California, serving the greater Tustin area including portions of Santa Ana and Irvine within Orange County. The foundation's core function is intermediating charitable capital: it awards annual grants (TCF Annual Grant, Tustin Community Support Grant, Tustin Nonprofit Recovery Grant), matches community volunteers with local causes, and fiscally sponsors six sub-organizations (Tustin Military History, One Seed, OC Book Fair, TAMWY, Partners in the Park, TEAM) by providing their administrative and tax-exempt infrastructure. It also runs a recurring calendar of community events — Sunset Market (monthly May–September), Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off, Tustin Mayor's Celebration, Tustin Area Man & Woman of the Year Gala, Honda-Ya Japanese Cultural Charity Event, Chaak Mexican Food & Wine Festival, Paper Football, and others — which serve as both community-building touchpoints and fundraising mechanisms.

The foundation has no proprietary technology product. Its digital infrastructure consists of a WordPress website and the Raisely third-party donation and volunteer platform, used for online giving, volunteer sign-ups, and sub-organization microsites. There is no pricing model because there are no services sold; the organization is funded entirely through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, and proceeds from fundraising events. Since inception, the foundation reports awarding over $250,000 in cumulative grants to community programs, schools, and nonprofits.

The foundation serves two counterparty groups: grant recipients — local schools, PTAs, preschools, and small nonprofits focused on homelessness (Family Promise of OC, OC Rescue Mission, Laurel House/Hope Harbor), youth services, literacy (Reach Out and Read OC), and recreation — and revenue contributors, comprising individual donors and local corporate sponsors (Brookfield Residential, CR&R Waste Services, Tustin Community Bank, Eide Bailly, Enderle Center, Nossaman, Cox Castle, and others). Leadership consists of a small 1–10-person staff headed by President Gene Micco, with governance through a Board of Directors and Advisory Council. Grant-making cycles run on a fixed calendar (TCF Annual Grant in September, Tustin Community Support Grant in March–April), and the foundation has extended into crisis-response giving via a Tustin Disaster Recovery Fund.

Name

TUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Legal name

Tustin Community Foundation

Website

https://tustincommunityfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tustin Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Tustin, California that awards grants, coordinates volunteers, fiscally sponsors local sub-organizations, and runs community events serving schools, nonprofits, and underserved residents in the greater Tustin area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation
• Nonprofit grants
• Volunteer programs
• Community events
• Fiscal sponsorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Tustin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation funded entirely through donations. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by IRS.
2. Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsors support foundation events and programs including Sunset Market, Tustin Mayor's Celebration, and various community events.
3. Fundraising Events: Multiple annual fundraising events including Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off, Superheroes of Tustin, Tustin Area Man & Woman of the Year Gala, The Chefs Gourmet, Honda-Ya Japanese Cultural Charity Event, Chaak Mexican Food & Wine Festival, and Paper Football.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tustin Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation that awards grants to local nonprofits and schools, organizes community and fundraising events, matches volunteers with local causes, and provides fiscal sponsorship to small community organizations in the greater Tustin area. Since 2008 it has awarded more than $250,000 in grants and currently fiscally sponsors five local organizations.

Product overview

Tustin Community Foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering community grant programs and volunteer services. The foundation's core offerings include the TCF Annual Grant, Tustin Community Support Grant Application, and Tustin Nonprofit Recovery Grant programs. Additional services include the Grant a Wish program that connects donors with organizations needing items, the Make A Wish Come True program, Volunteer in Tustin matching services, and community events such as Sunset Market and Scrub-A-Dub cleaning supply drives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $250,000 awarded to community programs since 2008
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Tustin Parks and Recreation DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Sunset Market events along El Camino Real in Old Town Tustin, occurring every third Thursday from May through September. The partnership leverages both organizations' community reach and resources.
• Assistance League of Tustin (Assisteens)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for community service events including Scrub-A-Dub cleaning supply drive. Assisteens help coordinate collection and distribution of supplies to Families Together OC.
• Families Together OCsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerDistribution partner for cleaning supply donations collected during Scrub-A-Dub events. Supplies are donated to Families Together OC for distribution to local families in need.
• Tustin High School (iTHS Media)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent-created video production to support foundation fundraising efforts. Students gain real-world media experience while supporting community foundation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• California Community Foundation: Major Los Angeles-based community foundation with statewide reach. Comparable grantmaking, donor services, and fiscal sponsorship model, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader geographic scope.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: One of the largest community foundations in the U.S., serving the Silicon Valley/Bay Area region. Comparable in grantmaking and fiscal sponsorship services, but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• The Dayton Foundation: Mid-sized community foundation with a longer operating history and more developed endowment model. Comparable in core function (grantmaking, donor services, community leadership) but at materially larger scale.
• Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina: Established community foundation with a broader regional footprint and more mature grant programs. Comparable in mission (localized grantmaking, donor-advised funds) but operates at significantly larger scale.
• San Diego Foundation: Established regional community foundation serving San Diego County. Comparable mission, donor-advised funds, and grant cycles, but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach within Southern California.

Others

• Points of Light: National nonprofit focused on volunteer mobilization and civic engagement. Adjacent/ecosystem peer—TCF's Volunteer in Tustin program addresses a similar volunteer-matching mission but at a hyper-local level.

Direct peers

• Long Beach Community Foundation: Community foundation serving the greater Long Beach area with comparable mission, grant cycles, and donor services. Operates at slightly larger scale within a similar Southern California municipal context.
• Pasadena Community Foundation: A Southern California community foundation with a similar hyper-local focus on a single city/region. Directly comparable model of neighborhood-level grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and community events.
• Orange County Community Foundation: The largest community foundation serving Orange County, California—directly comparable geography and grantmaking model to TCF, but at materially larger scale. Most directly competing donor mindshare in the same county.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tustin-community-foundation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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