Success Stories

The California Jaycee Foundation has given a lot of money to chapters for impactful projects throughout California. Why not you?

To apply for a grant, please leave a message for contact by Board member Wendy Bell for details.

Remember, The California Jaycee Foundation exists to serve the needs of the California Jaycees and its local communities. Please take advantage of the benefits this organization offers.

Here’s a partial list of California Jaycee chapters and beneficiaries who took advantage of what the Foundation has to offer and made significant impact with their respective projects:

· Aug-02 UC/NoHo Jaycees, Ameilia Earhart Statue Restoration – $1,000.00

· Nov-02 East LA Jaycees, Children’s Shopping Spree – $1,000.00

· Nov-02 California Jaycees, Fish Program- $1,025.00

· Nov-02 Walnut Creek Jaycees – $1,020.00

· Feb-03 Discovery School, New microscopes – $1,600.00

· Feb-03 California Jaycees, ID program – $750.00

· Nov-03 Teen Challenge – 2,000.00

· May-04 California Jaycees, LCD projector – $2,240.00

· Aug-04 Long Beach Jaycees, Adopt-a-Teacher- $1,000.00

· Aug-04 Elk Grove Jaycees, Soapbox Derby – $1,062.00

· Nov-04 Pasadena Jaycees, JCI PRIME Training – $300.00

· Nov-04 Pasadena Jaycees, Operation Santa Clause – $3,000.00

· Nov-04 Pasadena Jaycees Project Gobbler – $500.00

· Jul-05 San Diego Jaycees, Children’s Shopping Spree – $1,000.00

· Jul-05 Santa Barbara Jaycees, Food Bank for Count – $500.00

· Nov-05 Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees, Santa’s Helpers – $500.00

· Nov-05 Pasadena Jaycees, Operation Gobbler – $500.00

· Nov-05 Pomona Jaycees, Butterfly Garden – $500.00

· May-06 Pasadena Jaycees, Foster Family Picnic – $500.00

· May-06 Santa Monica Jaycees, Huck Finn Day – $650.00

· May-06 Pasadena Jaycees, Mervyn’s Back-to-School Program – $500.00

· May-06 California Jaycees, 101 Marketing Campaign – $2,500.00

· May-06 San Diego Jaycees, Mervyn’s Back-to-School Program – $500.00

· May-06 Crescent City Jaycees, Basketball Tournament – $2,000.00

· Nov-06 Santa Clarita Valley Jaycees, Santa’s Helpers – $500.00

· Nov-06 Pomona Jaycees, Holiday Parade – $500.00

· Nov-06 Pomona Jaycees, Yellow School Bus Partnership – $150.00

· Nov-06 Pasadena Jaycees, Operation Gobbler – $500.00

· Nov-06 Newport Beach Jaycees, Rebuild Together/Lake Charles – $1,000.00

· May-07 Modesto Jaycees, July 4th Fireworks and Parade – $1,000.00

· May-07 Santa Clarita Jaycees, Santa’s Helpers – $1,000.00

· May-07 Long Beach Jaycees – $500.00

· May-07 Teen Challenge, Xmas Tree Flocking Machine – $500.00

· Aug-22 Santa Clarita Jaycees, Reality Check – Adulting 101 – $1,500.00

Making a Difference

In 1988 the California Jaycees operated in 200+ chapters with 10,100 members. Today the organization is smaller but growing. The California Jaycees Foundation takes pride in supporting Jaycee chapters across the state as they work to improve their communities and offer leadership training though community service.

Jaycees have been building community value for 100 years