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Grants paid by Arts Council Santa Cruz County

EIN 94-2600140 · Santa Cruz, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE A260

Arts Council Santa Cruz County of Santa Cruz, CA (EIN 94-2600140) reported 115 grants paid totaling $946,130 to 33 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$946,130

115 grants

Recipients

33

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

7 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201811$90,450
202013$119,600
202127$231,280
202226$207,600
202316$128,350
202413$96,800
20259$72,050

Top recipients

The 33 recipients receiving the most from Arts Council Santa Cruz County, by grants paid, out of 33 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music 94-6123298ASanta Cruz, CA9$82,7502025
El Sistema 84-4998415ASanta Cruz, CA6$51,8002025
Watsonville Film Festival 81-3138376AWatsonville, CA6$51,0002025
White Hawk Indian Council 77-0250055AFreedom, CA5$50,9002024
Kuumbwa Jazz Center 51-0159252ASanta Cruz, CA4$49,0002022
Santa Cruz Art League 94-1561380ASanta Cruz, CA6$46,2802025
Esperanza del Valle 47-2040811ACapitola, CA5$45,0002024
Activities 4 All 46-4487567AWatsonville, CA4$42,5002024
Motion Pacific 46-5251343ASanta Cruz, CA6$41,3002025
Santa Cruz Co Symphony 94-2373284ASanta Cruz, CA4$41,0002022
Museum of Art & History 94-2718861ASanta Cruz, CA3$40,0002022
Pajaro Valley Arts Council 77-0107201AWatsonville, CA5$39,6252024
Santa Cruz Shakespeare 46-4635444ASanta Cruz, CA3$39,6252023
Tannery World Dance 90-0826298ASanta Cruz, CA5$36,2002023
Senderos - V 80-0893412ASanta Cruz, CA5$35,0002025
Jewel Theatre 22-3916870ASanta Cruz, CA4$27,5002022
William James Association 23-7320163ASanta Cruz, CA3$22,2002022
Friends of Olympia Station 51-0187576ASanta Cruz, CA3$21,7502022
Watsonville Taiko Group 77-0355439AWatsonville, CA3$21,0002025
Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center 91-1877043ABen Lomond, CA2$19,0002022
Arte del Corazon 99-0802222AFreedom, CA3$18,0002025
The 418 Project 77-0335796ASanta Cruz, CA3$17,2502023
Indexical 83-2217815ASanta Cruz, CA3$16,5002022
Music in May 81-4148441ASanta Cruz, CA2$14,0002022
Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony 94-2186687ASanta Cruz, CA2$12,1002023
Shakespeare Santa Cruz 94-1539563ASanta Cruz, CA1$10,7502018
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival 94-2705719ASanta Cruz, CA2$10,5002022
Actors' Theater of Santa Cruz 77-0110028ASanta Cruz, CA2$10,5002022
Santa Cruz Chamber Players 77-0294596ASanta Cruz, CA2$10,5002022
Royal Eagle Bear ProductionsUSanta Cruz, CA1$7,0002024
Coastal Watershed Council 68-0368798ASanta Cruz, CA1$5,2502021
Motion Pacific 46-5251353ASanta Cruz, CA1$5,2502018
Museo Eduardo Carrillo 91-2125950ASanta Cruz, CA1$5,1002023

