The Community Foundation of San Carlos is proud to announce our 2025 grant recipients. This year, we awarded $150,000 to 21 local nonprofit organizations that are working every day to support our neighbors and strengthen our community.

Our mission is simple: when local nonprofits succeed, our whole community benefits. By funding organizations that serve people across many different needs, we help ensure that San Carlos remains a caring, connected, and inclusive place for everyone.

Supporting the Needs of Our Community

This year’s grants ranged from $2,000 to $15,000 and support nonprofits working in four key areas:

Basic Needs

Helping families and individuals with food, housing, health, and essential services.

Caring Cupboard
Villages of San Mateo County
St. Vincent de Paul
NAMI of San Mateo County
Jasper Ridge Farm
Adaptive Physical Education
WANDA

Arts & Culture

Supporting creativity, cultural expression, and opportunities for people of all ages to learn and connect through the arts.

Art Bias
San Carlos Children’s Theater
Quinteto Latino
Casa Circulo Cultural
Bravemaker

Community Caring

Strengthening programs that promote wellness, inclusion, and support for those navigating life transitions.

Each Green Corner
MELP / Able Closet
Women’s Coaching
UC Master Gardener Program

Youth & Education

Investing in children, students, and families through education, enrichment, and youth-focused programs.

Healthy Cities
San Carlos Little League
The Children’s Place
Arbor Day School
Sequoia Parents Nursery Club

Together, these organizations serve thousands of people in and around San Carlos—our friends, neighbors, and fellow community members.

Responding to Urgent Challenges

This year, our Board made a focused decision to respond to growing needs in our community. With recent changes to government support programs like SNAP, many families are facing increased challenges.

To help address this, 50% of our total grant funding was directed to nonprofits focused on food security, housing support, and mental health and wellness. In addition, the Board used its discretionary funds to provide targeted spot grants to organizations working directly on food access and education.

These decisions reflect our commitment to meeting people where help is needed most.

Thank You to Our Community Grant Readers

This work would not be possible without the dedication of our volunteers. We extend our deepest thanks to the 36 community members who served as grant readers this year.

These volunteers spent many hours carefully reviewing applications, asking thoughtful questions, and helping ensure that funding decisions were fair, balanced, and community-driven. Their shared care and strong alignment gave us confidence that this year’s grants truly reflect the values and needs of San Carlos.

We are grateful for their time, judgment, and commitment to helping our neighbors.

Cris Adair, Twisha Anand, Kendra Armer, Denette Bartoli, Carolyn Baxter, Donna Becht, Clara Bennett, Mark Burns, Victoria Cheng, Karen Clapper, Stacy Dent, Paula Ebejer-Moffitt, Roxana Franco, Felicia Gray, Anamika Gupta, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Nicola Kiyasu, Robby Klingenberg, Sharanya Krishna Prasad, James Mansfield, Bob Miller, Lauren Obenshain, Renee Pawlak, Shana Peete, Marni Rubin, Janet Schmidt, Emily Shih Huang, Jodee Steiner, Marisa Tabizon Thompson, Linda Townsend, Chris Tran, Shivaani Tripathi, Jo Volkert, Craig Wiesner, Lisa Wong

Moving Forward—Together

The Community Foundation of San Carlos is honored to support these nonprofits and the vital work they do. Through community generosity and thoughtful grantmaking, we continue to raise our entire community—together.

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Community Foundation of San Carlos Awards $150,000 to Local Nonprofits