Grants
Three family resource centers that are part of the Alisal School District of Salinas. They work to help families empower themselves to be healthy and self sufficient through case management; parenting and life skills classes; immigration and housing support; referrals; and other community responsive services.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$35,000 |
2021 |
Alisal Family Resource Center, $35,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Alisal Family Resource Center |
| family support |
$35,000 |
2020 |
Alisal Family Resource Center, $35,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
Alisal Family Resource Center |
| family support |
$35,000 |
2019 |
Alisal Family Resource Center, $35,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
| family support |
$35,000 |
2018 |
the charitable activities of Alisal Family Resource Centers |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2021 |
early learning programs of the Alisal Union Elementary School District |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Buckhorn Early Learning Center |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2020 |
the Buckhorn Early Learning Center |
A nonprofit that offers direct legal services, community education, and community organizing and advocacy to low-income residents primarily of Asian descent. It has helped tens of thousands of people in obtaining decent housing, justice in the immigration process, and access to basic human and legal rights.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$45,000 |
2021 |
general support, $45,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $90,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$25,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| family support |
$20,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A social service agency that assists low-income individuals and families. Their Family Supportive Services program reaches over 3,600 individuals in 1,200 families annually and offers referrals, financial assistance, financial literacy services, and other wraparound supports.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| family support |
$70,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| family support |
$95,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A nonprofit that trains farmworkers and low-income residents in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties to form and lead neighborhood-based housing and health committees so that residents can advocate for improved housing and health conditions.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support, $40,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $80,000) |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support, $40,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $80,000) |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2017 |
the planning of the community space on the Sanbourn Ranch House property |
A unit of the Stanislaus County Office of Education. It oversees the county's resource and referral service as well as Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and Head Start programs. It serves over 8,000 young children each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$65,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Child & Family Services |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2021 |
Child & Family Services, $125,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $375,000) |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2020 |
Child & Family Services |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2019 |
Child & Family Services |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2018 |
Child & Family Services |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| economic opportunity |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
A community foundation working with donors and nonprofits to create a healthy, safe, vibrant Monterey County. It bridges fund holders and community needs, and provides expertise about local nonprofits working in the region.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| sector support/research |
$10,000 |
2021 |
the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, $10,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $20,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Monterey County Fire Relief Fund |
| sector support/research |
$10,000 |
2020 |
the Center for Nonprofit Excellence |
| Responsive |
$70,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19 Relief Fund |
| 2020 census |
$30,000 |
2019 |
the Monterey Census Pooled Fund |
| sector support/research |
$10,000 |
2019 |
the Center for Nonprofit Excellence |
| 2020 census |
$40,000 |
2019 |
Monterey Census Pooled Fund |
| sector support/research |
$10,000 |
2018 |
the Center for Nonprofit Excellence |
| sector support/research |
$10,000 |
2017 |
the Center for Nonprofit Excellence |
Monterey County's largest provider of transitional housing and emergency shelter beds. A number of its key programs, including two emergency shelter locations and two transitional housing sites, are open to families with children. They serve 534 people in their housing programs, half of which are children, and reach a total of 888 individuals across all of their programs.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2018 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2017 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2016 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
An affordable family rental housing community in Seaside, California with 192 apartment units.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2017 |
the Del Monte Manor Playground |
A countywide organization that invests in childhood well-being, strong families, quality early childhood services, and integrated systems to help the children of Monterey County reach their full potential.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2017 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years |
A regional food bank serving 90,000 residents annually through two direct programs and a network of 90 partner agencies. It's the largest provider of emergency supplemental food and a key proponent of anti-hunger education and advocacy in the community. Its Kids N.O.W. program provides food for children in need on weekends and school breaks.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$125,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| food security |
$250,000 |
2021 |
general support, $250,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $750,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| food security |
$250,000 |
2020 |
general support, $250,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $750,000) |
| food security |
$85,000 |
2019 |
new refrigeration and shelving for local agency partners |
| food security |
$250,000 |
2019 |
general support, $250,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $750,000) |
| food security |
$200,000 |
2018 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years, effective July 2016 (payment three of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| food security |
$215,000 |
2017 |
purchase of a new truck and software upgrades |
| food security |
$200,000 |
2017 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years, effective July 2016 (payment two of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| food security |
$500,000 |
2016 |
capital campaign for new building |
| food security |
$200,000 |
2016 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years, effective July 2016 (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| food security |
$75,000 |
2015 |
general support |
A nonprofit organization that provides funding for the 17 Monterey County libraries to operate child literacy and other programming, purchase books and materials, and invest in capital improvements.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2021 |
Improving the outdoor space at the San Lucas Branch |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
a new bookmobile |
| safe spaces |
$65,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A nonprofit that provides financial contributions to the City of Salinas Library system in order to fund programs and purchases not within the Library budget. It also works to create public awareness of and community support for the Library system and its literacy programs
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
expansion of library facilities and enhanced children's areas, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
expansion of library facilities and enhanced children's areas, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
A health care organization providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care for more than 17,000 people living in South Monterey County.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2017 |
general support |
An early education provider that serves families in Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties. The organization operates nine licensed centers and maintains a network of affiliated family child-care homes for infants, preschool, and school-age children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2022 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
Executive Director Search |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A nonprofit housing resource agency that provides case management, search and placement into permanent housing, emergency rent payments, and supportive services to those faced with the imminent threat of homelessness. Its programs focus on homeless veterans and their families, homeless families with children, and homeless senior women.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2016 |
