Summary
The city gives out $50,000 a year to local nonprofits ($5,000 each), and this committee ranks the applicants to advise the City Council, which decides June 2. Eighteen groups pitched everything from food pantries to pet spay/neuter help; a proposed increase to $7,500 per grantee is also headed to the Council.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
$50,000 in city general fund money is up for grabs, possibly rising to $75,000 if the Council approves the bump June 2.
Hesperia nonprofits and the low-income, senior, homeless, and youth residents they serve.
Nine of the nineteen applicants will not be recommended for funding this cycle.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council — June 16, 2026
The city is giving $75,000 to ten local nonprofits this year, up from $50,000. The council swapped Genesis Reentry Services, a domestic-violence nonprofit, into the tenth slot after it missed its scoring interview over a date mix-up.
City Council Advisory — April 2, 2026
The city gives out $50,000 a year to local nonprofits ($5,000 each), and this committee ranks the applicants to advise the City Council, which decides June 2. Eighteen groups pitched everything from food pantries to pet spay/neuter help; a proposed increase to $7,500 per grantee is also headed to the Council.
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