Funding search · EIN 942541783 · Grantmaking charity · Monterey, CA

Monterey Peninsula Foundation

$53.5M
in grants paid: 607
grants: 350
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$703,000
First Tee - Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
$702,004
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$600,000
Hartnell College Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program & capital support
$450,000
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Capital support
$450,000
Dientes Community Dental Clinic · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating & capital support
$400,000
Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Capital support
$375,000
First 5 Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
$300,000
Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Program support
$300,000
Housing Matters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$265,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
$250,250
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Program support
$250,000
Watsonville Community Hospital Foundation · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating & capital support
$247,500
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating & program support
$240,800
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$237,500
Youth Alliance · Hollister, CA · 2024
Operating support
$236,000
Food Bank for Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$208,750
Walnut Avenue Family & Women'S Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$205,000
Santa Cruz Community Health · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$200,250
Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$200,250
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
$200,000
Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care Research and Education · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$200,000
Pga Tour First Tee Foundation · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2024
Tournament related giving
$200,000
Salud Para La Gente · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Program support
$175,250
Tillamook Police Cadet Association · Prineville, OR · 2024
Service organizations
$175,000
Community Food Bank of San Benito County · Hollister, CA · 2024
Special circumstance grant: food security programs
$168,750
Ventures · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$165,000
Regents of the University of California (Ucsc) · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$158,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
$157,500
The Village Project · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
$151,250
Meals On Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula · Pacific Grove, CA · 2024
Operating & program support
$150,000
City of Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
Capital support
$150,000
Encompass Community Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$150,000
Arts Council for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating support
$150,000
Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$150,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$150,000
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
$150,000
First 5 Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2024
Program support
$150,000
Point Lobos Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2024
Program support
$145,000
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$140,000
Girls Inc of the Central Coast · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$130,000
Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2024
Program support
$125,000
Central Coast Vna and Hospice · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating support
$125,000
United Way of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2024
Program support
$125,000
Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$120,000
Coastal Kids Home Care · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$117,500
Jake Owen Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
Tournament related giving
$117,424
Human-I-T · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Tournament related giving
$100,250
Central Coast Ymca · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
El Pajaro Community Development Corporation · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership · Marina, CA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Coalition of Homeless Services Providers · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Gathering for Women - Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Monterey Symphony · Carmelbythesea, CA · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Monarch Services - Servicios Monarca · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$100,000
Mission San Juan Bautista Preservation Fund · San Juan Bautista, CA · 2024
Capital support
$100,000
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Special circumstance grant: food security programs
$100,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program & capital support
$100,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Youth On Course · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$100,000
Pajaro Valley Unified School District · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Program support
$95,000
Community Partnership for Youth · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$90,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program support
$85,250
The Diversity Center Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$85,000
Housing Resource Center of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$83,750
National Center for Youth Law · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program support
$75,000
Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Sponsorships & other gifts
$75,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Center for Community Advocacy · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Alliance On Aging · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Big Sur Health Center · Big Sur, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
First 5 San Benito · Hollister, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Support Services · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
$75,000
Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2024
Capital support
$75,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$70,250
Harmony at Home · Carmel, CA · 2024
Operating support
$70,000
Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$70,000
Family Service Agency of the Central Coast · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$65,000
Buildstrong Education · Denver, CO · 2024
Sponsorships & other gifts
$65,000
The 418 Project · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$65,000
Foundation for the Monterey County Free Libraries · Marina, CA · 2024
Operating & program support
$60,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$60,000
American Red Cross Central Coast Chapter · Carmel, CA · 2024
Operating support
$60,000
Loaves Fishes & Computers · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$60,000
Community Human Services · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$52,000
Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association · Carmel, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,250
Hospice Giving Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
O'Neill Sea Odyssey · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
California Farmlink · Aptos, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Salinas City Center · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Teen Kitchen Project · Soquel, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Benitolink · Hollister, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Valley Health Associates · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Senior Citizens Legal Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Grey Bears · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Meals On Wheels of the Salinas Valley · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
$50,000
Pacific Repertory Theatre · Carmel, CA · 2024
Operating support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.