Santa Monica City Council
October 14, 2025

Council Discretionary Funds *
FY 2025-26 FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation Allocation
Typical Annual Allocations
Business Improvement Districts - $ 29,000 $ 44,000 $ 29,000 $ 29,000 4th of July Parade $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 Westside Coalition MLK Jr. Celebration - $ 9,000 $ 9,000 $ 10,000 $ 9,000 LGBTQ Pride - $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000 $ 9,000
SAMOHI Grad Nite - $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 10,000
Elks Memorial Day - $ 5,000 $ 4,682 - -
Pico Youth and Family Center Car Show $ - $ 6,000 $ 7,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 SM Arts Parents Assn - SAMOHI Orchestra - $ 10,000 $ 15,000 $ 25,000 - SM High School Latina/o Graduation - $ 6,000 $ 5,000 $ 7,000 - Subtotal $ 15,000 $ 110,000 $ 129,682 $ 111,000 $ 77,000 Other Allocations
Brunson Terrace Small Business Marketplace - - - - $ 25,000 Legal review-deed of 3/3/1888 by Arcadia Bandini - - - $ 10,000 - Church in Ocean Park for community programs - - $ 10,000 - - Housing Authority mailer to housing voucher holders - - - $ 1,500 - Latino Cultural Events - - - - $ 10,000
Legado Latino - $ 5,000 - - -
Library - - $ 10,000 - -
Lincoln Middle School Music Program - - $ 5,000 - -
Main St. BID-open streets - - - $ 10,000 -
Montana Ave. Merchants Assn's Annual Art Walk - - - $ 10,000 - Neighborhood Organizations - - - - $ 20,000
PAL - Rick Crocker 5K Walk Run Challenge - - - - $ 5,000 Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College - - $ 15,000 - Roll @ SM $ 2,500 - - -
SM Animal Shelter $ 1,000 - $ 10,000 -
SM Digital New Arts Festival - $ 10,000 - -
SM High School Black Student Union - $ 18,000 - -
SM High School Choir - $ 20,000 - -
SM High School Wrestling Program - $ 5,000 $ 5,000 -
SM Pier Corp. - 2nd Annual Day of the Dead - - $ 5,000 - SM Pony League-repair Los Amigos scoreboard - - $ 5,000 - SM Sister City - $ 2,000 $ 3,500 -
Shopping Cart Tree at Edgemar Center - - - $ 5,000
Tenant Assistance Mailings - - - $ 25,000
West Coast Care - - - $ 20,000
Subtotal $ - $ 8,500 $ 80,000 $ 75,000 $ 110,000
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $ 15,000 $ 118,500 $ 209,682 $ 186,000 $ 187,000 *Unused funds are added to the next year's budget resulting in variable amounts available each year.