Arts Council for Monterey County

MONTEREY, CA EIN: 94-2805076 Website

THE COUNCIL PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS IN MONTEREY COUNTY BY FOSTERING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR AN ARRAY OF AESTHETIC AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.7M

-2.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$291K

+24.8% YoY

Grant Count

37

+5.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+18.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$662K$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,655,722$1,703,643$2,243,263
Revenue$2,135,992$1,826,745$2,408,508
Expenses$2,025,547$2,310,257$1,948,605
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$25,811$13,727$15,313
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$73K$146K$218K$291K0 grants20209 grants202117 grants202213 grants202335 grants202437 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTER…$18KALISAL CENTER FOR THE FI…$14KPALENKE ARTS$12KNEW CANON THEATRE COMPANY$11KMONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL$10KFIRST NIGHT MONTEREY$10KCARL CHERRY FOUNDATION$9KMONTEREY COUNTY DANCE FO…$9KSOL TREASURES INC$9KTONATIUH DANZANTES DEL Q…$9K

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

111<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

JACQUELINE M ATCHISONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$165KKARYN LEECHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER$112K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LAURIE BENDBOARD CHAIR2
NATALIE RAVA CPATREASURER1
CHRISTOPHER LONG ESQSECRETARY1
PETER KASAVANDIRECTOR1
ROSEMARY SOTODIRECTOR1
SANDIE BORTHWICKDIRECTOR1
TJ PLEWDIRECTOR1
KIRAN KAMATHDIRECTOR1
HUGH SMITHDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL GUTIERREZDIRECTOR1
ALEXIS GARCIA-ARRAZOLADIRECTOR1
JACQUELINE M ATCHISONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$165,370
KARYN LEECHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER40$112,110

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AromasBerkeleyBig SurCarmelHartsdaleKing CityLos AngelesMarinaMontereyNew YorkPacific GrovePalo AltoPebble BeachRichmondSacramentoSalinasSand CitySeasideTujunga

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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