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Follow on Google News | Gene Haas Foundation Announces $851,151 in Donations to Ventura County NonprofitsBy: Gene Haas Foundation In 2013, the Gene Haas Foundation donated nearly $3 million nationally. The funds benefit a variety of programs, large and small, with a focus on educational scholarships, youth development and helping organizations that serve the most needy. Included in the recent grant cycle were Ventura College Foundation for scholarships; Since its founding in 1999, the Gene Haas Foundation has helped more than 800 organizations nationwide, in support of local communities. “These organizations and charities in Ventura County are making great strides in bettering our local community. Our goal is to help sustain and broaden these organizations’ Founded by Gene Haas in 1999, the foundation has awarded more than $15 million to deserving charities. It was formed to fund the needs of the local community and other deserving charities. Of special importance to the foundation are children’s charities and organizations that feed the poor, especially within the local community of Ventura County. In addition, the foundation provides scholarship funds to community colleges and vocational schools for students entering technical training programs, especially machinist-based certificate and degree programs. Gene Haas founded Haas Automation, Inc., in 1983 to manufacture economical and reliable machine tools. Today, Haas Automation is the largest machine tool builder in the western world. On its Oxnard campus, it employs some 1,500 workers with above-average wages and generous benefits. Dedicated to creating and innovating efficient tools for the manufacturing and machining industries, Haas Automation strives to educate and employ a sustainable workforce. All Haas products are manufactured at the company's expansive facility in Oxnard, California – the largest, most modern machine tool manufacturing operation in the United States. Ventura County Organizations ACE Charter High School Action Foundation American Cancer Society Big Brothers Big Sisters Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo Boys & Girls Club of Moorpark Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley California State University Channel Islands Foundation Camarillo Fiesta Association Camarillo Hospice Casa Pacifica Catholic Charities Ventura County City of Oxnard Multicultural Festival Channel Islands Maritime Museum El Centrito Family Learning Center Experimental Aircraft Association FOOD Share Garden Acres Santa Claus Inc. (Santa to the Sea Half Marathon) Kingdom Center Knights of Columbus, Oxnard Council 750 Las Colinas Middle School Lighthouse for Women & Children Los Primeros School of Sciences and Arts Meadowlark Service League Newbury Park High School Oxnard High School Baseball Oxnard High Band Boosters Pleasant Valley Education Foundation RAIN Transitional Living Center Rio Mesa High School Rio Mesa Scholarship Foundation Rod McCarty Memorial Scholarship Fund Shoes That Fit Simi Valley Kiwanis Society of St. Vincent De Paul Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Thousand Oaks High School Baseball Boosters Turning Point Foundation Ventura College Foundation Ventura County Community Foundation Ventura County Jewish Family Services Ventura County Office of Education Ventura County Rescue Mission Ventura County Sheriff Search & Rescue Young Life Camarillo End
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