Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc
To improve the economic health and quality of life in the monterey bay region.
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,214,709
- +14.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,960,757
- +27.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $244
- +45.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,730,420
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loaves Fishes & Computers Inc Salinas, CA | Broadband Access Initiative | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,214,709 | $1,960,757 | $1,730,420 | — | — | $244 |
| 2024 | $2,817,683 | $1,541,904 | $1,597,770 | $60,000 | 1 | $168 |
| 2023 | $2,681,613 | $1,501,172 | $1,297,668 | — | — | $706 |
| 2022 | $2,437,836 | $1,642,440 | $1,083,298 | — | — | $408 |
| 2021 | $2,008,772 | $1,192,893 | $1,194,659 | — | — | $242 |
| 2020 | $1,956,772 | $1,699,465 | $1,681,774 | — | — | $1,169 |
| 2019 | $1,778,027 | $1,038,798 | $1,201,259 | — | — | $3,869 |
About Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc
Based on IRS filings
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Marina, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $244.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc is led by Tahra Goraya, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tahra Goraya
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$155K (2022) → $207K (2025)
Cynthia Larive
President
Director → Chair, 2022
Chair → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Krista Snelling
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Huffaker
Director
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rene Mendez
Director
Co-Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandi Eason
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Wetstein
Director
Director → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miles Reiter
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Faris Sabbah
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francine Rodd
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katy Castagna
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Alvarado
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonny Simi
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elissa Benson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sonia M. De La Rosa
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanya Quinones
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Wardwell
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hennie Ring
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Delos Reyes Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gutierrez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Shaw
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Moran
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Ow
Secretary
Director → Member at Large, 2022
Member at Large → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Ray Espinosa (2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Shaw (2024) — Director
- Former: Susan True (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Carrie L. Birkhofer (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Nanette Mickiewicz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rosa Vivian Fernandez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Habashi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pete Delgado (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Katherine Roberts (2022) — Past President
- Former: Bruce Taylor (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bud Colligan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Charles McKee (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Eduardo Ochoa (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: George Ow Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kate Roberts (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Larry Deghetaldi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Steve Snodgrass (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Fred Caiocca (2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Campion (2021) — Director
- Former: Raul Rodriguez (2021) — Director
- Former: Carlos Palacios (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Heald (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Joe Burton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael McHatten (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Alfred Diaz-Infante (2020) — Director
- Former: Ed Durkee (2019) — Director
- Former: Gary Griggs (2019) — Director
- Former: George Blumenthal (2019) — Director
- Former: Marci Davis (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary Ann Leffel (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Nina Simon (2019) — Director
- Former: Ray Corpuz (2019) — Director
- Former: Rick Russo (2019) — Director
- Former: Shantanu Sarkar (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $207K, to Tahra Goraya (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc
How large is Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc?
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc?
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Marina, CA. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc operate?
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc's EIN?
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1379810. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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