Public Charity

ARTS COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY

ARTS COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY is a Public Charity headquartered in MONTEREY, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.1M revenue, $2.0M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $379K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942805076 MONTEREY, CA Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies NTEE: A26 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$379K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COUNCIL PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS IN MONTEREY COUNTY BY FOSTERING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING. IN ADDITION, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR AN ARRAY OF AESTHETIC AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

Where $100 goes at Arts Council for Monterey County

How Arts Council for Monterey County divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$81
To provide grants to numerous arts, music and dance organizations, and fund art and education programs
98% of program spending
$2
To promote the creatives within our community
2% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
OPERATING SUPPORT
$150,000
2024
THESE FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERS.
$7,200
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,100
2024
THESE FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, TEACHING ARTISTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ARTS PARTNERS.
$780
2023
OPERATING SUPPORT
$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alexis Garcia-Arrazola
SECRETARY Christopher Long Esq
DIRECTOR Hugh Smith
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jacqueline M Atchison
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Karyn Lee
DIRECTOR Kiran Kamath

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$365,848 12 grants
Education
$7,980 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$5,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $2.0M $1.7M
2024 $1.8M $2.3M $1.7M
2023 $2.4M $1.9M $2.2M
2022 $1.9M $1.5M $1.3M
2021 $1.2M $1.0M $969K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $2.1M (+77%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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