California · Public charity
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County
At the volunteer center, we connect people for good because meaningful service is the heart of a strong, vibrant community and a healthy, happy life.
- $1.5M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 56
- Grants FY2025
- Median grant, FY2025
- $17,257
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $90,531
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.7M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dientes Community Dental Care | $90,531 | 1 | 1% |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | $77,446 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living | $75,097 | 1 | 10% |
| Coastal Watershed Council | $72,945 | 1 | 12% |
| Live Earth Farm Discovery Program | $71,698 | 1 | n/a |
| Shared Adventures | $71,380 | 1 | 22% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County | $67,070 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery | $56,122 | 1 | 13% |
| Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes Inc | $49,115 | 1 | 3% |
| Theatre 831 | $44,392 | 1 | 6% |
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Where it is load-bearing
Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 41 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: Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Caroline's Nonprofit Thrift Shop · Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Newman's Own Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · East Bay Community Foundation · The J Miles and Rosanne Reiter Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Santa Cruz Community Credit Union · Rotary Club of SC Sunrise Foundation
How this is measured
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About Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County
- How much does Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County give?
- Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County reported 56 grants totaling $1,462,558 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2025 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (20%), Arts & Culture (14%), Human Services (14%).
- Who are Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: Dientes Community Dental Care ($91k), Amah Mutsun Land Trust ($77k), Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living ($75k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Caroline's Nonprofit Thrift Shop.
- Where is Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County based?
- Volunteer Centers of Santa Cruz County is based in CA.
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