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Everything you need to know about the Community Benefit Program

The 2025-2026 Community Benefit Program Funding Application is now closed. 

Press release: July 14, 2025 workshop to launch funding application processJuly 14, 2025 Community Workshop Applications Procedures PresentationPress Release: FPUD sets  2025 Community Benefit Program awards

MISSION STATEMENT: The Community Benefit Program recommends, promotes, coordinates projects, oversees funding and ensures timely completion of projects proposed by nonprofit and qualified organizations related to parks, recreation facilities, and roads and street lighting within FPUD’s service area. The program intends to benefit Fallbrook residents by using unrestricted public property tax revenue received by FPUD and allocated to the Community Benefit Program.

VISION STATEMENT: The Program identifies and solicits requests from FPUD’s service area nonprofit organizations to foster projects that enhance the quality of life for Fallbrook residents. The seven-member committee ensures that funded projects result from fair and equitable consideration of proposals sponsored by qualified organizations during the selection process.

 2025 - 2026  Funding  Application Calendar of Events

DateEvent 
Dec 8, 4:00 pmFPUD Board Meeting
Dec 15Negotiation and Execution of Award Contracts
Dec 16Report of Awards FPUD Website Update
Jan 12, 2026Contract Oversight Workgroup Assigns Project Monitor and Provides Reporting Requirements to Each Award Recipient
TBAFunding Distributed by FPUD
TBAReporting Period (Recipient must submit a final report 13 months from the date of this contract’s execution)
Eligibility Criteria for Funding and 2025 Application Instructions 

The 2024 funding application has closed. We received a total of 11 applications from the following organizations:

AnimalKind Corporation, Fallbrook/Bonsall Rally for Children, Fallbrook Center for the Arts, Inc, Fallbrook Community Youth Baseball, Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Fallbrook Regional Healthcare District, Fallbrook Riders, Inc, Fallbrook Sports Association, Fallbrook Trails Council, Fallbrook Village Association, Mission Resource Conservation District, Wildlands Conservancy

Here's how the 2024/2025 funding worked:

Report of Awards updated 12-3-2024 Funding Reporting Requirements for 2024.pdfDownload Sample Application Questions 2024*Download Scoring RubricDownload Rubric ScorecardDownload Sample Funding Agreement 2024

* This sample application is meant to provide an example only of the questions and documents that will be required for the final application. This sample application is not meant to be used as the final version of the application, and the order of questions and/or document upload may differ from the final application. All applications will be required to be submitted online via the Jotform link that will go live on July 15, 2024. No paper applications will be accepted. 

Members: The Community Benefit Program membership is chaired by Jim Mendelson FCBPChair@outlook.com, cell: 949-201-9967. Address all inquiries and comments to Jim.

The committee consists of six others chosen by the FPUD Board of Directors who reside in the FPUD service area and who have a broad perspective and awareness of community activities and needs. The current seven members, appointed by the FPUD Board of Directors in late 2022, serve either 2- or 3-year terms that began on January 1, 2023.

Members:

  • Jim Mendelson, Chair
  • Lila Hargrove
  • Jerry Kalman
  • Leticia Maldonado-Stamos
  • Elana Sterling
  • Mavis Canpinar
  • Tiffany Saxon

Meeting schedule: Meetings are held at FPUD, 990 E. Mission Rd., at 10 a.m. typically on the second Monday of each month, and are open to the public.  Time is allocated at the beginning of each meeting for public comment.

Schedule for 2025 meetings 
  • Dec. 8, 2025
Schedule for 2026 meetings 
  • Jan. 12, 2026
  • Feb. 9, 2026
  • March 9, 2026
  • April 13, 2026
  • May 11, 2026
  • June 8, 2026
  • July 13, 2026
  • Aug. 10, 2026
  • Sept. 14, 2026
  • Oct. 12, 2026  (Columbus Day)
  • Nov. 9, 2026
  • Dec. 14, 2026