Impact

Your winning bid for a Los Altos Bear supports local and global nonprofits, primarily in the areas of education, environment, homelessness, and mental health. Your participation in Los Altos Bears also energizes downtown Los Altos by bringing visitors to support our local merchants and restaurants.

Thank you!

Local Ongoing Grants

Community Health Awareness Council
Community Services Agency
Foothill College Veterans Support Group
Hidden Villa
Mentor Tutor Connection
Rotary scholarships for local, underserved youth

Additional Local Grants 2020-21

Adolescent Counseling Services
Bay Area Furniture Bank
Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA)
Family Engagement Institute
GreenTown Los Altos
Healthier Kids Foundation
Hope’s Corner
MVLA Scholars
Via Verde
WomenSV
Youth Drama for All

Pandemic grants – one-time grants to address urgent needs

Edu-Packets for children without access to online learning
Front Line Foods for first responders
Grocery gift cards and donations for families in need with Mentor-Tutor Connection and Mountain View Public Safety Foundation
Hygiene kits to homeless encampments with Project WeHope and Karat School Project
Summer meals program at El Camino YMCA

Global Grants

The Basil Khosa Medical Outreach Project – Manzini, eSwatini
Container Project – Manzini, eSwatini
Save a Girl Project, Tanzania
The Karat School, Cote d’Ivoire
Provide Safe Drinking Water in Nakivale Refugee Settlement – Uganda