To improve people’s lives and create healthy neighborhoods by developing, selling, owning and managing affordable homes.
Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association pairs affordable housing work with a broad local grantmaking program that includes community services, youth programs, and education support. Recent grants show a funder that backs both housing-adjacent nonprofits and place-based organizations serving Monterey County communities, while also maintaining scholarship support for students connected to CHISPA homes and apartments. The foundation’s giving is not limited to a single channel: it uses general operating support, scholarship endowments, and program partnerships to reach schools, arts groups, health organizations, and community service providers. Among the larger recent awards, Hartnell College Foundation received $52,995 for general support in 2023. Central Coast YMCA also appears repeatedly with grants of $50,086 in 2023, $44,030 in 2024, and $28,535 in 2025, all for general support. Sol Treasures Inc received $34,168 in 2023, $33,275 in 2024, and $27,994 in 2025. Those repeat awards point to a funder that sustains ongoing relationships rather than relying only on one-time gifts. The organization’s stated purpose centers on improving lives and creating healthy neighborhoods through affordable homes, and its recent grants reflect that mission across housing, education, and community-serving institutions.
In higher education, the foundation supports students through named scholarship programs tied to local institutions. CHISPA Scholarships are administered for low- and moderate-income students in Monterey County, San Benito County, and Santa Cruz County, and the CHISPA Hartnell College Scholarship and CHISPA CSUMB Scholarship serve students connected to those campuses and CHISPA housing. Community services are another clear area of support. CHISPA accepts proposals from individual instructors and community service organizations for onsite educational and recreational programs at CHISPA rental properties, with seasonal programming run through local partnerships. That emphasis fits the grant to Action Council of Monterey County for general support in 2025. Health-related community support also appears in the recent grants list. Central Coast Vna and Hospice Inc received $9,971 in 2024 and $8,015 in 2025 for general support, showing continued support for local service delivery.
$141K
$60.5M
$11.8M
$7.7M
Most grants fall between $8K and $27K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$27K
GEOFFREY MORGAN
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Typical grant size sits at $7,750 at the 25th percentile, $8,750 at the median, and $26,644 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows a mix of one-off gifts and repeated awards across multiple years, including several organizations that received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than a purely episodic approach. The foundation uses general operating support frequently, and its active programs also include scholarship support and program partnerships. It accepts unsolicited scholarship applications in several programs, including CHISPA Scholarships, CHISPA CSUMB Scholarship, CHISPA Hartnell College Scholarship, and the Community Foundation for Monterey County scholarship platform. The foundation also makes program-related investments.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local, with 93% of grants going to recipients in California. Recent recipients are concentrated in Salinas, Monterey, King City, Seaside, and Marina, with a smaller presence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Monterey County cities account for much of the activity, including Monterey and Salinas, while King City and Seaside also appear more than once. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports affordable housing development, rental housing management, homeownership assistance and mutual self-help housing, community services, youth programs, scholarships, and educational support. Recent grants also show general support for colleges, arts groups, health providers, and community organizations.
Typical grants are modest but not uniform: the 25th percentile is $7,750, the median is $8,750, and the 75th percentile is $26,644. Recent awards include both smaller scholarship-related grants and larger general support grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Central Coast YMCA, Sol Treasures Inc, Alisal Community Arts Network, Central Coast Vna and Hospice Inc, Foundation of Csumb, Hartnell College Foundation, Community Foundation for Monterey County, and Hhlp Sanctuary Lessee LLC.
Yes. CHISPA Scholarships, CHISPA CSUMB Scholarship, CHISPA Hartnell College Scholarship, the Community Foundation for Monterey County scholarship route, and the Mountain View Townhomes scholarship program all accept unsolicited applications or are administered for eligible students connected to CHISPA housing and local colleges.
The foundation gives locally, and 93% of grants go to recipients in California. Among recent grants, Monterey, Salinas, King City, Seaside, and Marina appear repeatedly, with one recipient in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Community Housing Improvement Systems & Planning Association that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations or individual instructors proposing onsite educational or recreational programming for CHISPA residents. No detailed criteria provided on page.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL COAST YMCA | MONTEREY, CA | $28,535 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOL TREASURES INC | KING CITY, CA | $27,994 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MANCERA CONSULTING GROUP LLC | SALINAS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTS COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY | MONTEREY, CA | $18,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACTION COUNCIL OF MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $8,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC | MONTEREY, CA | $8,015 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION OF CSUMB | SEASIDE, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARNELL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | SALINAS, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | MONTEREY, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MONTEREY BAY MOVES INC | MARINA, CA | $5,015 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL COAST YMCA | MONTEREY, CA | $44,030 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOL TREASURES INC | KING CITY, CA | $33,275 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALISAL COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK | SALINAS, CA | $23,092 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC | MONTEREY, CA | $9,971 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HHLP SANCTUARY LESSEE LLC | HARRISBURG, PA | $8,015 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARTNELL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SALINAS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | MONTEREY, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION OF CSUMB | SEASIDE, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SACRED TABLE INC | MONTEREY, CA | $6,994 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARTNELL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SALINAS, CA | $52,995 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL COAST YMCA | MONTEREY, CA | $50,086 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOL TREASURES INC | KING CITY, CA | $34,168 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALISAL COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK | SALINAS, CA | $25,295 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARTS COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | MONTEREY, CA | $24,750 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK LLC | SALINAS, CA | $8,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HHLP SANCTUARY LESSEE LLC | HARRISBURG, PA | $7,249 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC | MONTEREY, CA | $7,133 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SOL TREASURES INC
$27,994GENERAL SUPPORT
MANCERA CONSULTING GROUP LLC
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC
GENERAL SUPPORT
MONTEREY BAY MOVES INC
$5,015GENERAL SUPPORT
SOL TREASURES INC
$33,275GENERAL SUPPORT
ALISAL COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK
$23,092GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC
$9,971GENERAL SUPPORT
HHLP SANCTUARY LESSEE LLC
$8,015GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SACRED TABLE INC
$6,994GENERAL SUPPORT
SOL TREASURES INC
$34,168GENERAL SUPPORT
ALISAL COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK
$25,295GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ARTS NETWORK LLC
$8,200GENERAL SUPPORT
HHLP SANCTUARY LESSEE LLC
$7,249GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL COAST VNA AND HOSPICE INC
$7,133GENERAL SUPPORT