About Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
SERVICE. ADVOCACY. SUPPORT. We offer assistance in finding services for seniors and vulnerable residents, provide advocacy and planning under the Older Americans Act and California Older Californians Act, and coordinate volunteer programs to support older adults in Santa Cruz & San Benito counties.
Focus Areas
Aging servicesLong-term services and supportsVolunteer engagementAdvocacy for older adultsSenior companionshipFoster Grandparent mentoringTax assistance for seniors (Project SCOUT)Ombudsman / nursing home advocacy
Who They Fund
older adults / seniors (65+)family caregivers of seniors
Funding Style
About Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties centers its grantmaking on senior services delivered through local contractors, with multi-year awards recurring to the same community providers. The largest recent grant in the data was $1,348,394 to Community Bridges in Watsonville for senior services in 2024, followed by another $1,173,849 award to the same organization in 2023. Similar repeat funding appears across other providers, including Jovenes De Antano in Hollister and Senior Network Services in Santa Cruz, showing a pattern of sustained operating support rather than isolated project grants. The foundation’s work reaches older adults and family caregivers through services tied to aging in place, legal and advocacy support, companionship, volunteer engagement, and ombudsman services. Recent grants also include support for Senior Citizens Legal Service, Advocacy Inc, Grey Bears, the Volunteer Center, Family Services Agency, and Vista Center for the Blind. Its existing program structure includes public requests for proposals for contracted senior services and long-term care ombudsman work, indicating a system built around county-level service delivery in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.
What Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties Funds
Aging services are the clearest theme in the grant record. The foundation gave $559,034 to Jovenes De Antano in Hollister in 2024 and $552,556 to Senior Network Services in Santa Cruz the same year, both labeled senior services. Legal and advocacy support also appears repeatedly. In 2024, Advocacy Inc received $276,425 for senior services, while Senior Citizens Legal Service in Santa Cruz received $228,593. Volunteer engagement is another visible strand. The Volunteer Center in Santa Cruz received $25,000 in 2024 and $18,171 in 2023, and the foundation’s existing program list includes volunteer coordination and Foster Grandparent mentoring. Nutrition and basic-support work shows up as well through a $59,554 grant to Comm Food Bank of San Benito in Hollister.
How Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties Gives
Grant sizes range from $25,000 at the 25th percentile to a median of $193,680 and $502,047 at the 75th percentile, indicating a portfolio weighted toward larger operating or contract-style awards. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across consecutive years, including Community Bridges, Jovenes De Antano, Senior Network Services, Advocacy Inc, Senior Citizens Legal Service, Volunteer Center, and Family Services Agency. That repetition fits the foundation’s structure as a local service funder that uses public RFPs for contracted providers and ombudsman services. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$1.6M
Total Revenue
$5.9M
Total Expenses
$5.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $502K, with a median of $194K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$194K
75th Percentile
$502K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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