COMMUNITY GRANTS

San Marino Rotary Charities Grants

The San Marino Rotary Charities (“Charities”), on behalf of the Rotary Club of San Marino, will consider Grants to assist agencies and institutions serving children and youth, the elderly, and projects that will improve the quality of life of people in the greater San Marino community.

  • 2022-23 – Budget – $25,000 for Community Grants and $37,600 available for other allocations
  • 2021-22 – $21,800 for Community Grants plus a special award of $21,000 to the SMUSD for a security system.
  • 2020-21 – $28,098 for Community Grants (plus see Note* below).
  • 2019-20 – $0 due to Covid and desire to carryover funds, but awarded designated** gifts of $25,000 to the City, $25,000 to the Schools, $10,000 to Ability First and $5,000 to Beat the Streets
  • 2018-19 – $17,628 plus $5,000 to Beat the Streets and $50,000 major gift to the City for Lacy Park restrooms
  • 2017-18 – $17,115 plus $5,000 to Beat the Streets and $50,000 to the Barth Athletic Center
  • 2016-17 – $25,500 for 16 under $3k grants and $35,048 for 7 over $3k grants, plus $6,500 to the City for the Thurnher House
  • 2015-16 – $25,000 for under $3k grants and $45,000 for over $3k in Community Project Grants*Note that in 2020-21 the SMMC made direct awards of $25k to the City and $10K to Villa Esperanza not included in the above amounts.
    **Awards designated by SMMC by made by Rotary Charities.

COMMUNITY GRANT
APPLICATION & GUIDELINES

Thank you for your interest in the Rotary Club of San Marino’s Community Grants program. This year’s grant cycle has concluded. Grant application guidelines, details & submission deadline date for the next grant cycle will be posted here when available.

For additional information about the Community Grants cycle, please contact Grants Committee  Co-Chair, Fred Sohl, at  [email protected], or (626) 665-2758.

Meeting Information

Thursdays at 12:10 PM
San Marino Community Church, Fellowship Hall
1750 Virginia Road
San Marino, CA
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We meet on the first 3 Thursdays of the month at the Community Church.  Our meeting location occasionally changes.  Click “More info” in the Upcoming Events section below to confirm the location.

Guest lunches are $20.00

On the last Thursday of the month we meet at a venue to be announced – in the evening from 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Upcoming Events

San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Tournament of Roses Queen & Court
Topic: Tournament of Roses Queen & Court
November 21st 2024 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: DARK - Thanksgiving
November 28th 2024 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: Thursdays About Town, Holiday Party at Mijares Restaurant
December 5th 2024 5:30 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: Debbie Priester, Teen Leadership Camp, Delegate Reports
December 12th 2024 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: DARK - Winter Break
December 19th 2024 6:01 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: DARK - Happy Holidays
December 26th 2024 6:00 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: DARK - New Years
January 2nd 2025 6:04 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Theresa Wong
Topic: Keys to Living Longer - Subscription-based Geriatric Dr.
January 9th 2025 12:15 pm
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Growing Club Membership
January 15th 2025 6:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: Becky Cheng - Craft Talk
January 16th 2025 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: Foothill Unity - Filling Birthday Boxes
January 23rd 2025 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Topic: 4-Way Speech Contest
January 30th 2025 12:15 pm
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Growing Club Membership
February 3rd 2025 6:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Rick Chou - Co-Founder, Creative Director at Blue Sky CGI
Topic: Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), AI in modern-day advertising
February 6th 2025 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Edward Yen - Executive Officer of the LA County Board of Supervisors
Topic: Issues facing the county
February 13th 2025 12:15 pm
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San Marino Weekly Club Meeting
Speaker: Neil Mottinger - JPL Navigation Engineer
Topic: Mars Helicopter Results
February 20th 2025 12:15 pm
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