The Gene Haas Foundation
The Gene Haas Foundation was formed in 1999 to fund the needs of the local community and other deserving charities, at the discretion of its founder, Mr. Gene Haas. Of special importance to the Gene Haas Foundation are children’s charities and organizations that feed the poor, especially within the local community of Ventura County. In addition, the Gene Haas Foundation provides scholarship funds to Community Colleges and Vocational Schools for students entering technical training programs, especially machinist-based certificate and degree programs.
The Gene Haas Foundation has been a major supporter of local, Ventura County-area charities in recent years. Since its formation in 1999, the Foundation has provided more than 8.5 million dollars in grants to organizations such as The United Way, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Ventura County Food Share, American Red Cross, YMCA, Casa Pacifica, American Cancer Society, California State University Northridge, Rain Transitional Living Center, Salvation Army, National MS Society, Ventura County Rescue Mission, and many more.2
In 2009, the Gene Haas Foundation published the website ghaasfoundation.org. The foundation has provided charitable donations since 2001 including Hospice Foundation, Boy Scouts of America, Los Angeles Mission, YMCA Kids Camp, NAACP, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, MS Society, and others.
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