Funding search · EIN 942808039 · Aptos, CA

Community Foundation Santa Cruz

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

953
grants reported
$77.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$21,300
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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161 grants matching “cruz · $18.3M

  • $1.3M

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, beach ranch project, circle p ranch

  • $430,595

    Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, capital campaign

  • $400,000

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, humanities institute, arboretum, seymour marine center

  • $367,673

    Santa Cruz Community Health · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, adolescent opioid use disorder

  • $351,306

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $241,368

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2024

    General operating support, grief program, angels program

  • $218,917

    Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County (Hipscc) · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Mat-advisory group, adolescent and young adult learning collaborative

  • $189,250

    Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, whale restoration

  • $186,192

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, santa cruz gives, helping hands

  • $128,000

    Senior Legal Services of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, event sponsorship

  • $104,100

    Santa Cruz Local · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, matching grants

  • $94,439

    Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab) · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support, davenport resource service center fire recovery

  • $82,707

    Casa of Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating, juvenile justice, imagine! 2024 sponsorship,

  • $80,000

    Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, youth-focused opioid treatment and prevention

  • $74,961

    Salvation Army Santa Cruz Corps · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, program support, donation match

  • $72,700

    Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, trail work

  • $50,608

    Long Term Recovery Group of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, unmet needs case #298

  • $46,636

    United Way of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $42,500

    Association of Faith Communities of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,450

    Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation · Freedom, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,127

    Santa Cruz Spca · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $31,500

    Nami Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support, spring matching campaign

  • $29,147

    Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, open studios!, watsonville, teaching artist pathways

  • $27,000

    El Sistema Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $27,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $24,331

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,723

    United Services Agency · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Tedxsanta cruz, legal and medical for ukrainian families

  • $20,242

    Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center (Santa Cruz Museum of Art · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $19,714

    Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, santa cruz public libraries

  • $18,000

    Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $17,081

    Santa Cruz Symphony · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, school visit sponsorship

  • $15,000

    The Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $14,697

    Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, wilder flood recovery, castro adobe state historic park

  • $14,000

    Insight Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Teacher dana towards housing fund, capital campaigns

  • $14,000

    Society of St Vincent De Paul- Council of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $12,879

    Sutter Care at Home - Santa Cruz (Home Health)Visiting Nurse Association O · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    To support the vna santa cruz county

  • $12,000

    Santa Cruz High School Pta · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, grad night

  • $12,000

    Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Agency request payout

  • $11,800

    Black Surf Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, 2024 liberation paddle out

  • $11,000

    Santa Cruz Children'S Museum of Discovery · Soquel, CA · 2024

    General operating support, low-income membership assistance

  • $10,000

    Young Ladies Grand Institute - Santa Cruz #95 · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $9,147

    American Red Cross of the Central Coast · Carmel, CA · 2024

    General operating support, support in santa cruz county

  • $9,000

    Santa Cruz Montessori School · Aptos, CA · 2024

    General operating support, scholarship fund

  • $8,829

    Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support, santa cruz county support

  • $8,587

    Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $7,250

    Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, spay and neuter surgeries

  • $7,000

    Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Program support, bike ride fundraiser/sponsorship

  • $6,330

    Santa Cruz Hillel Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $6,200

    Santa Cruz Black · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $5,500

    Leadership Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, class 37 ag day 2024

  • $5,462

    American Cancer Society - Silicon Valleycentral Coast Region · Campbell, CA · 2024

    To support programs and services in santa cruz county

  • $1.3M

    Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab) · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, disaster support and rise together circle of support

  • $1.2M

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support strategic plan, general operating support, conservation circle

  • $646,625

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and disaster support programs

  • $408,888

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, long marine lab, humanities institute, library, & more

  • $262,852

    Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center (Santa Cruz Museum of Art · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For history awards, rydell exhibition, london nelson legacy initiative, sewing seeds

  • $201,762

    Ecology Action · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For carbon neutral santa cruz county initiative, program support, think bike study trip

  • $187,969

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, for the literacy program, pei, emerging jedi awards

  • $179,258

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, program support, matching grants

  • $175,420

    Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $152,765

    Santa Cruz Local · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and spanish language programming

  • $150,000

    Santa Cruz City Parks and Recreation Department · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support inasive plant removal at pogonip and moore creek preserve

  • $110,000

    Santa Cruz Waldorf School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and capital campaign

  • $106,393

    Casa of Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating, program support, juvenile justice program, scholarship support

  • $104,800

    Cruz Roja Mexicana · 2023

    For victims of hurricane otis in guerrero, mexico, to purchase medical equipment/supplies

  • $103,000

    Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (Rcd) · Capitola, CA · 2023

    For coordination of storm resources

  • $94,610

    Santa Cruz Community Health · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and program support

