The Santa Clarita City Council approved the 2025 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee’s program funding recommendations during its regular meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The grants approved include $100,000 for Community Services Grants and $100,000 for Arts Grants, a total of $200,000.
Santa Clarita has provided funds for nonprofit organizations through the Community Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 35 years. Each year, a Grants Committee is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications and make funding recommendations for community service and arts projects throughout Santa Clarita.
This year’s Committee included Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda; Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste; former Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Jonathan Waymire; Arts Commission Chair Patti Rasmussen; and three city staff members from across the City Manager’s Office, Recreation and Community Services and Public Works departments. The committee, with the exception of Arts Commission Chair Patti Rasmussen, is responsible for reviewing and rating the community services applications.
All applications under the arts categories were reviewed and rated by a separate Peer Review Rating Panel, which included the following members:
1. Arts Commission Chair – Patti Rasmussen
2. Local Arts Educator – Susan Wakefield, College of the Canyons
3. Local Arts Advocate – Tom Lund, Newhall Family Theatre for the Performing Arts
4. Regional Arts Advocate – Katherine Nestved, City of Santa Clarita
The Committee continues to be responsible for determining the funding categories and making funding recommendations based on aggregate scores for each of the individual grant applications. This year, the Committee selected “City of Santa Clarita Community Benefit” for Community Services grants and “Supporting the Arts in the City of Santa Clarita” for Arts grants as the focus areas.
With the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget, the City Council approved a budget of $200,000 for the Community Services and Arts Grants program. The allocated amount for each area of the grant program is $100,000 for Community Services grants and $100,000 for Community Arts, Arts Organization Capacity, and Santa Clarita Presents grants.
The maximum funding limits for Community Service Grants, Community Arts Grants and Arts Organization Capacity Grants are each up to $5,000, while Santa Clarita Presents Grants are up to $7,500.
Thirty-one Community Services Grants applications were received, with requests totaling $149,059. This year’s grant program includes a recommendation from the committee to fund 22 of the applicants with a total grant allocation of $100,000.
Twenty-one Arts Grants applications were received across all three arts categories, with grant requests totaling $108,605.
The Committee recommended funding be awarded to 20 of the applications, totaling $100,000.
2025 Community Services Grants Recommended for Funding
A Light of Hope Support Center, Inc Youth Addicts to Advocates Leadership Pilot $4,800.
Agape Village Day Program Community Access Van Project $5,000.
Assistance League of Santa Clarita Fostering Success $5,000.
Bridge to Home Emergency Motel Voucher Program $5,000.
Carousel Ranch Program Equipment: Portable Misting Fan System $5,000.
Child & Family Center Breakthrough Parenting Training $5,000.
Circle of Hope Customer Relationship Management System $5,000.
The city of Santa Clarita issued its 2017 Arts Grants to various community organizations that will fund different community arts projects and arts services within the city of Santa Clarita.
Thirty-six non-profit organizations will receive funds as part of the 2019 Community Services and Arts Grant Program approved by Santa Clarita City Councilmembers at their meeting on Tuesday.
The city of Santa Clarita's Community Services & Arts Grants Program will once again make funds available to Santa Clarita Valley‑based nonprofit organizations that provide community and arts services to Santa Clarita residents.
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