Funding search · EIN 942541783 · Monterey, CA
Monterey Peninsula Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 607
- grants reported
- $53.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $50,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Community Foundation for Monterey County3 grants · $2.8M
- Housing Matters3 grants · $1.8M
- Future Citizens Foundation2 grants · $1.6M
- Salinas Regional Sports Authority2 grants · $1.6M
- Hartnell College Foundation2 grants · $1.1M
- Hollister Youth Alliance2 grants · $837,500
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County3 grants · $817,203
- First 5 Monterey County2 grants · $750,000
- United Way of Santa Cruz County3 grants · $735,000
- First Tee - Monterey County1 grant · $703,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 607 grants.
- $1.5M
Salinas Regional Sports Authority · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $1.3M
Housing Matters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $1.1M
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $1.0M
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $949,400
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $703,000
First Tee - Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
- $702,004
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2024
Program support
- $637,500
Hollister Youth Alliance · Hollister, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $614,144
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $600,000
Hartnell College Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program & capital support
- $465,000
Santa Cruz Women'S Health Centers (Santa Cruz Community Health Centers) · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $450,000
Dientes Community Dental Clinic · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating & capital support
- $450,000
Monterey Peninsula College Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Capital support
- $450,000
Hartnell College Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $450,000
Natividad Medical Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $400,000
Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Capital support
- $400,000
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · Aptos, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $375,000
First 5 Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
- $375,000
Monterey County Children and Families Commission · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $375,000
First 5 Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $350,000
Pajaro Valley Unified School District · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $325,000
United Way of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $300,000
Community Bridges · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Program support
- $300,000
Housing Matters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $300,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $295,000
Sun Street Centers · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $295,000
Sun Street Centers · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $285,000
United Way of Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $267,000
Hospice Giving Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $265,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $252,203
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $251,000
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2023
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
- $250,000
Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $250,000
Friends of Santa Cruz County Parks · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $250,000
Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $250,000
Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $250,000
Interim · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $250,000
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Grantee · Marina, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $250,000
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $247,500
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating & program support
- $240,800
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $240,000
Community Bridges · Aptos, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $237,500
Youth Alliance · Hollister, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $236,000
Food Bank for Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $225,000
University Corporation at Monterey Bay · Seaside, CA · 2022
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
- $205,000
Santa Cruz Community Health Centers · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $201,000
Gathering for Women - Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $200,250
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $200,250
Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra · Salinas, 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
- $200,000
Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $200,000
Pga Tour First Tee Foundation · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL · 2023
Operating support
- $200,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $200,000
University Corporation at Monterey Bay · Seaside, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $200,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $200,000
Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $200,000
Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $200,000
Hollister Youth Alliance · Hollister, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $200,000
Montage Health Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $200,000
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $196,250
Community Partnership for Youth · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $190,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $182,500
Tillamook Police Cadet Program · Tillamook, OR · 2022
Operating 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
- $175,000
Teen Kitchen Project · Soquel, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $175,000
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $172,500
Tillamook Police Cadet Association · Tillamook, OR · 2023
Operating support
- $168,750
Ventures · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $165,000
Regents of the University of California (Ucsc) · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
- $159,750
Walnut Avenue Family & Women'S Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $158,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Program support
- $157,500
The Village Project · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $155,000
Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $151,250
Meals On Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula · Pacific Grove, CA · 2024
Operating & 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
City of Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
Capital support
- $150,000
Encompass Community Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Program support
- $150,000
First 5 Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2024
Program support
- $150,000
Palenke Arts · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating support
- $150,000
Point Lobos Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2024
Program support
- $150,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
Encompass Community Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
First 5 Santa Cruz County · Capitola, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
Housing Matters · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
Monterey Museum of Art · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
San Benito County Arts Council · Hollister, CA · 2023
Operating support
- $150,000
Central Coast Ymca · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $150,000
Encompass Community Services · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $150,000
Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project Dba Salud Para La Gente · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Operating support
- $150,000
Pga Tour First Tee Foundation · Saint Augustine, FL · 2022
Operating support
- $150,000
Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building Board of Trustees · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating support
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