Report to the Community

Your Generosity Lights the Way

In 2025, federal cuts, policy shifts, and rising needs created new pressures on our local safety net—pressures that are intensifying in 2026. Many of our neighbors are losing access to medical care and food. These are deeply challenging times.

We’ve navigated crises together before. Over the past five years—through a pandemic, fire, floods, and storms—our community has shown what generosity, resourcefulness, and steady leadership can accomplish. Since our founding in 1982, one lesson remains clear: philanthropy plays a vital role in meeting today’s challenges while shaping tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our 2025 Report to the Community reflects that arc of progress—highlighting our work in 2025, what we’ve accomplished together since 2020, and how it builds on decades of shared investment.

Your giving has always been a powerful force in moments like these. We’re honored to work alongside you and your advisors to give in ways that strengthen the community and create a lasting legacy.

It is continued kindness and giving that will move us toward a more just and resilient tomorrow.

Thank you for partnering with us to care for Santa Cruz County.

For good. Forever. Always.

Our collective giving made an enormous impact on our community, with nearly $37 million distributed across Santa Cruz County and beyond.

2025 Milestones

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