Malibu General Fund Grants Allocated to Several Nonprofits

By Shivani Patel · Tue Aug 22 2017

This summer, the City of Malibu finalized its 2017-18 budget, including an increased allocation to local nonprofits through a program known as the General Fund Grant Program--this year, a total of $216,500 was allocated. The city provided this week its final list of recipients of grants to nonprofit organizations that aim to benefit the community. For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the grants were awarded accordingly:

• American Tortoise Rescue — $800
• Aurelia Foundation — $4,000
• Boys and Girls Club of Malibu Teen Center — $40,000
• California Wildlife Center — $4,000
• Children’s Creative Workshop — $2,000
• Children’s Lifesaving Foundation — $7,500
• Community Assistance and Resource Team (CART) — $1,500
• County of Los Angeles Fire Dept./Junior Lifeguard Program — $2,000
• Emily Shane Foundation — $2,500
• Friends of Malibu Urgent Care Center — $3,000
• Malibu Adamson House Foundation — $3,000
• Malibu Community Alliance — $1,000
• Malibu Community Labor Exchange — $30,000
• Malibu Council of the U.S. Navy League — $200
• Malibu High School — 7th Grade Core Teachers — $1,000
• Malibu High School PTSA — Safe and Sober Grad Night — $4,000
• Malibu High School — Shark Fund — $10,000
• Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue (Hand in Hand) — $5,000
• Malibu Methodist Nursery School — $3,000
• Malibu Mountain Rescue Team, Inc. (Malibu Search & Rescue Team) — $2,500
• Meals on Wheels — $3,000
• Mighty Under Dogs — $2,500
• Nature of Wildworks — $2,000
• Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC — the People Concern) — $76,000
• Poison Free Malibu — $2,500
• Sharifololama Foundation — $1,000
• Tales by the Sea — $1,000
• Young Actors Project — $1,500

Applications for the grant were submitted earlier this year. City council awarded the amounts during the annual city budget approval at the end of June.