  • $73,091

    Salvation Army Santa Cruz Corps · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $59,500

    Cradle To Career Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $55,750

    Center for Farmworker Families · Felton, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, help farmworker families in santa cruz and pajaro valley

  • $51,250

    Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and pool renovations

  • $49,500

    Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $47,300

    Nami Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For spring campaign, matching funds, general operating support, hope for youth campaign

  • $36,992

    Santa Cruz Spca · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and senior friends programming

  • $35,000

    El Sistema Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $34,009

    American Red Cross of the Central Coast · Carmel, CA · 2023

    To support the programs and services in santa cruz county

  • $31,500

    United Way of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2023

    To support santa cruz county black health matters

  • $31,000

    Santa Cruz Rotary Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For greatest needs and scholarship funds

  • $30,100

    Black Surf Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating and rise together circle of support grant

  • $30,000

    Association of Faith Communities of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and sheltering programs

  • $29,609

    Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support the mission and activities, general operating and community park support

  • $27,491

    Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and special library programs at santa cruz public libraries

  • $26,500

    Senior Legal Services of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $24,082

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $21,250

    New Way Homes · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For housing santa cruz county

  • $20,000

    Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $19,690

    Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and timeless trails

  • $16,000

    Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $15,000

    Young Ladies Grand Institute - Santa Cruz #95 · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $15,000

    Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $14,995

    Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general support, open studios, and arts education

  • $14,063

    Santa Cruz Symphony · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and school programs

  • $12,673

    Sutter Care at Home - Santa Cruz (Home Health)Visiting Nurse Association O · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    To support the mission and activities of visiting nurse association of santa cruz county

  • $11,800

    Santa Cruz Art League · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and to support scholarship funds

  • $11,250

    The Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For santa cruz welcoming network

  • $11,000

    Housing Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $10,000

    Society of St Vincent De Paul- Council of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $9,183

    Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation · Freedom, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $9,000

    Insight Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For teacher housing support, general operating support

  • $8,170

    Santa Cruz Welcoming Network · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $8,100

    Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For ukraine generator project, bike ride sponsorship, polar plunge, program support

  • $8,000

    Santa Cruz Montessori School · Aptos, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and scholarship fund

  • $7,787

    Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $7,000

    Santa Cruz Hillel · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $6,408

    Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support programs in santa cruz county, general operating support

  • $6,000

    Santa Cruz Black · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $5,343

    American Cancer Society - Silicon Valleycentral Coast Region · Campbell, CA · 2023

    To support programs and services in santa cruz county operated by american cancer society

  • $1.9M

    Santa Cruz Community Health Centers · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, vaccine pop up clinics and outreach with cradle 2 career

  • $1.3M

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, long marine lab, humanities institute, library, & more

  • $693,034

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $394,317

    Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab) · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $319,557

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, the community kitchen program, holiday food and fund drive

  • $312,248

    Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, acquisition and operations

  • $219,877

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, for the literacy program, pei, emerging jedi awards

  • $192,671

    Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center (Santa Cruz Museum of Art · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $144,498

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $135,000

    Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general support, open studios, mariposa arts, and arts education

  • $125,309

    Casa of Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, recruit volunteers, sponsor imagine fundraiser

  • $117,090

    Center for Farmworker Families · Felton, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, help farmworker families in santa cruz and pajaro valley

  • $115,233

    Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation · Freedom, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $103,000

    Cruz Roja Mexicana · 2022

    To purchase and equip ambulance that serves residents of san quintin region of baja, ca

  • $98,000

    Santa Cruz Local · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $53,000

    Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, watsonville facility plans

  • $45,497

    El Sistema Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $43,355

    Planned Parenthood Mar Monte · San Jose, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, for services in santa cruz county

  • $39,924

    Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    To support floral county park, 2022 junior guards program, willowbrook county park

  • $35,250

    Black Surf Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, allies giving circle

  • $35,000

    Santa Cruz Waldorf School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For spring forward campaign 2022, capital campaign

  • $34,350

    Nami Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, sustain and grow mental health campaign

  • $33,500

    Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $32,661

    Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    To support the programs of habitat for humanity in santa cruz county

  • $30,300

    Senior Legal Services of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, the 50th anniversary gala program fundraiser.

  • $30,000

    Santa Cruz Art League · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $28,500

    Downtown Streets · San Jose, CA · 2022

    To support the santa cruz downtown streets team

  • $25,000

    Association of Faith Communities of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, afc sheltering services and the safe spaces program

  • $24,250

    Housing Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $23,289

    Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, donation match

  • $21,500

    Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $20,000

    Fire Safe Council of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2022

    For administrative support and program coordination

  • $20,000

    Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $20,000

    Society of St Vincent De Paul- Council of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $18,478

    Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support and special library programs at santa cruz public libraries

  • $16,848

    Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, programs, education

  • $16,447

    Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, support programs, donation match

  • $16,103

    Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $12,920

    Sutter Care at Home - Santa Cruz (Home Health)Visiting Nurse Association O · Fairfield, CA · 2022

    To support the mission and activities of visiting nurse association of santa cruz county

  • $12,500

    Santa Cruz Welcoming Network · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $12,362

    Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $11,250

    Santa Cruz Chorale · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For operating support, to support independent choral group

  • $11,000

    Santa Cruz Toddler Care Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $10,250

    Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $10,000

    Young Ladies Grand Institute - Santa Cruz #95 · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $9,166

    American Red Cross of the Central Coast · Carmel, CA · 2022

    To support the programs and services in santa cruz county

  • $8,222

    Santa Cruz Spca · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    To help senior citizens care for their pets and for general operating support

  • $6,553

    Salvation Army Santa Cruz Corps · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support and programs

  • $6,500

    Santa Cruz Hillel · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support and dara horn fundraiser

  • $6,000

    Santa Cruz Montessori School · Aptos, CA · 2022

    For financial aid and scholarships

  • $6,000

    La Cruz Habitat Protection Project · Keene, NH · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $6,000

    Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $5,405

    American Cancer Society - Silicon Valleycentral Coast Region · Campbell, CA · 2022

    To support programs and services in santa cruz county operated by american cancer society

Top recipients

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

  • Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project1 grant · $7.5M
  • American Online Giving Foundation3 grants · $6.2M
  • Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey3 grants · $4.1M
  • Land Trust of Santa Cruz County3 grants · $3.2M
  • Amah Mutsun Land Trust3 grants · $2.4M
  • Uc Santa Cruz Foundation3 grants · $2.1M
  • Santa Cruz Community Health Centers1 grant · $1.9M
  • Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab)3 grants · $1.8M
  • Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
  • Escuelas Sustentables Ac2 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$31.9M
2022
$24.9M
2023
$20.7M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 953 grants.

  • $7.5M

    Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    To support the watsonville community hospital acquisition

  • $2.8M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024

    General operating support, recognition of employee service hours

  • $2.2M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023

    For general operating support, donation match and recognition of volunteers service hours

  • $2.0M

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, purchasing property

  • $1.9M

    Santa Cruz Community Health Centers · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, vaccine pop up clinics and outreach with cradle 2 career

  • $1.7M

    Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, to support czu fire victims and their related expenses

  • $1.3M

    Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab) · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, disaster support and rise together circle of support

  • $1.3M

    Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, to support czu fire victims and their related expenses

  • $1.3M

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, long marine lab, humanities institute, library, & more

  • $1.3M

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, beach ranch project, circle p ranch

  • $1.2M

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support strategic plan, general operating support, conservation circle

  • $1.2M

    American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022

    For general operating support, donation match and recognition of volunteers' service hours

  • $1.1M

    Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2022

    For give back tahoe with the funds directed to the sierra community house

  • $1.1M

    Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2024

    General operating support, czu support & case management

  • $1.0M

    Incomm Incentives · Portland, OR · 2023

    For disaster support

  • $937,047

    The 418 Project · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, secret santa, rise together investment

  • $872,000

    Escuelas Sustentables Ac · 2023

    To construct the las estrellitas day care in the san quintin region of baja california

  • $837,500

    Dientes Community Dental Care · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, agency payout request

  • $693,034

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $646,625

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and disaster support programs

  • $620,456

    Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, meals on wheels, mcr, disaster support

  • $554,500

    Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project (Dba Watsonville Community Hospit · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $540,210

    Pajaro Valley Unified School District · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For raising a reader, agency payout request to teaching kitchen/garden learning center

  • $539,185

    Elkhorn Slough Foundation · Moss Landing, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $528,600

    Escuelas Sustentables Ac · 2022

    To support creation and renovation of schools/parks in michoacn, puebla, jalisco, mxico

  • $505,000

    Cal Poly Foundation · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024

    Thomas mackin fund, cal poly farm store, center for innovation and entrepreneurship

  • $457,993

    Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2024

    General operating support, wes, emergency fund, cap, & more

  • $430,595

    Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, capital campaign

  • $408,888

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, long marine lab, humanities institute, library, & more

  • $400,000

    Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, humanities institute, arboretum, seymour marine center

  • $394,317

    Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County (Cab) · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $384,629

    Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, meals on wheels, food from the heart, mcr, czu fire relief

  • $369,104

    Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, plus cap, wes, scholarships, emergency grants & more

  • $367,673

    Santa Cruz Community Health · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, adolescent opioid use disorder

  • $351,306

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $329,556

    University of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · 2022

    For scholarship funding

  • $319,557

    Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, the community kitchen program, holiday food and fund drive