general support |
Offers a robust daily meal program and distributes over 260,000 hot and cold meals annually to more than 30 nonprofit organizations in Santa Clara County as far south as Morgan Hill and Gilroy. It also serves Merced, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| food security |
$50,000 |
2021 |
services in Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey and Merced Counties |
| food security |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$1,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| food security |
$60,000 |
2018 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment three and three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| food security |
$60,000 |
2017 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| food security |
$60,000 |
2016 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| food security |
$20,000 |
2015 |
general support |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2022 |
early childhood programming in Monterey County, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
early childhood programming in Monterey County |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2021 |
early childhood programming in Monterey County, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Monterey County early childhood program Covid-19 response |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2020 |
early childhood programming in Monterey County, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
early childhood programming in Monterey County |
A nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the Natividad Medical Center, the public hospital for Monterey County. Natividad Medical Center provides quality health care access to all patients regardless of their ability to pay.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| health care access |
$125,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A health care clinic that offers low-cost primary care, family planning, reproductive health care, and educational services at over 30 health centers and 11 community sites in California and Nevada. More than 250,000 women, men, and children are served every year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care access |
$250,000 |
2022 |
general support; $400,000 in FY 2020, $325,000 in FY 2021, and $250,000 in FY 2022 (payment three of three, total grant amount $975,000) |
| Responsive |
$165,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$325,000 |
2021 |
general support; $400,000 in FY 2020, $325,000 in FY 2021, and $250,000 in FY 2022 (payment two of three, total grant amount $975,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$400,000 |
2020 |
general support; $400,000 in FY 2020, $325,000 in FY 2021, and $250,000 in FY 2022 (payment one of three, total grant amount $975,000) |
| health care access |
$250,000 |
2019 |
the Second Century Capital Campaign, to be paid on the following schedule: $500,000 in 2017, $250,000 in 2018, and $250,000 in 2019 (payment three of three, total grant amount $1,000,000) |
| health care access |
$500,000 |
2019 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| health care access |
$250,000 |
2018 |
the Second Century Capital Campaign, to be paid on the following schedule: $500,000 in 2017, $250,000 in 2018, and $250,000 in 2019 (payment two of three, total grant amount $1,000,000) |
| health care access |
$500,000 |
2018 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| health care access |
$500,000 |
2017 |
the Second Century Capital Campaign, to be paid on the following schedule: $500,000 in 2017, $250,000 in 2018, and $250,000 in 2019 (payment one of three, total grant amount $1,000,000) |
| health care access |
$500,000 |
2017 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| health care access |
$500,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A volunteer alliance of medical professionals, organizations, and community members dedicated to providing free primary health care services to uninsured families and individuals with limited ability to pay for medical care.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care access |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| health care access |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| health care access |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| health care access |
$50,000 |
2016 |
general support |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
improvements to the children's area at the John Steinbeck and Cesar Chavez Libraries |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2022 |
the Mobile Health Clinic and the Taylor Farms Family Health and Wellness Center, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2021 |
the Mobile Health Clinic and the Taylor Farms Family Health and Wellness Center, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
A nonprofit health provider operating multiple community and school-based clinics in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. It serves over 27,000 patients every year, providing a range of services including medical, dental, and vision.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2021 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2020 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2019 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| health care access |
$100,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| health care access |
$125,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A nonprofit that uses a two-generation approach to support pregnant and parenting teens in graduating from high school and developing the skills needed to nurture their child's positive development. Participants receive coaching and case management, meet with peers in learning groups, and get support for educational navigation to ensure graduation.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2018 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A regional multi-service agency which operates a range of programs including childcare, housing, emergency services, family support programs, and social service centers that provide assistance to those in need.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities, $40,000 per year for two years (payment two of two , total grant amount $80,000) |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities, $40,000 per year for two years (payment one of two , total grant amount $80,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2019 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2018 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| family support |
$40,000 |
2017 |
Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps, excluding religious activities |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2016 |
general support, excluding religious activities, of the Monterey Peninsula Corps |
An organization that runs youth programs, summer camps, emergency services, and a family support program. The family support program is part of the Santa Clara County Emergency Assistance Network that provides emergency financial assistance, food, clothing, and transportation vouchers to families in need.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2019 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2018 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley |
| family support |
$75,000 |
2017 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley Family Services Program |
| family support |
$100,000 |
2016 |
Salvation Army Silicon Valley Family Services Program |
A network of community gardens in Santa Cruz's Pajaro Valley that aims to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income families. The initiative is dedicated to local food sovereignty, providing plots of land to farmworker families—who contribute to the region's agricultural industry, yet are disproportionally impacted by food insecurity--allowing them to grow their own food.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| food security |
$6,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Tierra Milperas |
| food security |
$6,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Tierra Milperas |
| food security |
$30,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Tierra Milperas |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Tierra Milperas |
| food security |
$30,000 |
2020 |
the charitable activities of Tierra Milperas |
| food security |
$30,000 |
2019 |
the charitable activities of Mesa Verde Gardens |
| food security |
$30,000 |
2018 |
the charitable activities of Mesa Verde Gardens |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$30,000 |
2022 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| family support |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
A women's organization that supports victims of domestic violence through counseling, a 24 hour crisis hotline, legal advocacy, youth programs, and an emergency shelter. Its shelter has 3 bedrooms with 15 total beds where clients also have access to all of the other services, plus case management, employment assistance, and financial assistance.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support, $40,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $80,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2019 |
general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2018 |
general support, $25,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A nonprofit that works to address community needs and develop strong future women leaders. The YWCA operates a state preschool program, provides teen programming, and serves as a site for the summer lunch program.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |
