Thousand Oaks City Council
May 12, 2026

FY 2026-27 Community Events Grants Recommendations
ATTACHMENT #2 TO 5/12/26 CEG RECOMMENDATION STAFF REPORT # Organization Request Award Project Description
1 Conejo Players Theatre $ 7,900.00 $ 4,977.00 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 Childhood Matters $ 5,000.00 $ 2,500.00 6th Annual Mental Health Awareness Community Event
3 Conejo Schools Foundation $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 All District Music Festival 4 Unity Conejo $ 7,519.00 $ 3,759.50 Unity Conejo Pride 5 Autism Society Ventura County $ 8,000.00 $ 4,000.00 Family Events with Autism Society Ventura County
6 Conejo Oaks Symphony Inc. dba Lyceum
Oaks Youth Orchestra and California Young
Artists Symphony
$ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 LOYO/CYAS Thousand Oaks Concert Season 2026-27
7 Art Trek, Inc. $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 $5 Friday 8 Allwayz on Stage $ 7,500.00 $ 3,750.00 Production of Frozen Jr. 9 Kingsmen Shakespeare Company $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 2026 Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival 10 CVUSD- Thousand Oaks High School on
behalf of Band Booster Club $ 3,225.00 $ 1,612.50 Fall 2026/Winter 2027 Music Competitions 11 Conejo Open Space Foundation $ 4,500.00 $ 2,250.00 Trail Education Days 12 Westlake Village Symphony $ 5,000.00 $ 2,500.00 2026-27 Season of Music and Community 13 Los Robles Children's Choir Inc $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 Community Concerts 14 Lily's Fostering Hearts $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 Creative Arts Center 15 Equestrian Trails Corral 37, Inc. $ 2,200.00 $ 1,100.00 Day of the Horse & Showdeo 16 Conejo Chinese Cultural Association- Chinese
New Year $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 Chinese New Year Performance 17 Pacific Pearl Music Association $ 5,000.00 $ 2,500.00 2026 Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Celebration 18 Conejo Chinese Cultural Association- Chinese
Cultural Day $ 6,000.00 $ 3,000.00 Chinese Cultural Day 19 MANDO Youth Development Group $ 2,000.00 $ 1,000.00 Art and Poetry Expo 20 New West Symphony Association $ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 Symphonic Adventures 21 CVUSD on behalf of Westlake High School
Instrumental Music Booster Club
$ 7,500.00 $ 3,750.00 2026 Marching Band Season 22 Scandinavian American Cultural and
Historical Foundation $ 8,500.00 $ 4,250.00 2027 Scandinavian Festival 23 Cabrillo Music Theatre, Inc. dba 5-Star
Theatricals
$ 9,000.00 $ 4,500.00 Wizard of Oz Student Matinee 24 Conejo Valley Historical Society $ 1,100.00 $ 550.00 Voices of Old Conejo 2026 Theater 25 CVUSD on behalf of Westlake High School
Dance Booster Club $ 3,200.00 $ 1,600.00
West Coast Elite National Dance Competition
and United Spirit Association National Dance
Competition
26 Conejo Valley Days, Inc. $ 9,000.00 $ 3,690.00 Conejo Valley Days 27 Arts Council of the Conejo Valley $ 6,500.00 $ 2,665.00 Arts Initiatives 2026 28 California Lutheran University Film & TV
Department $ 5,000.00 Exploring the World of Film & TV 29 Newbury Park High School Alumni
Foundation $ 1,200.00 Homecoming Pep Rally 2026
30 Ventura County Japanese American Citizens
League $ 1,500.00 Screening of Asian American Films TOTAL $ 188,344.00 $ 89,954.00
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