Recent Grants
In 2023, we awarded over $1.6 million through the Community Impact grant program.
More information on the grants awarded can be found below by program area.
Children & Youth Development
| City of Greenfield – Greenfield Community Science Workshop | $40,000 | Community Science Workshop (two-year grant) |
| Foundation Monterey County Free Libraries | $20,000 | Operating support for Student Service Programs |
| Girls Inc. of the Central Coast | $20,000 | After-school enrichment for South County girls |
| Hartnell College Foundation | $20,000 | Salinas Valley Promise program |
| Hope, Horses & Kids | $15,000 | Operating support |
| Mindful Life Project | $10,000 | Mental Wellness Programming for Four Schools in Monterey County |
| Partners for Peace | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Positive Discipline Community Resources | $15,000 | Strengthening Families through Positive Discipline in Monterey County |
| Read to Me Project | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Restorative Justice Partners | $20,000 | Restorative Justice in the Schools |
| Salinas Public Library | $15,734 | Parent-Child Playgroups |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | $20,000 | Elevate [Math]: Summer math program, Monterey County |
| Special Kids Connect | $30,000 | Play · Connect · Grow Child Development Classes (two-year grant) |
| Village Project | $40,000 | Mae C. Johnson Education and Cultural Enrichment Academy (two-year grant) |
Health & Human Services
| AIM for Mental Health | $15,000 | Protecting Youth Mental Health in Monterey County |
| Alliance on Aging | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Big Sur Health Center | $50,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| Blind & Visually Impaired Center | $15,000 | Expansion of programs |
| California Rural Legal Assistance | $12,000 | Medical-Legal Partnership serving Monterey County residents |
| Carmel Foundation | $20,000 | Meals for Seniors (two-year grant) |
| CASA of Monterey County | $25,000 | Volunteer recruitment and training |
| Coalition of Homeless Service Providers | $25,000 | Lead Me Home Plan – Phase 2 |
| Community Water Center | $19,256 | Safe Drinking Water Solutions for Monterey Co residents |
| Dentistry 4 Vets | $10,000 | Operating support |
| Everyone’s Harvest | $15,000 | Diabetes prevention programming with Fresh Rx and Market Match |
| Food Bank for Monterey County | $25,000 | Emergency Supplemental Food Assistance |
| Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra | $25,000 | House of Peace Supportive Housing |
| Gathering for Women – Monterey | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Harmony at Home | $25,000 | Comprehensive Social & Emotional Supports Packages |
| Health Projects Center | $25,000 | Operating support for services in Monterey County |
| Housing Resource Center of Monterey County | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Independent Transportation Network | $25,000 | Dignified Rides for Seniors |
| Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower | $20,000 | Resilience Skill-Building |
| Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula | $15,000 | Home Delivered Meals |
| Meals on Wheels Salinas Valley | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Monterey County Rape Crisis Center | $25,000 | Child Abuse Prevention Education Program |
| Natividad Medical Foundation | $64,000 | 5 Steps to Prevent Diabetes® Program and Short-term Lodging for patients living with HIV/AIDS (two-year grant) |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | $25,000 | Operating support in Monterey County |
| Step Up On Second Street Inc. | $15,000 | Step Up Salinas |
| The Equine Healing Collaborative | $10,000 | Gap Funding for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Sessions |
| United Way Monterey County | $25,000 | 211 Resource and Referral Monterey County |
Community Development
| Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey | $30,000 | Volunteer and Internship Program |
| Loaves Fishes Computers | $25,000 | Operating support |
| Radio Bilingue, Inc. / KHDC-FM | $25,000 | Know Your Rights & Take Action: Monterey County Triqui community |
| Rancho Cielo Inc. | $26,880 | Operating support |
| Safe Ag Safe Schools | $15,000 | Community education about local pesticide use |
| Salinas Regional Sports Authority | $15,000 | Salinas Soccer Complex – stadium seating equipment |
| Santa Cruz Community Ventures | $25,000 | Familias con Mas financial capability program |
Arts, Culture, & Historic Preservation
| Arts Council for Monterey County | $20,000 | Support for Professional Artists Program in Soledad |
| Asian Cultural Experience | $15,000 | Operating support |
| California Department of Parks & Recreation – Monterey District | $11,000 | Historical Records Preservation |
| El Sistema USA/Salinas, Inc. dba Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) | $20,000 | Operating support |
| Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum | $14,357 | Educational programming |
| Monterey County Historical Society, Inc. | $30,000 | Monterey’s Pat Hathaway Collection: Preservation, Management, & Dissemination |
| Monterey County Pops | $20,000 | Professional music education for middle and high school students in Salinas Valley |
| Monterey History and Art Association | $50,000 | Doud House Renovation |
| Palenke Arts | $40,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| Sol Treasures | $25,000 | Operating support |
Environment & Animal Welfare
| Elkhorn Slough Foundation | $60,000 | Operating support (two-year grant) |
| MEarth | $20,000 | Environmental Stewardship Programs |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | $25,000 | Splash Zone Head Start Discovery Program |
| Point Lobos Foundation | $30,000 | Operating support |
| Regeneración – Pájaro Valley Climate Action | $14,000 | Advancing Climate Justice in Monterey County |
| Save Our Shores | $16,535 | Clean shores and healthy marine ecosystems in Monterey County |
| Spay Neuter Imperative Project California (SNIP) | $50,000 | Low-cost mobile spay and neuter clinics (two-year grant) |
