SAMCAR Foundation Donates over $89,000 in 2020
In 2020, the SAMCAR Foundation awarded more than $80,000 in grants and donations to numerous charities in San Mateo County, including a wildfire relief fundraising effort led by Half Moon Bay REALTORS®, several member-directed pass-through donations, and a special donation to the San Bruno Community Foundation Crestmoor Neighborhood Scholarship. Read below for a detailed report of 2020 charitable giving.
Samaritan House |
$3,500 |
HEART (Housing Endowment and Regional Trust of San Mateo County) |
$3,500 |
CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse) |
$3,500 |
Downtown Streets Team |
$3,500 |
Foster City Village |
$2,000 |
Rebuilding Together Peninsula |
$3,500 |
LifeMoves |
$3,500 |
Home & Hope |
$3,500 |
CaminarIncludes $5,000 pass-through donation from Suzan Wallace |
$8,000 |
Habitat for Humanity |
$3,000 |
StarVista |
$3,000 |
Puente de la Costa SurRead more: Half Moon Bay REALTORS® Raise $13,000 for Puente Fire Relief Fund |
$13,000 |
San Bruno Community Foundation | Crestmoor Neighborhood Memorial ScholarshipRead more: SAMCAR Foundation Donates $7,349 to San Bruno Community Foundation |
$7,349 |
HMB Beautification Committee | Pumpkin Power Project | Coastside Land TrustPass-through donation from the Kirby Foundation Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation |
$10,000 |
HMB Beautification Committee | Pumpkin Power Project | Senior CoastsidersPass-through donation from the Kirby Foundation Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation |
$10,000 |
San Carlos Education Foundation* |
$500 |
Belmont/Redwood Shores School Force* |
$500 |
St. Anthony Padua* |
$4,000 |
Catholic Worker's House* |
$4,000 |
TOTAL |
$89,849 |
* indicates beneficiary of the Holiday Auction.
The primary funding sources for SAMCAR Foundation grants are voluntary contributions made by SAMCAR members with their dues payments and fundraising from annual events, or in the case of 2020, our first-ever virtual fundraising campaign.
In 2020, members contributed a total of $20,000 with dues payments, in addition to over $26,000 raised through the online fundraising campaign "SAMCAR Gives Back", over $10,000 at a virtual Holiday Auction in December, and more than $48,000 in direct pass-through donations by SAMCAR members, including a wildfire relief fundraising effort led by Half Moon Bay REALTORS®.
The SAMCAR Foundation Council, Trustees and SAMCAR staff thank members for their generous support and the impact these charitable contributions have in our communities toward the SAMCAR Foundation's vision of providing a roof over every head in San Mateo County.
Grant applications are considered by the Foundation Council each quarter.
