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Monterey County Business Council

SALINAS, CA EIN: 77-0417425 Website

TO PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP TO HELP PEOPLE FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND THE COMMUNITY WORK TOGETHER ON COUNTYWIDE ISSUES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

+44.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$141K

-27.4% YoY

Grant Count

5

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

-27.4% YoY

About Monterey County Business Council

Based on IRS filings

Monterey County Business Council is a nonprofit organization, based in SALINAS, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 5 grants totaling $141K. Net investment income was $67K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

IrvineMarinaMontereySalinasSeaside

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$546K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,546,636$1,070,322$292,655
Revenue$1,987,247$1,967,312$1,305,887
Expenses$1,514,410$1,206,674$1,091,764
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$67,304$3,807$61
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$48K$97K$145K$194K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20225 grants20235 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2024

Salinas United Business …$88KMonterey Peninsula Chamber$23KUC Monterey Bay$13KFirst 5 Monterey County$10KWestern Growers Service …$8K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Paul FarmerExecutive Dir.$136K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Paul FarmerExecutive Dir.40$135,621
Luis AlvarezSecretary/Tres2
Chris SteinbrunerDirector2
Peter ScudderDirector2
Amy IveyChairman2
Megan HunterVice Chair2

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

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