Grants
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County Fire Response Fund |
responsive |
$70,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19 Response Fund |
2020 census |
$30,000 |
2019 |
Santa Cruz Census Pooled Fund, $40,000 in 2019 and $30,000 in 2020 (payment two of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
2020 census |
$40,000 |
2019 |
Santa Cruz Census Pooled Fund, $40,000 in 2019 and $30,000 in 2020 (payment one of two, total grant amount $70,000) |
A community foundation that partners with community stakeholders to champion quality education for all students, fight for good jobs and livable wages, and invest in high-impact community programs. It invests in organizations with deep roots in community, incubates bold ideas with the goal of building powerful community voice, and advances partnerships and policies – all in service of a Just East Bay.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
responsive |
$315,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19: A Just East Bay Response Fund |
2020 census |
$70,000 |
2019 |
Alameda and Contra Costa Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $70,000 in 2020 (payment two of two, total grant amount $130,000) |
2020 census |
$60,000 |
2019 |
Alameda and Contra Costa Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $70,000 in 2020 (payment one of two, total grant amount $130,000) |
family support |
$40,000 |
2018 |
census planning in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties |
family support |
$15,000 |
2018 |
the Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA) project in Contra Costa County |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
2020 census |
$15,000 |
2020 |
the Bay Area Census Funders Collaborative Evaluation Plan |
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
San Mateo & Santa Clara County Fire Relief Fund |
responsive |
$270,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19 Coronavirus Regional Response Fund, with $120,000 to support organizations in San Mateo County and $150,000 to support organizations in Santa Clara County |
2020 census |
$50,000 |
2019 |
San Mateo and Santa Clara Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $50,000 in 2020 |
2020 census |
$60,000 |
2019 |
San Mateo and Santa Clara Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $50,000 in 2020 |
safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
Choose Children 2018 |
A nonprofit founded by Sierra Health Foundation to bring together people, ideas, and infrastructure to promote health and racial equity in communities throughout the San Joaquin Valley. One of its key initiatives is the San Joaquin Health Fund, a collaborative funding effort focused on advancing programs and policy changes that promote community health and health equity for all.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
2020 census |
$60,000 |
2019 |
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund Census Cluster Project, $90,000 in 2019 and $60,000 in 2020 |
2020 census |
$90,000 |
2019 |
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund Census Cluster Project, $90,000 in 2019 and $60,000 in 2020 |
family support |
$60,000 |
2018 |
San Joaquin Valley Health Fund census planning |
A youth support nonprofit providing culturally relevant, trauma-informed programs in south Santa Clara and San Benito counties to risk youth through early intervention bilingual counseling and case management, intervention programs serving youth in the juvenile justice system, and teen parents, as well as parent and systems leaders engagement and education.
Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
family support |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two , total grant amount $60,000) |
responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support, COVID-19 Rapid Response Funding |
2020 census |
$10,000 |
2019 |
Census outreach and education in San Benito County, $10,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $20,000) |
2020 census |
$10,000 |
2019 |
Census outreach and education in San Benito County, $10,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $20,000) |
family support |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
family support |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support |
family support |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |