The Vision Initiatives Program gives health care, mental health and education professionals as well as leaders at other non-profit organizations, the opportunity to fulfill a dream initiative of their choice.

The Picerne Family Foundation has created the Vision Initiatives Program to foster and support education, mental health, health care and other nonprofit leaders who have both the vision to see ways to improve services in their fields and the initiative to carry them out. The goal of this program is to enhance the services these organizations provide while at the same time providing stimulus to the careers of the grantees.

The Foundation invites accomplished and motivated education, mental health, health care and other nonprofit leaders to propose “the project of their dreams”, a project that they feel will have real and lasting impact. The Foundation’s role is to provide the funding to help fulfill that dream. The Foundation provides multi-year grants and organizational consultation in support of the project. Funding is not intended for general institutional support.

Grant Amount: Selected applicants will receive up to $15,000 for their project.

Application Deadlines

• Heath Care Applications: October 31, 2024. Awards announced by November 30, 2024.
• Other Nonprofit Applications: (not health care, mental health or education): January 31, 2025. Awards announced by February 28, 2025.
• Education Applications: April 1, 2025. Awards announced by May 1, 2025.
• Mental Health Applications: July 15, 2025. Awards announced by August 15, 2025.

Eligibility: Licensed clinical health care, mental health professionals, educators, school counselors and leaders of other nonprofit organizations in Southern California are eligible for these awards. Projects must fall outside of the scope and responsibility of organizational, county or school district budgets. Grants will be awarded to the organization for the support of the applicant’s proposal.

Application Information: Interested individuals are encouraged to contact the Foundation in advance of their written application in order to discuss their intended projects. Contact the Picerne Family Foundation by telephone at (949) 267-1517, or by e-mail for more information. Applications must be submitted in Microsoft Word Doc format to vnelson@picernefoundation.org and kengolden@gmail.com.

Applications are available for download by clicking on the following link: Vision Initiatives Application.