California · Public charity
University Corporation at Monterey Bay
To use fiscal flexibility to provide resources and services not supported by the state, operational expertise to implement and manage commercial activities and entrepreneurial acumen to generate revenue in support of the university's strategic initiatives. The corporation is committed to supporting the university in building a…
- $13M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $12M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $56,304
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $9,707,709
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 22
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $220M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations University Corporation at Monterey Bay funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $244k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 21 | $12M | 10% |
| FY2024 | 22 | $12M | 18% |
| FY2023 | 21 | $6.9M | 10% |
| FY2022 | 21 | $16M | 57% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $6.7M | 18% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $5.8M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 14 | $6.3M | 29% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $6.0M | 38% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Monterey Bay | $60,660,563 | 9 | n/a |
| Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay | $4,251,538 | 9 | 37% |
| Hartnell College | $2,301,057 | 9 | n/a |
| Cal Poly Corporation | $1,805,908 | 5 | 1% |
| California State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary Partners | $1,221,424 | 7 | 2% |
| University of California Davis | $1,101,258 | 9 | n/a |
| El Camino Community College | $820,811 | 7 | n/a |
| California State University Channel Islands | $472,290 | 4 | n/a |
| Monterey Peninsula College | $418,037 | 7 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $396,397 | 4 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Monterey Bay | $60,660,563 | 9 | n/a |
| Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay | $4,251,538 | 9 | 37% |
| Hartnell College | $2,301,057 | 9 | n/a |
| Cal Poly Corporation | $1,805,908 | 5 | 1% |
| California State University Dominguez Hills Toro Auxiliary Partners | $1,221,424 | 7 | 2% |
| University of California Davis | $1,101,258 | 9 | n/a |
| El Camino Community College | $820,811 | 7 | n/a |
| California State University Channel Islands | $472,290 | 4 | n/a |
| Monterey Peninsula College | $418,037 | 7 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California | $396,397 | 4 | n/a |
| Resource Conservation District of Monterey County | $388,555 | 4 | n/a |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | $386,227 | 5 | 0% |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $263,346 | 2 | n/a |
| California State University Fresno Foundation | $254,759 | 5 | 0% |
| California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | $244,769 | 4 | 0% |
| Openet Inc | $235,516 | 2 | 8% |
| Regents of the University of California at Riverside | $203,705 | 2 | n/a |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | $177,372 | 4 | 0% |
| The Panetta Institute for Public Policy | $160,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Villanova University | $143,659 | 4 | 0% |
| Board of Regents of the University of California (Merced) | $120,574 | 3 | n/a |
| The University Corporation | $96,376 | 3 | 0% |
| Cabrillo Community College | $92,089 | 4 | n/a |
| Cabrillo College | $80,215 | 2 | n/a |
| Big Sur Land Trust | $70,210 | 2 | 0% |
| Monterey County Office of Education | $64,673 | 3 | n/a |
| San Diego State University Foundation Sdsu Research Foundation | $62,790 | 2 | 0% |
| Center for Community Advocacy | $61,019 | 1 | 3% |
| Action Council of Monterey County Inc | $60,286 | 1 | 1% |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community College | $58,104 | 4 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $43,484 | 2 | n/a |
| Salinas Union High School District | $41,716 | 1 | n/a |
| Western States Water Council | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Educational Results Partnership | $35,112 | 2 | 1% |
| Evapotranspiration Plus LLC | $32,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Chartwells Dining Services | $31,170 | 1 | n/a |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Monmouth College | $27,729 | 1 | 0% |
| Chico State Enterprises | $22,966 | 2 | 0% |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $18,849 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco State University | $14,634 | 1 | n/a |
| San Benito Health Foundation | $11,467 | 1 | 0% |
| Agricultural Research Service (Usda) | $10,218 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado State University Foundation | $9,929 | 1 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $9,759 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $6,579 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
University Corporation at Monterey Bay supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 21 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Foundation for California Community Colleges · American Chemical Society · California Humanities · University of Southern California · The California Endowment · East Bay Community Foundation · Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc · Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Esb Charitable Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay · California Institute for Biodiversity
How this is measured
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About University Corporation at Monterey Bay
- How much does University Corporation at Monterey Bay give?
- University Corporation at Monterey Bay reported 21 itemized grants totaling $11,965,580, out of $13,105,722 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does University Corporation at Monterey Bay fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (98%), Environment (1%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are University Corporation at Monterey Bay's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: California State University Monterey Bay ($61M), Foundation of California State University Monterey Bay ($4.3M), Hartnell College ($2.3M).
- Does University Corporation at Monterey Bay fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as University Corporation at Monterey Bay?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for California Community Colleges, American Chemical Society, California Humanities.
- Where is University Corporation at Monterey Bay based?
- University Corporation at Monterey Bay is based in CA.
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