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 115 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Arts Council Santa Cruz County
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025The 418 Project Santa Cruz, CAA$14,750paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Fractured Atlas New York, NYA$8,500paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025El Sistema Santa Cruz, CAA$7,800paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Senderos Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Tannery World Dance Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Watsonville Taiko Group Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2025Arte del Corazon Freedom, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202631359349315718
2024Activities 4 All Watsonville, CAA$11,400paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024White Hawk Indian Council Freedom, CAA$11,400paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Esperanza del Valle Capitola, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024El Sistema Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Pajaro Valley Arts Council Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Royal Eagle Bear Productions Santa Cruz, CAU$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Senderos - V Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Cabrillo Stage Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Arte del Corazon Freedom, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2024Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202511349349313401
2023Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023White Hawk Indian Council Freedom, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Activities 4 All Watsonville, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Esperanza del Valle Capitola, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023El Sistema Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, CAA$9,700paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Tannery World Dance & Cultural Santa Cruz, CAA$9,200paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Santa Cruz Shakespeare Santa Cruz, CAA$8,125paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Pajaro Valley Arts Council Watsonville, CAA$8,125paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Senderos - V Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Santa Cruz County Youth Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$6,100paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Arte del Corazon Watsonville, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023The 418 Project Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2023Museo Eduardo Carrillo Santa Cruz, CAA$5,100paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202421359349311632
2022Santa Cruz Shakespeare Santa Cruz, CAA$11,500paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Activities 4 All Watsonville, CAA$11,100paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, CAA$11,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Esperanza del Valle Capitola, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022El Sistema Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022White Hawk Indian Council Freedom, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Pajaro Valley Arts Council Watsonville, CAA$8,500paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center Ben Lomond, CAA$8,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Friends of Olympia Station Santa Cruz, CAA$8,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Jewel Theatre Company Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Music in May Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Tannery World Dance & Cultural Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Watsonville Taiko Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Senderos - V Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022William James Association Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022The 418 Project Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Chamber Players Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Actors' Theater of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Indexical Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2022Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202311359349319926
2021Santa Cruz Shakespeare Santa Cruz, CAA$20,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History Santa Cruz, CAA$20,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center Ben Lomond, CAA$11,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, CAA$11,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021White Hawk Indian Council Freedom, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Activities 4 All Watsonville, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021El Sistema Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Esperanza del Valle Capitola, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Jewel Theatre Company Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Music in May Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Friends of Olympia Station Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Tannery World Dance & Cultural Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021William James Association Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Watsonville Taiko Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Senderos - V Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Pajaro Valley Arts Council Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, CAA$6,530paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Chamber Players Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021The 418 Project Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Indexical Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Actors' Theater of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2021Coastal Watershed Council Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidBENEFIT PUBLIC & ARTS COMMUNITY202201369349316805
2020Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, CAA$16,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$11,800paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Santa Cruz Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$11,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Santa Cruz Arts League Santa Cruz, CAA$10,300paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Cabrillo Fest Contemp Music Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020White Hawk Indian Council Freedom, CAA$9,500paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Pajaro Valley Arts Council Watsonville, CAA$9,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Esperanza del Valle Capitola, CAB$8,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Jewel Theatre Company Santa Cruz, CAA$8,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Tannery Word Dance & Culture Santa Cruz, CAA$7,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020El Sistema Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAB$7,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Indexical Inc Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2020Santa Cruz Co Youth Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidBenefit public and arts community202101329349305170
2018Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, CAA$11,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Shakespeare Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CAA$10,750paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Santa Cruz Co Symphony Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Cabrillo Festival Music Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Museum of Art & History Santa Cruz, CAA$10,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018William James Association Santa Cruz, CAA$8,200paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Watsonville Film Festival Watsonville, CAA$7,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Friends of Olympia Station Santa Cruz, CAA$6,750paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Tannery World Dance Santa Cruz, CAA$6,000paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Jewel Theatre Santa Cruz, CAA$5,500paidProgram Services201930859349300418
2018Motion Pacific Santa Cruz, CAA$5,250paidProgram Services201930859349300418

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
99020252025-06-30not stated2024v5.2202631359349315718
99020242024-06-30not stated2023v6.0202511349349313401
99020232023-06-30not stated2022v5.0202421359349311632
99020222022-06-30not stated2021v4.2202311359349319926
99020212021-06-30not stated2020v4.1202201369349316805
99020202020-06-30not stated2019v5.0202101329349305170
99020182018-06-30not stated2017v2.2201930859349300418

Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/942600140.json.

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