The Community Foundation of San Carlos was established in 2019 for the benefit of of those who live, work, learn, and play in San Carlos.
Our mission is to build a warm, diverse, welcoming community committed to celebrating, lifting up and engaging the beautiful diversity of our evolving community.
How do we do this?
We provide financial support to local nonprofits serving the community.
We bring people together to celebrate our diversity, to learn about and discuss issues facing us, and to improve the public spaces where we gather.
Since 2019, in partnership with the generosity of local residents, business owners, private foundations, and government agencies, we have raised nearly $950,000. In that same time span, we have supported over 50 local nonprofits with over $790,000 in operational and project specific grants. In 2020 and early 2021, the grants went out mostly as COVID relief (e.g., food, housing, protective equipment for frontline workers, etc.). Starting in the Fall of 2021 our grants have gone to support smaller organizations that are either just getting started or who don’t have the ability to raise a lot of funds on their own.
To continue to do this, we need your help. Together, we can deepen the impact of our work, expand our local collaborations, and remain in a strong position for any future challenges we may face.
Your support matters
Make a Donation
Your generosity will go toward supporting the San Carlos community for current and future generations.
To direct a grant from a donor advised fund, you may look up the foundation using our name or our Tax ID: 84-2531005.
To make a donation by check, please make it payable to the Community Foundation of San Carlos and mail to P. O. Box 113 San Carlos, CA 94070
Gifts of publicly traded stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds are also accepted. Please coordinate with our Treasurer.
To include the foundation in your estate plan, please Contact Us.
If you company matches your donation, please make sure to amplify your efforts by following the directions provided by your employer. If you need assistance with this process, Contact Us.
DID YOU KNOW
If you are aged 70.5 or older, you can donate up to $100,000 to the Community Foundation of San Carlos and other charities directly from your IRA using a qualified charitable deduction. The gifted amount can be used to satisfy all or part of your RMD without adding to your taxable income.
