Funding search · EIN 942601172 · Monterey, CA
Nancy Buck Ransom Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 117
- grants reported
- $5.2M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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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- Crivitz Youth4 grants · $3.2M
- Community Partnership for Youth2 grants · $110,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Monterey Cou1 grant · $100,000
- Action Council of Monterey County6 grants · $75,000
- The Parenting Connection3 grants · $65,000
- Food Bank for Monterey County2 grants · $60,000
- Youth Arts Collective2 grants · $60,000
- Central Coast Ymca2 grants · $60,000
- Girls Inc of the Central Coast2 grants · $60,000
- City of Greenfield2 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 117 grants.
- $1.1M
Crivitz Youth · Crivitz, WI · 2023
Operating Support
- $1.1M
Crivitz Youth · Crivitz, WI · 2024
Operating Support
- $1.0M
Crivitz Youth · Crivitz, WI · 2022
Operating Support
- $100,000
Boys and Girls Club of Monterey Cou · Seaside, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $80,000
Community Partnership for Youth · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $50,000
Crivitz Youth · Crivitz, WI · 2022
Van Replacement
- $50,000
Food Bank for Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $50,000
Village Project · Seaside, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
Casa of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
Central Coast Ymca · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
City of Greenfield · Greenfield, CA · 2022
Greenfield Community Science Workshop
- $40,000
Fndn for Monterey County Free Libra · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
Girls Inc of the Central Coast · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
Harmony at Home · Carmel, CA · 2022
Salinas Promise Program
- $40,000
Palenke Arts · Del Rey Oaks, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $40,000
Youth Arts Collective · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $30,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey Co · Seaside, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $30,000
Community Partnership for Youth · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $30,000
Epicenter of Monterey · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $30,000
Rancho Cielo Youth Campus · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $30,000
Read-To-Me Project · Carmel Valley, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $30,000
Special Kids Connect · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $30,000
My Museum · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $25,000
The Parenting Connection · Marina, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $24,000
Partners for Peace · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $20,000
Central Coast Ymca · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $20,000
City of Greenfield · Greenfield, CA · 2024
Greenfield Community Science Workshop
- $20,000
Girls Inc of the Central Coast · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $20,000
Palenke Arts · Del Rey Oaks, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $20,000
The Parenting Connection · Marina, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $20,000
Youth Arts Collective · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $20,000
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $20,000
The Parenting Connection · Marina, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $20,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Fiscal Sponsor for Artists Ink
- $20,000
Coastal Kids Home Care · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $20,000
Community Human Services · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $20,000
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $20,000
Kinship Center · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $20,000
Rancho Cielo Youth Campus · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $20,000
Special Kids Connect · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Fiscal Sponsor for Artists Ink
- $15,000
Casa of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Center for Community Advocacy · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
City of Gonzales · Gonazles, CA · 2024
Kid Power
- $15,000
Fndn for Monterey County Free Libra · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Harmony at Home · Carmel, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Monterey County Youth Museum · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Restorative Justice Partners · Marina, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Youth Music Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $15,000
Center for Community Advocacy · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
Coastal Kids Home Care · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
El Sistema Usasalinas · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
Restorative Justice Partners · Marina, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
Seneca Family of Agencies · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
Youth Music Monterey · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $15,000
Epicenter of Monterey · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Hartnell College Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Salinas Promise Program
- $15,000
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Partners for Peace · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Positive Discipline Community Resou · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Read-To-Me Project · Carmel Valley, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Restorative Justice Partners · Marina, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Senior Council of S C S B Counties · Aptos, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Sol Treasures · King City, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $15,000
Sun Street Centers · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $14,000
Hope Horses Kids · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $12,500
Hijos Del Sol Arts Productions · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Fiscal sponsor for Urban Arts Collaborative
- $10,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Ciclovia Youth Leadership Pathways
- $10,000
Ariel Theatrical · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Community Human Services · Monterey, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Fiscal sponsor for Salinas Community Science Workshops
- $10,000
El Sistema Usasalinas · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Food Bank for Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Sup · Watsonville, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center · Monterey, CA · 2024
Youth Programs
- $10,000
Olinga Learning · Gonzales, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Positive Discipline Community Resou · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Operating Support
- $10,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023
Fiscal Sponsor for Ciclovia Youth Leadership Pathways
- $10,000
Ariel Theatrical · Salinas, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Arts Council of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Community Human Services · Monterey, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Girl Scouts of California Central C · Ventura, CA · 2023
Workforce of Tomorrow in Monterey County
- $10,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Sup · Watsonville, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Monterey County Rape Crisis Center · Monterey, CA · 2023
Youth Crisis Intervention Programs
- $10,000
Olinga Learning · Gonzales, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Positive Discipline Community Resou · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Senior Council of S C S B Counties · Aptos, CA · 2023
Monterey County Foster Grandparent Program
- $10,000
Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2023
Monterey County Program
- $10,000
Action Council of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Urban Arts Collaborative
- $10,000
Ariel Theatrical · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Big Sur Land Trust · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support for Youth Programs
- $10,000
Digital Nest · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Girl Scouts of California Central C · Ventura, CA · 2022
Workforce of Tomorrow in Monterey County
- $10,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Sup · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Teen support and peer mentorship
- $10,000
Lyceum of Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Olinga Learning · Gonzales, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Orchestra in the Schools · Monterey, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Pacific Repertory Theatre · Carmel, CA · 2022
Operating Support
- $10,000
Salvation Army Salinas · Salinas, CA · 2022
Operating Support
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