Monterra Community Fund
Redwood City, CA · EIN 85-0663372. Reported 788 grants totalling $17.2M to 750 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
750organizations funded
$10,000median reported grant
$17.2Mgranted, 2021-2024
3%of grantees funded again the next year
7%of dollars to its largest recipient
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Monterra Community Fund, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 750 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 3% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,152 and the largest $890,757. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 750 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $1,179,959 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,016,888 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs North San Mateo County | Pacifica, CA | $406,690 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Mateo Foster City School District | Foster City, CA | $361,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Newton Center | San Mateo, CA | $358,805 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cabrillo Unified School District | Half Moon Bay, CA | $302,023 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Belmont-Redwood Shores School District | Belmont, CA | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Footsteps Child Care Inc | Belmont, CA | $223,995 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South San Francisco Unified School District | South San Francisco, CA | $211,917 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | E Palo Alto, CA | $195,040 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative | Daly City, CA | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live in Peace Inc | E Palo Alto, CA | $187,552 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Human & Social Development Inc | San Bruno, CA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of South San Francisco | South San Francisco, CA | $178,207 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | E Palo Alto, CA | $176,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kuehg Corp | Lake Oswego, OR | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Pacifica | Pacifica, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Forty-Niners Academy | Palo Alto, CA | $125,810 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA Circulo Cultural Inc | Redwood City, CA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Latchkey Alternative Center LLC | Daly City, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ward and Associates Management | Pacifica, CA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Redwood City Police Activities League Inc | Redwood City, CA | $103,350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club Inc | San Mateo, CA | $102,007 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Family Connections | Palo Alto, CA | $99,997 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastside Childrens Programs | Half Moon Bay, CA | $96,170 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $95,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Challenge School Inc | San Mateo, CA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | $93,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church in San Bruno | San Bruno, CA | $88,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of San Bruno | San Bruno, CA | $84,070 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palcare | Burlingame, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aspire Public Schools | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Epacenter | E Palo Alto, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kubo Montessori LLC | San Mateo, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Bruno Park School District | San Bruno, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Carlos School District | San Carlos, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Levantar | Redwood City, CA | $67,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakeview Montessori LLC | Foster City, CA | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | $55,612 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Mind School | Menlo Park, CA | $55,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Immersion Preschool II LLC | San Mateo, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abilitypath | Redwood City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Humanitarian Aid | Redwood City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| First United Methodist Church of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Lutheran Church | Daly City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | Foster City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| R&h Investments LLC | San Mateo, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young World Preschool & Childcare LLC | Daly City, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Millbrae | Millbrae, CA | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Millbrae Montessori School Inc | Millbrae, CA | $53,025 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Redwood City School District | Redwood City, CA | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Palo Alto Academy Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Envisioneers Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Homework Central | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ling K Yen (mimi Daycare & Preschool) | Millbrae, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Menlo Park City School District | Atherton, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steamworks Academy Inc | Belmont, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $46,131 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Honda Pescadero Unified School District | Pescadero, CA | $46,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Plus Immersion Preschool | San Mateo, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Five | Menlo Park, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bright Star | San Bruno, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastside Child Development Center | Half Moon Bay, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coastside Kids Inc | El Granada, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Creative Montessori Learning Center Inc | E Palo Alto, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Millbrae Nursery School | Millbrae, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Rim International School | San Mateo, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ss & Ar LLC | San Jose, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temporary Tot Tending | South San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Terra Nova Christian Preschool | Pacifica, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Redwoods International Montessori House of Children Inc | Redwood City, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Heights Montessori Children's Center | Menlo Park, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bayshore Elementary School District | Daly City, CA | $38,115 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riekes Center for Human Enhancement | Menlo Park, CA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aurora S Cortes | Redwood City, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| I-Immersion | Foster City, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Menlo Park | Menlo Park, CA | $33,152 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | $31,038 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $30,355 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hanlin Foundation | Belmont, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Plus Learning Inc | South San Francisco, CA | $29,253 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Alliance | Redwood City, CA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Belmont | Belmont, CA | $28,880 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edventuremore | Berkeley, CA | $28,640 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sequoia High School Education Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $25,302 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aaf Montessori LLC | Foster City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amigos De Arden | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Angelica Sorto | East Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brenda Roberts | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edelmira Cardenas | Atherton, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth Scully | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emy's Day Care LLC | Menlo Park, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eva's Day Care | South San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feng Ye | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids Dojo Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kimberly Mcgee | East Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Bean Daycare LLC | Pacifica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Stars Family Daycare | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lucia Montessori Care | San Bruno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maria Isabel Vazquez | East Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marisela a Jacob | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mi Second CASA Inc | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milestone Academy Preschool | Daly City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oksana Myzhala | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Organic Learning Center | Pacifica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacifica Nursery School Inc | Pacifica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rubi Toca | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Scarlet Garcia | South San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sea Hugger | Half Moon Bay, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sharmila Montessori House of Children Inc | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Talita Coimbra | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thumbelina Nursery School Inc | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A & J Fortune Company Inc | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asya Restaurant (c N Khov Inc) | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bright Minds | Foster City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Daly City | Daly City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crystal Springs Fish and Poultry | Daly City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cucos Burritos | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flavas Jamaican Grill | South San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guerrero's Taqueria LLC | Pacifica, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hing Lung Ramen Inc Dba Ichi Ramen | San Bruno, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hung to Seafood Restaurant | Daly City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| J&j Auto Detailing LLC | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jk Education Inc | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Koma Sushi Japanese Restaurant | Menlo Park, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Viga Seafood | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mexcal Taqueria | Menlo Park, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Monterra Community Fund | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mr Pickles Sandwich Shop | Daly City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mrs Little's Daycare | South San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ngs Cooking | South San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Paleteria Los Manguitos | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults | Burlingame, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spruce Caf & Patisserie | South San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Vineyard Cafe | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vsm LLC Dba Gourmet Gyros and Kebabs | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yat Sing Restaurant | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connect Community Charter School | Redwood City, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Genius Learning LLC | Burlingame, CA | $11,756 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Church of Christ in San Carlos | San Carlos, CA | $11,756 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 007 Motorsport | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 101 Restaurant & Bar | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 2SISTERS Design | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 31ST Union | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 47 Hills Brewing Company | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 5TH Ave Family Thrift- Mart | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 7 Mares | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A One Kitchen | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A&s Automotive | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ahisushi Hibachi | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aileeh Osorio | Patterson, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Al Carbon | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alicia Lopez | Millbrae, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alido's Restaurant | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All American Muffler Shop | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Goods Man LLC | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All K-Art Inc | Foster City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| All Spice | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allyson's Home Daycare | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aloft Enterprises | Brisbane, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Acid Brewing Co LLC | Belmont, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ama Tires | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| America Avila | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Art Institute | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Pacific Coast Travel | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ana E Deocampo | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Andiamo in Banca | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Andrea Jimenez | East Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Angelicas Entertainment LLC | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Crackers and Little Biscuits | Pacifica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aqua Club | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arcell | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arya Steakhouse | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Box | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atherton Electric Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bagel Street Cafe | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bak Food Corp Inc | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Banana Island Restaurant | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bangkok Bay LLC | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barterra Winery | Half Moon Bay, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Basque Cultural Center | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Area Bagels | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Area Service LLC | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bay Tech Insurance Services | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayhill Vietnamese Bistro LLC | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bc Chicken Ssf LLC | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beach Hut Deli | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beauty Fix Studio | Brisbane, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beauty Inked | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beauty Inspiration Makeup Studio | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bella T Lim Dds Inc | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belvis Cleaning Service Inc | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benz Collision Center | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Price Furniture Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Guys Towing | Pacifica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Mouth Restaurant | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bistro Maxine | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blind Tasting Wine Bar & Restaurant | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bloom & Lawn Landscape Inc | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Oak Brewing Company LLC | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boulevard Cafe | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brazilian Market Inc | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakers Cafe | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| BREW4U LLC | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| British Bankers Club | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| British Motors Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Broiler Express Family Restaurant | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Builders Market Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bustos Auto Body | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| C Food Crush | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| C&v Tea Parlour Inc | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cable Car Food & Beverage Corp | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe 2K | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe 382 | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe De CASA | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe La Tartine | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Orchid | Millbrae, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Savini | Foster City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Skyline Inc | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Venetia | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cafe Wisteria | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Caffe Central | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Calve | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camino Corner Restaurant | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Canyon Inn | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathy Jensen | Pacifica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celia's Mexican Restaurant #12 | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celia's Mexican Restaurant #13 | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Celia's Mexican Restaurant #2 | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celias Mexican Restaurant #14 | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celias No 8 | San Bruno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Cafe | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cg&e Auto Body | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chef Huang Inc | Burlingame, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chef Zhao Bistro | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheri Pearson | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cheung Hing Bbq Restaurant | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chiquitas Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chopstix | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Grill | Pacifica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Kebabs and Gyros | Daly City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Pub | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cocina Milonga | South San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cocola Inc | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Legal Centers | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conejo Food Services Inc Dba Leonardo's Delicatessen and Cafe | Millbrae, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connoisseur Coffee Company | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
25 of 750 (3%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 17 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - Newton Center
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LEARNING HUBS - San Mateo Foster City School District
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS - Institute for Human & Social Development Inc
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO CHILDCARE FACILITIES - Mrs Little's Daycare
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES - Yat Sing Restaurant
TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO RESTAURANTS, BREWERIES OR WINERIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 42 of 750 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 480 | $6,734,478 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 272 | $10.1M | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $352,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Monterra Community Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 1 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 350 Convention Way, Redwood City, CA, 94063.
EIN 85-0663372 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Form 990 is published about a year after the tax year it covers. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this organization has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next.
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