ATTACHMENT M
Council Discretionary Funds *
As of June 16, 2026
FY 2025-26
Allocation
FY 2024-25
Allocation
FY 2023-24
Allocation
FY 2022-23
Allocation
FY 2021-22
Allocation
Typical Annual Allocations
4th of July Parade - Ocean Park Association & City expenses 1 $ - $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 $ 15,000 Business Improvement Districts 1
- 29,000 44,000 29,000 29,000
Elks Memorial Day - 5,000 4,682 - -
Pico Youth and Family Center Car Show - 6,000 7,000 - 10,000 Pride - sponsor Pride activities throughout the City 1
- 10,000 - 10,000 -
Santa Monica Arts Parents Association - SAMOHI Orchestra - 10,000 15,000 25,000 - Santa Monica High School Grad Nite 1
- 20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000
Santa Monica High School Latina/o Graduation 5,000 6,000 5,000 7,000 - Westside Coalition for Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 1 - 9,000 9,000 10,000 9,000
$ 5,000 $ 110,000 $ 119,682 $ 106,000 $ 73,000
Other Allocations
Art on Ocean 5,000
Brunson Terrace Small Business Marketplace - - - - 25,000 CAO - Legal review of deed of March 3, 1888 by Arcadia Bandini - - - 10,000 - Church in Ocean Park for community programs - - 10,000 - - Church in Ocean Park for Trans Equity Scholarships - - - - 9,000 The Growing Place's 40th Anniversary Celebration 5,000
Housing Authority mailer to housing voucher holders - - - 1,500 - Latino Cultural Events - - - - 10,000
Legado Latino 6,000 5,000 - - -
LGBTQ Pride - Crow Comedy - - 10,000 - -
Library - - 10,000 - -
Library Lego Club programming 5,000
Lincoln Middle School Music Program - - 5,000 - -
Main Street Business Improvement Association - open streets - - - 10,000 - Montana Avenue Merchants Association's Annual Art Walk - - - 10,000 - Neighborhood Organizations - - - - 20,000
PAL - Rick Crocker 5K Walk Run Challenge event expenses - - - - 5,000 Public Policy Institute at Santa Monica College - - - 15,000 - Roll @ SM - 2,500 - - -
Route 66 Centennial Celebration 5,000 - - - -
Santa Monica Animal Shelter - 1,000 - 10,000 -
Santa Monica College Annual Giving THANKS(giving) 3,000 Santa Monica Digital New Arts Festival - - 10,000 - -
Santa Monica High School Black Student Union 5,000 - 18,000 - - Santa Monica High School Choir - - 20,000 - -
Santa Monica High School Wrestling Program - - 5,000 5,000 - Santa Monica Pier Corporation - 2nd Annual Day of the Dead - - - 5,000 - Santa Monica Pony League to repair Los Amigos Park scoreboard - - - 5,000 - Santa Monica Sister City - expenses to host delegation from Mazatlan - - 2,000 - - Santa Monica Sister City Foundation - travel to signing ceremony - - - 3,500 - Shopping Cart Tree at Edgemar Center - - - - 5,000
Summer Willis Foundation's 5K Denim Run/Walk 7,000
Tenant Assistance Mailings - - - - 25,000
West Coast Care - - - - 20,000
- - - - -
TOTAL ALLOCATIONS $ 46,000 $ 118,500 $ 209,682 $ 181,000 $ 192,000 Total unallocated funds and new appropriation for FY 2025-26 $ 139,260 Add: New appropriation 2
2,602
Less: Previously allocated funds rolled over to FY 2025-26 (1,861) Less: New appropriations in FY 2025-26 (46,000)
FY 2025-26 Undesignated Council Discretionary Funds 94,000 FY 2026-27 Council Discretionary Fund Budget 140,000
Council Discretionary Funds Available $ 234,000
* Allocations are reflected in the year first designated and typically spent in that year. 1 Recurring event to be funded out of the City Manager's Budget per Council meeting on October 14, 2025, Item 11B. 2 Additional appropriation approved by Council on October 14, 2025, Item 11B.
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FY 2025-26 Council Discretionary Funds Attachment M
FY 2025-26 - New Appropriation and allocations by Councilmember As of June 16, 2026
Programmed Date Negrete Torosis Hall Raskin Snell Zernitskaya Zwick Total FY 2025-26 New Appropriation
FY 2025-26 Budget Adoption, 6/24/25,
Council meeting, 10/14/25, Item 11B
$ 20,000 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 140,000 $ Allocations through June 16, 2026 (6,000) (6,500) (15,000) (2,000) (5,000) (10,500) (1,000) (46,000) Unprogrammed Balance Available 14,000 13,500 5,000 18,000 15,000 9,500 19,000 94,000 As of June 16, 2026 Page 2