"The company was built on the premise that acting in a socially responsible manner, with integrity and honesty, leads to personal success and a thriving community."

The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation

Kenneth A. Picerne, President and Chairman of the Board of The Picerne Group, has provided charitable contributions for youth mentoring, childhood development, and other community concerns for many years. The Picerne Group is a privately funded international investment firm that seeks out and capitalizes upon both domestic and international investment opportunities, while adding value to the communities in which it operates. The company was built on the premise that acting in a socially responsible manner, with integrity and honesty, leads to personal success and a thriving community.

In 2004, Mr. Picerne formed The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation, as an independent private (501c3) and California non-profit corporation. The Kenneth A. Picerne Foundation is a social entrepreneurial operating foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to support healthy and adaptive human development throughout the life cycle. We accomplish this by creating, developing and evaluating innovative and creative programs that are sustainable and provide significant value to the lives of individuals and a healthy society.

The Foundation is currently operating and evaluating three programs for sustainability and impact – The Senior Artist Project, The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program, and the Youth Development Initiative. The Senior Artist Project enables accomplished visual, performing and literary artists the opportunity to provide educational, mentoring and therapeutic experiences for underserved populations in North San Diego and Southern Orange Counties. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Program gives nonprofits that can demonstrate a readiness to cooperate in a meaningful and lasting way, the opportunity to share operating resources and to achieve mutually supportive goals. The Youth Development Initiative provides youth the opportunity to achieve clarity regarding their future life direction – both personally and in a career.

More information about these programs can be found by clicking on the links at the left of this page.