About Mountain View Kiwanis Foundation
Mountain View Kiwanis Foundation’s recent giving is shaped by repeated support for local human needs programs in Mountain View, with one pattern standing out: its largest grants in the recent list are grouped under “Other Grants - 5000 or Less” in Mountain View, alongside recurring awards to food, health, mentoring, and senior-serving organizations. The foundation’s grantmaking shows a strong community-service orientation rather than broad regional dispersal, and its active programs emphasize critical health or human care needs in the city, with priority for children under 18 and seniors over 60.
Among the named recipients, Catholic Charities in Milpitas appears repeatedly for emergency food distribution, showing an ongoing tie to short-term relief. Avenidas-rose Kleiner Center in Mountain View also appears across multiple years, linked to the Rose Kleiner Center. The foundation additionally supports school and youth development through groups such as Community Health Awareness, MVPD - Dreams & Futures, and Boy Scouts of America, indicating a mix of direct service, enrichment, and preventive supports for local residents.
What Mountain View Kiwanis Foundation Funds
Health and human care are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. Catholic Charities in Milpitas received $13,000 in 2025, $13,000 in 2024, and $12,000 in 2023 for emergency food distribution, a clear example of repeated short-term relief support.
Youth and school-based prevention also appear in the recent grants. Community Health Awareness received $8,000 in 2023, $8,000 in 2024, and $8,000 in 2025 for the Prevention Plus school program.
The foundation also backs mentoring and out-of-school-time programming. MVPD - Pal Program received $7,500 in 2025 for a mentoring program, while Boy Scouts of America received $10,000 in 2023, $7,000 in 2024, and $6,610 in 2024 for Pacific Skyline ScoutReach.
Senior-serving work shows up through Avenidas-rose Kleiner Center, which received $11,000 in 2024 and $11,000 in 2025 for the Rose Kleiner Center.
How Mountain View Kiwanis Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters in a narrow band: p25 is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $12,500. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Catholic Charities, Avenidas-rose Kleiner Center, Community Health Awareness, and Boy Scouts of America. That pattern points to ongoing project support rather than one-time-only giving. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and its active programs accept unsolicited requests for competitive grants and scholarships.
