Policy & Services FY26 Nonprofit Partnership Workplan Phase I Proposals Line# Organization
Proposal
Request
P&S Initial
Proposed
Awards*
P&S Proposed
Scenario A
(Majority)**
P&S Proposed
Scenario B
(Minority)*** P&S Committee Notes
1 Ada's Café 25,000$ $ 10,000 10,000$ 10,000$ Restrict funding to events/programming, not furniture 2 Children's Health Council 50,000$ $ 12,000 10,000$ 12,000$ Amounts considered range from: $10,000‐12,000; 2 cmte members recommended 10,000 and 1 member recommended $12,000; the funding is only for first objective (not podcast)
3 Dance Action Inc 5,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 4 DreamCatchers 28,643$ $ 15,000 15,000$ 5,000$ Amounts considered range from: $5,000‐15,000; 2 cmte members recommended $15,000 and 1 member recommended $5,000
5 Environmental Volunteers 10,780$ $ 10,780 10,780$ 7,280$ Amounts considered range from: $7,280‐10,780; 2 cmte members recommended $10,780 and 1 member recommended $7,280
6 JobTrain 60,000$ $ 45,000 45,000$ 40,000$ Amounts considered range from: $40,000‐$45,000; 2 cmte
members recommended $45,000 and 1 member recommended
$40,000
7 Karat School Project 25,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$ 8 LifeMoves 66,366$ $ 48,366 48,366$ 48,366$ 9 Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen 15,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 10 Magical Bridge Foundation 150,000$ $ 100,000 100,000$ 100,000$ 11 Midpen Media Center 50,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 12 Momentum for Health 15,000$ $ 15,000 15,000$ 15,000$ 13 Museum of American Heritage 10,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 14 Musical Memories Foundation, Inc 5,000$ $ 5,000 5,000$ 5,000$ 15 Neighbors Abroad 17,500$ $ 17,500 12,500$ 17,250$ Amounts considered range from: $12,500‐17,500; 2 cmte members recommended $12,500 and 1 cmte member recommended $17,500.
Funding restricted to hosting, not staffing
16 Palo Alto Chamber Foundation: Third
Thursday 46,800$ $ 40,000 40,000$ 40,000$ Amount intended to match the Finance Cmte recommended
amount
17 Palo Alto Museum 55,000$ Not discussed Not Discussed Not Discussed See staff report for more details. 18 Palo Alto Special Education PTA 5,000$ $ 5,000 5,000$ 5,000$ 19 Partners & Advocates for Remarkable
Children & Adults (PARCA) 5,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 20 Peninsula Healthcare Connections Inc 35,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$ 21 UNAFF 45,000$ $ 20,000 20,000$ 20,000$ Funding restricted to film festival only 22 Vista Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired 99,000$ $ ‐ ‐$ ‐ $ 23 Youth Community Services 50,000$ $ 50,000 50,000$ 50,000$ Subtotal 874,089$ $ 433,646 426,646$ 414,896$ Balance (of $396,000 recommended
target budget) $ (37,646) (30,646)$ (18,896)$ *Initial Proposed relates to the P&S Committee discussion on June 4, 2025 where the Committee agreed on base amounts to be considered by Council in tandem with Scenario A & B adjustments. ** Majority relates to the dollar amounts by organization that at least 2 committee members recommended. *** Minority relates to the dollar amounts by organization that only one committee member recommended.