Funding search · EIN 942805076 · Monterey, CA

Arts Council for Monterey County

Name: Arts Council for Monterey County grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

102
grants reported: $795,158
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $7,050
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts cultural heritage community impact poetry sponsorship

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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.

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Monterey Jazz Festival4 grants · $44,400
New Canon Theatre Company3 grants · $38,525
Palenke Arts4 grants · $34,500
Action Council of Monterey County2 grants · $33,800
Sol Treasures4 grants · $27,600
First Night Monterey3 grants · $24,000
Musikiwest3 grants · $23,650
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts2 grants · $23,550
Big Sur Fiddle Camp2 grants · $23,500
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions3 grants · $21,750

Giving over time

$154,353

2021

$116,605

2022

$233,200

2023

$291,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 102 grants.

$18,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$15,825
New Canon Theatre Company · Seaside, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$15,800
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$14,800
Monterey Jazz Festival · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$14,450
Big Sur Fiddle Camp · Big Sur, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$14,000
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$12,000
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$11,700
New Canon Theatre Company · Seaside, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$11,000
New Canon Theatre Company · Seaside, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$10,500
Carmel Dance Festival · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$10,153
Action Council of Monterey Co · Salinas, CA · 2021
Poetry/arts & cultural impact
$10,000
Monterey Jazz Festival · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$10,000
Monterey Museum of Art · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$10,000
Monterey Jazz Festival · Monterey, CA · 2021
Mjf 2021 sponsorship; arts/cultural
$10,000
Monterey Museum of Art · Monterey, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$9,900
I Cantori Di Carmel · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,800
Carl Cherry Center for Arts · Carmel, CA · 2021
Community arts grant
$9,750
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions · Salinas, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,600
Monterey County Symphony Assn · Carmel, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,600
Monterey Jazz Festival · Monterey, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,550
Alisal Center for the Fine Arts · Salinas, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,500
First Night Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,500
First Night Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2021
Community arts grant
$9,450
Carmel Dance Festival · Carmel, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$9,350
Salinas Valley Pride Celebrations · Salinas, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,250
Festa Italia Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$9,200
Wonder Wood Ranch · Salinas, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$9,100
Pacific Repertory Theatre · Carmel, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$9,050
Big Sur Fiddle Camp · Big Sur, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$9,050
Franklin Legacy Fund · Carmel, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,950
Musikiwest · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$8,850
Spector Dance · Marina, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$8,800
Prunedale Senior Center · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,500
Carl Cherry Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,500
Monterey County Dance Foundation · King City, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,500
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,500
Tonatiuh Danzantes Del Quinto Sol · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,200
Musikiwest · Sand City, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$8,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$7,500
Congregation Beth Israel · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Youth Arts Collective · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Monterey County Dance Foundation · King City, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Monterey County Youth Museum · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,500
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$7,500
The Weston Collective · Seaside, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$7,150
Arts Habitat · Monterey, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,100
Enchantrix · Marina, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,100
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Artistic-Civic League United · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Chamber Music Monterey Bay · Carmel, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Community Partnership for Youth · Seaside, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Salinas Valley Arts & Innovation Hub · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Sunset Cultural Center · Carmel, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
The Lyceum of Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$7,000
Youth Music Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,650
Institute for Education Res · Tujunga, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$6,500
Aromas Hills Artisans · Aromas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Art Abilities · Pacific Grove, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Carmel Bach Festival · Carmel, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Educational Resources of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Milpa · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Monterey County Pops Incorporated · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Musikiwest · Sand City, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Native California Research Institute · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Natividad Medical Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Salinas Area Reading for Fun Program · Salinas, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,500
Spectordance · Carmel, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,000
Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove · Pacific Grove, CA · 2024
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,000
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$6,000
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2021
Arts/cultural grant
$5,980
El Sistema USA Salinas · Salinas, CA · 2022
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Arts Habitat · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Carl Cherry Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Carmel Bach Festival · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Chamber Music Monterey Bay · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Classic Guitar Society of Carmel · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
First Night Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Good Vibez Presents · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Henry Miller Library · Big Sur, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Meals On Wheels of the Salinas Valley · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Monterey Bay Power Over Parkinson'S · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Monterey County Pops Incorporated · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Monterey Symphony · Carmel, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove · Pacific Grove, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Natividad Medical Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Pacific Grove Breaker Choir · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
Salinas Valley Pride Celebrations · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
The Filipino Community of Salinas Valley Club · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage
$5,000
York School · Monterey, CA · 2023
To support the arts and cultural heritage

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.