Community-Based Financial Uplift of Low-Income Single Moms
$5,000 granted in 2024 to support WANDA’s match funding initiative and the facilitation of curriculum taught by program alumnae.
Learn more at https://womenandallies.org/
Read MoreThe Community Foundation of San Carlos is thrilled to announce the 16 San Carlos organizations receiving 2024 Community Grants. The grant program strengthens the well-being of our community by amplifying the outsized impact of small local nonprofits. These nonprofits represent a variety of causes important to our community, from tutoring support in our public schools to inclusive activities for seniors. The grants total $150,000, with individual organizations receiving one-year grants between $2,000 and $15,000. We know the Foundation’s support will go far.
$5,000 granted in 2024 to support WANDA’s match funding initiative and the facilitation of curriculum taught by program alumnae.
Learn more at https://womenandallies.org/
Read More$42,000 granted since 2021 to the local chapter who serve as a safety net to the San Carlos community by providing food, rent, utility assistance, furniture, and clothing.
Read More$7,000 granted since 2023 to the San Carlos Service Club for Seniors (aka Caring Cupboard) who provide free weekly groceries to low-income San Carlos residents
Read MoreGranted $10,000 in 2024 to support operations.
Learn more at https://casacirculocultural.org/
Read More$22,500 granted between 2022 and 2024 for offering mentoring to primarily 1st generation college students.
https://www.friendsforyouth.org/
Read More$52,500 granted between 2020 and 2024 to help address food insecurity and teach children about the food system with school and other gardens.
Read More$29,000 granted between 2021 and 2024 for providing assistance for the immigrant community, including basic needs, employment, health, and legal assistance including support for the Multicultural Institute’s Life Skills and Day Laborer Program.
Read More$35,000 granted from 2021 to 2024 for promoting economic mobility and access to quality career pathways for adult immigrants who are enrolled in community college.
https://www.upwardscholars.org/
Read More$44,500 granted since 2021 for general operating support and COVID-19 assistance
Read More$34,000 granted from 2021 to 2024 to enable seniors to "age in place" by offering transportation, social gatherings, home safety via modifications, and other services.
Read More$23,000 granted from 2022 to 2024 to the Medical Equipment Lending Program (MELP) who lend durable medical equipment to adults and disabled children.
Read More$36,000 granted between 2021 and 2024 for providing tutoring to academically struggling K-8 students in San Carlos and Redwood City.
Read More$45,000 granted since 2020 for serving adults (18+) with psychiatric disabilities (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, anxiety) with socialization and daily and job skills development.
Read More$30,000 granted between 2022 and 2024 for preparing 2-5 yr olds to be ready for kindergarten by providing learning tools and parent training.
https://learninghomevolunteers.org/
Read More$2,710 granted for offering grade-appropriate classical music assemblies at all of the local schools (Fall 2023).
Read More$5,000 granted for sharing San Carlos' past and evolution as a local museum, with funds for new exhibit display cases and much needed repairs and upgrades to exhibits including tech/accessibility enhancements (Fall 2023).
https://sancarloshistorymuseum.org/
Read More$3,000 to Carlmont High School AVID who offer college tours in CA to aspiring first-generation college bound high schoolers, and time off (via substitutes) so that teachers can attend training, and educational services (Fall 2023).
$1,000 granted on 5/2/2020 to support publishing and distribution of newsmagazine with an emphasis on the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Read More$10,000 granted for increasing opportunities for children in K-8th grade with mild to moderate learning differences to achieve academic and social success (Fall 2023).
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$5,000 granted 11/26/2021 to provide program support for Yoga/Meditation and/or PE/Movement enrichments. (Fall 2021)
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Arbor Bay School - $4,500 granted 5/2/2020 (Covid Round 1)
$4,500 granted 10/28/2020 (Covid Round 4)
Emergency relief funds for general operating expenses.
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