Recent Grants
In 2020, we awarded over $2.1 million through the Community Impact Grant program.
More detailed information on the grants awarded can be found below by program area.
Children & Youth Development 2020
| Alisal Union School District | $30,000 | Alisal Early Learning Center at Buckhorn |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County | $25,000 | College & Career Readiness Program |
| Bright Futures Monterey County | $30,000 | Increasing College and Career Readiness |
| Central Coast YMCA | $48,000 | Youth Fit 4 Life (two-year grant) |
| City of Greenfield: Greenfield Community Science Workshop | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Community Partnership for Youth | $26,000 | Operating support |
| Epicenter of Monterey | $20,500 | Operating support |
| Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast | $21,430 | After-school youth development programs |
| Harmony At Home | $31,000 | Teen Success Program |
| Hartnell College Foundation | $30,000 | Salinas Valley Promise program |
| Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower | $12,000 | operating support |
| Partners For Peace | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Positive Discipline Community Resources | $15,000 | Operating Support |
| Read to Me Project | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Restorative Justice Partners, Inc. | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties | $50,000 | Foster Grandparent Program in Monterey County (two-year grant) |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | $15,000 | Elevate [Math] 2020: summer learning in Soledad |
| Special Kids Connect | $10,820 | Operating support |
| The Village Project, Inc. | $20,250 | Mae C. Johnson Education and Cultural Enrichment Academy |
Health & Human Services 2020
| Access Support Network | $100,000 | Maximize housing stability and homeless prevention for people living with HIV in Monterey Co (two-year grant) |
| Alliance on Aging | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Big Sur Health Center | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Big Sur Marathon Foundation | $10,000 | Just Run, youth fitness program |
| Carmel Foundation | $10,000 | Operating support |
| CASA of Monterey County | $50,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| Central Coast Center for Independent Living | $25,000 | Independent living services and support for people with disabilities in Monterey County |
| Central Coast VNA & Hospice | $25,000 | Operating support for services in Monterey County |
| Coalition of Homeless Services Providers | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Coastal Kids Home Care | $15,000 | Pediatric home health care and counseling |
| Community Bridges | $15,000 | Free drop-in assistance for Monterey County residents |
| Community Homeless Solutions | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Community Human Services | $50,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| Covia Foundation | $20,000 | Home Match Monterey |
| Family Service Agency of the Central Coast | $20,000 | Suicide Prevention Services in Monterey County/Servicio para la Prevencion del Suicidio |
| Food Bank for Monterey County | $25,000 | Emergency Supplemental Food Assistance |
| Gathering for Women-Monterey | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Health Projects Center | $25,000 | Operating support for services in Monterey County |
| Hospice Giving Foundation | $10,000 | Operating support |
| Independent Transportation Network Monterey County | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Interim, Inc. | $25,000 | Sun Rose Apartments construction |
| Kinship Center, A Member of Seneca Family of Agencies | $30,000 | Placement Program for Monterey County foster-involved youth |
| Legal Services for Seniors | $10,000 | Operating support |
| Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula | $20,000 | Home Delivered Meals |
| Meals on Wheels of the Salinas Valley | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Monterey County Rape Crisis Center | $50,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| Natividad Medical Foundation | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | $30,000 | Clinical operating funds for Seaside and Salinas health centers |
| RotaCare Bay Area, Inc. | $20,000 | RotaCare Monterey Free Medical Clinic |
| Salud Para La Gente | $25,000 | Operating support (to serve Monterey County residents) |
| Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital dba Mee Memorial Hospital | $15,000 | Operating support |
| Sun Street Centers | $50,000 | Operating support for Prevention (two-year grant) |
| United Way Monterey County | $30,850 | 211 Monterey County Resource and Referral System |
| YWCA Monterey County | $25,000 | Youth Education and Advocacy Program |
Community Development 2020
| Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) | $30,000 | Land-based education for the advancement of farmworkers | Community Development |
| California FarmLink | $30,000 | COVID-19 support for Latino small farm businesses in Monterey County | Community Development |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey | $40,000 | Immigration and Citizenship Program | Community Development |
| Center for Community Advocacy (CCA) | $40,000 | Advocacy and leadership programs | Community Development |
| Centro Community Partners | $13,000.00 | Entrepreneurship training and financial literacy programs in Monterey County | Community Development |
| El Pajaro Community Development Corporation | $25,000 | Small Business Recovery and Growth Program in Monterey County | Community Development |
| Future Citizens Foundation | $5,000.00 | Life exploration and preparation program | Community Development |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $15,000.00 | Business success for farms and ranches in Monterey County | Community Development |
| Loaves, Fishes & Computers | $31,000 | Operating support | Community Development |
| OLINGA LEARNING | $32,750 | Wings of Knowledge program | Community Development |
| Radio Bilingue, Inc. | $44,750 | Coronavirus relief and recovery | Community Development |
| Rancho Cielo | $40,695 | Operating support | Community Development |
| Youth on Course | $10,000.00 | Careers on Course Program in Monterey County | Community Development |
Arts, Culture & Historic Preservation 2020
| ARIEL Theatrical | $15,000.00 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| Artists Ink | $12,000.00 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| Arts Council for Monterey County | $38,000 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| California Department of Parks & Recreation – Monterey District | $25,398 | Pacific House collections improvements | Historic Preservation |
| Carmel Mission Foundation | $15,000.00 | Perimeter wall emergency restoration | Historic Preservation |
| El Sistema USA/Salinas, Inc. | $38,000 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| Friends of Olympia Station DBA Tandy Beal & Company | $35,000 | Operating support for efforts on the Monterey Peninsula | Arts, Culture |
| Junior League of Monterey County | $10,000.00 | Preserve the Old Whaling Station Adobe | Historic Preservation |
| Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum | $38,000 | Educational programming | Arts, Culture |
| Monterey County Pops! | $15,000.00 | Pros Teach Live | Arts, Culture |
| Monterey County Symphony Association | $38,000 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| National Steinbeck Center | $12,500.00 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | $35,000 | Operating support at Cooper Molera Adobe | Historic Preservation |
| Orchestra in the Schools, Inc | $12,000.00 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| Sol Treasures | $40,000 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
| University Corporation at Monterey Bay | $8,897.00 | Project 21 | Historic Preservation |
| Youth Music Monterey | $32,300 | Operating support | Arts, Culture |
Environment & Animal Welfare 2020
| Big Sur Land Trust | $45,000 | Nature immersion excursions and at-home nature experiences for youth | Environment |
| Elkhorn Slough Foundation | $36,000 | Elkhorn Slough Habitat Restoration and Outdoor Classroom | Environment |
| Max’s Helping Paws Foundation | $15,000 | Pet health crisis financial support | Animal Welfare |
| Point Lobos Foundation | $39,495 | Operating support | Environment |
| Regeneration – Pajaro Valley Climate Action | $10,000 | CSUMB partnership to promote climate equity | Environment |
| Ventana Wilderness Alliance | $13,000 | Youth in Wilderness | Environment |
| Watsonville Wetlands Watch | $36,000 | Operating support for efforts benefitting Monterey County youth | Environment |
