About Coalition of Homeless Service Providers
The foundation concentrates on homelessness response across Monterey Bay and nearby Central Coast communities, prioritizing emergency shelter operations, outreach and street-based services, and housing placement/capital projects. Grants flow to a mix of local governments, established homeless service nonprofits, and capacity-building partners, showing an emphasis on keeping people housed or rapidly rehoused and on funding physical shelter capacity. Recurrent support for the same agencies and several multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards indicate it favors a small portfolio of high-impact local providers over broad, diffuse giving.
Focus Areas
Emergency shelter operations and shelter-site staffing (e.g., Sprung shelters and nonprofit shelter operators)Street outreach and drop-in services for people experiencing homelessnessProject Homekey-style capital acquisition/rehab for permanent supportive housingHousing navigation, rental assistance, and youth case management in Monterey Bay/San Benito regionSupport for independent living services and disability-accessible housing supports
Who They Fund
youth experiencing homelessness
About Coalition of Homeless Service Providers
Coalition of Homeless Service Providers centers its grantmaking on homelessness response in Monterey Bay and nearby Central Coast communities, with awards tied to shelter operations, street outreach, housing navigation, and capital work for supportive housing. Its recent portfolio shows a small set of local providers receiving repeated, material support rather than many scattered awards. Community Human Services in Salinas received a $449,017 grant for shelter operations in 2024, and the City of Salinas-sprung Shelter Services Program received $354,339 for shelter operations the same year. The foundation also backed outreach and rehousing-related work for agencies serving people experiencing homelessness, including Dorothy’s and the University Corporation at Monterey Bay. A separate track of giving supports housing-system work beyond direct service, including Project Homekey capital and county-level rental assistance and youth case management. The recurring pattern across these grants is practical: keeping shelters open, funding outreach teams, and supporting housing placement or acquisition efforts that move people from the street into longer-term stability. That mix suggests a funder focused on local implementation, operating capacity, and the physical infrastructure of homelessness response.
What Coalition of Homeless Service Providers Funds
Shelter and outreach are the clearest themes in the recent grants. In 2024, Community Human Services received $449,017 for shelter operations, while Dorothy’s received $293,145 for outreach, both in Salinas. Youth-focused homelessness work appears as well: Community Human Services received $310,260 in 2023 for HEAP youth outreach and emergency shelter. The foundation also funds housing-system infrastructure. Step Up on Second Street Inc received $247,720 in 2024 for Project Homekey capital, linking the grantmaker to acquisition or rehab work for supportive housing. Housing access and stabilization show up in other awards, including $107,433 to Central Coast Center for Independent Living for housing navigation and $95,784 to San Benito County for rental assistance and youth case management.
How Coalition of Homeless Service Providers Gives
Typical grants are in the mid-six-figure range, with a p25 of $88,564, a median of $205,042, and a p75 of $297,424. The recent record shows repeated support to the same local organizations across multiple years, including Community Human Services, Dorothy’s, Central Coast Center for Independent Living, and San Benito County. That pattern points to ongoing operational support rather than one-time experimentation. The foundation is a grantmaker, not a direct-services provider, and it does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local and entirely in California, with awards concentrated among a small set of recipients.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.2M
Total Assets
$9.3M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenses
$4.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $89K and $297K, with a median of $205K.
25th Percentile
$89K
Median
$205K
75th Percentile
$297K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GENEVIEVE LUCAS-CONWELL
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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