  • $316,955

    Elkhorn Slough Foundation · Moss Landing, CA · 2024

    General operating support, capital campaign

  • $312,248

    Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, acquisition and operations

  • $308,000

    Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2024

    The donor party charitable fund, scholarship support

  • $300,000

    Ohio Bird Sanctuary · Mansfield, OH · 2022

    For the obs wings campaign

  • $300,000

    Stanford University-School of Medicine · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Support research of department of orthopaedic surgery

  • $279,224

    Cruzio · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For reimbursement requests

  • $269,726

    Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, plus cap, wes, scholarships, & more

  • $269,012

    The 418 Project · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For matching funds, capital campaign, general operating support

  • $262,852

    Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center (Santa Cruz Museum of Art · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For history awards, rydell exhibition, london nelson legacy initiative, sewing seeds

  • $260,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024

    General operating support, openstax

  • $259,676

    County Park Friends · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, treasure cove park, junior guards, de young museum

  • $253,500

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, strategic planning

  • $250,000

    Hope Crisis Response Network · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023

    For disaster support

  • $250,000

    Rank the Vote · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $250,000

    Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2022

    For office of climate scoring

  • $250,000

    Csumb Foundation · Seaside, CA · 2022

    To fund endowed position in new agribusiness supply chain management program at csumb

  • $250,000

    Planet Women · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $241,368

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2024

    General operating support, grief program, angels program

  • $233,249

    Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, empty bowl fundraising, matching funds

  • $222,593

    Casa De La Cultura Center · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and matching for volunteers' service hours

  • $219,877

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, for the literacy program, pei, emerging jedi awards

  • $219,704

    Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory · Crested Butte, CO · 2022

    For general operating support, support grad fellowship in ecology & evolution of plants

  • $218,917

    Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County (Hipscc) · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Mat-advisory group, adolescent and young adult learning collaborative

  • $208,154

    Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support, meals on wheels

  • $208,008

    Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, RI · 2024

    The burke borina vanguard charitable account

  • $201,762

    Ecology Action · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For carbon neutral santa cruz county initiative, program support, think bike study trip

  • $200,000

    Emergency Assistance Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023

    For immediate response program for california winter storms in january 2023

  • $200,000

    Rank the Vote · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $196,441

    American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $193,250

    Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $192,671

    Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center (Santa Cruz Museum of Art · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $189,250

    Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, whale restoration

  • $187,969

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, for the literacy program, pei, emerging jedi awards

  • $186,250

    Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2023

    For monterey gives campaign, disaster support and general operating support

  • $186,192

    Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, santa cruz gives, helping hands

  • $182,900

    Dientes Community Dental Care · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, watsonville expansion, commercial way clinic remodel

  • $180,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $180,000

    Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $179,258

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2023

    For general operating support, program support, matching grants

  • $179,151

    Mar Vista Field Project · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    To rehabilitate grass field and irrigation infrastructure

  • $178,000

    Health Care Foundation of Ventura County · Ventura, CA · 2023

    For indigenous medical interpretation program to purchase equipment for diabetes clinics

  • $175,420

    Santa Cruz Shakespeare · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $161,761

    Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022

    To support summerboost, kim son school, it learning room, & more

  • $161,000

    Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating, healing garden, prostate cancer support group, wigs

  • $152,765

    Santa Cruz Local · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    For general operating support and spanish language programming

  • $150,000

    Prorep Coalition · Grass Valley, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $150,000

    California Farm Link · Aptos, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    Santa Cruz City Parks and Recreation Department · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    To support inasive plant removal at pogonip and moore creek preserve

  • $150,000

    Bruce W Woolpert Algebra Academy · Watsonville, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $150,000

    California Farm Link · Aptos, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $148,000

    Housing Matters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general operating support, rebele family shelter program and modular housing project

  • $144,498

    Hospice of Santa Cruz County · Scotts Valley, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $143,332

    Agri-Culture · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $142,004

    Vision Mundial De Mexico Ac · 2023

    To support strengthening skills for life for adolescents and their families

  • $140,000

    Aromas San Juan Bautista Community Schools Foundation · San Juan Bautista, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $136,004

    Pajaro Valley Youth Soccer Club · Freedom, CA · 2024

    Development programs and coaching certifications

  • $135,583

    Pajaro Valley Youth Soccer Club · Freedom, CA · 2022

    For general operating support

  • $135,508

    Pajaro Valley Shelter Services · Watsonville, CA · 2024

    General operating support, education support

  • $135,000

    Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    For general support, open studios, mariposa arts, and arts education

  • $132,448

    Encompass Community Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Si se puede, zero overdose

  • $130,000

    Hoover Institution - Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $130,000

    Hoover Institution - Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    For general operating support

  • $128,000

    Senior Legal Services of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    General operating support, event sponsorship

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